Konoha starts from the root

Just when Bai Ye was arranging evacuation.

Ghost Island.

In the gap between the waves, a figure wearing a black and red cloud robe emerged from the ground and came to a place full of puppets.

The pitcher plant on the neck opened, revealing the half-black and half-white head inside.

The person who came was none other than a member of the Xiao organization.

He stopped and walked, bending down to pick up an arm before the next wave came.

It can be seen that this is a left arm with a ring on its thumb with the word "Jade" written on it.

This is exactly the ring of Scorpion - Jade Girl.

Bai Ye's guess was correct, Jue had indeed observed the entire battle secretly.

Even, in the end, he almost couldn't help but take action directly to eliminate Bai Ye's hidden danger.

It's a pity that Bai Ye didn't show any signs of fatigue or relax at that time. He was definitely not [-]% sure about Bai Ye's death.

Therefore, I still gave up this opportunity.

After taking off the ring, Jue muttered: "Two losers..."

After that, he threw his arm casually.

When the waves came, it had already sunk into the ground.

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I don't know how long has passed.

Rain country.

Rainy Village.

In the abode of God.

In a secret and dark room, subtle breathing sounds could be heard from time to time, as if someone was sleeping.

At a certain moment, the rhythmic breathing suddenly became disordered.

Then, a deep voice sounded: "Come in, Nan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.

Xiaonan, who was wearing a black and red cloud robe, quickly stepped forward, handed over a glass of water, and asked with concern: "Nagato, how did you sleep?"

That's right, the person who spoke before was none other than Nagato, the current leader of the Akatsuki organization.

At this moment, he was sitting in a wheelchair, his back was covered with black, iron rod-like things, and he looked extremely weak.

In fact, he was indeed very weak.

Even though he has the blood of the Uzumaki clan and his vitality is far beyond ordinary people, he is still weak under the long-term oppression of the outside demons.

Even his Uzumaki clan's iconic red hair is no longer bright, but a bit gray.

After Nagato took a sip of water, he waved his hand and asked, "Come here now. What happened?"

Konan understood Nagato's temperament and did not hide it. He said truthfully: "Scorpion and Deidara's mission failed."

"Scorpion died in Bai Ye's hands."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Nagato didn't react much. After all, this was what he expected.

However, the second half of Xiaonan's words made his heart sink, and he coughed violently due to his excitement.

"Cough cough...cough cough cough..."

Seeing this, Xiaonan quickly handed over the water glass again and said: "Nagato, come here, have a drink of water..."

"Cough~, cough~~, cough!"

After a long time, Nagato calmed down and asked, "What's going on?"

Konan saw that he was a little anxious, so he gave the information he got from Zetsu and Deidara in a concise and clear way.

After listening to Konan's narration, Nagato fell into deep thought.

After a while, he seemed to be talking to himself and said: "Hidan and Scorpio have both been damaged. The "plan" has not yet been fully launched. We cannot lose any more official members."

"Nan, let me know. Don't worry about Bai Ye for now, and do your best to investigate the whereabouts of the Jinchuuriki."

Hearing this, Xiaonan asked: "Does the "plan" need to be advanced?"

Nagato was silent for a moment and replied: "If the identity and location of all Chuuriki can be determined, the "plan" will be launched immediately."

Xiaonan knew that once the "plan" was launched, the ninja world would surely fall into turmoil, and the number of deaths would be countless.

Although she couldn't bear it.

However, Yahiko is dead, and no matter what, she will stand firmly behind Nagato.

Therefore, after hearing Nagato's words, she simply said: "I understand."

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Sunset Moonrise.

Soon, the time came to the next night.

A small island not far from Ghost World Island.

No, to be more precise, it should be on a reef.

The former "root" ninja, now codenamed "Number Two", is hiding here.

He was wrapped in a black cloak, wearing a mask, and looked around quietly, alert to any possible dangers.

Bai Ye will complete the orders given by him meticulously.

Although he has not noticed anything unusual in the past two days, he still will not let down his guard.

What's more, the direction he is responsible for is the Kingdom of Water closest to Onijie Island.

Which ninja village could react the fastest to the changes on Onigai Island?

Then there is no doubt that it must be Kirigakure Village.

Therefore, he did not dare to relax at all.

Under the dark night, the surroundings seemed particularly quiet, and the windless sea was calmer than imagined.

However, in the silence, he seemed to hear a strange sound.

"Whoa~"

It sounded like something coming out of the water.

"not good!"

Number Two shouted in his heart.

He wanted to send a signal, but a strong whip tied him tightly.

Not to mention sending out a signal, I couldn't even move my hands.

Looking out of the corner of his eye, No. [-] discovered that the whip was actually made of water.

"Kirigakure Anbu's Water Release: Water Whip."

Number [-] instantly recognized the origin of this technique and also thought of the identity of the enemy - Kirigakure ANBU.

Before he could react, a figure suddenly appeared and wrapped him directly in the Water Prison Technique, leaving him no room to struggle. Even his mask fell aside.

The next moment, three more masked ninjas appeared and surrounded No. [-].

"Captain, we've caught him, what should we do next?" one person asked.

After a moment of silence in the field, a deep voice sounded: "Take it away, get out of here first."

Obviously, they plan to obtain information from No. [-] first.

If it were an ordinary ninja, after being trapped by the water whip and water prison technique, there would indeed be no room for resistance.

Not to mention suffocation, just being unable to form a seal would prevent them from even committing suicide.

Unfortunately, No. [-] is not an ordinary ninja. He still has the soul-locking curse mark left by Bai Ye.

After confirming that these people came with bad intentions and that he was unable to get out of the predicament.

Number [-] began to mobilize the chakra within his body and actively stimulated the soul-locking curse seal between his eyebrows.

As soon as he made a move, he was immediately noticed.

"careful!"

A voice sounded quietly.

The other three followed his gaze.

I saw a special pattern looming between the eyebrows of the figure in the water prison.

"Curse seal...not good!"

"Stop him, quickly!"

This is the captain's voice.

If you activate the curse mark on your body at this time, you either want to commit suicide or you want to send a message.

Ninjas in the Anbu knew this very well.

Therefore, it must be stopped as soon as possible.