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"Why is it Uchiha again..."

After a long while, Deidara slumped to his knees, his eyes filled with confusion and helplessness.

He lost—again, defeated by an Uchiha.

Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Renya, and the Uchiha youth in front of him.

A genius of Iwagakure, yet repeatedly defeated by members of the Uchiha clan.

The very word "Uchiha" was almost becoming a psychological shadow for him.

Wasn’t the Uchiha clan supposed to have been exterminated?

Then who were these people appearing one after another?!

Sasori of the Red Sand fell into silence, not expecting Deidara to be defeated so quickly.

As expected, his bad premonition had not been wrong.

Outnumbered by the enemy, even he had no confidence in escaping unscathed!

He could only hope the other members, having heard the explosion just now, would arrive in time to support them.

"Where is your leader?"

Uchiha Izuna pointed his sword at Sasori, his voice cold.

In front of his brother and that damned Senju Tobirama, he had to perform well!

Sasori of the Red Sand said nothing, instead taking out a scroll containing puppets and preparing for battle.

"Looks like you’re not willing to talk." Uchiha Izuna snorted. "Then I’ll just beat it out of you!"

At that moment, the Akatsuki members who had been searching for Renya and Tonton, upon hearing the explosion of the clay bomb, rushed toward this location.

The first to arrive were Kakuzu and Hidan.

"Did you find them?!" Kakuzu said excitedly. "That damn bastard dared to steal my money—absolutely unforgivable!"

In the entire Akatsuki, he was the one most eager to find Renya, who had run off with the money.

Otherwise, that money would truly be gone for good.

So upon hearing the explosion, he rushed over at top speed.

But when he saw Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama standing behind Izuna, the smile on Kakuzu’s face froze instantly.

What was he seeing?!

Weren’t those two—the long-dead Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara?!

An illusion. It had to be an illusion!

Those two should have died long ago...

Just as he was trying to comfort himself, Senju Hashirama noticed Kakuzu and greeted him warmly.

"Kakuzu, long time no see!"

It had really been many years since he last saw Kakuzu.

In the original timeline, he remembered this guy nearly being killed by Renya.

Kakuzu: "!!!"

That voice, that smile—it really seemed to be the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama!

What kind of joke was this?!

Wasn’t he already dead?

"Kakuzu, do you know them?"

Hidan asked curiously, completely failing to notice the fear in his companion’s eyes.

Kakuzu didn’t respond. His gaze kept shifting between Hashirama and Madara, even ignoring Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna.

"Kakuzu, so you joined Akatsuki." Senju Hashirama didn’t mind whether Kakuzu recognized him and continued,

"Do you know where your leader is?"

Kakuzu gradually came back to his senses and subtly pushed Hidan in front of him.

This guy had an immortal body—he could be blown to pieces and still be put back together.

Perfect as a shield.

Hidan didn’t notice Kakuzu’s small move and casually looked at the people ahead.

Ever since gaining immortality, he no longer felt fear.

No matter who he faced, he wouldn’t be afraid!

And since he didn’t recognize them, his reaction was naturally different from Kakuzu’s.

"I’m talking to you."

Uchiha Madara showed impatience, releasing a powerful surge of chakra.

His purpose here was to find Nagato and take the Rinnegan from him.

He had no interest in wasting time here!

The overwhelming chakra fluctuation caused everyone’s expressions to change.

Kakuzu almost turned and ran!

If it had been earlier, he might still have held onto a bit of hope, thinking Madara and Hashirama were just people disguised with transformation techniques.

But with that terrifying burst of chakra, he clearly realized—those were the real Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama!

That oppressive presence was something he could never forget.

"I’ll ask one more time. Where is the leader of Akatsuki?"

Uchiha Madara said expressionlessly.

"The leader is searching for the whereabouts of the organization’s traitors, Renya and Tonton..."

Kakuzu knelt on the ground, his voice trembling.

The difference in strength was on an entirely different level. Even with Earth Grudge Fear, he couldn’t muster the slightest thought of resistance.

But Kakuzu’s words left the four of them stunned.

Renya and Tonton??!

Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama looked at each other, both seeing shock in each other’s eyes.

Renya and Danzo of this timeline were actually traitors?!

No, there was already a Shimura Danzo in Konoha!

Then who was Tonton?!

"You’re saying Renya and Tonton?" Senju Tobirama asked again in disbelief.

The other three also looked at Kakuzu in shock.

Although Kakuzu didn’t understand why they were reacting so strongly, he still answered honestly.

"That’s right. Renya and Tonton joined Akatsuki, then ran off with the organization’s money."

The more he spoke, the more he broke down—this kind of behavior was simply inhuman!

"Madara, could it be that Renya and Danzo also came to this timeline?"

Senju Hashirama widened his mouth in shock, his face full of disbelief.

Could something like that really be such a coincidence?!

Uchiha Madara didn’t respond, but inwardly agreed with Hashirama’s speculation.

Infiltrating Akatsuki, then running off with the money.

That really did sound like something that kid would do...

"That brat!"

Senju Tobirama extended his perception and indeed sensed the two Flying Thunder God marks he had left behind.

"Big brother, no need to guess—it’s definitely the two of them."

And they weren’t far from their current location.

What a coincidence, to meet them in another timeline.

"Haha, what a coincidence!" Senju Hashirama scratched his head with a laugh.

Just a few days ago, they had been saying it was a pity Renya hadn’t come along.

And now they ran into him in another timeline.

Kakuzu: "???"

From the sound of it, they actually knew that bastard Renya!

No!

If Renya knew Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, didn’t that mean the money was never coming back?

If he went to cause trouble for Renya, they would definitely stop him.

Which meant that money was gone for good.

Thinking of this, Kakuzu glanced at Madara and the others, then thought about the money stolen by that bastard.

He felt like dying...

No wonder that guy had the guts to infiltrate Akatsuki and run off with the money.

Turns out he had powerful backing!

"You’re looking for me?"

The Deva Path and Konan arrived. Pain stared expressionlessly at the four of them.

"Nagato, only daring to meet me through a puppet?"

The moment Uchiha Madara turned and saw the Deva Path, he knew the one standing before him was merely a controlled puppet.

If he couldn’t find the location of the real body, things would become troublesome.

Madara hadn’t continued using the Rinnegan in Konoha, instead having Orochimaru cultivate a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Rinnegan had been stored inside a storage scroll.

After all, with his strength, even without the Rinnegan, he wouldn’t encounter danger!

If he truly couldn’t find Nagato’s real body, then he could only return his eyes to that kid.

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