It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

Seeing the large bird hurtling towards him, Shisui threw a Fuma Shuriken, which pierced the summoning bird and, through the pull of the steel wire, slammed it into the Human Path who had just gotten up from the ground.

Just as Shisui was about to give chase, explosive tags falling from the sky forced him back again.

Emerging from the flames, Tiandao looked at Konan descending from the sky and reached out to extinguish the flames burning on Akatsuki's robe.

Without the power of the Deva Path, Uchiha Shisui, who excels in swordsmanship and speed, would be a great threat to them. However, this should not be a problem for Konan, who is immune to physical damage. As long as they can hold out until the Deva Path's power is restored, that will be their advantage.

……

Outside Konoha Village…

After Erzhuzi calmed down, he was also taken down from the tree by the shadow clone.

"Ouch! That hurts!" Erzhuzi instinctively cried out as he felt the bandages binding his shadow clone tighten.

"It's good that you know it hurts, but if you rush into the battlefield later, it will hurt much more than it does now." After tying a pretty bow on Erzhuzi's arm, Zhixue said with her hands on her hips.

Looking at the shadow clone in front of him, Erzhuzi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Sister Zhixue, please teach me to become stronger. I want to use my own power to protect my family!"

Upon hearing Erzhuzi's words, the shadow clone shook his head.

"As I told you before, I am just a shadow clone. I don't have much power and I can't make decisions for the main body. If you really want to learn power, wait until you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan before going to her. The main body definitely won't refuse."

Erzhuzi: ...

Seeing the dejected look on Erzhuzi's face, the shadow clone felt a surge of joy.

She finally got a chance to have some fun, how could she possibly waste her time teaching Erzhuzi? This is clearly her main responsibility, okay? Long live slacking off!

Looking towards the Konoha ninja still organizing a rescue operation in the distance, Sasuke shook his head and then said to his shadow clone, "Then, Sister Shizuka, I won't fight the enemy, but please let me go to Konoha to rescue them. My brother and father are there; I can't forgive myself for spending my days alone in the back..."

Seeing the resolute look in Erzhuzi's eyes, the shadow clone hesitated for a moment before nodding.

As long as Erzhuzi doesn't get carried away, it'll be fine.

After obtaining permission from the Shadow Clone Technique, Sasuke immediately ran towards Konoha Village.

Seeing the excited Erzhuzi, Zhixue's shadow clone helplessly shrugged, then formed hand seals to disguise himself as an ordinary Uchiha child and ran over with him.

I wonder how my brother is doing now. I'll go check on him. But with the transplanted cells and the magic talisman, there shouldn't be any major problems.

……

On the Cloud Village side, Shiki and Obito had already left, and the situation here was quickly discovered by the Anbu who happened to be passing by on a mission and reported it to the village.

Sitting in his office, the Raikage looked at the Thundercloud Gorge where Killer Bee had disappeared and the traces of a large-scale battle, and in his anger, he cleaved the table in two.

"Which audacious bastard dared to lay a hand on me! I will kill him!"

"Reporting to Lord Raikage, we found this at the scene." The ANBU from Kumogakure clapped their hands, then directed the other ninjas to bring over a huge octopus tentacle from outside.

This is a small section of the Eight-Tails' claw. It seems that Killer Bee has really been killed. However, with his training gradually perfected, he is a perfect Jinchuriki who can launch Tailed Beast Balls. His strength is among the top in the current ninja world. Who could possibly make him unable to even escape?

Chapter 244, The Unhealthy Weasel

While Pain's invasion caused Konoha to be engulfed in flames, several other countries were also attacked by the Akatsuki. Taking advantage of the Jinchuriki's weak defenses, they captured him and took him to the Land of Rivers.

As afternoon approached, Zhi Xue sat in her hotel room, wearing headphones and listening to music while eating a bowl of wontons and reading comics.

Mmm, the wontons are delicious, and the comics are so good. I wonder how long this wonderful life can last.

"Sigh, work should be done in moderation. You still have to touch them when necessary." Zhi Xue put her two short legs on the table, blowing on them to warm them, and used the Nine-Tails' chakra to flip through the comics on her lap.

"Alright, hurry up and finish eating, we should get going." After opening the room, Obito looked at Shiki's leisurely appearance and said speechlessly.

This guy really knows how to enjoy life...

"Ah, I know, but don't rush. After capturing the tailed beasts, we still need to seal them one by one." Zhi Xue put the half-eaten bowl of wontons on the table, stood up from her chair, and stretched like a kitten.

Obito wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he seemed to see a pair of cat ears appearing in Shisue's thick black hair when she was stretching.

"Alright, after the Tailed Beasts are captured, the other countries will react soon. We might even have a mission to do then." Obito closed the door again, and Shiki shook her head before taking the fluffy Bluetooth earphone off her head.

"Judging from the information from the shadow clone, Konoha should still be carrying rice, right? I wonder if the story can continue as originally planned." After packing her things, Zhixue put on her black robe and ran downstairs, gradually disappearing into the surging crowd with Obito.

Inside the ruins of Konoha, Pain, who had recovered, worked with Konan to suppress the Konoha ninjas. However, due to the presence of high-level combatants such as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shisui Uchiha, they could only achieve a temporary 50/50 split.

“This won’t do…” Pāndō flew into the sky, looking at most of the fallen Konoha ninja, and then turned his gaze to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shisui Uchiha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old man, seems to be running out of energy due to his age, and he is already seriously injured. He probably won't live much longer. But why is Shisui Uchiha still so energetic and full of chakra?

Pain was somewhat annoyed by Shisui's continued "I will protect Konoha and never give up" attitude.

The other five Pain were all killed by Shisui. He really couldn't understand why an Uchiha who had lost his Sharingan could have such strong chakra and regenerative abilities.

Seeing the stalemate, Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose body was covered in blood and looked rather gruesome, gritted his teeth.

"Shisui... help me, I'm about to use a forbidden technique..." Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled several blood-stained black rods from his body, took a few steps back, and said to Shisui.

The formidable enemy has still not been driven back, and Konoha has been ravaged into this state. If he still cannot kill the culprit, he will probably be severely scolded by Tobirama-sensei even if he dies.

In that case, it would be better to take his enemies with him into the belly of death and reincarnate for ten thousand years, so that he can leave behind a good reputation.

"Forbidden technique?" Shisui was also a little puzzled when he heard this, but he still walked in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed about to use something, Pain also raised his black rod and charged forward, the sounds of physical attacks clashing and weapons slicing through the air filling the air.

The black rod clashed with the Kusanagi sword, and each spark from the collision was like a friction of obsessive will.

"Konoha is gone. What has kept you going until now?" Pain pressed down on Shisui with his Rinnegan eyes and asked.

"Of course, it's my unwavering determination to protect this village. You, with your heart filled only with pain, probably can't understand my feelings. But speaking of which, the clothes you people are wearing do look familiar..."

Looking at Pain's Akatsuki robe, which was now only half intact, Shisui recalled the clothes Shisui had worn many years ago and said...

Upon hearing this, Payne recalled the little girl Zhixue and then responded—

"You have a lovely younger sister..."

Upon hearing Pain's words, Shisui's pupils dilated, and he was then blasted away by Shinra Tensei.

"Dead Demon Seal!" Watching Shisui fly away, Hiruzen Sarutobi completed the hand seals, and then a hideous image of a death god appeared behind him.

"What is that?" Pain asked, puzzled, looking at the phantom that appeared behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although the Grim Reaper can only be seen by the caster and the recipient, Pain, who possesses the Rinnegan, can see a general outline of the figure, but he does not sense any danger.

"You wretched enemy, when I drag you into the belly of the Grim Reaper, you'll be going to hell to repent!" Seeing Pain's naive and ignorant look, Hiruzen Sarutobi formed hand seals, and the Grim Reaper behind him pulled out his soul through Hiruzen's body, then obeyed the order and reached out to grab Pain.

Seeing the incoming attack, Payne hurriedly flew backward.

Swish!

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had thought victory was assured, stared wide-eyed at Pain, who had been pierced through by the Grim Reaper and hadn't managed to pull anything out.

The Corpse Demon Sealing Technique is a jutsu that can seal the soul of the caster, and the price for its activation is life itself. How could it possibly be useless?!

……

"Three, two, one! Push!"

Outside the Konoha ruins, Uchiha Sasuke and several Konoha ninjas rescued those trapped under the rubble, while a few medical ninjas continued to treat the injured at the scene.

When Sasuke rescued someone and saw the familiar figure trapped in the rubble, his pupils dilated in shock…

On the other side, the disguised shadow clone was also trying its best to help the others find survivors, and it was stunned when it heard Erzhuzi's desperate scream.

"Huh? What's going on?" The shadow clone poked its head out from behind a metal plate, then looked at the unhealthy, dying Itachi being treated by medical ninjas in the distance and Sasuke, who was painfully covering his eyes, and its heart suddenly started racing.

This...isn't this right?

You just unlocked the three-tomoe Sharingan today, isn't it a bit much to unlock the Kaleidoscope Sharingan now?

Recalling what he had said before about opening the Kaleidoscope, Sasuke could then go to the original body to learn its power, and the shadow clone suddenly felt a chill behind it.

Um... is it too late to back out now?

Chapter 245, Yamato's Sorrow

"Lord Hokage!"

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi lying on the ground unable to get up, Kakashi picked him up and carried him to the back at Shisui's signal.

Although Shisui didn't know what forbidden technique Hiruzen Sarutobi had used, it seemed to have failed.

"Your Hokage is about to die, do you still want to keep going?" Pain asked, looking at Shisui in the distance.

"I will not abandon this village, let alone a sinner like you!"

"My name is Pain, the god of a brand new world. This world is imperfect, filled with war and loss of life between nations. Although I am indeed a sinner to Konoha, to my village, I am a hero just like you." Pain opened his arms and began to recall the Land of Rain, where he had suffered greatly in the heart of the battlefield.

Wars born from the twisted greed of human nature can be used by large countries to balance their internal affairs, but what about small countries? They can only be like hellfire burning in the cracks, constantly eroding their people, and this is the origin of Payne.

War created Akatsuki, and then suffering gave birth to the war that Pain used to end this world.

Shisui suppressed his anger and said to Payne, "Pain, I don't know what you've been through, or what painful things you've experienced, but I cannot forgive your act of trampling on other people's homes!"

Payne smiled as he watched Shisui rushing towards him.

"Hmph, so this is hatred, Jiraiya-sensei... As long as war continues, those who have lost what they cherish will keep fighting. I'm afraid your ideals will never be realized..."

……

Mt. Myoki…

Naruto's lips twitched as he looked at the cold insect salad and the stir-fried green insects in front of him.

Do the toads here usually eat these things?

While Naruto was still agonizing over whether to sneak out, Jiraiya was also taken aback by what Fukasaku was saying.

When did an alien from outer space appear in the ninja world? What does this mean?

"Ahem, actually, the prophecy about extraterrestrials has been around for a long time. It's all the old man's fault. If you hadn't been so busy having fun that you forgot about it, how could Jiraiya only find out now?"

"Didn't you know that? You specifically told me to have class back then, but gradually, didn't you forget about it too?"

"You're still talking back..."

Seeing the two toad sages arguing, Jiraiya quickly interrupted them.

"Please stop arguing, you two immortals. Let's talk about the prophecy that the Great Toad Immortal recently made."

Hearing Jiraiya's advice, Shima and Fukasaku stopped and began to recall what the Great Toad Sage had predicted a few days earlier.