Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

Nagato had already made up his mind. He looked at Konan and gave a pale smile: "Konan, kill me!"

Yahiko used all his strength to break free from Hanzo's tight grip, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Konan, no, don't kill Nagato!"

Xiao Nan's tears fell painfully, and she looked pitiful: "No, I can't kill you."

Danzo and Ryuma watched indifferently. Danzo hadn't expected that he could so easily blackmail Nagato, the host of the Rinnegan.

Akatsuki... is far too fragile. How can such a fragile and naive organization survive in the dark world of ninjas?

Hurry and send them to the Pure Land to see the Six Paths Immortal!

Danzo wasn't interested in whether Nagato lived or died. He focused his chakra, waiting for the moment Nagato died to steal his Rinnegan.

Madara Uchiha has been resurrected; only by obtaining the Rinnegan can he be defeated.

Perhaps they can even use Madara Uchiha's crisis to rally the Allied Shinobi Forces and regain Konoha's position as a major power.

This person... can only be Shimura Danzo!

Come on, Konan, kill Nagato!

If Nagato isn't killed, Yahiko will die; if Nagato is killed, Yahiko can live for a short time.

Nagato and Konan were bound by a life-or-death relationship, and their bond made it impossible for Konan to be so heartless as to kill him.

If Konan can't make a decision, then Nagato will give her the answer.

Nagato stretched out his hand: "Universal Pull!"

Suddenly, Konan rushed toward Nagato uncontrollably. Konan wanted to throw away the kunai that Hanzo had given her, but Nagato's Bansho Ten'in was attracting Hanzo's kunai!

"No, Nagato—"

Konan held onto the kunai tightly, her palms bleeding from the friction, but how could a girl's strength compare to the power of the Rinnegan?

Konan and Kunai were also drawn into Nagato's Universal Pull.

Before everyone's eyes, Konan and the kunai in her hand flew swiftly toward Nagato's chest like a sharp arrow.

"Nagato—"

Yahiko's pupils widened as he screamed with heart-wrenching pain.

Lin and Hong closed their eyes, tears welling in their eyes, not wanting to witness this tragic scene.

Kakashi watched intently, remembering this scene vividly in his mind, determined never to let his comrades face such a threat.

"Minato-sensei!"

Kakashi noticed that Minato activated Body Flicker and dashed out.

Nagato closed her eyes, awaiting her final chapter.

But the expected death did not come. He opened his eyes and saw a red and white fan.

The Uchiha clan crest?!

"Liao Wu—"

Konan stared wide-eyed at the handsome young man who stood in front of Nagato, blocking the impact of the kunai.

"Why? Why?"

A paper flower fell from Liao Wu's chest. It was a carnation that Xiao Nan had folded for Liao Wu before. The white carnation represents pure love.

Now stained with Liao Wu's blood, it has turned into a blood-red carnation, just like the red spider lily.

It no longer signifies passion and love, but rather—death and tragedy!

The members of the Akatsuki were shocked.

"It's Lord Liaowu!"

"Lord Liaowu saved Nagato!"

"Why? Lord Liaowu has already been expelled from Akatsuki, why would he still save us?"

Yes! Why? They've only just met, they don't trust each other, and they've even had conflicts. Why would Liao Wu save Changmen?

Nagato wanted to know the answer. He desperately wanted to roar and vent his anger, and the power of the Rinnegan slowly erupted.

Liao Wu leaned on Xiao Nan's shoulder, his eyes dark as he said, "Because I don't want to see Xiao Nan trapped in a lifetime of guilt."

"Killing a comrade is still too cruel for Konan."

Xiao Nan's pupils contracted immediately.

She quickly put Liao Wu down and used her half-baked medical ninjutsu to heal Liao Wu's chest.

But as the kunai plunged deep into his chest, the life force in Liao Wu's eyes slowly faded away.

Hanzo's eyes widened, his face extremely grim: "He's Uchiha Ryoubu, Akatsuki's Yakukanra?"

Danzo was also confused. Why did Uchiha Ryogoku run out to take a hit for Nagato?

Isn't this evil Uchiha the same person who was waiting to steal Nagato's Rinnegan when he died?

Danzo gathered chakra in preparation for competing with Ryogoku for the Rinnegan.

Now our biggest competitor has jumped in and delivered himself to their doom.

Danzo scratched his head, completely puzzled: "Why are all the young people these days so eager to jump out and take the fall for others?"

Danzo glanced at Ryougo, who was pierced in the chest by a kunai, and suddenly realized that yesterday's bullet had hit him today.

Danzo remembered that he was once a boy who could jump out and shield others from kunai.

When Danzo's teacher, Tobirama Senju, led Danzo and his allies to Kumogakure to present an alliance, Kinkaku and Ginkaku suddenly launched a rebellion, and they were pursued by Kinkaku and Ginkaku's forces.

At that time, everyone discussed having one of them act as bait to lure the enemy.

Danzo had the intention to stay behind and sacrifice himself to save everyone.

But he hesitated for a moment at the crucial moment, while Hiruzen Sarutobi did not hesitate for a moment and resolutely stepped forward to be the bait.

It was just that he was too late; Sarutobi became Hokage, while he spent his entire life guarding the darkness.

If it happened again, could Danzo step forward faster than Sarutobi?

No, he probably won't even have the thought of being bait anymore.

Because he and Hanzo beside him were both old, and had become rotten monsters of power.

Danzo looked at Ryo's young face and then remembered a phrase that the Third Hokage often repeated.

Life is something to be burned, and death is something to be tested.

This inherently evil Uchiha has the awareness to sacrifice himself for others. Is the teacher's view of the Uchiha one-sided?

Was he wrong?

Hanzo stomped his foot in anger: "Why did Uchiha Ryogoku have to take the hit? I never intended to kill him. I could even make him the head of my ANBU."

Hanzo believed that Ryogoku's value far exceeded that of the Akatsuki organization, and that Amegakure's strength would greatly increase if it obtained Ryogoku's medical ninjutsu.

He will be able to regain his former glory once he obtains Liao Wu's forbidden technique, at which point Amegakure will become the sixth greatest ninja village.

Now, Liao Wu stepped forward and blocked Nagato's blade; he is dead, and all his ambitions are over.

Yahiko's face was pale, his eyes filled with remorse: "I wronged him, and Akatsuki wronged him too. I deserve to die!"

Konan's medical ninjutsu skills were only learned for a short time, but her Yang Release technique was extremely advanced, and she was already performing the Palm Healing Technique quite well.

However, Liao Wu's heart was pierced directly by Hanzo's kunai, and this kind of palm technique cannot be repaired.

"No, no, Liaowu, wake up!"

Liao Wu, his eyes half-open and his breath failing him, said, "Xiao Nan, I'm dying. Can you kiss me before I die?"

Xiao Nan lowered her head and kissed Liao Wu's lips. Liao Wu closed his eyes in satisfaction.

"I...have no regrets."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liao Wu's hand fell limp, and he lost all vitality.

"Liao Wu—"

Nagato's Rinnegan widened, and intense ocular power erupted from his eye sockets, making him look at Amegakure and Root as if he were a demon from hell.

"I'm going to...kill you all!"

Nagato disliked Ryogoku because Ryogoku not only coveted his Rinnegan but also his beloved Konan.

But at that moment, he jumped out and blocked the kunai flying towards him, saving Nagato's life.

This behavior proves that he has always regarded Nagato as a friend, and that he came to protect his Rinnegan.

They had wronged Liao Wu. Liao Wu had warned them before that it was a trap, but Xiao had all turned away from Liao Wu and didn't believe him.

It was their folly that led them into such a desperate situation, and it was their prejudice against the traitors that killed Liao Wu.

Where no one was looking, Liao Wu twitched his fingers and scratched his itchy dermatitis.

In this awful weather in the Land of Rain, the ground is all wet; even playing dead is a skill in itself.