The group's footsteps stopped instantly. The forest that had once been filled with only the sound of cloaks rubbing, now turned into an eerie silence—the kind of silence that felt like before the big explosion occurred.
Pain stops at the front. His shoulders stiffened. That name—Yahiko—was one that should have died and been buried with Amegakure's bitter past.
Slowly, Pain twisted her body. Her purple ripple Rinnegan eyes are staring at you with an intensity that would make even an elite ninja fall to their knees. Beside him, Konan looked very surprised; His eyes widened and the papers around him shook violently, as if his emotions were almost uncontrollable at the mention of his childhood best friend by a stranger.
Other Members' Reactions
Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to analyze who exactly this ordinary man who dared to say that name. Meanwhile, Hidan and Kisame looked at each other in confusion.
"Yahiko? Who is it? Does he have money on his head?" asked Kakuzu in a flat but wary tone.
"Oi, leader... Who is he talking about?" Kisame grinned, his hand already gripping Samehada's handle tightly.
The Pressure of the God
Pain takes one step closer to you. Every step felt like the dentum of a death bell. He stares at your face, looking for signs of whether you're a spy or just a crazy guy who doesn't know anything.
"Where did you hear that name from?" Pain's voice sounded heavier and deeper than before. "Yahiko has been gone for a long time. All in front of you now is Pain, and I am a God."
Konan stepped forward, his voice trembling yet sharp. "Say, where did you know that name? Who sent you?"
You now stand in the middle of the siege of ten most dangerous ninjas in the world. The atmosphere is no longer just a "passing through the forest", but an interrogation of life and death.
Me : Yahiko my brother
The atmosphere of the forest that had been tense suddenly turned into a deadly silence. Your confession is like lightning in broad daylight that strikes right in the middle of the most dangerous criminal group in the ninja world.
Konan gasped violently. The papers that floated around him fell to the ground, his face pale. He looks at you with a look that is a mixture of disbelief, sadness, and pent-up anger.
Pain (Yahiko/Deva Street) still stands sculpting. The corpse's controlled face couldn't show expression, yet the aura around him was violently turbulent. A strong wind suddenly blew from his direction, making the robes of the Akatsuki members flutter violently.
Reaction of the Members
Kisame lowered his sword slightly, his shark face looking confused.
"Sister? Itachi, did you hear that? Our leaders have... brother?"
Itachi remained silent, but his keen eyes watched your every move, looking for a lie in your eyes. He knows the history of Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan is a very closed secret.
Hidan laughed mockingly, even though his tone sounded doubtful.
"Hah! What kind of joke is this? Our god has an ordinary human brother roaming the forest? Hey, Kakuzu, do you believe this?"
Kakuzu didn't answer; He just narrowed his eyes, feeling that something very dangerous was about to happen.
The Leader's Confrontation
Pain hovers slightly above the ground, approaching you until you are only a few steps away. Its gravitational pressure causes the branches under your feet to crumble into dust.
"Yahiko has no family left," Pain's voice sounded trembling, not because of fear, but because the remnants of Nagato's memory that controlled the body were being shaken. "All the people he loved had died in the war created by this unjust world."
Konan stepped to Pain's side, his eyes teary but his hands forming a sharp blade of paper.
"Don't mess with that name. Yahiko died for her dreams. If you lie, I will make sure you never make it out of this forest alive."
Pain looks you straight in the eye, as if wanting to pierce your soul with his Rinnegan.
"Say... If you are indeed his sister, what evidence do you have? Why did you only appear now, when Yahiko was already the vessel for this painful peace?"
Me : You don't know pain, Yahiko helped you and Konan
Hearing that sentence, the entire forest seemed to stop beating.
Konan covered his mouth with his hands, his steps backwards. Your sentence is not just information, but a key that unlocks the trauma box that they have locked tightly together for years. Memories of their childhood in Amegakure—when the three of them starved, stealing bread to survive, and Yahiko who had always been the protector of Nagato (Pain) and Konan—suddenly resurfaced.
Pain is silent in a thousand languages. The normally haughty and unshakable Deva Path's body now stood stiff. Somewhere far away, inside the highest tower of Amegakure, the real Nagato was coughing up blood from his drastically surging emotions, making the transmission of chakra to Pain's body unstable.
Drastically Changed Atmosphere
The other members of Akatsuki realized something was very wrong. They had never seen their leader shaken like this.
Itachi immediately activated his Sharingan. Not to attack you, but to keep an eye on the surrounding area. He realized that these talks had entered very personal and dangerous territory.
"Everyone, back off," Itachi ordered in a low but firm voice to the other members.
Deidara snorted, "What the hell is this? We're on a mission, hm!" Sasori pulled out her chakra thread, "Shut up, kid. Something is wrong with the leader."
A Look from Behind the Dead
Pain (Yahiko) goes one step further. This time, the gravitational pressure disappeared. His voice that had been heavy and thunderous now turned into a very human whisper, as if Yahiko himself was speaking through the corpse.
"How can you know about that? The incident where Yahiko saves Nagato and Konan... No one else knows but the three of us."
Konan stepped forward, his tears now completely falling and soaking the papers on his face. He looks at you with a very fragile look.
"Yahiko always said he wanted to be a leader who could protect everyone... He never told me that he had a younger brother who survived the war. If you're really his sister... Why did you just find me now? After all this suffering happened?"
Pain (Yahiko) looks at her hand full of black iron rods, then looks back at you.
"Look at me now. Do you still recognize your brother in this wounded 'God'? If you are indeed his family... What do you want to do after seeing us become monsters like this?"
Me : *I'm leaving* if you don't believe me