247 Cap 231: How about I invite some friends?

"Meet me," said Pain as his words echoed in the minds of Akatsuki members.

". . ." - Menma frowned before looking coldly at the members of the Konoha Rookies he was facing before disappearing from the scene.

"Don't run away, you coward!" - exclaimed Kiba in exhaustion.

" He is not running away..." - muttered Shikamaru as he squinted, only to open his eyes suddenly - "He is joining the other members of Akatsuki!"

"Shit, we've got to stop him before he does!"- exclaimed Neji as he activated his Byakugan and looked around to see in which direction the blonde disappeared.

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"Hmm... you are much more annoying than I thought, descendant of Indra" - said Zetsu while he looked at Sasuke coldly, only to frown when he heard Pain's orders - "But I guess our fun is over for now... it is time for me to retire... it was not a pleasure to see you, Uchiha Sasuke..."

"Don't think I'm going to let you off so easily!" - Sasuke exclaimed fiercely as his eyes whirled at high speed, only to feel the presence of his opponent disappear completely - ". . ."

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"You guys are annoying..." - said Obito coldly as he watched the Uzumaki women.

"I prefer the term, stubborn," replied Kushina with a smile as she watched her ex-husband's former student look at her with neutrality.

"Hmm... I'd like to keep playing with you, but I think it's time for me to retire..." - said Obito as he snorted in annoyance at his little puppet's orders - "I hope I don't see you soon because when that time comes, your lives will be in my hands".

"Great words for someone who just dodged us" - snorted Tsume with disdain.

Obito did not answer him, he just disappeared in his Kamui, leaving the women in a state of deep confusion.

"Why did he leave when he was not yet in a bad situation?" - Shizune asked with a scowl.

"ROAR!" - but before she could get any answers, the roar of the Gedo Mazo echoed back into the place.

"I'm not very smart... but I'm sure it has something to do with that thing" - answered Tsume as she pointed at the Demon Statue that was fighting the Hachibi.

"We'd better go and support him..." - said Kushina as she watched the women who accompanied her.

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"I hope it's worth it" - said Obito as he appeared at the site, only to be surprised to see a familiar person standing in front of Pain - "Uzumaki Kurama... I never thought I'd see you here..."

"Uchiha..." - grunted Kurama as he squinted - "Although it is a surprise that you are the brat who was a student of Minato..."

"Oh~? Do you know me?" - Obito asked in surprise because he swore that no one would tell him about him, much fewer details of his appearance.

"Your Chakra cannot lie no matter how your body changes" - answered Kurama with neutrality as he watched Zetsu appear from the ground and Menma appear in silence - "And I see that the whole Suicide Squad is here... that makes things much easier for me"

"I think you are underestimating us too much, Kyubi no Kitsune" - said Pain coldly - "More when you are just a Clone"

"True... I am a clone" - Kurama nodded with a huge smile as his gaze sharpened - "But I am more than enough to end this circus and prevent you from making the worst mistake you can think of".

"Mistake is to keep watching this world live in hate!" - roared Pain as he stretched out his arms - "Villages, Countries, none of that matters but everyone is so focused on profit that they don't realize all the chaos and destruction they do! That's why I will bring peace and I will do it through the pain! The world will know my way of seeing things! Only after we have suffered, we can sympathize with others! Only pain can bring peace to this world!"

"What a masochistic thought you have," said Kurama with disdain as he watched the orange-haired man. "If pain were the answer, then you would have made peace years ago... if your words were as true as you say, then you would not be doing this, but living in peace with others..."

". . ." - Pain was silent when he heard this as he frowned.

"Just admit it, you want to make all the people in the world experience what you went through... you want others to feel your pain... bad plan dude" - continued Cloud as he felt the Pain chakra begin to grow - "That just shows how hypocritical you are to try to sanctify your shitty actions"

"Enough!" - exclaimed Pain fiercely - "It doesn't matter if you don't understand the greatness of my plan... I don't need it either... not when we are close to accomplishing our goal!"

"ROAR!" - and as if confirming it, Gyuki's roar of pain echoed in the distance.

". . ." - Kurama frowned when he saw this as he prepared to leave to help his brother, only to notice how all the Akatsuki members were looking at him coldly.

"Now that you are here... why don't you stay for a cup of tea?" - Obito asked as he burst out laughing - "Or even better... why don't I invite you to my home, Kamui!

"!" - Kurama opened his eyes in surprise when he felt his body seem to become immaterial - ". . ."

"Make sure that the plan is maintained ... I'll take care of keeping our friend here comfortable" - said Obito as he watched the three Akatsuki members disappear - "Very well ... Now that our friends are gone... how about using this time to get to know each other better?"

"I think that locking me up in this picturesque place was not the best of your decisions, Obito..." - said Kurama coldly from within the personal dimension of the Uchiha - "Not when I can destroy all this with the snap of my fingers"

"!" - Obito opened his eyes in surprise while feeling a sharp pain in his Sharingan - "ARGH!"

"Now... I'm going to ask you nicely to let me go before I destroy your eye" - added Kurama coldly - "I recommend it or when I get out I will find myself in the painful need to punish you for being a bad boy... and if I remember correctly, Tobi is a good boy... isn't he?"

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"ARGH!" - Kakashi could not contain his cries of pain when he felt his Sharingan was about to explode - "What the fuck is happening to my eye?!"

Tears of blood continued to flow through his Hitai Ate (Forehead Protector) covering his Sharingan.

"Are you okay?!" - exclaimed Tina as she heard her boyfriend scream in agony.

"No!" - roared Kakashi as he put his hand over her left eye - "I feel like my eye is going to explode like a fucking Exploding Seal!"

* * * * *

"I guess it's our turn again... and I thought we were done" - said Zetsu as he watched as A, Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Kushina along with the others appeared in front of him - "What a formation... I guess we did a good job of bringing the Villages together..."

". . ." - Pain only kept silent while he looked at his opponents with the last body he had left, his Deva path because Kurama had annihilated the remaining one very easily.

"Where is Obito?" - Kushina asked seriously.

"Obito?!" - exclaimed Jiraiya and Sasuke upon hearing that name.

"Is he still alive?!" - exclaimed Jiraiya in surprise - "Minato assured me that he had died on a mission!"

"Oh, he is more than alive he was the masked Uchiha who caused so much trouble 15 years ago," answered Tsume seriously as he squinted - "I don't know how he survived and honestly don't care now that we know he is another enemy"

"Uzumaki... Kushina..." - said Menma coldly as he felt his chakra start to go crazy.

"So you are Minato's son," replied Kushina as she looked at the blond boy.

"I'm not that bastard's son! - exclaimed Menma coldly as his expression changed to one full of anger - "That son of a bitch was never my father and never will be!"

". . ." - Kushina only sighed when she heard this because she sincerely expected a different kind of response from the boy but seeing now that he had reacted, it was obvious that Minato had not done a good job - "I guess I made a good decision"

"Oh, yes you did... that bastard was worthless to us" - answered Menma with disdain - "But let's leave that for another time, now I want to have the pleasure of being able to torture you with my own hands for everything you have done to us, Uzumaki Kushina..."

"I am sorry to hear that but I will not allow myself to lose" - said Kushina seriously - "Much less against you of Akatsuki. Girls, you take care of the others, I will fight against Menma"

"Ok, Kushina-san" - the women nodded as they concentrated on the other two.

"Hmm... you are a big crowd for just the two of us..." - said Zetsu as a smile appeared on his face - "How about I invite some friends?"

With a quick movement, Zetsu snapped his fingers, only for a few seconds, many white arms to appear from the ground.

"It's time for us to have some fun," said Zetsu as he burst out laughing.

"Take care of those things... I'm going for Grass Face" - said Sasuke seriously.

"I suppose the two of us will fight against Akatsuki's leader. I couldn't have asked for a better opponent" - said A as he looked at Jiraiya.