They were all enemies!
Among the three factions, there was no one he could trust!
Indeed, in the original Naruto story, the Sage of Six Paths represented the side of light. But though he was called a sage, the Sage of Six Paths was ultimately only human. Or rather, in the ninja world of the original story, there had simply been nothing the Sage of Six Paths could covet, which was why he had been able to remain on the side of light.
Now, however, the entire ninja world had changed.
Especially because of Uchiha Yue, the Dark Asura, the mysterious Death God had appeared in the Shinobi World. Even the Sage of Six Paths likely coveted the Death God's power, thinking...
Thinking that he could return to the Shinobi World!
Then, after the Sage of Six Paths hypocritically expressed his goodwill, Uchiha Yue returned to Amegakure under the lead of the "black-robed man," once again becoming a member of Akatsuki as he had been before.
The Asura of the Shinobi World was still the Asura of Akatsuki.
Unfortunately...
Though things remained, people had changed. Even if the Asura still remained in Akatsuki, Akatsuki was no longer the Akatsuki of old.
Its existence more closely resembled the dark Akatsuki organization from the original Naruto story, no longer the organization that wished to bring light to the Land of Rain.
Under the black-robed man's control, Yahiko, the Deva Path Pain among the Six Paths of Pain, once again appeared before Uchiha Yue. And it was not only Yahiko, the Deva Path Pain. Nagato and Konan, who had likewise become Pain, also appeared before Uchiha Yue under the black-robed man's control.
But after merely glancing at Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, Uchiha Yue coldly said to the black-robed man before him, "What do