At that moment, reflected in their lifeless eyes were a pile of mechanical parts on the ground and a corpse that had long since lost all signs of life.
Deva Path Pain stood at the front, staring for a long time before finally saying, "Teacher, may you rest in peace."
Then he turned and left.
At a corner somewhere in the sewers,
Xiao Lan said nothing, but emotions showed on Xiao Lan's face—pain, regret, and resolve flickering across it one after another.
In the end, though, all Xiao Lan could do was let out a deep sigh. "Sigh!"
By the time Deva Path Pain led the other four paths past the corner,
Xiao Lan composed herself.
Without saying anything, Xiao Lan followed Pain straight toward the exit.
Someone would handle the remaining details.
Right now, they needed to discuss a major matter.
Pain and the other four paths stopped outside the door of a certain room.
Without a word, Xiao Lan went straight inside.
The moment Xiao Lan entered, she saw Nagato's emaciated body on the specially made device, coughing violently.
Seeing Xiao Lan enter, Nagato struggled to calm himself down.
Then he said, "Teacher Jiraiya has truly disrupted our plans this time."
"After this, the existence and danger of our Akatsuki Organization may be completely exposed."
"The Five Great Nations and the Five Great Ninja Villages may be wary of one another,"
"but they will absolutely never allow any individual or force to stand on equal footing with them—or surpass them."
"So, Xiao Lan, the true war is about to begin."
"No matter how calm they remain, they will never allow us to continue like this."
Xiao Lan frowned. "But some of our goals and plans are still missing a few things."
Nagato coughed. "Xiao Lan, there has never