Naruto: I've already fought against all five Kage, and the system only just arrived.

"Feathered Robe. Mysterious Moon!"

The person who was once out of reach has reappeared before me.

Sadly, nothing has changed.

The once insurmountable gap still exists, and may even be greater now.

"I heard you've lived since the Warring States period and even fought Hashirama Senju. Did you see me back then?" Hagoromo Gengetsu asked Kakuzu with an indifferent gaze.

Kakuzu took a deep breath: "I only saw him from afar back then. As for Hashirama Senju, I was spared because he showed me mercy."

When facing others, Kakuzu might exaggerate his own worth, saying that he fought a fierce battle with Hashirama Senju and escaped unscathed.

But standing before him now was someone who was on par with Hashirama Senju during the Warring States period and knew the ins and outs of the Warring States period very well. If he continued to say such things, he would only be humiliating himself.

"At least you have some self-awareness," Yu Yi Xuan Yue said calmly.

As time goes by, things that seemed absurd to people of the previous era may seem normal to people of the next era, and may even be defined as the truth.

Just like Seimei, who was merely a craftsman during the Warring States period, after boasting about himself and leaving behind a last word, his descendants took it seriously and firmly believed that the resurrected Seimei could conquer the ninja world.

Kakuzu only told outsiders that he had "escaped unscathed from Hashirama Senju," which was already quite an achievement.

After all, the person in question is no longer alive, and few people from the Warring States period survived. He could easily claim to the outside world that he fought to a draw with Hashirama Senju.

Even a hundred years from now, after all the people who knew the truth have died, he would claim that he once defeated Hashirama Senju.

History is like a little girl who can be dressed up however you like; the longer someone lives, the more authority they have.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue glanced at Kakuzu, who still had one life left, and Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, who was in the other party's hands, and basically figured out the current situation.

He didn't discuss anything else, directly offering a choice: "Pain is dead, and I now take over the Akatsuki organization. Surrender, or die."

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu put down the Five-Tails Jinchuriki in his hand and calmly said, "I choose to submit."

The Akatsuki members were all S-rank rogue ninja from various ninja villages. Their loyalty to their leader, Pain, was beyond even Pain's wildest dreams, let alone theirs.

It was Pain who took the initiative to attack, and Kakuzu, who was beaten badly, chose to join the Akatsuki organization.

Given this, it is perfectly reasonable for Payne to be replaced by someone stronger.

Especially now, it is Hagoromo Gengetsu who has replaced Pain as the new leader of the Akatsuki.

As a contemporary, Kakuzu was well aware of how dazzling the other had once been.

He didn't have any complaints about becoming the other party's subordinate, as long as he could continue to make money.

Kakuzu decisively joined the Yu Yi Xuan Yue camp.

Across from them, Hidan, who was watching closely, said with a pained expression, "Kakuzu! The boss trusted you so much! He thought you were reliable with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, but you turned around and sided with someone else. How could you do this to the boss?"

"I did." Kakuzu nodded solemnly.

Before joining Akatsuki, every penny he earned belonged to him.

After joining the Akatsuki organization, he was required to hand over a portion of his assets.

For someone as greedy as him, he felt he had done right by Payne.

Hidan was surprised that Kakuzu remained so composed even after surrendering.

What else did he want to say.

Beside her, another illusory form of Yu Yi Xuan Yue spoke up: "Judging from your tone, are you preparing to pledge allegiance to Pain?"

"Me? Hahaha!!"

After Hidan laughed three times, his expression suddenly turned serious.

"Of course not! My dear new boss, I just didn't expect that Kakuzu would surrender before me. Although I was a step too late, my dear new boss, rest assured, my loyalty to you from now on will be much higher than that useless boss of the past!"

Similar to Kakuzu, Hidan's stance is very flexible, since it doesn't matter who he sides with.

Moreover, his head and body are now in their hands. Although he won't die, it's still very uncomfortable to have his head hanging like this.

After Hidan finished expressing his opinion, he eagerly looked up and addressed Uchiha Izumi:

"That fierce... cough cough, that beautiful woman~~~ We're all on the same side now, stop hanging my head around. Let me return to my original form quickly."

Uchiha Izumi listened expressionlessly, then looked at Hagoromo Gengetsu, awaiting his instructions.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue glanced at Hidan: "Since you've joined, you must have the spirit of self-sacrifice. Hidan, your task from now on is to cooperate with the organization and conduct scientific research."

After saying that, without looking at Hidan, whose expression had changed drastically, Hagoromo Gengetsu instructed Uchiha Izumi, "Just leave it hanging like that, so we don't have to dismember it when we get back."

“Yes!” Uchiha Izumi nodded.

"Wait." Hidan wanted to say something more, unwilling to give up.

Uchiha Izumi took out two more scrolls and stuffed them into Hidan's mouth.

The world is quiet, the situation has calmed down, and the mission has been successfully completed.

The figure in the feathered robe, the celestial moon, and the illusionary lamp dissipated.

Now, only two places remain.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 220 Taking Over the Akatsuki Organization

"Art is explosion! Drink!"

boom!

A huge explosion rang out, creating another circular crater on the already cratered ground, which looked like it had been hit by a meteor shower.

Standing atop his clay bird, Deidara nodded in satisfaction as he looked at his artwork.

"Brother Scorpion's puppets look so beautiful when they explode! Indeed, a momentary explosion is the most beautiful art! Hmm!"

"Deidara!!!"

Amidst the smoke and fire, the scorpion's roar rang out once more.

He looked extremely disheveled at this moment. Not to mention Fei Liu Hu, even his own puppet was blown to pieces, and his heart could only be found inside an ordinary puppet.

With his strength, he shouldn't have come to this.

But one wrong step leads to another.

Deidara's sudden betrayal and C4 Garuda caused him to suffer severe injuries before he could even unleash his full power.

It's lucky they escaped with their lives, let alone managed to fight back.

Persisting until now is his greatest effort.

At that moment, Deidara shouted loudly while gesturing with his hands, "Brother Sasori!! What's your decision now? Are you interested in switching sides and joining my side?"

Scorpion has never been so angry.

While dodging, he said coldly, "Deidara! I really underestimated you, choosing to betray the leader. That's fine enough. Are you sure you want to persuade me to surrender? Using C4 Garuda to persuade me to surrender right from the start?!"

"Relax~~ Who told you to be so powerful, Sasori-gege? Of course I had to use my full strength. Besides, everything's fine now, right? Hmm." Deidara's carefree voice rang out from the sky.

Scorpion's eyes darkened.

The puppet army he had painstakingly built up was almost completely destroyed.

He wished he could turn Deidara into a human puppet on the spot.

However, the situation on the scene was not good for him.

Scorpion could only suppress his anger, look around, and decide to make his escape first.

However, Deidara knew his former partner very well.

After another exchange, Deidara suddenly smirked and formed a hand seal, saying:

"Brother Scorpion, we're both artists, so I'm giving you another chance. Hmm."

As soon as he finished speaking, Scorpion found himself suddenly unable to move. He looked down.

Two giant clay centipedes suddenly emerged from beneath his feet and quickly wrapped around most of his body.

The container for preserving the heart was attached directly to the centipede's back.

The scorpion had no choice but to surrender.

He looked up at Deidara, his voice cold and puzzled as he asked, "Deidara, have you considered the consequences of betraying the leader?"

Pain possesses the legendary Rinnegan, a fact known to everyone in the Akatsuki organization.

It wasn't that no one in the organization had challenged him, but without exception, they all failed.

Sasori simply couldn't understand why Deidara would betray Pain when he was alive and well.

In particular, Pain also had Zetsu, whose intelligence network spanned the entire ninja world.

No matter how much Deidara tries to escape, he will eventually be caught.

The only outcome for traitors in the Akatsuki organization is death.

Upon hearing this, Deidara shrugged indifferently and said, "Compared to betraying Pain, I'd rather think about the consequences of betraying the clan leader."

"Clan leader? What do you mean?"

Kakuzu was about to press further.

Suddenly, a projection appeared on his "jade" ring.

'You're finished.'

Sasori gave Deidara a look and was about to report to the projected leader.

However, just as he was about to speak, he realized that the illusory figure appearing in front of him was not the leader.

Scorpion felt that this person looked somewhat familiar.

It wasn't until Deidara landed and proudly introduced him to this person as his artistic senior, mentor, clan leader, the legendary Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Scorpion finally recognized it.

Immediately afterward, my heart skipped a beat as a certain possibility came to mind.

Although Payne was invincible.