As the Raikage loudly called for the Five Kage Summit across the world, a fierce battle was unfolding on the inland sea of Rain Country.
Boom~~~
Terrifying flames exploded across the sea surface, but the blast lasted only a moment before being absorbed into a Spatial Vortex.
At the center of the explosion, the one-armed Masked Man calmly landed on the water.
"After all, you're an elder of the Akatsuki organization—you really shouldn't be underestimated," Obito said casually, his clothes tattered. "Unfortunately, your explosion ultimately failed. I only suffered a minor injury!"
Konan pressed her lips together, deliberately ignoring Obito's description of losing an arm as merely a "light wound." "No matter what, I won't hand over Nagato's eyes to you. This is the last memory he left behind for me!"
"Nagato's eyes? Do you think someone from the Uzumaki clan like him could awaken the Rinnegan? Of course not! Those eyes were originally mine!" Obito shook his head slightly, his remaining hand slowly tightening into a fist. "All I'm doing now is reclaiming what's rightfully mine!"
"Your eyes?" Konan was deeply shaken and immediately glared at him. "So, it was you who caused all of Pain's suffering during his childhood!"
Obito laughed cruelly. "No, no, no—I was just the catalyst. The true cause of everything was this world itself!"
Konan took a deep breath. "At first, I only wanted to protect Nagato's eyes, but now, it seems I have a good reason to kill you!"
"Kill me? With just a few Explosive Tags?" Obito scoffed. "Mixing Explosive Tags into your Paper Ninjutsu was indeed a clever idea, but unfortunately, the quantity was too low!"
"Not enough, huh? How about these then?" Konan shouted, her hands suddenly spreading wide.
As she moved, the sea beneath her split open.
Only now did Obito realize—the entire ocean beneath them had been an illusion made of paper!
Even his Sharingan had failed to detect the deception, thanks to the exquisite camouflage of the Divine Paper Arts.
"What?! This is..."
"This place contains six hundred billion Explosive Tags, enough to explode continuously for ten minutes! Now, die for me!"
On average, a billion Explosive Tags detonated every second. The terrifying energy waves nearly set the entire ocean ablaze. The surrounding sea was engulfed in flames; the heatwave radiated across dozens of miles, carried by the shockwave.
Even the two people standing on the coastline could feel the scorching heat—the air they breathed into their lungs carried the sensation of burning fire.
Aizen quietly sighed, "What a magnificent sight!"
Konan nodded, her eyes filled with longing. "After all, it's six hundred billion Explosive Tags!"
She really wished she could pull off a move like this once too!
Aizen teased, "Six hundred billion Explosive Tags? Konan, this version of you from this era is indeed rich! If Kakuzu found out about this, he'd probably mug you on the spot! Speaking of which, you don't tell me you're also that rich, are you?"
Konan's face flushed red. "M-Me? How could I possibly have so much money? At most, maybe I just slightly prioritized allocating the organization's funds toward manufacturing Explosive Tags when stockpiling wartime resources!"
"It's true. Explosive Tags play a significant role in warfare. Since we, the Akatsuki organization, are public enemies of the shinobi world, purchasing more Explosive Tags seems quite reasonable, right?"
Aizen chuckled and nodded. "That does sound reasonable, but exactly how many is 'a little'?"
Konan's eyes darted away. "Well, well, just not as many as Big Nan!"
"Big Nan?"
"It's awkward calling the me from the parallel world 'Nan,' so she's older than me anyway, so I just call her Big Nan!"
Before Obito could respond, Konan quickly changed the subject. "Uncle, aren't you trying to draw out Black Zetsu using Obito? If you don't act soon, Big Nan will kill off this Obito!"
"Don't underestimate him," Aizen calmly watched the sea surface. "That guy successfully manipulated the entire shinobi world. He definitely possesses exceptional tactics and abilities!"
Konan gasped, "But his Intangibility should only last five minutes, right? Can he really survive under such an attack?"
Aizen smiled. "Just watch carefully. It'll be your turn to act soon!"
On the sea surface, explosive shockwaves continued for ten minutes.
When the storm finally calmed, Konan knelt weakly on the water's surface, panting heavily. "Phew~ The Divine Paper Arts have been released. I didn't expect to use this much chakra. Fortunately, I finally defeated Madara..."
Suddenly, a blade pierced through her abdomen from behind.
"Dead, am I?"
Hearing the voice from behind, Konan couldn't believe what she was seeing as she looked down at the blood dripping from the blade. She mumbled, "How is this possible? You should've definitely died..."
"That's right, I did die once. Unfortunately though, I came back to life using Izanagi!" Obito shook his head in regret. "You actually drove me to use Izanagi. I must admit, I truly underestimated you!"
Konan coughed blood, her consciousness gradually fading. "I'm sorry, Nagato. I still couldn't avenge you!"
"Don't die just yet. Tell me where Nagato's body is hidden!" As Obito said this, he tried to turn Konan around to trap her in Genjutsu.
But just then, another blade pierced through his abdomen from behind!
"Kch!" Obito grunted in pain, turning his head in disbelief. He saw Konan piercing his body with the same posture.
"How could this be... I understand now!" Obito was momentarily stunned but quickly figured it out. While coughing blood, he gritted his teeth as he turned back. "Clever plan indeed! Using your real body as bait to lure me out, while attacking me from behind with a Paper Clone! Konan, I never expected you to be the most deeply hidden one in Akatsuki!"
"You you..." Hearing those words, Konan—already slipping into unconsciousness—mistook them as mockery. Anger worsened her condition, and she lost consciousness before finishing her sentence.
Noticing this, Obito felt a chill in his heart. This didn't make sense! Although clones have their own consciousness, when the real body is seriously injured and unconscious, the clone should disappear too. However, the person behind him still showed no change in his aura!
"Could it be a Transformation Jutsu?" Struggling, Obito turned around again to confirm his opponent's condition.
A slight smile appeared on Konan's lips. "How? Thinking I'm someone else in disguise? Relax, I don't share your particular... tastes, you know."
Obito Uchiha was so shocked he didn't even care who Konan was anymore. He blurted out, "What do you mean?"
"Did I say something wrong?" Konan gazed at him with a half-smile. "Obito Uchiha, who dares to claim he is Madara Uchiha!"
"You… you…" This time, Obito was absolutely floored.
At the same time, Aizen glanced toward some direction with narrowed eyes and a smirk. "Couldn't hold back anymore, huh?"
Xiaobai's concealment ability could even deceive Hagoromo. Even with the upper hand, tracking Black Zetsu down wasn't easy.
Unless, Xiaobai chose to expose himself!
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