The Rinnegan.
The eyes that controlled life and death.
Though Nagato hadn't yet created the Six Paths of Pain, Byakuya already ranked him above Pakura and Sasori. He was the strongest ninja Byakuya had encountered so far.
He even wondered whether the healthy Nagato of today was stronger than the dried-up version from the future.
It was still the same story: give a dog the Rinnegan, and even it would have Kage Level strength.
With the body of an Uzumaki, too, all he could say was that Uchiha Madara really understood the various bloodlines left behind by the Sage of Six Paths.
Yahiko smiled. "May I ask your name?"
"Shuten-doji."
"Huh? Shuten-doji is your name? Isn't that the legendary demon king?"
Byakuya said, "It's just my codename when I'm on a mission."
Sasori of the Red Sands had also noticed the three members of Akatsuki.
When Nagato leaped in front of Byakuya and faced Sasori alone, Sasori asked coldly, "Is Akatsuki going to interfere in my business?"
"This Konoha Ninja is useful to us. We won't let you kill him," Yahiko replied.
The Third Kazekage Puppet caught his attention. He exchanged a glance with Konan.
"If I'm not mistaken, that puppet is using the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai. It's the Third Kazekage, who was reported missing. The Third Kazekage's disappearance was the spark that ignited the war. Sunagakure searched everywhere for him, giving Kumogakure an opportunity to strike."
Byakuya jumped down from Bone-Binding Princess's head and walked up the sand dune. He called out, "Sasori of the Red Sands was the one who assassinated the Third Kazekage. He even turned the famous Kazekage into a Human Puppet.
"If you side with him, Sunagakure will definitely retaliate against the Land of Rain once they find out.
"Besides, without Sasori of the