Konoha: Prepare to defect, the system is coming.

Chapter 649 Capture successful
"My most valued subordinate!!"

"The moment I knew you were going to capture the tailed beast, I really wanted to send the big sword Samehada to you, but... alas."

"Ms. Terumi Mei asked me to remind you to be careful. If you are exposed, you can immediately abandon the undercover mission. If you are not exposed, you can try to infiltrate their ranks and gain their trust."

"Kisame, the village is in financial trouble recently. You have almost used up the 2500 million ryo you handed over to the village. This is the 5 ryo I donated to you personally. You don't have to save it."

After reading the letter, Kisame was silent for a long time, then he crumpled it into a ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

Crunch!Crunch!
With a chewing sound, the letter was instantly bitten into pieces and swallowed in one gulp.

"Gain their trust? Want to find out the person who hired them from Akatsuki?" Kisame looked around expressionlessly, then leaned against a tree trunk, his eyes gradually losing focus.

According to normal logic, after he reported the matter, the Hidden Mist Village should have joined forces with the Hidden Iwagakure Village, and both sides should have used the tailed beasts to destroy the Akatsuki organization's conspiracy while following the clues to catch the person behind the scenes.

But the reality is
The Kirigakure told him to go for it boldly, and said that there would be only benefits and no harm in losing the fourth and fifth tails.

And Kisame naturally understood the benefits of this.

Since we cannot strengthen our own side in a short period of time, we should weaken the enemy in a short period of time. This way, we will have the advantage in the future Ninja World War.

"What a hypocritical world." Kisame shook his head and sneered, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the person behind the scenes must have an astonishing plan. Aren't they really afraid that this matter will get out of control?"

But these were not things he needed to worry about. Since the village had issued clear instructions, he just had to follow them.

Then, Kisame disappeared instantly and caught up with the tall man in front of him. He grinned and asked, "What is our next plan? If we go straight into the Hidden Rock Village, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch the tailed beast, and we'll die at the hands of Ohnoki."

Because the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Iwagakure Village do not border each other, the two villages had no chance to fight during the first three Ninja World Wars.

But Kisame had heard of the name of the Third Tsuchikage.

He possesses a bloodline limit that is superior to his bloodline limit, and is one of the few ninjas among the five major countries who can fly. He is a direct disciple of the first and second Tsuchikage, and is known as the Two Great Ninjas - Ohnoki.

"Plan!" Kakuzu groaned, looking up at the mountains in the distance, with a sharp edge in his eyes, "Don't worry, he will come out on his own initiative."

It was not until he met Black Zetsu yesterday that he learned one thing.

The organization's plan this time is very bold.
While the Hidden Mist Village is focusing their attention here, we'll sneak attack and capture all three at once! !
Yekura, who was originally preparing to capture the Four-Tails, turned around and headed straight for the Hidden Mist Village without any hesitation after learning that the organization decided to capture all three at once, ready to reunite with Konan and leave the two tailed beasts of the Hidden Mist Village to them.

Iwagakure Village.

As the only village in the ninja world built in the mountains, Iwagakure Village has extremely strong defenses. It is difficult for the enemy to break into it, and even if they break in, it is difficult for them to leave.

In order to prevent the younger generations of the Iwagakure Village from becoming dependent on the terrain, the second Tsuchikage followed the example of the second Hokage and established a ninja school to ensure the inheritance of will.

at this time.

In a building with a triangular top.

"Old stubborn!"

"What do you mean by stubborn? I am experienced and have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice."

"Won't you grow taller if you eat too much salt?"

"Bullshit, this has gradually condensed into essence as I get older."

Hearing the quarrel breaking out inside, the two Iwashi Ninjas guarding the door looked at each other, with a look of helplessness on their faces.

Recently.

Tsuchikage-sama and Lao Zi-sama quarrel every day, and the frequency of their quarrels has increased by who knows how many times compared to before.

boom!
The half-open office door was suddenly slammed shut. Lao Zi came out, took a deep breath, nodded to the two people standing at the door, and disappeared instantly.

next second.

Lao Zi appeared directly on the busy street.

He breathed in the fresh air outside, and his irritable mood caused by the quarrel was instantly relieved.

Looking back at the Tsuchikage Building behind him, Lao Zi took a breath again and said unhappily, "You are such a stubborn old man, you are so hesitant and still govern the village the same way you did decades ago."

“It doesn’t make sense!! It doesn’t make sense at all!!”

After shaking his head irritably, Lao Zi walked around the village a few more times and found that the village was not exactly the same as when he was a child, but at least there were not many changes.

Other villages are changing, but Iwagakure Village has not changed at all.

He didn't think much of this scene in the past, and he would occasionally reminisce about the fun things in his childhood.

But ever since he learned that the acting Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village was a young man, his mood suddenly became not so good.

"The Hidden Mist Village - Mei Terumi, the Hidden Cloud Village - Ai, the Hidden Sand Village - Rasa, the Hidden Leaf Village - Tsunade," Lao Zi walked on the street with his arms folded across his chest, a gloomy face, feeling a little annoyed.

"This old stubborn man is still holding on to the idea that his offspring will be useless, and he is still occupying that position. Meanwhile, the other major ninja villages have replaced their leaders with young people and are making reforms to the village's malpractices.

The old stubborn man still thinks he can balance the forces of all factions. If someone else comes up, the Hidden Rock Village will be ruined immediately."

Lao Zi said that he could understand Ōnoki's concerns, but he did not agree with them.

Young people always need to exercise and also need to experience setbacks.

Wrists are not something you are born with.

"Fried oil cake, fried oil cake!"

“Fresh bean paste!”

“River crabs, river snails, river shrimps!”

"."

Snack, fruit and seafood vendors on both sides of the street were shouting and greeting passers-by in a hurry.

Although the permanent population of Iwagakure Village is much smaller than that of Konoha, there are just as many pedestrians on the streets.

Some of them would stop and carefully compare the goods sold by the merchants; some would pick up the goods and directly state their desired price without even looking at the price; some would wave their hands impatiently in response to the merchants' enthusiastic greetings.

Lao Zi smelled the various scents in the air and looked at the passers-by who were buying things. His vision suddenly became dazed and the scene before him suddenly changed to another scene.

There were no longer any vendors hawking their wares on either side of the dilapidated streets. Instead, there sat a group of people in ragged clothes with sallow faces due to malnutrition.

Their eyes were filled with despair and they sat on the ground with numb expressions, not making any noise or making any noise, as if they had lost hope for the future.

Until someone passed by them, those people mechanically stretched out their hands and begged for some food to fill their stomachs.

Seeing that dull and glazed look in his eyes made Lao Zi's heart ache. He shook his head violently, bringing his thoughts back to reality. The scene before him became prosperous again.

"With that old stubborn way of governing, the Iwagakure Village will become like this sooner or later." Lao Zi turned around, glanced at the Tsuchikage Building behind him with some worry, then clenched his fists and said disappointedly.

"If you think our village is not good, you should build it instead of yearning for Konoha."

At this moment, a scolding sound came through the air.

Lao Zi looked up and saw a vendor pointing at a passerby and said angrily, "If you think the Tsuchikage is not doing a good job, then you should work hard to become the Tsuchikage instead of pointing fingers and speaking ill of others behind their backs."

"If you feel that the 'Will of Stone' is inferior to Konoha's 'Will of Fire', then you should enrich it and make it a being that surpasses the Will of Fire."

“If you think the people around you are ignorant, then learn from them and change the people around you, instead of complaining, cursing, and running away.”

"Where you are standing now is the village where you were born and raised. How you are, how the village will be."

Lao Zi's heart suddenly shook, and the fog that had originally shrouded his heart dissipated instantly.

Before
He had no intention of becoming the Tsuchikage, let alone governing the village.

I just feel that the direction of the village's development is not right and I want to change something, but that old guy Ohnoki always finds various excuses to maintain the status quo.

but now.
Lao Zi turned around, slowly walked up to the middle-aged man, and asked sincerely, "I have the idea of ​​changing the village, but I don't want to become a Tsuchikage."

"Master Lao Zi!" Without waiting for him to finish, the middle-aged man took a step back, looking somewhat at a loss.

"Don't be nervous!" Lao Zi waved at him kindly and said with a smile, "I just feel that what you just said makes sense. I want to ask, what is the first step to take."

"Ah! Ah!"

The middle-aged man nervously grasped the corner of his clothes and stuttered, "First step. First, go out for a walk?"

"Why?" Lao Zi asked puzzled.

"In fact, I don't know how to take the first step." The middle-aged man scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and said awkwardly, "It's just that I see that Master Zi has been unhappy recently, and I often hear you and Master Tsuchikage quarreling.

I spend most of my energy quarreling every day, leaving me with less energy for thinking.”

Hearing this, Lao Zi nodded thoughtfully.

His head really hurts from the recent quarrel with Ōnoki.

Every day when I open my eyes and see that the village has not changed, I can't help but want to quarrel with Ohnoki. After the quarrel, I feel even worse. This vicious cycle continues and I have no time to think seriously.
After the Four-Tails Jinchuriki's figure completely disappeared, the middle-aged man slowly raised his head, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he slowly spoke in a voice that only he could hear.

"If you think Akatsuki is not good, then you can build it; if you think Akatsuki is wrong to capture the tailed beasts, then you can join the organization and change it; if..."

"Tsk, I don't know where Zetsu got this idea from, and he even arranged dozens of White Zetsu to shout it out loudly in places where Lao Zi often passes by."

"Is it really useful?" Lao Zi demonstrated with practical actions that this thing is really useful.

What he heard today gave him a great shock. He was so shocked that he started packing his luggage after returning home. Then he left a letter and left the village under the cover of night.

When he stood on the wall of the Iwagakure Village, he looked at the mountains hidden in the darkness. His originally anxious mood was instantly relieved, and his rigid thinking became active.

Looking back at the sleeping village, Lao Zi's eyes then fell on the Tsuchikage Building and he whispered.

"Old stubborn man, try to live a few more years and see how I can change the village with my actions."

As soon as the words fell, the dark shadow on the wall instantly disappeared into the night without attracting any attention.

To outsiders, the Iwagakure Village is a typical place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but for the ninjas of this village, especially the powerful ones, it is very easy to leave the village without attracting any attention.

Especially for people like Lao Zi who often leave the village, it is as simple as eating and drinking.

"Where should we go next?" Lao Zi tapped his feet lightly on the rock wall and instantly rushed forward dozens of meters. The whistling sound of the wind in his ears did not affect his thinking at all.

Although he had no idea where to go next, he would definitely not go to the Kingdom of Wind.

No matter how poor the Iwagakure Village is, it can never be as poor as the Sand Village.

The Sand Village is about to leave the list of the five major ninja villages.

"Ok?"

Lao Zi suddenly stopped with his feet together, and his thoughts returned to reality.

He squinted his eyes and observed his surroundings in the bright moonlight. Finally, his gaze fell on the boulder in front of him and he said in a deep voice, "No need to hide, come out!"

Da da da!
Suddenly, a sound of heavy footsteps was heard in the silent night, and two tall men in auspicious cloud robes slowly emerged from behind a huge rock.

After searching his memory for a while, Lao Zi found no memory of these two people. But looking at their unfriendly expressions, he knew that he would not be able to rest well tonight.

"What a terrifying intelligence capability!" Kisame looked at the Four-Tails Jinchuriki opposite him and couldn't help but sigh, "He can actually accurately tell the time when he left the village and track his movements."

Although Kakuzu didn't say anything, he had the same thought in his mind.

The reason why he joined Akatsuki was not only because he had never defeated Nagato, but also because they had such a terrifying intelligence capability that they could actually track down his hiding place.

at this time.

The dark clouds in the sky moved faster and faster, blocking the moonlight, and the earth fell into darkness at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Call ~
From time to time, a breeze blew through the mountains at night, making the clothes of the three people rustle.

Lao Zi clenched his fists, ready for battle, stared at the two men, and asked in a deep voice.

"who are you?"

Kisame took a few steps forward, showing his sharp teeth, and answered.

"dawn!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before Lao Zi could figure out what "Xiao" meant, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he found that the man who was more than ten meters away from him suddenly appeared in front of him and kicked him directly.

boom!
After kicking into the air, Kisame disappeared again. At the same time, he formed a seal with his hand, and the chakra instantly gathered at his throat, and he instantly appeared directly above Lao Zi.

Water Release·Shark Bullet Technique!
At this moment, the moisture in the air instantly condensed into the shape of a shark, opened its bloody mouth, and bit Lao Zi's body directly. After making a deafening roar, it instantly changed direction and smashed him to the ground.

"It really hurts!"

Lao Zi also reacted at this time. He clenched his fist and punched the shark with all his strength. With a dull sound, Lao Zi's huge fist went straight through the shark's body, and the chakra in his body was lost at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Immune to physical attacks? Absorbing chakra?" After instantly analyzing the effect of the ninjutsu, his eyes narrowed slightly, the chakra in his body instantly boiled, countless lava emerged on the surface of the body, and finally completely enveloped Lao Zi.

Dissolving Chakra Mode!!

next second.

The shark carried Lao Zi and slammed into the ground from high altitude, creating a deep depression in the rocky ground and eventually forming a puddle with a diameter of several meters.

puff!
Lao Zi, with magma all over his body, jumped out of the puddle directly. His body turned into a residual shadow and escaped from the puddle in an instant.

Thanks to the defensive power granted by the lava armor, the previous attack did not cause him too serious injuries, but the strong shock wave penetrated the armor and caused blood to flow from the corner of his mouth.

"Melt Escape."

Old Zi on the ground was surprised. He raised his chest high, puffed out his mouth like a frog, pointed in the direction of the water ninja, and growled, "Lava bomb!"

boom!
A stream of lava glowing crimson flames spurted out of his mouth at an extremely high speed, heading straight for Kisame.

Kisame's pupils shrank and his body subconsciously turned to the side. He saw the lava that distorted the air brushing against his cheek and directly hitting the hard rock ground behind him, instantly creating a deep hole in the ground.

"Ha~"

Kisame looked back at the dark cave entrance, his expression becoming serious, "It seems that Mei Terumi's Dissolution Release isn't as strong as this person's."

boom!
Another wave of lava came.

Hearing the sound, Kisame stepped on the ground with his right foot and jumped directly into the air. At the moment of avoiding the lava, he quickly formed seals with his hands, and a quarter of the terrifying chakra in his body disappeared in an instant.

Water Style: Great Waterfall Wave!

He opened his mouth wide and spat a lake-like amount of water onto the ground.

In an instant, all the nearby rocks were submerged in water, and the dry land turned into an ocean.

"What a huge chakra!" Kakuzu stood on the water, his body moving up and down with the waves. He looked at the endless lake in front of him, and his expression became solemn.

This guy looks like a tailed beast.
"Water escape?"

Lao Zi's face also looked a little ugly at this time.

When fighting with a water-style ninja, it is common sense for all ninjas to stay away from places with water sources. But now, he saw a water-style ninja who created a favorable terrain such as a lake.

clap clap clap!
Looking at the man running towards him on the water, Lao Zi took a step forward. He first smashed the water dragon rising from the water with a punch, then stomped his feet hard on the water, pulled his fists back, and shot straight at Kisame.

"Lend me chakra!"

As he roared inwardly, a crimson tail slowly grew out from behind him.

"This old guy!" Feeling the other party's chakra surge again, Kisame grinned slightly, "He's quite abnormal. Chakra can actually surge."

At the moment when Lao Zi was about to get close, Kisame quickly raised his arms to block his chest and took the opponent's punch.

boom! !

The deafening roar sounded again.

The moment the fist hit the arm, Kisame was directly blown away, and after rolling several times on the water, he finally stood up.

"Water escape." After finally completing the last seal, Kisame slowly raised his head and looked at Lao Zi with a somewhat ferocious expression, "Hey, look behind you."

Hearing this, Lao Zi was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to realize something, his pupils instantly shrank to the size of a needle tip. He turned around abruptly and saw two thick lightning bolts flying rapidly through the air.

Sensing the violent aura attached to the lightning, he was about to dodge it instantly, and then a low voice sounded in his ears again.

"Water Escape·Water Prison Technique!"

Countless water streams instantly formed a spherical cage, completely blocking Lao Zi's escape space.

"Ah~"

next second.

A shrill wailing sound suddenly came from the silent night sky, but it was soon drowned out by the huge roar of thunder and lightning.

A half-black and half-white pitcher plant then emerged from the ground.

It looked at the Four-Tails Jinchuriki who was being held by the neck and lifted into the air below, and shook its head subconsciously, "Ze, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki seems to be a little blind!"

Black Zetsu turned his eyes slightly, glanced at the Four-Tails Jinchuriki who had lost consciousness, and then looked at the White Zetsu who had just spoken, with a bit of confusion on his face.

"If you're not blind." White Zetsu spread his hands and said casually, "You can't even recognize a legendary ninja like Kakuzu, and you even dare to show your back."

Black Zetsu was silent for a moment, his eyes fell on Kakuzu, and he replied in a muffled voice, "I don't know whether you are blind or not, but if you go out with your face covered in the middle of the night, no one will recognize who you are."

White Zetsu thought about his appearance after covering his face, and after a pause, he immediately changed the subject and said, "Zeitsu, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki who is on a mission should be on his way here after sensing the movement here, right?"

"He will definitely come!" Black Zetsu nodded slightly and said affirmatively.

The two great Jinchuriki of the Iwagakure Village usually have to carry out some tasks and do not just stay in the village.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki is on a mission nearby.
Sensing the tailed beast chakra erupting here, he will definitely come over.

As for whether it can be defeated.
Thinking of this, Black Zetsu looked down at the duo below, his face revealing a thoughtful look.

"If it can't beat him, should it go over and take it out?"

(End of this chapter)