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

However... ten seconds passed, and Pain was unharmed; thirty seconds passed, and Pain showed no reaction; a minute passed, and there was still no sign of poisoning on his face.

Pain simply stood there quietly, watching Sasori of the Red Sand, as if waiting for a spectacular performance.

"What happened? Could it be that the other person wasn't poisoned?"

As time went by, Scorpion's mood grew heavier and he became more and more anxious, with fine, itchy sweat constantly seeping from his forehead.

Just as Sasori was about to succumb to the immense psychological pressure, Pain, the Deva Path, produced a steel needle as thin as a hair, waved it, and said, "Is this what you've been waiting for?"

That was the poison that Sasori of the Red Sand secretly planted when he first met Pain.

The very tip of the slender steel needle was stained with a striking dark red, clearly the color of blood.

The scorpion can be 100% certain that its opponent has been stung by the steel needle.

He was indeed poisoned!

But why is it ineffective?

"This kind of thing means nothing to me as a god."

Pain said arrogantly, flicking his finger, and the steel needle fell into the ground, landing right in front of Sasori.

Pain was already dead, but the black rods inside his body made him appear to have fresh physical cells.

In essence, it's still a corpse.

To poison a corpse... you can't use ordinary biological toxins; you'll need at least a large amount of strong acid.

Even the strongest biotoxins are essentially just a mass of protein, and most of them can be eliminated by high temperatures.

Sasori silently picked up the steel needles from the ground, looked up at Pain, and witnessed Pain's godlike attack. He also experienced firsthand the failure of his strongest poison.

To deal with the person in front of him, he used more than five times the amount he used when he fought the Third Kazekage.

It still... had no effect.

He didn't think the other party was putting on a brave face. Even the strongest Kazekage only lasted for a dozen seconds before collapsing. The other party... was probably truly unafraid of his poison.

Toxin immunity... This is the first time in Scorpion's life that he has encountered this situation.

Seeing that Sasori remained silent and motionless, Pain slightly raised his left hand with his fingers slightly bent.

"Wang Xiaoting (Wanxiang Tianyin)!"

In an instant, Sasori felt an irresistible and powerful suction force appear. The Third Kazekage puppet instantly broke free from Sasori's control and flew uncontrollably toward Pain, no matter how Sasori tried to pull it with his chakra threads.

With a snap... the chakra threads broke...

In less than two seconds, Sasori lost control of the Third Kazekage.

Scorpion was instantly covered in cold sweat.

A puppeteer who has lost his puppet is extremely vulnerable.

At this moment, Sasori of the Red Sand has not yet developed the Red Secret Technique: Hundred Puppet Manipulation, nor does he have as many scrolls as in the Shippuden arc. Poison and the Third Kazekage are his two strongest trump cards. As for the other puppets that are just for fun... they are completely meaningless.

Scorpion lost. This time, Scorpion lost completely, without any chance to fight back.

When did such a powerful being appear in the ninja world?

Or perhaps I'm just too narrow-minded?

Possessing such terrifying power, one can indeed be called a god.

No, maybe this really is God!

Pain, holding the Third Kazekage puppet in one hand, looked down at Sasori and asked, "Shall we continue?"

"No, no need."

Continuing to fight is pointless.

The strongest Third Kazekage puppet has already been captured, and the strongest poison has also lost its effectiveness. Sasori does not believe that his other methods will be effective against the opponent.

Forcing yourself to keep going will only make your defeat look worse.

Perhaps... joining them would be a good option.

The thought uncontrollably arose in the scorpion's mind.

Humans are inherently creatures that admire strength, and even those who are strong themselves cannot escape this trait.

Looking at Scorpion, Payne knew the time was ripe, so he extended another invitation to recruit him.

"As the leader of the Akatsuki organization..."

Before he could finish speaking, Scorpion answered without the slightest hesitation or doubt.

"As you wish."

When Konan, with a pair of paper wings unfurled from her back, appeared before the two, Sasori was completely captivated by Pain.

Konan wasn't surprised at all, because in her heart, Nagato was the strongest at that moment.

She handed Sasori a ring and clothing that symbolized his identity: "From today onwards, you are a member of Akatsuki, codename—Jade."

Looking at Konan descending from the sky, and the pair of origami wings behind her, Scorpion couldn't help but sigh.

"She's like an angel."

Thinking of this, Sasori couldn't help but turn his gaze to Pain, and a thought struck him.

"So this is... a messenger of God...?"

"It's...not bad, I guess."

Thus, Sasori became the first suspected S-rank rogue ninja to join Akatsuki.

Nagato and Konan then returned to Amegakure, while Sasori remained in the Land of Wind.

Although Sasori has been recruited, Akatsuki is still in the early stages of reconstruction and does not yet have a visible base. It is impossible to bring Sasori back to Amegakure, their only remaining base, so they can only let him develop on his own for the time being.

Xiao Cai has just experienced a battle that wiped out his entire team, and now he lacks both manpower and territory.

Just as they arrived at the base entrance, Nagato turned to a large tree and asked, "Have you found information on the other person?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the image of the pitcher plant, a hermaphrodite, gradually appeared on the tree.

"certainly..."

After spending this time together, Zetsu had gotten used to Nagato being able to find his trail.

At the same time, one can't help but marvel at the Rinnegan's incredible perceptive abilities...

Then Zetsu said in his unique voice, "That guy just killed a high-bounty ninja and should appear near the bounty post on the border of the Land of Earth soon. If you're planning to recruit him, Pain, this is the perfect time."

Jue Jiang revealed all the intelligence he had gathered.

Nagato nodded to indicate that he understood.

It doesn't take long to travel from the Land of Rain to the Land of Earth.

Just from the word "bounty," you can tell who the second Akatsuki member he asked Zetsu to find is.

Kakuzu, an S-rank rogue ninja who once fought against the First Hokage.

It must be said that Jue is a truly competent intelligence team leader. Many times, as long as you tell him the person you want to find, he can find him for you in no time.

It's practically comparable to GPS positioning.

Nagato then asked, "What about the other person I asked you to investigate?"

He paused for a moment, then replied, "You mean that teacher from Takigakure? He's still in Takigakure, of course. He basically doesn't have any missions that require him to leave the village."

Nagato allowed Zetsu to find the teacher who was originally one of the Six Paths of Pain, the Human Path.

Nagato would be more than happy to have the opportunity to assemble all six Paths of Pain as soon as possible.

Even if you can't improve your combat power in a short time, having more unique special abilities is a good thing.

Zetsu suggested, "If you really want to find him, I suggest you go directly to Takigakure Village. With your strength, no one in that small village can stop you."