Ever since Nagato had fully mastered the power of the Rinnegan, his formidable strength had given him the illusion that he was invincible.
He had even called himself a god for a time.
The god of the new world, the god who would bring peace to the Shinobi World-everyone should submit to his overwhelming power.
Until he encountered Uchiha Jin.
If Nagato was wary of Obito Uchiha, then Uchiha Jin made him feel helpless.
The Rinnegan was completely countered in front of him. Even the mighty Planetary Devastation could not hurt him in the slightest.
He could not believe someone so terrifying existed in this world.
After realizing that his final trump card was ineffective, Deva Path Pain released Planetary Devastation's gravitational pull, and everything gathered in the sky fell.
They could not beat him or kill him.
With someone so terrifying in Konoha, could they really capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?
The few members they had finally managed to recruit...
Juzo Biwa had been slain by Uchiha Jin, while Kakuzu and Sasori of the Red Sands had been scared off.
Only Orochimaru, who had joined the organization not long ago, remained. Under Obito Uchiha's watch, he had not left.
"I admit you're the strongest opponent I've ever faced."
Deva Path Pain wore a complicated expression.
He had not felt this helpless in many years.
"A bunch of sorry excuses like you actually thought you could come looking for trouble with me?"
Uchiha Jin's tone was mocking. He did not take any of them seriously at all.
In truth, he had never wanted to bother with the Akatsuki from the start. He simply wanted to kill Obito Uchiha.
Unfortunately, Obito was a stakeholder behind the Akatsuki, so the entire organization would resist him if he did that.
If Nagato and Konan