The battle started suddenly, the process was fierce, and the pace was quite fast. After one wave of attacks failed to kill the enemy, we retreated decisively.

From the beginning to the end, it might have only taken the time to use a few ninjutsu, and then everything returned to calm. The uncontrolled flames quickly went out after a short while, except for the relatively flat place where Nagato had been, the surrounding area was scorched earth with black smoke.

"Let's go, Konan!"

After Nagato sensed that there was indeed no one around, he did not hesitate and immediately prepared to return. From the eyes shared by Tendou, he could see that the Five-Tails Jinchuriki had been completely subdued.

"Be careful next time. Pay extra attention when you go out. It seems someone is targeting you, Nagato!"

"I know, and what Mizuki said when he left was very interesting!"

Xiaonan thought about it carefully and then said, "Do you want to investigate it carefully?"

Nagato shook his head: "No rush, for now, the priority is to stabilize the organization. As for our partners, I have never trusted them."

"Well, now that we have succeeded in this operation, we can rest for a while. Let others handle the rest!"

If Nagato had to spend so much effort on every tailed beast, he might not have gathered all the tailed beasts and would have been dragged to death.

…

Hoshigaki Kisame poked the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, who had no reaction at all, with Samehada.

"Finally he stopped moving. Even though this guy isn't very smart, he still put up a fierce resistance!"

"That's it. You take the person back and I will notify everyone to seal it!"

"All right."

Putting away the sword, Hoshigaki Kisame looked at the realm of hungry ghosts, the realm of hell, and the realm of animals with great interest.

"I didn't expect that there is such a strong force in the organization. It's really surprising!"

In the past, only Tendo Pain appeared in public and ordered the members of the "Akatsuki" organization to take action as the leader. This time, he had no choice but to reveal the other Six Paths of Pain in front of his subordinates.

“Compared to the goals of the organization, this is a normal thing.”

Tendou looked in the direction of Mizuki's chakra explosion, then turned back and spoke.

"You guys go first, I have something else to do!"

Although Nagato was safe, he was unprotected and it would be dangerous if a strong person suddenly attacked him.

…

The battlefield, which had been bustling with fighting before, was now filled with devastation and no living creatures. Suddenly, a figure that had been waiting for a long time rose from the ground.

"Let's clean up the battlefield. I wonder if there will be anything valuable left behind."

Most of the place had been burnt, and it was estimated that nothing would be left. When the Shuimu clone walked to the only place not affected by the flames, he found something abnormal about the land under his feet.

“Blood?”

Mizuki touched a little dirt on his fingers and smelled it.

"It seems that the series of battles has put a lot of pressure on Nagato. I wonder if all the blood he shed is enough for a reincarnation!"

If Nagato dies, he may have to compete with Kabuto Yakushi for this powerful fighting force. Although the Rinnegan of the Impure World Body has great limitations and cannot summon the Outer Path Demon Statue, and cannot use the Rinnegan Technique, it is still quite valuable.

"It's better than nothing."

Shuimu collected the large piece of blood-stained soil, examined it again, and then disappeared.

After a long time, a thin figure flew over here quickly. It was Ohnoki who arrived late, followed by many elite Iwagakure ninjas.

"Too late, nothing was found!"

"knew!"

Oonoki, who had expected this, did not show any surprise.

"It seems that the ninja world is about to undergo a major change. Wen Ya, notify the Anbu and intelligence departments to try to contact Deidara. Also, strengthen surveillance of the Akatsuki organization and stop all external employment commissions."

"clear!"

This time, the Iwagakure Village suffered heavy losses, but not to the point of serious damage. The defensive capabilities of the stone buildings of the Iwagakure Village are much better than the typical wooden buildings of Konoha. The main losses were casualties. Without Konoha Village's mature medical system, many injured ninjas did not receive timely treatment. I'm afraid the situation is not good.

I wonder what Ōnoki would think if he knew that Nagato didn't try his best.

…

After washing off the dust and changing his clothes, Shuimu returned home without anyone noticing.

The village was silent. Apart from the vague presence of a few ANBU patrolling at night, the whole village was peaceful, in stark contrast to the noisy Iwagakure Village not long ago.

The fate of the ninja world is at stake. The organization that dominates the ninja world may be destroyed because of a super-powerful person's whim. Has Konoha escaped the crisis of destruction in its destiny? It's hard to say!

Looking at the sky, it seems that there is not much time left until dawn, so I probably won’t be able to sleep tonight.

Shuimu walked into the study calmly, huddled into the chair in front of the desk and pondered quietly.

Mizuki felt that the biggest gain tonight was not the corpse of the Human Path and the broken horn of the Five-tailed King, nor the black stick, nor the dispensable and contaminated blood sample of Nagato. Instead, what really made Mizuki feel very rewarding was the discovery that the Hungry Ghost Path attacked the Hell Path and the Human Path after absorbing his senjutsu chakra.

The so-called Six Paths of Pain is just the product of Nagato transmitting chakra over long distances through the black stick and then extending his will. It is actually somewhat similar to Mizuki's physical clones, but much more advanced.

One thing is certain, Shuimu's self-created magic is flawed. Stealing natural energy directly through abnormal means is very risky. If the backdoors of the Toad Magic and Snake Magic are removed, it will actually be much safer than Shuimu's Sage Mode.

The Toad Senjutsu is more about improving the basic physical qualities of the ninja, while the Snake Senjutsu is better at strengthening ninjutsu and chakra.

Shuimu's magic is more comprehensive and adaptable than these two, but the risks are also frightening.

So far, Shuimu has never injected Senjutsu Chakra into his physical body. He occasionally had the idea, but eventually gave up. The only exception was the Heavenly Curse Seal, where all the Senjutsu Chakra was sealed and dormant. When he finally activated the Curse Seal, he also used the controllable Snake Senjutsu mode, and never let his Senjutsu Chakra overflow.

If a living body still has some resistance to Senjutsu Chakra, then the Six Paths of Pain, which was created to receive and contain chakra and then use the secret technique of the Rinnegan, is basically defenseless against Senjutsu Chakra. The Hungry Ghost Path, which has an amazing ability to absorb and corrode Senjutsu Chakra, is seeking death!