Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

"It's truly spectacular!"

In the depths of the mist-shrouded mountainside, Orochimaru, clad in his epic Tobi skin, silently watched the battlefield below.

Akatsuki vs. Kumogakure.

Deva Path Pain vs. Yondaime Raikage.

After this battle, both Kumogakure and Akatsuki would likely be severely weakened, because behind this conflict lurked not only Konoha but also Orochimaru himself!

"Tobi, where's Zetsu?" Orochimaru glanced around but couldn't find Zetsu.

"He's with Nagato. Don't worry, even if this is a plot by Konoha, with Zetsu there, they won't easily get Nagato's eyes." Tobi said arrogantly.

"Let's hope so." Orochimaru sneered, then turned into an afterimage and disappeared.

...

At the mountain peak, Konoha Hachiro, surrounded by Kumogakure's Anbu, suddenly realized, 'I understand now!'

'Hokage-sama asked me to undercover to Kumogakure, in fact, he wanted to use me as a bait to lure Akatsuki into attacking Kumogakure and let both sides suffer!'

'As expected of Hokage-sama!'

Hachiro felt a surge of pride from the bottom of his heart, but immediately afterwards, his abdomen started to burn as if molten lava was boiling within.

Looking down, he saw bubbling, thick Chakra like magma emerging from his belly, covering him in an instant. Hachiro then realized he had lost control of his body.

'Hachibi is coming out…' Hachiro sighed helplessly. He wanted to resist, but with his strength, he could only watch as Hachibi took over his body.

"Gyuki-sama?" Darui sensed Hachibi's Chakra and approached worriedly.

"The target of these people is me!"

Hachibi's voice echoed like a bell across the mountain peak, "We've all fallen into Konoha's trap!"

"Gyuki-sama, what do you mean by Konoha's trap?" Darui was puzzled.

Hachibi explained, "According to your hypothesis, Orochimaru deliberately took me from Konoha to provoke a war between the two great countries. But we forgot one thing!"

Darui asked nervously, "What is it?"

"Konoha is the strongest Shinobi Village in Shinobi World. Even if Orochimaru could infiltrate Konoha and capture Mizusawa, it's impossible for him to silently take him from Konoha to the border of the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Fire. After all, that's several days' journey!"

Hachibi seemed to have gained sudden wisdom, analyzing the situation logically, "So, the only one explanation is that Konoha deliberately allowed Orochimaru to take Mizusawa away! Because Mizusawa has me inside him!"

Darui, hearing the explosions and faint screams from the mountainside, was shocked, "I understand now! If Mizusawa stayed in Konoha, these mysterious people would invade Konoha!"

"Damn it!" C also realized, "Konoha just threw this trouble onto us! How cunning!"

Hachibi glanced sideways with a fierce look.

"Sorry, Gyuki-sama, I didn't mean to call you trouble." C quickly apologized.

Hachibi snorted and said, "What worries me the most is that, if Konoha deliberately let Orochimaru take Mizusawa, they likely have a follow-up plan!"

"Those damned Konoha!" Darui felt his scalp numb.

If everything is as Hachibi guessed, then Kumogakure and the mysterious people at the mountainside were like a snipe and clam fighting, with Konoha being the fisherman.

"This matter must be reported to Raikage-sama!" Samui said solemnly.

"Watch out!" Hachibi suddenly roared, and at the same time, he turned quickly to swing the eight Chakra tails behind him.

Bang!

With a loud crash, a fuzzy lizard-like object was sent flying by Hachibi.

It is the invisible chameleon.

"This ends here!" Animal Path jumped out of the chameleon's mouth and immediately formed hand seals, then slammed his palms onto the ground, "Summoning Technique!"

Boom!

With a puff of smoke, Naraka Path, Human Path, Asura Path, Asura Path, Preta Path, who were fighting against Kumogakure's Shinobi at foot of the mountain, and Deva Path Pain, who were fighting with Yondaime Raikage, all appeared at the mountain peak.

The wind howled, the sea of clouds churned, and the six Paths of Pain stood or crouched, their coats billowing dramatically in the wind, full of grandeur!

"This is…"

Hachibi saw the eyes of these six people, and was immediately shocked, "Rinnegan?! How is it possible?!"

Hachibi didn't expect that after a thousand years, the eyes of the Sage had reappeared in the Shinobi World!

Hachibi finally understood why the tailed beasts had been disappearing one by one, and why these mysterious people were targeting it.

'They are clearly capturing the nine Biju to resurrect Jubi…' Hachibi started to step back, wanting to escape.

With the fear of the Rinnegan deeply ingrained in it, Hachibi knew it was no match, as not even Kyubi would dare stay here!

"Hachibi."

Deva Path Pain then stretched out his hand, "Bansho Ten'in!"

"Bastard, don't ignore us!!!" Darui was furious, then formed hand seals and unleashed black lightning, "Lightning Release: Black Panther!"

"Flaming Arrow Warhead!" Asura Path extended his hand, transforming his fingers into missiles that shot out, which then collided with the black lightning.

Boom!

In the midst of the violent explosion, the Kumogakure's Shinobi on the mountain square was pushed back by the shockwave. Only Hachibi flew towards Deva Path Pain under the gravitational force of Bansho Tennin.

"Bastard, even with the Rinnegan, you won't capture me without a fight!!" Hachibi roared, and the majestic Chakra suddenly poured out like a spring, turning into a gigantic octopus several dozen meters high in an instant!

Deva Path Pain calmly pressed his palm down, slamming Hachibi, now in its true form, into the ground of the plaza.

The already small mountaintop square collapsed and crumbled under the impact of Hachibi. Darui, C, Samui and other Kumogakure's Shinobi scrambled to dodge and regain their balance. They then immediately charged up the shattered mountaintop to attack the Six Paths of Pain.

Meanwhile.

At the mountain's base.

With the Human Path, Naraka Path, Asura Path, and Preta Path gone, Hyōketsu, Hidan, Kisame, and Kakuzu found their pressure suddenly increasing.

"Bastard, where did Pain go?" Hidan cursed as he waved the bloody march sickle and forced back several Kumogakure's Shinobi with an ugly expression.

Although he claimed to be immortal, if these crazed Kumogakure's Shinobi chopped him into mincemeat, he might…

Hidan was getting a bit anxious.

"They must have been summoned up there." Kakuzu said calmly while controlling his four masked monsters to fight the Kumogakure's Shinobi with Ninjutsu, "Don't be nervous, mere Kumogakure's Shinobi are nothing to worry about."

"That's right, even if we can't win, we can always run." Hyōketsu shamelessly planted the bad idea in their minds.

"Attention, Yondaime Raikage is coming!" Kisame suddenly looked up.