Bang!
Following the sound of a door slamming, Danzō, who had been interrogated by Hiruzen and his three companions for more than two hours, left the meeting room with a gloomy face.
Damn Kakashi, how did he know that I have the Three Tomoe Sharingan!
At this moment, Danzō was in a very bad mood.
He really couldn't understand how a young boy who had almost no contact with him could know this thing that even his most trusted Root ninja didn't know.
The most important thing is that Hiruzen also began to doubt.
If he hadn't bitten off the eye that was a gift from Uchiha Kagami on his deathbed, and Hiruzen had no evidence, the punishment he would have received today would have been more than just confinement.
"Danzo-sama, a letter from Hanzō."
Just then, a masked Root ninja leaned over and whispered.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Danzō immediately raised his hand to stop him.
"Yes!"
Soon, the two returned to the Root base underground.
"Master Danzō, Hanzō has agreed to our terms."
After getting Danzō's eye permission, the Root ninja reported again.
"Oh? You agreed to the additional conditions?"
Danzō's expression eased slightly when he heard this, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.
"Yes, he requested our immediate reinforcements."
The Root ninja replied respectfully.
"So urgent, when does Hanzō expect to make his move?"
Danzō frowned slightly.
Although the Third Hokage's ban did not have much binding force on him, he still had to do some superficial work.
"According to the news sent back, Hanzō has arranged a meeting with the leader of Akatsuki in a month."
"Yes, immediately send the order to send Team B to lead 15 teams to provide support."
Danzō nodded slightly.
Hiruzen's ban would not officially take effect until tomorrow.
He wanted to take advantage of the time difference now.
Then he remembered something and added:
"Remember, we have sent people as agreed."
"Whether the matter is accomplished or not, you must bring back all the benefits he promised, understand?"
"Yes!"
The Root ninja replied.
"Um."
Danzō nodded in satisfaction, then gave a sinister smile.
"Also, when you attack, just pretend and focus on self-protection."
"Remember, only a chaotic Rain Country is the best Rain Country."
"I'll find a way to drain their last drop of blood, so that the Rain Nation, which has been severely damaged, will have no choice but to submit to me."
"Only this kind of strategy that can gain huge benefits without bloodshed can highlight the role of Root."
Only achievements like this can help me in my fight for the position of Hokage.
Danzō added silently in his mind.
"Yes!"
...
One month later, in a basin in the Rain Country.
The sky was as dark as ink, surrounding the earth.
Endless dark clouds hung overhead, and raindrops fell from the sky, fine and dense.
The cold wind blew, hitting Nagato's face drop by drop, and also chilled his heart.
At this time in the basin, the Root Anbu of Danzō and Hanzō of the Salamander stood above the basin, while Nagato and Yahiko were located inside.
"Your organization is too much of a hindrance to me."
"Yahiko, as the leader, you will die here today."
"If you still try to resist, this woman will die!"
Hanzō looked coldly at the two people in the basin with his cloudy eyes.
In his right hand was Yahiko and Nagato's most cherished companion, Konan.
As he spoke, Hanzō swung the kunai that was originally on Konan's neck with his left hand forward and inserted it between Yahiko and Nagato.
"The red-haired brat, use this kunai to kill Yahiko, and I can let you and her live."
Hanzō threatened coldly.
Nagato looked at the kunai in front of him with a horrified expression, his long red hair wet by the cold rain stuck to his forehead.
"Stop it, Nagato, leave me be, you and Konan leave now!"
Hearing Hanzō's threatening words, Konan shouted anxiously.
"Nagato," At this moment, Yahiko, who had been silent all this time, seemed to have made up his mind. He looked at Nagato and said resolutely: "Kill me."
"No!"
Upon hearing this, Konan tried to stop him, her voice revealing despair!
If Yahiko died, what's the point of her living!
"Come on, it doesn't matter if this woman dies?"
Hanzō ignored it and continued to threaten.
"Haha"
Nagato just felt his chest tighten and he couldn't breathe.
A chill invaded his body, making him shiver.
Slowly, he raised his heavy feet, walked towards the kunai with trembling steps, and picked it up.
Then he looked at Konan desperately and helplessly.
"The woman...…"
Phew!
At this moment, Yahiko decisively rushed towards Nagato, and in front of his suddenly dilated pupils, he clenched his right hand holding the kunai and stabbed it into his heart!
Feeling the warm blood splashing on his face, Nagato was completely stunned.
He looked at his best friend with horror, who had been stabbed in the vitals by his own hands, and despair instantly filled his heart!
"Together with Konan, we must survive no matter what."
"You are the savior of this world. If you say so, you can definitely..."
As Yahiko lay dying, two lines of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.
He tried his best to say his last words, then closed his eyes, and his head fell weakly on Nagato's shoulder, and he died!
"Yahiko!!!"
Konan's painful roar came from above, and that heart-wrenching cry was like a sharp blade, piercing directly through Nagato's heart!
At this moment, every little thing he experienced with Yahiko and Konan appeared in his mind like a movie.
His parents were killed by Konoha shinobi, and he left home alone with little food left.
When he was too hungry to get up, he was picked up by Konan, who took him and the little one back to the cave where she and Yahiko were hiding.
Here, he had a new home.
Small countries torn by war had no measures to take in orphans. If the helpless children wanted to survive, they had to steal food from the streets.
Because of his thin body, lack of strength, and being the slowest runner, Nagato was often beaten for this.
Every time, Konan would bandage his wound carefully, and Yahiko would hand him the food she had just stolen with a look of disgust.
But even in this situation, Yahiko did not give up hope.
Yahiko tried every possible means and finally led him and Konan to successfully become Jiraiya's apprentices and learn ninjutsu for self-defense.
Later, after seeing that they had the power to protect themselves, Teacher Jiraiya chose to leave.
Before leaving, he made an agreement with them to meet again when they grew up.
Afterwards, they took action with Yahiko as their leader and founded the Akatsuki organization.
Their idea of building peace without relying on force was accepted by more and more people, and the power of Akatsuki gradually grew.
Everything seemed to be moving in the ideal direction, and he gradually believed that the peace that Yahiko insisted on would eventually come.
But all of this came to a cruel end at this moment!
"Nagato, do you have a dream?"
"dream?"
"I won't die in a place like this. I have a big dream. I want to conquer the world!"
"Conquer the world?"
"Yes! If I could stand at the top of the world, I wouldn't have to live such a hard life!"
"Nagato, if I die like this, how can I be worthy of my parents who gave birth to me? Right, Konan."
"Nagato, you know, only by making the perpetrators shed the same tears, can people understand each other."
"Nagato, can you feel it? This country is still crying, it is holding back the pain, and I just want to save it now."
Yahiko's words echoed in Nagato's ears over and over again.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! In this war-torn world, there is no place for Yahiko's dream!"
Nagato roared in great anger.
At this moment, the darkness buried deep in his heart finally broke free from its shackles and gushed out unrestrainedly.
A powerful aura burst out from his eyes, and circles of strange purple lines gave people an ominous premonition.
The Rinnegan emitted a mysterious light, madly absorbing the huge chakra hidden in Nagato Uzumaki's blood!
"Then I will become the god of this world!"
Nagato, whose heart was filled with murderous intent, instinctively raised his right hand and slammed it hard on the ground!
"Summoning Technique: Gedo Statue!"
To be continued....
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