"Phew~ Looks like they're gone." After carefully sensing the area, Chakra finally felt relieved to find no trace of the other party's Nagato within the entire Amegakure area.
" Nagato, what exactly happened this time? Didn't you go to invite Orochimaru? Based on the strength shown in the intelligence reports, he shouldn't be a match for Six Paths of Pain." If Orochimaru was that strong, why would he need to defect from Konoha? Couldn't he just become Hokage directly?
"It wasn't Orochimaru, but a strange woman with blue eyes. I could sense the astonishing power in her eyes, completely on par with the Rinnegan." Nagato secretly recalled the other party's strength and realized that even if he gathered Six Paths of Pain again, he still wouldn't be her match. It seemed that he should avoid provoking Hidden Snow Village in the future. In any case, the other party didn't have Tailed Beast, and there was no conflict of interest between them.
"What? Its eye power is no less than the Rinnegan? Does such Kekkei Genkai exist in the Ninja World? Why haven't there been any related rumors?" No matter how rare the Rinnegan is, at least there are legends like the Sage of Six Paths that have been passed down. What exactly was the kind of eye that Nagato encountered?
"It's probably a newly emerged Kekkei Genkai. After all, the Ninja World is so vast, new things are bound to appear, and there are always some exceptionally talented individuals who develop new forbidden techniques and new Kekkei Genkai. There's nothing strange about it. From now on, we should try to avoid Hidden Snow Village as much as possible. Anyway, the Land of Snow, with its freezing cold, isn't worth much." This battle instantly sobered Nagato's fanatical mind. He realized that while he was the strongest, he wasn't strong enough to dominate the Ninja World.
"Alright, but shouldn't we put the new Six Paths of Pain on the agenda sooner rather than later? After all, Black Zetsu doesn't seem like a kind soul." The woman's sixth sense told her that Black Zetsu might have already seen through her and Nagato's true intentions.
"Yes, let Sasori and Kakuzu handle it. They're both strong enough, and we recruited them ourselves."
"Alright, I'll arrange it right away." A flurry of papers flew as a Paper Clone flapped its wings and turned to leave.
Akatsuki Base~
"What? Six Jonin corpses? And you said elite Jonin are the best? You're really arrogant, woman. Do you even know how much six elite Jonin can fetch at the Underground Exchange?" What use are corpses to this bastard woman? She'd be better off exchanging them for money.
" Kakuzu, this is the leader's order. We can make money anytime, but these six corpses are crucial to our next plan." At such a critical juncture, we can't afford to lose our momentum. These Akatsuki members aren't exactly benevolent; if they knew Nagato's condition, Kakuzu would probably be thinking of taking Nagato's head to exchange for money.
"Six Jonin? Just the corpses will do, right? No need to trouble Kakuzu, I have them right here, just a few materials." As a master of Human Puppet, Sasori of the Red Sands has quite a few experimental materials in his collection.
After saying that, he picked out a scroll from his bag and tossed it to Konan.
"What? You're carrying around so many corpses? Do you have any more? I need to exchange them for money." This Scorpion guy actually has so much money hidden away; looks like I need to change my attitude towards him.
"These are all my experimental materials, I can't give them to you. Besides, I'm not short of money. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. I still have some research to finish." Without Kakuzu for a reply, Sasori of the Red Sands turned and left the gathering place.
"This... is it finished?" Konan stared at the scroll in her hand, speechless for a long time.
A few days later~
The new Six Paths of Pain were successfully created.
"It's a pity that Yahiko's body couldn't be preserved. If only we had been more careful back then." Nagato sighed with a hint of regret as he controlled the newly formed Deva Path Pain.
" Nagato, it seems you've found a new body." A ripple flashed, and Black Zetsu appeared before Deva Path Pain.
What a coincidence that this guy arrived! Could he have been spying on me all along?
"What brings you here?" If this guy was really spying on me, there's no reason he wouldn't have made a move against me during this time. Could it be that he really has no interest in the Rinnegan whatsoever?
"You saw what happened last time, right? There are probably quite a few guys with that kind of strength in the Ninja World. Nagato, your strength is still too weak. Why don't we have your main body transplanted with White Zetsu's organs? That way, you can regain normal freedom of movement. Don't worry, with Obito as a successful example, the surgery will definitely not have any problems." If Nagato's main body can recover its health, its strength should increase significantly. With the Uzumaki Clan's physique, combined with White Zetsu's Wood Release, and the support of the Rinnegan and Six Paths of Pain, this lineup is no weaker than even Madara Uchiha himself.
"What? White Zetsu transplant? Uchiha Obito's successful case? How much have you been hiding?" White Zetsu could actually heal my injuries? This guy kept quiet before, was he afraid I'd become stronger?
Is he only thinking about healing himself now because of the pressure from that woman? What exactly is Black Zetsu plotting?
" Nagato, you should understand that we are just cooperating. There's no such thing as hiding anything between us." Once Nagato has adapted to the White Zetsu's body, it's time to begin the plan to capture the Tailed Beast. Even Six Paths level shinobi have emerged in the Ninja World, and the operation to revive his mother can no longer be delayed.
"Alright, when does the surgery start?" Whatever this guy is planning, I'll just accept it all. I didn't expect this operation to have such an unexpected bonus.
"We can do it now. Just prepare a secret room. I brought everything over using the Kamui Dimension." Nagato actually agreed so easily? Was he discouraged by that woman?
" Nagato, how about we reconsider? We don't even know if what this guy is saying is true." Although he also hoped that Nagato could stay healthy and active, Black Zetsu didn't seem like someone who was being kind.
"No need to think about it anymore. If this guy really wanted to make a move, he would have done so long ago, right, Black Zetsu?" After saying that, Nagato Rinnegan, as if he had already made up his mind and was just waiting for an explicit answer.
"Heh, are you referring to the bluff a few days ago? If I hadn't been pandering to you, how could I have left so easily? If I really wanted to attack you, how could that little bit of bluff have stopped me? Even if I didn't dare to go myself, wouldn't I have sent White Zetsu to test your strength? Rest assured, the Rinnegan isn't my goal." To dispel their doubts, Black Zetsu directly addressed their suspicions.