At this very moment, the fates of Nagato, his parents, and Xiao Qing all rested on a single thought from Shimura Danzō.
Would Danzō truly keep his promise and spare the four of them?
"Kill them. Leave no survivors."
The answer was no. After obtaining the Rinnegan, Danzō's first reaction was to make everyone who knew about this disappear forever, preventing any leaks.
The Root shinobi were all controlled by Danzō's secret technique, so he was not worried about them divulging anything. But there was no need to keep Nagato and the other three alive.
"You promised me you would let my parents go!"
The furious Nagato tried to rise and fight back, but his body was weak and he had lost his eyes. He had only gotten halfway up before his body suddenly gave out, and he collapsed.
"What a naive little brat. Now that I've deceived you, what can you possibly do about it?"
Danzō took two steps forward and looked down at the wretched Nagato on the ground, his heart filled with disdain.
"You..."
Nagato tried to get up and resist again, but he could not muster any strength and fell back down.
"Hmph. Trash like you has no right to bargain with me."
Seeing Nagato sprawled helplessly on the ground, Danzō lost interest. After giving instructions for the matters at the scene, he departed first.
"Kill them."
A Root shinobi who appeared to be the leader gave the order, and the other Root shinobi prepared to act.
Pfft, pfft!
The first to be killed were Nagato's parents.
Two Root shinobi plunged kunai into their throats. Blood continuously gushed from the wounds as Nagato's parents raised their hands, trying to cover the injuries on their necks, only to find that they could not do so. They could