Nagato looked up at Uchiha Xin, his tone gentle, filled with deep pleading.
He no longer possessed the arrogant demeanor he once had when he proclaimed himself a god.
Now, he is just an ordinary man who has given up all his dignity to protect his comrades.
"Yahiko entrusted me with taking good care of Konan Yahiko he died."
Nagato's eyes reddened, and her voice choked with emotion.
"But I haven't been able to do it all these years."
"I made her suffer terribly following me, her hands stained with blood."
Nagato took a deep breath and made a momentous decision.
Uchiha Xin looked at Nagato quietly and spoke softly.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you."
Uchiha Xin stood with his hands in his pockets, his tone calm.
"You are a very important piece."
Nagato showed no resistance or anger upon hearing this.
He nodded, looking intently at Uchiha Xin.
I will cooperate with you.
Nagato's tone was resolute.
"Whatever your plans, whatever you want me to do, I will do it."
No one will know what happened today.
Konan gave Konan a Nagato, hard look.
I only ask one thing of you.
"Please make Konan forget all of this completely, forget the Akatsuki, forget me, forget all the pain."
"Let her live a normal life, peacefully and steadily."
After saying that...
Nagato didn't even wait for Uchiha Xin's reply.
He quickly Hand Seals, and his figure, accompanied by a puff of white smoke, vanished without a trace.
He escaped, leaving Konan behind as a token of his sincerity in cooperating with Uchiha Xin and as a hostage.
In the empty ruins, only Uchiha Xin and Konan, who lay unconscious on the ground, remained.
Uchiha Xin looked at Konan on the ground and was speechless.
He's only here to collect the Tailed Beast Chakra, not to find a woman!
In the dark, damp underground cave, a strong stench of decay permeated the air.
A faint ripple suddenly appeared in the space, accompanied by a muffled thud.
The emaciated Nagato, along with his specially made wheelchair, tumbled awkwardly onto the muddy ground.
"Cough cough cough..."
Nagato coughed violently, each cough accompanied by a gushing of mouthfuls of blood.
It stained his already tattered clothes a dark red.
His purple Rinnegan were now dull and lifeless, and he looked ten years older in an instant.
Just then, the space in front of them distorted.
Obito, wearing an orange Spiral Mask, and Zetsu, half black and half white, appeared silently like ghosts.
" Nagato, what happened to you, you look like a ghost?"
Obito looked down at Nagato, who was barely alive in his wheelchair, his single eye beneath the mask revealing his displeasure.
"Where Six Paths of Pain? Did he not even get close to the Nine-Tails before being taken down by those useless people from Konoha?"
Nagato gritted his teeth and forced down the blood that welled up in his throat.
The terrifying image of Uchiha Xin, who crushed everything like a god, involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
But he absolutely cannot tell the truth!
If Obito knew Uchiha Xin's true strength...
Knowing that she has been completely reduced to a pawn, Konan's life is definitely in danger!
"It failed."
Nagato raised her head, trying to make her voice sound calm and cold.
"It failed?"
Obito snorted coldly, his tone filled with undisguised mockery.
"You, with the Eye of God, actually stumbled in Konoha?"
Konoha was prepared.
Nagato gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly with both hands, fabricating lies that were half true and half false.
" Six Paths of Pain dispersed his forces to quickly locate the Nine-Tails."
"That bastard Uchiha Xin has rallied a large number of Konoha's elite ninjas."
"Using their numerical advantage and some underhanded traps, they defeated the Six Paths of Pain one by one."
At this point, Nagato deliberately feigned a look of gritted teeth and resentment.
"However, I have thoroughly investigated Uchiha Xin's background."
"His Taijutsu are indeed good, but that's about it."
"If we join forces next time and don't give him the chance to take us down one by one, we'll be able to easily tear him to pieces!"
Upon hearing these words, Obito narrowed his single eye beneath his mask, scrutinizing Nagato closely.
Seeing Nagato's furious and vengeful expression, Obito's doubts instantly dissipated.
He already had a high opinion of himself and thought that no matter how strong Uchiha Xin was, he couldn't possibly take on the entire Six Paths of Pain single-handedly.
Nagato's suggestion of defeating them one by one actually aligns more with his logic.
"Hmph, I knew that Uchiha Xin was nothing more than a slightly stronger ant."
Obito sneered, his tone returning to its condescending manner.
Now that we know the details, let's prolong his life a few more days.
"Next time, I will personally send him on his way."
Obito believed this without a doubt and was completely unaware of the flaw in Nagato's words.
But Black Zetsu, standing to the side, had a suspicious look on his strange face, which was half black and half white.
Having lived for over a thousand years, what kind of conspiracies and schemes hasn't Hei Jue seen?
He always felt that Nagato's attitude was somewhat unnatural, and that there was a deep fear hidden in the depths of those Rinnegan.
However, Black Zetsu did not ask any further questions on the spot.
His hoarse voice echoed through the cave.
"In that case, you should focus on recovering from your injuries. We need to reconsider the matter of capturing the Nine-Tails."
Obito nodded and turned to leave.
Just then, the white half of Jue's body suddenly received some message.
" Obito, we have news," White Zetsu said.
"We've received a message from Sasuke."
"He has successfully led Team Taka in an attack on Kumogakure and captured the Two-Tails, Matatabi."
"However, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is extremely powerful. Although he was severely injured, he still managed to escape."
"Well done." Obito smiled with satisfaction.
"With Itachi's eyes, Sasuke certainly didn't disappoint me."
"Let's go take a look."
Space distorted once more, Obito's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
Black Zetsu gave Nagato a deep look, then his body transformed into a pool of black liquid and slowly merged into the ground.
As they traveled deep underground, Black Zetsu's hoarse voice murmured softly in the soil.
" Nagato... his life force has been completely depleted."
"Even with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path keeping him alive, he probably won't last much longer."
"It seems I need to prepare Rinnegan host in advance. I absolutely cannot let my mother's resurrection plan be ruined by this good-for-nothing."
Black Zetsu, plotting various insidious schemes, quickly chased after Obito.
at the same time.
The Moon Palace, inside a luxurious courtyard bedroom.
Uchiha Xin stood in the middle of the room with his hands in his pockets and a helpless expression on his face.
Opposite him stood Hinata, Kazahana Koyuki, Sara, and the ever-troublemaking Hanabi Hyuga.