"Kabuto Yakushi wins!" Kakashi announced the winner's name loudly.
"Although I knew I couldn't win, I didn't expect to lose so easily." Moonlight Gale sighed.
Kabuto didn't use any other means, and defeated him with the simple basic sword move of Water Breathing.
Dou smiled and pulled Moonlight Gale up, "Gale, you have practiced very hard. If I hadn't practiced breathing techniques longer than you, this would have been dangerous."
"Just be humble. If I believe it, I lose." Moonlight Gale obviously didn't believe Dou's nonsense.
At first, Moonlight Gale might believe it, but after getting familiar with him, he would know that this was just Dou's modesty, or caution. Dou rarely brags about how strong he is.
Seeing that Yue Guang Ji Feng didn't believe it, Dou just smiled and said nothing, and the two of them left the ring together.
"The second game, Takuno vs. Uchiha Itachi!" A moment later, Kakashi announced the second game of the semi-finals, which was also the last game of the day.
In order to allow the finalists to meet better, only the semi-finals are scheduled today, and the finals will be held tomorrow.
Nagase, who was watching the game from above, knew that Itachi had won the game as soon as Itachi and Takuno came on the court.
'I wonder how far Itachi and Kabuto will go.' Nagase was already thinking about tomorrow's final.
He felt that it might be very interesting when the two people who usually have a good relationship meet in the final. Would it be a competition that is not much different from usual, or a real battle where they try their best
In order to make the two of them defeat each other with all their strength, Nagase did a lot of fanning the flames and even bribed them.
After all, this is such a special Chunin Exam. It would be a shame if the finals ended mediocrely.
The second battle was a little more intense than the first, but in the end Takuya was defeated by Itachi's endless tricks.
Exquisite throwing of hidden weapons, unexpected one-handed seals, powerful fire escape, and sharp swordsmanship.
The defeated Takuya did not show any resentment on his face. Instead, he looked at Itachi with great admiration, and it was obvious that he was convinced by the defeat.
"Uchiha Itachi wins." Kakashi announced the winner again.
The selection of the two finalists is a civil war among the Konoha ninjas and also a civil war among the special warfare squad.
After the battle, Itachi followed his parents who were watching the fight.
Maybe because it was already the semi-finals, Uchiha Fugaku also came to watch the game with Uchiha Mikoto today.
"You performed very well today. Your daily efforts did not go in vain." Fugaku praised his eldest son.
"Yeah." Uchiha Itachi's expression didn't change much, and he wasn't too happy about his father's praise.
Victory was something he had expected, so Uchiha Fugaku's praise naturally could not stir up any emotion in him.
Although he is only seven years old, Itachi is not an ordinary child. He will not be affected by a simple compliment from his father.
Compared to this, he would be happier if he could discuss issues related to war and peace with Nagase.
"You and Kabuto often train together, so you should be very clear about his strength. How confident are you of winning against him?"
Faced with Itachi's indifferent attitude, Uchiha Fugaku, who was familiar with Itachi's character, knew that this was not because Itachi had any opinions about him, but it was just his personality, so he didn't care and talked about the finals.
"It's hard to say. Kabuto is very strong. I'm not sure, but I won't fail easily. It should be a fifty-fifty chance." Itachi said after thinking for a while.
"Try your best to get the first place, and then I will prepare a gift for you that you will like." Uchiha Fugaku said.
After thinking about it, Uchiha Fugaku added, "Even if you don't win, there are still gifts. It's still the same. Just do your best."
"Yeah." Itachi nodded slightly, indicating that he would do his best.
In fact, even if Uchiha Fugaku was not there, he would still fight this battle seriously and with all his strength. There are many reasons for this. One is because of Nagase's reward, the other is because Nagase said he wanted to let Kabuto experience failure, and also for his own reasons. He wants to win and wants to become strong.
In order to realize his ideals, strong strength is indispensable.
Uchiha Sasuke, who was being led by Uchiha Mikoto, couldn't help but show an envious look when he saw Uchiha Fugaku praising Itachi and wanting to give him a gift.
Uchiha Fugaku seldom praised him, and would only praise him occasionally when he behaved well.
"If I were as strong as my brother, would I be able to get praise from my father more often?" Zuo Zhu thought.
… … …
When the Chunin Exam was in full swing in Konoha, Zetsu rushed back to the Akatsuki base in the Rain Country and met Nagato.
In a room deep in the Hidden Rain Village, Nagato sat in a wheelchair, staring at the drizzle outside with his Rinnegan open without any light.
Konan stood beside Nagato, saying nothing, and watched the rain with him.
Zetsu emerged from the wooden floor and appeared behind the two men.
Jue did not try to conceal his aura on purpose, so Nagato spotted Jue right away.
"Do you have any information to report?" Nagato asked, turning around.
"Yes, and it is very important information." Jue said seriously.
"Very important information?" Nagato stared at Jue.
"The information about Akatsuki's base and the purpose of collecting the tailed beasts is likely to have been known by Konoha." Zetsu said.
Nagato's pale face turned ugly and his brows were furrowed. He had been so careful, how could Konoha have known the information
Moreover, currently only he, Konan and Zetsu know about collecting the tailed beasts in Akatsuki. Even other official members don't know that this is Akatsuki's ultimate goal. So how did this information leak
"Is there something wrong with Madara?" Nagato looked at Zetsu with an oppressive look.
Nagato had no idea how the information about collecting the tailed beasts would be leaked, and he didn't even tell the members of Akatsuki.
Excluding other possibilities, the remaining one, no matter how unlikely it is, is the truth, which is that something went wrong with Madara.
"Well, something went wrong with Madara. Madara was busy with something very important, so he controlled someone to complete his plan while he was away. As a result, that person accidentally fell into Konoha's hands.
That person knows all the information about Akatsuki, so our information is likely to have been leaked, and the purpose has been known to Konoha." Zetsu nodded and said.
"It's such an important matter, but it actually led to our information being leaked to Konoha." Nagato was obviously very dissatisfied.
"Who knows? That's Uchiha Madara." Jue said with a grin, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking from his black and white face.
"Why didn't Madara come with you?" Nagato asked.
"He is still busy with his important things and can't come." Jue replied.
"But he has arranged everything. Akatsuki can move from the Land of Rain to the Land of Fields, where they can start a new plan."
"Are you leaving the Rain Country?" Xiaonan asked.
Because she became an orphan due to the war and wandered with Nagato Yahiko, she has been staying in the Rain Country all the time and only leaves the Rain Country when recruiting people.
"Since our base has been discovered by Konoha, we must move." Nagato was silent for a while, then nodded.
Even if Konoha knew of their plan, they would not necessarily attack them. After all, they are just a ninja organization, and Konoha is the leader of the five major ninja villages.
It is impossible for the richest man to take any action just because a supermarket owner said he wanted to take down his business. Similarly, the current Akatsuki organization would not be regarded as an enemy by Konoha in theory.
However, the base was controlled by others, which meant that when Akatsuki began to take real action later, Konoha could attack Akatsuki directly.
This is something Nagato doesn't want to see, so moving the base is necessary. The Rain Country is no longer safe.
"There is no ninja village in the Land of Rice, and its strength is weak. In addition, we have control over the domestic ministers. It is the most suitable place for the development of Akatsuki. We can even establish a new ninja village there." said White Zetsu.
"We can't give up the forces in the Hidden Rain Village either. We need to leave some reliable people here to control the Hidden Rain Village." Nagato said after thinking for a while.
After going to great lengths to kill Hanzo and capture the Hidden Rain Village, they naturally cannot give up easily. The Hidden Rain Village is not considered weak among the small ninja villages, and can be said to be the Small Mist Village. The ninjas in the village are good at assassination.
"Besides, in order for you to gain the power to compete with Fujiwara no Nagase, Madara has specially formulated a plan for you, using secret methods to devour the appropriate bloodline limit and increase your strength." Jue said.
"What strengthening plan?" Nagato became alert. Although he was cooperating with the so-called Uchiha Madara, Nagato did not trust him 100% and did not regard him as a partner like Konan Yahiko.
Zetsu told Nagato about the Kirigaya Technique, and then gave it to Nagato, and told Nagato that if he was worried, he could ask Hiruko, who was the developer of the Kirigaya Technique.
"According to what Madara said, if nothing goes wrong, as long as you absorb the White Zetsu that contains Hashirama's cells, you should be able to get rid of the wheelchair, and the pressure of using the Rinnegan will also be reduced." Zetsu spoke of Nagato's bright future.
For Nagato who was unable to move, this was a fatal temptation.
He knew that what Nagato couldn't refuse was not only the opportunity to walk on his own again, but also that it meant that Nagato could take action himself.
Although the Six Paths of Pain look real, they are actually not as powerful as his original form.
However, given Nagato's physical condition and his paralyzed legs, he can only use Pains to move on his behalf.
In order to gain greater power to deal with the powerful Nagato, Nagato had no choice unless he was no longer prepared to realize his ideal of peace.
"Okay, I understand." Nagato replied without showing any joy.
Jue smiled and dived underground, disappearing in front of the two of them.
After a while, Xiaonan said: "There may be a conspiracy. Uchiha Madara left a plan."
She didn't believe that the so-called Uchiha Madara would be so kind as to help Nagato for free.
When Madara first appeared, he showed his intention to win them over, but Yahiko was not dead at that time. He felt that the actions of this so-called Uchiha Madara were too suspicious, so he refused.
Later, when Nagato fell into despair and hatred, he agreed to the so-called alliance with Uchiha Madara.
Nagato nodded and said, "You are right, Konan. Uchiha Madara must have his own plans. We must be cautious with him."
"But," Nagato changed the subject, "his goal is the same as ours. Fujiwara Nagase is also an opponent he wants to deal with, so that plan should really be able to enhance my strength. Otherwise, there would be no point in him deliberately trying to join forces with us."
At this point, Nagato's meaning was already very clear. He had to be careful, but after carefully checking the plan and confirming that there were no major problems, he still wanted to use it.
Because they need to collect all the tailed beasts, they absolutely cannot avoid Konoha, and Fujiwara Nagase has to face it no matter what.
As the god of the new era, his power must be above everyone else to ensure the implementation of the plan.
"Yeah." Konan, who didn't have much of her own opinion, chose to listen to Nagato.
… … …
“Here, there… what happened…” In the Mimi Lake, Shicang suddenly woke up, and then found himself unable to move. The bed he was lying on had thick iron chains locking his body.
He recalled some things and remembered everything. That day he was about to go for training and then he met a few suspicious people.
As the Fourth Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village, Shikura was ready to get rid of the three suspicious characters before going back to practice.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's strength exceeded his imagination. He failed to get rid of the three people easily, but was quickly dealt with by the opponent.
He had never seen the ninjutsu of those three people before. One of them suddenly sucked him over, and another one touched him and sucked him into an unknown space, and then there were endless explosions. If it weren't for the tailed beast, Shikura felt that he might be blown to death.
However, after that, he was controlled by the other party using illusion. He remembered the memory of that period very clearly, but he could not control his body.
At the end, the masked man who controlled him seemed to want to trigger a war between Konoha and Kirigakure and kill all the Konoha ninjas.
Shikura had no memory of what happened afterwards. He only remembered that he transformed into the Three-Tails and fought with a Konoha ninja, then he was suddenly hit hard and passed out.
'Who has such a terrifying power that he can knock out all the tailed beasts in an instant?' Ishikura thought to himself.
While recalling the memories of being controlled, Shikura observed the surrounding scenes. Based on his rich experience in his ninja career, Shikura finally judged that he was in an underground building.
He tried to use his chakra, but found that there was a powerful seal on his body and he could not use chakra.
After trying in vain, Shikura tried to communicate with the Three-Tails, wanting to use the Three-Tails' chakra to break the chains.
"No, you want to be beaten but I don't want that." Sanwei refused Shikura without even thinking about it.
Shikura was a little surprised. Are the tailed beasts so afraid of being beaten
At this time, Shicang suddenly discovered that someone walked in.