Chapter 226: Strengthening the Clone; The Trail of the Three-Tails


    Chapter 226: Strengthening the Clone; The Trail of the Three-Tails


    "You''re awake," Hagoromo Gengetsu remarked without turning around as he sensed movement behind him.


    "If you''re awake, put on the blindfold and leave. Someone will guide you to the other Akatsuki members," he instructed.


    Hidan, still dazed and shocked, hesitated as if wanting to say something.


    "Aaagh!!!"


    A sharp scream erupted from where the Evil God was. Hagoromo Gengetsu tightened his grip, infusing chakra through the crushed sealing sphere into the Evil God''s body, forcefully probing every aspect of it. He glanced at Hidan, who was trying to speak, and asked, "Anything else?"


    As Hagoromo Gengetsu busied himself with these tasks, the Akatsuki members and the three Uchiha also took time to rest. Back at the Akatsuki base, Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu, upon discovering their place ransacked, chose to lay low, seemingly waiting for something. Meanwhile, the shinobi world, led by the Five Great Shinobi Villages, was preparing for an impending great war.


    In this tense atmosphere, Orochimaru finally emerged from hiding.


    "We''ve found traces of the Three-Tails?" he rasped in the dark chamber.


    Kabuto, always by his side, answered, "Thanks to the efforts of Yu?kimaru, we''ve tracked down the Three-Tails. Surprisingly, it''s not in the ocean but hiding in a lake."


    Excited by the news, Orochimaru licked his lips. As a former member of Akatsuki now on the run from them, he was eager to capture the Three-Tails before Akatsuki could complete their plans. Sensing the growing instability in the shinobi world, he knew having a tailed beast on his side would be a great advantage.


    "So... Let''s focus all efforts on capturing the Three-Tails," he commanded with a cold smile.