According to Neji and Hinata's descriptions, the group of ten consisted of the Six Paths of Pain, Kisame Hoshigaki, Deidara, a masked person, and a woman not wearing the Black and Red Cloud Robe.
"So Nagato and Konan aren't in the group. That unknown woman is likely the one who brought these monsters," Minato pressed. "Could you see the masked person's face?"
Jiraiya was a little disappointed. If Nagato and Konan weren't there, he would have to defeat Pain first and then find a way to locate them.
Kakashi looked at Neji and Hinata with some nervousness, concerned about whether that person was Obito.
"The masked person..." Neji widened his eyes, "Black hair, black eyes, the right half of his face covered in scars..."
Kakashi's hand trembled slightly. The scars on the right half of his face must have been left when he was trapped by rocks trying to save him. It should be Obito...
"That..." Hinata said a little uncertainly, "I feel like the Chakra on him is a bit off, it feels... like it's not his own."
Neji observed carefully but couldn't figure it out. However, he didn't doubt Hinata's words. After the last incident with Sasuke being manipulated, he knew that Hinata's Byakugan was stronger than others in the Hyuga Clan.
"Could it be someone impersonating him? Can they even imitate Chakra?" Minato pondered, "But what would be the purpose?"
"Don't forget that White Zetsu can absorb people's Chakra and then transform to imitate them. It's possible it's a White Zetsu in disguise," Naruto reminded, then said confidently, "At times like this, we need to rely on our malice detection to determine the truth!"
Naruto crossed his arms, struck what he thought was a cool pose, entered Golden Body Mode, and then froze on the spot.
"What's wrong, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked with concern.
Naruto waved his hand and looked up at the sky, "It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that no matter if that guy is a White Zetsu in disguise or not, he's full of malice towards me..."
Malice detection is a divine skill that can accurately identify White Zetsu impersonating our personnel to infiltrate and assassinate, confusing the morale of the army. It's just a pity that it's not very applicable now, which made Naruto feel a bit socially awkward.
Little Orange, held in Hinata's arms, glanced at Naruto with disdain. Detecting malice is ultimately my ability, okay? If you could really tell, would we need you?
"Cough." Naruto awkwardly tried to salvage the situation, "Although I can't tell now, I believe Hinata's judgment. There's definitely something wrong with that person."
Apart from Hinata being a little touched, no one else paid much attention to Naruto's antics.
Kushina cracked her knuckles and said, "In any case, whether it's him or not, we'll know after we beat him up!"
Minato nodded, "The top priority is to ensure we win. To be safe, let's follow Naruto's suggestion—call for backup!"
"Leave it to me!" The veteran Naruto successfully took the order, pointing to the figures gradually coming into view, "How about we say hello to them first?"
"Suit yourself." Minato didn't stop him. Anyway, Naruto was definitely targeting the enemy, so he could do whatever he wanted.
"Got it!" Naruto happily left the group, adopted a horse stance, placed his hands on his waist, one above the other in the shape of a calyx, and his expression gradually became serious, "Ka me... ha me... ha!"
A purple-black sphere composed of Yin-Yang Chakra appeared between his hands, and finally, Naruto pushed it out fiercely, heading straight for the figures in the distance.
Naruto didn't expect a single Tailed Beast Ball to end the battle, but he couldn't transform for nothing.
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The Akatsuki group naturally noticed this Tailed Beast Ball, but none of them intended to dodge.
The Six Paths of Pain were expressionless, as if they had just seen a blond guy pass them a basketball.
"Ahhh! He can actually launch a Tailed Beast Ball in human form!" Tobi ran around the group in a panic, "Seniors, quickly think of a way! We're going to die, we're going to die!"
"Shut up, Tobi!" Deidara scolded with dissatisfaction, then said with some longing, "With this level of Chakra, I wonder what kind of art the explosion will be."
"Huh? Weren't you hit by it head-on once?" Kisame revealed Deidara's embarrassing past with a smile.
Deidara blew his top, "You shark-faced bastard, I'll blow you up sooner or later!"
The only one who was truly panicked was Guren. What's going on with these guys? Instead of quickly trying to dodge such an attack, what are they trying to do?
Maybe they have a solution, but Guren didn't plan to bet her life on their strength, deciding to make a run for it first. "Summoning Jutsu!"
A blue-skinned monster that looked like both a catfish and a toad appeared in front of Guren. The others didn't care about Guren's actions; her mission was already considered complete.
Guren ordered, "Tahm, swallow me!"
Tahm immediately opened his big mouth and swallowed Guren whole, turning into a puff of smoke and disappearing.
"Eh? The temp ran away, is that okay, leader?" Tobi, seeing that Pain was ignoring him, continued to act the fool, "Waaah, at least take me with you, I don't want to die..."
Kisame said, "As expected of Orochimaru's subordinate, quite efficient at escaping."
Deva Path Pain calmly stood in front of everyone. Just as the Tailed Beast Ball was about to hit him, he stretched out his hand, "Almighty Push!"
A huge repulsive force was generated out of thin air. The Tailed Beast Ball in mid-air seemed to be paused, then reversed, flying back at the same speed.
"So amazing, as expected of the leader!" Tobi shouted 666 for Pain.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata said nervously, "Your attack was bounced back!"
"You're kidding, right? Even this kind of attack can be bounced back? Do we need to evacuate immediately?" Tenten asked without much expectation. She had a heart that always wanted to use new skills, but she knew there was a Space-Time Barrier that could directly transfer the Tailed Beast Ball.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of the mess I made. I thought he would absorb it directly, but he actually bounced it back, how polite." Naruto took out a Flying Thunder God Kunai, held it with both hands, and placed it horizontally in front of him.
The basketball-sized Tailed Beast Ball seemed to hit an invisible water surface, gradually sinking into it, and was eventually completely swallowed.
Minato nodded with satisfaction, "Very skilled, Tenten needs to work hard after this!"
"Yes, Master Minato!" Tenten also hoped that one day she could gracefully dissolve the enemy's attack into nothingness, or simply transfer it directly into the enemy's midst.
Tenten discovered the blind spot, "Speaking of which, where did Naruto transfer the attack to? Why hasn't it exploded after so long?"
Naruto had already put away the Kunai and the protective golden light, looking dejected.
Sasuke speculated maliciously, Naruto... could it be that he felt it wasn't cool enough because he wasn't wearing the Hokage Cloak?
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