Until now, Shuimu deeply realized how terrible a group of idealistic paranoids were. What's more worrying is that the powerful destructive power generated by this group of people when they gathered together was too great.

"This time, I might have fallen into a trap to lure the tiger away from the mountain..."

Although Mizuki judged that there was no harmony within the Akatsuki organization and that it was unlikely that multiple people would fight together, he overlooked another possibility: Nagato's wishes and reality secretly manipulated the purpose and actions of Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu of the Akatsuki organization. The planned support might be rejected, but the "kill first and ask later" assistance might not have such serious consequences...

When looking at the green figure of Gamahiro with two swords on his back in the distance, Mizuki knew that the members of the Akatsuki organization who had sneaked into Konoha Village this time might not be just Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame. The opponent who could make Jiraiya so serious was only a master who was not too far behind Jiraiya in strength.

In the battle far away, Mizuki's body was in a state where he could not help much for the time being. In a strategic location like Konoha Hospital, the defense was definitely good, but without a certain level of experts, it would still be difficult to respond in time. Once targeted by an expert above the level, it would be easy to be manipulated.

Just like now, Mizuki was watching with a headache as most of the ninjas on guard patrol nearby were led away by a few suspicious figures and he was powerless to do anything.

"You can't even figure out such a simple bait tactic? Without a good leader to lead the team, these background ninjas are just a bunch of rabble. This damn Chunin identity can't even command these idiots. I must give myself a promotion in the near future, otherwise we won't be able to fight side by side properly..."

A few clones of White Zetsu attracted the attention of the guards, and other places would inevitably reveal flaws. White Zetsu's Transformation Technique is indeed the most difficult transformation technique that Mizuki knows, except for Mizuki's copycat Jinchūriki's clone technique. By absorbing the enemy's chakra, it is possible to simulate all the characteristics of the opponent's transformation technique. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a magical skill, but what surprised Mizuki even more was that this effect could be achieved through chakra. As for the birth of the copycat Jinchūriki and the method of nurturing clones with chakra, Mizuki had to admit that White Zetsu's Transformation Technique also gave him some inspiration.

However, no matter how much he admires him, Mizuki is not surprised at all that White Zetsu's clone was able to sneak in. The key is the purpose of Akatsuki, which really worries Mizuki.

"The goal is clear, aiming directly at the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki - Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame as the first wave of visible forces, attracting the backbone forces such as Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy, and the second wave to block Jiraiya. After the main combat force is restricted, they will sneak in to steal the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. This kind of troublesome method, only Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito would not bother to do such a thing. As for rescuing Deidara, I really don't know if it is part of the enemy's purpose of "by the way"..."

What made Mizuki even more embarrassed was that Mizuki's foresight in intelligence not only did not help, but may have had the opposite effect - he fooled away Kakashi Hatake and Jiraiya, who were supposed to be nearby to protect Uzumaki Naruto.

"Since you've made a mistake, make amends appropriately!"

Although his condition is not good, he is not completely unable to fight. As long as the battle is not too intense and his body is not overdrawn, there will be no problem. The enemy's target is Uzumaki Naruto. As long as he is protected, most of the problems will be solved.

The situation was so urgent that Shuimu did not hesitate and raised his hand to release a signal flare for assistance. The dazzling light exploded directly above the Konoha Hospital, followed by a shrill scream that spread throughout the entire Konoha Village, startling all the Konoha villagers, who all looked up and saw the light here. Konoha, which had just experienced the trauma of war, was once again cast a shadow in the hearts of all the villagers.

After firing the flare, Mizuki went downstairs and came to the door of Uzumaki Naruto's ward. He knocked on the door, but found that no one answered. After thinking for a while, Mizuki turned and came to Uchiha Sasuke's ward not far away. Before he got close, he heard Uzumaki Naruto's angry shout.

"It's right here..."

Mizuki knocked on the door, then pushed it open and walked in.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your relationship. Please listen to me carefully..."

"Who's keeping in touch..." The two people answered in unison with tacit understanding.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense..." Shuimu stopped the two people who wanted to continue arguing. "Did you hear the fighting outside just now?"

Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke nodded.

"Now, Uzumaki Naruto, you need to protect yourself..." Mizuki didn't want to waste any more time. The enemy could come at any time, and it would be more dangerous with every passing second. The unknown enemy might appear in front of him the next moment. With the not-so-strong combat power of the White Zetsu clones, except for a few with considerable combat power like Afei, it can be said that most of them are useless in combat. Although Mizuki looked down on the brains of Konoha's mob, their overall combat quality was not bad. With the number of White Zetsu that Mizuki had just seen, they would not be able to hold on for long. So during this period of time when the defense was empty, it was a good opportunity for the enemy to seize the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. "Then, follow me."

The ward is not a good place to organize defense. Mizuki's fighting style is not suitable for this situation. We must find a relatively open place. Moreover, after such a period of recuperation, Uzumaki Naruto should have recovered almost completely. At this time, if he is operated well, Uzumaki Naruto is actually a good helper. Although his overall strength is still terrible, if he can summon one or two powerful summoned beasts or shadow clones to delay time, it will be a great help to Mizuki who can no longer act as a bulldozer and tank.

Seeing that Uzumaki Naruto was about to be called away, Uchiha Sasuke asked, "Teacher Mizuki, is there anything I can do?"

"I see..." Mizuki thought about it. Uchiha Sasuke was by his side, with the help of the Sharingan, and his good overall strength, he could be regarded as a supplement to Mizuki, whose physical skills were not outstanding. "You can come too. Be careful when using controlled chakra, and be careful not to overdraw your body. You must be aware of your situation. If you don't want to die, don't try to be brave."

Uchiha Sasuke nodded and said, "I understand."

With two helpers who are better than nothing, Shuimu can say goodbye to the dilemma of running away first and taking medicine and using "cleaver dance" second. With two meat shields who can fight and resist, if there is no too strong guy coming this time, he can probably try the battle style of back-row brains and control. And he doesn't need to hold on for too long, just wait for the onlookers to send reinforcements.

…

On another battlefield, the battle between Uchiha Itachi and Hatake Kakashi was still in a tense state. The fighting styles and relatively close strength of the two made a quick victory a luxury. Hatake Kakashi's killer move, Raikiri, was difficult to hit in front of Uchiha Itachi, who also had the Sharingan. The cautious Kakashi hardly gave Uchiha Itachi a chance to look at him, and made it almost impossible for him to use Tsukuyomi. At this moment, the sudden battle fluctuations not far away also attracted the attention of the two. However, being in the thick fog, it was temporarily impossible to confirm the specific situation. Soon after, a series of flashes of flares pierced the thick fog, and the few people fighting suddenly understood that the battle outside was not so easy.

"Itachi, what's going on?" Not far away, Hoshigaki Kisame's voice came over, "We shouldn't have any reinforcements, right? Isn't our group responsible for the Nine-Tails?"

"Yeah." Uchiha Itachi agreed meaninglessly, seeming a little absent-minded. "I don't know, and I haven't heard of such a thing."

"Then are we being underestimated, Itachi..." Hoshigaki Kisame's calm tone seemed to reveal unspeakable cruelty.

If the leader Nagato secretly sent other helpers without the knowledge of Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, then the lack of trust in their strength or loyalty revealed in this would be something that Hoshigaki Kisame would absolutely not tolerate.

"Don't worry, Kisame, the specific situation is still unknown." Uchiha Itachi's tone was completely emotionless. "First try to complete the task, this is what we have to do. As for other issues, we can deal with them when we get back..."

"That's fine, but this barrier is really too troublesome. Not only does the fog block my vision, but the illusions that always get stuck at critical points are also very troublesome. What should I do?"

Although Hoshigaki Kisame's ninjutsu is known for its powerful attack power and he has many ninjutsu for large-scale attacks, using it aimlessly is just a waste of chakra. With Mizuki's guidance and Might Guy's superior combat intuition and reaction speed, he has not hit a single target in such a long time. On the contrary, he made several small mistakes due to the interference of illusions and was kicked several times by Might Guy who opened his outer lotus. Until now, his body feels a little uncomfortable.

"Come closer to me..." Uchiha Itachi suggested.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you. You're better at dealing with this situation than me." After saying that, Hoshigaki Kisame quickly reunited with Uchiha Itachi.

"Huh?" As Hoshigaki Kisame approached, the ripples caused by his feet on the water reflected a little light, and with the insight of the Sharingan, this discordant point was immediately discovered.

"Be careful underwater..."

Hearing Uchiha Itachi's reminder, Hoshigaki Kisame also hurriedly observed the ground under his feet that he had just ignored, and indeed discovered the mystery inside: "So it's here, I was wondering, in this kind of environment, there are actually people who can hide their bodies and use this level of barrier technique, it's ridiculous, in the name of Kisame, I was fooled by others for so long."

As an extremely powerful water-style ninja, he has always used his water-style or underwater advantages to attack others. Over time, he has ignored the possibility that others will deal with him in the area he is best at.

"Let me see who is the one who humiliated me like this..." Hoshigaki Kisame bit his index finger, formed a seal, and pressed the water surface, "Spiritual summoning technique."

With the summoning of Hoshigaki Kisame, a huge shark surfaced. Then, under the control of Hoshigaki Kisame, it began to patrol underwater, constantly killing those inconspicuous summoning beasts - jellyfish.

"What an asshole! He had deliberately kept the summoning beast away from Uchiha Itachi because he was afraid of being discovered. He didn't expect that it would be exposed so soon because of an accident. "

However, Mizuki would not give up so easily, even if the person was Hoshigaki Kisame. As the shark attacked, a large number of jellyfish were killed, and Mizuki's barrier became increasingly difficult to maintain. But before he knew it, the shark, which had killed a large number of jellyfish, had a lot of jellyfish body fragments on its body, and many of the jellyfish tentacles with strong poison were entangled in the shark's body. These toxic tentacles continuously injected toxins into the shark's body. Gradually, the shark, which was full of energy, could no longer hold on. This ordinary summoned beast was defeated by a large amount of poison.

"You're quite capable. It seems that ordinary means are still unable to deal with you. However, we are in a hurry and may not have many opportunities to compete. So, come back, Samehada..." As he said, Hoshigaki Kisame retracted the stretched Samehada in his hand, and then performed the next powerful underwater ninjutsu, "Samehada - Human Fusion -"

Soon, Samehada was manipulated to merge into Hoshigaki Kisame's body. Hoshigaki Kisame, who was originally scary but still maintained a human appearance, turned into a half-human, half-shark scary appearance. Then he dived into the water. His powerful attack and fast movement speed made the underwater summoned beasts unable to resist. Soon, as a large number of summoned beasts were killed, the power of the barrier technique was greatly weakened, and Mizuki's fake Jinchūriki, who was hidden behind the scenes, was finally discovered by Kisame, who was in a half-human, half-fish state and whose chakra perception ability was greatly improved, after losing the cover of the barrier.

"So you've been hiding under my feet the whole time. That's a really brave move. I admire your courage, but it looks like you're going to die here soon."

If they were on the surface of the water, there would be Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake standing in front, and maybe they could take advantage of the situation. But underwater, it seems that Mizuki's fake Jinchuriki will have to face it alone.

…

Jiraiya looked at the two people in front of him with a serious expression. One of them was just watching for the time being, but did not show any special strength for the time being. However, his upper body clearly revealed the shape of plant leaves, and the vaguely visible half-white and half-black face showed that this guy's weird appearance was obviously not a kind person. The other guy, who was wearing a vortex mask and revealing his Sharingan, even showed the special skills of terrifying space ninjutsu. He avoided Gamahiro's double swords in an inexplicable way, which made Jiraiya realize that these two guys were definitely not the characters he thought he could deal with quickly as long as he was serious.

"If all members of the Akatsuki organization are such scary people, the ninja world will be in danger!"