Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

Her common sense had clearly not changed; she still had a "normal" understanding of Nagato, yet she was still able to kill Nagato without hesitation.

It seems that, similar to Naruto's deduction, there is a difference between the "Kotoamatsukami" in Uchiha Shisui's left and right eyes.

For example, Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan ability is Amaterasu. His left eye is the same Amaterasu as Itachi Uchiha, while his right eye is "Flame Release," which allows him to control the shape of Amaterasu.

Essentially, Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan abilities are all "Amaterasu," but the ways they are used are different.

The same applies to Obito Uchiha's "Kamui". His Mangekyou Sharingan in both eyes also made a completely different use of Kamui.

Uchiha Shisui's "Kotoamatsukami" must have been similar.

In the original story, Danzo's right eye, Kotoamatsukami, even with the chakra supplied by Hashirama's cells, still retained the characteristic of Kotoamatsukami "unconsciously" altering the consciousness of those affected, thus manipulating Mifune of the Land of Iron to choose Danzo as the leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

However, after the genjutsu was seen through by Ao, a Byakugan ninja from Kirigakure, it could be broken through verbal communication or external chakra attacks, just like ordinary genjutsu.

Three years ago, Naruto, who was under the influence of Kotoamatsukami, did indeed break free from its control with the help of Kushina Uzumaki's chakra within the Eight Trigrams Seal.

Naruto made this deduction after personally experiencing the Kotoamatsukami technique in Shisui's right eye. That's why he was so eager to obtain Shisui's left eye from Itachi before Obito and Danzo.

The left eye that Shisui entrusted to Itachi Uchiha could even directly reverse Kabuto Yakushi's modified Impure World Reincarnation, allowing the resurrected Itachi Uchiha to break free from Kabuto's control and gain freedom, achieving an effect similar to "Impure World Reincarnation: Release".

Now, Konan, who was deceived by the genjutsu of Kotoamatsukami in her left eye, has further proven that the spiritual power carried by the ocular power of Uchiha Shisui's two Mangekyou Sharingan is not on the same level.

Despite possessing common sense, they act without any psychological pressure, violating common sense, cognition, or even their personal beliefs.

Just like Konan, who is currently obsessed with the left eye Kotatenjin.

"So what are you going to do with me next? Kill me? After all, with Nagato dead, Akatsuki is practically defunct, so I shouldn't be of any use to you anymore."

Xiao Nan spoke in an extremely "normal" manner, yet her words were so "abnormal" that they made people feel physically uncomfortable.

Such illusions are truly chilling.

"No, there should still be one guy in 'Akatsuki,' right? Only when that guy dies will 'Akatsuki' truly be extinct."

Naruto briefly closed his eyes to gather his thoughts, then reopened them. His left Mangekyou Sharingan reverted to its normal three-tomoe form.

"He won't give up the Rinnegan... From now on, just follow your original plan and fight that guy."

Hearing Naruto's words, even Konan, who was under the influence of Kotoamatsukami and obeyed Naruto's every command, was stunned.

"You...you even know about this kind of thing?"

The battle plan targeting Madara Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan was Konan's most meticulously crafted plan.

Naruto, however, did not need to obtain information through Kotoamatsukami; he already knew everything about it.

Unlike Payne, who was omniscient and omnipotent through the "Human Path".

Naruto seemed to know everything from the very beginning...

In that instant, Konan had the illusion that Naruto might be the one who was "god".

This sudden and fleeting illusion left Xiao Nan momentarily unable to discern whether the feeling stemmed from her own common sense.

It was "common sense" brought about by the influence of Kotoamatsukami.

"It is impossible for a human to become a god."

Konan's expression at that moment was too easy to guess, so Naruto took the initiative to interrupt Konan's wild thoughts.

His gaze fell upon Nagato's lifeless body, which lay limp and lifeless.

"The greatest distance between humans and gods is the distance between them. No matter how much one hates the world, one still needs to gather like-minded partners, whether through deception or sincerity... A 'god' who does not know how to gather and only knows how to actively abandon everything will only face death."

Naruto's gaze shifted from Nagato back to Konan.

The same goes for this "angel".

Nagato, the moment he became Pain, even lost Konan, his only companion.

In fact, Konan's attitude towards Pain can be seen in the original work.

Obito Uchiha's description of Konan as an "innocent little girl" couldn't be more accurate.

Like Nagato, she was intoxicated by the impossible future fabricated by Yahiko, who had already died halfway through realizing his dream.

When Nagato, under Obito Uchiha's influence, became a god named Pain, he went to the extreme and took a path completely opposite to Yahiko's dream.

Konan was simply blindly following "Yahiko" and "Nagato" as before.

Perhaps he never truly accepted "Pain" in his heart.

This is also the difference between Naruto and Nagato, who are fellow disciples with very similar experiences.

They too were abandoned by the village.

Hanzo the Salamander viewed the Akatsuki during Yahiko's time as a threat to his power.

Danzo Shimura ignored and stripped Naruto of his personality as a Jinchūriki, conflating Naruto with Kurama (the Nine-Tails), and wanted to possess Kurama within Naruto to increase his chances of becoming Hokage.

Driven by selfish motives, Naruto and Nagato were forced to abandon their past.

Nagato abandoned Amegakure during Hanzo's time, and the ninja world that gave rise to Hanzo's regime.

He even went so far as to murder his mentor, Jiraiya.

But he forgot that his most important friend came from this devastated ninja world.

Along with Yahiko and Konan, they also abandoned the past.

The same goes for Naruto.

Faced with the "Root" organization's order to surround and kill him, he would not hesitate to bring destruction to the ordinary villagers of Konoha.

However, Naruto will also choose his companions by any means necessary to achieve his goals during his defection.

Even if he embarks on a path of no return, he will not allow himself to fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness like Nagato.

Karin is like that.

Such is the scene of wind, flowers, and light snow.

The same applies to Sasuke now.

However, Konan was not among the companions Naruto recruited.

Even though Kotoamatsukami made her the most steadfast person standing by Naruto's side, surpassing Karin, Koyuki Kazahana, and Sasuke.

But in Naruto's eyes, Konan was just a useful pawn in his strategy against Obito Uchiha.

The piece used to consume the Sharingan hidden under Obito Uchiha's mask, which was prepared with the "Izanagi" genjutsu.

In the end, it was nothing more than something that was used and then discarded.

Chapter 77 The Prophecy of the Child [Interlude: The Demise of Dawn]

Obito Uchiha concentrated his chakra in the soles of his feet and stood in the vast, ocean-like lake that surrounded Amegakure, with an astonishing water volume.

Looking towards Amegakure Village.

The torrential rain was a common sight in Amegakure.

But now, under the gray rain, Amegakure has become a desolate ruin.

He had only been away from Amegakure for a day or two in order to capture the Three-Tails.

Yet, in such a short period of time, Amegakure has undergone such a tremendous change.

His former comrades, who should have been fellow members of Akatsuki, now openly expressed their hostility towards him, preventing him from going to Amegakure to investigate.

“Your actions have truly surprised me. You should have no reason to betray ‘Akatsuki’.”

Beneath the orange spiral mask, Obito Uchiha's right Sharingan, with its three tomoe, stared at Konan with a gloomy gaze.

This "angel," who was originally inseparable from "God," now appeared alone in front of Uchiha Obito.

In addition, the current situation in Amegakure caused Obito Uchiha to feel an overwhelming sense of worry.

“I did not betray Akatsuki; I was just preparing to get rid of you, who was a heretic parasitic within Akatsuki.”

Konan responded to Obito Uchiha's question.

She still wears a black robe embroidered with red auspicious clouds. Konan has never considered abandoning the organization founded by her best friend, which is full of hope for the future of the ninja world.

Instead, it was the man before them, Uchiha "Madara".

In Konan's eyes, he was the culprit who corrupted "Akatsuki" and led "Akatsuki" astray from the right path.

"Madara, Nagato and I have never considered you a true comrade. Didn't you already know that through White Zetsu's intelligence-gathering abilities? So why put on this hypocritical act now?"

The information revealed in Konan's words answered one of the many questions that Obito Uchiha had in mind.

"It seems that the loss of contact with White Zetsu is indeed related to you."

The reason why Obito Uchiha rushed back so quickly after the incident in Amegakure was that he had lost contact with the White Zetsu who were lurking in Amegakure and monitoring Nagato.

The Rinnegan is more important than the Tailed Beasts.

Amegakure had clearly been through a fierce battle, but White Zetsu didn't have time to inform Obito Uchiha before losing contact.

The helplessness and constraint brought about by this unexpected situation displeased Obito Uchiha.

"You shouldn't have been able to see through White Zetsu's disguise... Just what..."

As Obito Uchiha spoke, he paid close attention to the changes in Konan's facial expressions.

White Zetsu's transformation technique, known as the "Imitation Technique," is extremely unique. This is why Obito Uchiha, despite knowing that he and Nagato were not close, still allowed Nagato to continue.

Although White Zetsu cannot get close to the tower of "God", it would be easy for White Zetsu to disguise himself as someone else and hide in Amegakure to monitor Nagato.

Therefore, Obito Uchiha always knew Nagato's actions inside and out.

However, it now seems that Nagato may have already been aware of the White Zetsu's surveillance.

"...Those eyes are really a bit of a problem."

Obito Uchiha squinted his right eye and sighed.

Having the Rinnegan allows one to automatically master the five chakra nature transformations and control yin and yang.

Even Obito Uchiha couldn't be certain how many ninjutsu Nagato had learned using the Rinnegan.

But this also intensified Obito Uchiha's desire for the Rinnegan.

However, since he is now "Uchiha Madara," the fact that he craves the Rinnegan should be explained in a different way.