My Life as Itachi's Crow

Chapter 126: The Scheming Akatsuki

As Itachi and Kitahara were exchanging information about the enemy, the group behind them, despite having confirmed their safety, still couldn't calm their hearts.

"Even the Eight-Tails that once rampaged in our village couldn't possibly be this strong... Whether it's those two unknown enemies or that Uchiha Itachi's summoned beast, they're all terrifying!"

The Hidden Cloud ninja was dumbfounded. The Hidden Cloud Village, which had always relied on nin-taijutsu to win, how could they have ever seen this level of destructive power?

Shizune scanned the surrounding environment and muttered blankly, "How can there be such a person in the ninja world? Even Lady Tsunade couldn't do it..."

As far as the eye could see, a small half of the forest had been destroyed. Towering trees were toppled over one another, and the ground was cracked everywhere... This level of destruction had already surpassed Shizune's understanding.

"Tsunade, do you have any intelligence on the enemy?" The Fourth Raikage clutched his chest, forcing himself to sit up. He glanced at the quiet Uchiha Itachi and the crow, ultimately choosing to communicate with Tsunade.

Tsunade's brow was tightly furrowed, "The enemy... is very strong."

"Even that idiot Killer Bee could see that!" The Fourth Raikage was extremely irritable. Having been injured by Kitahara, he couldn't even play a supporting role in this battle.

"The enemy's main target doesn't seem to be you anyway. You're just a side character, little fellow from the Hidden Cloud..."

Tsunade sneered as she spoke, patting the Fourth Raikage's dark face, "Don't worry, we'll send you to the Land of Frost, guaranteed... completely unscathed."

The Fourth Raikage trembled with humiliation, "..."

He really hadn't suffered a second injury in the battle just now…

The battle hadn't lasted long, and the only casualty was one dead Hidden Cloud ninja. Even the enemy had only lost two puppet sacrifices.

Speaking of which, it was almost an injustice to the environment they had destroyed.

But...

This was indeed something Nagato would do.

In Kitahara's memory, Nagato had had an even more destructive battle, where the number of casualties was only he himself... and that battle had also changed the entire structure of the ninja world.

He was a real talent.

At this moment, Nagato, unaware that he had been highly praised by the Great Crow Sage, after his shape-shifting puppet was defeated, disregarded his own fatigue and manipulated Pain to contact Zetsu using the Magic Lantern Body Technique.

"Zetsu, your intelligence is not accurate." Pain's Rinnegan stared intently at Zetsu's illusion, saying grimly, "Uchiha Itachi's summoned ninja beast is very powerful. The Fourth Raikage and Konoha's Tsunade are also around the battlefield. It seems our cooperation..."

"Don't be like that, Nagato... no, Pain."

Black Zetsu chuckled softly and said, "That little brat's sensory ability is extremely outstanding. Even if I used the Mayfly Technique to sneak in, it would be very easy for him to detect me."

Pain nodded, accepting this answer, then immediately turned the tables, "If the intelligence can't be precise either, then your value and status need to be reconsidered. The Akatsuki doesn't need useless people."

White Zetsu: "..."

For a moment, White Zetsu actually felt that Pain had a point. It also thought that Black Zetsu and the off-the-rails Obito were, no matter how you looked at it, wastes.

Black Zetsu took over the conversation and continued, "The intelligence we provided you on Hanzo of the Salamander should be enough to prove everything, right?"

"Hanzo of the Salamander is just a weak coward. In the future, we will be facing the Five Great Nations. I don't want any flaws in the organization's intelligence."

"This time's mistake was just an accident." Black Zetsu's voice became a bit hoarse, "How do you wish for us to make up for our mistake?"

"The battle is over. My and Konan's shape-shifting puppets have already exhausted their chakra." Pain paused for a moment, then continued, "But my puppet used the Planetary Devastation technique before it died. Now, you, who are the closest, will go and check the seal of the Planetary Devastation."

"Alright, I understand." The phantom body flickered a few times, and Zetsu's voice and figure disappeared from the altar.

After it disappeared, Pain's figure also dissipated.

On top of the high tower in the Hidden Rain Village, Konan noticed that Pain had dispelled the Magic Lantern Body Technique and took a step forward, "Planetary Devastation has already been broken by that crow. If Zetsu goes to gather intelligence..."

"Mm, if it returns unscathed, it will prove that what it said about Uchiha Itachi's outstanding sensory ability is false." As Pain spoke, he clenched his fist, "Then it will be confirmed that it and Madara want to secretly harm you, and I will kill it."

Konan nodded, then suddenly said, "What if it dies at Uchiha Itachi's hands?"

"Then we'll just recruit some new members."

Pain's words were as cold and merciless as his body.

After saying that, Pain ignored the sweating Konan, turned, and walked towards the room where the Six Paths were stored, leaving his instructions, "I need to rest for a while. Whether it's recruiting members or raising funds, I'll have to trouble you, Konan."

"Yes."

The rose on Konan's head trembled. Her childhood companion was becoming more and more of a stranger.

Even if Zetsu might be a lurking enemy, they were trying to plot against it.

But Pain's detached attitude towards life also made Konan a little uncomfortable. She didn't know if she should continue to align with his thinking...

On the other side, in the forest on the border of the Land of Hot Water.

Uchiha Obito stood at the top of a large tree, shielding his eyes with his hand as he looked into the distance, "The forest seems to have been severely damaged..."

"Planetary Devastation is one of the ultimate ocular jutsus of the Rinnegan." Zetsu's figure emerged beside Obito, marveling, "He can't bring out all the abilities of the Rinnegan. The Planetary Devastation he released seems to have failed..."

"Oh? Have you seen a successful Planetary Devastation?"

"..."

Black Zetsu lowered its head, then shook it again, "Lord Madara never used it. This is also my first time seeing this ocular jutsu. But based on the scene, I can also guess that he didn't succeed, or was only half successful."

"Then that's very troublesome!" Uchiha Obito supported his chin with his fingers and pondered, "That crow and Uchiha Itachi might still be alive. Should we still go over to investigate the intelligence? I think we can just casually brush Pain off with a few words, right?"

"No, we must go!"

Black Zetsu, contrary to its usual caution, said firmly, "We must find out why Planetary Devastation failed! This matter must be confirmed, what exactly was the reason! Go and see if there are any living people at the center of the battlefield, and find an opportunity to get intelligence from their mouths!"

"Alright, alright... I know... I know..." Uchiha Obito was stunned for a moment, and only after a good while did he react, scratching the back of his head, "Zetsu, I've really never seen you so motivated..."

"...Is that so?"

Black Zetsu said in a low voice, "Planetary Devastation is the ultimate ocular jutsu of the Rinnegan. It might be its first appearance in the ninja world. If we have a falling out with Pain and his group in the future, we must have a way to deal with this ocular jutsu."

Uchiha Obito nodded, "Mm-hmm, what you said makes sense!"

White Zetsu looked at Obito as if looking at a fool, "..."

"What should we do if we encounter Uchiha Itachi and his summoned beast? I feel like even if I put Yagura in the Kamui dimension, it's not very reliable!"

Obito raised another difficult problem. After all, his strongest means of escape...

Was really not safe.

Ever since the Tailed Beast Bomb had bombarded Obito's Kamui dimension one after another, when he slept at night, besides occasionally dreaming of Rin and Kakashi, the rest were nightmares of a crow holding a Tailed Beast Bomb and greeting him.

"We still have to go and see..." Black Zetsu pondered for a moment, then continued, "Judging by the route of Uchiha Itachi's group, they should be returning to the Land of Fire... At most, we'll encounter ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village!"

(End of this chapter)

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