"Damn it, is this guy out of his mind? Why's he keeps targeting me? Does he think I'm the weakest one here?" Obito was furious and no longer held back.
Seeing Hanzo charging toward him, Obito stood frozen in place like he couldn't run anymore, panic written all over his face.
"Die!" Hanzo roared as he swung his sickle downward.
"I'll let you taste my repelling force—" Obito's eyes turned cold as he prepared to activate his ability, but suddenly, an immense repelling force blasted him away.
Boom!
As Tobi was sent flying and narrowly avoided the attack, Nagato coolly remarked, "You're welcome!"
Obito gasped in pain as he slowly stood up. Hearing Nagato's words, he almost rushed forward to kill him.
Seeing his plan ruined by Nagato and still unable to test Obito's true strength, Aizen gave a slight shake of his head. "Well then, I guess I'll try another method… For example, I could invite Kisame first, then wait for Obito to reveal himself to Kisame, making Obito believe he's successfully recruited Kisame, when in fact, I'll have someone beside me who can feed me information!"
With this thought, Aizen no longer held back.
Seizing the moment when Hanzo was also knocked back by the repelling force, he quickly closed in and drove his sword toward his opponent.
"You think an attack like that can stop me—" Hanzo stabilized his midair body, preparing to dodge, but suddenly a pulling force acted upon him.
[Universal Pull!]
Nagato activated his ability with perfect coordination, dragging Hanzo helplessly forward toward the blade.
"Damn it! I forgot about his gravity pull!"
Although Hanzo reacted promptly, jamming his sickle into the ground to resist the pull, Aizen standing opposite him wasn't about to wait idly.
With a swift Body Flicker Technique, he finally drove his blade into Hanzo's chest.
"Am I… going to die?"
"Don't worry — you're not going to die!"
Taking advantage of Hanzo's gradually weakening consciousness, the genjutsu activated.
"This is… a genjutsu? No, you're not trying to kill me, you're trying to control me…"
As Hanzo's eyes shifted from resistance to confusion, and finally to submission and calmness, Yahiko couldn't help but relax a bit. "Finally got him under control!"
Konan sighed, "Even the former Demigod of the Shinobi World can still unleash such powerful strength when attacked by all six of us!"
"If an outdated Demigod of the Shinobi World has such power, I wonder just how strong Seiki, the Demigod of the Shinobi World, must be!" Nagato murmured, "Once I fully master the power of the Rinnegan, will I reach his level?"
While Aizen treated Hanzo's wounds, he said, "Get ready, it's time to set up the scene where you 'ambush' us and get 'killed'!"
"Got it!" Yahiko made a hand signal. The reason they spared the lives of the Amegakure ninja, aside from not wanting unnecessary bloodshed, was also to let them become witnesses to Akatsuki's 'demise'!
"Zetsu, are the monster bodies I asked you to cultivate ready?"
"Rest assured, I'll make sure you guys 'die' so tragically that no one could bear to watch!"
"Good." As he spoke, Yahiko suddenly patted his head, "Wait, why does that sound so strange?"
Seeing everyone busily resume their work again, Obito felt a surge of grief and anger inside. Not even a single person came to check on him!
He was the only one injured during this operation!
...
Boom! Boom!
Thunder roared as if it wanted to blast a hole through the sky.
"Ugh, so noisy..." Garro mumbled while rubbing his eyes. Suddenly, he froze. "Wait, shouldn't I be on patrol duty? How did I fall asleep?"
Garro quickly became alert and noticed many others around him were also asleep.
"Wake up! Wake up quickly!" He shook a few people, but they didn't respond at all. "Could this be a genjutsu illusion?"
Thinking about this, he immediately channeled his chakra into the bodies of the people around him.
"Ugh, what's wrong with me?"
"Haa~aah~ Good morning!"
"It's an enemy attack! Someone put us under a genjutsu illusion!" Garro urged. "Quickly, go to Lord Hanzo!"
Everyone immediately sprang into action and rushed to Hanzo's room, only to find the place in complete disarray.
"The wall over there was knocked down. They must have exited from here!"
Everyone rushed outside and were immediately shocked by the sight before them.
The once thick forest was completely destroyed. Fissures crisscrossed the ground. The air still carried the stench of burnt flesh.
"Lord Hanzo is over there!"
Hearing the voice, the others finally noticed Hanzo sitting against a rock, pale-faced and with a terrifying hole in his chest.
"Lord Hanzo, are you alright?" The Amegakure ninja rushed to Hanzo's side, asking with concern.
"A medical scroll! Give me a medical scroll!" Hanzo shouted with wide eyes.
Everyone hurriedly took out medical scrolls to treat him.
After using four medical scrolls in a row, some color finally returned to Hanzo's face.
Only then did everyone have the chance to look around.
Before them lay severed limbs and body parts scattered everywhere. The muddy road was completely stained red with blood.
"Lord Hanzo, who are these?"
Hanzo snorted coldly. "They're the three leaders of Akatsuki! Those bastards are truly powerful. Even during that battle with Seiki Shimaseki back then, I never sustained injuries this severe. Fortunately... in the end, I won!"
Everyone took a closer look and, to their surprise, could faintly make out the corpses of the three leaders.
"Great! These bastards are finally dead!"
"With their leaders dead, it'll be much easier to deal with the remaining Akatsuki members!"
After the excitement, one ninja asked, "Lord Hanzo, what should we do with these corpses?"
Hanzo's eyes turned cold. "Throw these corpses into the incinerator. Leave no traces whatsoever for them!"
After all, these were artificial creations from White Zetsu clones. Though their appearances matched, if someone compared DNA, they would quickly discover the difference.
The Amegakure ninja didn't question it, assuming Lord Hanzo simply hated these Akatsuki leaders greatly.
"Yes! We'll handle it immediately!"
From afar, Yahiko watched his "corpse" being treated like garbage. It felt strangely painful. "Man, I really died like a loser..."
Nagato said gravely, "Anyway, we can finally go underground now!"
Then asked Konan, "How will we operate from now on? Hanzo is under control, but his subordinates are still lucid!"
"That's easy," Aizen explained methodically, "I'll have Hanzo establish an Anbu division just like the Five Great Hidden Villages did. Then, Akatsuki members can be disguised in masks and join this Anbu. We'll carve out a secret area exclusively for the 'Anbu' to manage."
"Anbu, huh? Heh, not a bad idea," Yahiko said, then turned serious, "Then our next step is to invite those three people to join Akatsuki!"
Zetsu asked, "What if they refuse to join?"
"Our organization exists to bring love and peace to this world. If they disagree..." Yahiko said with a sanctimonious tone, "It must be because they don't fully understand love yet. They'll just need a crash course in love!"
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