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Uchiha Madara's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Now, even he didn't know what to do. Although he felt a bit sorry for Killer Bee, deep down, he actually hoped Sasuke could kill the Eight-Tails. If that happened, it would hinder Akatsuki's plan.
However, this thought could only be buried in his heart. He was now a member of the organization. If he didn't desperately try to stop Sasuke, he feared that "that man" would seize a weakness, and he even dared not imagine what crazy things that man would do once the Eight-Tails was killed. More importantly, he wasn't entirely sure if the other party knew his secret.
Although he had joined Akatsuki for several years now, he hadn't obtained much information about "that man." Aside from knowing about his almost divine spatial ninjutsu and his plan to capture the Tailed Beasts, he knew almost nothing.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara's heart sank. But now was clearly not the time to ponder. He had to save Killer Bee first. As for future matters, he would naturally consider them later. He immediately spoke to Kisame: "Let's go!!!!" As his words fell, he leaped forward, instantly vanishing from his spot.
Kisame naturally quickly followed. Behind them, Kakuzu, Sasori, and others instantly understood Uchiha Madara's intentions upon seeing his and Kisame's movements. They hurriedly followed. Only Hidan was still madly laughing and fighting the Cloud Shinobi.
"Hmm!!!!!" Onoki was instantly startled, staring intently at the figures of Uchiha Madara and the others. "These guys from Akatsuki, what are they trying to do!!!!?"
Uchiha Madara and the others charged towards the location of Sasuke, the Raikage, Killer Bee, and the others with lightning speed. "Hmm?" Sasuke slightly turned his head and instantly saw Uchiha Madara and the others rushing over.
"That's... Akatsuki!!!!" The Raikage and Killer Bee also looked at them in shock, not understanding what Uchiha Madara and the others meant. Without another word, Uchiha Madara quickly formed hand signs. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!!!!" A giant fireball, carrying scorching heat, charged towards Sasuke's Susanoo.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!!!!" Kisame also completed his hand signs, and a giant shark condensed in front of him, roaring as it charged towards Susanoo.
Sasori, meanwhile, instantly opened his mouth, and countless senbon, with a loud tearing sound, shot towards Sasuke. Kakuzu also instantly used a mixed ninjutsu, a combination of Fire Release and Wind Release, sweeping out with powerful momentum.
"CRASH!!!!!!!!" A loud bang echoed. The powerful energy caused a huge explosion, but it didn't have much effect on Susanoo. The gigantic black figure still stood proudly on the ground, completely unharmed. However, Uchiha Madara and the others hadn't expected their attacks to have any effect on Susanoo anyway.
Taking advantage of this moment, the few of them had already arrived beside the Raikage and Killer Bee, shielding them. "You... you..." The Raikage and Killer Bee looked at the Akatsuki members in astonishment, not understanding why they would betray their own organization.
"What, you're betraying the Allied Forces?" Sasuke said coldly, looking at the Akatsuki members.
"That's not it, but we have our reasons for having to do this. As long as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki isn't killed, everything else is negotiable. After all, we also have our own goals," Uchiha Madara stood out and said indifferently. Since things had come to this point, he had no choice but to speak.
"Spare the Eight-Tails? Heh heh, what does my killing of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki have to do with you?" Sasuke chuckled indifferently. He finally understood their intentions. The Tailed Beasts were indeed Akatsuki's goal.
If the Jinchuriki were killed, the Tailed Beast would also die. Even if it revived, it would take a very long time. In that case, Akatsuki's plan to capture Tailed Beasts would almost certainly fall apart.
Hearing Uchiha Madara's words, Sasuke's eyebrows slightly arched. He looked at Onoki behind him. At this moment, Onoki also slowly flew over. "Is this what you mean?" Sasuke asked indifferently.
Onoki slowly flew to Sasuke's side, looking at Uchiha Madara and the others with slightly furrowed brows. In truth, whether the Eight-Tails was killed or not was not important to his Iwagakure. It didn't matter if it wasn't killed, and it would be even better if it was. It could greatly weaken the strength of Kumogakure. This could be considered achieving his goal.
However, once a Tailed Beast was killed, it could directly break the balance between the great nations. This was something he had to consider. At that time, never mind Konohagakure, Iwagakure would absolutely become the target of public criticism.
When the First Hokage distributed the Tailed Beasts, there was an unspoken agreement among all villages, which could also be called an unwritten rule: other great nations absolutely could not covet a nation's Tailed Beast.
Otherwise, they would be collectively attacked. This could also be said to be one of the First Hokage's methods for maintaining balance, and it was also a situation that the Kage of the other four Hidden Villages were willing to see at the time.
Therefore, this unspoken but extremely binding rule was silently passed down. It was still the case even now. This was why, even though it was a huge loss for Iwagakure and Kirigakure when their Jinchuriki fled or went missing, they weren't overly anxious.
It was because of this unspoken rule. They believed that other villages wouldn't intervene, and no matter what, they would eventually be able to reclaim their Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts. This could also be considered a game rule closely linked to war among all great nations.
In the original work, when the Jinchuriki of Kirigakure and Iwagakure had fled for a long time, how could the other great nations not know? But they didn't make any moves against those fleeing Jinchuriki or Tailed Beasts precisely because of this rule.
Otherwise, they would have long since frantically hunted down those Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts all over the world, such as Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure, and Yagura, the Three-Tails, and Han, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki of Kirigakure...
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