The only ones in the Akatsuki who agreed with Obito's plan were Kisame and Nagato.
Even Konan didn't agree with Obito's plan; she stayed in the Akatsuki purely to accompany Nagato.
A companion she had grown up with, who now, due to his physical condition, could only rely on the Outer Path Statue to survive.
As Nagato's companion, she naturally had to stay by his side.
Moreover, Konan was very wary of Obito, always believing he had ulterior motives.
She also couldn't stand by and watch Obito harm Nagato.
"Mm, I need to plan carefully when I get back."
Takumi quickly thought of several people who could be won over.
He felt it was necessary to consider this thoroughly, so that when encountering Akatsuki's members in the future, he could try to sway them.
Success would be good; failure, while regrettable, would also intensify internal conflicts within the Akatsuki.
The Akatsuki was not a monolith.
Each had their own ideas.
Just as Takumi was slowly making his way back to Konoha,
The Director had already accelerated the editing of the footage and sent copies to all countries.
And upon hearing that it was another masterpiece from the Director, and that it was again based on real-world events, related to the terracotta puppet invasion that had affected most countries this time,
People flocked to the cinemas, wanting to see exactly what had happened.
…
In the Land of Water,
As Takumi's loyal fan, the Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei, immediately skipped work for the first time and, without telling Ao, went to check out Takumi's latest work.
"So handsome!"
Mei's eyes kept popping with hearts, obsessively watching Takumi's handsome face.
And when other women appeared beside Takumi, her expression immediately changed, glaring at them through gritted teeth as if she wanted to devour them alive.
"Ahaha..."
Chojuro laughed awkwardly beside her, wanting to say something but not daring to provoke Mei at this moment.
He was naturally very introverted.
He certainly couldn't say anything to stop Mei.
The movie was neither long nor short, about an hour and a half, the standard movie length.
This movie wasn't like the previous two, which started filming from the moment the mission was accepted.
It opened with Takumi leading Neji and the others appearing in the Land of Demons.
Under Takumi's leadership, they rescued the Miko of the Land of Demons at the last moment, preventing her from being assassinated.
Although the whole process was only filmed from a high vantage point, from the guards lying all over the square, one could tell the battle was fierce and tragic.
Then came the matter of the Miko Shion requesting to hurry to the Land of Swamps to seal Moryo.
"Just as I thought, this incident was resolved by Takumi-kun."
Chojuro sighed.
Before the movie came out, he had no idea what this Moryo invasion was about.
He had been on the front lines the whole time, fighting those terracotta puppets, protecting the border of the Land of Water.
It wasn't until one day when those terracotta soldiers all retreated that the endless battle stopped.
"Of course it was resolved by Takumi-kun!!"
Mei's face was full of pride as she said this.
Even though she had never actually met Takumi, she had already decided in her heart that he was one of her candidates for marriage, and he ranked the highest!
She believed that as long as she met Takumi in the future, she would without hesitation express her feelings.
"Ahaha..."
Chojuro laughed awkwardly again, not daring to say more.
The movie continued.
Takumi displayed his power, easily defeating the attacking four-man team.
Then he met up with Koyuki and the others, and there was a segment of warm interactions on the road.
Especially the scene where Shion was held in Koyuki's arms, which made some maternal viewers show knowing smiles.
After that, Takumi led everyone, breaking out of the encirclement of the terracotta soldier army.
When Takumi proposed splitting into two groups,
The scene then stayed with Koyuki's group, leaving the final suspense.
When Koyuki and the others were surrounded by the terracotta army, people clasped their hands together, hoping Takumi would appear in time.
But the Director and Sakura's spirit of self-sacrifice earned people's admiration.
To avoid disturbing Takumi while he completed the final seal, even when caught in crisis, they didn't want to delay him even a moment.
Fortunately, Kakashi and the others arrived in time, stopping the terracotta army and immediately lifting the crisis.
Then, the scene shifted, returning to Takumi.
No!
Not exactly – it was Takumi holding the camera.
He didn't appear in the scene, but the audience could hear his voice.
In the shot, people saw Neji and the others locked in a bitter fight, and their hearts couldn't help but tighten.
The number of terracotta soldiers was just too many.
Densely packed, with no end in sight.
And then Takumi, with the shaky camera, rushed into the sealed place, and the audience saw the inside of the volcano.
This immediately caused an uproar among the people.
Being ordinary folks, when had they ever seen such a sight?
For a time, they were all immersed in it.
As Takumi set up his arrays, the scene of Moryo scheming to reclaim its body unfolded from multiple angles.
"Waa—"
Seeing Moryo's massive body, people leaned back, fear showing on their faces.
Even through the movie screen, they could feel Moryo's terror.
Let alone Shion standing before Moryo, appearing extremely tiny.
Shion's body gradually sank into the darkness, and she seemed to have fainted, showing no signs of struggling.
Just then, Takumi finally appeared.
He used a clone to hold the camera while he himself rushed forward.
At first, he couldn't break through Moryo's attacks and could only watch Shion's body slowly sink.
Suddenly, an invisible shield appeared on him, blocking all of Moryo's attacks.
Seizing this opportunity, Takumi rushed forward and pulled Shion, who was deeply trapped in the darkness, out.
Moryo immediately frantically counterattacked, but a massive white light array suddenly appeared on the ground.
Countless white chains emerged from the array, binding Moryo tightly, preventing it from moving.
And the light grew brighter and brighter, until the entire interior of the volcano turned white.
Then came the deafening roar.
Immediately after, the screen went black.
The darkness lasted for several seconds.
The audience didn't murmur among themselves; instead, they stared intently at the screen.
They wanted to know what finally happened to Takumi and Shion.
Mei's hands were clenched tightly, her eyes full of worry.
Ordinary viewers couldn't tell much.
But as the Fifth Mizukage, although she didn't understand the principle of that light array, she knew how powerful the final explosion of its power was.
At the very least, she couldn't withstand the power of that explosion.
Whoosh!
The screen reappeared.
But this time, it was on the mountain top where Koyuki's group was.
She looked into the pitch-black distance.
The darkness before dawn was like a heavy mountain, pressing down on everyone's hearts.
They all had ominous feelings.
Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared at the distant volcano.
Then, with a violent explosion, the volcano was completely shattered.
The fierce blast wind even reached this mountain several miles away.