Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

"No problem, no problem! I'm really happy!"

Hearing Itachi's trembling voice, Sasuke turned his face with a complicated expression and said softly,

"Brother, I've thought a lot these past few days, and I've realized how foolish I was to doubt your love for me."

Itachi listened blankly, while Sasuke continued speaking.

"Actually, the reason I was so cold to you was because I really didn't know how to face you. But now I've figured it out. I've already lost enough, but at least I still have you, my brother who loves me the most. I absolutely can't lose you too!"

"Sasuke..."

Itachi could no longer hold back; tears welled up in his eyes. Ignoring the stares of those around him, he stood up and hugged Sasuke tightly.

"Brother will never leave you again!"

Sasuke rested his chin on Itachi's shoulder, closed his eyes, and said nothing.

Inside another restaurant not far away,

Chiga, who was having dinner with Hong, suddenly laughed. Hong looked at him in confusion and asked,

"Senior Chiga, what are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, I just overheard a conversation between two brothers, and it was really interesting!"

"Brothers? Senpai Chiga, are you referring to the Anbu leader Itachi Uchiha and his younger brother Sasuke?"

"Huh? How do you know?"

Chiga was slightly surprised, thinking to herself that Kurenai's guess was too accurate!

Hong smiled smugly and said,

"I heard from Xiyan that the new head of the Dark Division is a complete brother-obsessed person. He often talks about his younger brother to others, and as soon as he gets off work, he rushes home, saying that he wants to cook for his younger brother!"

"..."

Chiga was speechless. Goodness, it turns out that Itachi's brother complex is already common knowledge!

At this very moment, in a certain lake,

Obito was lying on the Three-Tails' belly, feeling its body temperature.

Before coming here, he had already put Ah Fei in charge, but now he has switched back to doing it himself.

Deidara was shouting at him from the sky.

"Hey! Fei! How much longer are you going to lie there? It's time to hand over the work!"

Obito ignored him, simply turning over as if he had fallen asleep.

No one could see that his face beneath the mask was covered in tears, because the Three-Tails had been sealed inside Rin's body, and that was why she chose to die at Kakashi's hands.

He wanted to sense a trace of Rin's presence in the Three-Tails, but she was gone, and all he felt was endless sorrow.

Deidara sighed and rubbed his forehead, saying...

"I really don't understand you! Why did the leader of the Flower Clan want me to team up with you?!"

In Deidara's view, Tobi was just a show-off; he was the one who did all the work from beginning to end in capturing the Three-Tails.

However, what he didn't know was that just now underwater, if Obito hadn't used genjutsu on the Three-Tails, how could Deidara's clay bomb have so easily subdued the Three-Tails, which was known for its defensive power?

Obito switched back to Tobi's personality, slowly rose from the Three-Tails' belly, and shouted at Deidara in the sky.

"Deidara-senpai! I just fell asleep! Did you say anything?"

Deidara said irritably,

"I told you to get off the Three-Tails right now! We should leave; it'll be troublesome if we bring the people from Kirigakure back!"

"Okay! Deidara-senpai! Let's run away quickly!"

"Damn it! What do you mean, 'escape'?! This is a retreat! What do you know?!"

Deidara resisted the urge to blow Tobi to smithereens with a bomb, and instead used clay to create a gigantic dragon, which carried the Three-Tailed Beast away.

After the two left, Mei Terumi arrived late with a group of Kirigakure ninja. Several sensory ninja reported to Mei Terumi.

"Lord Mizukage! The Three-Tails' aura has vanished!"

Mei Terumi stared at the lake with a grim expression. The disappearance of the tailed beast was definitely a major event for the ninja village.

Originally, Kirigakure still possessed the Five-Tails, but Uta, the Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails, had become a rogue ninja, which meant that Kirigakure had completely lost the Tailed Beast.

Tailed beasts are like nuclear bombs to ninja villages; you may not use them, but you must have them.

After Obito's previous actions, Kirigakure was already severely weakened, and now it has lost its tailed beast, making things even worse.

Mei Terumi said through gritted teeth,

"Damn it! Who did this?!"

Qing, who was standing to the side, spoke up.

"Lord Mizukage, I suspect it was the Akatsuki who captured the Three-Tails! Only they have the audacity and strength to capture a ninja beast!"

Mentioning Akatsuki, Mei Terumi's expression darkened. This organization was almost entirely composed of top-tier rogue ninja, and none of them were people that an ordinary small ninja village could handle.

Even Kirigakure wasn't confident they could destroy Akatsuki. You see, even Gaara, the Kazekage of Sunagakure, was recently captured by Akatsuki, had his tailed beast extracted, and almost lost his life.

She remained silent for a while, pondering Akatsuki's purpose in capturing the Tailed Beasts. The more she thought about it, the stronger her inexplicable sense of crisis became.

Finally, Mei Terumi sighed heavily. There was no point in thinking about it now. The Three-Tails had already been captured, and all she could do now was strengthen the village's defenses to prevent Akatsuki from taking advantage of any loopholes.

News of Kirigakure's loss of the Three-Tails quickly spread throughout the ninja world, and the Akatsuki organization was brought into the open.

Upon learning the news, Onoki of Iwagakure immediately sent people to find Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki. Rōshi was currently a wandering monk, and if he encountered Akatsuki, he would likely be in grave danger.

However, he was a step too slow. Since Kisame had already joined Konoha, Roshi was facing a formidable lineup composed of the Six Paths of Pain.

In a forest, Pain looked down indifferently at Old Purple lying on the ground. Old Purple struggled to get up, but Pain suddenly produced a black rod and stabbed it into Old Purple's body.

puff!

The black rod entered his body, and Laozi let out a muffled groan before falling completely still. Xiao Nan jumped down from a tree, waved her hand, and countless pieces of paper flew out, enveloping Lao Zi's body and lifting him into the sky.

Pain looked up and said softly.

"The Four-Tails has been successfully captured. Next, only the Eight-Tails of Kumogakure remains."

Xiao Nan nodded.

"It is said that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has a very high compatibility with the Tailed Beast, and has always stayed in the Hidden Cloud Village, making it quite difficult to capture."

Pain narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

"We must get the Eight-Tails, no matter where it is!"

Chapter 338 Pain vs. Kumogakure

Hidden Cloud Village, Thunder Cloud Gorge

A burly man with bronze skin was making strange hand gestures and muttering something under his breath, looking like a mental patient.

Suddenly, six figures appeared around him and surrounded him.

The newcomers were none other than Pain, and the one they surrounded was Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Pain frowned as he watched Killer Bee's strange movements and tone. He said coldly,

"You must be Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

Kirabi ignored him and continued rapping.

Without wasting words, Pain immediately reached out and aimed at Killer Bee.

"All things are attracted by heaven!"

hum!

A suction force erupted from Pain's palm, and Killer Bee was caught off guard and pulled directly towards him.

Pain grabbed Killer Bee by the neck, and a black rod emerged from his other sleeve, plunging heavily into Killer Bee's body.

However, Killer Bee's body suddenly turned into smoke with a bang. When the smoke dissipated, what appeared in Pain's hand was an octopus tentacle.

Pain was stunned for a moment, but the Animal Path suddenly pushed him away.

At that very moment, a loud shout came from the sky.

"Righteous thunder axe!"

A burly man covered in lightning descended from the sky and slammed his foot into the beast's body.

boom!

A violent explosion rang out, accompanied by the hissing of lightning. The animal being was reduced to a pile of mangled flesh by that kick.

Pain stepped aside, glanced at the newcomer, and said calmly,

"The Fourth Raikage."

The Fourth Raikage, A, sized up the remaining five Pains. When he saw their Rinnegan, A's expression darkened, and he thought to himself, "..."

What kind of eyes are those?

With the arrival of the Fourth Raikage, a large number of ninjas from Kumogakure also appeared, surrounding the five Pains, and the situation seemed to have been reversed.

Faced with this situation, none of Pain's faces showed the slightest sign of panic. Pain, the Deva Path, completely ignored the Cloud Village ninjas eyeing him menacingly and directly addressed A, asking...

Where is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?

Ai snorted and said,

"Hmph! So it really is about the Tailed Beasts. I didn't expect you to actually dare to come. What? Did you think this place was like Kirigakure or Sunagakure, where you could come and go as you pleased?"

"What's the difference?"

There was not a trace of emotion in Pain's voice, clearly indicating that he did not take the Hidden Cloud Village seriously at all.

How could the hot-tempered Ai tolerate such humiliation? He clenched his fists tightly, making the lightning around his body even more dazzling, and his hair stood on end, creating a visually striking effect.

"Lightning Armor!"

With a low shout, Ai vanished from his spot in an instant, reappearing before Pain and delivering a chop to his wrist.