Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

Chapter 113 Leader, are you finally planning to take action against Kusagakure?

"The Eye of the Immortal!"

Before he finished speaking, Orochimaru charged towards Pain without warning, the fallen leaves beneath his feet swirling in the powerful air currents. His speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, he covered dozens of meters and appeared in front of Pain.

"Now it's mine!"

His hands were outstretched like eagle claws, whistling through the air as they hurtled towards Pain's eyes, the greed in them almost overflowing.

"court death!"

Before Orochimaru could even make contact with Pain, a figure appeared at an even faster speed, blocking his path with a muffled sound.

It was Kakuzu! He had been watching Orochimaru's every move, which was why he was able to react immediately. Without saying a word, he raised his right leg like a steel whip and kicked Orochimaru hard in the abdomen with tremendous force.

With a muffled thud, like a boulder crashing into a dead tree, Orochimaru's body was sent flying backward like a cannonball, crashing through tree after tree as thick as a bowl. The cracking of breaking trees, the rustling of leaves, and the thud of his body hitting the ground mingled together, raising clouds of dust.

Kakuzu slowly withdrew his leg, his face remaining completely expressionless.

Kakuzu's physical skills weren't originally that strong, but he had already hardened his entire body's skin with the Earth Spear Technique. At this moment, his skin surface shone with a faint black luster and was as hard as iron, so this kick was incredibly powerful.

"Cough cough cough... You've got some skill."

From the dust came Orochimaru's slightly disheveled cough. He slowly crawled up from the broken tree trunks and rubble, his body staggering. He raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. His orange-yellow vertical pupils narrowed slightly as his gaze shifted from Pain to Kakuzu.

He originally thought he had hit the jackpot, but he never expected that someone would be able to react to his sneak attack, let alone that they were so strong.

Kakuzu met his gaze without flinching, his beady eyes gleaming with a cold light. His hands were behind his back, his fingers twitching slightly, and his five hearts pounded powerfully in his chest, ready to strike at any moment.

The two sides remained locked in a standoff, the surrounding air seemingly frozen, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind breaking through the trees, creating an eerie and tense atmosphere.

Despite his silence, Kakuzu was secretly overjoyed the moment he saw Orochimaru choose to attack Pain.

It's like choosing the path to hell when there's one.

The best deal has happened!

How much is Orochimaru worth again? Eighty million taels or one hundred million? Oh well, I'll find out when I get to the gold exchange.

Kakuzu suppressed his overwhelming joy and tried to keep his voice calm and even: "Chief, leave this guy to me."

He paused, his gaze fixed on Orochimaru's head as if it were a walking gold ingot: "I'll twist off his head and sell it for money. You shouldn't mind, right?"

Others may be afraid of Orochimaru, but Kakuzu is not afraid of him at all.

We're both S-rank rogue ninjas, so who's afraid of whom?

Moreover, he had his own big boss standing behind him. Even if he couldn't hold on, he still had a reliable tree to lean on, right? After the incident in Takigakure, Kakuzu was completely convinced of Pain's power, both in terms of strength and his generosity.

"Your fight will waste too much time. I'll handle it." Pain's voice was as cold as a machine, devoid of any emotion.

"Yes!" Kaku answered without the slightest hesitation.

If it were anyone else, Kakuzu wouldn't care so much, but if it were Pain... Kakuzu chose to obediently listen.

Pain slowly raised his hand towards Orochimaru, his Rinnegan gleaming eerily in the sunlight, an invisible pressure instantly spreading out. Orochimaru, at that moment, raised his alert level to the extreme.

"Wang Xiaoting (Wanxiang Tianyin)!"

As Pain's calm voice rang out, Orochimaru was horrified to find that his body was completely out of his control, as if being grabbed by an invisible hand and flying rapidly toward his opponent. He struggled desperately, trying to break free, but it was all in vain.

"What kind of technique is this?!"

With Orochimaru's vast knowledge of ninjutsu, he must know at least a thousand, if not tens of thousands (Kakashi is known for copying thousands of ninjutsu). He has even studied Konoha's forbidden techniques to a great extent, yet he has never encountered such a bizarre ninjutsu.

Humanity’s greatest fear stems from the unknown, and this applies to ninjas as well.

Before Orochimaru could think further, Pain slowly raised his other hand.

"So spicy!"

Orochimaru felt as if his body had been smashed by a mountain. An invisible force erupted instantly, and the next moment his body flew backward at a speed even faster than when he came, crashing heavily into a rock. The rock shattered, and he slid to the ground like a puddle of mud, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

This double attack dealt far more damage than Kakuzu's, severely injuring Orochimaru. He lay on the ground, barely able to move, his orange-yellow vertical pupils filled with resentment and fear.

Fortunately, he was only suffering physical damage at this time, and he had a special set of moves to heal physical damage.

Orochimaru struggled to open his mouth wide, and two hands slowly emerged from it, accompanied by countless streams of peculiar mucus.

They scattered, and then another Orochimaru emerged from the mouth of the first Orochimaru.

The previous Orochimaru also turned into something resembling skin.

Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique.

"What is that? What a disgusting way to do it." Even Kakuzu, who had lived for nearly a hundred years and was very knowledgeable, couldn't help but complain.

Orochimaru's move may look disgusting, but it is surprisingly effective against physical damage.

Although he has consumed a lot of chakra, his injuries have disappeared.

Seeing that Pain was about to raise his hand to use that strange ninjutsu again, Orochimaru quickly shouted, "Wait..."

"I'm joining you."

Orochimaru knew very well that his opponent's strength far exceeded his own, and that continuing the fight would inevitably lead to defeat, given that he had already exhausted such a huge amount of chakra in just two moves.

Since we can't beat them, we might as well join them.

Orochimaru also had his own purpose: he wanted to observe the Rinnegan up close and, ideally, obtain information about these Sage Eyes.

"Tsk..." Kakuzu looked regretful.

Hearing Orochimaru's pragmatic words, he was the most unhappy, because he knew that his plan to collect heads and make money today seemed to be in vain.

"Then... from this moment on, you are a member of Akatsuki..."

As he spoke, Pain tossed the ring representing a formal member of Akatsuki to Orochimaru.

"Code name: Empty".

Since Sasori was still in the learning phase, and Pakura's own strength was not enough to deal with a master of Orochimaru's level, Nagato arranged for Kakuzu and Orochimaru to temporarily form a team.

After changing into the Akatsuki's distinctive red-cloud-patterned black robe and putting on the empty ring, Orochimaru expressed no objection to Nagato's arrangements, and Kakuzu, as long as it didn't interfere with his money-making, also had no objections.

To be honest, the original Orochimaru teamed up with Sasori, one specializing in puppets and the other in the Impure World Reincarnation technique, making them a puppet duo. However, with Kakuzu instead, both are difficult-to-kill ninjas and possess secret techniques that grant them immortality. In a sense, they might be the true immortal duo.

Pain briefly explained the current situation of the Akatsuki to Orochimaru: "The organization is currently in a dormant period and has no missions. You can arrange your time freely. I will contact you if needed."

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Kakuzu."

After learning that the members of Akatsuki were all S-rank rogue ninja from various ninja villages, Orochimaru was noticeably more anxious than before.

interest.

The major ninja villages only have two categories for rogue ninjas: ordinary rogue ninjas and S-rank rogue ninjas. Although S-rank rogue ninjas are different from S...

There are differences between S-rank rogue ninjas, but being able to become an S-rank rogue ninja is definitely a testament to one's strength.

Otherwise, they would have been killed by the ANBU of the major ninja villages long ago.

Seeing that Pain was about to leave, Kakuzu quickly suggested, "Boss, since you've come all this way, why don't you take me on a mission?"

During this period, Kakuzu went on a killing spree, hunting down ninjas on the bounty list. He almost wiped them all out, but his earnings were still less than one percent of what he made in those few days with Pain.

Just thinking about those days when money flowed in like water makes Kakuzu's tiny eyes gleam with greed. For him, money is life; the more he earns, the more real his sense of security feels.

Especially after experiencing Payne's "efficient way of making money," he could no longer be satisfied with small-scale operations.

That's why he responded immediately when Nagato contacted him.

However, Nagato was clearly not interested in such things.

"No, I have something to do right now... I need to go to Kusagakure."

To everyone's surprise, Kakuzu shuddered upon hearing this. His previously drooping head snapped up, and his beady eyes widened instantly, radiating an almost greedy, burning light: "Leader! So you're finally planning to attack Kusagakure?"

Pain (Tendo):

This old man, all he cares about is money.

Is he really that ruthless, capable of wiping out entire villages at the drop of a hat?

"No, I just happened to be passing through that village and picked someone up..."

Karin, Uzumaki Karin, is perhaps one of the few remaining members of Nagato's clan in the ninja world.

On the way here, when passing by Kusagakure, Nagato suddenly remembered that he had a clansman. He happened to see the Kusagakure scum bullying Karin and her daughter. After quickly killing a group of Kusagakure ninja, he rescued the poor mother and daughter.

Over the years, Karin's mother had been worn down both physically and mentally by the ninja Kusanagi in order to protect her daughter, and she was only kept going by the belief that "her daughter must live." Now that she saw that her daughter had someone to rely on, she breathed a sigh of relief and her body completely collapsed.

"What a pity." Kakuzu's voice was full of disappointment; even through the mask, one could imagine his face scrunched up like a steamed bun.

He truly felt it was a great pity.

In his eyes, if Pain was really interested in that place, he could kill everyone in just one night, just like he did with Takigakure back then.

Given the activity of the Grass Village ninja in the ninja world, the Grass Village must be far wealthier than the secluded Takigakure Village.

Pain looked at Kakuzu, who was staring at him expectantly, and said slowly and helplessly, "Wait a few years... a few years later, there will be an opportunity."

Karin's tragic childhood is directly related to Kusagakure, but it's best for her to take revenge herself. Keeping Kusagakure for Karin to practice on in the future is not a bad choice. Doesn't Kakuzu want Kusagakure's wealth? We can let him come along as an accomplice when the time comes.

Furthermore, Amegakure needs to expand; the Land of Rain alone is too small, and the Land of Grass's geographical environment makes it a good base.

Kakuzu, believing his leader would finally make a move against Kusagakure in a few years, grinned, his mouth stretching from his mask to his ears: "Yes, leader! I'll be waiting for that day!"

Orochimaru leaned against a large tree the entire time, arms crossed, listening to the two's conversation with great interest. Especially when he heard them casually talk about "wiping out a village," even he, who had seen many big scenes, couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Even if Kusagakure is small, it's still a ninja village. In their words, it's as easy as crushing an ant... wiped out without a second thought... However, he deduced from Kakuzu's tone that this wasn't the first time these two had destroyed a village...

So which village was the last one? Why don't I know anything about it?

At this moment, Orochimaru had a profound understanding of Akatsuki's strength.

He licked his lips, a hint of excitement flashing in his snake-like eyes: It seems I've joined an organization far more remarkable than I imagined. Karin, unsurprisingly, was taken to Amegakure and, like Yamato Tenzō, was personally trained by Konan to undergo ninja training.

The days of cultivation pass by quickly, especially for Nagato, who has six avatars. Every day, Nagato can feel his strength growing, and this state of constantly increasing power fascinates him.

As their strength continued to grow, Nagato and Konan also continuously learned the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, the forbidden techniques in the Book of Sealing, and the ninjutsu and secret techniques left behind by Madara Uchiha that they obtained from Obito.

Putting Nagato aside, even if Konan's total chakra amount is not as much as Konan's appearance in the original Shippuden, her strength is definitely superior to her Shippuden self.

There is no end to learning, especially for a ninja.

Meanwhile, Nagato did not forget to develop the RE0 world. First, he continuously acquired a large amount of money and resources by trading resources from several worlds. Then, he used the sealed scroll to smuggle many newly trained Rain Ninjas to the past in the same way as Sasori.

This caused Emilia's power to expand significantly. In addition, Felt's identity as a royal candidate was not exposed, which meant that the biggest variable, the Sword Saint faction led by Leotian, did not join any faction. As a result, Emilia, who was originally the smallest and most transparent among the royal candidates, suddenly overpowered all the royal candidates and became a strong contender for the throne.

In the latter half of Konoha Year 52, Sasori finally mastered all of Pilaf's techniques and was supposed to return to the Naruto world. However, by chance, he encountered Dr. Kelvin (Dr. Willow's assistant), a scientist from the Dragon Ball world. As a result, Sasori continued to stay in the Dragon Ball world to study mechanical modification... only an advanced version focused on human mechanical modification.

Days passed by, and soon it was Konoha year 54.

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