Nagato needed to rest for a while before he could continue fighting. He was truly in an extremely weakened state right now. What better opportunity could there be?
With Konan posing a threat as well, Black Zetsu chose to stop watching from the sidelines.
"Black Zetsu!!!"
Konan was shocked. She raised her hand, but the next second, Nagato spat out a stream of blood. Konan came to her senses and did not dare step forward, slowly retreating instead. She could tell from Black Zetsu's smile that if she kept advancing—or even attacked—he would immediately kill Nagato.
"I had hoped to rely on you two to give Uchiha Hiko some trouble. It seems I overestimated you and underestimated him. He really is strong. No wonder he became the second person after Madara to awaken the Rinnegan."
Although Nagato's body had been pierced through, he would not die immediately. Right now, even resisting had become a luxury for him.
"Black Zetsu, what do you mean?!" Konan was nearly losing her mind. Her thoughts were a complete mess, and she had no idea what to do. Who could have imagined that Black Zetsu, their companion who was supposed to protect Nagato, would suddenly attack him?
And what had that remark meant?
No wonder he became the second person after Madara to awaken the Rinnegan?
Who exactly was this Madara?!!
Konan was no fool. Hiko had awakened the Rinnegan, and he was a member of the Uchiha Clan. Within the Uchiha Clan, there had once been an infamous figure who had made the entire world tremble—Uchiha Madara!!!
In that case, the Rinnegan...
Konan quickly grasped the key point, and her expression turned even uglier. If all of this was true, then Nagato's Rinnegan had originally belonged to someone else. It had merely been placed