How Many Floors Must a Bag of Rice Be Carried?

Hyuga Hiashi wanted to inquire about the future of the Hyuga Clan, but Neji had no interest in answering.

In Neji's eyes, there were only a few people in the Hyuga Clan who were worth protecting.

I'm not familiar with the other people.

[Neji: Besides, I died relatively early, so I don't know much about what happened to the Hyuga Clan afterwards.]

[Hizashi: What? What happened?]

Although Hizashi had never met his future son, he was still very concerned when he heard the news of Neji death.

Neji didn't actually want to tell them that he died to save Hinata; perhaps in their eyes, it was just a perfectly normal thing for a member of the branch family to die in place of the Main Family.

But he was doing it to save his sister, not for anything else, just like his father had stood up for his uncle back then.

[Obito: What Neji, you left so young?]

Neji didn't know how to respond to Obito Uchiha's concern.

[Neji: In the future, I will die at the hands of Obito Uchiha's Wood Release.]

Unexpectedly, Neji's words directly slapped Obito Uchiha in the face.

What's going on? I actually chose someone I'd kill in the future.

"Oh no, is he going to seek revenge on me?" Obito thought worriedly.

However, Neji didn't seem to think that way. Since God had given him a chance to be reborn, he was determined to cherish it.

Moreover, since he was resurrected after death, the Caged Bird Seal was no longer on his forehead.

As for the Hyuga Clan, Neji plans not to go back. He will only visit his father occasionally and will stay with Obito for the time being.

Consider it revenge for myself.

The inventory wasn't over yet, even though Konohamaru had taken down one of Pain's.

However, as is widely known, there are many Pain.

At this Deva Path Pain had already arrived beside Princess Tsunade.

I wonder what Princess Tsunade will think when she sees me. Perhaps Orochimaru's choice was the right one.

"You were... that kid back then?" Tsunade asked, looking at the somewhat familiar-looking Deva Path.

It seems Princess Tsunade still remembers.

"Who exactly are they?" asked a Shinobi wearing Anbu mask but with beautiful purple hair.

"He is the god who regulates order!" Deva Path Pain answered the question for Tsunade.

However, to a normal person, this appearance would make him look like someone who is mentally unstable.

"Naruto Uzumaki, where is the Nine-Tails?" Deva Path Pain asked expressionlessly.

The capture of Jinchūriki is now almost complete, and the balance between Shinobi villages, which was originally maintained by the Tailed Beasts, has been broken.

There's no point in protecting Jiu now.

Pain stared intently at Tsunade with his Rinnegan.

"Soon there will be widespread conflict, the sparks of war will spread everywhere, and then we will be in charge of controlling these wars."

"If you help us, we might let you go!"

However, Tsunade was angered by some of Pain's words. "Don't underestimate the Five Kage!"

[Rasa: Actually, I think that if the enemy is that kind of guy, being looked down upon isn't unacceptable.]

[A: You bastard, you have no backbone whatsoever as the village's leader!]

[Ai: No matter how powerful the enemy is, I will never hand over Bi.]

Rasa harbored resentment but couldn't show it, since the other party was stronger than him.

If someone of Pain's caliber were to attack Sunagakure, do you think Sunagakure would choose to hand it over?

Oh, Fourth Raikage, is it that all you remember about your Kumogakure is that you only have one Jinchūriki? If you don't want any of them, give them to our Sunagakure.

Yugito Nii was inexplicably caught in the crossfire.

Faced with Tsunade's questioning, Deva Path Pain simply opened his eyes and released his oppressive aura.

Don't be so arrogant!

The immense pressure of Chakra made it difficult for the Anbu members to even breathe.

Little did Nagato know that what he least wanted to see was the self-righteousness of these Great Shinobi Villages.

The peace they advocate for Great Shinobi Villages is violence against smaller ones.

Tsunade had to admit this, after all, she had participated in many battles.

She knew perfectly well whether Konoha had ever invaded any minor ninja villages.

[A: Hmph, the entire Shinobi World is nothing more than a law of the jungle, where do all these theories come from?]

[Yahiko: Isn't there a way to eliminate war?]

This is something Yahiko really wants to know. Having suffered from the pain of war since childhood, Yahiko has always wanted to save this chaotic world.

After Yahiko's death, Nagato also changed his approach.

That's military deterrence, essentially the same as Hashirama Senju's time.

Just as Deva Path and the Heavenly Tsunade were debating, the Human Path had quietly caught up with Shizune.

Facing a dozen elite Shinobi, Human Path repelled them all with a single cannonball.

They then swiftly began extracting information from Shizune's mind.

At this moment, the Deva Path was waiting for information about Naruto Uzumaki from his other clones so that he could proceed with his next plan.

"It seems Naruto Uzumaki isn't here, Mount Myōboku!" the Deva Path said after receiving the message from the Human Path.

Since that's the case, there's no need to waste time here. But before that, we need to let the people of Konoha experience some pain too.

[Mitokado Homura: Making Konoha feel pain? How presumptuous of me!]

The Konoha leadership still didn't believe Pain's words, based on the strength Pain had demonstrated so far.

He's only a fairly powerful Kage Level; how dare he make such a boastful claim?

The entire Konoha Shinobi Village covers an area of approximately 40 million square meters, Chunin population is an astonishing tens of thousands.

You don't actually think you can take control of Konoha Shinobi Village after defeating Kakashi, do you?

[Tsunade: Why do I have this bad feeling?]

Seeing the people of Konoha in such a panic, Yahiko also felt a little nervous, even though he had a good relationship with Nagato and agreed with many of Nagato's views.

However, Nagato was too extreme, and after I die, there will be even less anyone who can help Nagato.

Yahiko was genuinely afraid that Nagato might do something drastic; Yahiko could accept the situation if the matter being investigated ended there.

They can make a promise to Jiraiya- sensei, and Konoha probably won't investigate further.

However, there's no way to predict what might happen next.

At this moment, the summoning beasts that had been wreaking havoc throughout Konoha seemed to have received some kind of signal and disappeared one after another.

Lolita Path also retreated towards the outskirts of Konoha immediately.

"Mount Myōboku, it seems to be Toad village. It seems like we'll be wasting our time here." Deva Path Pain informed the other Pains to begin the retreat.

The people of Konoha were still wondering why Pain had obtained information about Naruto.

At this moment, Pain turned his back, and Tsunade and the others all thought that Pain was about to retreat.

"One last question for you: is the Chakra beneath your feet meant to counter my techniques?"

At this moment, everyone present had a layer of Chakra beneath their feet, which enhanced their adhesion to the ground.

They wouldn't be controlled by Pain's repulsive and gravitational forces.

It seems that the Shinobi named Kakashi eventually revealed his information to them.

Unfortunately, in the face of overwhelming power, everything else is superfluous, a fact that you great powers should understand.

Even now, you still fantasize that you are the protagonists of this world and believe that you are far from death.

Such a superficial immersion in a false peace.

"Killers will eventually be killed; hatred binds the two together."

"War is accompanied by casualties and suffering on both sides," Pain concluded.

But Tsunade interrupted Pain, saying, "Our great nation suffered the same pain! Stop making excuses."

Pain simply turned his head and glanced at it lightly with his Rinnegan.

It won't then twist its head back.

"Ridiculous."

Feel the pain, contemplate the pain.

Then Pain's entire body began to rise.

Accept the pain, understand the pain.

Tsunade stared blankly at Pain as he rose into the air. "Wait, Pain!"

Accept the pain, understand the pain!

"Those who do not know suffering cannot understand true peace."

"I will never forget Yahiko's pain!"

At this moment, the other Pains had all fallen to the ground, and all the power was concentrated on Deva Path Pain.

"From this moment forward, let the world feel pain!"

Shinra Tensei!

Then a huge white light enveloped the entire Konoha.

Translated version:

How many floors do you have to carry a bag of rice up? You have to carry a bag of rice up to the second floor.

I gave too much rice; I washed the whole bag of rice.

A bag of rice, and I washed so much mud off it, every mouthful is covered in mud.

Who gave you a bag of rice?

Shinra Tensei!!

[Yahiko: Holy crap, Nagato, isn't your chuunibyou a bit too severe?]

[Rasa: It's hard to imagine that these words came from the mastermind behind the scenes. A strange feeling is rising within me.]

[Neji: This is... Pain!]

The only one who was truly shocked was Neji, as he had personally witnessed the Pain Carrying Rice Incident.

He would never forget that terror, that feeling of helplessness.

All people could see was a screen full of white light, and they had no idea what was happening.

Pain's gaze

God