"You don't need to worry about that. I already have a way to safely extract Tailed Beasts from Jinchuriki."
"If we need the Eight-Tails later, we can simply take it out."
Naruto spoke with utter calm, as though Tailed Beasts were nothing more than ordinary tools in his eyes.
Whoever needed one could have one installed.
And that was, in fact, the truth.
"Then thank you once again, Leader."
Nagato trembled as he gave Naruto a slight bow.
Though it looked difficult, there was basically no chance of him falling.
"No need for that. You're a member of Wave Country now as well, and this was one of the conditions for inviting you to join."
"Besides, I came this time because that experiment is about to begin."
Naruto's expression turned serious.
Nagato merely paused at those words, then nodded decisively. "If the Leader needs them, you can take my eyes at any time."
He then lay back down on his bed, waiting for Naruto to act.
There was nothing for him to hesitate over. This had been agreed upon long ago.
Naruto nodded as well, then looked at Yakushi Kabuto, who was still somewhat stunned, and took out a glass bottle.
It was filled with green liquid, along with a pair of ordinary eyes.
"Kabuto, remove Nagato's eyes. For now, install this ordinary pair for him."
"Understood."
Yakushi Kabuto quickly snapped out of the daze caused by their conversation and hurriedly nodded.
He put on sterilized gloves and walked toward Nagato, who was lying down.
His movements were swift and decisive.
In just a few breaths, the purple eyes had been removed and placed into the glass bottle.
Yakushi Kabuto merely used the Mystical Palm Technique to stop Nagato's bleeding, and that was that.
Naruto brought Nagato's Rinnegan to