Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

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"Think about it, Leader—no matter how you look at it, something's not right!" Black Zetsu pressed, his voice insinuating.

"Enough!" Pain snapped. "Keep your petty thoughts to yourself, Zetsu! Konan wouldn't do that!"

"Whether or not it's true, we can find out by resurrecting Shinnō." Black Zetsu cajoled, clapping his hands together. He retrieved a lump of wriggling flesh from a sealing scroll, handing it to Hiruko, who had been listening to their conversation.

"To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, I had Shinnō leave a piece of his flesh behind, in case of the worst. It seems my concerns were justified."

"It's not much, but it's enough. Hiruko—use the Edo Tensei on Shinnō!"

Hiruko was somewhat reluctant. Spending all day using the Edo Tensei on these lumps of flesh… after a while, he was bound to develop some psychological problems!

Silently glancing at Pain's reaction, and confirming that he wouldn't overreact, that he tacitly approved of this matter, Hiruko cautiously stepped forward.

He clapped his hands, and the earth swallowed the flesh. A coffin from the underworld was summoned.

BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!

The moment the coffin lid opened, white smoke billowed out.

But even after the white smoke cleared, the coffin was empty.

"What's going on?" Black Zetsu asked, puzzled.

Hiruko, the jutsu's caster, was equally confused. "Shinnō—he's definitely dead. But it seems that some force is simultaneously competing for Shinnō's soul. The soul is the most fragile part of a person. Under the strain—Shinnō's soul was shattered, and there's no possibility of resurrecting him."

"A similar power? You mean someone else is using Edo Tensei?!"

"It can largely be understood that way."

"How does the strength compare to you, Hiruko?"

"Fifty-fifty."

Black Zetsu didn't speak, but his heart was somewhat anxious.

He'd overlooked something. Konoha—Orochimaru also knew the Edo Tensei. If he could—match Hiruko's skill, then—Konoha could do anything the Akatsuki could do!

He couldn't delay any longer. He had to collect the bodies of the powerful Shinobi immediately!

As everyone knew, a person's soul cannot be divided in two, which means that the power of the deceased cannot be divided in two.

The Dead of the Shinobi world were a non-renewable resource. There were only so many dead ninjas whose bodies were well-preserved. If Konoha took one, Akatsuki would lose one. He had to firmly grasp this resource in his hands!

Black Zetsu made up his mind, once he left Amegakure, he'd head straight for Konoha!

He would take away all the bodies of the famous ninjas in Konoha with sealing scrolls, and then go to Kumogakure, Iwagakure…

This was such a niche field, there could even be competitors… Black Zetsu was anxious, made even more frantic by the sudden competition.

Operation: Shinobi World Grave Robbing, commence—!

"Hmph…" Pain spoke. "Shinnō's death cannot stop the organization's plans."

"Have Sasori to continue the Jinchuriki capture operation."

"Zetsu, you are in charge of gathering intelligence."

"Hiruko, I want you to use the Edo Tensei technique to summon the deceased as the organization's combat reserves, cooperating with Sasori to capture the Jinchuriki."

"The organization is currently severely short-staffed."

Black Zetsu, who had fallen silent, came back to his senses. "Now, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is confirmed to be in Konoha, as for the Three-Tails Jinchuriki… I searched all of Kirigakure, but I couldn't find any trace of him. If he were dead, the Three-Tails should have revived by now, but it still hasn't."

"My analysis is that the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, like the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, is currently hiding in Konoha."

"Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Nine-Tails, three Tailed Beasts are all in Konoha. If we want to capture them, I'm afraid the leader will have to act personally."

Pain fell silent.

Being a leader—giving orders is easy, but when it comes to actually doing things, there are many considerations.

Konoha was wary of Nagato, but Nagato was also wary of them.

Though he claimed to be a Kami, Nagato still had a brain, and he knew how strong Konoha's power was.

He could destroy Konoha, but Konoha could also destroy his Six Paths puppets… With his current vitality, he likely only had one chance to control the Deva puppet and unleash his strongest ninjutsu.

If he couldn't completely conquer Konoha with this one opportunity, even if the puppets were repaired, he wouldn't have the ability to fight Konoha again.

Moreover, Shinobi battles were about intelligence!

Once the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain were exposed, and Konoha became wary, it would be difficult for him to achieve the same effect even if he returned to his peak vitality.

"Skip the Two-Tails and Three-Tails." Nagato spoke. "First capture the other Tailed Beasts. As for the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Nine-Tails, leave them for last, I will personally take action."

"The location for creating the ultimate weapon—"

"Will be in Konoha!"

Pain stood up abruptly, his tone filled with determination.

No retreat, no surrender. Either he would use Konoha as a battlefield, gather the nine Tailed Beasts to create the ultimate weapon, and bring true peace to the Shinobi world. Or he would die in Konoha with all his regrets and hatred!

This was his, Nagato's, gamble!

"Understood~"

Black Zetsu licked his lips.

The current situation facing Akatsuki might be difficult, but it wasn't as difficult as Nagato imagined.

At least… Black Zetsu would bring back a large number of deceased bodies to be resurrected as Akatsuki's help; in addition, Konoha's current development had made the Four Great Villages uneasy.

Akatsuki plus the powerful Shinobi from the past 50 years of the Shinobi world counted as one Shinobi village, plus the Four Great Villages active in the world… that is, a Five Great Villages alliance!

Five against one, the advantage was his!

'Konoha, what will you use to resist! What can stop my mother's revival!'

Black Zetsu's gaze gradually became firm. He had to consider that this was his only chance in his life. If he didn't seize this opportunity…

With this belief, Black Zetsu's body sank into the ground again, eager to start the grave-robbing operation in the Shinobi world.

"Hehehe… First Hokage, I'm coming! And the Second Hokage… these two guys, must be used well."

"Let Konoha—experience the might of their ancestors!"

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After Black Zetsu and Hiruko left.

Pain's body walked out of the underground space and floated to the top of the God's Tower.

Those puppet eyes, which could not express joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, calmly overlooked the people of Amegakure living in peace below.

Under Nagato's strong rule, Amegakure implemented a closed-door policy. Any unwelcome outsiders who entered would be detected and killed by Nagato's Rain Tiger at Will Technique. It was with this strategy of cruelty to outsiders and gentleness to his own people that Amegakure, which had been reduced to a battlefield in the Second Shinobi World War, was quickly rebuilt and became what it was today, stable and improving.

"Konan… you can understand me, right? If it were you, you definitely could. Even if the whole Shinobi world betrays me, only you won't."

Pain murmured to himself, "But… this Amegakure that we worked together to build, why won't you come back to see it after the mission failed?"

"We clearly agreed that we would make the rain in Amegakure stop completely, and let Yahiko no longer cry… Have you forgotten?"

Inside a paper tree that no one could detect, Nagato, his back full of black rods, sat in the cockpit, looking around, and then lowered his head to look at the ring and paper in his hand.

This paper was the "life paper" that Konan had given him.

Once Konan's brain or soul was invaded by chakra, or if her life withered, it would be displayed on this paper.

At the same time, Konan could accurately locate the position of this paper. It was an extra layer of insurance for Nagato's body.

This was supposed to be the concrete bond between the two.

But now, Nagato looked at the paper in his hand, and an inexplicable taste welled up in his heart.

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