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

After waiting there for half a day, Orochimaru looked at the sun in the sky, and his expression became strange.

"Forget it, I've already gotten quite a bit of benefits anyway. If I break the agreement, then running away shouldn't be too much of an issue, right? I've already gained enough... Hehehe..."

Seeing that no one had come, Orochimaru chuckled coldly twice.

With war imminent, the Akatsuki shouldn't have time to capture him anymore. Besides, this problem also lies with Zetsu. What does the interruption of the plan have to do with Orochimaru? He can secretly hide and steal hundreds of perfect Edo Tensei bodies, which would be a huge profit for him.

Just as Orochimaru was about to disappear at the last minute, a dark figure emerged from the ground.

Seeing Orochimaru about to leave, Black Zetsu's expression instantly turned gloomy.

It seems that his temporary ally is not very reliable. After he resurrects his mother, he must hang all these disobedient guys on the divine tree to daydream!

Chapter 281, On the Eve of War

"Report, the staff troops are ready!"

"Report, the intelligence forces are ready!"

"Report, the medical support troops are ready!"

……

"Report! Special combat units are ready! Please issue orders!"

……

In the Gobi Desert region bordering the Land of Frost, the five Kage, sitting there, nodded as they listened to the constant reports.

"Raikage, are you alright with your injuries?" Onoki asked, looking at the somewhat thin Raikage A, who was still sitting in a wheelchair.

"Don't worry about me, it's just a minor injury. I really didn't expect that flame to be so powerful. What a miscalculation..." Ai, who was sitting in the chair, was gradually helped up by Darui.

Although he still cannot engage in strenuous activity, he must attend the Allied Forces' final morale-boosting speech for the sake of Kumogakure's reputation.

“Since that’s the case… let’s begin.” Shisui stood up from his chair and said to the other Kage with a resolute expression.

On the open ground outside, tens of thousands of neatly arranged formations stood in a vast expanse. When the ninjas from various villages saw the five supreme commanders of the Fourth Shinobi World War emerging from the high platform, they cheered.

As the supreme commander, Onoki also spoke in a passionate voice, boosting the morale of the numerous ninja allied forces.

The enemy is indeed terrifying, but we are a force of 80,000 people united to represent the justice of the ninja world. The Akatsuki's capture of the Tailed Beasts and instigation of war have seriously crossed their bottom line, so naturally we must do everything in our power to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy!

While Onoki was giving a passionate speech to the Allied Shinobi Forces, Kakashi, more than 20 kilometers away, also snapped the neck of a White Zetsu.

"It's truly endless... I wonder how the raiding squad is doing now."

"Don't worry, Kakashi-senpai. With Hayate and the others being so strong, they'll definitely be fine." Adjusting her steel headband with the ninja logo, Uzuki Yugao smiled at Kakashi.

The raiding squad consists of highly skilled individuals with exceptional observation and operational abilities, and Gekko Hayate, as the vice-captain, possesses the ability to infiltrate enemy lines to gather intelligence—a piece of cake for him.

"Ah, that makes some sense. Maybe I'm overthinking it," Kakashi said with a chuckle, scratching his head, but a bad feeling lingered in his heart.

The northern side of the Frost Kingdom...

This is the location where the Ninja World War is about to take place, and in this vast sandy area, several small teams are running through the rain.

Raising his hand to feel the cold raindrops, Moonlight Gale frowned.

How could such widespread rainfall occur in this climate? And the further we went, the heavier the rain seemed to get, which is really not a good sign.

"It's so strange that it's raining in a place like this. Could this be some kind of monster-breeding place by the enemy? Did the enemy know we were here all along and were just waiting to devour us all? That's terrifying!" Omoi said, making exaggerated gestures as he watched the raindrops continue to fall.

"Don't be too anxious. This trip is fraught with danger, isn't it? If we didn't come here with the determination to die, how could we be considered a surprise attack force?" Hyuga Himon retorted, not too pleased with Omoi's exaggerated expression.

"That makes some sense."

"Alright, now's not the time to chat. We seem to be getting close to the enemy's main camp. Let's quicken our pace and then split up to deal with the people who were lying in ambush on the perimeter. Hyuga Hyuga..." The captain turned his gaze to Hyuga Hyuga.

Seeing the gazes directed at him, Hyuga Himon nodded, then formed hand seals, his veins bulging around his eyes, and his Byakugan swept over the situation within dozens of miles.

"Fire Gate, have you noticed anything?"

"Hmm... There seem to be two chakra reactions ahead, rushing towards us."

"Only two? No, how were we discovered?" Moonlight Gale was also taken aback when he heard that there were only two enemies.

Although their raiding reconnaissance unit was small, it consisted of elite troops. Wouldn't it be a bit of an underestimation to send only two? Besides, they would regroup almost every so often.

"Wait! There seems to be another one in the sky!" Hinata Himon, seemingly sensing something moving at an extremely high speed, alerted the others with a start.

“Art is an explosion!”

At an altitude of nearly a thousand meters, Sasori, hearing Deidara's ear-splitting excited shouts, also wanted to kick him down.

boom!

A series of flames erupted from the rain, like rows of black and red mushrooms sprouting one after another.

"That brat Deidara is really something. It's a good thing that clay doesn't cost much, otherwise Kakuzu would probably kill him with all that playing around." Looking at the flames rising in the distance, Juzo Biwa planted his sword in the ground and said jokingly.

"Well, Kakuzu just likes useless things. I feel that Deidara is much better than that gloomy old man." Hidan, carrying his scythe, sat on a rock nearby and said disdainfully.

Money is just an external thing; what's truly meaningful is pursuing spiritual beliefs, right? Like the evil god!

After sensing Deidara's firepower coverage through the Rain Tiger Free Technique, Pain, who was sitting in the underground cave, also opened his eyes.

"How was the counterattack?" Konan flew over from a distance and asked Payne.

"Don't worry, with four Akatsuki members here, eliminating these rats is only a matter of time. The important thing we should be doing next is this." Pain looked at the terrain on the sand table.

The battlefield is located by the sea and the land terrain is relatively flat. Although the enemy's main forces are concentrated in the south, it is possible that they will send additional troops to attack from the sea. Therefore, the defense of the base is very important, and this is where Kisame can come in handy.

Because it was a war against the ninja world, Pain had to consider many things, and he changed his troop deployment almost every day based on changes in intelligence.

While Konan was still discussing the battlefield situation with Nagato, Obito sat in the barrier space and frowned as he watched Black Zetsu return wearing a straw hat.

“Nagato has covered up the sensory ninjutsu in the Land of Frost. If you are discovered after being away for so long, I will be in a difficult situation.”

Seeing Obito seemingly waiting for him, Black Zetsu sneered twice.

"Heh, my concealment ability is several times stronger than White Zetsu's. Even Nagato can't easily detect me. Besides, he doesn't seem to have time to check if I'm still here, does he?"

Seeing Black Zetsu's seemingly confident demeanor, Obito also stood up from the table with his arms crossed.

"It seems you've been doing quite a few things behind my back."

Black Zetsu's expression tightened as he watched Obito approach.

"I'm just looking for someone to help me deal with Nagato! You don't want the Eye of the Moon plan, which you've been working on for so many years, to fail, do you!?"

“You’d better…” Obito said, turning off his Mangekyou Sharingan as he looked at Black Zetsu, who seemed a little nervous.

Although the thing left behind by Madara Uchiha isn't particularly powerful, it's one of the few people who can currently assist with the Eye of the Moon Plan. We should make room for it...

"If only Xiaoxue could agree with my point of view..." Obito sighed inwardly as he recalled Xiaoxue's innocent face.

He had tried to probe Zhixue's thoughts with words many times, and even used a limited Tsukuyomi to let her experience the feeling firsthand, but unfortunately, Black Zetsu messed it all up...

Chapter 282, The Beginning of the War

"Hurry, hurry, keep up, don't let us fall behind!"

"There's movement underground! All troops, be on alert!"

5 minutes later...

The White Zetsu troops that emerged from the ground gathered together and charged towards the Allied Shinobi Forces, but because they were detected by the Byakugan, the vanguard did not suffer too many losses of shinobi.

In the Allied Shinobi Forces' reconnaissance department, the Yamanaka clan members, who were intently learning about the situation through machines and the Mind Transfer Technique, also informed the staff of the White Zetsu raid. The staff then reviewed and organized the information, handing over several plans and intelligence to the Five Kage.

After carefully reading the contents, Mei Terumi chuckled and placed the document on the table.

"It seems that the individual capabilities of these white combat weapons are not very high. Even if they wanted to launch a surprise attack, they were quickly suppressed by the vanguard."

"Although these white creatures aren't very powerful, there seems to be something fishy about them." Onoki stroked his beard as he looked at the White Zetsu intelligence report.

"Is the Tsuchikage referring to the issue of not feeling pain and having a strong ability to disguise oneself?" Shisui closed the document and looked at the Tsuchikage's furrowed brows as he asked.

"That makes some sense, but these are probably just grunts. The real enemies of the vanguard are the Akatsuki members."

"It seems that apart from the raiding force, we haven't seen many members of Akatsuki. In the end, there are only a handful of members in their organization. Even with these biological weapons that are incapable of pain or retreat, it's still too much of a challenge for them to face us."

"Yes, our enemies are the Akatsuki organization, especially their mysterious leader, the masked man, and that overpowered brat, Uchiha Shiyuki."

Upon hearing Chiyo mention these three people, the atmosphere seemed to freeze.

The meteorite that the masked man dropped at the Five Kage Summit still casts a shadow over them. While Uchiha Shiyuki is slightly weaker, she is still capable of instantly killing a Kage-level expert. These two alone are enough to give them a headache, not to mention the Akatsuki leader, whose strength is unfathomable and who almost destroyed Konoha.

"Everyone, have some confidence. The Akatsuki isn't invincible anymore. Do you think our 8-plus people can't beat these dozen or so?" Raikage slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice.

If more than 8 people really couldn't defeat this mercenary group of a dozen or so, they might as well just find a block of tofu and smash themselves to death.

“Hmm, it seems like it wouldn’t be bad if we dispersed our forces and fought a war of attrition and a war of attrition with them.” Onoki nodded in agreement with the Raikage’s idea.

Could 8 be less than a dozen? The enemy isn't all as powerful as the Third Raikage. Even if they were that strong, they could wear down so many people by simply spreading their forces out.

……

Akatsuki headquarters…

Hidan, annoyed, shook his head as he watched Kakuzu walking around aimlessly, seemingly searching for something.

"Hey, old man, what are you looking for? The vanguard is about to set off. If you don't hurry up, I'm not going to wait for you."

"Huh? Where did I put the money I hid here?" Kakujou Jiganyu lifted the floorboards with his black lines and looked at the empty space with some confusion.

"Hey, are you even listening to me, you idiot!" Seeing Kakuzu still doing his own thing, Hidan angrily threw his scythe on the ground.

Watching the two people having a "friendly" conversation on the side, Juzo Biwa was also ready to set off with Sasori.

"Remember to keep this with you; it might save your life in a pinch."

Looking at the scroll in his hand, Pipa Juzo nodded to Zhixue with his arms crossed.

"Alright, since it's from you, I'll accept it for now. But everyone has their own fate. Whether I survive or not is up to destiny. After all, isn't fighting the life of a ninja?"

"Can't you say something nicer next time, huh!" Shiyuki said angrily, looking at Pipa Juzo who didn't seem to care much about her life or death.

She considered the strange old man a friend. It would be such a pity if he died on the battlefield, as the ninja world would lose such an interesting person.

"That's what ninjas do, isn't it better to take it easy? Hahaha..."

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