Pain: A Mere Tenseigan Is Not Even Half as Good as a God

In the eyes of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family, if not for the fact that Hyuga Hiashi had been looking after Hyuga Chiba for the past 12 years, the latter—born with two eyes—might not have successfully survived until now, and thus would never have been able to cause them all this current trouble.

Even after today's events, Hyuga Hiashi's attitude toward Hyuga Chiba remained remarkably passive.

On the contrary, he showed much more concern regarding the fact that Hinata had suddenly turned into a big eater.

Well, in that regard, the Main Family Elders were also quite shocked.

But compared to the matter of Hyuga Chiba, this little change in Hinata was completely insignificant, wasn't it?

"What do you want me to say?"

At this moment, watching the Main Family members go back and forth, either targeting Hyuga Chiba or demanding he take a stance, Hyuga Hiashi spoke with an incredibly calm expression: "Haven't I already tacitly approved of you sending some Branch Family members with Jonin-level strength, or even Main Family members, to cooperate with the village in pursuing Hyuga Chiba?"

"What else do you want me to do? Do you want me, the Clan Head, to go hunt down Chiba personally?"

Regarding Chiba awakening the Tenseigan and his surprise attack on the Hokage Building, Hyuga Hiashi was also very surprised, but he did not feel it was a major problem.

On the contrary, he was looking forward to Chiba bringing more changes to this gradually decaying Hyuga Clan.

And after seeing the sight of Hinata, who had always only eaten one bowl of rice in the past, consume forty-six bowls today and still seem unsatisfied, Hyuga Hiashi was greatly shocked.

He felt very guilty in his heart; as a father, he had actually been so ignorant of his daughter Hinata in the past.

It was no wonder Chiba had said she was malnourished.

Precisely because of this, Hyuga Hiashi also felt a great deal of gratitude toward Chiba.

It was impossible for him to truly stand with these foolish Main Family Elders to deal with Chiba.

It was just that he couldn't say these things directly.

The good news was that Chiba's strength was sufficiently high, and Hyuga Hiashi truly had no good way to deal with him.

"This..."

Upon hearing Hyuga Hiashi's reply, the expressions of the Main Family Elders stiffened.

Clearly, they all understood that no matter how much they resented Chiba, and no matter how much they pressured Hyuga Hiashi, the Hyuga Clan could not do anything more at this moment.

"If there is nothing else, go back and attend to your own business."

Hyuga Hiashi did not wait for a response from the Main Family Elders; he stood up and left the room directly.

"Damn it!"

"Hiashi is clearly doing this on purpose. He doesn't want to actually deal with Hyuga Chiba at all."

"Sigh, but I have to admit, Hyuga Chiba, having awakened the Tenseigan, is truly too powerful. Even the Hokage and the others would find it difficult to face him at his peak."

"I hope the village can actually capture or even kill him while Hyuga Chiba is still in a weakened state."

"Otherwise, it will be a complete disaster once he recovers."

The members of the Main Family let out a series of sighs, but other than waiting for the results, they had no other options at the moment.

Meanwhile!

Land of Rain!

The country was true to its name, experiencing rain all year round.

What made matters worse was its geography: bordering the Land of Earth to the northwest, the Land of Wind to the southwest, and the Land of Fire to the southeast, it became an innocent victim of war every time these three great nations clashed.

The people living in the Land of Rain often suffered endless agony due to the wars between these great powers.

"Only by letting the world experience true pain will those great nations no longer start wars lightly, and only then can the ninja world welcome true peace."

Standing before a window overlooking the Land of Rain beneath the downpour, Yahiko—or rather, Deva Path Pain—wore a black Flame Cloud Robe. He had orange hair, the Amegakure forehead protector, multiple concentric circles in his eyes, and black rods pierced through his nose and ears. His voice was incredibly firm as he said, "Therefore, collecting the Tailed Beasts, making the Akatsuki the greatest deterrent in the ninja world, and allowing a god to use absolute power to stop the wars between the various countries is a necessity."

"Any obstacles that appear along the way must be eliminated!"

"However, it is a pity that a new variable has already appeared in Konoha." At this moment, Zetsu, who was also wearing a black Flame Cloud Robe and whose head was encased in a green, spiral-shaped object—with one half of his face black and the other white—floated up from the floor. He reminded him with a slightly grave expression, "It is rumored that the Progenitor of Ninjas, the Sage of Six Paths, who created the world, possessed a pair of Rinnegan."

"This pair of eyes is also known to us, the people of later generations, as the Rinnegan."

"Yet, beyond the Rinnegan, there exists another pair of eyes of the same level, and that is: the Tenseigan!"

"Within the current Konohagakure Hyuga Clan, a member of the Branch Family who should have been born with innate blindness has awakened the Tenseigan, and he..."

"Once this Hyuga Chiba is allowed to grow, he will absolutely become the greatest threat to our plan."

"But if we can get him to join us, or dig out his Tenseigan for our own use, it might allow our plan to proceed more smoothly."

Zetsu and his subordinates, the White Zetsu, all possessed a special ability called the Art of Floating.

This ability allowed their bodies to merge with the earth and vegetation, achieving the effect of high-speed movement underground.

Moreover, during this time, all traces of their aura would be masked.

Even the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan and the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan found it extremely difficult to detect them.

The vast number of White Zetsu thus became the best "spies" for Zetsu to gather secrets from the various countries.

Therefore, not long after the "Konoha Tenseigan Incident," and before the spies from the various Great Ninja Villages in Konoha had even managed to send the news back, Zetsu already knew about the matters regarding Chiba.

After determining that Chiba might become an obstacle to his Mother Rescue Plan, Zetsu—led by Black Zetsu—decisively came to warn Deva Path Pain.

"I truly never expected that the Hyuga Clan of Konoha could actually awaken the Tenseigan, an eye on par with the Rinnegan."

Wearing a Flame Cloud Robe, with short blue-purple hair, a pale blue paper flower on her head, light purple eyeshadow, and a lip ring on her lower lip, Konan looked quite astonished. She immediately asked Deva Path Pain, "Pain, what should we do?"

"The Tenseigan?" Deva Path Pain's tone was devoid of fluctuation, yet filled with confidence as he spoke, "It doesn't even measure up to half of the Rinnegan!"

"In this world today, there shall only be one god, and that is me!"

"Hyuga Chiba is currently heading toward the Land of Wind, is he not?"

"Then let Sasori and Deidara go and recruit him."

"If he refuses, kill him and bring back his eyes."

"If necessary, the Pain Six Paths will personally carry out the Divine Judgment!"