Dark Akatsuki

Although Yichen asked about information Genin Might Duy Konoha, Yichen, he didn't expect Juzo Biwa to give him any answers. Not only did Juzo Biwa himself not know much about Might Duy, but even if he did, he wouldn't tell Yichen.

Yichen truly cared about was the ring on Juzo Biwa's hand. It was a red ring with one character on it: South.

Yichen recognized the ring; it was the symbol of a formal member of the Akatsuki Organization from the original story. But why?

In this life, the Akatsuki Organization is doing well, Nagato hasn't turned to the dark side, so why did this ring appear?

Akatsuki Organization recruited missing-nin? Was it Yahiko's idea? Or did Nagato do it himself?

Yichen looked at Juzo Biwa's clothes again; they weren't black with red clouds, so Juzo Biwa probably hadn't joined the current Akatsuki. So, it wasn't Yahiko's idea?

Juzo Biwa, of course, was unaware of Yichen's complicated thoughts. He was furious when Yichen bluntly demanded that he reveal information about Might Duy. Even if you are the Fox of Stone, you underestimate me far too much.

Without a word, Juzo Biwa swung his Kubikiribōchō and launched an attack on Yichen. According to intelligence, Yichen was a typical Ninjutsu- type ninja, and Juzo Biwa did not want to give Yichen the opportunity to use his ranged Ninjutsu advantage.

Yichen also wanted to use Juzo Biwa to lure out Nagato, the Nagato behind him, so he didn't hold back and Hand Seals, using various Ninjutsu with ease.

"Sage Art - Lightning Release, Lightning Conduction, Sage Art - Water Release, Water Style: Water Wave." Yichen didn't hold back, immediately unleashing a Combination Ninjutsu. Relying on his superhuman Hand Seals speed, Yichen completed the Combination Ninjutsu all by himself without the assistance of a clone.

In the original work, Hiruzen Sarutobi single-handedly unleashed the Fire Dragon Bullet and Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet, combining them into a water-fire Combination Ninjutsu. Moreover, at that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi was using two A-rank Ninjutsu.

Yichen n't even reach the level of Hiruzen Sarutobi right now. He can only use Combination Ninjutsu made up of C-rank Ninjutsu on his own, not even B-rank.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was able to use his decades of experience as Ninjutsu Doctor to execute a combination of two A-rank Ninjutsu. This demonstrated Hiruzen Sarutobi's understanding of Ninjutsu, something that Yichen could not achieve at the moment.

However, with the Sage Mode enhancement, both of Yichen's C-rank Ninjutsu reached A-rank power under the influence of Senjutsu Chakra. Therefore, Yichen's power was no less than that of Hiruzen Sarutobi in the original work. After the combination of the two C-rank Sage Jutsu, Juzo Biwa was completely stunned.

Without hesitation, having already escaped once, Juzo Biwa had no mental qualms and chose to run away again.

It seems a bit too late to run now; Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu covers too wide an area, and Juzo Biwa isn't a ninja known for his speed.

Ultimately, Juzo Biwa was unable to completely escape the range of the Combination Ninjutsu Water-Lightning Combination Ninjutsu and was struck by it, sustaining injuries.

Although not fatal, being taught a lesson by Yichen in one move upon their first meeting made Juzo Biwa acutely aware of the gap between them. Without hesitation, Juzo Biwa directly channeled his Chakra into the ring inscribed with the character "Nan" and summoned Nagato.

As agreed, if Juzo Biwa needs to contact Nagato, he only needs to inject his Chakra into the ring. Nagato will then use the Phantasm Body Technique to bring Juzo's mental image to him.

However, if Nagato uses the Phantasm Body Technique and Juzo Biwa doesn't cooperate, then Nagato will know that Juzo Biwa is in danger, and Nagato should come to his aid.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Juzo Biwa felt the summoning of the Phantasm Body Technique. After decisively refusing, Juzo Biwa fled while waiting for reinforcements.

Yichen naturally sensed Juzo Biwa's subtle movements, but he wasn't in a hurry and deliberately slowed down his attack. Another Combination Ninjutsu was unleashed, this time combining wind and fire. Yichen's Wind Release technique wasn't very advanced, so this was a good opportunity to practice on Juzo Biwa.

However, this time Yichen used a Fire Release clone in conjunction with his main body to perform the technique.

Regardless of how Yichen achieved this, Juzo Biwa was left speechless with frustration. Was this ever going to end? Were Combination Ninjutsu really this cheap? And how did Yichen manage to execute such an A-rank Combination Ninjutsu so quickly?

After the second wave of Combination Ninjutsu, Juzo Biwa's injuries worsened, and at this Juzo Biwa, he had a feeling that he might not be able to withstand the third wave.

Should I throw away the Kubikiribōchō? This melee-focused sword is completely useless against this level of Combination Ninjutsu, and its heavy weight is slowing down my escape.

Fortunately, Juzo Biwa no longer needs to worry, because thanks to Yichen's deliberate leniency, the reinforcements he has been waiting for have finally arrived.

A ninja dressed in black robes flew over from a distance. With a wave of his hand, he used the Juzo Biwa Banshō Ten'in.

Yichen was taken aback. Was he putting on an act?

Without thinking, Yichen exclaimed in surprise, "Banshō Ten'in? Nagato?" Yichen shouted as he flew towards the person.

The newcomer also heard Yichen's voice, and upon realizing it, recognized Yichen.

Before he could speak, Yichen saw his face. Yichen was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage and shouted, "If you're not Nagato, then who are you?"

Then Yichen pointed at his eyes and shouted, "You stole Nagato's eyes?"

Then, the "enraged" Yichen began unleashing his Ninjutsu attacks.

Yichen's clone. "Sage Art - Fire Release, Great Fireball Jutsu." Yichen's main body. "Sage Art - Wind Release, Wind Release: Breakthrough."

The Combination Ninjutsu reappeared, but the Combination Ninjutsu that had Juzo Biwa in such a sorry state was not difficult for this "Deva Path Pain" to withstand.

"Deva Path Pain." Shinra Tensei, simply reached out and stopped the Combination Ninjutsu.

Seeing Rinnegan 'Deva Path Pain abilities, Yichen became even more enraged. Hand Seals with his left hand and Porcelain Release: Kunai Rain. Meanwhile, Yichen's clones continuously used Fire Release.

Deva Path Pain was naturally unafraid of these attacks, occasionally using Banshō Ten'in and Divine Intervention to interfere, but he was unable to find an opportunity to counterattack under Yichen's continuous attacks.

After all, Yichen had a deep enough understanding of these two Ninjutsu, knowing their Ninjutsu and weaknesses. The continuous attacks kept "Deva Path Pain" unable to free up any hands. The scales of victory began to tip in Yichen's favor.

At this rate, it shouldn't be long before Yichen is able to defeat "Deva Path Pain".

However, after the battle lasted for a while, and it seemed that he was about to win, Yichen suddenly stopped.

"The Rinnegan has many abilities, but you only know one. You are a puppet created by Nagato!" Yichen said resolutely, but his eyes were fixed on "Deva Path Pain", as if he was afraid of getting a wrong answer.

Deva Path Pain, then spoke, "It's me."

Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, but his guard remained.

Nagato knew what Yichen was waiting for, so he held out one hand and said, "One minute."

Yichen's lips twitched. Nagato was referring to the interval between Yichen's next use of Shinra Tensei had just learned it: one minute.

After confirming his identity, Yichen looked at Juzo Biwa again, with a hesitant expression.

Without turning his head, Deva Path Pain said to Juzo Biwa, "Juzo, you go and carry out your mission first."

Juzo Biwa breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he had escaped a calamity today. He didn't want to inquire about what Nagato and Yichen were talking about; the secrets between ninjas of this strength were beyond his reach.

After Juzo Biwa left, Yichen used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly to the front of "Deva Path Pain" and found a place to sit down. "Deva Path Pain" also sat down in front of Yichen.

The two sat facing each other, and for a moment, Yichen was speechless.

After a while, Yichen spoke first, "Nagato, you've established an organization outside of Akatsuki. Do you think Akatsuki Organization's ideology is incorrect?"

Nagato hadn't expected Yichen to bring this up; he'd thought Yichen would explain Jiraiya's situation. After a moment's thought, he said, "I just feel that after Akatsuki Organization entered the Land of Rivers, their development seems to have reached a limit, and they can no longer expand their influence. Moreover, the peace we hoped for hasn't arrived."

"Before this war broke out, in order to prevent the Land of Rivers from being drawn into war, our River Ninja Village also began war preparations. This approach is no different from Hanzo's before, but I don't know what to do."

"It wasn't until later, when the Fourth Kazekage chose to send troops from the Land of Rain, that I understood that only strength, only terrifying strength, can bring peace. If it weren't for the fact that the Land of Rivers two Kage Level like me and Yahiko, the Land of Wind might have chosen to send troops from the Land of Rivers. If that had happened, the Land of Rivers might have become the next Land of Rain, and the civilians of the Land of Rivers would not have gotten peace either."

Yichen sorted through Nagato's logic and then understood what Nagato meant. Although Nagato hadn't turned evil yet, some of his experiences had still led him down the path of using force to oppress various countries and bring peace to the Ninja World under his unparalleled power.

Yichen did not respond immediately, but fell into a long silence.

After a long silence, Yichen said, "I understand now. When I first met you, I was touched by your desire for peace. But as time went by, I always worried that one day I would walk a completely different path from yours."

"Because I discovered a long time ago that Yahiko's ideas were too subjective. There are too many ambitious people in the Ninja World. They won't easily give up their power or their ambitions. Take Hanzo for example. He can't even control an Amegakure or a Land of Rain, but he still can't help but want to participate in the Ninja World War."

"I came from Amegakure, and I believe it won't be long before Hanzo leads Amegakure into the war. From Hanzo, we can see that these ambitious people won't be so easily persuaded."

"I just didn't expect that you would forge your own path before me. Yahiko probably doesn't know about your choice yet."

Deva Path Pain remained silent. Yichen was right; Nagato didn't want to be separated from Yahiko, but he also knew that Yahiko wouldn't agree to his actions.

Yichen said, "I don't know if what you're doing is right, but having more options and a little more hope is always good."

"However, I do not agree with your approach now. I will continue to pursue my own vision of peace."

After a pause, Yichen said, "Nagato, let's make a pact. We won't clash; we'll each go our own way for now. If one day we defeat all the ninjas and villages that are hindering peace, then we'll decide whose method to follow."

"Just like Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju back then, they walked together on the path of establishing a ninja village and ending the Warring States period. Together they defeated a common enemy."

"Afterwards, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju disagreed on their ideologies, but instead of waging war, they chose to fight one-on-one. Hashirama Senju won, and the Ninja World has continued to uphold Hashirama Senju's ideals to this day."

"You, me, and Yahiko, our ideas are not entirely the same, but we all share the same desire for peace. We can first do as much as we think, defeat our common enemy together, and then the three of us can decide whose method is most suitable for governing the Ninja World."

Nagato was surprised by Yichen's words. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Okay, but you have to help me persuade Yahiko. I don't want to lose this bond."

Yichen shook his head and said, "Nagato, actually, you don't understand Yahiko as well as I do. Believe me or not, as long as you tell Yahiko your thoughts seriously and completely, Yahiko won't object to you."

"Yahiko has great love in him. He understands that everyone has their own thoughts. He won't scold you or abandon you; he will only try to persuade you. If what you say makes sense enough, and if you are truly concerned for the peace of the Ninja World, then Yahiko will actually support you."

Nagato remained silent for a moment, then said, "Understood."

After a while, Nagato continued, "Are you coming to River Ninja Village?"

Yichen nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I came here to see."

"Then you can go. I still have business to attend to at the border between He and Yu." After saying this, Nagato got up and prepared to leave.

Yichen watched "Deva Path Pain" about to leave, he asked, "Nagato, what's the name of the organization you founded?"

Without turning around, Dark Akatsuki Deva Path Pain. "