Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

The world suddenly darkened, leaving only the cold light reflected from the iron filings flowing through the air, as if the whole world had been thrown into a giant iron pot, and even the wind carried the pungent smell of rust and dust.

The area where the two were located had become a sea of ​​iron sand. The black particles were layered and swirling, forming twisted vortexes. The "rustling" sound of the iron sand colliding was amplified infinitely in the dead silence of heaven and earth.

Magnet Release: Iron Sand Boundary Technique!

The strongest ninjutsu used by the Third Kazekage during his lifetime.

"See that? This is my prized puppetry technique, capable of perfectly recreating the power I possessed in life."

Scorpion spoke with undisguised pride, like a child showing off his toys... In fact, he could be considered a child, after all, he was only thirteen years old at the time, and before he transformed himself into a human puppet, he still retained... a little bit of a boyish mentality.

"No, with my modifications, the puppet can become even more powerful than it was in life."

Feeling the churning black ocean of iron sand all around him, Scorpion spoke with absolute certainty, clearly very satisfied with his 'masterpiece'.

In his eyes, no one could withstand the third Kazekage's strongest killing move, the Iron Sand Realm Technique.

Even the man opposite him who made him feel threatened.

One hit kill...

Scorpion is determined to defeat his opponent in this one move.

However, the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai was indeed very powerful, but unfortunately, he was facing... Pain.

The strongest of the Six Paths of Pain.

The man who stands at the pinnacle of the ninja world at this point in time.

If you want to recruit a member like Scorpion who is extremely ambitious, you must convince him completely in one go.

The best way to truly convince someone is, of course, to give them a good beating...

In a sense, the two future members of Akatsuki share the same idea.

...

Faced with the overwhelming, seemingly endless black iron sand barrier, Pain simply raised one hand.

No matter what kind of ninjutsu is used, it won't change the outcome.

"You're dead!"

Scorpion's smug expression deepened; he seemed to already see the other person being turned into a human puppet by him.

I wonder what kind of ability it will be.

I still don't know your name...

"Never mind... I don't need to know the name of a dead person."

The overwhelming torrent of iron sand, blotting out the sky and sweeping in like a black tsunami, suddenly froze just before it touched the hem of Pain's robes.

An invisible repulsive force emanating from Payne formed an absolute domain, as if space itself had been violently pushed open by an unseen hand. The billowing iron sand first hung eerily in mid-air, then trembled violently like a swarm of bees crashing into an invisible wall, finally disintegrating with a piercing metallic groan...

Swah...

The iron sand, undeterred by the powerful repulsive force, vanished at an incredible speed, like dominoes being toppled, allowing the previously blocked sunlight to stream in...

Payne maintained his raised hand position, his expression calm.

It was as if the darkness had been dispelled with just a casual gesture.

That feeling is like...

god!

Under the sunlight, Pain's figure appeared divine in Sasori's eyes, and the pale purple light of his Rinnegan became exceptionally magnificent, making him appear like a god walking among mortals.

"God said, 'Let there be light,' and the darkness was dispelled..."

For some reason, this sentence suddenly popped into Scorpion's mind.

He stared in disbelief at what was happening before him, his pupils contracting rapidly, the smug look on his face still lingering as he blurted out incredulously.

"How is that possible?!"

The invincible Sand Iron Boundary Technique has failed? The strongest attack of the powerful Third Kazekage has failed?

And they vanished without a trace the moment the other party raised their hand...

Impossible! Impossible! Something must be wrong!

Payne seemed to see right through Scorpion's thoughts. He spoke calmly, as if he had done something insignificant: "Nothing is impossible, because you are facing me."

In a daze, a strange melody suddenly rang in Scorpion's ears. A melodious female voice was singing, and goosebumps involuntarily rose on his body.

A wonderful gift from God.

But he cannot approve.

If we cannot forgive...

All life returns to God.

Finally... the female voice transformed into a harmonies, continuously swirling in the ears... solemn and dignified... inspiring a sense of longing.

At the same time, the other party spoke up: "My name is—Pain!"

'Pain'...

'Pain'...

'Pain'...

Scorpion stared blankly at Payne, finally noticing the extraordinary look in the other's eyes...

Those eyes... the legendary... Rinnegan...

"The Eye of the Immortal!"

Pain's Rinnegan flashed with a cold purple light: "You can also call me—God!"

If it were an ordinary person or ninja, they would have been psychologically shattered and worshipped by Pain's attack, and would no longer have any will to resist.

Unfortunately, Scorpion is no ordinary person.

He is the famous Sasori of the Red Sand, the strongest puppet genius in Sunagakure to date.

Although Payne had already left an indelible impression on him at this moment.

but...

"God?" Sasori was shocked by Pain's strength and those Rinnegan eyes. After hearing Pain's self-proclaimed godhood, he still habitually curled his lips into a disdainful smile: "I have never tried to turn a god into a puppet."

Unfortunately, by this time he was no longer as confident as he had been at the beginning, and even his disdain had become very forced.

Scorpion wouldn't admit it, but after witnessing that absolute power, his heart had already wavered.

Fortunately, he still had one last resort...

The final trump card...

Sasori remained silent and made no further move. He simply manipulated the Third Kazekage puppet, with countless iron sands swirling around him. He concentrated all his power on defense, his gaze fixed intently on Pain.

He thought to himself, "It's probably about to flare up."

Sasori of the Red Sand was best at two things in his life—puppets and poison.

In terms of puppetry, he can be said to be the strongest puppeteer in the entire ninja world, and in terms of poison, he can also be said to be the strongest master of poison in the ninja world. Perhaps the only one who can compare with him is Hanzo the Salamander, the leader of Amegakure.

Perhaps the only person in the entire ninja world who could cure his poison was Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin.

Even the Third Kazekage, who was once known as the strongest Kazekage and whose abilities completely countered puppeteers, fell for Sasori's tricks and was poisoned by him.

Scorpion had given up on attacking and was now focused entirely on defense. He was silently waiting for the moment his opponent's poison would take effect...

Even the strongest ninja has weaknesses. So what if you defeat the Third Kazekage's puppet's Iron Sand World Technique in one move? So what if you have the Sage of Six Paths' eyes?

Once you're poisoned by me, there's only one outcome.

I, Sasori of the Red Sand, said this!