Chapter 248 The Second Pain

"I think Yahiko is more pitiful. He was the strongest when he was young, because the pain he experienced made him shed all his tears of pain long ago. As a result, the hope that Akatsuki just had turned out to be a scam... He's not even together with Konan yet."

"As long as no one is with Xiaonan, I still have hope!"

"The masked man also played a big role in making use of Nagato's Rinnegan, right?"

Rain Country

Xiaonan's face turned pale and his eyes became moist.

If she hadn't been captured...

There was a raging rage in Pain's eyes.

"It turns out that Jiusuke and Daibutsu died at the hands of the masked man."

Or he died on the way to save them.

on screen

[You red-haired guy over there, use this to kill Yahiko. Then I can let you and the woman live.]

Xiaonan shouted excitedly: [Stop! Nagato, leave me alone! The two of you run away! ]

Nagato looked at Konan who was controlled by Hanzo, his mind went blank and he didn't know what to do next.

【Nagato.】

Hearing Yahiko's voice, Nagato looked at him.

Kill me.

Nagato's pupils shrank, but his body did not move.

Yahiko shouted: [Nagato! ]

Xiaonan collapsed and yelled: [Stop! ]

Hanzo looked down at the two of them: [Come on, it doesn't matter if this woman dies? ]

Nagato walked towards the kunai, and each step was extremely difficult.

Finally, he pulled the kunai out of the ground.

Nagato looked bewildered.

[Konan…Ya…]

"Hey..."

Nagato's eyes suddenly widened.

Blood flowed from the corner of Yahiko's mouth, and he said weakly: [Together with Konan, we must survive no matter what. You are the savior of this world, it is you... Actually...]

Before he could finish his words, Yahiko fell down.

【Yahiko! 】

Nagato stared blankly at the sky.

I recalled what Yahiko had said.

"If this world continues to be in chaos, I will become the god of this world!"

The next moment, Nagato raised his palm and deflected the densely packed kunai.

Nagato leaped up and came in front of Konan.

Seeing this, Hanzo stepped back suddenly.

As he stepped back, he slapped the ground with his palm.

Countless detonating tags appeared under the feet of the two men.

Nagato's legs were instantly entangled by several explosive tags.

--boom

【Did you make it? 】

When the smoke cleared, Hanzo walked over to see that Nagato was only injured in the leg.

[You are quite capable, kid. You were hit by my fire escape technique and yet you managed to escape.]

At this point, he saw the Rinnegan in Nagato's eyes.

[Hmm? You are not an ordinary kid. Those eyes...]

The Root Ninja waved his hand: [Get started! ]

Upon hearing the order, several Root ninjas rushed towards Nagato.

Nagato slapped his palm on the ground.

[Spiritual communication! The demon statue! ]

A hand emerged from the ground and slapped the Root ninjas away.

Then, the ground shattered, and a gigantic demon statue emerged from the ground, roaring at everyone.

Xiaonan said anxiously: [Nagato! You can't use that! ]

Nagato roared, and sharp iron rods stretched out from the Outer Path Demon Statue and pierced Nagato's back.

Then, the iron rod began to absorb the chakra in Nagato's body.

Nagato's face became visibly thinner.

The Outer Path Demon Statue opened its mouth, and a purple chakra dragon formed and rushed out of its mouth.

As long as the Rain Ninja is touched by this chakra dragon, their soul will be taken out.

In a short while, Hanzo was the only one left in the field.

The purple chakra dragon's eyes stared at Hanzo, giving off a full sense of oppression.

[It seems that you are the leader behind this. It is surprising that you have the Samsara Eye. ]

Nagato roared, and a purple chakra dragon attacked Hanzo.

Hanzo held up two fingers.

【The art of instant body movement! 】

--boom

……

Ninja World

"Is this the Rinnegan? And this chakra dragon is so scary, if it is touched, the soul will be brought out."

"Fate is so unfair to this young man who wants to bring peace to the ninja world..."

"Nagato's subsequent behavior perfectly illustrates what it means that it's not me who's wrong, but this world."

"I can see that the masked man can't use Nagato when Yahiko is around, so he wants Yahiko dead."

"Anyone who wants Yahiko to die is very powerful..."

"Nagato Gaiden's black stick stabbed him so many times but he didn't die, but Yahiko died just by being stabbed by a kunai... Should we say he is worthy of being a person with the Rinnegan..."

on screen

Memories stop here.

Nagato said to Naruto: [Afterwards, I replaced Yahiko as the leader of the organization.]

[I should have grown up, but nothing has changed, just like when my parents died. I was wrong, and I realized how worthless the answers I gave were. He was my savior, my dream, and an irreplaceable friend who I would risk my life to protect.]

[Yahiko's death, that is my second pain. ]

【Afterwards, countless companions died in the war. Many, many, many people kept dying. The people of the Land of Fire, who were addicted to the illusion of peace, relied on the meager commission from Konoha to become the funds for the war. Many people of the Land of Fire knew that they were contributing to the war, but they kept talking about hypocritical peace.】

[The peace of your great country is only built on the sacrifice of small countries. Your peace is violence against us. As long as people are alive, they will hurt others unconsciously. As long as people exist, hatred will always exist. ]

[In this cursed world, there is no real peace. ]

……

Nagato's words left many people silent.

Especially some people from the five major countries.

Those who still had a conscience lowered their heads in guilt.

But they didn't have time to feel guilty for long.

The next related video starts playing.

It's still about Xiao.

on screen

Title: [Akatsuki Recruitment Members]

The masked man opened a three-magatama Sharingan.

[Then, the next step is to fulfill my long-cherished wish. You will assist me. Is that the agreement? ]

Among the Six Paths of Pain, Tian Dao asked calmly: [I understand. What should I do specifically? ]

The masked man said: [Xiao already has you and Xiaonan, and then add Jue as the third person, the three of them will gather the remaining seven members together.]

As he spoke, the masked man raised three fingers: [There are three targets now. Kakuzu who secretly learned forbidden techniques from Takigakure Village and possessed an immortal body.]

[The puppet genius Scorpion who defected from Sand Village. 】

[The last one is someone who is very close to me, so I will bring him here.]

【Then, let’s take action and realize our ultimate ideal. 】

……

Ninja World

"The once cheerful and lively orange-haired boy will never smile again."

Jiraiya covered his chest, feeling stuffy there.

His disciple died in the scheme of Danzo and Hanzo...

fire nation

Muye Village

Shikaku said with regret, "Master Jiraiya's disciple was a very good young man. What a pity."

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened his mouth, wanting to say something for his old friend, but the words wouldn't come out.