Kami! God!

The Mist Village exudes an atmosphere of solemnity.

The entire village... no, not just the village, the entire Land of Water is now fully armed and on high alert, though they haven't received any news that the Akatsuki Organization is planning an attack.

Rather, they had already prepared themselves for a beating.

Ever since the Cloud Village was occupied, the Daimyo of the Land of Water has been living in fear.

From that moment on, he was prepared to be fully armed and ready to go to war at any time.

However, it was pointless for him to fully arm the entire country.

Their entire country, including Mist Village, the most important ninja village, has suffered a complete collapse. The Fourth Mizukage has also passed away long ago, leaving only a few old guys in the village who can still fight.

His so-called armament was nothing more than a means to ensure he could enjoy his final moments of pleasure in peace.

Soon, a group of people appeared at the border of the Land of Water.

"We've finally arrived."

Black and White Zetsu out a long sigh.

The others around him remained silent.

It took them four full days to travel, which would have taken at least half the time if they had traveled at a normal pace.

Unfortunately, Nagato's limited mobility caused them to travel at a very slow pace.

The remaining members of Akatsuki Organization — Obito Uchiha, Black and White Zetsu, Itachi Uchiha, Konan —all knew, except for Itachi Uchiha, that Pain's Deva Path's Nagato.

Therefore, no one asked why the travel speed was slow.

Because they know perfectly well what's going on.

Konan and Nagato traveled in the shadows, and it took them four days to reach Mist Village.

Black and White Zetsu said this mainly to liven up the atmosphere among them. Ever since Deidara and Hidan, these energizers, died, the entire Akatsuki Organization has been like a corpse, lifeless and gloomy!

Even though someone died... normally people like them wouldn't become silent or have similar emotions because a member of their organization died.

Itachi Uchiha suddenly spoke up, asking, "Isn't Konan coming along?"

Pain's Deva Path, Obito Uchiha, Black and White Zetsu froze instantly.

Of those present, only Itachi Uchiha was unaware of Konan's absence.

Why is Itachi Uchiha, who is usually so taciturn, suddenly asking about Konan today?

Obito Uchiha and Black and White Zetsu both black and white) exchanged a glance, both filled with the same question.

It's not really Itachi Uchiha's fault; the main problem is that Konan has disappeared since the last meeting, supposedly on another mission. But Itachi hasn't seen Konan fight much since.

In his eyes, Konan always acted alone.

A question inevitably lingered in my mind: Was Konan slacking off, or was she truly so powerful that she could complete the mission all by herself?

"Konan has gone on a secret mission."

Pain responded slowly.

Itachi Uchiha nodded.

The group then headed back towards Mist Village.

Fortunately, Itachi Uchiha wasn't particularly talkative. He only asked out of curiosity, but once that curiosity subsided, he wasn't really interested in answering or not.

A few hours later.

Pain and his companions appeared at the entrance of Kirigakure. Meanwhile, Konan, hiding in the shadows, led Nagato to a relatively high vantage point with a better signal.

Unfortunately, Pain is like a receiver, and Nagato is the signal source. If Nagato's location isn't good enough, the signal is prone to interruptions.

Nagato is like a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Then, Pain and his group had only taken a few steps, and were at least fifty meters away from Mist Village, when two Kirigakure ninja appeared and blocked their way.

The two Kirigakure ninja looked at each other with hostility. "Who are you!"

"Don't they know that the Land of Water has implemented a policy of isolationism? They don't interact with any other ninja villages!"

"Really? Nobody stopped us when we came in."

Black and White Zetsu said casually.

Normally, a country would close its borders and deploy personnel to drive people away, but the Land of Water did not do so.

Either it wasn't a case of isolationism, or there was a shortage of manpower.

In any case, this is not a bad thing for the Akatsuki Organization.

Just then, Pain's Deva Path raised his foot and slowly took a step forward.

"Stop right there! If you don't stop, don't blame us for being impolite!! Even if you're Ninja from Amegakure, it doesn't matter!!"

The two Kirigakure ninja grew even more imposing and spoke in a threatening tone.

"Do you know who you're talking to? God! How dare you disrespect God?"

Nagato spoke his own words through Pain's mouth, his deep blue Rinnegan sweeping over the two of them.

Their momentum instantly vanished, and beads of sweat appeared on their faces.

"What... what is this?"

"What's wrong with these eyes? My body... is so stiff..."

The two Kirigakure ninja were drenched in sweat and their bodies felt weak.

This was merely a fleeting glance from the projection of the Rinnegan at the two of them.

Let's go.

Seeing that the two were too afraid to move, Pain withdrew his gaze and stepped forward.

Obito Uchiha and the others followed closely behind.

Damn it! No matter what, our Mist Village also went through the Bloody Mist Policy! I'm a survivor of the Bloody Mist Policy! How can I be so easily intimidated by you!

"Die!"

One of the Mist Village Ninja roared and drew his Pain's Deva Path, ready to stab Kunai.

His speed was incredibly fast, far exceeding his own limits!

He actually managed to display a speed comparable to Jonin, despite only Chunin!

"Hahaha, I bet you can't react either!"

Seeing that Pain was neither dodging nor avoiding him, his eyes gleamed. This was the fastest he had ever used Ninjutsu in his entire life!

"Giving up already? Then why did you even bother trespassing into our village? Blame it on your weakness!"

With a mocking laugh, he had already closed in on Pain's back, his gleaming Kunai poised to strike.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, a powerful resistance prevented him from advancing even an inch further than Pain had appeared!

"What's going on?!"

His expression changed drastically, and he tried to pierce the invisible force with the Kunai in his hand!

"Bang--!"

The moment he thrust it in, the Kunai in his hand was knocked away by a powerful resistance!

If he hadn't reacted in time, his arm would have been broken!

Now they're all secretly doing hemp.

Just then, Pain murmured, "You're right, weakness is the original sin, and I am a god!"

"Your actions just now were disrespectful to God, therefore," Pain said, slightly raising his eyes, but instead of turning away, leaving him with only his back to him, "God will punish you."

Shinra Tensei!!

"Bang----"

In an instant, the previously invisible obstructing force exploded!

"--What!!"

The Kirigakure ninja was instantly blasted away by the invisible shockwave!!