Everyone was excited and proud because of Rasa.
But this was indeed something they were puzzled about.
That giant-like technique was something only Uchiha Madara had been able to use in history.
And then there was the giant pea vine wrapped around the Nine-Tails.
At a glance, it looked like an extremely powerful Wood Release technique.
However, no one developed any strange thoughts because of it.
"So what if Kazekage-sama possesses the bloodlines of the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan?"
"Kazekage-sama is still our Kazekage-sama!"
"Kazekage-sama's bloodline can be traced back to before Konoha was founded. It has nothing to do with Konoha."
"Perhaps before the era of shinobi villages, someone with Senju or Uchiha bloodline came to the Land of Wind."
"That's right. For Sunagakure, this is a good thing!"
"The people before him were too weak and failed to awaken the power in their bloodline. Kazekage-sama's strength is too great, which is why he could awaken that power."
"If Kazekage-sama's bloodline power can be passed down, then Sunagakure can remain powerful forever."
"Sunagakure will forever stand as the number one shinobi village!"
Obito Uchiha's operation ended in failure.
Not only did he fail to obtain the jinchuriki, even he himself was lost in Sunagakure.
The only thing Rasa found somewhat regrettable was that when the Nine-Tails sensed something wrong, it took the initiative to cancel the Summoning Technique and returned to the place where Obito Uchiha had hidden it.
A remote cave.
"Rasa!"
"I never expected there to still be someone this strong in the current shinobi world."
Deep wariness appeared in the Nine-Tails' eyes.
"That Uchiha brat tried to control me into attacking Sunagakure and made this great one suffer such a calamity. If he died, he deserved it."
"No. That brat is not dead. The contract of the Summoning Technique still exists."
"Damn it!"
"But that fellow should not be able to use the Summoning Technique for the time being. This great one can still have a period of freedom."
"I really hope that brat dies."
Sunagakure was immersed in excitement and joy.
But the other shinobi villages were not so fortunate.
Konan brought Kakashi to attack Han, the Five-Tails' jinchuriki.
Kokuo, the Five-Tails, was a pure white Tailed Beast that looked like a fusion between a dolphin and a horse. It possessed a hard horn capable of crushing boulders, as well as Boil Release.
As its jinchuriki, Han had spent a long time living together with his Tailed Beast.
Even if he had not reached the level of a perfect jinchuriki like Killer B, he could still make skilled use of the Tailed Beast's power.
By wearing a specially forged set of steam armor, he had earned the title of Steam Ninja.
There was no doubt that Han was very strong.
But Konan was even stronger.
This was the first time Kakashi had seen Konan fight.
Before this, Kakashi had only thought that Konan was a very gentle woman.
But now, Konan stood high in the air, paper wings slowly flapping behind her.
Her entire person looked like an angel.
Countless sheets of paper drifted downward.
These papers were not ordinary sheets of paper.
They were explosive tags.
In an instant, Han's entire figure was surrounded by explosive tags.
Then came a chain of explosions.
It was an utterly one-sided battle.
The explosions continued without pause, and Han had no possibility of breaking through.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Kakashi had originally been thinking about how he should help.
But now, seeing this, he realized there was no need for him to act at all.
From beginning to end, Konan stood high in the air, her expression indifferent.
Below, Han was trapped within the explosions.
At first, there was shock.
Then anger.
Then an eruption of power.
But none of it had any meaning.
Konan simply continued bombing him.
Again and again.
She kept bombing him until Han's aura grew weaker and weaker.
Until he had no strength left to resist.
Only then did Konan's figure slowly descend.
A large number of paper sheets flew out and wrapped Han into something like a dumpling, floating beside Konan.
"Kakashi, let's go back."
"Oh… right."
Only then did Kakashi come back to his senses.
When he looked at Konan again, there was something different in his eyes.
Takigakure.
Sasori of the Red Sand was assisting.
In truth, he was mostly slacking off.
However, Sasori of the Red Sand did not want to make a move, and Kakuzu did not want Sasori to make a move either.
Takigakure was Kakuzu's place of sorrow.
Here, Kakuzu had been sold out and betrayed.
The people here regarded Kakuzu as a missing-nin.
Therefore, Kakuzu wanted to personally deal with these people.
Only that would feel like revenge.
But when dealing with the jinchuriki, Sasori of the Red Sand still inevitably had to help a little.
Chomei, the Seven-Tails.
An insect-type Tailed Beast.
It could not be considered especially strong, but it possessed the ability to fly.
Once it flew into the sky, Kakuzu's abilities would become very difficult to use effectively.
Therefore, Sasori of the Red Sand acted and helped suppress it.
Large numbers of people from Takigakure poured out to support the jinchuriki.
The moment they saw Kakuzu, they began cursing loudly.
"Missing-nin Kakuzu!"
"As expected, you really are a vicious criminal!"
"Lord Leader's decision back then was right!"
This made Kakuzu even more furious, and he began slaughtering them.
For a time, corpses covered the ground, and blood flowed like rivers.
Compared to Iwagakure, Takigakure's situation was far more miserable.
After all, Han had been outside the village.
Aside from Han, the only people attacked by Konan were the Iwagakure shinobi who had been carrying out the mission with him.
Iwagakure itself had not been attacked.
But Takigakure's jinchuriki was inside the village.
On top of that, Kakuzu hated Takigakure deeply.
"The jinchuriki has been subdued. Kakuzu, we should leave."
If not for Sasori of the Red Sand's reminder, Kakuzu might have continued killing.
However, no matter how terrible Takigakure's situation was, it still was not as terrible as Kumogakure's.
Shisui Uchiha stared blankly at the scene before him, his face filled with disbelief.
Shisui Uchiha had never imagined that a person's strength could reach such a level.
"Super Shinra Tensei!"
Pain's Deva Path rose high into the air, hovering above Kumogakure.
Then he extended a palm toward the village.
After that, an incomparably terrifying thing happened.
An invisible force surged from Pain's Deva Path toward Kumogakure.
This power was formless.
Enormous.
Unstoppable.
Anything it touched—
Whether houses or shinobi, whether giant boulders or trees—
None of it could resist.
None of it could withstand.
With one strike, it swept through everything like dry weeds and rotten wood, turning nearly half of Kumogakure into ruins.
How many houses had collapsed?
How many people had died?
There was no way to count.
Shisui Uchiha remembered Konoha's Nine-Tails Rampage.
That night, the Nine-Tails' destructive power had already shocked Shisui Uchiha deeply.
But now, after seeing Pain's Deva Path attack, Shisui Uchiha finally understood what true power meant.
By comparison, the Nine-Tails' destructive force was far smaller.
"Is this… still human?"
Shisui Uchiha was utterly stunned.