"You are an incredible person, Naruto Uzumaki, who reminds me of my old self."
"I can't believe it Jiraiya--no, even I can't believe it."
"But I can feel that the paths you and I take will have different futures."
Outside Konoha, a big tree disguised with paper stands at the highest point.
In the dim Tree Cave, a haggard-looking Red-Haired man sat on a specially made Mobile Device, with more than a dozen pitch black iron rods inserted behind his back.
Next to the man, stood a woman wearing Akatsuki Black Cloud Uniform, looking at the man with concern.
In front of the two of them, Naruto Uzumaki stood at the entrance.
The battle just now with Pain has ended, it is Naruto Uzumaki's victory.
Through Sage Mode's super perception, Naruto followed the trace of Chakra's guidance in the black stick and found the person behind the control of Six Paths of Pain.
After some conversation, Naruto discovered that the person who killed Jiraiya, who was like his master and father, was actually Jiraiya's disciple.
Or the leader of Akatsuki, Nagato and Konan.
After a collision of ideas between the two parties, Nagato was ultimately unable to compete with Talk no Jutsu of Naruto Uzumaki, and was persuaded by Naruto.
"I just believe you, Naruto Uzumaki."
Nagato pulled out his hands from Control Device and slowly made a [Un] seal in front of him.
"Outer Path, Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique."
"Nagato, do you want it?"
Seeing Nagato behaving like this, Konan had an incredibly anxious look on his face.
Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Nagato.
"Konan, that's enough."
"I now have new options - options that I had abandoned in the past."
Nagato's hands trembled and turned into printed.
The exposed Rinnegan had a deep color.
Looking at this scene, Naruto Uzumaki's face was full of doubts.
"Nagato, what are you Cursed Technique? What do you want to do?"
Konan looked at Naruto Uzumaki and whispered, "Rinnegan's ability can not only control six Pain, but it is also said to be able to escape the cycle of life and death."
"Eye Power of Nagato has the ability to control life and death.
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Although her voice sounded calm, it was still difficult to conceal the sadness in it.
With Nagato and now Chakra, there is absolutely no chance of survival after using such a spell.
But as friends who have been with each other until now and have long been like family, Konan can't stop Nagato from holding on to his determination to die.
Nagato's deep voice echoed in the quiet Tree Cave.
"Outer Path--
-"
"No way."
An unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded, and a palm stretched out and was held in Nagato's skinny hands.
That hand used a little force to separate Nagato's hands that had completed Hand Seals.
"Who!"
Nagato was shocked. Just now he didn't notice the slightest breath of the visitor.
He looked sideways and saw a Short-haired Youth standing on his Mobile Device, holding his wrist in his hand, a pair of scarlet Sharingans lighting up, shining brightly in the darkness.
Sharingan?
"Are you from the Uchiha Clan?"
But as far as he knew, after Uchiha Itachi was killed, Uchiha Clan only had Itachi's younger brother Sasuke, and Masked Man who called himself Madara Uchiha.
Even the origin of the guy who claims to be Madara Uchiha is not known yet whether he is Uchiha Clan.
"Or are you his subordinate, and he asked you to stop my actions?"
The young man shook his head, let out a sneer, and put down Nagato's hand.
"I can probably guess who [him] you are talking about is."
"Oh, I'm not his. I'm just a hidden Nezumi. It's better to say that he and I are enemies."
"But you are right about one thing. I am from the Uchiha Clan. I am Lost Souls who died in the past. My name is Uchiha Shisui."
This young man is none other than Shisui, who had been watching the battle before.
After the battle, he followed Naruto Uzumaki's Trail and came here.
Listened to the entire conversation between Naruto and Nagato.
Seeing that Nagato's ability was so amazing and could actually control life and death, Shisui could no longer sit still and directly took action to stop it.
"It seems that the legend of Rinnegan is true. He can even reverse life and death.
"You can even see my posture at this time. I came to the right place this time."
Seeing Nagato talking to himself in the air beside him, Konan looked surprised and immediately became on guard, with streaks of paper cracked on his body.
"Nagato, who are you talking to? The enemy?"
Naruto Uzumaki in front saw this scene and instantly became alert.
"What happened Nagato, what did you just say Uchiha Clan?"
Those blue eyes looked around, but found nothing.
Nagato saw something strange about the two of them in his peripheral vision, and his attention fell on Shisui again, with a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.
He has also heard of the name Uchiha Shisui. It is said that Body Flicker Technique is extremely fast and made a great name on the battlefield of Konoha and Kirigakure.
But he died long before the night of Uchiha Clan Massacre.
"It seems like they can't see you - are you really Lost Souls from Uchiha Shisui?"
"Of course it's true."
Shisui nodded, aware of Nagato's concern for his companions, and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't attack the living at will."
When Nagato heard this, he immediately reacted and shouted to the two of Tree Cave: "Konan, Naruto, you two get out of here quickly!"
I won't take action at will--
That means that if there is sufficient reason, we will take action without hesitation.
The Uchiha Phantom in front of me does not know friend or foe, and Nagato cannot be trusted.
More importantly, this person always gave him a vague sense of danger.
He is God of the Human Realm, and he is Sage of Six Paths. He is naturally fearless, but he cannot ignore his companions.
"I understand."
After hearing Nagato's words, Konan looked startled, then gritted his teeth and ran outside.
When passing by Naruto, papers swept over, wrapping Naruto who had not yet understood what happened, and took out Tree Cave together.
"Let me go, Nagato Something must have happened there, I can't leave."
"What can you do there?"
"Only Nagato can see the enemy. If we stay, we will only be a burden to Nagato."
Konan Seeing Naruto Uzumaki struggling, Binding Vow increased the size of the paper.
Nagato trusts Naruto Uzumaki so much, she will also choose to trust Naruto.
We must not let anything happen to Naruto.
Seeing that the two figures had left, Nagato secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Uchiha Shisui beside him.
"You didn't stop Konan them."
"This is my sincerity." Shisui jumped to the ground and said, "The two of them are not the goals of my trip, but your decision is very wise."
"Sincerity? Goal?"
The departure of Konan made Nagato feel a lot calmer.
The pair of Rinnegan carefully observed Shisui. The Shisui in front of him was very different from the souls he usually saw.
But what exactly was different? He looked carefully and found nothing.
"What are your intentions with me? What is your goal?"
"These are confidential information and cannot be disclosed at will."
Shisui pondered for a moment, and his face gradually relaxed.
"But since you will be colleagues in the future, I can reveal some things in advance."
"To put it in a way you can understand, I am Shinigami's Emissary now, and I came to Ninja World to collect the souls of those strong people."
"You are quite capable and meet the requirements. You can be recommended to the adults."
Nagato's expression changed. The Shinigami Shisui said was really unbelievable.
He has lived on Ninja World for so many years and has seen countless deaths, including those of strong men, but he has never seen the existence of Shinigami with his own eyes.
But the Shisui in front of me didn't look like he was lying.
Ninja is an existence that is good at disguise, but the words of Shisui and the demeanor when he mentioned Shinigami are not disguised at all.
Nagato can notice that when Shinigami is mentioned, Shisui's words are full of reverence and do not contain a trace of falsehood.
He vaguely felt that for Shisui, any pretense was disrespectful to the Shinigami.
Nagato has a deep understanding of this kind of emotion. He himself is like this.
Just like he did to Yahiko, he will never tolerate any insult to Yahiko.
"Uchiha Shisui, I believe you and the authenticity of the Shinigami you mentioned."
"So you are here now to collect my soul? What do you want to do with my soul?"
"I'm not dead now."
Although he is now disabled, even Chakra has lost a lot of energy in the battle with Naruto.
But with Rinnegan's ability, he is not afraid of any Monsters and Demons.
Although he didn't know what the other party wanted his soul to do, according to the novels and stories he had read, collecting souls was not the right thing to do.
"Put away your hostility, Nagato."
Sensing the faint murderous intention coming from Nagato, Shisui stretched out his hand to comfort him.
"I don't want to be your enemy. I came here to find you this time because I want to recruit you."
"Your Majesty is very thirsty for talents. I think you will be satisfied with having a strong man like you join your ranks."
"Is that just that?" Nagato asked with a frown, "Isn't it the kind of Evil Path method like sacrificing souls and summoning Evil God?"
"You must have read too many novels."
Shisui sighed, the mastermind of the organization behind the scenes was heard to be a disciple of Jiraiya, and no one else had such association ability.
Considering Jiraiya's status as a writer, this time he is really a bit like a master and apprentice.
Shisui looked serious and said solemnly, "Although the master we are following is Shinigami, he is an upright and upright Excellency. He cannot be compared to those Outer Path juniors."
"Since you don't understand me well and may even become my colleagues in the future, I will forgive your nonsense this time."
"But there will never be a next time!"
After hearing Shisui's warning, Nagato's expression did not change.
"I just figured out your purpose, but I'm still alive now."
"You said that you are this Shinigami's Emissary, so you showed up this time to take away the souls of the living in advance?"
"Of course not." Shisui said, "Judging from the reaction of your companion just now, your reversal of life and death comes at a considerable price."
"In your current state--"
While talking, Shisui glanced at the scrawny Nagato. At first glance, he could tell that he was in poor health and that he would not be able to live well for a few days.
When casting such a heaven-defying Cursed Technique, the price may be the life of the caster.
Even if Nagato seems to be a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, this is probably unavoidable.
"Nagato, I'll just say it straight."
"You're going to die anyway. It doesn't make any difference if I show up sooner or later."
Nagato's face darkened. "If that's the case, why did you stop me just now?"
"Since you can see that I will definitely die after taking action, wouldn't it be more in your interest to let me die?"
Shisui was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Originally, disturbing life and death is not allowed, so I took action to stop you."
The dead should not attack the living at will. This is what Kenma warned them before.
Similarly, the living should not interfere with the dead, let alone blur the boundary between life and death - although Kenma never said it, Shisui could sense that his master did not very much agree with such things.
Nagato Things like resurrecting the living are among this list.
Even if Ninja World's strategy and Kenma agree to their Uchiha Clan's revenge, it can only go so far.
The authority given to them is not much, they cannot do whatever they want, and there is a certain period of time.
Logically speaking, Shisui, as a subordinate, should also follow this code of conduct.
But now, when he faced Nagato, he suddenly had a new idea.
"You want to resurrect Konoha, the person you killed, right, Nagato?"
"Then let's make a deal.
Nagato asked, "What deal?"
"I can turn a blind eye to your actions, but after your death, your soul will willingly come to our side and serve you." Shisui said.
In Shisui's view, his master was too kind after all and never bothered to do such sinister things.
Even if you want to conquer your subordinates, you have to make them willing.
Just like when he died, he could obviously take him away by force with his strength, but he still made a deal with himself who was just Lost Souls at the time.
But he is different, he is Ninja, a tool.
As long as he can achieve his goal, he will not hesitate to use dark methods.
Before, he would say that Nagato made a wise decision to let his companions leave, but in the end, it was in vain and could not escape his grasp.
Even if those two people are far away, he can reclaim the souls of those two people at any time.
Only considering Nagato's future loyalty issues, Shisui will temporarily ignore it.
"In Konoha, I have taken a liking to the soul of a strong man named Hatake Kakashi. When you resurrect the person in Konoha, just ignore him."
Shisui did a brief inspection when he came over.
The people who died under that destructive move were all insignificant and useless, with no value to conquer.
Coupled with Tsunade's timely response, not as many strong men died as he imagined.
The only one who caught his eye was Kakashi.
If an adult were here, maybe Yin would accept them all in a moment of weakness, just like he accepted those miscellaneous fish under Whitebeard's command.
But he won't do that.
"Copy Ninja? Yes."
Nagato nodded and then asked, "But I have a doubt."
"If you say you are here to collect Strong Soul, will you actively persecute or even start a war on this basis?"
Shisui shook his head and said, "No, as I just said, I will not attack the living at will. Disturbing life and death is not allowed."
"By whom? That Shinigami you are talking about?"
"That's right."
Shisui's voice paused, the corners of his mouth raised, and a look that was half a smile but not a smile.
"Based on the information I know so far, even if we don't take action, Masked Man in your organization will probably take action. What he is planning is not small."
"That's it."
Nagato nodded slowly, and after thinking for a moment, a faint color flashed in his eyes.
"I agree."
"I can hand over my soul to you after death, but please make it clear in advance that I will monitor what you do in this matter."
He has Rinnegan, and was God of the Human Realm during his lifetime.
Death is never easy.
Have absolute confidence in your own strength.
Shisui stretched out his hand, his face full of magnanimity. "Please feel free to do so."
"Uchiha Shisui----What a confident attitude."
Nagato sighed, no longer hesitated, and Hand Seals was on his hand again.
The few Chakra left in the body suddenly exploded and disappeared.
"Outer Path, Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique!"
With the application of Cursed Technique, the dry hair of Nagato is rapidly turning white, and its original appearance can no longer be seen in the blink of an eye.
A huge Yama that could not be seen by the living was channeled out of the big pit of Konoha, opened its exaggerated mouth, and spit out the Konoha people who had died before.
Before he died, Nagato seemed to see the figure of Jiraiya in a trance.
Teacher, what I did is not an insult to your status as a disciple, right?"
Shisui looked outside. Among the Konoha in the distance, the huge Yama was standing there. After spitting out all the souls in its mouth, it completely dissipated.
This was the last thing he did for the hometown he protected during his lifetime.
From then on, there was no relationship.
He is just the most powerful tool in your hands, nothing more.