"I didn't expect Adam to appear at irregular times, and without needing Naruto and Jiraiya to summon him. Let's retreat for now!"
Obito said, giving Zetsu a look.
At this moment, although Nagato's ocular power and Chakra were almost exhausted, he was also severely injured.
With Zetsu's strength, he was definitely no match for Konan, and Sasuke and he were in a relationship of mutual utilization, so he might not help.
Therefore, in this situation, it was natural to maintain their previous relationship and not fall out.
He had calculated everything but failed to account for Adam breaking his most confident Kamui with a single move, and for his own body suffering such severe damage.
On the contrary, Konan returned completely unharmed.
"When I left Konoha, I saw that the Five Kage joint team had also arrived in Konoha."
At this moment, Konan stood beside Nagato and reminded him.
Nagato nodded:
"Alright, let's retreat for now."
"I will absorb all of you into the Kamui Dimension and then transfer us away from here."
Obito said.
Nagato directly shook his head:
"No need, Konan will take me with her using Paper Ninjutsu."
Zetsu's actions just now had already made him suspicious. Before his ocular power and Chakra recovered, he would not entrust his safety to Obito.
In this World, the only person he could trust was Konan.
"Alright, then we'll go back to the Base and wait for you."
Obito didn't insist further, activating Kamui and disappearing from the spot with Sasuke.
Zetsu also retreated back underground.
"Nagato, let's go too."
Konan carried the emaciated Nagato on her back, used a scroll to put away the instruments that assisted Nagato in controlling the Six Paths of Pain, activated Paper Ninjutsu to grow a pair of wings on her back, and swiftly flew out of the cave, disappearing into the sky.
Lying on Konan's back, Nagato asked:
"Tell me, what happened when you captured the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"
"We encountered Adam, and then..."
Konan recounted in detail the entire process of her and Obito encountering Adam during the capture of the Kyuubi and their subsequent escape.
After listening, Nagato murmured:
"It seems the plan needs to be postponed now."
Adam of Konoha could appear at any time. As long as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was in Konoha, they couldn't act easily again.
Moreover, he had always felt that Obito, who claimed to be Uchiha Madara, had ulterior motives, and now he was even more certain.
If Konan hadn't arrived in time just now, he felt that Zetsu might have already made a move against him.
Zetsu himself was found by Obito years ago, and although he was said to be a member of Akatsuki, he was essentially Obito's subordinate.
"Damn it, we're still a step too late!"
Soon after Konan left the cave with Nagato, Darui and the others also found the cave.
However, after some inspection, they helplessly discovered that Akatsuki's members had already fled.
Over the past month, it wasn't that their search was half-hearted; they had access to the intelligence networks of the Five Kage Villages, as well as various sensory Ninja to assist them. It could be said that even a fly, they could find.
Unfortunately, they always seemed to be just one step behind.
What they didn't know was that Akatsuki had Zetsu, the strongest and oldest intelligence gathering head in the Ninja World, and Obito, who could perform spatial transfer. Unless they actively revealed themselves, they simply couldn't be found.
The next day, Konoha Naruto's Office.
"Hahaha, as expected of Lady Tsunade, so generous! If you ever need help in the future, just come to me.
From today onwards, anyone who dares to cross Konoha is crossing me, Adam!"
Adam scanned through the box of Ninjutsu scrolls that Tsunade had given him as a thank you, then immediately patted his chest and laughed loudly.
To be honest, he knew that Tsunade had always been a very generous and decisive person.
Just as everyone decided to protect Naruto as a Jinchuriki, Tsunade believed that Naruto was trustworthy and could take up the banner to protect everyone.
But he didn't expect her to be so decisive.
He had originally been wondering how to bring up the topic of payment for his help yesterday when he arrived.
Who knew that as soon as he arrived in the Village, he was invited to the Naruto's Office by Anbu, and then Tsunade handed him a box of Ninjutsu scrolls.
Although he had already obtained some of these Ninjutsu from Danzo's memories, there were also many Ninjutsu that he didn't have.
This even included Tsunade's self-created Yin Seal: Release, Strength of a Hundred Seal, and various medical Ninjutsu.
Although Tsunade's strength wasn't exceptionally high, her medical Ninjutsu was absolutely unrivaled.
Especially the several Ninjutsu she created herself.
Like the Yin Seal: Release, by storing Chakra, one could control their body, allowing it to be in any age range, regardless of their actual age.
Child, adult, elderly, adjusted according to one's preference.
Although Adam's Saiyan bloodline also allowed him to maintain a youthful state for a longer time than normal people, it was still not as convenient as the Yin Seal: Release.
Moreover, releasing the Yin Seal: Release could also unleash Chakra to perform Creation Rebirth: Strength of a Hundred Seal.
This technique could increase output, but Adam didn't care much about that output. What he cared about was that while under this technique, his body's recovery ability would be greatly enhanced.
Normal injuries could heal instantly, and even if his body was split into two, as long as there was enough Chakra, they could be reconnected if placed together.
The drawback was that it consumed a lot of Chakra.
But was he, Adam, someone who lacked Chakra?
Besides Tsunade's secret Ninjutsu, he also saw some of Jiraiya's hair-based Ninjutsu.
Such as Wild Lion's Mane Jutsu, Needle Senbon, Needle Jizo, and so on.
As for the normal Five Element Ninjutsu, there were even more.
Finally, he also saw a top-tier Ninjutsu that he felt could significantly boost his combat power even now.
The Eight Gates Formation technique!
This is a top-tier Ninjutsu that temporarily gains immense power by unlocking the Chakra pathways that restrict Chakra within the human body.
With all Eight Gates opened, a Jonin-level Might Guy could directly contend with a Six Paths-level Madara, increasing his strength by dozens of times or more.
However, the learning conditions for this Ninjutsu were extremely stringent; one had to train their body beyond its limits, otherwise, they simply couldn't open the Eight Gates, nor could they withstand the side effects of opening them.
And truly opening all Eight Gates would also exhaust one's life force and lead to death.
But this was nothing to Adam, because with his training regimen, his physical body had long surpassed countless limits.
As for the side effects of opening all Eight Gates, his body should be able to withstand it now, or if not now, then in the future. If all else failed, he could transform into a Great Ape and open the Eight Gates; with the Great Ape's life force, it's impossible he couldn't withstand it.
Furthermore, if he learned Tsunade's Yin Seal: Release, he could also counteract the side effects of the Eight Gates.
"Oh, right, when I just arrived, I saw that many people's houses on the street were damaged due to the battle and are being rebuilt. I'll go and help you all."
Adam, in a very good mood, proactively offered additional help.
Tsunade, hearing this, also laughed heartily and generously:
"Then thank you very much!"
She knew that Adam had the ability to restore damaged items to their original state.
With Adam's help, Konoha could save a lot of money on rebuilding houses.