The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 78 A Sudden Realization

Konan asked with difficulty, "What's the situation in Konoha Village? Where are our people?"

Sasori replied, "When I rescued you, Danzo's side didn't have many people attacking."

"It will probably fail."

"Everyone except you has disappeared, and we don't know where they went."

“We came down underground, and I don’t know what’s going on in the village. Let’s go to the meeting point first.”

Giggle...

With the creaking of the equipment, Xiao Nan felt her body tilt.

Then came the sound of "expand, expand, expand".

Xiao Nan clearly felt that the oppressive feeling had disappeared.

Then, Konan's eyes lit up as she saw that Scorpion had spat out Hiruko.

Xiao Nan struggled to slowly stand up from the ground.

"Cough cough..." She coughed twice, her mouth full of blood and foam.

Xiao Nan's internal organs are likely injured, but she doesn't know the specifics yet.

Scorpion shook off the dirt and burrowed back into Hiruko.

Xiao Nan stood there, her expression shifting between light and dark.

Scorpion said coldly, "Your injuries are quite severe, and they are all internal injuries."

"I need to rest for a while."

As a master of anatomy, Sasori could determine the severity of Konan's injuries simply by using chakra threads.

Xiao Nan let out a soft breath, feeling a dull ache in her lungs.

"Thank you, Scorpion."

Sasori snorted: "I can tell whether Danzo is more important to the leader or you are more important to the leader."

By this time, Scorpion had been in the organization for a while and found it to be a pretty good organization.

No matter how rare the material or the poison, they can get their hands on it.

When faced with a task they couldn't handle, Pain would personally step in, showing that Sasori still felt a strong sense of belonging to the organization.

Xiao Nan let out a breath: "Let's go to the meeting point first."

As the paper fluttered, it began to form wings behind Xiao Nan.

But after Xiao Nan let out a painful groan, her wings vanished completely.

Hiruko slowly moved forward, then curled her tail.

He led Xiao Nan towards the meeting point.

"Let me take you there. You shouldn't use your chakra right now."

Konan's expression was gloomy. This time, she had detonated the explosive tag, but she was still unsure whether she could meet Uchiha Chiyo's conditions.

However, we need to let her recover from her injury first.

I don't know how the others are doing.

If Scorpion hadn't saved her, given that she was knocked unconscious by the explosion, she probably would have been captured.

Konan was also surprised that a Jinchuriki would infiltrate Konoha at this time.

Shouldn't you just be checking messages at this point?

The two quickly arrived at the meeting point, where only one corner was waiting for them.

Kakuzu suffered a huge loss this time. Not only did he not get anything, but he also lost three hearts. Now he only has two hearts left: Mizuto and Kazuchi.

Jiraiya's support came incredibly fast, and he was already in Sage Mode when he arrived.

Kakuzu basically used every trick in the book to escape.

"How's the situation over there? How did you get so badly injured? Did you see the Jinchuriki?"

Kakuzu looked at Konan with a strange expression; it was the first time he had ever seen Konan injured.

He emerged from underground and was aware of the Tailed Beast Ball's bombardment, given its immense power.

It's not even in the same league as the explosion of a detonating tag.

Kakuzu simply didn't know which Jinchuriki had released it.

Xiao Nan shook her head, her face somewhat pale:

"My operation failed; I was hit by the Tailed Beast Ball before I could even enter the Root."

Konan's purpose in this operation was to probe Konoha's strength, primarily targeting the Nine-Tails, and secondarily Danzo.

However, after meeting Chiyo, Konan changed her target. After all, Danzo was a clear target, and it wasn't something that could be taken down just like that.

The identity of the masked man became the most important thing, as it was not only related to past hatred.

It also relates to their future safety and the possibility of realizing their dreams.

If this operation succeeds in fulfilling Qianyao's requirements, then Konan will not have actually failed.

However, the masked man's situation is still a secret within the Akatsuki organization, so she said that the operation had failed.

Kakuzu's tone was also very somber:

"The news about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is no secret in Konoha; it can be found easily in Konoha."

"Jiraiya's support came too quickly, and his Sage Mode is also very strong."

"However, Konoha has almost no control over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"Konoha is going to have a headache from now on."

Kakuzu became somewhat gloating towards the end, after all, the largest ninja village, Konoha, was now extremely weak and couldn't even control the Nine-Tails.

Once this news gets out, other ninja villages will follow up with their probes.

"Looks like everyone's been waiting for me."

Zetsu, an intelligence agent for the Akatsuki organization, slowly emerged from the ground.

Every time Zetsu appears, everyone wonders what its true form is.

Why is it so bizarre, it looks like a pitcher plant?

"Ahem... Where are the others?" Xiao Nan coughed twice and asked Jue.

Jue shook his head regretfully as he threw Pipa Juzo's Fire Cloud Robe on the ground.

“Loquat Juzo betrayed and left the organization.”

The people who heard the news all had different expressions.

"How could that be?" Even after joining the Akatsuki organization, Juzo Biwa remained dedicated, working hard for the organization every day.

He betrayed the organization while on a mission?

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, he's his former boss, Yagura Karatachi, who's come over."

Yagura, the citrus tree!?

He's the Jinchūriki of Konoha!?

A thought flashed through Xiao Nan's mind, and she finally understood why the Tailed Beast Ball was aimed at her, not the Third Hokage.

Because Yagura was enslaved by Konan, Pain, and the masked man.

In other words, Yagura Karatachi did this for revenge.

Xiao Nan was somewhat surprised by how things turned out.

After all, Yagura Karatachi didn't know that the masked man and Konan were actually in a cooperative relationship where they were wary of each other.

"Kisame Hoshigaki has gone to pursue Juzo Biwa, and his current situation is unknown."

Konan nodded slightly. Although Kisame Hoshigaki was recruited by the masked man.

However, loyalty is also useful. When it comes to chasing, if it's not easy to make a move, it can take a long time, and it's normal if they don't come back.

After saying this, Zetsu glanced at Kakuzu.

"Konoha didn't hide any information about the Jinchuriki at all; it was just a seven-year-old brat named Naruto Uzumaki."

"But the people of Konoha can't control their Jinchūriki, and this time the Nine-Tails went berserk."

"No one from the Uchiha clan attacked Konoha; only Uchiha Chiyo left the clan's territory."

"He was the one who subdued the rampaging Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Kakuzu snorted coldly, after all, he had already been driven away, which was still quite embarrassing.

Ignoring Kakuzu's dissatisfaction, Zetsu continued, "Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled many combat personnel who were patrolling outside."

"There are probably a thousand of these people, and they are very likely all members of the Sarutobi clan."

At this point, both Konan and Kakuzu looked somewhat astonished.

If Scorpion weren't a puppet, he would probably be just as astonished.

After all, it is quite incredible for a ninja clan to have thousands of combat personnel.

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