As the sky lightened again, the members of the Akatsuki finally appeared.
Leading at the front was still Madara, followed closely by Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, and the early members of Akatsuki.
Uchiha Madara held a sealing scroll in hand, walked straight up to Hanzo without any unnecessary words, and tossed it over.
"There are two hundred chakra converters inside. That's enough to be used in all aspects of Amegakure. The price is the same as last time, one hundred, one billion ryo."
Hanzo was delighted. He thought this meeting was just a formality, but it turned out there was an unexpected gain.
He carefully received it.
"I didn't bring money with me, but once I return, I'll have it sent over immediately."
Madara nodded, "As long as you remember."
Then, he looked at a mountain in the distance, "They've already arrived."
Hanzo wasn't surprised, "Yes, they set out when we did."
Madara said no more. The matters that followed would be left to Obito…
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On the other side, hiding in ambush on the mountaintop, Danzo and the Root members faintly felt something was off.
They had come to deal with Akatsuki, but Hanzo's attitude was too harmonious.
Beside Danzo, a Root member said, "Danzo-sama, what if something unexpected happens?"
Danzo narrowed his eyes, "If Hanzo doesn't want to start a conflict, we'll help him."
Just then, suddenly, around Danzo, a mysterious space fluctuation arose.
Someone Danzo never expected appeared here.
Even someone accustomed to storms, Danzo froze for a few seconds before slowly speaking.
"Uchiha Obito?"
He looked at the red cloud black robe on Uchiha Obito's body and suddenly understood something.
"You are one of Akatsuki."
"Hmph, as expected, there isn't a single good Uchiha."
"Hiding this deep."
Uchiha Obito just calmly looked at Danzo.
He asked, "Danzo, I want to ask you a question."
Danzo squinted. He had never seen Uchiha Obito like this, not some young genius, but just like him, a cunning old fox.
He raised his hand, signaling the restless Root members around to stay calm.
Mainly because he knew, if Obito who mastered Flying Thunder God wanted to leave, he couldn't stop him.
'Just now, Obito suddenly appeared in front of us. Isn't it some kind of high-level space-time ninjutsu?'
Since that was the case, he might as well figure out Obito's purpose.
He said, "Ask."
Uchiha Obito thought for a moment, "If Kirigakure and Konoha were at war, and Kirigakure kidnapped a Chunin from Konoha, what would you do?"
Danzo froze. He had imagined many questions from Obito, but hadn't expected this.
He thought and said, "In this world, there's no kidnapping without reason. This must be Kirigakure's scheme. But if it's just a mere Chunin, unless they possess some special bloodline, I wouldn't pay attention. You'd have to ask your superior."
At this point, Danzo looked at Uchiha Obito, eyes burning, "Of course, whether that's still your superior now, is another matter."
Obito said, "Danzo, no need to test me. I have no intention of betraying Konoha."
"Let's continue the question."
"What if the one who kidnapped the Chunin was the Kirigakure ANBU? Even many ANBU?"
Danzo sneered, "In this world, no kidnapping is without a reason. There must be a plot. If I knew, I would immediately dispatch Root to uncover this conspiracy."
Obito nodded, "I see."
Danzo asked, "What do you see?"
Obito said, "I see that while we may not be without grudges, the hatred isn't deep."
At this time, Danzo suddenly looked toward the side, at a sensory-type ninja scouting the distance.
"What's the situation over there?"
That ninja respectfully said, "My lord, there's no movement."
Danzo closed his eyes, then opened them after a moment.
"I see."
This time, it was Obito who got interested.
To be fair, Danzo's subordinates were truly professional.
Even though there had been huge commotion here, someone was still meticulously doing their job.
Obito asked, "What do you see?"
Danzo said, "Today is a trap set by you people."
Obito looked at Danzo with interest, "Pretty quick reaction, huh?"
Danzo's face darkened, as if water would drip off it.
"So, the Uchiha colluding with Hanzo, was that you?"
"Why is it that I never wanted to kill you?"
Obito blinked. His Mangekyō Sharingan had already activated, staring straight at Danzo.
"Because you thought, I didn't have this, right?"
Danzo could no longer maintain his calm surface, exclaimed in shock and anger, "You evil little Uchiha brat! You actually have such eyes!"
"If I had known earlier…"
Obito shook his head, "Danzo, there is no 'if I had known.'"
"You—everything was within my plan, including holding a grand funeral for you here."
Danzo laughed angrily, "You're that sure you've got me?"
"Uchiha Obito, even if you have Flying Thunder God, even if Hanzo and Akatsuki are yours, I admit I'm not Hanzo's match, but if I want to escape, I can easily do so!"
Obito slowly said, "Is that so? Then why are you so nervous, Danzo?"
Danzo snorted, "Since you say we don't have deep hatred, why do you still want to kill me?"
Obito said blandly, "Because, there are many people who want you dead."
Danzo suddenly thought of a possibility, even if it was slim.
"You… who do you represent? Is it Sarutobi Hiruzen? Wanting to use your hand to get rid of me?"
Obito burst out laughing, "Danzo, if he really wanted to kill you, would he need to trick you into coming here?"
Danzo froze, then said angrily, "What do you mean, do you mean he can kill me anytime?"
Finishing, Danzo suddenly made a hand sign.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Bullet!"
Immediately, wind bullets with extreme speed shot from Danzo's mouth toward Obito.
At the same time, his Root subordinates also launched various attacks against Obito.
Four Root members appeared at four corners, simultaneously slapping their hands to the ground.
"Four Corner Formation!"
At once, Obito was trapped in a sealing barrier.
Unlike the Four Red Yang Formation used by the four Hokage in the Fourth Great Ninja War, this formation wasn't extremely strong defensively, but the surrounding space fluctuations became very intense.
At the same time, other Root members had already formed seals.
He felt Mind Transfer Jutsu cast on him.
The ground turned into a swamp, trapping his legs.
A swarm of black insects flew toward him.
Bubbles appeared all around.
In short, a variety of ninjutsu were cast at him at once. Most aimed to restrict his movement, the rest were powerful offensive techniques of various elements.
To be fair, the coordination was quite exquisite.
A trace of mockery curled on Obito's lips, "Danzo, turns out you had already communicated with your men below, huh?"
"No wonder you were willing to chat with me so long."
As Obito spoke, various ninjutsu struck his position at once, and at the same time, passed through his body, hitting various spots.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Violent explosions rang out one after another.
Danzo's eyes widened. He didn't expect Obito to take all the hits without dodging and remain unharmed.
He couldn't help but look at the sensory ninja beside him.
"What's going on? A clone? Genjutsu?"
The sensory ninja shook his head.
"No, there is definitely chakra present, and it's concentrated in that spot."
"My lord, this may be a high-level space-time ninjutsu… possibly even above Jonin Minato's level."
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