I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

The ship finally docked and without encountering any pirates, Ye Lan and his group arrived at the territory of the Water Kingdom safely.

Generally speaking, villages like this with docks would be quite prosperous, but there was no joy on the faces of these residents, more of a numbness.

"Is this what the Land of Water looks like? It seems no different from the Land of Hot Spring we visited before..." Ino whispered in Choji's ear.

The Land of Water, one of the five great countries, has become like this. What on earth did Kirigakure, which was previously closed off from the outside world, experience that made the entire country so lifeless?

Frost, who had been leading the way in front, stopped. Asuma, who was thinking, almost bumped into Frost in front of him. He looked up and found that Frost was staring at a certain place.

"Asma, there are enemies!" Ye Lan had already noticed something was wrong and spoke up to remind them.

After hearing this, the others picked up their weapons. When the nearby residents saw them taking out their weapons, they all hid in their homes. At this moment, even the most numb people would not fail to take their lives seriously.

"Who is it? Ye Lan." Asma felt something was wrong when he saw the wary Ye Lan. The depressing atmosphere brought him a sense of pressure.

Ye Lan closed his eyes and released his chakra perception technique to the maximum. One, two... There are two people on the other side, no, there is one more, and they are approaching! Ye Lan has opened his eyes, and the Sharingan in his pupils keeps turning, observing everywhere to find the enemy's traces.

No, no... Does the other party know any ninjutsu like invisibility? Ye Lan was sure that he sensed a trace of chakra fluctuations but he still couldn't find it, so he couldn't help but say: "Everyone, separate and hide!"

The Konoha ninjas took immediate action after hearing this. When everyone began to look for a hiding place, there was a gap in the center of them. The air twisted and a man with a vortex mask appeared in the center.

Invisibility? Space-time ninjutsu? How did he appear? Ye Lan was surprised as he looked at Obito who appeared in the center. Obito slowly turned around and revealed his exposed Sharingan, which had now turned back into a three-magatama appearance.

Uchiha? One eye? Who is it? Not only Ye Lan, but also Sasuke who was standing beside him realized that the other party was very likely a member of the Uchiha clan.

"Akatsuki?" Seeing that the other party was wearing the same black robe with red clouds as Akatsuki, Ye Lan knew that there would be some trouble this time. Akatsuki's strength would not be weak, and the other party might still be an Uchiha. It seemed that he came prepared, but there was no Jinchūriki in their team, and it was still unknown what purpose Akatsuki had this time.

"It's you!" Frost's face began to twitch uncontrollably after seeing Obito, which was a sign of excitement. Asuma looked at Frost in surprise, he didn't expect that Kirigakure also had any contact with Akatsuki, and it seemed that Akatsuki had caused great losses to Kirigakure.

"Long time no see, Frost." A vicissitudes of life voice came from under the Uzumaki mask, as if it had gone through many hardships.

"Thief, I won't let you escape this time!" Frost took out the big sword he had used in previous battles and pointed it at Obito.

Ye Lan was a little confused. Logically, as he had become a jonin, his strength and mentality should have increased extraordinaryly. Why was he so emotional when he met Men Shuang? Could it be that this masked man killed his entire family?

"Frost Jonin, there are still two enemies, don't be careless." Ye Lan reminded. In fact, there was one more thing that had always concerned him. The people from Akatsuki he had met before were generally in groups of two. This time, three people showed up for the first time. No matter how he looked at it, things would not be simple, and he had never let his guard down.

"Oh? You are worthy of being my junior. Have you noticed our number?" Obito looked in the direction of Ye Lan and couldn't help but admire him.

"Younger generation?" Ye Lan listened to the other person's tone. Could it be the old man who left the Uchiha clan before? In his impression, no famous Uchiha ninja had left the village.

"I wanted to see what you are capable of today, but I have to deal with this Mist Ninja first." Obito's tone was relaxed, and he didn't look like he was surrounded.

"Who are you, you hiding your head and showing your tail?" Sasuke couldn't help but get excited when he saw the other person's Sharingan. Moreover, this person seemed to be Itachi's accomplice. The last time he saw Itachi, he was killed as soon as they met and could not participate in the battle between Ye Lan and Itachi. This time, his strength has improved a bit.

The ninja sword in Sasuke's hand released a blue light, the familiar sound of Chidori rang around, and the ninja sword was already covered with electric current.

Lightning Release, Chidori Blade

The ninja sword with the Chidori attached to it quickly stabbed towards Obito under Sasuke's control. Before Ye Lan could open his mouth to stop it, the scene in front of him was beyond the ordinary ninja's knowledge.

Obito didn't dodge or evade and let the ninja sword pierce his body directly. As a result, Sasuke went straight through his body. If it weren't for the Chidori's electric current on the ninja sword, others would have thought that Sasuke did not attack.

"What kind of jutsu is this..." Asuma widened his eyes, Sasuke's attack became ineffective.

"I'm not in the mood to play ninja games with you now, Sasuke." Obito called out Sasuke's name directly, and then looked at Frost.

"Wait!" Sasuke still had a lot of questions to ask, such as the origin of this man with the Sharingan and the whereabouts of Itachi, and then a strong wind blew over.

The strong wind escape forced everyone to retreat. For the safety of the younger ninjas, Ye Lan and other senior ninjas had to stay together. Ye Lan knew that new enemies were coming. When he sensed them before, he felt that the chakra of one of them was very strange. After the strong wind stopped, a blue-haired woman with paper wings appeared in the sky.

The wind escape just now has divided the battlefield. It seems that the remaining two enemies will have to be dealt with by Konoha. Ye Lan is looking around for the last enemy. The strange chakra comes from the last enemy. This strange guy who appears at the end may be the most difficult to deal with.

Shiki Paper Dance

Xiaonan in the sky did not give everyone time to think. The papers around her formed a storm, and heavy snow fell like goose feathers.

Paper? Asuma had already seen the specialness of this Konan ninjutsu. He formed seals with his hands and exhaled a puff of thick smoke from his mouth, then bit off the flint hidden in his mouth.

Fire escape, ash burning

What surprised Asuma was that the flammable papers did not burn as he had imagined. Instead, they kept exploding in his burning ashes, and the already choking smoke spread everywhere.

Konoha Style, Shadow Dance Leaf

The shadow, an elite member of the Anbu, had quietly come to the blind spot of Konan's sight and swung his ninja sword to attack, but the ninja sword hit the opponent's body without any response.

What is this? Ying felt something was wrong when he saw Xiaonan turning around. At this moment, Xiaonan's face had turned into paper. Just as he was about to leave, the paper clone exploded.

The power of the paper clone was greater than Ying had imagined. He could only protect his vital parts. His exposed skin already showed signs of blasting. When the smoke cleared, Ying was seen half-kneeling on the ground, coughing up blood.

"Squad leader!" The first injured person appeared, and Ying's teammates as well as Ino and others began to panic. Antelope wanted to rush up to bring Ying back. She knew some emergency treatment methods. The long-term tacit understanding made Shanshu follow her closely. He had to take the responsibility of covering her.

Just as the two were about to reach Ying, Ye Lan finally spotted the last enemy, who was right next to Ying. He could only shout, "Don't go over there!"

Before the two men realized anything, they saw an orange-haired man appear in the shadows. He quickly appeared in front of Shan Shu and the other man and blocked their way.

The last one to appear was Tendo Pain. He raised his hands. The two of them seemed to be facing a huge resistance. At the last moment, Mountain Rat stood in front of Antelope and helped her share a lot of the repulsive force, until the two were flung aside by the repulsive force.

Not bothering to check the injuries of the two people who fell to the ground, Ye Lan stared at the last enemy who arrived. He was not surprised by the other party's strange ninjutsu, but by the other party's eyes. Here he saw the legendary Rinnegan, which was very similar to the description on the Nanga Shrine, an ultimate eye technique that surpassed the Sharingan and the Byakugan.

Even Ye Lan, who had always been confident in his own strength, looked more serious than ever. This man with the Rinnegan definitely had a special status in the Akatsuki organization and was most likely the opponent's leader.

No one knows what abilities the Rinnegan has except for the inexplicable attack just now. This battle is definitely the most difficult one Ye Lan has encountered since returning to the village.