Although he was a pawn chosen by Uchiha Madara, because of those Rinnegan, Nagato had embarked on a different path in life.
Otherwise, Karin's fate in the original story would have been Nagato's. A wandering orphan—if he had not met Jiraiya, how could he possibly have lived so comfortably?
Though... he was already miserable enough!
"Nagato, perhaps you don't know this, but the one who killed Yahiko and destroyed the newly rising Akatsuki was actually the Uchiha Madara you believed in..." As Uchiha Shunichi searched for Nagato's true body, he began trying to provoke Nagato with his words.
But Uchiha Shunichi's words had no effect on Nagato whatsoever. Perhaps he had already guessed the truth, yet had not chosen to avenge Nagato.
Or perhaps... he simply did not believe Uchiha Shunichi's words.
"Super Shinra Tensei!" Deva Path Pain arrived above Susanoo's head, met Uchiha Shunichi's gaze, and unleashed his most powerful Ninjutsu.
This move could completely destroy Konoha. Even Uchiha Shunichi's Susanoo was rendered unable to move beneath the immense gravitational force.
Under the effects of Super Shinra Tensei, the lake water surged to both sides, exposing the dried riverbed and fish that had died before they could be swept away with the water.
The animals in the forest, along with the ninjas who had come for the Tailed Beasts, never imagined they would encounter a flood in the middle of the woods—a massive tide they could neither avoid nor escape, leaving them to flee in panic.
The complete Susanoo finally developed a faint crack under the force of Super Shinra Tensei, while Uchiha Shunichi within it also felt an overwhelming pressure descend upon him.
"That power doesn't seem like something a mere puppet could use." Uchiha Shunichi dismissed Susanoo, revealing his body.
Then, not far away, Nagato's figure suddenly