Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 197 Yahiko: How can someone like you be changed?

Six people, six pairs of Rinnegan, blocked Hanzo's escape route.

Shock, astonishment, disbelief, incomprehension...

Hanzo looked at the guys in front of him with a very ugly expression.

Who are these people in front of me, and why do they all possess the Rinnegan?

What is their relationship with Yahiko?!

I finally chose to run away once, but you made me lose so completely!

Hanzo's head was about to explode. This terrifying scene made him tremble with fear, and he even wondered if he was under a spell.

The Asura Path in the Six Paths' figure had its left wrist split open, from which hundreds of chakra tracking missiles spewed out, trailing long tail flames, and crashed down on Hanzo.

Hanzo gritted his teeth, mustered his last bit of strength, and suddenly threw the chain, knocking away the missile that was most likely to hit the salamander.

As for the other missiles, Hanzo had no choice but to pray that the Salamander could withstand the attack.

The missiles from the Asura Path hurtled towards the salamander, which dodged left and right, desperately trying to avoid the missile attacks.

Boom boom boom!

The sound of explosions was incessant, and this series of saturation attacks made Hanzo's already bad situation even worse.

"Hanzo chose the wrong direction to escape. Konan's regular strength is indeed not strong, but she is Yahiko's most important person. Pain used all six paths to protect Konan."

"If Hanzo had chosen a different path, he might have actually gotten away."

Seeing this, Uchiha Teru sighed at Hanzo's bad luck.

If Hanzo had chosen to rush towards Kakuzu and Sasori, he might have actually managed to let them escape.

Amidst the thick smoke and dust kicked up by the explosion, the salamander, covered in wounds, rushed out with Hanzo.

Seeing this, the Akatsuki members marveled. Hanzo's salamander was considered top-tier among summoning beasts.

Even if they face such a saturation attack, they won't fare too well.

Not to mention that the venom of the salamander is among the most potent in the entire ninja world.

Heaven took a step forward, blocking the path that the salamander must take.

"Shinra Tensei!"

The shockwave struck the salamander, which let out a mournful cry and was repelled.

Hanzo fell off the salamander, rolled a few times on the ground, and then stopped.

Hanzo lay prone on the ground, struggling to open his eyes.

"Damn it, looks like we chose the wrong path. Given Yahiko's relationship with this little girl, how could he possibly be unguarded?"

Hanzo finally realized that he had been so focused on escaping that he had chosen the weakest opponent that he had forgotten about the relationship between Yahiko and Konan.

The Beast Path arrived in front of the salamander, which had been severely injured by the Heavenly Dao. Ignoring the terrifying poison, it placed its hands on the salamander's body.

A powerful force of all things surged from the animal realm and began to erode the salamander.

The salamander tried to resist, but it was too badly injured to do anything but cry out in pain, letting the animal do whatever it wanted.

"Ibushi..."

Hanzo was heartbroken to see this. Ibuse was a comrade who had fought alongside him, just like Danzo was to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hanzo is deeply saddened that his friend has been violated in front of him.

When Hanzo's salamander's eyes transformed into the shape of the Rinnegan, Hanzo finally gave up, realizing he had no hope of escaping.

Yahiko came to Hanzo's side, but remained unmoved by Hanzo's grief.

"Hanzo, your suffering is nothing compared to what I've endured!"

Hanzo looked at Yahiko with difficulty, attempting a final attempt to save himself.

"Yahiko, I acknowledge your strength, and you acknowledge the Akatsuki's status. There's no need for us to fight to the death. Our goal is the same: to make the people of the Land of the Universe better!"

"I'm willing to assist you. With my help, Akatsuki's operations in the Land of Rain will be much smoother!"

Yahiko laughed at Hanzo's pathetic state as he continued to try to survive, even laughing until tears welled up in his eyes:

"At this point, you're still thinking about survival. Since the Akatsuki was destroyed by you, it seems I was indeed too stupid back then."

"Yahiko, I have my reasons too. We need to understand each other!"

Hanzo managed to utter those words with difficulty, causing Yahiko to break down on the spot.

"understand…"

Yahiko's face contorted in rage. He had thought that after experiencing so much, he would have become calm and composed, unfazed by anything.

Now it seems he was overthinking it; Hanzo always found a way to stir up his emotions and help him recall the past.

"I understand you, but who understands the Akatsuki members back then?!"

Yahiko walked to Hanzo's side and extended his palm towards Hanzo.

"How can someone like you change?"

"Only death!"

Hanzo let out a low laugh upon hearing Yahiko's words.

"Hehehe..."

"Yahiko, you're still as naive as ever."

"Let me teach you another lesson: never be soft-hearted when dealing with enemies, and never give them a chance!"

With his last bit of strength, Hanzo rolled over and showed Yahiko the ruptured poison sac in his abdomen.

"And never underestimate anyone, even if you possess the Rinnegan."

"The poison in this venom sac is so potent that even I cannot withstand it. It was this poison that helped me complete the initial accumulation, allowing me to gradually move towards becoming a demigod."

"Now it's broken, the poison has spread to my side, and you've entered the poison's range."

Immediately afterward, Hanzo lost his life force and refused to accept Yahiko's rebuttal. In the final moments of his life, he disgusted Yahiko.

"Yahiko...you need to find a way to cure him quickly, Hanzo's poison is too dangerous!"

Konan looked anxious upon seeing this, somewhat regretting that she hadn't stopped Yahiko from getting close to Hanzo.

"It doesn't matter. I have now obtained the Sage Body, and Hanzo's poison cannot kill me!"

Yahiko sensed the toxins invading his body. Although it was somewhat troublesome, it was not enough to kill him, who possessed the Sage Body and Sage Eyes.

It just takes a little time to gradually remove it.

Yahiko stared coldly at Hanzo's corpse.

"How laughable, Hanzo. All your actions are utterly meaningless in the face of absolute power."

"Lord Hanzo...is dead!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could Lord Hanzo be dead? It must be an illusion!"

"Illusion Release... Why can't I break it? Why can't I break it!"

Yahiko looked at the heavily damaged village and the Rain Ninja kneeling on the ground in terror.

The era of demigods ended with Hanzo's death, and a new god ascended the throne, stepping over corpses.

"Amegakure is now officially under the control of Akatsuki. First, we will eliminate the unstable factors in Amegakure, and then turn Amegakure into Akatsuki's base."

Uchiha Kagura, White Zetsu, Kakuzu, and Sasori nodded slightly, then dispersed.

Only Konan stayed behind to stay by Yahiko's side.

A massive purge began.

Hanzo's confidants, Rain Ninja who had participated in the siege of Akatsuki, were killed in this purge, with screams and bloodshed becoming the main theme.

However, some Rain Ninja also chose to submit, as the Akatsuki organization knew they were a genuine organization from the Land of Rain.

This battle can also be considered an internal conflict within the Land of Rain. Now that a victor has emerged, they have no choice but to submit.

Moreover, a more powerful leader represents greater interests.

From demigod to god, isn't that a kind of progress?

Amegakure is thriving!

(End of this chapter)