Naruto: Evil is easy to commit, making Amegakure great again.

The next morning.

After several days of rain, not a single drop of rain fell over Rain Village.

Although the sky over Amegakure is still overcast with dark clouds, making it feel extremely oppressive.

But this was the first time Amegakure had seen such "good weather" in a very long time.

"You're here really early, Nagato."

Beneath the stone archway at the main gate of Amegakure, Nagato had been waiting for some time, manipulating the Six Paths of Pain.

They asked Jiang Ming and the others where they should go next to search for Kakuzu.

"Let's go check out the largest underground gold exchange in the Land of Rain first."

Underground gold exchange!

This is an underground black market brokerage organization that spans the entire ninja world.

Its core business is undertaking high-risk, high-reward assassinations.

The bounty was exchanged for the corpse.

Meanwhile, underground gold exchange offices also function as a hub for intelligence exchange and black market transactions.

It is the key platform for all rogue ninjas and underground forces to obtain benefits.

"According to intelligence, Kakuzu was last seen on a battlefield in the southeast of the Land of Rain."

As a rogue ninja who is obsessed with money, Kakuzu would never miss the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and make a fortune in this war.

Logically and emotionally, he would go to the nearest and most well-funded underground exchange to redeem the bounty after completing the mission.

That's where you're most likely to meet him.

"I see."

Following Jiang Ming's instructions, Nagato, knowing their destination, immediately manipulated the Six Paths of Pain to disperse.

They tightly protected Jiang Ming in the middle.

Ensure his safety.

"How cautious..."

Jiang Ming couldn't completely misunderstand Nagato's cautious approach.

After all, his Stand, D4C, is the key connecting the [current world] and [Parallel World 1].

If he himself were to perish, then Nagato and Konan from the [Parallel World Number One] would be left forever in the current world.

They can never return to the world they originally belonged to.

"let's go."

Jiang Ming took the first step.

The sound of footsteps crunching over the still-wet mud on the roadside was particularly clear in the hazy morning light.

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The largest underground gold exchange in the eastern part of the Rain Country.

Those gathered here are mostly rogue ninjas wanted by various ninja villages, mercenaries and ronin who live on the edge, and information brokers who are good at scheming for profit.

Only a small portion were spies planted by daimyo from various countries and ninja villages.

They obeyed orders to conceal themselves, feigning fierceness and arrogance to project an aura, and secretly gathered intelligence while wearing headbands symbolizing their "rogue ninja" identity.

Every so often, these spies, disguised as "traitorous ninjas," would sneak away from this underground gold exchange.

Go to a specific location and hand over all the intelligence you have gathered during this period to your immediate superior.

Their immediate superiors were responsible for compiling the information and bringing it all back to the ninja village or the daimyo's residence.

"Snap—!"

Suddenly, the well-hidden stone door of the underground gold exchange was easily pushed open from the outside by someone who had broken through the mechanism.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

A biting wind, carrying damp, chilly air, swept into the underground gold exchange.

It instantly attracted a lot of attention.

"Is Kakuzu here?"

The first thing that caught everyone's eye was Pain, dressed in the Akatsuki's black robe with red clouds.

He asked Kakuzu calmly and in a cold tone whether he was here.

But this only earned him ridicule from countless rogue ninjas, mercenaries, ronin, and intelligence brokers.

"Where did this brat come from?"

A Sunagakure rogue ninja, with half of his tattoo showing, was sitting on a wooden chair provided by the gold exchange on the ground and spat.

Noticing Jiang Ming, who was firmly protected in the middle by the Six Paths of Pain, he said with a sneer, "This isn't a place for you to put on airs!"

"If you know what's good for you, get lost! If you anger us, we'll tear those wooden puppets protecting you apart and burn them for firewood!"

Clearly, this rogue ninja from Sunagakure noticed that Pain did not possess the aura of a living person.

Therefore, they associated Pain with Jiang Ming's puppet.

And the one tightly protected in the middle by these puppets is naturally their master, the Puppet Master.

"You think you can act tough just because you have six puppets?"

"Even the black crows of the Rain Country have more presence than you!"

One of the mercenaries joined in the laughter.

The short sword in his hand twirled between his fingers as he glanced contemptuously at Pain and Jiang Ming, who was firmly protected in the middle.

His words were full of sarcasm and disdain.

"Don't you even know where you are? Daring to put on airs in front of us... You must have a death wish, you brat!"

Laughter and mockery rose and fell.

Some people were whistling, some were banging on the table...

Even the black market brokers who silently stood behind the trading table, their faces always expressionless, looked up and glanced over.

With a hint of mockery and disdain in his eyes, his fingers continued to slowly manipulate the abacus, completely disregarding Pain and Jiang Ming.

"Shut up—!"

Faced with the sighs, threats, and ridicule of the crowd...

Already somewhat dissatisfied with their attitude, Nagato, who harbored murderous intent towards certain individuals within this underground gold exchange, immediately manipulated Pain to extend his left hand.

He planned to kill the Sand Village rogue ninja who had been shouting the loudest, as well as a mercenary who was oblivious to his own mortality and insisted on joining the commotion.

It serves as a warning to others.

"Universal Guidance—!"

In an instant, an extremely powerful gravitational force suddenly erupted from Pain's left palm.

He directly pulled the loudest Sunagakure rogue ninja and a certain mercenary who was oblivious to his own mortality right in front of him.

He casually conjured two black rods and forcefully pierced their hearts.

"Pfft—!"

The black rod pierced their hearts with pinpoint accuracy.

The dull thud of piercing drowned out all the noise in the room.

"Hahaha... Uh—!"

At this moment, countless people couldn't help but widen their eyes.

I felt a sense of bewilderment at the scene before me.

"How...is this possible...?"

Scalding hot blood gushed from the hearts of the rogue ninja from Sunagakure and an unknown mercenary.

The stains spread red across the ground of the underground gold exchange and a corner of the dark black robe with red clouds worn by Pain.

"Now answer me, is Kakuzu here?"

Nagato's act of making an example of someone silenced the entire underground gold exchange.

No one dared to speak up at this time.

"Tick-tock...tick-tock...tick-tock..."

Nagato, controlling Pain, casually tossed aside the corpses of the rogue ninja from Sunagakure and an unknown mercenary.

Let their blood flow freely.

It serves to deter those who dare to mock God and those whom God approves of.

"No one's answering?"

Just as Nagato was about to control Pain's Six Paths to massacre this underground gold exchange,

An extremely unfamiliar Kage-level chakra fluctuation was dragging several lifeless corpses toward the underground gold exchange.

"Um?"

Before long, the newcomers discovered Jiang Ming and Payne's group, who were blocking the entrance to the underground gold exchange and had no intention of going in.

A strong smell of blood could be detected near them.

"What are you all doing blocking this place?"

Kakuzu frowned slightly, his tone cold and somewhat forceful as he gestured for them to move aside.

"This place is for business, not for you to put on a show and commit murder."

"You've ruined my business, and I'll have to pay for it with my life."

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