Free Intel For You, Believe It Or Not!

Five small mushroom clouds emerged near Amegakure, the massive shockwaves from the explosions blowing Zero-One, Zero-Two, and Zero-Three quite a distance away.

Ensei Uchiha's technique was quite decent; even an explosion at such close range failed to inflict significant damage on these artificial humans. After tumbling for a moment, they climbed back to their feet and stood before Ensei Uchiha.

Taking this opportunity, Kakashi Hatake immediately spoke up: "Ensei, what was that thing extracted from Rin... from Number Two's body just now? Was it a soul?"

"You bastard, what exactly have you done to Rin?"

Kakashi Hatake's voice was already filled with panic. If it were any other matter, he could remain calm, but when it involved Rin Nohara, it was truly difficult for him to control himself.

"Uh... you're quite observant, aren't you?"

"First, I assure you, that thing was only meant to disgust Obito Uchiha. Who told him to let me discover his identity?"

"Second, that does count as a type of soul, though I won't explain to you how it was obtained. In any case, it didn't come from a real human."

Listening to this, Kakashi Hatake didn't rush to discern truth from lies, instead memorizing the intelligence while beginning to ponder what kind of ninjutsu the enemy possessed that could actually extract a soul.

As they spoke, the dust from the explosion finally dissipated under the influence of a certain force.

Seeing this, Ensei Uchiha couldn't be bothered to entertain Kakashi Hatake further and shouted directly:

"As expected, the Deva Path isn't so easily blown to bits."

"Nagato, how about we talk? If you make another move, this corpse of Yahiko won't be preserved."

During the previous explosion, the other five Pains had been obliterated, but the Deva Path had used Shinra Tensei at the most critical moment to blow away all the Self-Destruct Flies.

Hearing these words, Deva Path Pain showed no reaction, merely elevating his position.

Seeing this, Konan immediately began to distance herself.

"Oh? Looks like he's about to unleash a big move!"

"Kakashi, use Kamui to twist him!"

Ensei Uchiha called out to Kakashi Hatake beside him, but upon hearing Ensei Uchiha's words, Kakashi Hatake replied with some difficulty:

"My mastery of the Mangekyo isn't complete yet; I don't think... I can do that!"

Ensei Uchiha sighed helplessly: "What use are you, you trash!"

Immediately following this, he controlled the three artificial humans to come to his side, utilizing the ocular power pre-stored within his Shadow Clone to combine the strength within the three artificial humans...

"Super Shinra Tensei!"

This move differed from the large-scale version in Ensei Uchiha's memory, manifesting instead as a type of directional shockwave.

This was quite logical; in the original plot, it was meant to destroy Konoha, but here it was targeted at individuals, so naturally, the power had to be concentrated as much as possible.

As for why he perceived it so clearly, it was naturally because he was using a similar power himself.

At this moment, Ensei Uchiha was enveloped in deep blue Chakra, which clung to him like a cloak.

A pair of crimson eyes glowed with a faint blue halo, the pure white pupils at the center particularly striking.

"This move, it seems impossible to dodge!"

Following Ensei Uchiha's words, a giant resembling a Susanoo appeared, extending its hands to release a similar repulsive force, blocking the Super Shinra Tensei completely.

Soon, the duration of the Super Shinra Tensei expired, and the ocular power injected into Ensei Uchiha's Shadow Clone was mostly depleted.

The giant resembling a Susanoo also gradually disintegrated and vanished after the massive consumption of Chakra.

Beyond that, the Chakra within the three artificial humans had also been significantly drained.

The only one who could maintain a peak state was naturally Kakashi Hatake, who had been coasting the entire time.

With a flick of Ensei Uchiha's will, the three artificial humans rushed forward in unison, unleashing various methods to begin surrounding the weakened Deva Path.

At this very moment, Konan, who had just been hiding, joined the battlefield and began fighting the three artificial humans.

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It was unclear whether Konan's Paper Style was a Kekkei Genkai; although it lacked high-damage offensive ninjutsu, its utility was truly formidable.

The continuous detonation of explosive tags looked exactly like Tobirama Senju's Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.

After engaging for a while, the Deva Path finally recovered and rejoined the battle.

Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei were used in alternating succession, completely disrupting the combat rhythm of the three artificial humans.

For a time, the three artificial humans into whom Ensei Uchiha had poured his heart and soul were being suppressed and battered.

Seeing this, Ensei Uchiha had no choice but to take out some stored blood and use the Summoning Jutsu once more.

However, the number of Self-Destruct Flies this time was far fewer than before.

"That's enough. If you don't stop, I'll release these things into Amegakure..."

Under the threat of the Self-Destruct Flies, Nagato and Konan finally ceased their movements.

At this moment, the two of them showed no signs of fatigue, whereas Ensei Uchiha's three artificial humans were already riddled with holes.

"Come over and talk!"

The Deva Path did not move, but after a moment of hesitation, Konan stepped forward voluntarily.

Deva Path Pain positioned his body in front of Konan; it was unclear what the two had discussed, but in the end, Konan walked over on her own.

"How did you know our identities? Did Master Jiraiya tell you?"

Konan spoke first, her tone seemingly laced with a complex mix of emotions.

"Jiraiya? How unfortunate. He doesn't even know you are still alive. As for me... it's simple. I possess eyes that can see the past and the future."

"I'll give you some information for free—believe it or not! Hand over Shisui later, and you'll be fine."

"Nagato's eyes belong to Madara Uchiha. After his battle with Hashirama Senju, he awakened the next level of the Sharingan: the Rinnegan."

"As a side note, the Sage of Six Paths originally possessed the Sharingan as well."

Upon hearing this, Ensei Uchiha was immediately interrupted by Nagato.

"No, that's impossible. I was born with these eyes!"

Ensei Uchiha rolled his eyes at him and retorted sarcastically:

"I just said, believe it or not! Who do you think I am, your personal tutor?"

"Shut your mouth and let me finish."

"The one who killed the original Akatsuki was Obito Uchiha. It happened when you fell into Hanzo's trap, the time your legs were crippled..."

"Oh, and the reason Hanzo attacked you was also Obito Uchiha's doing, with some involvement from Danzo as well..."

"In short, Yahiko was essentially killed by Obito Uchiha and Danzo."

"As for Danzo, I heard a while back that he died, though who knows if that's true or not."

Hearing this, although she knew she should remain skeptical, Konan found herself choosing to trust him in her heart and couldn't help but ask: "Why would he do such a thing?"

Ensei Uchiha gave a mocking laugh at these words and continued:

"Why? For the sake of Madara Uchiha's eyes, of course."

"He needs Nagato to grow to a sufficient level to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life to resurrect Madara Uchiha."

"And you lot are merely pawns for Madara Uchiha's resurrection."

"If I were you, I would destroy these eyes right now, just to let certain people's schemes go to waste."

"But I suspect you can't do it. Madara Uchiha left a contingency within the Rinnegan, and you should..."