Feel Pain!

After Shiraha finished speaking, he left decisively. Seeing that Yahiko's expression was somewhat unpleasant, Konan couldn't help but ask with some concern, "Yahiko, what should we do?"

To be honest, although she respected Hanzo just as much, she didn't have the same aspirations as Yahiko, because after becoming an orphan, Konan had a deep understanding of how harsh the living environment in this country was.

Few people grow up in such an environment and remain true to their original aspirations and dreams.

As the leader of Amegakure, it's not impossible that Hanzo would betray Akatsuki for greater gains.

"Compared to that mysterious person of unknown identity, we should trust Hanzo more, shouldn't we?" Yahiko asked rhetorically, though his expression clearly showed some struggle.

Although Yahiko harbors a heart full of light, he has witnessed too much darkness in the Land of Rain over the years, so he is not completely ignorant.

This time, Hanzo showed too much trust and importance to the Akatsuki, and everything went very smoothly.

In the past, Yahiko might have had doubts, but after so many years of hard work, he had finally taken a big step forward in achieving his goal. Even if there was a trap ahead, he was determined to step in and give it a try.

After all, no matter what, they couldn't doubt Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure who had great goodwill towards them, just because of a few words from the mysterious man.

The choice seems obvious at a glance.

After much hesitation, he gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. He chose to believe in Hanzo, believing that Hanzo shared the same beliefs as them.

"The original meeting time remains unchanged. Next, we will instruct the organization's members to be on high alert and pay close attention to developments in the country."

Yahiko said in a deep voice, "With their intelligence network, it's impossible for them to find out whether Amegakure has any ill intentions towards them. So they can't send anyone to investigate. They can only be a little more careful."

"Yahiko, whatever choice you make, I will support you!" Konan sensed Yahiko's struggle and reached out to grasp his hand.

Nagato stepped forward and said, "Yahiko, you are our leader. We will carry out any decision you make without hesitation. Trust your own judgment."

Encouraged by Konan and Nagato, Yahiko regained his confidence and nodded heavily, saying, "Yes!"

The new era is beckoning them again; how can they hesitate at this time?

The Land of Rain is a country that is crying, and that is absolutely true.

It's either raining or about to rain in this country; the constant drizzle can easily make people feel irritable.

As darkness fell, the small villages near Amegakure experienced a brief respite from the sun, leaving the ground slippery and muddy.

As usual, Konan patrolled the area.

Because of a shortage of manpower, the small village is located not far from Amegakure, and Konan's strength is second only to Yahiko and Nagato in the Akatsuki, she patrols alone.

When Konan arrived outside the village, she could clearly sense that the village was unusually quiet.

As darkness fell, even though most people went to bed early, the entire village was still quiet, without even the sounds of children crying or dogs barking.

Something's not right!

Sensing something was wrong, Konan quickly ran towards the village and soon saw houses collapsed and many villagers lying on the ground, their fate unknown.

She rushed to the unconscious villager's side, extended her finger, and checked his pulse.

However, Konan discovered that the other person's body was still warm, but there was no pulse at all.

"Not good!"

The next second, the unconscious villager in front of Konan suddenly swelled up rapidly and then exploded, sending a large amount of purple smoke into the air.

Konan retreated immediately, but all the villagers around her exploded, and purple smoke quickly covered the surrounding area.

"Oh no, this smoke."

Konan jumped into the air. Although she held her breath immediately, the smoke seemed to seep into her body through her skin. Almost instantly, she felt her body go numb and her mind go blank. When she landed, everything went black and she fainted.

At that moment, four ninjas wearing Amegakure Forehead Protector arrived from nearby, tied up the unconscious Konan, and carried her away on their shoulders.

After the four people left with Konan, the Wood Spirit Avatar emerged from the ground.

Before informing Yahiko of the information, Shiraha knew that they would most likely not believe it.

After all, compared to Hanzo, this mysterious person has very low credibility.

So he remained hidden in the shadows.

For Hanzo to deal with the Akatsuki, the most important thing is to eliminate Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato. If these three leaders die, the Akatsuki will immediately collapse.

Of the three, Konan is the weakest, so Amegakure is most likely to target her. They kidnap one of them and then use her to threaten the other two – a classic trope.

After discovering that Konan had gone out on patrol alone, Shiraha followed her.

As he expected, Amegakure ambushed Konan and captured her alive using poison.

Shiraha could have easily stepped in to help save Konan, which would have made Yahiko and Nagato owe him a huge favor.

Furthermore, since the attack occurred in a small village near Amegakure, it must have been done by people from Amegakure, and Hanzo is definitely involved.

However, after a brief encounter, Shiraha learned that Yahiko was a naive person, or rather, an idealist.

Such people are most likely to trust others and are least willing to speculate about others with malice.

To be honest, Shiraha really likes, or rather admires, people like Yahiko.

When such a person becomes the leader of an organization, the organization will definitely be very cohesive, because most people who are attracted to idealists will have dreams and beliefs.

However, given the premise of a chaotic era, idealists will only lead the organization to destruction.

There are only two possible outcomes if Shiraha saves Konan. One is that he gains the gratitude of Yahiko and Nagato, but Yahiko will still Hanzo, thinking that someone might be able to break the alliance, so he disguised himself as a Amegakure to attack Konan.

The second possibility is that Yahiko and Nagato might not only not be grateful to Bianyu, but would instead believe that this was a conspiracy by Shiraha.

Shiraha has always liked to assume something malicious about others first. After all, in the Naruto World, the protagonist's name is Naruto Uzumaki, not Nawaki or Yahiko.

In chaotic times, one wrong step could cost you your life.

Because of his preconceived notions, Yahiko has now placed all his hopes on Hanzo. If he wants Hanzo to see reality, he has to experience the pain himself.

"This world harbors too much malice towards innocent and kind people. I hope things will change in the future."

Shiraha murmured to himself, even if he could save the Akatsuki members this time, he didn't know if Yahiko would remain as pure as before. He wondered if, after such a dramatic change, his emotions would become even purer or undergo a fundamental transformation.

the next day.

Today is the day Akatsuki and Hanzo will meet.

Yahiko, Nagato, and the rest of the members got up early.

Although only Yahiko, Nagato, Konan were able to attend this formal meeting, the other members were all very excited.

This time, we need to discuss the specific details of forming an alliance with the Three Countries Wind, Fire, and Earth. Although there is still a long way to go before a formal alliance is formed, we can only proceed with the next steps after completing the first one.

From this day forward, the Akatsuki will truly stand on equal footing with Amegakure and become close partners.

"Nagato, have you seen Konan and Kyusuke?" Yahiko asked when he arrived at the top of the tower and saw that Nagato was alone.

"That should be the case. I heard from Kyusuke yesterday that they were going to search the entire surrounding area. Konan also went to patrol the nearby villages; she's probably with Kyusuke," Nagato replied.

Yahiko frowned slightly. "Today is such an important day."

Nagato asked, "What should we do? Should we wait for Konan to come back?"

Upon hearing this, Yahiko shook his head slightly and said, "No need, let's go first. We can't keep Hanzo waiting too long. When Konan comes back and sees that we're not here, she'll rush over as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Nagato nodded.

"From today onwards, a new era begins!" Yahiko said firmly, having now completely chosen to trust Hanzo.

Not long after the two left.

Kyusuke had gone on patrol, returned to the tower base.

He was about to go to rest when a Ninja Rat carrying a small scroll climbed down from the roof beam and quickly came to his side.

"Is there any intelligence?" Kyusuke doubtfully as he unrolled the scroll. The information inside made his expression change.

"Hey! Get up!"

"Kyusuke cried out."

Inside the room, the Akatsuki members, who were fast asleep, were startled awake.

"Where are Yahiko Yamato Nagato?! Did they go to see Hanzo?"

"Kyusuke," Kyusuke asked anxiously.

"Yes, today is the day of the meeting. We set off ten minutes ago," replied a tall and muscular Akatsuki member.

"Something's wrong! Come with us quickly!" Kyusuke exclaimed.

"What happened?"

"Our organization members who infiltrated the Land of Fire Border discovered that a large number of Konoha's Anbu members have entered the Land of Rain Territory and are now heading towards Amegakure. Today happens to be the day of their meeting, which is too much of a coincidence. Boss and the others are in danger!"

"Then let's go provide support!"

The group of about twenty people quickly left the tower and headed towards Amegakure.

It was raining heavily outside. After leaving the village, the group sped through the forest.

However, before they could leave the dense forest, ripples appeared in the space in front of them, and Obito, wearing a white Uzumaki mask, appeared before them. Immediately afterward, Black and White Zetsu emerged from the ground.

"I can't let you go any further from here."

Obito imitated Madara's voice, his deep voice carrying a hint of coldness, his eyes looking indifferently at the Akatsuki members in front of him.

At this moment, Shiraha controlled his Wood Spirit Avatar, standing on a tree trunk not far away, with half of his body merging into the trunk. Neither Obito nor Black and Black and White Zetsu noticed his presence.

"Are you Hanzo's men?" Kyusuke asked coldly.

Obito said in the same tone, "We are not Hanzo's people, but in order to make Nagato face reality, we cannot let you cause trouble."

"Kill him!"

At Kyusuke's command, more than twenty Akatsuki members charged toward Obito and Black and White Zetsu.

Obito showed no intention of making a move, and instead ordered the Black and White Zetsu beside him, "You're in charge of the grunts."

"Honestly, he really knows how to order people around." The White Zetsu Original couldn't help but complain. Although Obito was now playing the role of Uchiha Madara, the White Zetsu Original had no respect for him.

Of course, despite his verbal complaints, the White Zetsu Original was quick to act, immediately summoning dozens of White Zetsu to attack the Akatsuki members.

According to Shiraha's observation, the Chakra strength of these White Creature was only slightly stronger than that of Chunin, but not quite at the Jōnin.

However, among the twenty-odd ninjas of the Akatsuki, apart from the leader, Kyusuke, who had light blue paint on his face, the others were all Chunin level, with only Kyusuke possessing Jōnin -level Chakra strength.

Ultimately, Akatsuki is just a new type of organization in the small Land of Rain, and its size already makes it quite powerful.

In Shiraha's perception, Yahiko also possessed the Chakra strength of Elite Jonin, while Nagato had even reached the Kage Level level.

"What a pity! I didn't expect Obito's strength to have reached this level in such a short time!"

Shiraha, who was watching from the sidelines, sighed inwardly.

"Is this the Dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Faced with Kyusuke's attack, Obito stood still, while Kyusuke's sharp blade sliced across Obito's neck.

It looked as if Ninja Blade had sliced through the air.

"This isn't Genjutsu; it's a physical entity. How could the attack miss? Could it be spatial ability?!"

Shiraha quickly realized what was happening; he clearly sensed the spatial fluctuations.

"Obito is indeed a completely different person now. With the Mangekyō Sharingan, space-time abilities, and Wood Release, he has directly jumped from Chunin level to first-class Kage Level. I wonder if he can use Susanoo like Madara."

Seeing that Obito had slaughtered all the Akatsuki members, Shiraha disappeared underground and quickly headed towards Amegakure.

With his spatial abilities alone, Obito is now invincible against both him and Kushina.

Recalling Obito's cold words and actions just now, it seems that because of Rin's 'death' and Madara's brainwashing, his mind has been twisted.

"Speaking of which, Yahiko and Obito are quite similar. That's probably why Obito wanted Hanzo to kill Yahiko. After all, people who have abandoned their past are most afraid of seeing someone who resembles their former selves. Unfortunately, I can't let you have your way."

Shiraha sped up his journey, determined to save Yahiko at the crucial moment in order to gain the Akatsuki's complete trust.

As for the lives of the other Akatsuki members, that was the price Yahiko paid for his naivety.

"If I advance to level two, I should be able to learn ' Dimensional Lock '."

Obito and Minato Namikaze's spatial abilities made Shiraha feel somewhat troubled. The future Konoha might be an enemy rather than a friend, and Obito clearly had psychological problems. Although he had Rin as an ace, it was best to rely on himself. In the "Book of the Ancient Warlock," there was a powerful spell called "Dimensional Lock" that was specifically designed to imprison space. The learning requirements for this spell were extremely high.

After all, the ability to access spatial abilities at level two is due to the power of the "Book of the Ancient Warlock".

Many First-Level Wizard are stuck at level one because they can't find suitable level two spells.

Every high-level spell is Wizard's precious treasure.

Outside Amegakure, below the open cliffs.

This was once the site of the great battle Hanzo and the Konoha Sannin.

At this moment, Hanzo stood on the cliff, with the ninja beside him grabbing Konan, who was bound by ropes.

Behind him were hundreds of Amegakure.

On the other side was Danzo, and his Root Ninja.

Although Hanzo was secretly annoyed that Shiraha hadn't resolved the Akatsuki problem as promised, he hadn't initially placed all his hopes on Shiraha and the Uzumaki Clan.

This test also strengthened Hanzo's determination to cooperate with Danzo.

"Yahiko, I'll release this woman if you commit suicide. Otherwise, all three of you will die here." Hanzo grabbed Konan and held a sharp Kunai to Konan neck.

Yahiko looked incredulous. Everything the mysterious man said was true. It was his naiveté that led the Akatsuki to its doom.

Whoosh!

The Kunai was Hanzo off the cliff by Hanzo and landed at Yahiko's feet.

"That red-haired ninja, kill Yahiko, and I'll let you and this woman go," Hanzo's cold voice rang out.

Nagato stared blankly down at the Kunai at his feet, his hands trembling uncontrollably. Was this the true nature of the world?

At that moment, Konan, perched atop the cliff, cried out, "Nagato! Yahiko! Don't worry about me! Run!"

"Nagato." Yahiko looked at Nagato with unwavering eyes. "Kill me."

Nagato's eyes widened, her breathing became rapid, and she felt a tightness in her chest, making it difficult to breathe.

"Hurry up and do it!" Hanzo urged.

Nagato slowly picked up the Kunai. He couldn't bring himself to give up either Yahiko or Konan.

Pfft!

Yahiko rushed forward, only to collide with the Kunai in Nagato's hand. The Kunai pierced deep into his abdomen, causing blood to gush out. At the same time, the poison smeared on the Kunai quickly entered Yahiko's body, and he felt all his strength rapidly draining away.

"No—! Yahiko!" Konan screamed in agony from the cliff.

Nagato froze instantly. Yahiko leaned against Nagato's shoulder and said with difficulty, "Nagato, live well with Konan, because you are the savior of this world."

Thump!

After saying that, Yahiko was plunged into boundless darkness and fell to the ground.

"Yahiko, indeed." On the other side of the cliff, Shiraha, who had just arrived, watched Yahiko resolutely crash into the Kunai and couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps this was the true Will of Fire. For his comrades, he was willing to die without hesitation. He hadn't even had time to get close when Yahiko moved. He probably didn't even think things through before choosing death.

At this moment, Shiraha moved and quickly ran down the cliff.

Yahiko's injuries would be fatal to a typical Medical Ninja, but for someone like Shiraha, it's a different story.

Kodama can use Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest, and the Senjutsu Yang Release is extremely helpful for healing injuries.

He was able to save Lian Lin even when her heart was pierced, let alone Yahiko's current injuries.

Of course, speed is crucial. Given the force of Yahiko's impact, the wound is likely quite large, and excessive blood loss would be a problem.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Noticing that Shiraha, shrouded in a black robe, was rapidly approaching, Hanzo frowned slightly and waved his hand gently, causing all the Amegakure around him to throw Kunai Nagato.

Promises are meaningless at this point. If we don't nip it in the bud, it will cause endless trouble. We have already made a deep enmity with the Akatsuki, so we must kill all the leaders.

Since you've started, go all the way!

Hanzo, of course, would not show mercy at such a time.

The densely packed Kunai formed an impenetrable net, completely covering Nagato Kazumi's 'corpses'.

Ding ding ding ding!

However, Nagato simply raised his hand, and all the Kunai seemed to have hit an invisible wall, making a series of crisp sounds before falling to the ground.

"Is this... Repulsive Force? Or spatial ability?" Shiraha was rapidly approaching, was taken aback.

"I'll help you!" Shiraha called out, quickly arriving at Yahiko's side.

At this moment, Nagato glanced at Shiraha, and his purple, wavy pupils released a violent Energy Field that exceeded Shiraha's expectations.

"This Eye Power is..."

Nagato noticed that Shiraha was the mysterious person who had tipped him off earlier, so he left Yahiko at the bottom of the cliff and jumped up onto the cliff.

Seeing Hanzo, Hanzo quickly retreated, leaving Konan behind.

Nagato caught Konan, who was exhausted from the poison, Hanzo his right hand on the ground.

Fire Style: Explosive Flame Formation!

The ground beneath Nagato's feet rapidly sank, transforming into numerous Exploding Tag.

In a split second, Nagato made a decision, picking up Konan, while the Exploding Tag beneath his feet quickly climbed up his calves and spread towards his thighs.

Boom!

Hundreds of Exploding Tag detonated at point-blank range, and with a huge explosion, flames instantly engulfed Nagato and Konan.

However, the flames were suddenly deflected in the next second.

Konan was revealed to be completely unharmed, while Nagato's Nagato leg was blown to pieces, with the bone exposed.

Having just awakened the Deva Path Ability of the Rinnegan, Nagato was not yet proficient in using the Repulsive Force force of "Shinra Tensei," so he could only focus the Repulsive Force mainly on protecting Konan. Because his lower legs were covered with a large number of Exploding Tag, the Repulsive Force defense was blown open, and his legs were destroyed.

"Impressive kid. The last ninja to escape my Fire Style was Jiraiya, Jiraiya of the Three Ninja!" Hanzo walked over slowly, looking at Nagato and exclaiming in admiration. If the Akatsuki weren't such a great threat, he would have been willing to recruit them.

Nagato's eyes Rinnegan instantly released a terrifying surge of Chakra.

"Your eyes!" Hanzo immediately shocked. Even he was amazed by the Chakra that Nagato unleashed in that instant.

"Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!" Nagato roared.

Boom!

The earth trembled violently, and a huge humanoid creature burst forth from the ground. Although only its upper body was visible, it was still tens of meters tall, like a giant monster transformed from a tree.

From the neck of the Outer Path, Yin-Yang Release Black Rod emerged, and numerous sharp Black Rod pierced into Nagato's body, beginning to absorb his Chakra and life force.

"This is!" Shiraha's eyes widened in surprise. The huge humanoid creature in front of him made him feel a blood connection. This was definitely Fourth-Level Mythological Creature!

However, what is very strange is that this Mythological Creature seems to be just an empty shell, its power weakened to the extreme, with only the strength of Third Level creature. However, living Fourth-Level creatures were just a legend in the Wizarding World of the previous life.

At this moment, in Shiraha's perception, Nagato's life force and Chakra were weakening at a visible rate, while faint energy fluctuations began to appear within the giant humanoid creature's body.

"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path! How can Nagato summon the body of Fourth-Level creature? Could his eyes be the legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths?!"

Immediately afterwards, a dragon-shaped creature composed of purple energy spewed out from the mouth of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and then swept across the entire cliff.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Screams rose and fell, and with Shiraha's energy perception, he could clearly sense that the souls of these ninjas were absorbed by the purple energy wave in an instant.

The ability to ignore defenses and directly attack the soul is truly terrifying!

Seeing that things were going badly, Hanzo and Danzo quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to escape.

Hundreds of Amegakure ninjas and more than a dozen Root Ninja were all killed, with none surviving.

"Huff huff~ Huff huff~" This move seemed to have completely drained Nagato, and he lost a lot of weight.

At this moment, under Shiraha's treatment, Yahiko's body trembled violently.

On a distant cliff, Nagato's ability to directly summon a Obito, suddenly widened his eyes upon seeing the scene before him.