Seeing Pain leave, a deep look flashed in Yūto's eyes.
Nagato, Rinnegan!
"I didn't expect him to come looking for me before I even went to find him."
Yūto muttered to himself. Yūto really hadn't expected Pain to appear personally.
However, considering the immense commotion caused by the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Pain's appearance here was somewhat expected.
"Originally, I planned to play it safe, but now it seems I was being a bit too imaginative... Uchiha Madara!"
Yūto said in a low voice.
Pain's sudden appearance somewhat disrupted Yūto's initial plan.
Especially the scene where Pain's body seemed to lose control just now, it made Yūto suddenly think of a possibility.
If that's truly the case, then this Ninja World is probably going to become interesting.
"Yūto-sama!"
Seeing Yūto return, Ranmaru quickly deactivated his Curse Mark transformation and trotted over to Yūto's side.
Yūto stroked Ranmaru's head, then turned to see Ameyuri Ringo and Zabuza Momochi. The two of them also walked over, looking at Yūto with shame.
"We're sorry, Yūto-sama, we couldn't keep them here."
"Keep them? In your current state, you couldn't defeat him. I think Kisame Hoshigaki knows this very well."
Yūto casually waved his hand and said with a light chuckle.
Kisame Hoshigaki nodded and told everyone the information he knew about Pain.
Especially when he mentioned Pain's Rinnegan, Zabuza Momochi and the others all showed shocked expressions.
Everyone might have heard of the legendary eyes like the Rinnegan, but they had never seen them. The fact that Pain's eyes just now were the legendary Rinnegan of the Six Paths Sage, it's easy to imagine how surprised everyone was.
While everyone was stunned, Yūto looked at Ao and said:
"Ao, you lead the Mist Ninja Force to attack the remaining Ninja of the Three Great Ninja Villages. It would be best if you could eliminate all the remaining Cloud Shinobi and Rock Shinobi."
"As for the Sand Ninja, leave a weakness for Maki to escape back to the Sand Ninja Village. And for Temari and Kankuro, the two who are related to the Fourth Kazekage, bring them back."
"Yes, Yūto-sama!"
Ao's expression turned serious, and he quickly replied. However, after speaking, he realized what Yūto's command was.
An astonished look appeared on Ao's face, and he spoke cautiously:
"Yūto-sama, ambushing the Ninja of the Three Great Ninja Villages simultaneously, won't the action be a bit too large?"
"The other Ninja Villages probably already suspect that this incident was orchestrated secretly by our Mist Village. Doing this now might offend all Four Great Shinobi Villages at once."
Hearing Ao's concern, Yūto said softly with an enigmatic expression, "Do you know what the Ninja World will face next?"
Before Ao could ask, Yūto's faint voice reached his ears:
"A brand new era! And the news of my resurrection probably won't be hidden for long."
Pain's appearance made Yūto realize that the news of his resurrection would likely spread throughout the entire Ninja World before long. Before that, he had to make some preparations.
Ao couldn't help but tremble. Although he couldn't fully understand what Yūto-sama meant by a brand new era, Ao felt a sense of iron-blooded aura rushing towards him.
Ao nodded, turned around, and walked towards the direction of the Mist Ninja Force.
"Yūto-sama, do we not need to attack Konoha?"
Zabuza Momochi asked respectfully, a look of confusion in his eyes.
"Of course we need to attack, but this time the objective is to release the three trapped Jinchuriki from the Wood Release seal."
"You don't need to worry about the Eight-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki, but you must bring back the Ichibi's Jinchuriki. We need Konoha to think our goal is the Tailed Beasts."
Yūto's expression was somewhat indifferent as he turned and spoke faintly to Zabuza and the others.
Outside the center of the battlefield.
The remaining Sand Ninja troops gathered together.
Maki was covered in blood. He scanned the remaining Sand Ninja, his face terribly dark.
Including him, there were fewer than twenty Ninja left alive in the Sand Ninja force.
"sensei, what about Gaara?"
Temari ignored her injuries, her face full of anxiety as she looked at Maki.
Maki's expression was gloomy. No matter what, the Jinchuriki absolutely could not be left in Konoha.
Thump, thump—
Several footsteps came from the other side. Immediately afterward, Cloud Shinobi and Rock Shinobi, covered in injuries both big and small, appeared in the Sand Ninja's sight.
Akatsuchi and Kitsuchi of the Rock Shinobi, and Darui of the Cloud Shinobi, were leading their remaining troops towards this direction.
Everyone present had grim expressions. Who would have thought that Konoha possessed such powerful Ninjutsu?
"Where are the Kirigakure?"
Darui of the Cloud Shinobi asked in a very unfriendly tone.
Although the battlefield was chaotic at the time, he could still see that Kirigakure likely suffered the fewest casualties among the four Ninja Villages.
He now strongly suspected that the man who suddenly appeared had a special relationship with the Mist Village.
He even suspected that this plan for the Four Great Shinobi Villages to attack Konoha was secretly orchestrated by the Mist Village.
But what was the Mist Village's objective?
Not only Darui thought this, but Maki and Kitsuchi also thought the same.
"Sorry everyone, this matter is our Mist Village's fault."
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the side.
They saw Ao leading a large number of Mist Village Ninja appear before everyone's eyes.
Seeing the suddenly appearing Kirigakure, the Ninja from the other three Villages showed a hint of vigilance in their eyes.
"Your Mist Village's fault? What did you do?"
Akatsuchi looked at Ao, his voice low.
"Of course, it's for not eliminating all of you!"
Ao said with a smile.
As Ao's words fell, the Mist Ninja Force standing behind Ao simultaneously launched an attack on the remaining Ninja of the Three Great Ninja Villages.
"Damn it! You Kirigakure are trying to make enemies of the entire Ninja World!"
Darui roared in anger when he saw this scene.
"Making enemies of the entire Ninja World? You are not qualified to represent the entire Ninja World! Everyone, attack! Don't let a single one escape!"
The smile on Ao's face had long disappeared, and he spoke with a cold expression.
The battle between the two sides instantly erupted. Compared to the Mist Ninja Force, which was almost completely preserved, the losses of the other three Villages were too severe.
Furthermore, they were all injured. As soon as the two sides met, the entire battlefield became a one-sided situation.
Escape!
With their current remaining strength, there was no possibility of victory against Kirigakure.
After a brief exchange, the remaining forces of the Three Great Ninja Villages scattered and broke through in three directions simultaneously.
Ao watched this scene with a cold expression. Except for Maki, it wouldn't be so easy for the others to escape.