I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

When the last trace of the tailed beast's chakra was extracted from Yugito's body, five of the Gaiden Demon Statue's eyes had already opened.

Without the tailed beast's chakra, the Yukito completely lost his life and fell directly to the cold floor.

It was also the first time that the Akatsuki organization absorbed two tailed beasts in succession. After more than ten days, even their ninjas showed some fatigue on their faces.

"Rest for now, and absorb the remaining Eight-Tails Jinchuriki tomorrow."

After looking around, Payne said that the plan was going too smoothly and there was no need to rush. Moreover, controlling the way of heaven for such a long time, although it was not a battle, had consumed a lot of energy, so he also needed to rest for a while.

The others also breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Tiandao's order. This method of sealing the tailed beasts was not only a mental torture but also too boring.

"Sasuke, you should get Itachi's eyes anyway."

Looking at the very tired Sasuke, Ye Lan stopped maintaining the hand seal and walked to his side.

"No, I can still hold on."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Sasuke was being stubborn.

"If you want to capture the Three-Tails, you have to work with Scorpion and the others. I won't feel comfortable with you in this state when you face the Konoha ninjas."

"Don't worry, I know the severity of the situation."

Sasuke glanced at Yukito who had lost his breath and said, Naruto is also a Jinchūriki, and after so many years, no one knows what has become of that last-place guy.

"Don't worry, we have already fulfilled our share. Before I joined Akatsuki, I said that I would not take the initiative to attack the Kyuubi."

Ye Lan glanced at Tiandao's departing back. This was the condition for joining Akatsuki in the beginning. Unless Naruto really hindered him, he would choose to hold back against everyone in Konoha.

"But isn't this quite contradictory? Our plan requires us to gather the tailed beasts. Although the leader is quite powerful, what if..."

Sasuke and Ye Lan had already left the room and walked to the streets of Yuyin. There was no need to hide anything here.

"Ha, there's always a chance of something happening? The Ten-Tails sounds intimidating, but we don't know how powerful it is. If our strength is stronger than the Ten-Tails, we wouldn't have to waste our time on this plan."

Ye Lan said with a smile.

"Stronger than the Ten-Tails?"

Ye Lan is a really bold guy. After he caused a big disturbance in Kumogakure, rumors about Ye Lan also spread in the ninja world. All kinds of exaggerated statements about him being the successor of Uchiha Madara and the return of the God of Ninja to the ninja world appeared one by one.

But this guy was not satisfied with this at all, or he didn't care about the praise at all but moved towards a higher direction.

"Sasuke, when you were in the village, did you consider yourself a gifted person?"

Ye Lan's question was a bit abrupt, which made Sasuke stunned for a moment. How did people call Sasuke when he was in Konoha?

The genius of the Uchiha clan, the top student in Naruto's class, and the orphan of the Uchiha clan.

No matter which title is used, it is a compliment to his talent. It is not an exaggeration to call him a genius.

Seeing that Sasuke finally nodded, Ye Lan smiled.

Ye Lan took a step back and looked up at the sky.

"Compared to people of the same age, both you and I are far ahead of others, but do you have the strength to defeat everyone?"

Sasuke shook his head. His strength had indeed improved a lot over the years, but with his current strength, he still couldn't face an entire ninja village alone like Ye Lan.

"Genius? This word has been used in the ninja world for many years, but there are almost no people who can reach the level of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. They are like two huge mountains that make it difficult for the people behind them to breathe."

"Talent and hard work may make you a master, even beyond the scope of ordinary ninjas."

Ye Lan lowered his head again, looked at Sasuke and said.

"But if you want to surpass Uchiha Madara's level, talent and hard work are just the threshold."

Sasuke felt a little shocked. After following Ye Lan, his horizons had indeed improved a lot and his vision had broadened a lot.

Even though he has a place in the Akatsuki organization which is full of masters, as a young man he must have some pride in his heart, and he was directly awakened by Ye Lan's words.

Seeing that Sasuke had come to some realization, Ye Lan's expression softened.

"So you'd better replace Itachi's eyes as soon as possible. You can't reach the top with just your current eyes."

It was as if a crow flew over Sasuke's head. For a moment, Sasuke didn't know how to respond.

After all this time, he was getting a little excited. He was waiting for me here, right?

"do not want!"

Sasuke turned his head and said with an unhappy look on his face.

"Hey, I've been talking to you for a long time, and my mouth is almost dry, and you're still like this."

Ye Lan ran up to Sasuke again and pointed at his eyes.

"Only if you become the Eternal Eye can you use pupil skills without any scruples, and I won't have to clean up your mess last time."

"I can handle it even without you! It's you who's meddling in other people's business!"

Shisui, who was not far from Sasuke and Ye Lan, scratched his face awkwardly, and his steps that were about to move forward stopped abruptly.

"Hey, isn't Shisui here? He was the one who told me that if he hadn't shown up in time, you would have been captured by Obito."

Ye Lan glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Shishui who was standing still.

When Shishui saw Ye Lan pointing at him, his face changed and he formed a seal at the fastest speed in his life, then turned into a stream of light and disappeared on the spot.

When Sasuke turned around, Shisui was nowhere to be seen.

"You don't have to talk about Shisui. No one knows who will win in the end."

Ye Lan complained in his mind about his unreliable brother Shisui. This good-natured guy's personality was really not like that of an Uchiha.

"You are such a stubborn guy. When you become really blind, don't come crying to me again."

Seeing that persuasion was futile, Ye Lan had to give up. Sasuke had to let go of this matter himself.

"Even with these eyes, I can still complete the mission. Don't worry about the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails, but don't let them kill you at the hands of the Five Kage."

Sasuke didn't mind Ye Lan's joke. The capture of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki had given him enough confidence. Plus with the help of Sasori and others, the mission was assured.

"But there is one thing that concerns me."

No longer talking about replacing the Sharingan, Ye Lan kicked away the stones on the side of the road.

"You said that Obito has learned the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. You should know that besides me, only Orochimaru knows this technique."

"You mean these two people?"

Sasuke hadn't thought of this at first, and was just a little shocked by Uzumaki Mito's methods.

"Neither of them is easy to get along with. Sooner or later, they will fall out. But I was surprised that Obito could even use the Impure World Reincarnation of an old guy like Uzumaki Mito."

There was a rare hint of hesitation in Ye Lan's eyes.

"I'm not afraid of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, but I don't think this guy will use the Impure World Reincarnation Technique on Uchiha Madara, right?"