One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

Immersed in his own plan, so excited he could hardly contain himself, Black Zetsu suddenly felt someone poking his head.

"It's so dark, are you a premature baby?"

"??"

Seeing the smiling man appear before him, Black Zetsu nearly had his heart stop—assuming, of course, that he had the ability to…

Cao Zhi looked at Black Zetsu, who had disappeared into the ground, and revealed a chilling smile.

"Ten thousand tireless, hardworking people who don't need to be taken care of in their daily lives, now they're all mine!"

Suddenly, he flashed and casually waved his hand, shattering the steel spike that was about to penetrate Nagato's back.

Hearing the noise, Yu Ren looked behind her and was overjoyed.

"Lord Kusukage!"

Seeing the other party's fervent expression, Kusashiki felt a surge of pride. His selfless help to the Land of Rain had earned him considerable prestige among these Rain Village ninjas!

"Please save Lord Nagato! He's been poisoned by Sunagakure!"

"It's nothing. I came here to promote my products, but then this happened. No matter who bullied Nagato, I, Kusashita, have to stand up for her!"

As Kusagi hummed softly, bursts of green light surged into Nagato's body. Amegakure watched as Nagato's complexion improved, took out her shuriken, her eyes revealing determination, and looked at Kazekage slowly descending from mid-air, biting her lip as she spoke.

"Let me buy some time for Lord Kusakage!"

Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder, startling the Rain Ninja so much that she almost accidentally injured Kusaka with her sword. The Rain Ninja turned around and saw Nagato bending over, spitting out a pool of black blood, while Kusaka helplessly withdrew her arm.

"Don't be so nervous, healing Nagato won't take long!"

The Third Kazekage jumped off the iron sand, looking solemnly at Nagato, who was coughing up blood, and Kusashi, who looked completely indifferent.

"You meddlesome bastard, even if you're a so-called Sea Release ninja!"

"In such a dry environment, their strength is probably less than one-tenth of what it used to be!"

Cao Zhi rolled up her sleeves and pointed to the lifelike tattoo on her arm.

"See the tattoo? Forget about Sea Escape or anything, I'm a legitimate taijutsu ninja!"

Just as Kusanagi was preparing to deal with the Third Kazekage who was waiting in ambush, a weak voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Brother Caozhi, can I handle this guy?"

Kusaji looked at Nagato's determined gaze, nodded slowly, and then turned her body slightly.

"Sure, but your current condition isn't exactly good..."

Nagato's onion-like eyes shone through, and his fists clenched tightly.

"Master Hanzo is right. Peace can only be achieved through force. I was naive before!"

Seeing the Sunagakure ANBU members slowly appearing behind the enemy, the Third Kazekage no longer delayed and quickly fired his iron sand at the three of them.

"I'm waiting for my men, what are you waiting for!"

A dense cone of steel formed from sand and iron. The Sand Village's ANBU unleashed a barrage of Wind Release ninjutsu from behind, filling the two surviving Rain Ninja with dread.

"Don't worry about me, gentlemen, you two quickly get out of the way..."

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

"Divine Thunder Break!"

Centered on Nagato, the incoming steel spikes turned into clumps of iron sand and were pushed back in front of the Third Kazekage, who nimbly dodged them.

The wind-style ninjutsu on his back was also deflected backward, killing several Sunagakure ANBU members who couldn't dodge in time!

Kusaji's Heavenly Thunder Strike was in vain, and he whistled somewhat awkwardly. Soon, a faint purple light emanated from Nagato's body.

"The speed has been increased, Brother Caozhi..."

Kusaji put his hand on Amegakure's shoulder and smiled.

"Here's a buff for you. I'm taking this guy with me. Enjoy the battle!"

Then, Kusaji's figure flashed, and along with Amegakure, they disappeared from the scene.

Nagato's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he watched the pair of wings formed from iron sand, which the Third Kazekage then manipulated to attack him from the air. While deflecting the attacks, he asked a question.

"Was the attack on me ordered by you, or were Senior Ebizo and the others also involved?!"

The Third Kazekage looked at Nagato, who was still stubbornly asking for the truth, and responded coldly.

"Two old bastards blinded by the illusion of temporary peace. Only I can bring peace to the ninja world!"

"Go to hell, you naive fool!"

Nagato smiled slightly after hearing what the other person said.

"Since you insist on doing things your own way, then Sunagakure should choose a new Kage!"

"All things are attracted by heaven!"

Violent explosions rang out continuously, and even the ground trembled slightly.

Yecang sped across the ground, glancing back every now and then.

"With this kind of aftershock of the battle, the Third Kazekage is definitely in danger!"

"Scorpion, you bastard! You actually stopped me from providing support! I'll tell Lord Kazekage everything!"

Scorpion kept his head down as he hurried along, a flash of killing intent crossing his eyes. He glanced at Ye Cang's back ahead, and slowly, a small humanoid puppet appeared in his palm...

Suddenly, Ye Cang, who was leading the way, stopped and looked serious. In front of him was a black-haired man sitting cross-legged on the ground, his eyes covered with a blindfold, and lightning flashing from his palm from time to time.

"Ninjas from Kumogakure?"

Scorpion expressionlessly recalled his puppet, released the other three puppets, and launched an attack.

"Hey young man, puppets must be expensive!"

With three loud bangs, the black ant and the crow were smashed into pieces, while the salamander actually withstood the grass worm's punch.

However, after being whipped away by its tail, a somber expression appeared on Scorpion's face. Then, more bizarre puppets appeared, and as they were destroyed one by one, their shapes became more and more human-like...

"Burning Escape, Kill by Steam!"

Several fireballs, controlled by Yekura, hurtled towards Kusashi, carrying intense heat. Even before they got close, Kusashi felt the unbearable heat...

"Whoosh..."

With a "bang," Ye Cang's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Cao Zhi awkwardly withdrew her hand, looking at the other person's somewhat deformed nape of the neck, and hurriedly used a healing spell.

"Damn it, I couldn't control myself. The most beautiful back in the ninja world, is it really going to be ruined like this...?"

Pure Land of the Ninja World...

The Sage of Six Paths scratched the back of his head, somewhat puzzled.

"Something just flashed by???"