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Now, Hidan wants to erase his dissatisfaction by brutally killing Rasa and other Sand Ninja.
Just as Hidan was about to make a move, a figure suddenly appeared beside him.
The moment the figure appeared, Hidan sensed it and immediately knelt down before it, pleading with fervor and fanaticism in his original form as the beast of sin, "Lord Jashin!"
That's right, that figure is Chen Anxia.
In fact, Chen Anxia had already sensed it when Hidan transformed into his original sin beast form and was rushing towards this place.
However, Chen Anxia did not appear immediately after arriving, but instead remained hidden to the side, silently observing the development of the situation.
Chen Anxia did not stop Ai and Onoki from leaving.
Because they were also part of Chen Anxia's plan.
Chen Anxia only showed himself after realizing that Hidan wanted to torture and kill Rasa and the other Sand Ninja.
The lives of the other Sand Ninja were of no value to Chen Anxia, but the Kazekage Rasa was of great value.
At the same time, Chen Anxia also wanted to test another newly derived characteristic of the Beast of Original Sin - transformation.
The transformation property is not usually visible; it only becomes apparent after the Beast of Sin has devoured all the fear in the target.
Once manifested, the transformation ability will turn the fear-devoured target into a fearless puppet, obeying the beast of original sin.
This is somewhat similar to how humans, after being caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, gradually transform into living White Zetsu weapons.
This gives an idea of how powerful this feature is.
Hidan sensed Chen Anxia's thoughts and, without any hesitation, stood up, opened his mouth wide, and began to devour the fear emanating from Rasa and the other Sand Ninja at maximum power.
Time passed gradually, and after about an hour, Hidan stopped the devouring.
Just as Hidan stopped devouring, Rasa and the other Sand Ninja, who were previously trapped in a nightmare, suddenly opened their eyes and knelt down in front of Hidan.
If anyone saw the eyes of Rasa and the other Sand Ninja at this moment, they would be shocked.
Because their eyes were devoid of any emotion, filled only with indifference and emptiness, they sent chills down one's spine.
Chen Anxia didn't care about this at all and said directly, "Hidan, have them return to Sunagakure. While they are disguising themselves, they should also create more fear in the dark."
Hidan obeyed Chen Anxia's words without hesitation, repeating them directly to give orders to Rasa and the other Sand Ninja.
Rasa and the other Sand Ninja obeyed the order and immediately set off on their way back to the Sand Village.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya arrived at Kirigakure, located in the Land of Water.
Naturally, having received advance notice, the Mizukage, Mei Terumi, directly received Jiraiya.
Inside the Mizukage's office, Mei Terumi spoke first, asking, "The Hidden Leaf Village has been making too many moves lately, especially the First Hokage's repeated captures of rogue ninjas, which has caused quite a stir in the ninja world."
"Jiraiya, shouldn't you explain these things first?"
Jiraiya had no intention of hiding these things, and said directly, "Our Konoha possesses a forbidden technique called Impure World Reincarnation."
But when the name "Impure World Reincarnation" appeared, Mei Terumi and Ao, along with the other Jonin, all narrowed their eyes, as if they had thought of something.
Jiraiya also noticed the reactions of Mei Terumi and the others, and said directly, "The First Hokage and the Second Hokage were summoned back to the human world from the Pure Land by us using the forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation."
Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi couldn't help but ask, "Why are you doing this? Is it because of the darkness you speak of?"
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya nodded solemnly and replied, "That's right. The reason for resurrecting the First and Second Hokage with the Impure World Reincarnation is to use the power of the dead to fight against darkness."
"Not only the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, we also plan to use the Impure World Reincarnation to resurrect powerful predecessors of the ninja world and borrow their power to fight against the darkness together."
"The First Hokage kept capturing rogue ninja for this very plan."
Jiraiya's words caused Mei Terumi and the other Kirigakure ninja to tremble in shock.
Clearly, they hadn't expected Konoha to go to such lengths to fight against the so-called darkness, even attempting to resurrect powerful deceased ancestors from across the ninja world using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
They could hardly imagine what would happen if the power of these departed ancestors were brought together...
At the same time, what kind of darkness would drive Konoha to seek the power of the dead at all costs...?
One question after another arose in their minds, leaving them completely baffled.
Seeing this, Jiraiya did not hesitate and began to describe the terror of darkness.
As Jiraiya explained, the expressions of Mei Terumi and the other Kirigakure ninja changed constantly, and their hearts were filled with turbulent emotions.
Meanwhile, in Iwagakure Village.
Upon his return, Onoki immediately sought out the higher-ups of Iwakage Village, asking them to try and awaken the Jonin who was trapped in a nightmare.
It's worth noting that among them is Onoki's own son, Hijiri.
If he cannot awaken the earth from its nightmare, then Onoki truly doesn't know how to explain it to his granddaughter, Kurotsuchi.
After all, Huang Tu was the one who took the soil out this time.
A similar situation occurred in Raikou Village.
Seeing the Hidden Lightning Village leaders constantly checking and shaking their heads, Ai finally couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Is there any way? Stop shaking your head!"
The higher-ups of Raihime Village gave an affirmative answer: they were powerless to help.
At this moment, Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Raigakure, spoke up, "I asked the Eight-Tails, but it couldn't be sure and wanted to investigate it itself."
"The process might not be very pleasant, oh!"
At this moment, the Eight-Tails is A's last hope, because the Eight-Tails has lived long enough and its knowledge and experience are beyond what A and the high-ranking members of the Hidden Lightning Village can match.
Therefore, the Eight-Tails is very likely to know what the situation is and how to resolve it.
Therefore, after hearing Killer Bee's words, A immediately said, "Go ahead and do it. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."
Upon hearing this, Killer Bee walked directly toward the person trapped in the nightmare.
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Chapter 617 Akatsuki's Movements, Orochimaru Appears!
On the ten fingers of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, there were now illusory figures standing.
These illusory figures all share a common characteristic: they are wearing black trench coats embroidered with red clouds.
These illusory figures all come from the same organization - Akatsuki.
At this moment, the Akatsuki organization was holding a meeting to discuss a matter that was closely related to them recently, namely the First Hokage's continuous capture of rogue ninja.
The reason for this discussion is not only because they are all rogue ninjas, but also because one member of the Akatsuki organization has been captured alive by the First Hokage and is being held in Konoha Village.
This member, codenamed 'Three', is Kakuzu's partner.
The member codenamed 'Zero,' who is also the current leader of the Akatsuki organization, Pain, turned his gaze to Kakuzu and asked, "Kita, shouldn't you explain why Kakuzu was captured alive by the First Hokage?"
Kakuzu replied nonchalantly, "What else could it be? It's just because he's too weak, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Pain paused slightly, then spoke again, "That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking why you, as his partner, fled while he was fighting the First Hokage?"
Upon hearing this, Kakuzu immediately said, "Hey, Zero, don't forget, that's the First Hokage, who's known as the God of Shinobi!"
"If I went with him, I'm afraid he would capture me alive too."
"Moreover, what I did wasn't called escaping; it should be called cutting my losses in time."
As he spoke, Kakuzu seemed to remember something and suddenly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, didn't the organization get a new member named Zhu?"
"Since my partner is gone, let him be my new partner!"
Zhu, that is, Itachi Uchiha, narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing Kakuzu's words.
That's right, Itachi Uchiha has now joined the Akatsuki organization and has been given the codename 'Zhu', just as Chen Anxia predicted.
Therefore, Itachi Uchiha was more willing to believe in Chen Anxia's precognitive abilities.
As for Kakuzu's suggestion, Itachi Uchiha said directly, "I refuse. I don't want to be partners with someone who would abandon his comrades."
Uchiha Itachi has just joined the Akatsuki organization and doesn't know much about its members, but he does know that his partner is his teammate who acts alongside him.
Therefore, Itachi Uchiha would not want to entrust his back to someone like Kakuzu who could abandon his comrades at any time.
After being rejected by Itachi Uchiha, Kakuzu narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a slightly cold voice, "Interesting, brat, I'll remember you."
This slightly threatening remark was completely ignored by Itachi Uchiha.
Seeing this, Pain took the initiative to speak up, "Let's put aside the issue of partners for now and discuss whether we should go to Konoha to rescue San."
As soon as Pain said this, Kakuzu objected, saying, "Pain is a piece of trash. I still don't understand how he was able to join Akatsuki, so I object."
As he spoke, Kakuzu's illusory figure vanished, clearly indicating that he did not want to join the discussion.
Juejian, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but let out a strange laugh and said, "I think that regardless of whether we save San or not, we need to pay close attention to Konoha."
"Konoha has been making too many moves lately. First, there was the death of the Third Hokage, then the resurrection of the First and Second Hokage, and then the First Hokage capturing rogue ninja everywhere."
"There must be some major plan behind this series of actions, which may conflict with our plans."
Upon hearing this, Konan also chimed in, "I agree. Konoha's recent frequent actions are indeed too unusual and deserve investigation and attention."
No one else had any objections.
Seeing this, Pain said to Zetsu, "Zetsu, I'm entrusting the task of investigating Konoha to you. While you're at it, gather some information about the Three."
Because of his own abilities, Zetsu was originally responsible for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering within the Akatsuki organization.
Therefore, he had no resistance to the mission given by Pain, and his illusory figure disappeared directly as he headed towards Konoha.
......
Inside the woods outside Konoha Village.
Kabuto Yakushi, dressed in ANBU attire, looked up at the waning moon hanging high in the sky, his expression showing some anxiety and trepidation.
Because Kabuto Yakushi has successfully made contact with Orochimaru.
However, Orochimaru is still wary of Kabuto Yakushi at this stage, so Kabuto is unable to find out the location of Orochimaru's base.
With no other option, Kabuto Yakushi decided to take a desperate gamble, successfully luring Orochimaru out by using false information—namely, a huge secret about Konoha's current operation.
However, although Kabuto lured Orochimaru out, he was unable to contact Chen Anxia.
Kabuto Yakushi was well aware of Orochimaru's danger and knew the consequences of deceiving him.
Therefore, Kabuto Yakushi had made up his mind to use a shadow clone to contact Orochimaru. If Chen Anxia did not appear and if the matter was exposed, he would immediately sever all ties with Orochimaru and hide himself.