From the night of genocide to the strongest

Inside Takachiho Gorge.

After several hours of trekking, Hyde and his team of seven finally arrived at this place.

Hyde seemed to be looking at the surroundings with a smile on his face, but when he occasionally glanced at the seven people, his eyes flashed with murderous intent!

At this time, he had already made up his mind to kill these mercenaries as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Greer mine.

After walking for a while again, the group finally arrived at the entrance of a cave, led by the hypnotized He Yan.

"Jubey-dono, please come here."

At this time, Hyde suddenly spoke up and smiled slightly: "You have worked so hard to bring us here. As a thank you and in order to build our ideal world without war, please die here!"

Without any intention of covering up, Hyde immediately turned his face when he came here, revealing his attitude of killing people and silencing them.

"hehe....."

Loquat Juuzang looked at Hyde with interest, slowly took off his mask, revealing his face full of cracks.

Seeing this, Hyde was startled: "You!?"

"What a coincidence, we have the same plan as you, Mr. Hyde!"

Loquat Juuzang grinned, showing his white teeth, and said with murderous intent.

A few minutes later........

"What a bunch of idiots who overestimate their abilities."

High up in the canyon, Uchiha Obito looked at the one-sided battle below, which could even be said to be a massacre, and sneered.

And there were six figures standing beside him, looking at the situation below with indifferent expressions.

Six Paths of Payne!

"It's your turn, Penn!"

The leader, Tiandao Payne, nodded and without saying much, the six Payne fell directly into the canyon.

"Jubei-sama, please have a lot of money and go around me..."

Six Paths Payne walked up to Hyde, who looked frightened and crying, and then the Human Path ignored his pleading and grabbed Hyde's head with his hands.

Eye Technique·Mind Layer Submersion!

One of the abilities of the Samsara Eye is to press the opponent's head with your hand to read other people's memories. The memory can also be shared with the main body and other Pain.

This is also one of the plans. The people of the Akatsuki organization want to find out what the so-called Greer Mine is by reading the memories of Hyde and He Yan, so that they can lay out a killing plan.

"Huh?"

At this time, after reading Hyde's memory, Human World Dao let out a light sigh, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. After taking off the Grell Stone inlaid on Hyde's left hand, Human World Dao casually removed Hyde, who had a dull look on his face.

Throwing it aside, he spoke to Loquat Juuzang in the distance:

"Juzo, save the life of that blond boy."

The blond boy Nagato was talking about was named Timsey, and he had the Grayl Stone embedded in his body. He was also one of the few who had not been killed yet and was struggling to support himself like the three female knights under Hyde.

Among the memories he read, Timsey's physique was special and he was the only one whose body did not show any signs of alienation after using the power of the Grayl Stone.

In addition to his special physique, Timsey is also a descendant of the royal family of the ancient empire, so he can perfectly use the Grayl Stone.

And it seems that Timsey is also related to the key to unlocking the Greer Mine!

In this way, these Greer remnants traveled thousands of miles across the sea, but except for the blond boy Timsey, they all died here.

"What did Nagato do with that Grayl Stone?"

Seeing that the Human World took away the Grayl Stone from Hyde's hand after extracting Hyde's memory, Uchiha Obito murmured in confusion.

Although Hyde used the Grayl Stone to exert a good amount of power just now, it was only good.

From the perspective of people at their level, that level of power is just that.

Nagato actually took away the Grayl Stone for the first time. This inexplicable behavior made Uchiha Obito a little confused.

Confused in his heart, Uchiha Obito accidentally glanced at Timsey, who had been specially ordered by Nagato to stay alive, and was stunned for a moment.

I saw Timsey, who was in a coma and breathing rapidly ten minutes ago, and his breathing actually stabilized.

Some small wounds have even disappeared!

Grayl's Stone has powerful life energy!

In an instant, Uchiha Obito understood something, and subconsciously looked in the direction of Six Paths Payne again, only to find that one of them was missing.

In the paper tree, Konan watched with some surprise as Nagato took a blue stone from the human world Pain and started to notice.

"Nagato, this stone..."

Just as Konan was about to ask about the origin of the blue stone, she saw Nagato's Rinnegan flashed with a faint light and activated his pupil technique.

Eye Technique·Chakra Swallowing!

One of the abilities of the Samsara Eye is to directly contact the opponent's body and absorb the opponent's chakra directly into your own body. The chakra absorbed in this way can be used by yourself.

As the controller of Pain's Six Paths, Nagato's use of this pupil technique is much more powerful than the Hungry Ghost Path!

Wow!

As soon as Nagato activated his pupil technique, the Grayl Stone in his hand suddenly turned into a blue sea-like chakra energy and flowed into Nagato's body.

In such an instant, his originally skinny body seemed to become more substantial, and his withered white hair that had no luster actually took on a lustrous color, and even a rare hint of red appeared!

"Nagato!?"

Seeing such a scene in front of her, Xiaonan's eyes widened in shock at first, and then she showed a look of ecstasy.

"You feel better!?"

You must know that over the years, Xiaonan has tried many methods to try to make Nagato's health better, but all of them have had little or no effect at all.

Seeing Nagato's body getting thinner and thinner, Xiaonan could be said to see it with her eyes and feel anxious in her heart.

But he had no choice but to watch Nagato's body deteriorate day by day.

Unexpectedly, a mysterious stone that suddenly appeared today could actually improve Nagato's health.

"Um."

Hearing the hint of surprise in Konan's tone, Nagato nodded, with a smile on his lips, and explained:

"My human world learned from the memories of that group of aliens that the Grayl Stone is also called the source of life and has powerful life energy, so I tried it, and now it seems to be true."

"However, one Grayl Stone is still too little, and it is not enough to heal my body."

Thinking of the warm, soft and comfortable feeling that came when the life energy like the warm morning light was integrated into the body just now, Nagato calmed down and said word by word:

"Xiao Nan, the Gray Stone is useful to me, I need more Gray Stone!"

In the canyon, Uchiha Obito's face looked a little ugly under his mask, and his eyes flickered and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, Six Paths Payne returned here. Before Uchiha Obito could speak, Tendou Payne said:

"Mr. Ban, regarding this plan change, I will personally go to the underground ruins of the Glenel Empire to unblock the Glenel mineral veins."

What Nagato said means that the main body is deep underground. Originally, according to their plan, Six Paths Payne went to the mine to ambush and kill Uchiha Sasuke, while the main body was hidden in the dark.

But now that he knew that the Greel Stone had powerful life energy and could heal his own body, Nagato would not miss this opportunity. He decided to go to the ruins of the Greel Empire himself to obtain more Greel Stones.

"oh?"

Uchiha Obito pretended to be surprised and said: "Penn, did you temporarily decide to change the plan because of the news you got through the human world?"

"good!"

Tiandao Payne said calmly: "The Gray Stone has powerful life energy. I need the Gray Stone to restore my body."

Nagato directly stated the information and purpose he had obtained.

Because he knew that even if he didn't say anything, it would be difficult for him to have the power of time and space and his subordinates to sneak into the earth.

If he deliberately conceals it, it will only cause cracks and discord between the two of them in their already weak alliance.

"I see. I didn't expect that Grayl's Stone would have such an effect."

Hearing this, Uchiha Obito nodded, his tone was not unusual at all, he paused and said again:

"It's naturally a good thing that Grayl's Stone can heal your body. However, Payne, setting the ambush location underground is to limit..."

Before Uchiha Obito finished speaking, Tendo Payne interrupted lightly: "The location of the ambush remains unchanged, it is still underground."

"constant?"

Uchiha Obito's tone became a little deeper: "In this case, your body may be in danger, Nagato!"

"Nothing, the underground ancient empire ruins are very vast, and the Greer vein is located in the deepest part of the palace, which is quite a long distance away. We just need to kill Uchiha Sasuke at the entrance of the ruins. Even if Uchiha Sasuke can break through the blockade,

I came to the Glenel mine and saw my true form..."

Speaking of this, Tiandao Payne's reincarnation eyes flashed with a faint light, and he said in a faint tone: "Then the person who will die by then will definitely be him!"

Although Tiandao Payne's tone was calm, anyone could hear his aloof and arrogant attitude.

The strength shown by Sasuke Uchiha in the battle in the Land of Swamp.

Nagato understood that Uchiha Sasuke was now in a strong position. If he faced Uchiha Sasuke alone, he would not be able to match him even if all six Pains came out.

Only his true body can defeat him.

Nagato's body is not without combat effectiveness. On the contrary, as the controller of Pain's Six Paths, he can use all the abilities of Pain's Six Paths, but his power is stronger than those used by Pain's Six Paths.

It's just that his main body is extremely inconvenient to move, but Uchiha Sasuke is an extremely mobile opponent. Even if Nagato is absolutely confident that he can defeat and annihilate him with the power of his main body.

But what if Uchiha Sasuke doesn't fight him hard, but fights guerrilla and roundabout battles with him?

Then he must be the one who loses and dies. Even if he claims to be a god and is as arrogant as Nagato, he has to admit this.

Even if Uchiha Sasuke would definitely fight him head-on, Nagato boasted that even if he could defeat and annihilate him, he would still be injured.

And it is very likely to be seriously injured!

For Nagato's current body, a minor injury is a serious injury, and a serious injury means death!

Now, it was naturally impossible for Nagato to risk serious injury and death to confront Sasuke, and it was impossible for Uchiha Sasuke to confront him honestly.

So, under the circumstances that Payne of the Six Paths was no match for Sasuke Uchiha, and it was inconvenient for Nagato to take action.

In the matter of attacking and killing Uchiha Sasuke, even the arrogant Nagato had to join forces with others.

"Although my body is inconvenient to move, the application of the power of the Samsara Eye is still far beyond that of Six Paths Payne. During this period, I healed my body in the Glenel mine. Once the battle situation reaches a stalemate or Uchiha Sasuke breaks through our control over him,

He laid an ambush and came to the Greer mine, but he must have consumed a lot of money, and at that time he also faced a stronger me!"

"Under the circumstances, Uchiha Sasuke will definitely die!"

"..."

Hearing this, Uchiha Obito fell into silence for a while.

Of course he knew that what Nagato said made sense and was very beneficial to their plan.

only.....

Only a partially disabled and immobile Nagato is easier for him to control, but a healthy and intact Nagato is somewhat beyond his control.

It would bring unexpected variables to his plan.

It's just that although Uchiha Obito wanted to stop it, he couldn't find any reason to stop Nagato for a while.

After all, the two of them are now allies on the same front. As an ally, if he deliberately prevents Nagato from healing his body.

It's hard to say that even before Uchiha Sasuke came here, they themselves started fighting among themselves.

But if he had to watch Nagato use the Grayl Mine to heal his body, Obito would still be very unwilling to do so.

"I think what you said, Payne, is right. Since the Grayl Stone can heal your body, then according to what you said, we and your Six Paths Payne ambushed Uchiha Sasuke at the entrance of the Grayl Ruins, and your

The main body can be restored at the Greer Mine."

Just when Uchiha Obito was in a tangle and didn't know what to do, Black Zetsu who appeared on the scene at some unknown time spoke first.

"After all, as the leader of the organization, Nagato, the better your body recovers and the stronger you are, the better it will be for us in terms of attacking and killing Uchiha Sasuke and collecting tailed beasts in the future, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Obito glanced at Black Zetsu and frowned, but he didn't say anything more and just nodded.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Ben."

After saying these words, the Six Paths of Payne all left.

"Jetsu, why did you agree to him? You have to know that if Nagato regains his health, he may be beyond our control."

After Six Paths Pain left, Uchiha Obito asked in a gloomy tone.

"No one can escape Madara's grasp, Obito."

Faced with Obito's question in a very bad tone, Black Zetsu just smiled and said something that made Obito's face look even more ugly.

"Everything Nagato has now was given to him by Madara. If Madara wants to give it to him, it's his. If he doesn't want to give it to him, it's not his."

Hearing this double entendre, which seemed to be referring to something, Obito's face looked extremely ugly under his mask.

As if aware of Obito's expression, Black Zetsu glanced at him and changed his voice: "Moreover, instead of worrying about Nagato becoming stronger after recovering from health, and beyond our control, you might as well worry about Uchiha Sasuke.

, he is the factor that is beyond the control of our plan."

"His talent is so monstrous. He has grown to this point in just a few years. Even when Madara was his age, his strength was far inferior to him. No one knows how far he will grow if we give him more time.

?Will he reach the level of Zeng Madara? Or even awaken his own reincarnation eye?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Obito fell into silence. When he heard the awakening of the Samsara Eye, his expression changed even more, and he retorted:

"It is impossible for him to awaken the Samsara Eye. Didn't Madara say that the Samsara Eye can only be collected at the same time and perfectly integrated with Uchiha and..."

Speaking of this, Uchiha Obito shut his mouth because he thought of where Uchiha Sasuke was now in Orochimaru.

And Orochimaru has the first generation cells!

"Haha, it seems you have figured it all out."

Seeing this, Black Zetsu smiled: "In the final analysis, we and Nagato are still collaborators. We are unanimous on the matter of collecting the nine tailed beasts and reviving the ten tails. Whatever conflicts we have are internal.

Conflict, and Uchiha Sasuke is an external conflict, who comes first and who should be resolved, I think you should understand, right?"

For Black Zetsu, whether it is Uchiha Obito, Nagato, or even Uchiha Madara, their strength has become stronger.

He wasn't worried at all, but was happy to hear it.

As long as they collect the nine tailed beasts and resurrect the Ten-Tails, no matter who among them becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki, they will become the body of their mother Kaguya.

Of course, Black Zetsu's favorite candidate for the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki is Uchiha Madara, after all, he is the strongest.

Using Uchiha Madara as the physical body, mother Kaguya will have more power after her arrival.

"Think about it carefully, Obito, but don't think about it for too long. After all, Uchiha Sasuke is on his way here."

After saying these words, Black Zetsu's figure sank into the earth, leaving Uchiha Obito alone with complicated eyes.

...........

A moment later, in a huge secret room deep in the underground palace, in an obvious magic circle in the center, Nagato, who was as skinny as a stick, sitting on a special machine, was staying here, and beside him was Konan.

"This is the sealing place where the Greer Mine is located!"

After Nagato slowly glanced around the exquisite murals around the secret room, he then placed his sight on the ceiling at the top of the secret room, which was engraved with certain spells, like a portal, and slowly raised his right hand.

.

boom!

An explosion sounded, and Nagato released Shinra Tenzheng with his right hand, shattering the zenith into a huge cave. While countless rubbles fell, chakra light as blue as the sea rushed out like water, and a steady stream of water flowed out.

poured into his body.

In an instant, Nagato felt the vitality again, like the comfortable feeling of warm morning sun shining on his body. He could clearly feel that his riddled body was being replenished by this life energy.

Start slowly nourishing, repairing, and restoring.

Even Xiao Nan on the side showed an expression of enjoyment, as if his tired and heavy body had taken a bath in a hot spring. All the minor injuries and strains on his body seemed to have recovered under the radiance of this energy.

Upon seeing this, a smile appeared on Nagato's lips, and then he calmed down and activated the devouring ability of the Hungry Ghost Path, devouring Greer's life energy with an efficiency a hundred times that of Konan.

In just a short period of time, Nagato's skinny body became fleshed out visibly to the naked eye, and his withered white hair slowly turned a glossy red.

"Nagato, this energy is weird!"

Surprised in his heart, Nagato was about to intensify his devouring of the Greer Mine when Konan on the side suddenly interrupted him with an exclamation.

Um!?

Hearing this, Nagato looked towards Konan's position and saw that Konan's skin, which had always been fair, had turned a little darker for some reason, and her pair of light orange eyes also turned into a deep amber red.

A pair of exposed hands have long and dense hair, black hair on the tips, and sharp claws!

"alienation!?"

Nagato murmured to himself and subconsciously glanced at his body, only to see some sharp black hairs appearing on his skin at some point.

At the same time, an inexplicable feeling of irritability surged into his heart for some reason, and he had the urge to destroy the surrounding environment to vent his anger.

wrong!

It's the energy of Grayl's Stone that's affecting my mind!

Nagato was slightly startled. At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the three female knights under Hyde when he was on the ground.

When using the power of the Grayl Stone, his body also mutated, transforming into three forms: bat-orc, ape-man, and werewolf.

Moreover, his personality has become much more violent, with strong murderous tendencies and desire for destruction.

Even Hyde himself became a monster!

It seems that only Timsi, who is of the Grayl royal family's bloodline, is not affected by Grayl's alienation. Even someone like Nagato, who possesses the Samsara Eye, is unavoidable.

"Xiaonan, please go out for now."

After thinking about this, Nagato spoke to Konan.

Although he uses the pupil technique of the Samsara Eye to devour energy far better than Xiaonan, due to its unique devouring effect, his body is a little lighter than Xiaonan.

Moreover, Nagato also discovered just now that the alienation that happened to the two of them was only temporary and would disappear naturally afterward.

However, if Nagato wants to swallow the energy of the Grayl Stone with the same efficiency as before, this kind of alienation will become a permanent existence.

He will also become an extremely violent monster with a strong desire for destruction!

In order to avoid becoming a monster, Nagato can only continue to absorb the energy of Grayl Stone in a slow absorption manner.

His Samsara Eye has the ability to accommodate all alien energy, as long as it is not too fast or exceeds the upper limit.

The power of the Samsara Eye is enough to ensure that his body will not undergo any alienation.

However, his body has only recovered to a small extent at the moment. If he wants to return to full condition at this speed, it may take three or four days.

"What exactly is the power of the Grayl Stone?"

After Konan left, Nagato looked at the huge blue gem on the ceiling, which was as big as a tall building. His eyes flashed with deep doubts.

Nagato, who has never practiced senjutsu, naturally cannot understand what the energy of Grayl's Stone is.

If Sasuke were here, he would recognize at a glance that the energy that makes up Grayl's Stone is natural energy.

And it’s a special kind of natural energy!

Grayel's Stone, like Dragon Vein, is a product built on the earth. Somehow, it has undergone some kind of transformation, from the power of the earth's veins to a special natural energy.

Dragon Vein's natural energy is special in having the power of time and space, while Greer's natural energy is special in having a powerful healing effect.

It is also normal for absorbing too much Greel Stone to cause alienation.

Just like failure in the practice of celestial arts in Miaomu Mountain will result in petrification, failure in the practice of celestial arts in Ryūji Cave will cause people to turn into blood.

Grayl's Stone is like a curse that transforms an immortal's body. Absorbing too much will cause a person's body to become alienated, and his temper will become extremely irritable, with a strong tendency to destroy!

The people of the former Greel Empire made excessive use of the power of the Greel Stone, and finally fell into the tragedy of destruction because of this characteristic.