Taking Matters into His Own Hands Against Pain and Obito

"A puppet? I knew you couldn't really be Uchiha Madara. Still, you went to a lot of trouble to deceive me for so long."

Nagato Uzumaki ground his teeth. If an enemy hadn't revealed the truth, who knew how much longer he would have been fooled? When Obito Uchiha first appeared, his mysterious manner, fearsome Mangekyō Sharingan, and convincing story had made him seem remarkably like the legendary Demon of the Ninja World.

But Nagato had never truly believed the Masked Man was Uchiha Madara. He had cooperated with Obito because he was willing to work even with a demon to fulfill his friend Yahiko's dream.

Now part of the mystery surrounding Obito's identity had been stripped away. His real name was the only thing left unsaid. He might as well have been forced to strip to the waist, with just his pants keeping him from being completely exposed.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Obito said.

Uchiha Jobu smiled. He could see Deva Path Pain subtly edging away from Obito. Careful as the movement was, it remained obvious to everyone present.

Obito's expression darkened at once. Jobu found that amusing, but nothing more.

Nagato seemed to think that with half the Tailed Beasts already in his hands and the Rinnegan once possessed only by the Sage of Six Paths, he could still complete his plan to use the Tailed Beasts to intimidate the Ninja World. It didn't matter if his partner wasn't the real Uchiha Madara.

Unable to restrain himself, he attacked first.

"Banshō Ten'in!"

Jobu's brow tightened as a pulling force enveloped him. The power was so weak that he could barely take an interest in it.

As expected, Nagato could never draw out the Rinnegan's full power when the eyes weren't his own.

If the eyes