Seeing Pain about to leave, Uzumaki Reikawa suddenly said, somewhat awkwardly, "Ahem, uh, well... Leader, wait a moment."
At that, a vein bulged on Pain's forehead. He stood silently with his back to Uzumaki Reikawa, not wanting to know what was wrong with the brat this time. But when he heard the commotion behind him, "curiosity" compelled him to turn around.
Because the Adamantine Sealing Chains came with their own sealing abilities, Uzumaki Reikawa was hopping up and down on the spot, trying to undo them. Yet even after all that effort, he still hadn't managed to break free!
"..."
Now Uzumaki Reikawa truly understood how his enemies felt when faced with the Adamantine Sealing Chains. He really couldn't circulate his chakra properly or react in time.
The atmosphere grew painfully awkward...
Meanwhile, over where Nagato's real body was, his emaciated, feeble frame stirred slightly. Even the air of decay surrounding him seemed to fade a little.
The corner of Nagato's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he muttered a curse. "Idiot."
Hearing him, Konan, who stood nearby, knitted her delicate brows in confusion. "What's wrong?"
"..."
"?"
"Nothing."
Konan's mind was full of questions. She wasn't sure whether she was imagining it, but the way Nagato had said that seemed a little different from before. Still, it didn't seem like a bad thing.
Thinking back over recent events, could it have been Uzumaki Reikawa?
On a tall building, "Tobi," who had "disappeared" at some unknown point, sat quietly outside. The Spiral Mask covering his face concealed every trace of his expression.
"Have you found anything about that organization?" "Tobi" suddenly asked, seemingly talking to himself.
In the shadows behind him, a half-black, half-white fellow with a two-toned face and greenery growing from his shoulders slowly poked his head out of