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Chapter 118 Smart people just like to think too much
Inside the dark cave.

Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, lay on the ground with his eyes closed, while Pain, controlled by Nagato, stood at the very front.

He quickly formed hand seals and then slapped the ground.

"Psychic · Heretic Golem!"

As a puff of white smoke rose, a grotesque statue, made of material resembling a withered tree, instantly appeared in the cave.

Looking at the enormous statue with its mouth wide open, Li Ang instantly recalled its name.

'Ten-Tails'.

Without Nagato saying anything more, the Akatsuki members, including Li Ang, had already arrived at the Gedo Mazo's hands, which seemed to be bound.

Although Obito and Madara used the Tailed Beasts as soon as they were extracted in later storylines, when they first captured Jinchuriki, the Akatsuki still needed to use the sealing technique, Illusionary Dragon Nine Seals, to extract the Tailed Beasts from the Jinchuriki and seal them into the Gedo Mazo.

At this moment, everyone stood on the fingertips of the Gedo Mazo, looking at the Six-Tails Jinchuriki lying motionless on the ground in front of it, and formed hand seals.

The next moment, a few rays of light emanated from the hideous maw of the Outer Path Demon Statue, and then nine dragon-shaped energies shot out from it, biting fiercely at the Jinchūriki on the ground.

The Nine Seals of the Illusionary Dragon requires three days and three nights to complete. Normally, it requires ten powerful ninjas to release it together. However, since Orochimaru has defected, only the remaining nine ninjas can be extra careful during the process.

Fortunately, the ninjas present were among the best in the ninja world at that time, so they wouldn't make any basic mistakes.

Thus, the sealing process continued slowly and steadily.

……

Just as the Akatsuki members began extracting their first tailed beast, the atmosphere outside gradually became strange.

In the Hokage's office, piled high with paper documents, a mature woman with an unusually large bust was frowning as she looked at the intelligence report in her hand.

After a moment, she murmured in a low voice, somewhat puzzled, "What do Kirigakure and the others want to do?"

"Shikaku, what do you think?"

As she spoke, the mature woman looked up at the desk and saw a middle-aged man with two scars on his face.

Upon hearing the sound, the middle-aged man named 'Lu Jiu' reached for the intelligence report on the table and examined it carefully.

After a long while, he let out a soft breath: "Lady Tsunade, there are two situations now."

"First, it was just a simple personnel relocation in Kirigakure; second, rogue ninja from Kirigakure fled to our area."

He said this because intelligence indicated that the number of Hidden Mist ninjas within the Land of Fire had increased significantly in the past two days.

They weren't the kind of Hidden Mist ninjas who were just passing through on a mission, but rather ninjas who specialized in gathering intelligence.

It's normal for ninja villages to spy on each other, but Kirigakure's actions have crossed the line.

After a brief moment of thought, Tsunade made a decision: "I'll send a letter directly to Kirigakure to inquire."

At that moment, Shikaku suddenly spoke up in a low voice, "Lady Tsunade, there is another possibility."

"The Hidden Mist Village is preparing for the Fourth Shinobi World War."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's expression instantly froze, as if she had recalled some unpleasant memories.

After a long while, she managed to control her expression and forced a smile, saying, "Haha, how come I never realized you, Lu Jiu, were so talented at telling jokes?"

Tsunade's voice grew softer and softer until she finally fell silent.

Indeed, before the Second Shinobi World War began, the five great nations were merely testing each other; who could have imagined that it would escalate into such a massive war?

It's just Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).
Tsunade's mind flashed to that country that was shrouded in thick fog all year round, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.

Given their strength and unique geographical location, are they really capable of starting a war?

Moreover, Kirigakure was a marginal observer in the previous Shinobi World Wars, so what is their motivation for doing this now?
Or did they receive a promise from a certain ninja village?
After thinking carefully for a long time, Tsunade said in a voice devoid of emotion, "It's too hasty to draw conclusions so quickly. Let the Anbu investigate whether anything major has happened in the Land of Water recently."

"Lady Tsunade is right."

Nara Shikaku readily accepted Tsunade's advice; it wasn't out of flattery, but because he genuinely believed Tsunade's judgment was correct.

This matter concerns two countries and even more, so they cannot afford to be careless.

After Nara Shikaku left, Tsunade turned to look out the window.

Despite the bright sunshine outside, she felt as if an invisible gloom hung over the entire ninja world.

The Hokage's office fell silent until, after a long while, a long sigh was heard.

'I hope I'm overthinking it.'

……

in the cave.

The sealing process, which lasted three days and three nights, finally came to an end.

Li Ang looked up at the Ten-Tails, which had already opened one eye, and thought to himself:

'At this rate, all nine tailed beasts will probably be gathered soon, but the real challenge lies with the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails.'

In the original work, the Akatsuki organization was brought down by these two tailed beasts.

Of course, for Li Ang, the biggest problem is still the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Although Naruto's strength was quite weak at this time, he had powerful connections, so who knew if he might have a deus ex machina?

At this moment, Nagato, controlling Pain, spoke, "The plan is progressing smoothly. After a few days of rest, we will truly begin the plan." This capture of the Six-Tails Jinchuriki was merely a trial. When the plan truly begins, the Akatsuki will simultaneously capture the Jinchuriki of the various ninja villages.

Based on the members' situation, Nagato quickly made the assignments: "Sasori and Ryu will be in charge of the One-Tail, Kakuzu and Hidan will be in charge of the Two-Tail, and Itachi and Kisame will be in charge of the Four-Tail."

Just like in the original story, Sasori was given the mission of the One-Tailed Beast.

Li Ang could understand this, since Sasori, as a rogue ninja from Sunagakure, obviously knew more about Sunagakure than other villages.

At this moment, Nagato continued, "Zetsu, could you please go and gather some intelligence first?"

"it is good."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black and white figure that looked like a pitcher plant disappeared into the ground.

Seeing this, Li Ang couldn't help but think to himself:
'The plan to capture the tailed beasts has been brought forward so much; I wonder if Sasori will die like he did in the original story.'

It's not just Sasori; the entire Naruto world's plot has shifted dramatically. Aside from knowing the true purpose of the Eye of the Moon Plan, Li Ang no longer has an advantage in other intelligence.

Fortunately, he's only missing one Sharingan.

Thinking of this, Li Ang glanced at a man with deep nasolabial folds not far away.

There aren't many people with Sharingan in the Naruto world these days.

Itachi Uchiha was quite envious of the Shisui eye in the other party's possession.

Obito Uchiha was actually a good choice, but unfortunately, Kamui was a bit too powerful for him to save his life.

There's also Danzo, but Li Ang remembers that the Kage had set a sealing technique on Shisui's eyes, which was triggered by death, making it somewhat troublesome to deal with.

As for Nagato
Unless Li Ang can find the location of the opponent's true form, gouging out Pain's eyes will be of little use.

After dealing with the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, the Akatsuki members left the cave.

Only a few days after Nagato finished assigning tasks, he convened a meeting with the members again.

"The number of orders for explosive tags has suddenly increased a lot in the last two days. After Zetsu's investigation, it was discovered that Kirigakure had recently sent ninjas to the other four major countries to gather intelligence."

At this point, Nagato paused, then his tone unusually strange: "The reason is..."

"They suspect that the other four great nations secretly sent people to capture their tailed beasts."

Upon hearing this, an eerie silence instantly fell over the cave.

Li Ang narrowed his eyes slightly.

What expansion is this?

Is Kirigakure planning to start the Fourth Shinobi World War?

Li Ang felt that the reason was not so simple.

Little did they know that Wuyin was simply breathing out in response to the feeling that someone was targeting her lately.

After all, their village had been plagued by bad luck ever since the Fourth Mizukage.

Just as Li Ang was pondering what would happen next, Nagato spoke up: "The plan has changed. We'll prioritize capturing the Three-Tails and continue to provoke Kirigakure."

As he spoke, he looked at the black and white figure standing to the side: "Zetsu, you disguised yourself as a member of Kirigakure and killed the ninjas of the other four great nations to frame them."

"The chaotic ninja world is more suitable for us to capture tailed beasts."

Upon hearing this, Li Ang raised an eyebrow; he hadn't expected things to develop this way.

However, sowing discord has always been one of Akatsuki's strengths; otherwise, their initial strategy wouldn't have been to provoke a war and then accept its commission.

The only difference now is that the target of their provocations has shifted from a small country to a large one.

Of course, due to the ninja village system in the Naruto world, the differences are not that significant.

Moreover, the Akatsuki now possesses an even more perfect disguise than in the original work.

Because Konan's explosive tags are inexpensive, most ninja villages are now inclined to purchase them from the Akatsuki.

There's no need to worry about production capacity; after all, how weak can the production capacity of a ruthless person who can manually create 6000 billion explosive tags be?

Furthermore, explosive tags are not something that every ninja of every level can use; they are positioned as mid-to-high-end ninja tools, and the number purchased by each major ninja village is not particularly exaggerated.

For Akatsuki, being exposed was no big deal, since once they actually started their plan, they would inevitably be targeted by the five great powers sooner or later.

This is just a preliminary attempt.

At this moment, Nagato looked at the figure duo again: "Sasori, Dragon, and the Three-Tails are in your hands. Remember to keep your identities hidden."

"If you are discovered by the Hidden Mist's Anbu, remember to clean up the mess and leave a trace of Konoha."

The Three-Tailed Beast usually stays at the bottom of the lake, and in the original story, it was captured by Deidara.

However, since Li Ang has now taken his place, the task naturally falls to him and Scorpion.

"Yes."

"understood."

Li Ang and Scorpion agreed.

(End of this chapter)