He did not believe that an ordinary person like Mingren could reach the heights of a Demigod.
And even if he were as powerful as Hanzo of the Salamander, it would not change anything.
Because true power should be...
The moment Mingren saw Yahiko's expression, he knew that the Akatsuki Organization's greatest trump card was Nagato's Rinnegan.
What power could be greater than eyes identical to those of the legendary Sage of Six Paths?
Setting aside the fact that Nagato's eyes were actually part of Madara Uchiha's scheme.
The Rinnegan... was the foundation of Akatsuki Organization's confidence.
On the surface, Yahiko was the leader.
In reality, the true core of the Akatsuki Organization was Nagato.
He himself was a bridge to peace.
Nagato was the one who could cross the river and reach the other shore.
"Hmph..."
Mingren snorted and shook his head.
There were far too many people in this world who believed in Bloodline Theory.
Yahiko was one of them.
These people from the Akatsuki Organization had an abnormal faith in Nagato's Rinnegan.
They placed all their hopes and their future on Nagato.
Otherwise, Yahiko would not have gone willingly to his death in the Original Work.
Then there was nothing more to discuss.
In the end, the two sides parted ways.
But before Yahiko left, he still expressed goodwill.
As long as Mingren was willing, the doors of the Akatsuki Organization would always be open to him.
Thus, the disturbance came to an end.
Shennong's lips curled as he watched Yahiko's departing figure. "Placing one's hopes on the enemy truly is unwise."
Hanzo had lost his convictions, while the Akatsuki Organization's ideals were far too naive.
Could the Land of Rain still be saved?
The Land of Rain's fate was very similar to that of Empty Village.
It would likely follow Empty Village down the road to destruction.
The road to restoring the nation was long.
Through his disciple's performance, Shennong felt that he could use this disciple's actions as a reference and observe him.
What would he do under such circumstances?
"Of course, I'll continue growing stronger."
Mingren answered.
In this world filled with monsters and gods, only strength could guarantee the foundation of everything.
After his confrontation and exchange with the Akatsuki Organization.
Mingren's inner thoughts were nearly overflowing.
Several days of training while hovering at the edge of life and death, combined with the previous debate.
Surging Mental Energy arose from his mind and heart, successfully raising his power once more to "8.3."
The strength of Dark Chakra lay in this.
As long as the heart did not die and the will did not perish, Dark Chakra energy could be generated endlessly.
"First, drive the invaders out of the Land of Rain! Then I'll personally change the Land of Rain, and finally the entire Ninja World."
Even if it was the Rinnegan.
One day, he would surpass it with a body unblessed by bloodline!
Mingren rose and left together with Shennong.
Asuka had wanted to go over and say hello.
But she felt that the timing was inappropriate.
The Akatsuki Organization had only just left, and if her side went to make contact right away, would that not seem overly deliberate?
She suppressed her thoughts.
She decided to continue her mission first.
"Seek peace through compromise, and peace will perish. Seek peace through struggle, and peace will survive?"
Asuka savored those words. Staring at Mingren's departing back, she silently etched them into her heart...
Power Grows Once More
"You seem rather agitated."
On the street, wind and rain swayed.
Shennong followed behind his disciple and observed him.
"Dark Chakra is the power of the 'heart.' All kinds of intense emotions are beneficial to the growth of strength..." Mingren explained casually.
"Is that so?" Shennong felt that his disciple's anger was not caused by that.
There had to be... something he did not know.
Even Shennong would never have imagined it.
The eyes of the Sage of Six Paths were in the eye sockets of the unremarkable Nagato.
And Mingren had no intention of sharing that intelligence with him.
He had thought Yahiko was somewhat different.
But in the end, Yahiko still treated Nagato's Rinnegan as his foundation, regarding the Rinnegan as the savior of Akatsuki, the Land of Rain, and even the Ninja World.
In another sense, Yahiko could also be considered a supporter of Bloodline Theory.
Those who walked different paths could not make plans together.
Everything in this world still had to be changed by his own hands!
He swept his gaze over the surroundings.
Soon, Mingren locked onto his target.
"Those Konoha ninja just discovered traces of Amegakure's movements. They may be reporting the intelligence to their superiors..."
There were many methods of communication in the Ninja World.
They were not limited to messengers, radios, Summoning Jutsu, Chakra Sensory Mode... and so on.
But no matter what they intended to do.
As long as they stood on the soil of the Land of Rain, they were invaders!
Turning and striding forward, Mingren resolutely headed toward the dark alley.
Seeing that his disciple was about to begin a slaughter, Shennong smiled faintly and followed him.
Inside the alley...
Four Konoha ninja had gathered together.
As a cloud of white smoke rose, one of them let out a sigh of relief.
Just now, they had seen a large Amegakure force passing by.
Though they did not know what Amegakure was up to again.
They could not go wrong by reporting the intelligence.
They wrote the information onto a Scroll, summoned a summoned beast, and had it carry the message.
Then they would release the Summoning Jutsu, allowing the summoned beast to instantly return to the village, where companions would naturally receive it.
To a certain extent.
Ninja with Summoned Beasts could achieve an extremely efficient means of transmitting information.
Small items could also be transferred and transported this way.
Just as the four of them were preparing to leave the alley...
A figure suddenly appeared at the entrance.
He looked like a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old boy, standing beneath the rain curtain and letting the wind and rain soak him through.
"Who goes there?!"
The four immediately became alert.
Slap.
Mingren stepped forward, his killing intent overflowing without the slightest concealment.
"Stop!"
One of the Konoha ninja threw a Kunai. The high-speed Kunai pierced directly into Mingren's thigh.
Mingren's movements only stalled slightly.
Then his whole body accelerated into a run.
Strength was speed.
Strength of "8.3" granted an immense boost to his movement speed.
In the blink of an eye, Mingren arrived before one of them and threw a punch.
With a bang, the man was sent flying.
Before he landed, cracking sounds came from his neck. By the time he struck the wall, he had already fallen silent.
"..."
The three others drew in a sharp breath.
They watched their companion's neck get broken by a single punch.
The next second, the three shouted in fury and unleashed their respective methods.
Whoosh...
A burst of negative Mental Energy surged from the corpse of the dead man.
The intense thoughts from before his death flowed into Mingren's body and were directly absorbed...
"Power... 8.35."
After absorbing the Mental Energy, Mingren felt energy coursing through his body, as if he possessed inexhaustible strength.
Black flames blazed fiercely in his eyes.
Mingren looked toward the other three.
Very soon...
Sounds of fighting rang out from the alley.
The furious shouts lasted only a moment before abruptly coming to a halt...
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