"Join the Akatsuki Organization."
Nagato stated his demand.
"All right..."
Rin Setsu'a nodded.
"Then let's stop pretending... Pain, I agree to join the Akatsuki Organization..."
Rin Setsu'a spoke Nagato's name.
"You can steal people's belongings without the ninjas of any country noticing. That is also a godly skill."
Nagato said.
"Let me show you the Akatsuki Organization's true trump card!"
Rin Setsu'a took the ring. The two of them rose and walked toward the depths of the cave.
Soon,
they arrived before a massive statue.
The statue had nine eyes, but all of them were currently closed.
The giant statue had its hands bound by chains, and its lower half was buried deep in the soil.
Because...
only then could the cave accommodate its size.
"Is this... the terrifying giant that once frightened the Five Kage and the many experts of the Shinobi World into retreat?"
Rin Setsu'a's tone changed slightly. Though he still sounded playful, there was now a hint of seriousness.
"Its name is the 'Demonic Statue of the Outer Path'!"
"Oh?"
Rin Setsu'a firmly remembered the term that had come from Nagato's mouth.
"When I awakened the true power of the Rinnegan, I summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as well."
Nagato explained.
"The power of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path is immeasurably great, but it needs a 'battery' to drive it..."
"A battery? I heard that our Akatsuki Organization is collecting Tailed Beasts. Could it be related to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?"
Rin Setsu'a put on the ring engraved with the character "Jade." At that moment, he became a member of the Akatsuki Organization.
Akatsuki's... Jade Maiden.
"As expected of Rin Setsu'a. I've already heard about your wisdom from Black Zetsu and the others... Not bad. To drive the