"A battle between us is inevitable."
Nagato suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke calmly.
Hikaru looked curiously at the Deva Path and smiled. "Oh? Why? I don't think there's any connection between us. If you think I caused your family's deaths, then I think you've got the wrong person."
"Hmph!!!" Nagato, usually so aloof, simply couldn't remain calm when facing him. The Deva Path's expression changed at once.
"Your appearance makes me feel like I'm some defective product. Do you still think there shouldn't be a battle between us?"
A defective product?!
Hikaru froze for a moment. He hadn't expected Nagato to describe himself that way. A defective product? Come to think of it, Nagato really was one—but shouldn't that description have come from someone else? Why was Nagato placing that label on himself?
What an interesting little fellow. Smiling, Hikaru crooked a finger at Nagato. "In that case, I'll grant your wish. You'll learn what a defective product truly is. Even if you obtain something that isn't yours, it won't hold much meaning."
Beside Nagato, Black Zetsu's eyelid twitched. Hikaru was stirring things up!!!
Nagato and Konan did not quite understand what that meant, but how could Black Zetsu not understand? Hikaru was mocking Nagato. The Rinnegan did not belong to him; it belonged to someone else. Yet Nagato remained completely unaware and had even placed himself in the position of a defective product.
"Roar!!!"
Before the Six Paths of Pain could make a move, the Nine-Tails roared. From the look of it, it wanted to personally fight the Six Paths of Pain.
"Nine-Tails, come back. This battle isn't yours." Though the Nine-Tails could throw Nagato into chaos, Hikaru had no intention of letting it fight. The Nine-Tails could just watch. Since Nagato wanted him to make