Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

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The other party succeeded.

Nagato remained silent for a while, then manipulated Pain to stand up.

Inside the building in Amegakure.

"Then you need to prepare for both possibilities. Madara will definitely not allow us to delay like this."

but.

"If they really do come back, that's my answer, but we also need to prepare in advance. Also..."

Nagato nodded.

……

"Okay, let's see how it goes. You should also take the initiative to contact them so they don't think we're stalling. We'll prepare for both possibilities."

Xiao Nan had obviously thought of this as well.

"Tell them that Konoha has arrived, and I need to deal with them for the time being, so I can't take action immediately. Tell them to wait a few days, and we can seal the tailed beast together."

After many twists and turns, Chiba once again encountered the pirated Hanzo.

Chiba stayed in Amegakure for a day.

She opened her mouth, unsure how to offer advice or what choice to make.

"He succeeded."

She used ninjutsu to confirm that no Zetsu or White Zetsu were watching before speaking, "What if they really did something back then? What are you going to do?"

Nagato stood up. "If there really is a discrepancy..."

the next day.

Nagato said, "The Four-Tails we captured last time hasn't been sealed yet, has it?"

Xiao Nan lowered her voice.

Nagato was indeed pondering whether Yahiko's death was truly a conspiracy orchestrated by Danzo and Hanzo.

Isn't there some other hand pulling the strings behind the scenes?

have to say.

As a powerful figure, Konan doesn't have many of her own ideas; her thoughts come from Nagato and Yahiko, both in the past and now.

If Yahiko falls out with Madara, his wish will never be fulfilled.

Just like before, there was still a screen separating us.

Nagato, disguised as Hanzo, said from inside, "Chiba Jonin, I went back and checked. Back then, some people did say that the organization was dangerous and needed to be eliminated, but the exaggeration was not true. Besides, even if it was exaggerated, wiping them out shouldn't have been a big deal, right?"

"No, one of their ninjas possesses the Sage's Eye. I imagine you suffered a considerable loss after you made your move, didn't you?"

After Chiba finished speaking, he leaned back and asked, "According to intelligence, that battle was extremely tragic. Did that person die?"

"Of course I killed him."

"I don't think so. The other party is the wielder of the Rinnegan, and I have some very important information: the previous master of the Rinnegan, the Sage of Six Paths, was the ancestor of the Uchiha and Senju clans."

"Oh?"

Nagato was shocked, but on the surface he remained calm and did not show any strong emotions. "So what? What does it have to do with your 'impossible' statement?"

"Of course there is a connection. That ninja named Nagato is Shanks, from the Uzumaki clan. Although he is also a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths, he does not possess the Rinnegan or Sage Body."

Chiba said calmly, "He couldn't possibly have awakened the Rinnegan!"

"You're being too absolute. According to your logic, how can one awaken the Rinnegan?"

"The strongest Sharingan, plus the power of a Sage Body! If I'm not mistaken, Nagato's body must be incredibly weak right now. Bearing eyes that don't belong to him, even the Uzumaki clan's physique would be unable to withstand it."

Chiba said.

Nagato chuckled softly: "Unfortunately, I have already killed him, so we have no way of knowing if that is true."

You're so stubborn!

Chiba's inner monologue.

Nagato's resolve was stronger than he had imagined.

Or is it because my verbal skills are too bad?

He took a slight breath.

Subsequently.

"Then I'll put it simply. Based on my guess, these eyes may have come from the legendary Uchiha Madara. He would never allow the vessel that holds his eyes to die."

Chiba said calmly, "This is all being manipulated by Madara. If we want to defeat Madara, we have to unite."

"..."

Nagato narrowed his eyes.

This guy definitely knows his identity; everything he says, seemingly directed at Hanzo, is actually a conversation with himself.

My eyes are spotted.

and so.

Madara would never let himself die?

Logically, there's no problem.

Based on this reasoning, Yahiko's death would be quite simple.

Because Yahiko influenced him, preventing him from being controlled by Madara anymore, but—

Nagato smiled.

"Jonin Chiba, Amegakure and Konoha have always been allies, so whatever you want to do, Amegakure will definitely support you. But I'm still very grateful that you came to tell me all this and cleared up some of my doubts."

"I'm glad it was helpful to you, then..."

"Please stay. Even though it's just a shadow clone, it can still be of some help to us."

Nagato said—

A tremendous suction force came from behind the screen.

All things are attracted by heaven!

The moment the ninjutsu takes effect.

The screen shattered, and a tremendous force acted on Chiba, instantly pulling him towards it.

but.

Halfway there...

boom!

Golden light shone from Chiba's body, and a thousand hands seemed to bloom in the shadows.

Come and welcome Thousand Hands Kill!

The moment Nagato pulled him in front of him, hundreds of fists struck the body of Pain that he was controlling.

boom!

The upper floors of the building were blown apart, and Payne was blasted out of his room.

Subsequently.

Three figures appeared around Chiba.

"It's just a shadow clone, does it really need such a grand display?"

Chiba smiled.

Payne, Konan, and Zetsu.

Although Obito hasn't appeared yet, he's definitely looking around.

and so.

This means that the core members of the Akatsuki organization are now all in place.

That's quite a grand affair.

"Not just one, there's another one."

Jue emerged from the rooftop and looked towards another part of the village.

two?

How could there be two?

Nagato was somewhat shocked. His Rain Tiger Free Technique had been running continuously, yet he had failed to sense the existence of the other clone. If Zetsu hadn't arrived, he might still be in the dark.

Such stealth capabilities...

How did you do it?

Nagato was filled with suspicion.

Since the Rain Tiger Freedom Technique was developed, the entire Rain Village has been under his control, and he has never failed.

But this time.

The opponent made no concealment or changes; they merely made some simple disguises, yet his technique failed to detect them at all.

Nagato took a deep breath, then manipulated Yahiko's body: "Don't let him get away!"

"Of course."

Black Zetsu instantly moved forward.

Then——

A spatial passage appeared on him.

next moment.