Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 382 Black Zetsu: My Rinnegan has been sent to heaven, how am I supposed to find my mother now?

Watching the planet Chibaku Tensei pierce through the huge hole in the clouds, blocking the sunlight that had just managed to reach Amegakure, and continue flying out of the atmosphere, Bane clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"Done, job done."

Turning around again, Bane found himself in the deep valley below. The abyss he had previously created by smashing Yahiko's corpse—no, it shouldn't be called an abyss anymore; it was just a pit.

Deidara, Sasori, and Konan are right here. Both Bane's Chibaku Tensei and Nagato's Chibaku Tensei seemed to have given them special treatment, which is why they were able to survive.

"What should we do with the three of you? Let me think about it." Bane looked at the three people in the pit and stroked his chin.

Just then, Jiraiya, dragging his heavily injured body, staggered over and said, "Spirit Lord, please have mercy!"

When Bane looked over, Jiraiya immediately said, "Konan, and those two from before, are all my disciples. As for these two, they are rogue ninja from Iwagakure and Sunagakure, and they are also very valuable to Konoha."

"Jiraiya, are you planning to use such a ridiculous reason to stop me?" Bane raised an eyebrow.

"No," Jiraiya shook his head without hesitation.

Back in Konoha, Jiraiya had only sensed Bane's aura. Although he knew Bane was incredibly strong, stronger than he had ever seen in his life, now, having witnessed firsthand how Bane single-handedly crushed the Rinnegan, annihilated the entire Amegakure, and even reduced it to a deep valley, sending everything to the heavens, Jiraiya now directly regards Bane as a 'god among men'.

As he shook his head, Jiraiya quickly pulled a scroll from his robes and said, "This is a unique secret technique created by our Fifth Hokage of Konoha, called the Yin Seal. Spirit Lord, aren't you interested in forbidden techniques and secret arts? Please use this as payment to spare their lives and leave them to me to handle. Thank you!"

Jiraiya had no further thoughts about Nagato being sent to heaven and Yahiko being reduced to ashes, but as for Konan, if possible, he still hoped to make amends.

Bane himself didn't have any ill intentions towards Deidara, Konan, or Sasori, since the three of them hadn't provoked him.

It could even be said that neither Nagato nor Pain provoked him; he was merely summoned by Jiraiya to enjoy the self-amusement of the false god.

It brought him some pleasure from the boredom he had developed after being in seclusion for so long.

After a moment's thought, Bane took the Yin Seal Scroll from Jiraiya and looked at the pit, saying, "That's not enough. I'm also very interested in this little girl's Paper Release techniques. Have her teach me the entire series of related techniques."

Clearly, Xiao Nan was now somewhat resigned to death, and Bane was too lazy to communicate any further. He yawned and said, "I'll give you ten minutes to resolve this request."

After saying that, Bane turned and walked towards Fukasaku and Shima.

The two little toads are still looking at the planet Earth-Exploding Star in the sky.

Meanwhile, as the planet Earth-Blast continues to rise, its radiation range is also expanding. Several high mountains in the Land of Rain have begun to collapse, following the planet Earth-Blast.

Therefore, as the distance increased, the Earth-Exploding Star, which should have become smaller and smaller, did not change at all. To the naked eye, it seemed to maintain a stable size and continue to rise into the sky.

"Little toad," Bane called out.

Fukasaku and Shima then came to their senses, looking at Bane with reverence, and quickly replied, "What are your orders, Spirit Lord?"

"Once you return to Mount Myōboku, tell that nine-tailed brat to come to Ryūchi Cave to find me as soon as possible. I've almost finished what I needed to do in the mortal world, so I don't have much time left for him. Don't wait for me to personally go to Mount Myōboku to retrieve the nine-tailed beast. But don't worry, like I said, he won't be in any danger. After all, I quite like his optimistic personality," Bane said with a smile.

Bane wasn't sure if Naruto Uzumaki was at Mount Myōboku, but he guessed that it was highly likely, otherwise Jiraiya should have been training him, so why would he have come to Amegakure alone?

As expected, the immortal immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your command."

If before, the hermit Fukasaku thought that by virtue of being one of the three great holy lands, Mount Myōboku could say a few words to the Spirit Lord.

But for now, let's just forget about it. We can't afford to offend them, we really can't. What if one day the Spirit Lord is in a bad mood and comes to Mount Myōboku to send the Great Toad Sage to heaven as well?

"Hmm." Bane nodded in satisfaction, then, as if remembering something, said, "By the way, that brat's best friend, Uchiha Sasuke, is currently in our Ryuchi Cave. He can be considered my nominal disciple, so we must urge the Nine-Tails brat to train hard so that he doesn't fall behind in the future."

"A disciple under a pseudonym?" Fukasaku murmured with a hint of emotion, then said, "Alright, I will pass on your words to Naruto."

Jiraiya once said that the Spirit Lord called Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki two true geniuses of Konoha. But now it seems that the moment Sasuke Uchiha stepped into Ryuchi Cave, he had already gone further than Naruto Uzumaki.

Thinking about this, the immortal couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes, opportunity is indeed more terrifying than talent, hard work, and other factors.

After saying all that, Bane asked with great interest about some of the secret techniques of Mount Myōboku, but he quickly lost interest. Mount Myōboku had many secret techniques, but most of them were related to toads. Bane didn't like toads very much, so he decided to skip it.

Just then, Jiraiya dragged his battered body over again and handed a scroll to Bane, saying, "This is Konan's Paper Release technique, and a series of related ninjutsu are all inside."

"Hmm." Bane accepted it and nodded, saying, "It seems I've gained quite a bit from this trip."

It's really unexpected. Orochimaru is clearly the current "representative" of Ryuchi Cave and could rightfully summon him using the Summoning Jutsu. But instead, Orochimaru has never used such a technique even once. Instead, he has directly pledged allegiance to him.

Jiraiya, the successor of Mount Myōboku, became the first person to summon Bane. How unpredictable fate is!

Overall, Bane was quite satisfied with the offerings. Both the Yin Seal and the Paper Release technique were very useful. As per the previous agreement, Bane gave Hiruzen Sarutobi his own chakra aura and natural energy. Helping him once did not require any offerings, as Hiruzen Sarutobi had already given them to him with the Reaper Death Seal.

Although these two secret techniques were actually meant to save the lives of Konan and the other two, Bane felt that the cooperation had been quite pleasant.

So after thinking for a moment, Bane said, "Hold out your hand."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's expression brightened, and disregarding the injury on his shoulder, he immediately raised his hand.

"You're just like that Third Hokage, you don't know anything about politeness." Bane couldn't help but laugh at Jiraiya's actions.

Jiraiya chuckled and said, "I think I'm quite familiar with you, Spirit Lord, so there's no need for formalities, right? Besides, after witnessing what happened today, even if you didn't mention it, I would have brought it up anyway."

"Next time it won't be free; we'll have to offer sacrifices." Bane said, leaving his chakra aura and natural energy in Jiraiya's hand.

Jiraiya immediately seized upon it as if it were a treasure and quickly sealed it into the scroll.

In Jiraiya's eyes, this wasn't the chakra aura and natural energy of a Spirit Lord at all! This was a forbidden technique scroll capable of destroying the world!

With this in hand, Jiraiya could roam freely in the ninja world, and the power structure of Konoha underwent a complete transformation.

If a war were to break out, Jiraiya could take this scroll, pick any ninja village, and use the Summoning Jutsu to wipe the enemy off the map within a minute.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

This is even more intimidating than the Tailed Beasts!

"Back then, the First Hokage distributed the Tailed Beasts to various countries and villages, intending to use this method to make everyone possess a power that they would fear from each other, thereby achieving peace. However, he ultimately failed to achieve his goal. But if it were you, Spirit Lord, with this summoning scroll, and each of the five great ninja villages received one, anyone who had witnessed your power would probably start to love peace," Jiraiya said with a smug look as he put away the scroll.

However, he froze as soon as he finished speaking.

Huh? I think my line of thinking was completely correct, right?

However, Bane didn't respond to that at all. After putting away his paper-throwing technique, he said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be going. I've been quite busy lately. I was just planning to visit an old friend."

"An old friend?" Jiraiya keenly picked up on this information, considered his relationship with the Spirit Lord for a moment, and then confidently asked, "Does the Spirit Lord also have old friends in the ninja world? Could they be beings like you from a thousand years ago?"

"No, it's Death," Bane cursed. "That bastard, every time I try to find him, he avoids me or turns me away. Now I have his house key and address, let's see where he can run this time."

"It really is a battle of gods," Jiraiya thought to himself.

Then he couldn't help but think of Nagato again. When he was talking to Konan earlier, he learned the general situation. It turned out that Yahiko had already died.

Everything that happened before was arranged by Nagato.

Unfortunately, Nagato, who called himself a god, died before he could even display the glory of his false god, and then he encountered the "true god".

Without lingering with Jiraiya, and seeing that everything was indeed alright, Bane immediately released the summoning jutsu and was instantly transported back to Ryuchi Cave by the power of space-time.

Jiraiya had already placed sealing jutsu on Konan, Sasori, and Deidara. Now that Amegakure is completely destroyed, the Akatsuki organization will probably disband as well. Jiraiya has no further needs here. He quickly treated his injuries and decided to take them back to Konoha to make further arrangements.

As the group gradually moved away and disappeared behind the ruins of Amegakure Village, they gradually disappeared into the distance.

Deep underground, Black and White Zetsu slowly emerged, and then Uchiha Obito distorted space and also stepped out.

The two looked around at the desolate ruins of Amegakure and were speechless for a moment.

"Why didn't you muster up the courage to stop that mysterious Spirit Lord just now?" Black Zetsu asked Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Obito?

"Are you trying to kill me already? You're so arrogant, why don't you go and do it yourself?" Obito Uchiha said coldly.

This sudden disaster has made things even worse for the already impoverished family.

Black Zetsu was completely at a loss. Damn it, it was one thing for Nagato to be sent to heaven, but he hadn't even had a chance to reclaim his Rinnegan. What was he going to do now?

The Eye of the Moon Project is inseparable from the Rinnegan!

Not only that, but they probably can't even handle the tailed beasts.

How can he possibly rescue his mother who is sealed on the moon?

Having witnessed the terror of that Spirit Lord, Black Zetsu felt that even if he released his mother, Kaguya-hime, from the moon, she probably wouldn't be enough to defeat that Spirit Lord with one hand.

You never know when you'll come out and provoke someone else, and then you'll be sent flying again. So why bother coming out to get beaten up?

In short, Obito Uchiha was very troubled. The sudden appearance of the Spirit Lord made him feel like a clown, while Black Zetsu was even more troubled. His millennium plan was all ready and about to get on track. It would only take a few years to succeed, but now it's all over.

He's become a clown for a thousand years!

(End of this chapter)