Evil Uchiha brat, I'll marry you myself.

This force was so powerful it was suffocating, as if it were about to destroy the entire world.

"Damn it, Nagato is messing around again."

Konan looked at Pain, the Deva Path, in the sky, a hint of helplessness and worry flashing in her eyes.

She knew all too well that if Nagato used this technique, the consequences would be unimaginable.

This area in front of us will probably soon be razed to the ground and turned into ruins.

"Wear the armor of the deceased."

However, at that moment, a deep voice came from Gu Mu's mouth.

As he finished speaking, his body suddenly erupted with a dazzling purple spiritual pressure pillar that shot straight into the sky.

At the same time, countless ghostly spirits surged forth like a tide, coiling around the ancient tree. In the blink of an eye, a demonic armor appeared on his body, emanating a chilling aura.

Under Pain's wide-eyed gaze, the ancient tree stood straight and motionless, even though the land beneath its feet had vanished.

He remained firmly in the air, the demon mask on his face gleaming with a terrifying crimson light that sent chills down one's spine.

"how is this possible?"

Nagato, deep in the mountains, coughed up a mouthful of blood.

He never imagined that an attack capable of shaking a tailed beast would have no effect on Koki.

Watching the ancient tree unleash its demon-slaying mode, Nagato instinctively felt that his soul seemed to be trembling.

"I don't know your peak, but have you ever witnessed my true strength?"

Chapter 99 Kakuzu, do you like to die?

Gu Mu's figure flickered like a ghost. Even without using the Flying Thunder God Technique, his speed was still astonishing. Even Pain's Rinnegan could hardly detect his movements.

As if teleporting, he stirred up a gust of wind and rushed towards Pain at an astonishing speed, as if to tear space apart.

The terrifying wind pressure almost distorted Pain's face, making him look like he was about to become a broken meme.

"Your...your strength truly compels me to acknowledge it."

Pain's voice carried a hint of surprise.

However, he was not intimidated by Gu Mu's imposing aura. Instead, he continued, "The Akatsuki welcomes you, but due to your strength, reviving you will be much more difficult. It's quite possible that when I successfully revive you, I myself will lose my life."

Pain's expression was serious and calm as he told Koki this cruel truth without any attempt to hide it.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to ignore the rules of life and death and gain a chance to be reborn, you must pay the price.

A life for a life—that might be the price of this deal.

"It doesn't matter. All you need to know is that I am stronger than you, and by a significant margin. That's enough."

Gu Mu looked at the faintly scattered silvery-white dust on his body, his tone unusually silent.

"Okay, I hope that in the future, I will do something to bring you back to life, even if it costs me my life."

Pain, the Deva Path, acknowledged that Koki was stronger than him.

Although Nagato still had many trump cards up his sleeve, he still admitted it.

His attacks should have been directed at more important areas.

Having achieved his goal, Gu Mu voluntarily deactivated the evil spirit extermination mode.

After glancing at the nearly 100-meter-wide crater in the ground, he left.

Almost the instant the ancient tree left.

Konan used the Dance of Shikigami, transforming her entire body into white paper pieces and appearing beside Pain.

"Nagato, are we really going to keep that guy in the organization?"

Xiao Nan frowned, a deep worry and unease showing in her eyes.

She had a bad feeling, as if she had opened a Pandora's box full of demons.

"It's alright, I only used seven-tenths of my strength just now."

Pain responded coldly, his tone filled with absolute confidence in his own strength.

He firmly believed that even if the other party had malicious intentions, he was capable of controlling the situation.

After all, before encountering tyranny, Nagato was quite stubborn.

"Moreover, he is an impure body, and to be fully resurrected, he must rely on the power of my Rinnegan."

“We can use this condition to restrain him, so that he can also become a major force within the organization.”

Pain calmly analyzed the situation.

"Ah, okay."

Konan sighed helplessly, knowing that once Nagato made a decision, it would be difficult to change it.

Despite her doubts, she chose to trust Nagato.

.......

On the streets of Amegakure, Koki was planning to go find Naruto, intending to train him properly during this time.

Let him master the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode in advance. When Pain invades Konoha, Naruto can activate the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and ravage him.

Who knows, a broken Nagato might choose to fully revive himself.

Since Gu Mu is a newcomer and doesn't have a partner yet.

Therefore, he can choose any two to team up with and go with them to capture the Tailed Beasts.

"Hey, you little rascal, wait a minute."

Just as the old tree was passing through the streets of Amegakure, Kakuzu, who was drinking and talking with Hidan under the eaves, immediately perked up and spoke up to stop him.

"Is something wrong?"

With a quick glance, Gu Mu noticed Kakuzu and Hidan under the eaves.

"I heard from Itachi that you defeated Jiraiya. Is that true or not?"

Kakudo put down the cup in his hand, his words tinged with a hint of probing.

He's the kind of person who always seeks revenge.

He hadn't forgotten the time he was tricked by Gu Mu before.

"Of course it's fake."

"Do you think someone who looks like a teenager like me can beat Jiraiya?"

Koki knew Kakuzu's personality, so he decided to take this opportunity to thoroughly subdue him.

So that they won't keep thinking about me later.

“Yeah, Kakuzu, look at this kid, you can tell he’s no more than twenty years old.”

"How strong do you think this guy is?"

Hidan, with a nonchalant expression, started stirring things up from the sidelines.

"In that case, Gu Mu, would you be willing to come over and let me kill you all?"

"Although the leader stipulates that internal strife is not allowed within the organization, you are a body of impure earth, so you won't die anyway."

Kakuzu's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he looked exceptionally insane.

"Sure, come on then. I'm not going to die anyway."

The ancient tree voluntarily spread its arms, appearing to be begging for death. Upon closer observation, it can be seen that the constantly falling raindrops actually changed their trajectory when they encountered the ancient tree.

"Even if you don't tell me, I will still take my revenge!!"

Kakuzu's eyes were cold, and he spoke in an icy voice.

Having said that, his body suddenly sprang up, like an arrow released from a bow, and hurtled towards the ancient tree.

Just as Kakuzu was about to approach him, his eyes began to tremble, and he heard the ancient wood echoing in his ears: "You chose to die, so don't blame me."

The terrifying spiritual pressure meant that Kakuzu's attack was only a few centimeters away from the ancient tree.

But those few centimeters, in Kakuzu's place, are like a deep abyss, impossible to move even an inch.

Gu Mu made a fist with one hand, and a katana formed from a hurricane materialized in his hand.

Without hesitation, amidst Kakuzu's trembling gaze, he pierced Kakuzu's body with a single stroke, stringing him back together alive.

"Pfft! Holy crap, what's going on? Is this some kind of acrobatic performance?"

Hidan, who was drinking, suddenly spat out the alcohol in his mouth and looked at Kakuzu, who was floating in the air, with a look of shock and confusion in his eyes.

"Pfft!"

As the wind-elemental katana disappeared from Koki's hand, Kakuzu's body instantly collapsed to the ground from mid-air.

He knelt on the rain-soaked ground, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, feeling that one of his hearts had stopped beating.

His eyes were filled with intense fear and deep dread.