The more suspicious a person was, the more likely they were to let their imagination run wild. Once their thoughts descended into chaos, they lost their usual composure and judgment. At that point, it became much easier for someone to take advantage of the opening.
Without anyone expecting it, a figure with strange movements entered Amegakure and came before Hanzo of the Salamander.
Nagato would never have dreamed that Zetsu, whom he, Konan, and Yahiko valued so highly, would sell out their organization to Hanzo of the Salamander.
Not only had Black Zetsu betrayed them, but he had decisively helped Hanzo of the Salamander devise a plan. His goal was to provoke Nagato. If Nagato could not control the Rinnegan or summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Black Zetsu's plan could not be carried out.
Fortunately for Black Zetsu, someone as loyal and righteous as Nagato had obvious weaknesses that were easy to exploit. As long as he seized those weaknesses and expanded upon them... everything could proceed in the direction he wanted. Nagato's weaknesses were Konan and Yahiko.
There was something Hiko had always found puzzling. Why did people in the world of Hokage value friendship so much, yet treat the bond between teacher and disciple so lightly? When something happened to a teammate, they panicked, roared, and sought revenge. But when something happened to their teacher, each one was calmer than the last; some even killed their own teacher with their own hands.
That kind of teacher-disciple relationship was fucking twisted!!!
If one of his own disciples dared treat him like that, Hiko would make him wish he were dead!!!
"You're saying you can help me get rid of the Akatsuki Organization?" Hanzo of the Salamander sneered coldly, not believing a word this strange man said.