Fang Xu looked at Kakuzu's black uniform with red clouds and immediately confirmed that he had successfully infiltrated the Akatsuki.
Tell me about the current situation of the Akatsuki.
He wasn't in a hurry to return to Konoha. The frontline ninjas had just returned to the village, and no one would pay attention to this forest for a while.
Kakuzu raised his head and began his report.
" The Akatsuki currently has few members, but its internal hierarchy is very clear."
"The person standing at the very top is the leader Pain. He possesses the legendary Rinnegan, but his strength is currently unknown."
After Kakuzu joined the Akatsuki, he had several encounters with Pain. Each time they met, the Pressure exuded far exceeded that of an ordinary Kage Level ninja.
Pain is not alone.
"To be precise, there are six Pain in total. They look different, but they all have a lot of Black Rods stuck in their bodies, and all of them have the Rinnegan."
Kakuzu's voice became even more serious as he spoke.
I've observed them carefully.
"Those six bodies did not have normal breathing or heartbeats. Their body temperatures were also very low, Chakra flow was highly abnormal."
"I suspect that all Six Paths of Pain are corpse Puppet. The one who truly controls them is hiding behind the scenes and has never shown himself in public."
Kakuzu skilled at manipulating corpses and has replaced countless hearts. He is extremely sensitive to the difference between the living and the dead.
Even though Six Paths of Pain could speak and fight, he couldn't hide the fact that his body was already dead.
Fang Xu nodded slightly.
Your judgment is correct.
He was quite satisfied that Kakuzu detect these anomalies in such a short time. An ordinary Akatsuki member would probably have just regarded Six Paths of Pain as some kind of special clone.
Kakuzu immediately looked at Fang Xu.
"Does the master know Pain's true identity?"
He joined Akatsuki under orders to gather Intelligence. Now it seems that Fang Xu's understanding of the organization far surpasses his own.
" Pain's true form is called Nagato Uzumaki."
"He is a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, possessing an extremely large amount of Chakra and life force."
Fang Xu spoke calmly, directly revealing the Akatsuki's most core secret.
"All six Pain bodies were corpses controlled by Nagato using the Rinnegan."
"They receive Chakra through Black Rods, and each corpse possesses a portion of the Rinnegan's power. Nagato himself remains hidden far away, rarely showing himself."
Kakuzu's pupils contracted slightly.
Pain was the most mysterious leader of the Akatsuki. Almost no one in the organization knew his origins, and no one had ever seen his so-called true form.
Fang Xu knew the other party's name, bloodline, and the principles behind his abilities perfectly.
"Is Nagato Uzumaki the true leader of the Akatsuki?"
Kakuzu quickly asked the crucial question. He had originally thought that as long as he found the person who controlled the Six Paths of Pain, he could figure out the entire Akatsuki.
"No."
" Nagato was just a pawn too."
Fang Xu glanced at Kakuzu and continued:
"He didn't awaken his Rinnegan on his own."
"The true master is Madara Uchiha."
Kakuzu's breath hitched for a moment.
" Madara Uchiha?"
He was active in the Shinobi World not far removed from the period when Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were vying for supremacy. He even once accepted a mission to assassinate Hashirama Senju.
Kakuzu understood the significance of the name Madara Uchiha better Kakuzu most other ninjas.
"Wasn't Madara Uchiha dead a long time ago?"
Kakuzu frowned. After the battle at the Valley of the End, the entire Shinobi World believed that Madara Uchiha had been killed by Hashirama Senju.
He didn't die back then.
" Madara Uchiha had pre-programmed Izanagi into his eyes, allowing him to rewrite reality after his death and be resurrected."
Fang Xu did not hide this past event.
"He obtained flesh and blood from Hashirama Senju during that battle. He then fused the powers of the Senju and Uchiha, and awakened the Rinnegan in his old age."
Kakuzu remained silent for a few breaths.
He had lived for a very long time and had heard various rumors about the Sharingan. But the Sharingan could evolve into the Rinnegan was still far beyond his comprehension.
"Does the Sharingan need Hashirama Senju Rinnegan?"
Kakuzu stared intently at Fang Xu. He didn't believe that a secret of this caliber would be openly circulated in the Shinobi World.
"Not just Hashirama Cells."
" The Uchiha Clan inherited the Yin Release power of the Sage of Six Paths. The Senju and Uzumaki Clan inherited the Yang Release power."
Fang Xu raised one hand and condensed Yin-Yang and Yang Chakra respectively.
Even if an ordinary Uchiha transplants Hashirama Cells, they still cannot awaken the Rinnegan.
"One must possess Indra's Chakra and then fuse it with Asura Chakra to draw out the power of the Sage of Six Paths."
" Madara Uchiha was the successor of Indra's Chakra. Hashirama Senju was the successor of Asura Chakra."
The two streams of Chakra, one Yin-Yang, briefly converged in Fang Xu's palm before he casually dispersed them.
Kakuzu's gaze, however, remained fixed on the spot.
Izanagi.
Hashirama Cells.
Indra and Asura.
Rinnegan.
The leak of any one of these secrets would be enough to shake the entire Shinobi World. But Fang Xu presented them all to him as if they were ordinary Intelligence.
"Since Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan, why did he focus his eyes on Nagato Uzumaki?"
Kakuzu suppressed the shock in his heart and continued to press for answers. The value of the Rinnegan was immeasurable, and no ninja would easily hand it over to an outsider.
"Because he's too old."
"When Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan, his body was already nearing its limit. Even with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path sustaining his life, he couldn't live much longer."
Fang Xu withdrew his hand.
" Nagato Uzumaki possesses immense life force, capable of withstanding the Rinnegan."
" Madara Uchiha transplanted his eyes to Nagato so that Nagato could grow stronger. Then, at the end of the plan, he would use the Rinne Rebirth to revive himself."
Kakuzu finally understood the connection.
Nagato Uzumaki believed that the Rinnegan was his own power.
In reality, from the moment he obtained those eyes, he had already become a tool for Madara Uchiha's resurrection.
"There's another person within the Akatsuki who calls himself Madara Uchiha."
Kakuzu remembered that masked figure.
"He occasionally contacts Pain, but rarely shows his face. Who is that person?"
" Uchiha En."
"He was merely the executor chosen by Madara Uchiha before his death."
Fang Xu directly revealed the Masked Man's identity.
He inherited some of Madara Uchiha's power and plans, and began to act under Madara Uchiha's name.
" Black Zetsu is also by his side. That thing is responsible for monitoring the entire plan to ensure that Madara Uchiha can be successfully resurrected."
Kakuzu's expression changed completely.
He had thought he was gradually getting close to the core of the Akatsuki. Now he realized that what he saw was still only the surface.
The Six Paths of Pain are corpses.
Nagato Uzumaki was the tool used to resurrect Madara Uchiha.
The so-called Madara Uchiha is an imposter.
Even the seemingly insignificant Black Zetsu bears an important responsibility in the surveillance program.
One layer inside another.
Everyone in the Akatsuki seemed to be being propelled forward by an invisible hand.
When Kakuzu looked at Fang Xu, his awe deepened considerably.
Where is the real Madara Uchiha now?
After asking the question, a startling guess suddenly popped into his mind. Fang Xu knew too much detail, even the origins of Madara Uchiha death and the Rinnegan.
"I've already killed him."
Fang Xu's answer was very bland.
Kakuzu suddenly raised his head.
"You killed Madara Uchiha?"
His voice showed a noticeable fluctuation for the first time. He was Shinobi World legend, on par with Hashirama Senju.
"He hid for many years, barely surviving on the help of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
"Later, they came to me on their own initiative, wanting to eliminate the threat in the plan ahead of time."
Fang Xu did not deliberately exaggerate that battle.
"Since he wants to kill me, I naturally won't let him live."
"However, Madara Uchiha hasn't completely given up. As long as the Rinnegan is still in Nagato's body, he has a chance to be resurrected through the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique Rebirth."
"Right now, he's probably still pinning his hopes on Uchiha En and Black Zetsu completing the remaining part of the plan."
Kakuzu remained silent for a long time.
He once faced Hashirama Senju.
Even just throwing a Shuriken from afar made him realize that the two were not on the same level at all.
Madara Uchiha, however, was someone who could directly confront Hashirama Senju.
This person, who took the initiative to seek out Fang Xu, was actually killed in a direct counterattack.
Kakuzu suddenly felt that the caution he had maintained when infiltrating Akatsuki seemed somewhat unnecessary.
"My master sent me into the Akatsuki to sabotage Madara Uchiha's resurrection plan?"
Kakuzu quickly regained his composure. Now that he knew all of the enemy's plans, sabotaging them in advance was undoubtedly the safest option.