The tower of Amegakure rain, and lightning ripped through the leaden clouds, casting Pain's silhouette onto the damp metal wall.
" Chakra Cannon... one in a thousand!"
Click--
The metal handrail twisted and deformed under Nagato, making a crisp sound.
When he was fleeing from one enemy position to another on the battlefield, he experienced the despair of the weak for the first time.
Now this despair has reappeared in an even more grotesque form.
The lightning from the Chakra Cannon can tear apart mountains, which would vaporize the Amegakure directly. Even if the entire Akatsuki tried to resist, they would have a hard time withstanding it.
The range of Super Shinra Tensei is approximately 15 kilometers.
So, even if he gave it his all, he was still only equivalent to a test version of the Chakra Cannon.
That's absolutely ridiculous.
If the Kumogakure launches a saturation attack, the Akatsuki might not even have a chance to catch its breath before being wiped out in one fell swoop.
Thinking of this, Nagato fell silent.
He once thought that the power of the Rinnegan was enough to make the world submit to suffering, but now, human weapons have surpassed the punishment of 'gods'.
What about the Ten-Tails?
If the Ten-Tails were resurrected, could the power of its Tailed Beast Bomb rival that of a full-fledged Chakra Cannon?
There is no answer, because the Akatsuki currently doesn't even have a single Tailed Beast, let alone Nine Tailed Beasts.
The only consolation is that the Chakra Cannon seems to require Space-Time Ninjutsu to activate.
If they take precautions and prevent the Kumogakure from setting up spatial coordinates in the Land of Rain, there might still be room for maneuver.
But Nagato himself quickly rejected this idea.
Putting aside the fact that he can't detect every corner of the Land of Rain in real time, just the attack range of the Chakra Cannon... if it continues to be optimized, the aftershocks alone might destroy the Amegakure.
Will accurate coordinates still matter then?
"Absolutely!" Nagato suddenly shouted.
A moment later, a pitcher plant with a black and white face emerged from the floor.
Black Zetsu asked, "What is it?"
Nagato turned and said, "Find the exact location of the Chakra Cannon and leave White Zetsu to guard it. I need to monitor its movements in real time."
Black Zetsu nodded and said, "We're already investigating, but Kumogakure's defenses are very tight, with sensory barriers everywhere. I need a little more time."
"Hurry, time is running out!"
"Hehe, of course I know that!"
Black Zetsu let out a strange laugh, but there was still a hint of unease in his laughter.
It has to be said that the Chakra Cannon did put some pressure on Kaguya's third son, who had lived for over a thousand years.
Whether Hoshino's Mutant Insect can affect it is unknown. In any case, Tailed Beast are immortal, so it doesn't matter whether other people die or not.
However, the Kumogakure's Chakra Cannon already has the prototype of a world-destroying weapon. If those barbarians continue their research... it could truly lead to a lose-lose situation.
Q: If the Shinobi World continent is shattered by a single blast, will the Shinobi World itself be fragmented? Will the Tailed Beast be able to survive in space?
After Black Zetsu sank into the ground and disappeared.
A sudden, distorted wave rippled through the air, and a vortex-shaped spatial rift unfolded at the top of the tower.
"Hehehe, scared now?"
Wearing a tiger-striped mask, Obito appeared before Nagato and Konan as if rushing to a performance.
" Madara Uchiha..." Konan's eyes sharpened instantly as she warily stood in front of Nagato.
Obito completely disregarded Konan's attitude, instead looking at Nagato with a mocking expression and saying, "How ridiculous!"
" The Chakra Cannon is a human creation, while the Rinnegan is the legacy of the Sage of Six Paths. If the weapons of Kumogakure can rival the power of a 'god,' then what is the point of the 'god's' existence?"
Nagato's fingers tightened slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Madara, just say what you mean, don't beat around the bush. You should be in the Land of Rain watching over Sasuke right now."
Obito shrugged. " Sasuke's got White Zetsu watching him, so we don't need to worry about him. I came to tell you that we also need to learn to keep up with the times."
Get to the point.
"The key point is... Sasori, a super genius in Puppet Technique and an expert in the field of mechanics, couldn't possibly be inferior to Hoshino of Sunagakure, right?"
According to known information, Hoshino learned his Puppet Technique from Grandma Chiyo.
Sasori's Puppet Technique had already surpassed his master's ten years ago. Before Hoshino rose to power, the puppetry techniques used by Sunagakure were the versions that Sasori had already discarded.
After Hoshino gained momentum, he also drew inspiration from Sasori's ideas in many technical aspects.
This shows that as long as Scorpion is willing to help, he will definitely be able to develop weapons that are even more powerful than so-called prosthetic bodies and Mutant Insect in the future.
Unfortunately, Orochimaru, an expert in the field of biology, defected. As if looking for trouble, he suddenly attacked Pain's Rinnegan, and after failing, chose to run away.
That's absolutely insane.
Otherwise, with Sasori and Orochimaru working together, would they have any reason to fear the weapons developed by Sunagakure and Kumogakure?
A sharp glint flashed in Nagato's eyes. "So you mean..."
"Establish a research institute belonging to Akatsuki in Amegakure." Obito's voice suddenly turned serious. "Sasori will be fully in charge, and the Akatsuki will provide the funding."
Nagato had previously considered establishing a research institute, but unfortunately, the Akatsuki members weren't interested, and Amegakure lacked the necessary resources, so he had to abandon the idea.
It seems like this will have to be brought back into the daily routine.
Obito continued, "There are two main projects: researching weapons capable of destroying at least a nation, and improving the basic combat capabilities of Akatsuki members, similar to Hoshino's prosthetic technology."
"But Scorpion might not agree!"
Inside the tower shrouded in rain, Nagato's Rinnegan gleamed coldly in the darkness.
He gazed at the raging rain outside the window, but his thoughts drifted to the artist forever hidden in the Hiruko.
That crazy perfectionist...
In Scorpion's eyes, weapons are never simply tools for killing, but works of art that require the infusion of soul.
Those mass-produced weapons of war were probably less than garbage in his eyes.
"True art takes time... but even more so, it needs a resonance of the soul." Scorpion's voice still seems to echo in my ears.
What they need now is precisely what Scorpion despises the most.
Nagato's fingers unconsciously rubbed against the twisted and deformed metal handrail.
A weapon capable of destroying a nation?
In that madman's eyes, it was probably not as important as a perfect Human Puppet.
Even in the Akatsuki, a place teeming with oddballs, Sasori was the most unique and unconventional.
He joined the organization neither for money nor power, but simply to find more material for making puppets.
Nagato felt that it was unlikely that an artist like him would be in charge of weapons development.
At that moment, Obito suddenly let out a meaningful chuckle.
"That's easy."
"Although Scorpion has given up his physical body, he hasn't necessarily given up his emotions, especially his feelings for that old woman!"