"Has Takemi made his move?"
Nagato learned this information through White Zetsu, and his brows slightly furrowed.
Originally, he was still debating when he should make his move, or which front he should reinforce.
After all, in his opinion, he was the human spokesperson of the Sage of Six Paths, and his only opponents could be the Kage.
As for other ordinary ninjas, he didn't pay much attention to them, and cleaning them up was just a matter of convenience.
Only by finding a meaningful target could he fight better and unleash his power faster.
"But now it seems my target has appeared."
Nagato murmured, his Rinnegan glowing with an unusual light, causing the White Zetsu who informed him to blink.
"It seems you're ready, but Takemi is no ordinary person. His power is not comparable to that of common people."
"It is precisely such a strong opponent that can better stimulate my power."
Facing White Zetsu's question, Nagato had no intention of hiding much, and he bore no ill will towards White Zetsu. His body's recovery was thanks to this guy, White Zetsu.
"Where is he now? I need to get there as soon as possible."
"In the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Iron. Do you need my help?" White Zetsu blinked, asking curiously.
"Although I'm not as good as Tobi and the others, traveling is no problem."
"Then I'll trouble you. I need to speed up."
Nagato didn't think much. He felt his whole body's power erupting, and he couldn't wait any longer.
Kimimaro, too, couldn't wait any longer. He looked at the White Zetsu in front of him without the slightest hesitation.
"Takemi is a good target, and I won't forget what that guy did."
Kimimaro still hadn't forgotten how miserable that damned Earth Release Ninjutsu made him when he first met Takemi.
It was that one mission that exacerbated his illness, preventing him from becoming Orochimaru's vessel to this day.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, perhaps it was time for them to settle the score.
"Jugo, you guys follow the main force. I need to go deal with something I must do."
However, Kimimaro didn't forget his two teammates, and of course, the most important one was Jugo.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he had already allowed White Zetsu to cover him, and they instantly sank into the earth.
"Tch, this is such a pain." Suigetsu complained when he saw this scene.
"Seriously, does he really think he can handle that Fifth Hokage? It's just reckless."
"Sigh."
Jugo was originally a little displeased by Suigetsu's words, but he stopped before speaking.
No one could say how terrifying Takemi was now, and in his opinion, Kimimaro going to find Takemi would basically lead to no good outcome.
"Let's do our own thing, and be careful."
In the end, Jugo could only sigh, silently wishing his good friend all the best.
"Takemi moved so fast?"
Obito was also somewhat surprised when he heard the information transmitted by White Zetsu.
He seemed not to have expected Takemi to move so quickly. After all, the battle had just begun, and he was already planning to strike hard?
"Perhaps there's some other purpose, perhaps…"
Suddenly, Obito thought of something, which made him clench his fists.
'His evolution also requires continuous battle. Only through continuous battle can he fully complete it.'
Thinking of this, Obito seemed to realize why he always couldn't catch up with Takemi.
Since he first met him nine years ago, the battles he had experienced seemed unimaginably numerous.
Even as a Genin, he constantly faced various powerful enemies, and even their Akatsuki became his stepping stone.
'Now, he's probably not far from complete evolution, which is why he's so eager to enter the fray?' As soon as he thought of this, Obito also couldn't hold back.
He didn't know where the limit of evolution was, nor did he know how many battles it would take to finally complete this evolution journey.
But he knew that the 'Rin' in his heart had always encouraged him, urging him to fight continuously and unleash his power through battle.
'I probably can't start from low-level battles, so having you accelerate me isn't bad either.'
Thinking of this, Obito also decided to go and see, after all, Nagato was also heading in that direction, and those Rinnegan couldn't be left with Nagato.
"How are Madara and the others? How are their preparations coming along?"
"They're probably about to make their move too."
The White Zetsu beside him blinked when he heard Obito's question, then said with a grin.
"Since Takemi has come out, they can go to Konoha and search for what they want to find."
"Tell them to hurry up."
Obito thought for a moment, then spoke.
"Even if there's no rush right now, getting results earlier is much better than knowing nothing…"
Takemi probably didn't expect that in the eyes of some people, he was already no different from a harbinger of disaster.
He had just arrived at the battlefront between the Land of Hot Water and Kumogakure, and the entire Akatsuki had already begun to act against him.
Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much, as he hadn't hidden anything since he started his actions.
"Takemi? Why are you here?"
And it wasn't just the Akatsuki that noticed, the Ninja Alliance also discovered his movements immediately.
Shikamaru's squad was currently operating here, and Jiraiya, Tsunade, and others were also here.
These two didn't join the special operations squad but chose to directly enter the battlefield, and this front was their responsibility.
"That's strange, shouldn't you be in the command center?"
"I had someone find the Third Hokage to take over. He's retiring soon anyway, so it's more suitable for him to be busy now."
Takemi smiled indifferently, then his gaze turned to the distance.
"Besides, as a Kage, I can't just leave everything to you, right?"
"Why do I feel like you're just bored and came here on your own initiative?"
Jiraiya winked, asking with a puzzled expression.
Tsunade shrugged. "But it's good that you're here. At least we can save a lot of trouble."
Although Tsunade spent her days drinking and gambling with the First Hokage after returning to Konoha, she was well aware of Takemi's abilities.
Takemi coming here definitely wouldn't be a bad thing.
"But I feel like you knew who the guys on the other side were, which is why you came here."
"Mm, pretty much."
Takemi shrugged, his gaze looking into the distance, unconsciously revealing a mischievous smile.
"After all, they're all old acquaintances of ours, and some are old acquaintances of your grandfather. I think they'd be quite happy to see me."
"In short, you did it on purpose."
Jiraiya scratched his head, unable to help but roll his eyes.
Tsunade nodded. "Exactly. You liked to annoy him when he was alive, and you're still not letting him go after he's dead?"
"I say, aren't you two seniors? Why do you always look at me with such an attitude?"
Takemi's smile grew even brighter, but while the three of them chatted and laughed, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino felt a headache coming on.
Even if their relationship was good, they really couldn't interject into these three's casual conversation right now.
Moreover, was it really appropriate to chat in a place like this?
"Takemi!"
Sure enough, just as they were chatting, a sound like thunder reverberated through the sky.