Orochimaru had never imagined he would be asked to do something like this. But given Nagato's current state, refusing was clearly a bad idea.
Orochimaru had no choice but to get to work!
As Orochimaru prepared the rods, Nagato made one small hole after another in Yahiko's body. They covered him from head to toe, making for a grisly sight.
Orochimaru set the finished metal rods beside Nagato. Without even looking at them, Nagato picked one up.
Chakra flowed rapidly through his hand and emerged from the rod's other end.
Only then did Orochimaru realize what was special about the rods: they could conduct Chakra.
Nagato inserted the rods one by one into the holes he had just made in Yahiko's body.
Before long, Yahiko looked like a porcupine.
Nagato looked at the last rod, picked it up, turned his wrist, and drove it straight into the back of his own shoulder.
Orochimaru and Saro both flinched in shock.
Neither had expected Nagato to hurt himself so suddenly.
Orochimaru was about to rush over and check on him, but when Nagato did not make a sound, he forced himself to stop.
What happened next made Orochimaru's eyes widen.
Chapter 569: Akatsuki's Rebirth
After driving the rod into his body, Nagato frowned slightly. Then Yahiko, lying on the operating table, suddenly opened his eyes.
But they were no longer the black eyes he had once had. They were the same Rinnegan as Nagato's.
Orochimaru stared in alarm. Since when had the Rinnegan become something so easy to come by?
Yahiko sat up and examined his injured body. As Orochimaru watched, unease crept over him. Something about this was wrong.
Nagato stood to one side and watched Yahiko rise from the operating table and dress himself. Every movement looked remarkably like Yahiko's