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

Even having witnessed Pain's power, Kakuzu believed that Pain was exaggerating.

The main reason was that what Pain said was simply too unbelievable. In Kakuzu's understanding, even the most powerful ninja could not silently wipe out the ninjas of a village, even if it was just a small ninja village.

Even someone as strong as him, who had faced the most powerful ninja before—the First Hokage—would leave traces in the battle.

And the idea of ​​granting eternal sleep in dreams...

Unless the other side commits mass suicide, but... is that even possible?

Even if you possess the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, do you really think you are the Sage of Six Paths?

Even though he had a thousand doubts in his heart, Kakuzu did not voice his doubts.

First, he couldn't beat the other party, and second, he had to wait for the other party to share the money with him.

Kakuzu's principle of doing things is very simple: whoever pays him is the boss.

Pain didn't explain much about Kakuzu's disbelief, simply replying, "How can mortals fathom the power of a god?"

You'll find out tonight...

Seeing Pain's unwavering resolve, Kakuzu couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.

Can he really do it?

If he can really do it, joining his organization doesn't seem like a bad deal...

Pain was so certain because in another world, he defeated DIO's group in Egypt and dealt with a Stand user with particularly disgusting abilities.

It was precisely the kind of thing that even Nagato was quite interested in—Bleach 13.

With destructive power C, speed C, range E, endurance B, precision D, and potential B, none of the panel data is outstanding; it's a completely inferior panel.

However, this Stand has a terrifying ability—to manipulate dreams.

In Death Note 13, you can enter the other person's dream or pull them into your own dream, and you can freely control the dream, whether it's your own dream or the enemy's dream. Any damage you take in the dream will be synchronized to the real world, and you will not have any memory of the dream if you wake up in the middle of it. If you die in the dream, you will also die in reality.

He's practically a stand-in for Freddy Krueger, no, or even more powerful.

Because Death Note 13 can pull people into dreams without any limit on the number, and can make their wishes come true in dreams, this alone makes him almost an invincible god.

There are only two ways to defeat Death 13: one is to summon your Stand before entering sleep, as Death 13's weak stats make it almost impossible for any Stand that excels in direct combat; the other is to kill the enemy's true form in the real world.

If Yoshikage Kira hadn't known the enemy's true identity and dealt with the problem beforehand, and if the user hadn't been rather dim-witted, it could have dealt a fatal blow to the Dio Pirates.

The first weakness is practically non-existent in the world of Naruto, because there is no other Stand user in this world besides Nagato.

Perhaps top-tier ninjas with a special skill might have a way to deal with Death God XIII, but these ordinary ninjas from Takigakure are clearly not among them. Not to mention their second weakness, Pain is not someone they can handle.

Therefore... there is only one answer...

At midnight, when the moon hangs high in the sky.

Pain, who was standing outside the waterfall, finally moved. He spoke calmly to Kakuzu, who was resting with his eyes closed.

"I have already bestowed blessings upon mortals."

"???"

Kakuzu looked at Pain with a puzzled expression. He was absolutely certain that the other party was just standing there and did nothing.

However, Kakuzu is not one to talk too much, so since the other party didn't say anything, he didn't bother to ask.

Anyway, if those ninja from Takigakure don't die, I can just finish them off myself. As long as they pay me, I'll consider it my job.

So Kakuzu led the way, while Pain followed quietly behind.

As the two passed through the deepest part of the enormous waterfall, the scenery changed, and the surrounding roads opened up.

Amidst the misty air, a cluster of wooden buildings gradually came into view, revealing a village the size of a small town.

The village is surrounded by rushing tributaries on all sides, and six rope bridges entwined with vines connect it to the outside world like a spider web. The brown fir wood walls echo the warm colors of the surrounding dark green ferns, and the mill waterwheel in the southeast corner turns endlessly, the sound of milling rice intertwining with the roar of the waterfall to create a unique rhythm.

Takigakure Village, a village protected by a waterfall, exudes a thriving atmosphere, just like the idyllic paradise in the book.

Unfortunately, the ending of the Peach Blossom Spring in the book is not beautiful, just like the Hidden Takigakure village.

"This place has changed so much...it's completely different from what it was decades ago."

Kakuzu looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar village before him and said with a face full of emotion.

Then he chuckled, his voice a mixture of hatred and sorrow, and said, "The decaying village has indeed fallen into ruin... It used to be... much more prosperous."

It almost became the sixth largest ninja village. At that time, Takigakure was considered the number one village after the five largest ninja villages.

Although the number of elite ninjas cannot compare to that of the major ninja villages, they can still form an elite force, and the number of other ninjas is countless.

And its current size... is not even half of its peak size... no, maybe a third.

Kakuzu and Pain made no attempt to conceal their presence, walking brazenly through the streets of Takigakure.

Despite being intruders, they showed no awareness of their role as intruders and were not even worried about being discovered.

They hadn't gone far when Kakuzu noticed something was wrong.

Quiet...

It's so quiet...

To be precise, the whole village was unusually quiet.

It would be fine if there were no villagers gossiping, as it's common for people to be asleep early at this hour. But the absence of even the chirping of insects and the barking of dogs is quite unusual.

Even if Takigakure is in decline, surely the entire village wouldn't be without a single ninja on duty?

This extremely unusual scene made Kakuzu, a top ninja who had witnessed the Warring States period and the ninja village era and seen countless ups and downs at the age of ninety, unconsciously tense up.

"What happened?"

Kakuzu's tiny, bean-sized eyes emitted a faint glow in the darkness as his gaze rapidly scanned his surroundings, trying to find some clue.

He even began to doubt whether he was under a spell.

"I said I granted them eternal sleep in their dreams."

Behind Kakuzu came Pain's cold, emotionless voice.

"You mean...they're all dead?"

After receiving Pain's affirmative reply, Kakuzu did not hesitate at all and rushed into a nearby house.

The two villagers lay quietly on the bed in the bedroom.

The loud noise caused by Kakuzu's intrusion did not wake the two of them.

"Dead...?"

Those who deal with corpses all year round can immediately determine that the two people on the bed are dead.

There were no wounds, no fatal injuries, yet he had stopped breathing.

They still wore strange smiles on their faces, smiles that seemed to suggest a sense of liberation.

Then... Kakuzu broke into the second house.

He died in the same way, his breathing stopped in his sleep.

The third one...

The fourth one...

The fifth one...

...

The tenth room...

He broke into ten houses in a row, and without exception, every villager and ninja he saw was confirmed dead.

Moreover, they all died in exactly the same way.

His breathing stopped, and a strange smile hung on his face.

Most importantly, Kakuzu has yet to see a single living Takigakure ninja, not even half of them.

The moonlight spilled across the earth, as if covering the whole world with a silver... coffin lid.

The entire Takigakure village was deathly silent.

A village of death in the truest sense.