"Weaklings are just sentimental," Kai said dismissively, rolling his eyes. "Now that you've awakened the Rinnegan, your Preta Path should be
"Weaklings are just sentimental," Kai said dismissively, rolling his eyes. "Now that you've awakened the Rinnegan, your Preta Path should be significantly enhanced.
I want you to find that bone-spur kid for me." The awakening of the Rinnegan, perfectly complementing Nagato's senjutsu body, would greatly increase the range and acuity of his unique sensory jutsu.
"You want to find him? Why didn't you hold back then...?" Yahiko asked, completely bewildered. The sheer destructive power of the Three-Tails' Bijūdama had been aimed at complete annihilation.
"Ahem, he's someone I'm interested in. Consider it a trial. Even if he dies, I'll collect his bones," Kai said, touching his nose. "Besides, I believe he's quite tough."
Yahiko and the others were taken aback. If Kai ever said that about them, it would be the beginning of a nightmare.
"Alright, this commotion is too loud. Nagato, sense where that Takeuchi kid is, so we can leave this place," Yahiko urged.
"Hmph, there's no need to search. After that attack, he's probably dust. Your 'interesting' person wasn't so impressive," Nagato scoffed, his face still burning from their earlier, humiliating defeat at the hands of the Takeuchi clan.
Feeling Yahiko's impatient gaze, Nagato didn't delay. He formed hand seals, powerful chakra surging around him.
Preta Path!
As the most powerful sensory jutsu of the Uzumaki clan, driven by the immense chakra of his senjutsu body, it instantly covered a ten-kilometer radius. Nagato closed his eyes, then opened them abruptly.
"He's directly beneath us!"
Nagato shouted, attempting a hasty retreat.
Boom! Bone spears, sharp as lances, erupted from the ground, aiming straight for their faces.
The sudden attack sent a jolt of fear through everyone. There was no time to dodge.
Whizz! The sound of breaking air abruptly ceased. The bone spears stopped mere inches from their faces. Everyone except Kai collapsed, gasping for breath.
"What… what just happened?" Yahiko asked, still shaken. That attack could have easily killed them. Remembering Nagato's earlier dismissal of Kimimaro, the faces of the Akatsuki members burned with shame.
"He was within my genjutsu range. I activated a pre-planted illusion. You owe me another favor," Kai said, smiling and patting Nagato's shoulder.
He pressed his hand to the ground, sensing something, then struck again.
Earth Release: River of Quicksand!
The ground flowed like quicksand, creating deep pits around the bone spears, revealing Kimimaro's slender form some ten meters below.
His bone armor was shattered, blood seeping from his wounds. The bone spears had clearly passed through him.
However, Kimimaro's eyes now glittered, his pupils reflecting the image of a nine-tomoe Sharingan. He was frozen like a statue, clearly trapped within a genjutsu.
"That's Uchiha clan genjutsu?" Nagato asked, his expression shifting. "I heard on the battlefield that Uchiha Shisui's genjutsu was unparalleled…"
He couldn't finish his sentence. Despite his reluctance, he had to admit Uchiha Kai's overwhelming power.
"Release!" Kai casually formed the hand seals to dispel the genjutsu. In the original story, Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan was heavily focused on genjutsu.
If not for his overpowered abilities, he would undoubtedly have been the strongest Uchiha of his generation.
The nine-tomoe Sharingan illusion shattered from Kimimaro's eyes. Seeing Kai, whom he believed he had killed, standing before him, Kimimaro's face contorted in shock.
He attempted a hasty retreat but froze, his body reaching its limit, collapsing to the ground.
A hand swiftly caught Kimimaro's shoulder. A wave of warm, life-giving chakra, the Sage Art, flowed into Kimimaro's body.
His grievous wounds, some reaching the bone, healed at an astonishing rate. In mere seconds, a miraculous recovery was complete.
Everyone stared, speechless.
"Is there anything you can't do?" Yahiko couldn't help but ask.
"Can you help us again?"
"No," Kai said, rolling his eyes. He was low on chakra, wasn't a saint, and besides, the situation was stabilized. He had no intention of being a selfless hero.
"You're recovered. You have two choices: join me, or leave," Kai said, casually tossing Kimimaro to the ground.
Kimimaro was stunned. The contrast between almost facing annihilation and now being given a choice to leave was overwhelming.
But seeing the man who had single-handedly annihilated the war-obsessed Takeuchi clan, he bowed his head.
"I will follow."
Yahiko and the others were astonished. Perhaps the Takeuchi clan's relentless, suicidal fighting style had broken Kimimaro's will.
"Someone's approaching. You should leave," Kai said, raising an eyebrow.
Nagato's expression shifted. Through the Preta Path, he sensed someone approaching.
"It's Hanzo. We need to go."
Hanzo? Yahiko's heart sank. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't retreat. But considering Kai's earlier warnings, and the current situation, they had no choice.
Yahiko gritted his teeth. "Immediate retreat! And Kai, where's Yugito Nii?" They couldn't afford to lose the mission's key figure.
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