No one in the office objected.
The name Asura had once existed only in legends.
Yet when they recalled Ren's performance on the battlefield in the Land of Rain, everyone firmly believed the name was no exaggeration.
He needed no large-scale ninjutsu or lengthy hand seals. His physical speed alone had prevented the Six Paths of Pain from using their techniques.
After the Rinnegan appeared, Nagato had exhausted every means at his disposal, yet Ren had still forcibly taken both his eyes.
Such power had already reached a level beyond an ordinary ninja's comprehension.
At the same time.
Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Konoha also received reports from the front in succession.
After unrolling the scroll, the Tsuchikage read it several times.
"Nagato possesses the Rinnegan, and Uchiha Ren possesses it too?"
The Iwagakure ninja delivering the report lowered his head. "He doesn't merely possess it. According to the report, Ren alone awakened twelve Rinnegan."
The pipe in the Tsuchikage's hand fell onto the desk.
"Twelve?"
"Yes."
"What on earth has he turned his body into?"
Inside the Iwagakure office, a veteran jonin spoke.
"Nagato could subjugate an entire village with the Six Paths of Pain, but Ren can use all six paths' abilities on his own."
"If he wanted to, couldn't he form an entire army of Pain by himself?"
No one answered.
In Sunagakure, the Kazekage stared at the report on his desk with a grim expression.
"The Six Paths of Pain were merely puppets. Their power came from Nagato."
"But Ren doesn't need puppets?"
"Correct."
The Sunagakure ninja giving the report said, "And the power of Ren's Rinnegan clearly surpasses Nagato's."
The Kazekage tapped his fingers lightly against the desk.
"Just what secrets is the Uchiha Clan hiding?"
After reading the report, Kirigakure's Mizukage remained silent for a