pertwk Chapter 133: Multiple Parties Converge, a Difficult Situation!
Chapter 133: Multiple Parties Converge, a Difficult Situation!
Chapter 133: Multiple Parties Converge, a Difficult Situation!
Within the Land of Water, on a certain unnamed island.
Thick fog, like a veil, enveloped the entire island, merging the sea and sky into a gray-white expanse.
Three figures dressed in black robes with red cloud patterns walked along the rugged coastline, their footsteps silent, making no sound as they stepped on the slippery rocks.
Leading the way was Pain of the Deva Path, with a pair of purple Rinnegan eyes, utterly indifferent. Pain of the Animal Path followed beside him, his steps steady and his face expressionless.
Obito walked at the very back, his three-tomoe Sharingan beneath his swirling mask slowly turning in the mist, cold and alert.
"It shouldn't be enough to bring both Pain of the Deva Path and Pain of the Animal Path just by recruiting Izumi and Yogura."
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Nagato's voice came through Pain's throat, low and calm, with a hint of scrutiny.
He looked at the man next to him wearing a vortex mask, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
"You mentioned other plans earlier, are they really feasible?"
"After all—that's the Kage of a village, and one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Kirigakure."
Obito did not answer immediately. He stopped and stood on a protruding rock, his gaze piercing through the thick fog as he looked at the blurry sea in the distance.
The sea breeze blew through the mist, causing the hem of his robes to rustle softly.
"If we can successfully recruit manpower, we won't need any backup plans." Obito finally spoke, his voice coming through the mask, hoarse and steady. "With Izumi Taketori and Pakura assisting, we can take it down easily."
"Of course, it would be best if they clashed with each other beforehand; when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."
Obito looked ahead and told Nagato that he had discovered traces of Izumi and Yagura in the Land of Water and hoped that Nagato could come with him to invite them.
Of course, whether the trail is real or not is not important, and even what he just said is not important.
Importantly, with the Six Paths of Pain, by causing some Kirigakure ninja to disappear one after another, the Fourth Mizukage could be drawn out and attacked.
Pain's brow twitched slightly: "You're thinking too optimistically. There aren't that many coincidences in the world."
"Of course there aren't that many coincidences, but we can create them, can't we?" Obito turned around to face Pain, his three-tomoe Sharingan gleaming eerily through the holes in the mask.
"You are aware of the current situation in Kirigakure: the village is purging bloodline ninjas, is plagued by internal strife, and its people are suffering."
"The Fourth Mizukage's policies are pushing Kirigakure into the abyss, and all of this can be used to our advantage."
"As a ninja of the Taketori clan, it is perfectly acceptable for Taketori Izumi to do something to retaliate."
Obito's tone, hidden beneath his mask, began to take on a slightly mocking tone as he continued.
"Such retaliation caused Kirigakure to lose ninjas continuously, so the Fourth Mizukage naturally went out to find them himself."
"Once they find each other, conflicts will naturally arise, leading to struggles."
"If we can't find it, then I'll need you to suppress it with your strength and give me the opportunity to control it."
He paused, raised his hand, and pointed to the ground beneath his feet.
"This is the Land of Water. Kirigakure is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, possessing a powerful military and abundant resources."
"If we can control the Mizukage, it's equivalent to indirectly controlling Kirigakure."
"At that time, Akatsuki's activities in the Land of Water will no longer be hindered in any way. Recruiting people, collecting funds, and obtaining intelligence will all become a piece of cake."
Pain remained silent for a moment, then Obito's image appeared in his Rinnegan.
"Your plan is to control the Mizukage with genjutsu?" Pain asked. "Ordinary genjutsu may not be effective against Kage-level ninjas, and Kirigakure cannot be unprepared."
"That's why I need your power." Obito's gaze fell on Pain, his tone filled with certainty.
"The Rinnegan's suppression of the tailed beasts, combined with my Sharingan's genjutsu, creates a double control that makes it impossible for any ninja to break free."
"Even though the Fourth Mizukage was a perfect Jinchūriki, with the assistance of a Tailed Beast."
"But with you and me working together, a mere perfect Jinchuriki is still no match for us."
Nagato scrutinized Obito through Pain's eyes. He knew that this masked man never did anything without certainty and never easily revealed his true intentions.
Controlling the Mizukage—if successful, this plan would indeed be of great help to the Akatsuki organization, but what is Obito's true self?
"Do you need me to deploy other Pains?" Pain asked.
"Just in case!" Obito nodded. "The Fourth Mizukage is no ordinary person; he also has ANBU and bodyguards by his side."
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"If we were to engage in a direct conflict, relying solely on the Heavenly Way and the Animal Way would probably not be enough."
"I suggest you also communicate with the hungry ghost realm and the human realm in advance, just in case."
Nagato remained silent for a moment, weighing the pros and cons. Deploying more Pain meant greater chakra consumption and a higher risk of exposure.
But Obito is right. If you fail to control the Mizukage, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Alright." Pain finally nodded. "But we can't give up on recruiting Izumi Kawa."
"If he's willing to join Akatsuki, our strength will be greatly enhanced."
Obito's lips curled slightly upwards, the smile obscured by his mask, but his tone carried a hint of satisfaction: "Of course."
"I'm very interested in him. Someone who possesses both the Byakugan and the Shikotsumyaku will certainly not disappoint us."
"Where is he now?" Pain asked.
"According to intelligence, he's been active in the Land of Water recently." Obito turned around and looked into the depths of the thick fog. "He seems to be looking for something."
"We can use this opportunity to create some disturbance and leave some traces so that the Mist Ninja can help us search."
"Of course, we will also search for their whereabouts, and we will be informed as soon as we have any news."
Pain didn't ask any more questions, he just nodded slightly.
Animal Path Pain remained silent, simply standing quietly beside Deva Path, like a statue.
"Then let's begin." Pain the Deva Path raised his hand, and Pain the Animal Path immediately stepped forward, forming hand seals and pressing them to the ground.
The black lines of the necromancy spread across the ground, and smoke rose up, appearing particularly dense in the white fog.
As the smoke cleared, the figures of the hungry ghosts and humans appeared beside the animal realm.
Four figures stood side by side, their eyes reflecting the same gray-white sky.
As Obito looked at these incarnations of the Rinnegan, he secretly marveled at Nagato's power.
With all six Paths of Pain gathered, they could destroy any ninja village; such power was exactly what he needed.
"Let's go!" Obito turned and walked deeper into the island. "To get the Mizukage involved, we need to take action against some of their key figures, and we have to do it subtly, ensuring that some of them return alive to report!"
Pain of the Deva Path followed, while the other three Paths of Pain followed silently behind.
The five figures gradually disappeared into the thick fog, eventually being completely swallowed up by the grayish-white mist.
Only the sea breeze was still blowing, and the waves were crashing against the rocks, making a monotonous and repetitive sound.
On the other side, in the land of water, in a secluded bay.
Orochimaru stood at the bow of the ship, his dark robes fluttering slightly in the sea breeze, a faint smile playing on his pale face.
His serpentine eyes gazed at the distant coastline shrouded in thick fog, his gaze deep and unfathomable, as if he could pierce through the fog to see even further.
"The Land of Water—" he murmured to himself, sticking out his long tongue to lick his lips, "What a charming land."
Behind him, Kabuto was quietly tidying up the sealing scrolls and collection tools on the ship and carrying them on his shoulder.
His silver hair stood out starkly in the mist, and his gaze behind his glasses was calm and focused, devoid of any unnecessary words or questions.
As Orochimaru's most trusted assistant, he was already used to following him. He didn't need to ask where they were going or what they were doing; he just needed to get things done.
"Kabuto, what's the situation around here?" Orochimaru asked without turning his head.
"We've already scouted the area, and we haven't found any patrols from Kirigakure." Kabuto adjusted his glasses, his tone calm.
"This bay is very remote, and no one will disturb us for a while."
"Hmm." Orochimaru nodded, jumped off the bow of the ship, stepped onto the slippery rocks, and steadily walked towards the shore.
"Then proceed according to plan. If we encounter the corpses of bloodline ninjas, whether intact or not, collect them all. If we encounter any alive—"
He paused, a sinister smile creeping onto his lips. "Then we'll see if they're willing to come with us."
"Understood." Kabuto replied, following behind Orochimaru with light and steady steps, making no sound as he stepped on the rocks.
The information that Izumikawa had sent not long ago flashed through his mind.
The Land of Water is purging its bloodline clans; Ice Release, Corpse Bone Pulse—those precious bloodline limits—are being discarded like trash.
What he has to do is pick up this "garbage" and turn it into his research materials.
"Taketori Izumi-gawa—" Orochimaru murmured the name, a hint of interest flashing in his snake-like eyes. "He wants the living body with Ice Release and Shikotsumyaku, while I only need the corpse. It's a good collaboration, each getting what they need."
"Let's go." Orochimaru pulled himself out of his thoughts and walked deeper into the island. "I hope this land will bring me some surprises."
His figure was quickly swallowed by the thick fog, and only the sound of his footsteps faded away on the rocks.
Meanwhile, in Kirigakure, at the Mizukage Building.
The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, sat behind his desk, holding a newly delivered intelligence report in his hand.
He looked like a teenager, but his eyes revealed a composure and coldness beyond his years.
The intelligence report stated that several members of the Kirigakure ANBU had recently gone missing while on a mission.
The missing persons were concentrated near several islands in the south, and traces of battle suspected to be caused by bloodline limits were found at the scene.
"Another bloodline ninja?" Yagura put down the information, his brows furrowing slightly.
"It's not certain yet," the ANBU member standing in front of him said, bowing his head. "But the chakra remaining at the scene does indeed have the characteristics of a bloodline limit."
Moreover—" He hesitated for a moment, "at one of the sites, bone spurs resembling skeletal veins were found."
Yagura frowned. Shikotsumyaku? That's the bloodline limit of the Kaguya clan, but the Kaguya clan should have been wiped out long ago. Could there still be remnants?
"Continue the investigation." Yagura stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the village shrouded in thick fog.
"We need to find them alive or dead. Also, strengthen patrols in the southern sea area and prevent any more ninjas from disappearing."
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"Yes." The ANBU member responded and withdrew.
Yagura stood alone by the window, holding a short stick in his hand, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
He felt that something was off about what had been happening lately.
The policy of bloodline purging has been in place for many years, and there has never been such a large-scale retaliatory action.
The sudden emergence of a series of disappearances suggests there may be more to the story.
"No matter who you are—" Yagura muttered to himself, a cold glint in his eyes, "If you dare to lay a hand on Kirigakure, I will not let you go."
Outside the window, the thick fog remained, shrouding the entire village in a hazy mist.
The waning currents of the Water Kingdom are quietly surging.
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