Chapter 487 Melee (5,000-Word Chapter)
Payne hit it off with Obito, ready to mobilize all Akatsuki members to go to Sunagakure.
As long as Hefeng's trouble can be solved, the road ahead will be extremely bright.
Although the current Akatsuki organization has suffered heavy casualties, there are still two S-level rebels, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame.
So Payne once again used the power of the Rinnegan to get in touch with Itachi, Kisame.
After a while, the two of them, as well as the light and shadow image of Black Zetsu, appeared inside the tower.
The whole body exudes colorful waves of light.
Obito retreated to Konan's side, still acting as a rookie who had just joined Akatsuki.
"Boss, have you found a new tailed beast?"
Kisame looked around and noticed that this time, there were a lot fewer people than before.
"not quite."
Payne thought for a moment.
If no new tail beasts have been discovered, Eight Tails Jinchūriki Xianglin and Nine Tails Jinchūriki Naruto are indeed in Sunagakure.
It can be said that this operation is to capture the tailed beast.
That's not true again.
Thinking of this, Payne organized his language a little bit, and said the purpose of calling everyone this time.
It is to solve Hefeng once and for all.
"If Hefeng succeeds in invading Sunagakure, then half of the ninja world will be reduced to Konoha's territory."
"Plus Iwagakure and Kirigakure got hit hard."
"Even if it's us, I'm afraid we won't be able to compete with Konoha for the tail beast anymore."
"No……"
Payne shook his head slightly, changing his statement.
"After Hefeng stabilizes the Kingdom of Wind, he will definitely continue to mobilize ninja troops and march northward."
"Take Iwagakure in one fell swoop."
Anyway, Kirigakure is a village surrounded by the sea.
It is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Instead, Iwagakure.
Once the Kingdom of Wind falls, there will only be the buffer zone of Rain Shinobi Village between it and Konoha.
Not only that……
If Hefeng needs it.
He can even gather three groups of ninja troops to invade Iwagakure from the directions of the land of fire, the land of wind, and the land of thunder.
Fighting on the third front is in a double-team situation.
"The reason why our Akatsuki organization was able to capture the tailed beasts in other villages is largely due to information asymmetry."
"No one knows the relationship between Rain Shinobi Village and Akatsuki."
"That's why we who are in the dark can move easily."
Payne spread his hands and said to Itachi and Kisame.
The implication is that I hope they can understand.
A small country like Rain Shinobi Village will not attract Konoha's attention at all.
At that time, they will definitely capture Rain Shinobi Village.
If you don't protect this place yourself, then Rain Shinobi Village will definitely fall.
If he did it himself, it would be tantamount to telling everyone about the connection between Rain Shinobi Village and Akatsuki.
At that time, Hefeng might go out in person.
In any case, Payne, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, did not want the flames of war to spread here.
"Rain Shinobi Village is a peaceful country."
"It is also the only country that can bring real peace to the ninja world."
"So, in order not to make Hefeng's ambition come true."
"Also to give us the power to bring peace."
"We had to nip Hefeng in the bud before he could get a stage win."
While speaking, Payne specifically looked at Uchiha Itachi.
Although this man is a traitor personally recommended by Obito.
He also achieved good results in the work of catching tailed beasts.
But for this rebellion from Konoha, Payne didn't trust 100% in his heart.
Now it's time to attack Hefeng.
I don't know what the attitude of itachi is.
"I see."
For a while, it was Kisame next to Itachi who nodded slightly and made a statement.
"Looking at it this way, this guy named Hefeng is really tricky."
"However, that Mizukage named Terumi Mei is just a girl, but she is a ninja who has two kinds of blood succession boundaries. In terms of strength, even I dare not underestimate it."
Kisame said to Penn.
Although he knew that Konoha Shinobi was very strong, but if it was a fight between three shadows and one shadow, he didn't think Hefeng would win.
Of course……
Kisame had no intention of arguing with Payne.
Even if Payne decides to participate in this chaos, as a member of the Akatsuki organization, he can only follow along.
not to mention……
The last time he lost to Namikaze Minato, he is still brooding.
I want to fight him again.
Win or lose.
"This time not only have the opportunity to get Eight Tails and Nine Tails."
Soon, Itachi also spoke slowly, expressing his opinion.
"Once Hefeng is resolved, Konoha will also fall into chaos."
"For the work of arresting Erwei, we will also get positive help."
"but……"
"Before I act, I have one condition."
Itachi looked directly at Payne and said bluntly.
Although Payne is the nominal leader of the Akatsuki organization, he knows it very well in his heart.
The masked man standing next to Konan is the real mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization.
The so-called conditions are not so much a discussion with Payne.
Rather, it was for Obito.
"What conditions?"
Payne asked blankly.
In any case, Itachi is a very important combat force in the Akatsuki organization.
As long as the conditions are not too excessive, I can accept them.
"Eliminate Hefeng, I have no objection."
"That guy is a dangerous element."
"I can also accept catching tailed beasts."
"but……"
"Sasuke can't be killed yet."
Itachi's voice is steady, without any mood swings.
"Sasuke?" Kisame frowned subconsciously upon hearing this.
In order to help the red sand scorpion and Deidara buy time to retreat, Payne used the elephant to turn Technique.
It made Kisame and Sasuke have a relationship.
He clearly remembered that Sasuke Itachi mentioned was his own younger brother.
"I didn't expect Mr. Itachi to worry about his younger brother."
Kisame joked.
The eyes of Obito, Konan, Black Zetsu, and Payne also focused on Obito.
However, facing Kisame's teasing, Itachi immediately sneered.
He shook his head slightly, responding to Kisame, "Kisame, my size is not as small as you imagine."
"The reason why I want to keep Sasuke is not because he is my younger brother."
"That kind of useless bond has no meaning at all to us Uchiha clan."
"I kept him only because his eyes haven't awakened yet."
"That's all."
Itachi said calmly.
It means that Sasuke is just his eye-changing tool.
And Payne didn't care much about such trivial matters.
Whether Sasuke is alive or dead, it will not affect his plan.
What matters is Tailed Beast, and Hefeng's death.
On the contrary, the power possessed by Itachi is very likely to become the key to dealing with Hefeng.
"I promise you."
Payne agreed to Itachi's condition without thinking.
that's it……
Akatsuki organized a gathering of all the staff and set off for Sunagakure.
The country of the wind.
Sunagakure.
After organizing the ninja troops to surprise Konoha's troops, Luo Sha asked Yulong to go to Hefeng's villa and invited him to the Fengying Building to participate in the Siying meeting.
Naturally, Hefeng would not refuse this.
After a while, Hefeng came to Luo Sha's office.
"It's really better to be famous than to meet."
Although Luo Sha and Hefeng had dealt with each other before, this time, it was indeed a formal meeting between the two parties, and Dang even sighed sincerely.
This is not out of a flattering mentality.
But really had such a feeling.
Although Hefeng is now 21 years old, he does not have the troubles and pressures of life.
The skin still looks immature.
It looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old.
Coupled with a tall and slender figure.
Match with white Hokage haori.
Even if it is thrown into the crowd, it will be spotted at a glance.
"What a nice man..." Terumi Mei's gaze was instantly attracted by Hefeng.
Although Kirigakure was influenced by the Sato of the Blood Mist, many outstanding ninjas died prematurely, but there are still many outstanding men who grew up.
However, in Terumi Mei's impression of men, almost no one can compare with Hefeng.
It's just his sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, fresh and handsome facial features.
Just let yourself have a feeling of heartbeat.
No……
It must be that any female ninja, after seeing a man like Hefeng, cannot remain indifferent.
"It just so happens that this guy is Konoha's Hokage."
Terumi Mei stared slightly, unable to take her gaze away from Hefeng, and couldn't help complaining in her heart.
If only Hefeng could be Kirigakure's ninja.
How nice would that be?
I would rather not do Fifth Mizukage.
However, there has never been anything if in this world.
Terumi Mei still remembers until now that it was the man Hefeng who killed Fourth Mizukage.
Rebuilt Kirigakure into what it is today.
And, keep it and never cut it.
He is also the one who wiped out the Kingdom of Thunder.
"Such a handsome man is the scariest demon in the ninja world."
Terumi Mei took a deep breath, and couldn't help making such an evaluation of Hefeng in her heart.
As for Onoki.
He was already looking old.
There should be no disturbances.
But from Hefeng's face, he saw something similar to Uchiha Madara.
That kind of self-prestige without anger, and strong confidence in one's own strength.
Exactly the same as Uchiha Madara.
It is not even an exaggeration to say that when Hefeng walked straight in, Ohnoki mistook Hefeng for Uchiha Madara for a moment.
He was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat.
Fortunately, the hairstyles of Hefeng and Uchiha Madara are somewhat different.
After a little composure, Onogi walked out from his bad memories of Uchiha Madara.
Yes.
After all, Uchiha Madara is a ninja who disappeared in the long river of history.
"Presumably these two are Mizukage and Tsuchikage."
Hefeng ignored Luo Sha's greetings, the first thing he did when he came in was to observe the room, and he said this slowly after noticing Onoki and Terumi Mei sitting on both sides of the room.
At the same time, Hefeng also noticed that there was an empty seat next to Terumi Mei.
"If I guess correctly, that seat should be reserved for me."
"However, judging from the distribution of seats, this position is really not very good."
Hefeng thought to himself.
As the host of this Chūnin exam, Fengying Luosha is naturally in the main seat.
On the contrary, I, Hokage, who first proposed the joint Chūnin exam, was assigned to the worst guest seat.
"Yes, these two are Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage, and the first female ninja ever to become a shadow, Terumi Mei."
"And the first place is Third Tsuchikage, Ohnoki, who is known as the living fossil of the ninja world."
Luo Sha introduced the two of them to Hefeng, then raised one hand to signal Hefeng to sit down.
"Please sit down."
Hefeng looked at Luo Sha, but didn't say much.
Anyway, within a few days, the Kingdom of Wind will become a part of the history of the ninja world just like the Kingdom of Thunder.
Why should I have the same knowledge as Luo Sha.
Thinking of this, Hefeng sat down calmly.
"I don't know why Mr. Luo Sha came to me suddenly, what's the matter?" Hefeng asked casually.
Hefeng could naturally see that Luo Sha wanted to use this method to delay his voice.
It is convenient for Baki and others to leave Sunagakure and attack Hizashi's troops.
but……
Because of the existence of the phone bug, I have passed this information to Hizashi.
What awaits Baki and his party now is the abyss.
Naturally, Hefeng didn't feel any pressure.
"Is such that……"
Luo Sha deliberately put on a serious attitude.
Naturally, it is impossible for him to know that Hefeng owns Observation Haki and Xinwang.
Because of this ability, it has been separated from the ninjutsu setting.
It is an ability that should not belong to this world.
No matter how clever Luo Sha is, he still can't imagine the existence of Xinwang.
In his view, Hefeng and his ninja troops have already been deeply trapped in the net that he has set up.
What awaits him will be a bottomless abyss.
Although Terumi Mei and Onogi didn't say anything, they thought about the same thing as Luo Sha.
"Although we are planning to hold a joint Chūnin exam this time, let the daimyo and others see the strength of ninjas."
"But there are more Genins taking the exam this time than I thought."
"Even with a conservative estimate, there are at least six hundred people taking this exam."
Rosa said so.
In fact, this question can indeed be regarded as a question.
Although Sunagakure also held the Chūnin exam before, the maximum number of participants at one time was only about 100 people.
This time, the four ninja villages will hold the Chūnin exam together.
He really has no experience in this area.
certainly……
This joint Chūnin exam is not really for Genin to become Chūnin.
Rather, in order to target Hefeng, he deliberately found an excuse.
Luo Sha, Fengying, naturally wouldn't really bother about holding the Chūnin exam well.
"After some thinking, I thought, can we directly adopt the method of melee for the selection of Chūnin?"
"In the final analysis, ninja is a profession that exists for war."
"Compared to theory, knowledge, how to survive and win in war is the standard to measure a ninja."
Luo Sha got straight to the point and expressed his thoughts.
For one thing, all Genin can be gathered together by adopting a melee exam method.
And it is said to be a melee, but between Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure, it is completely an alliance.
Their respective shadows only need to explain to the Genin of the village, and to the Genin of Konoha.
The so-called scuffle turned into a crusade against Konoha.
If it goes well, it is not impossible to directly annihilate Konoha's new force.
Secondly, this is also for the convenience of beheading Hefeng.
If the competition system is extended, the number of events will increase.
Instead, accidents are prone to occur.
It's better to cut the mess with a sharp knife.
Solve problems cleanly.
In order to make the acting more realistic.
Luo Sha not only asked Hefeng's opinion, but also turned around and asked Terumi Mei and Onoki's thoughts.
"Ok……"
The two of them thought for a while.
"I think what Kazekage-sama said is right. Although ninjas will accept daily jobs, in essence, they are occupations that exist to deal with war."
"Especially for countries that don't have ninjas, the biggest role they hire ninjas is to deal with war."
"Invading other countries, or preventing the invasion of other countries."
"Also, in terms of survivability in melee combat, our Genin of Kirigakure can be said to be an expert in this field."
While speaking, Terumi Mei raised a smug smile.
It seems that he is determined to win this time's Chunnin exam results.
"A melee?"
Onoki murmured softly, as if hesitating.
But soon, he nodded in agreement.
"This time the four major ninja villages hold the Chūnin exam together, which is indeed something that has never happened before in the ninja world."
"The numbers are also at unprecedented levels."
"It is true that the content of the exam should not be set based on past experience."
"And the melee can not only reflect the combat ability of the players."
"It can also test the tacit understanding and cooperation between the teams."
"Considering the existence of ninjas, melee may really be a suitable topic for this exam."
Onoki expressed his opinion.
Then, the two of them and Luo Sha looked at Hefeng tacitly, as if they wanted to hear his Hokage's opinion.
"Melee."
Hefeng looked up at the ceiling, as if thinking.
However, he didn't think about it at all.
He knew very well that no one, including himself, would care about the content of the Chūnin exam at all.
Even if no one really cares, why should they care?
On the contrary, if it is a melee...
"Even if Luo Sha, Terumi Mei, and Onogi have reached a consensus, after the melee begins, maybe there will be three ninjas attacking one side."
"However, the Genin I brought this time is not weak at all."
"Even if it is one against three, it will not fall to the enemy's disadvantage."
Hefeng thought and thought.
Then speak directly to the others.
"Since everyone thinks that melee is the most suitable for this Chūnin exam, I have nothing to add."
"Just take the method of melee."
"Maybe it will be extra interesting."
The corners of Hefeng's mouth turned up, revealing a smile.
Accepted the melee offer.
Meanwhile, night fell.
Baki, Huangtu, and Qing, respectively took the ninjas from their respective villages and secretly set off towards the border of the Land of Wind.
And Qing, who has white eyes, relies on the power of the pupil technique to distinguish the situation ahead.
War is imminent.