Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"Come out, Zero Tail."

A monster made of dark chakra appeared, wearing a mask with the number "zero" in the center.

Hyuga Hoshino, in Konoha, looked at the Zero-Tails used by Shennong and asked Kurama if he wanted to eat it, "Ku-Tails, do you have an appetite?"

"No, it tastes even worse than that giant octopus, the Ushioni."

It's not the taste that's being disliked, but the texture. Zero-tails, formed from negative emotions, possess an exceptional ability to recover.

The tailed beast cloak on Old Purple's body was scorching hot from the Lava Release technique, and Zero-Tails' body was constantly being burned, but it managed to withstand the restraint on Old Purple.

With a roar, the Four-Tails reappeared, breaking free from the Zero-Tails' restraints, and unleashed "Lava Release: Scorching River Rock".

A large amount of magma was spewed out, forming a sea of ​​magma in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, Zero-tailed Tail felt no pain. Its tentacles bound Four-tailed Tail, and Shennong's attack followed.

Shennong's Eight Gates Formation doesn't seem complete. It feels like it's at most comparable to the sixth gate, the View Gate, but not as good as the seventh gate, the Shock Gate, let alone the eighth gate, the Death Gate.

However, relying on the regenerative ability brought by Zero-Tails, its advantage lies in its ability to be maintained indefinitely. A heavy punch landed on the face of Four-Tails, making Four-Tails feel humiliated and directly suppressing Rōshi's consciousness.

The Tailed Beast Ball was unleashed; Shennong dodged it, but Zero-Tails didn't need to. The target was Sasori of the Red Sand, who was somewhat speechless. What had he done to deserve this? He was the target of everyone's attacks.

The Five-Tails also unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball at his face. "Damn it!" Sasori cursed angrily as the Third Kazekage carried him straight into the sky.

"Magnetic Release: Iron Sand Rain".

Countless iron needles formed from iron sand fell from the sky like rain.

Shennong summoned Zero-Tails to block in front of him, while Four-Tails' body was covered with Lava Release chakra, instantly melting the iron needles.

The Five-Tails' Boil Release steam carried powerful energy, blowing away the iron needles. However, the iron needles were almost endless, and the Five-Tails was the first to be unable to resist, getting pierced through the heart by the iron needles.

"Roar!"

With a roar, the Five-Tails unleashed its Tailed Beast Ball towards the ground, propelling itself forward and aiming its large horn at Sasori of the Red Sand.

Hinata Hoshino was speechless. Ever since the Five-Tails injured the Nine-Tails with its horn, it had been able to rely on its one trick to get by.

As expected, Sasori of the Red Sand controlled the Third Kazekage's iron sand to form a giant fly swatter, which slammed down on Sasori's head and face.

Countless iron sands entered the Five-Tails' body, hindering the flow of chakra, and the capture of the Five-Tails was completed.

The Four-Tails was surprised, and Shennong was somewhat anxious. Of the remaining Tailed Beasts, only the Four-Tails remained, and none of the Akatsuki members had captured any Tailed Beasts; now only Shennong remained.

"Bah..."

Sasori of the Red Sand naturally offered his assistance, using liquid nitrogen. At such a low temperature, the Lava Release chakra on the Four-Tails' body began to condense.

The Four-Tails realized it had tricked itself, and with a surge of chakra, the volcanic rock on its body shattered.

A fist was growing larger and larger in front of him. It was Shennong's serious punch. Zero-Tails' chakra was fully released, making Four-Tails dizzy.

Having lost his Lava Release chakra armor, Sasori of the Red Sand controlled the Third Kazekage to unleash a wave of iron sand, surrounding the Four-Tails. The sealing talisman fell, sealing the Four-Tails.

Hyuga Hoshino handed the Nine-Tails' chakra to Black Zetsu, and Nagato, overwhelmed with emotion, coughed incessantly.

With this portion of chakra, the Ten-Tails can awaken, and then all of the Nine-Tails' chakra will be readily available.

"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough."

"Nagato, the Tailed Beasts have been collected."

"Ahem, yes, Xiao Nan, our dream is finally about to come true."

When the One-Tailed Beast began to be sealed, the other ninja villages besides Konoha couldn't sit still. All the tailed beasts were captured, but Konoha was unharmed, which was clearly related to Konoha.

Hinata Hoshino crossed his legs, looking utterly bored at Onoki, Terumi Mei, Rasa, and Ai who were there to interrogate him.

"I'm not trying to be mean, but you guys are all shadows, why are you the ones coming out to put pressure on us?"

"Where's Minato Namikaze? Get him out here right now."

Hyuga Hoshino put down Jiraiya's masterpiece, looked at the furious Fourth Raikage, and shook his head. "No, what's the use of us capturing tailed beasts? To roast them or to boil them?"

"You can grill it over charcoal; I prefer that method."

Mei Terumi, who appeared to be the youngest among them, spoke up, causing the other three to glare at her.

"The Raikage is right. Our tailed beasts have gone missing, but your village's tailed beasts are perfectly fine in the village. It's hard not to be suspicious."

“That’s right, especially since the One-Tailed Jinchuriki is my son. I hope Konoha can give Sunagakure an explanation.”

Hyuga Hoshino threw out a bunch of documents, which the four Kage caught and read: Tailed Beasts of Iwagakure, captured by rogue ninjas of Sunagakure.

The tailed beasts of Kumogakure were the work of the rogue ninjas of Iwagakure. A looked at Onoki, Onoki looked at Rasa, Rasa looked at Mei Terumi, and Mei Terumi glared at Hyuga Hoshino, remaining silent.

The tailed beasts of Sunagakure were killed by rogue ninjas from Kirigakure and Konoha. The whereabouts of the Three-Tails are unknown, while the Six-Tails was killed by Hyuga Hoshino.

"I'm not saying this out loud, but this organization is called Xiao. You entrusted them with quite a few things back then, Little Wood."

A felt a bit smug, since there were no rogue ninjas from Kumogakure and he had never entrusted the Akatsuki with anything.

"And then there's Kumogakure. A, you haven't commissioned them before, but Tsuchida did. He offered more money, hoping Akatsuki would give up becoming Iwagakure's client."

"What are you people thinking all day long!"

"I represent the Hidden Cloud Village."

"I represent Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village)."

"I represent Sunagakure."

"I represent older single women, no, I represent Kirigakure."

"Please invite Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, to the Five Kage Summit." *4

"No need to pick a location. Since we're already here, let's just open it here. I can represent Watergate fully."

"Very well, I'll say it then. I hope we can form an alliance."

"How do we form an alliance, and what are the objectives after it's established?"

"Hmph! Of course, we're going to break through the Akatsuki organization and retrieve our Tailed Beasts!"

Hyuga Hoshino looked at Terumi Mei, "What does the Mizukage think?"

"Elder Hyuga, is Konoha known for producing handsome men? He's so handsome."

"Oh, it's Hiruko. This is what he looks like now."

Looking at the gentle and refined Hiruko and the ferocious Hiruko, Mei Terumi no longer dared to love.

"I have no objection. At worst, you can cover the expenses incurred during the operation."

"Wait, Elder Hyuga!"

Rasa noticed a key point: "This says that the Akatsuki organization thrived in Amegakure, and that its leader possesses the Rinnegan. If I remember correctly, your village's Shimura Danzo once went to Amegakure, I think for some purpose, and suffered heavy losses. Could it be for the Rinnegan?"

"Yes, so the culprit has been imprisoned for more than ten years. What, does the Fourth Kazekage want to hold someone accountable? That's easy. Someone, bring out Shimura Danzo and kill him as a sacrifice."

Luo Sha was somewhat speechless. Since they had already said that, what else could he do?

"Alright, no need for this probing. Simply put, what time, how many people, where are we going, and what about the supplies..."

"Currently, the Akatsuki organization is very powerful. I suggest that the five Kage go together, and bring along the elites from each village to destroy the Akatsuki headquarters in one fell swoop."

"Little Wood, that's a good idea. However, Konoha's Nine-Tails is intact and I can't take the risk, so I'll go alone. Also, let's guess what their purpose is in capturing the Tailed Beasts, and whether the Akatsuki, which has so many Tailed Beasts, is an organization we can easily crush. That's all I have to say."

Hyuga Hoshino looked towards a cliff outside Amegakure, the location where the tailed beasts were sealed. One-Tailed Beast had already been sealed, and Gaara was lying to the side like a tattered sack.

I'm increasingly looking forward to seeing Black Zetsu's resentment, despair, and expressionless emotions; it's going to be a great show.

"bump"

"Kushina? What's wrong? What happened to you?"

"The Nine-Tails told me that the One-Tail's aura has disappeared."

"Condolences."

Hyuga Hoshino patted Rasa on the shoulder, and Onoki and A's expressions grew increasingly grim. Terumi Mei was alright; the tailed beasts of Kirigakure had been missing for quite some time, so she didn't feel much of a difference.

Chapter 254 A Counterattack Against Nagato

"The Nine-Tails said that the Two-Tails' aura is also weakening."

Are the Tailed Beasts' group chat spaces really that powerful? We're so far away from there.

Ai's expression grew even more grim. The two Yugitos were handpicked Jinchuriki from their Hidden Cloud Village, their talents being exceptional. To think they were about to be gone like this, he was heartbroken to the point of being unable to breathe.

"Alright, everyone, let's get together, get ready, and head out to find the place where the Akatsuki is imprisoning the Tailed Beasts."

In less than a month, they had found the place where the Akatsuki were imprisoning the Tailed Beasts. The plan was for the other ninjas to attack Amegakure, while the four Kage and Hyuga Hoshino, along with some elite Jonin, would launch a surprise attack on the place where the Akatsuki were imprisoning the Tailed Beasts.

There is still the Nine-Tails' chakra that has not been sent into the Gedo Mazo. If nothing unexpected happens, the Gedo Mazo will be revived and the Ten-Tails will appear after the four Kage arrive.

Hinata Hoshino scratched his chin. These few people definitely can't handle this. Should he just slack off?

"Roar!"

Ah, it seems we don't need to worry about slacking off anymore. The Ten-Tails had just finished absorbing the Nine-Tails' chakra when the group arrived, fulfilling the conditions for its revival.

"what is this?"

"Little wood, don't make a fuss. This is the Ten-Tails. The other nine tailed beasts were created by dismantling it."

"You rascal, you knew everything all along. What are you up to?"

"A heart dedicated to saving the world."

Hinata Hoshino spoke with a mocking tone, causing Ai's forehead veins to bulge. He grabbed Hinata Hoshino by the collar, and Onoki, Rasa, and Terumi Mei quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"Raikage, don't act rashly."

Onoki left out half a sentence: Ai was no match for Hyuga Hoshino; attacking him would be futile.

"Little Wood is the wise one. It's pointless, Xiao Ai. It's already resurrected and invincible."

Nagato Uzumaki stood atop the Ten-Tails' head, saying, "Ahem, everyone from the great ninja villages, Kage."

"You are the leader of the Akatsuki?"

"That's right, I am Nagato Uzumaki, the god of the new era!"

"What is your purpose in capturing the tailed beasts and reviving the Ten-Tails?"

"Let the world feel pain, I want to put an end to the war in this turbulent world, this is God's mission."