The Rinnegan Was My Bargaining Chip

Outside Amegakure, an unbroken curtain of rain shrouded the wilderness.

Pain walked out of the village alone and arrived at an open area far from the towers.

There appeared to be no one in the surroundings, yet several extremely faint chakra fluctuations were hidden underground.

Pain stopped.

His purple Rinnegan swept across the earth beneath his feet.

"Come out."

There was no response from the wilderness.

Rainwater continually streamed down Pain's black cloak patterned with red clouds, while the chakra underground quietly retreated.

Clearly, those hiding in the shadows had no intention of showing themselves.

Pain did not speak again.

He slowly raised his right foot, then stomped down heavily!

"Shinra Tensei!"

Boom!

A powerful repulsive force erupted from beneath his foot!

The ground suddenly sank, and countless cracks frantically spread in every direction. Mud, shattered stone, and standing water were hurled into the air at once, while the earth within several dozen meters instantly collapsed!

Several White Zetsu hiding underground had no time to escape.

"What?"

"We've been discovered!"

"Get out of here!"

Just as their cries rang out, several white figures were violently blasted from underground by the repulsive force.

Two of the White Zetsu tumbled into the mud, while several others were flung more than ten meters away. Even after landing, their faces remained filled with shock.

What they excelled at most was blending into earth and trees.

Ordinary sensory ninjutsu found it difficult to detect White Zetsu's presence.

But before the Rinnegan, they had no right to hide at all!

One White Zetsu crawled out of the mud and looked up at Pain.

"Going this hard out of nowhere can kill people."

Another White Zetsu brushed mud from his body.

"If you wanted to see us, you could've just said so."

Pain looked down at them.