"As expected of Demigod of the Ninja World, you were able to detect my presence so easily. Hanzo of the Salamander is not worthy of bearing the title of Demigod in front of you."
Pain walked over, looking at Uya expressionlessly, and spoke calmly.
At this moment, Yahiko couldn't help but step forward and ask in a deep voice, "Who are you? Why do you possess Nagato's Rinnegan?!"
Pain glanced calmly at Yahiko and said, "I am Pain. If they are Demigod, then I am a god."
Uya watched Pain's boasting quietly, a look of interest appearing in his eyes. He was curious Nagato where Uya had gone and what he had been doing all these years since he disappeared.
Furthermore, judging from the appearance of this Pain, it seems that Nagato is now no different from the corrupted Nagato in the original work.
Interestingly, in the original story, Yahiko said before his death that he wanted to become a god of the Shinobi World. After his death, Nagato turned him into Deva Path Pain, the Nagato, and only then did he call himself a god.
Just as Yahiko frowned, about to continue questioning, Uya suddenly spoke up.
" The Six Paths of Pain, puppets created by the Six Paths paths of the Rinnegan. I wonder... which Pain is this?"
Uya's words finally caused Pain, who had remained calm throughout, to show a hint of shock. His Rinnegan stared intently at Uya, a touch of apprehension Rinnegan.
How did you know this?!
Nagato had never told anyone about the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain, and he had kept them hidden in the shadows all these years. But now, on his first public appearance, his identity was exposed by Uya.
He was utterly shocked. He had already taken Uya seriously enough, but he never expected that Uya was far more terrifying than he had imagined!
While Uya's punch that killed Hanzo of the Salamander had shocked him, it wasn't as impactful as Uya's sudden revelation of his identity.
"There's only one Pain nearby. Were the other five not created, or are they not here? And Nagato, your main body is quite far away; I couldn't sense it at all. How can you control Pain from such a distance?"
Uya looked at Pain in front of him with great interest and spoke calmly. Every word was like a heavy hammer blow, hitting Nagato's heart hard. Pain's expression changed drastically, and he even took a step back.
Yahiko and Konan, standing to the side, were both stunned, their expressions filled with utter astonishment. They could only stare blankly at Uya and Pain in the arena.
Although Kushina saw that Uya knew a great deal about the suddenly appearing Pain, she remained vigilant and stood next to Yahiko and Konan, ready to intervene at any moment.
Pain's expression became uncertain, and it took a long time before he finally calmed down.
"As expected, you're not as simple as I thought."
If it were just about sheer power, Nagato wouldn't be afraid at all. In his eyes, Nagato, who could already control the power of the Rinnegan, was a god in the Shinobi World!
But now, Uya's few words made Uya, whom he felt he knew so well, suddenly become a complete stranger, and he couldn't see through Uya at all.
"What was your purpose in standing there? If I hadn't shown up, even if you had intervened, you probably would have been too late to save them both."
Uya looked at Pain in front of him and spoke calmly, his tone revealing a hint of indifference.
Uya was more wary of Madara Uchiha than Nagato, who had been manipulated from beginning to end. The fact that Nagato could speak to him so calmly from an unknown distance using a puppet made Uya's attitude very indifferent.
"I just wanted to see something happen, and now I have."
"What do you want to see, Nagato!"
Upon learning that the Pain before him was a puppet controlled by Nagato, Yahiko couldn't help but speak to him in a deep voice, reminding him that Nagato wasn't like this when he saved Nagato.
Such indifference, such arrogance, is completely different from the Nagato of the past!
"I am watching this world, observing your every action."
Nagato's true form was nowhere to be found, but he calmly spoke, controlling this Pain, a strange light flickering in his eyes.
"You've been watching me secretly all this time?!"
Upon hearing this, Yahiko looked surprised, Konan, standing beside him, also had a flash of realization.
No wonder I always felt like I was being watched from the shadows. It turns out that Nagato had been watching from the shadows all along, watching Yahiko build the Akatsuki, watching the Akatsuki grow stronger, and watching the Akatsuki be defeated by Hanzo of the Salamander in a surprise attack.
"Yes."
Pain nodded and said, "I didn't know how to view this world, so I wanted to see what you would do, but it seems you've completely failed, Yahiko."
Yahiko clenched his fists instantly, his expression constantly shifting as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he showed a hint of dejection and sighed.
Indeed, from the moment Hanzo of the Salamander launched a surprise attack on the Akatsuki and defeated Akatsuki, he was essentially doomed, proving his idea to be wrong.
"My goal is the same as yours: to stop wars in this world. It seems that it's impossible for people to understand each other. So, it's time to try my method."
Pain looked at Yahiko and Konan, a serious look in his eyes.
Yahiko frowned and couldn't help but ask, "What method?"
"Collect the Tailed Beast, create a powerful weapon, enough to destroy a great nation in an instant. Thousands upon thousands of humans will die in an instant, and the immense pain will instill fear in them, thus suppressing the war and ushering in peace."
Pain paused briefly before continuing, "However, this can only bring about a temporary peace. Decades later, as the pain fades, humanity will breed hatred again, triggering wars. Then, this weapon will be used once more to inflict pain on the world and once again guide peace."
"Only peace forged in suffering can guide the world."
Pain's casual words left Yahiko and Konan with expressions of disbelief, yet neither of them knew how to refute him.
Yahiko's attempt to stop the war has completely failed. Hanzo of the Salamander attack and pursuit prove that his idea that people can understand each other is too naive.
But Nagato's idea was perhaps too exaggerated.
"What... what kind of idea is this?!"
Kushina Uzumaki couldn't help but speak, her eyes flashing with disbelief.
Hearing Kushina's words, Pain turned his head to look at Kushina Uzumaki, his eyes flickering slightly, and said, "Making that kind of weapon requires the power of Tailed Beast. I didn't expect to encounter the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki here. This way, we won't have to travel any further."
"Although the order is reversed, it's not a problem." (To be continued.)