Chapter 586

Konoha Village.

This was a peaceful and prosperous ninja village. The streets were clean, and children occasionally ran through the streets laughing.

The breeze blew a few green leaves. Konoha only had summer, and other seasons were not obvious.

On the side of Konoha's streets, one could occasionally see ninja gathered in groups of three or five. These ninja were responsible for protecting the village's stability, but Konoha had been at peace for too long, so their daily life was chatting and playing cards.

"Konohamaru, wait for me."

A little orange-haired girl ran across the street, holding a string of dango.

The feeling Konoha gave people was peace, and under this peace, darkness was about to shroud it. A few minutes later, a group of people would turn this place into a living hell!

On the outskirts of Konoha Village, in front of a temporary base.

Several ninja wearing dark green vests were standing or sitting in front of the base, discussing something, occasionally bursting into laughter.

"Still the same as before, safe and sound. Peace is really good."

A Jonin sighed. He had participated in the Third Shinobi World War and knew the cruelty of war all too well.

Whoosh, whoosh~

Two scout ninja appeared.

"Scouting complete. No suspicious people found. Same as before."

A Chunin reported to the Jonin of the squad.

"Mm, it's about time, let's go back. The weather is good today; it's a good day for fishing."

"Captain, a newly opened tavern recently is quite good."

"Is that so? Shall we gather tonight?"

That Jonin looked around at the few people.

"No opinion."

"Of course we have to go."

"That... Captain, I..."

A young Chunin smiled brightly and scratched his head.

"You guy, how long have you been married and you're already afraid of your wife? You're simply living in hell."

"It's not fear, this is... that..."

The people around burst into laughter, and the Chunin's face turned red.

Just as they were talking, the sound of wind being broken came rapidly, and fallen leaves were rolled up.

Clang!

A pale blue blade light slashed across, and the leaves in mid-air were severed. The expression of the Chunin who was afraid of his wife suddenly became dull, and a red line appeared on his neck.

The head fell to the ground, and a figure appeared among the ninja. This figure's speed was extremely fast, seemingly appearing suddenly.

"Good morning, everyone."

The blade light flashed, almost forming a web of blades.

Splat, splat, blood splattered. Two heads flew up, their expressions stunned.

"Enemy attack!"

A Konoha ninja shouted and subconsciously jumped back, making a hand seal with his hands. This was just an ordinary Konoha ninja, from which one could see how excellent the quality of Konoha ninja was.

Unfortunately, he was approached by a reaper who could kill a Kage-level ninja in seconds after getting close.

Su Xiao rushed forward, closing the distance with the retreating ninja, and slashed forward with Dragon Flash.

The bright blade light made the ninja's pupils shrink. The last scene he saw was a blood-stained long blade.

Splat.

Another head flew up. There were six ninja in total, and only two survived.

This wasn't the end. Su Xiao kicked the ground, and his 50-point agility attribute made him just a blur in the eyes of the enemy.

Splat, blood splattered, and a Chunin who hadn't reacted was beheaded.

"Fire Release: Great Wu Huoqiu Technique."

Raging flames erupted from the mouth of the only remaining Jonin, and the flames formed a large fireball that surged toward Su Xiao.

Su Xiao generated an energy shield with 50 points of strength in front of him. As the flames burned, cracks appeared on the energy shield.

Charging forward against the Great Wu Huoqiu, Su Xiao rushed to the Jonin in a few steps.

"Resisted it? How is that possible!"

Su Xiao, who was already close at hand, made the Jonin stunned, seemingly unable to believe that Su Xiao ignored his ninjutsu.

The energy shield was withdrawn. Su Xiao held the blade with one hand, raised the long blade high to accumulate power, and slashed at the Konoha Jonin.

The Konoha Jonin made hand seals with both hands, preparing to use the Body Replacement Technique.

The long blade slashed down, leaving a blur in mid-air.

With a snap, two arms fell to the ground. The Konoha Jonin was beheaded before he could complete the hand seals.

The Konoha Jonin stumbled back a few steps, blood spraying from the wound of his severed arms. The pain of the severed arms made him break out in a cold sweat. This was still because Su Xiao hadn't activated the Blade of the Demon; otherwise, he would know what it meant to be worse than death.

"Akatsuki organization thief!"

The Konoha Jonin sat on the ground with a thud. He was very aggrieved; his skills hadn't been used yet, and his arms were severed. Unable to make hand seals, he couldn't use ninjutsu, and he was a goner.

Su Xiao didn't pay attention to the Konoha Jonin's words, just walked forward slowly, seemingly nothing the enemy said could stop him from killing.

This sense of despair made the Konoha Jonin somewhat collapse. Konoha had been at peace for too long, and some Konoha ninja no longer had the backbone and courage they once had.

How domineering was Konoha during the First, Second, and Third Wars? It sat on the most fertile land and was located in the center of the four major countries, yet it hadn't lost an inch of territory.

But now, Konoha's ninja began to pursue bonds, partners, etc., and each generation was worse than the last. If they couldn't "cheat," they would only get weaker in the future.

"Wait..."

The long blade slashed open, and the Konoha Jonin's throat was slashed open.

Su Xiao didn't need to get any information from the other party. He didn't have the habit of chatting with enemies. Most villains died from talking too much, and he didn't want to experience that foolish way of dying.

Killing these six Konoha ninja didn't earn him World Source, which made Su Xiao think that attacking Konoha might be the same as capturing the One-Tail; they were both plot events, and the rewards would be issued uniformly after the event ended.

In less than a minute, six corpses were scattered around Su Xiao, and blood stained the nearby grass red.

The six Pains and Konan appeared from the dense forest.

Konoha's patrol ninja had been cleared, and the time to attack Konoha had arrived.

"Prepare to start. Next, divide into two groups, the lure group and the scout group. First, determine the personnel."

Nagato controlled the Deva Path to speak, thought for a moment, and continued: "The lure group is the Asura Path, Animal Path, and Preta Path. The scout group is the Deva Path, Human Path, and Naraka Path. Bai Ye, you also go along to find the Nine-Tails."

As he spoke, the Deva Path's Rinnegan widened, and a barrier appeared.

"Sure enough, a spherical barrier was set up underground and in the sky of Konoha village. Execute according to the original plan. Throw the Animal Path in from the sky so that the enemy cannot judge our numbers, thereby causing chaos, and then wait for the Animal Path to summon. Try to avoid touching the barrier."

After the Deva Path arranged the plan, the Asura Path hugged the Animal Path's leg.

The Asura Path looked rough, while the Animal Path was made from a petite female ninja.

"From now on, let the world feel pain."

As soon as the Deva Path finished speaking, the Asura Path threw the Animal Path out. This throw used all his strength, and the Animal Path flew toward Konoha like a cannonball.

The Animal Path in mid-air made hand seals at high speed. Just as she finished the hand seals, she seemed to crash into a soft barrier.

The Animal Path rushed into the barrier. This layer of barrier only had a sensing function and no actual defensive power.

Landing silently on a rooftop, the Animal Path pressed her hand to the ground.

Bang.

White smoke rose, and the other five Pains were summoned into the barrier.

At this time, Konoha had already detected that someone had invaded, but their information was wrong, thinking only one enemy had invaded.

The six Pains gathered together. The Deva Path looked around; there was no threat nearby, and the plan was very successful.

"Scatter."

With a swish, the six Pains turned into six black shadows and rushed in different directions.

Ten seconds later.

Boom, boom, boom...

Dense explosions rang out, and fire and black smoke rose from within the village. Large swaths of buildings collapsed, and screams spread from everywhere; it was the Asura Path creating chaos.

"Roar!"

Three giant centipedes roared at the sky, crushing houses one after another, and a large number of civilians were killed or injured. This was the masterpiece of the Animal Path.

The other Pains also took action. In less than a minute, Konoha fell into chaos, and screams and cries were endless.