Hey!People are in Konoha, we are the cubs of Otsutsuki

Withered vines, old trees and crows, but no small bridges and flowing water.

Shisui and Kakashi, walking on the ancient road to the Land of Wind, both had preoccupied faces.

They are well aware of Bai Jue who is secretly watching, so they communicate information through their eyes.

Kakashi: "I'm worried about Konoha's safety, Shimizu, let's jump back, anyway, Akatsuki hasn't completely let go of our guard, otherwise she wouldn't have sent Zetsu to watch us..."

In the midst of a divine connection, his eyes wandered to somewhere behind him, and he raised his hand in a gesture of wiping his neck.

The meaning is clear, get rid of the surveillance Bai Jue, and then they reveal their identities as undercover agents and rush back to Konoha for support!
The surface of the still water sinks like water.

"Calm down, if the enemy makes a serious move, we will jump back. Don't we live up to the forbearance of these years, don't worry, I have used secret means to convey the current situation to Itachi!"

Kakashi: "But Payne will go out in person. We don't know anything about his abilities. I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties!"

Shishui: "You're overthinking, Itachi is very strong, and Konoha's master is not alone in Itachi, and more importantly, right now is really not a good time to jump back..."

Kakashi: "Have you noticed anything? Could it be that Akatsuki is doing a special game to test our loyalty?"

"No, Xiao has already paid a very heavy price for hunting a tail, and it is not at this point to make a decision." Zhishui said with a low expression, expressing his real concerns: "I have a vague premonition that it is not only Bai Jue who is spying on us..."

Kakashi looked stunned: "You mean..."

He had learned from Zhishuikou a long time ago that there was a leader behind the scenes in Akatsuki, that masked man with eyes that matched his!

But for three years, that person never appeared in front of his eyes, as if deliberately avoiding him, but it made Kakashi even more concerned!

Zhishui's face was grim: "If he is watching secretly, we will jump back at this moment, not only will we not be able to rescue the village, but we will even be unable to protect ourselves. For the present plan, we have to follow the plan and wait and see what happens!"

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Kakashi gave up the idea of ​​jumping back.

"Then when we really see a tail, how do we deal with it? Could it be that we can't do it with all our strength?"

In Zhishui's deep eyes, there was a hint of playfulness: "Fengying has your proud disciples to support you, you know their strength, if you keep your hand, I'm afraid we will suffer..."

Kakashi's eyes were a little helpless: "Is there no taboo, what a disgusting game..."

……

After receiving Shisui's message, Hokage Uchiha Itachi immediately held an emergency combat meeting, fearing that it would cause unnecessary panic, so only the captain of Konoha Anzu and the elite jounin represented by Ikacho were present at the meeting.

Announcing the news that Akatsuki's leader Payne is about to personally conquer Konoha, the jonin were in an uproar, and immediately advocated gathering combat forces to meet them and organizing civilians to evacuate.

But Itachi has far-reaching concerns: "It is not appropriate to overreact. This information was sent back by our side in the middle of the dawn, and we risked our lives to send it back. If we respond with great fanfare, it will put their position at a disadvantage."

Sarutobi Asma worried about the people: "However, if we don't respond immediately and civilians are injured during the war, what should we do!"

Sitting just south of the long table, Itachi stretched out his right hand from the collar of Hokage's cloak, with a calm smile on the corner of his mouth: "Your Excellency Lu Jiu has already thought of this for us..."

Everyone looked at Lu Jiu.

Lu Jiu said with a smile: "It's not that we should not deal with it, but that we should deal with it rationally. We will organize a military exercise against all civilians and ninjas in Konoha..."

Snapped!
Qiu Dao Dingzuo hit the table!

"It's really you, you can think of such a way!"

Lu Jiu said: "Don't get too excited, the enemy is not a fool, and he won't be so stupid that he can't see the difference between practice and actual combat. Therefore, we must do enough foreplay to create a practice atmosphere that can be faked..."

Ding Zuo sat down and asked, "Then what should I do?"

Lu Jiu thought deeply: "First of all, the teacher must be famous. Why do we conduct exercises for no reason at this juncture? There must be a valid reason. Over the years, Yunyin Village has had frequent friction with us, which can be used as an excuse. I will send a special operations team to create small-scale friction on the border of the Land of Thunder. With the personality of that Raikage, the situation will definitely expand. In this way, the military exercise will be able to hold water."

"In addition, we can't tell the truth about the exercise to the grassroots personnel. Only in this way can we not reveal our flaws in our physical and mental state..."

"Finally, and most importantly, all of you here should pretend that you don't know anything. The enemy is coming, and the exercise has changed into actual combat. It must be done in a natural and decent way. Only in this way can we take care of both defending against the enemy and protecting our undercover personnel..."

After everyone present bowed their heads in thought, they all nodded in agreement.

So... Konoha's military exercise against Yunyin Village was staged in a hurry!

In the middle of the next night, Itachi came to the top of the Konoha Hokage Rock. He stared at the hiding place with the kaleidoscope Sharingan, and said, "You can show up now, Master Ziraiya..."

call out!
Jiraiya also emerged from the trance, looking at the young man in front of him uncertainly.

Itachi: "Master Ziraiya, have you lived comfortably these three years?"

Jilai also shrugged helplessly: "Uh, ah... So, you always knew."

Itachi: "You are an upright Konoha ninja, why do you have to hide it?"

Ji Lai also scratched his head, showing a harmless smile: "Well, it's a long story."

Itachi didn't ask further: "Since it's a long story, it's not too late to talk about it later. I'm looking for you now because I have something more important."

Ji Lai also sat down where he was, and asked, "Let's listen."

Itachi sat down facing each other: "Akatsuki's leader, Payne, is about to attack."

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes slightly: "Pain... I heard his name when I was traveling in the past. It is said that he hides in the darkness of Yuyin Village. Outsiders have no way of knowing more exact information."

He secretly said in his heart: If Immortal Toad hadn't entrusted me to come to Konoha to find the 'Devil of Confusion', I'm afraid I would have paid more attention to the matter of Payne. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't found any clues about the Demon King of Confusion in Konoha for three years, as if the other party was a naughty child playing hide-and-seek with me...

The Demon King of Confusion did not show up, but Payne showed up uninvited.

Jiraiya said sternly: "Are you asking me to contribute? As a Konoha ninja, this is my duty. However, Payne's identity and ability are unsolved mysteries. If you want to fight him without paying the price, I'm afraid..."

Itachi's expression became complicated, and he revealed an astonishing secret: "Actually... Payne's real identity is your former disciple, Nagato..."

Jiraiya's pupils shrank suddenly: "You said... what?"