Pain was an idealist.
To him, neither Hyuga Sho nor the conflicts between Hiruko and his subordinates held any meaning.
The plan leading to "peace" was the only thing that mattered.
Anyone who dared to stop him from collecting Tailed Beasts and creating the "Ultimate Tailed Beast Weapon" had to be defeated.
For now, Hyuga Sho did not seem interested in the Tailed Beasts.
Nor would he stop Pain from collecting them.
Both men had their own singular and unique goals.
"Hmph, challenging 'Kami'? Hiruko, I'll await your return in the Land of Rain..."
After calling himself a "god," Pain dispelled Limbo: Heavenly's Illusion Technique and vanished without a trace.
"..."
Uchiha Obito narrowed his eyes and stared at Hiruko.
This was a good opportunity.
He could test the strength of Nagato, who now possessed the Rinnegan.
It would also lay the groundwork for his future plans to seize the initiative.
He was looking forward to it...
The clash between Hiruko and Pain.
"Heh heh... There's going to be a good show."
Orochimaru crossed his arms, looking quite interested.
He had just come here to watch a good show, and now there would be another one to watch on his way back. This was... truly interesting.
"Hmph."
Kakuzu's eyes gleamed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After a while, he finally spoke in his deep voice.
"The underground bounty on Konoha's 'White Devil' is only 20 million ryo. Too little... not worth it..."
To Kakuzu,
making a trip solely for someone worth less than 30 million ryo was too time-consuming.
Hyuga Sho's true strength
far exceeded 30 million ryo.
But there was nothing he could do...
Only a handful of people knew his true strength.
Nor did anyone know that Hyuga Sho had kidnapped Pakura.
The public knew