Land of Rain.
Amegakure.
Zetsu's body slowly emerged from the earth. "Pain, are you here?"
As the words faded, a figure stepped out from the shadows.
Pain's Deva Path glanced at Zetsu before proceeding toward the elevated platform.
Arriving there, Pain's Deva Path formed hand seals. [Grudge Rain]!
With a low shout, the gloomy sky once again began to rain.
By infusing chakra into the falling rain, sensory perception could spread throughout the entire village via the water.
After closing his eyes to sense the surroundings, Pain's Deva Path confirmed no abnormalities before approaching Zetsu.
Seeing Pain's cold expression, White Zetsu couldn't help speaking up. "Pain, can't you give Amegakure a break sometimes?"
"This constant rain is really annoying."
Hearing White Zetsu's complaint, Pain's Deva Path replied emotionlessly, "This weeping of Amegakure reflects the god's inner will."
"The crying will never stop until true peace is achieved in the ninja world."
Seeing Pain's cryptic tone, White Zetsu gave up with a helpless look.
There was simply no reasoning with someone like this.
Obito was much better—he always provided great emotional satisfaction.
White Zetsu fell silent, and naturally, Pain's Deva Path had no interest in small talk either.
He turned to Zetsu and asked, "Any new information?"
Black Zetsu rasped in a hoarse tone, "Kiri has abandoned their hunt for the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki is no longer hiding everywhere."
"According to our clones' reports, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki has already lost his Tailed Beast."
Pain's Deva Path snorted coldly. "Only Mirai Uchiha would allow a Jinchuriki to survive after losing their Tailed Beast."
"In other words…"
"Except for the Four-Tails within me, Mirai Uchiha has gathered all the remaining Tailed Beasts."
Black Zetsu nodded. "So what should we do next?"
"Should we follow Madara's advice and remain hidden, or continue executing our plan to collect the Tailed Beasts?"
Pain's Deva Path replied calmly, "Naturally, we'll continue collecting the Tailed Beasts."
Black Zetsu reminded him, "However, if we continue collecting them, we'll have to confront Mirai Uchiha directly."
"That's precisely my intention." Pain's Deva Path declared, waving his hand. "Unless the Ten-Slots is revived, even possessing numerous Tailed Beasts won't bring qualitative power transformation."
"Mirai Uchiha has spared me much effort by gathering the other Tailed Beasts."
"All that remains now is for me to defeat Mirai Uchiha."
Looking at the confident Deva Path, Black Zetsu couldn't help but remark, "However, most of the countries in the ninja world have already surrendered to Mirai Uchiha. The power under his command is beyond estimation."
"In comparison, Akatsuki no longer has any members capable of lending support."
"Even you right now would be powerless in this situation, wouldn't you?"
Black Zetsu subtly highlighted the enormous disparity between the two sides, hoping Nagato would reconsider and back down.
After all...
From prolonged observation, if Mirai Uchiha truly became the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails, then his plan to help his mother break free from the seal would likely fade away entirely.
Therefore, from this perspective, Black Zetsu did not want Nagato to confront Mirai Uchiha.
The risk was simply too high!
Yet after hearing its concerns, the Deva Path remained indifferent. "A god fears nothing."
Back when Yahiko died, he and Konan had been saved by Mirai Uchiha.
At that time, Konan had wanted to follow Mirai Uchiha, but because he wished to personally fulfill Yahiko's dream—and due to his own distrust of Mirai Uchiha—he had refused Konan's plea.
He always believed that he, who wielded the Rinnegan, was the true savior of the ninja world.
Although since then, Mirai Uchiha had begun showing his strength across the ninja world,
until now, he showed signs of unifying the entire ninja world under his rule.
Meanwhile, he himself had also been striving to master the power of the Rinnegan, transplanting Hashirama's cells and sealing the Four-Tails within his body...
He had long desired an open and fair battle against Mirai Uchiha.
Once he defeated Mirai Uchiha, there would be no one left in the ninja world capable of stopping him!
Seeing Nagato's confident expression, Black Zetsu wanted to persuade further.
But for the first time, the cold face of the Deva Path cracked into a smile: "He's already here."
———
A spatial portal opened, and Mirai Uchiha stepped through with one foot.
Gazing at Amegakure's continuous drizzle, Mirai Uchiha softly snorted.
"Disperse!"
A powerful repulsive force radiated outward from Mirai Uchiha's center, rapidly spreading in all directions.
In an instant, all the dark clouds were blown away, leaving the sky clear and bright.
[Sunlight Descends!]
Mirai Uchiha murmured, "It's about time Amegakure saw the sun again…"
———
This incredible scene in the sky soon attracted a crowd of Rain Village ninjas.
Many shielded their eyes instinctively, staring up in shock.
They had nearly forgotten how long it had been since they last felt the warmth of the sun.
How warm it felt…
However, soon someone noticed a lone figure hovering in midair in the sunlight.
"Who is that person in the sky?!"
All the Amegakure ninjas tensed as if facing a godly opponent.
The chaos of past wars once again surfaced in everyone's minds.
As the Rain Village shinobi rushed into emergency defense mode, another figure soared high into the sky. "You've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you."
Looking at Pain's Deva Path before him, Mirai Uchiha remarked with a smile, "Nagato, it seems you've become much stronger than before."
Mirai had an exceptionally sharp sensory perception.
From Nagato, hidden in the shadows, he sensed the chakra of both the Four-Tails and Hashirama Senju.
Also, Nagato's aura was incredibly powerful—nothing like the weak and frail state he was in back in the original story.
It seemed that because of the butterfly effect he had caused, Nagato's fate had indeed changed drastically.
Looking at Mirai Uchiha's flowing white hair, Pain's Deva Path's eyes revealed a faint flicker of emotion. "Mirai Uchiha, how's Konan doing?"
"Konan?" Mirai replied with a cold tone. "She's living happily now."
"She warned me before I left to spare your life."
Upon hearing this, Pain's Deva Path's eyes blazed with fury. "I'm no longer the one I used to be. Now I am—"
"[A god!]"
"I will defeat you and let everyone feel the same pain I once endured."
"Only then will a true era of mutual understanding arise."
Hearing Pain's Deva Path's words, Mirai Uchiha shrugged. "Well… since you want to fight, I'll humor you for a bit."
"Just let me see exactly how strong your divine power truly is."
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