Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 272 The Expanding Akatsuki Organization

“Your eyes are of great research value, so I’ll remove them.”

Nagato slowly landed in front of Tetsuka, a black rod appearing in his hand, which he thrust into Tetsuka's chest.

Nagato did not intend to kill Tekka; rather, he wanted to control Tekka and obtain information and the Sharingan.

Suddenly, Tetsuka raised his head, his eyes re-entering the Mangekyou Sharingan, then lunged forward, his right hand stretching out with all his might, his fingers hooking towards Nagato's Rinnegan.

Nagato only felt a gentle breeze around him, and the next instant, a pair of hands were already in front of him.

How can it be!

Such speeds exist in the world!

Nagato seemed to have traveled back in time, when he had just started learning ninjutsu from Jiraiya. Jiraiya's speed was just like that, leaving him no time to react.

However, Nagato is now extremely powerful, and no one can be faster than him in front of the Rinnegan, leaving him no time to react.

Tetsuka's eyes were bloodshot. From his perspective, his speed hadn't increased, but Nagato had become extremely sluggish, as if time had slowed down for Nagato.

"Successful!"

Tetsuka was overjoyed, his right hand about to touch the Rinnegan, when Nagato's body was suddenly sent flying.

"Damn it, who is it!"

The carefully prepared tactics were ruined. Ironfire roared loudly and looked up to find a huge transparent chameleon appearing in front of him.

The chameleon also has the Rinnegan, and its tongue, which sticks out from in front of its mouth, curls around the Nagato.

By sharing vision with the chameleon, Nagato knew what had happened, flipped over and jumped onto the top of the chameleon's head, putting distance between himself and Tetsuya.

"Is this the power of your eyes? It can even affect the flow of time. However, since you deliberately feigned weakness and lured me closer before activating this ability, it means you can't use it over long distances or large areas."

As Nagato spoke, he glanced at the corner of Tetsuka's eye, where the blood flowing there was growing increasingly dark, and said softly, "With an ability like yours, the burden must be immense. Now that I've discovered it, you have no chance of turning the tables."

hateful!

Tetsuka stood tall, looking up at Nagato, his fists clenched tightly.

At this moment, Mikami, Kakuzu, and Sasori also arrived.

Many of Sasori's powerful puppets and Kakuzu's three masked monsters were destroyed by Nagato in one move, significantly reducing their strength.

Konan and Yahiko were already very strong, and later they received help from Nagato's summoning beast, so they successfully suppressed the three of them and forced them to come to Nagato's place.

Yamori wanted to escape alone, but he was being closely watched by Konan and Yahiko. Whenever Yamori was away from Kakuzu and Sasori, he would be targeted.

Mi Shou could only endure it for the time being and see if the regrouping of the squad would bring about a change in the situation.

At the same time, he had his shadow clones bury a large number of explosive tags underground. If the situation turned unfavorable, he would take advantage of the chaos to detonate them all at once, creating confusion to cover his retreat.

Mikami guessed that Kakuzu and Sasori must have devised an escape plan, but it was too well-hidden for him to figure out.

Scorpion glanced at Ironfire and said, "The situation is unfavorable; we should retreat."

Kakuzu has transformed into a tentacle monster, with countless earth grudges extending from his back, constantly drifting, ready to fight at any moment.

At this moment, Kakuzu also said, "The enemy's strength has exceeded our expectations. If we continue fighting, we will be in great danger."

Misato was no longer in the mood to speak. He and his shadow clones stood back to back, warily watching Nagato, Nagato, and their summoned beasts around them.

Tetsuka silently loosened his fist and was about to speak when Yahiko spoke first.

Join us.

Mikami, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Tetsuka all looked completely bewildered.

Is this how the Akatsuki recruits members?

One moment they're fighting to the death, the next they're trying to win them over.

The turn of events happened so fast, my mind went blank!

Mi Shou's heart stirred. He thought about Yahiko's character. Besides his insistence on his ideals, he seemed to have a knack for persuasion.

It's best to avoid fighting if possible, so Mi Shou deliberately mocked, "What a foolish idea."

Konan also looked at Yahiko in shock. He was clearly up to no good, and he was a cruel rogue ninja from the ninja world. How could they possibly recruit such people?

Seeing the many surprised, mocking, cold, and indifferent gazes from the crowd, Yahiko scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled, as if he was thinking of the right words to express his thoughts.

“I’m saying, there’s really no need for us to be enemies. The reason we fought just now was because you wanted to take Nagato’s Rinnegan, and we were acting in self-defense.”

After speaking, Yahiko's speech became much more fluent, and he scratched his right hand, his expression becoming much more serious.

"Now that you have been defeated and are no longer capable of seizing the Rinnegan, we naturally do not need to continue fighting."

Tiehu sneered, "Our goal is the Rinnegan. Even if we fail this time, we will attack you again next time. You want us to join Akatsuki? You'll have to hand over the Rinnegan to me!"

Faced with Tetsuka's aggressive questioning, Yahiko nodded: "If you want the Rinnegan, I can help you, but not Nagato's pair. This is for your own good."

Tetsuka looked at Yahiko, then at Nagato, who remained calm and silent, and frowned as he asked, "What do you mean?"

Yahiko said, "As someone who possesses the Sharingan, you should understand that the more powerful the eye technique, the greater the burden on the human body. If you possess someone else's Rinnegan, you may not necessarily gain greater power, but your body will definitely become worse. Is this the result you want? Rather than that, you should have your own Sharingan."

At this point, Yahiko looked at Nagato, who nodded slightly, indicating that no one was secretly watching them.

"Is it even possible to have one's own Rinnegan?"

Tetsuka's thinking was shaken. In the past, his idea was to seize the Rinnegan and then use its power to unify the ninja world, making the Uchiha clan stand at the top of the world.

Even in his dreams, he never dreamed of having his own Rinnegan.

Yahiko continued, "You should know that the Rinnegan evolved from the Sharingan. As a member of the Uchiha clan, you are born with the potential to awaken the Rinnegan. No matter how small the possibility is, you are much luckier than us."

what? !

Can the Sharingan evolve into the Rinnegan?!

Upon hearing this secret, Kakuzu and Sasori were extremely shocked, while Yamori pretended to be extremely shocked.

Tetsuka's emotions were quickly stirred by Yahiko's words. He thought of Uchiha Madara. Madara obtained the Rinnegan through his own abilities. Why couldn't he do the same?

I am also a proud Uchiha!

Trying to calm himself down, Tetsuka stared intently at Yahiko: "You know how to help me evolve the Rinnegan?!"

If he could truly possess his own Rinnegan, Tetsuka would certainly not want anyone else's.

Yahiko shook his head decisively: "I don't know."

Tetsuka felt he had been fooled and was about to get angry when he heard Yahiko continue, "However, we already have a pair of Sharingan eyes and a sample. Can't we figure out the secrets behind them?"

Tetsuka concluded, "We formed the Akatsuki organization solely to eliminate war and bring lasting peace to the ninja world. Power, authority, and wealth are not our goals; we can give them all to you as long as there is peace. We are all strong individuals in the ninja world, and cooperating with each other to realize our dreams is the wise decision."

Hearing these words, Yahiko felt a headache coming on. What kind of ideas had that damned Ōoka Shin instilled in Yahiko all these years ago? This idea of ​​seeking common ground while reserving differences was really tempting.

Sasori and Kakuzu were also tempted.

The Akatsuki's goals are clearly at odds with the ninja villages, so a bloodbath is inevitable.

With an absurdly strong ally like Nagato, Sasori can collect even more precious puppet materials, and Kakudo can amass even more wealth. Just thinking about it is exciting.

Tiehuo, somewhat unwilling to accept this, retorted, "If I can't figure anything out, then I've been deceived by you!"

Yahiko looked into Tekka's eyes and said seriously, "Your Sharingan has serious side effects. If you use it too often, you will eventually go blind. The longer it goes on, the weaker you will become, and the slimmer your hope of obtaining the Rinnegan will be. Why don't you cooperate with us and at least solve the side effects on your eyes first?"

Sasori and Kakuzu were stunned; the information they had gathered today was simply too explosive.

At this moment, Nagato finally spoke: "Stay in Akatsuki and gather my intelligence. Even if the research fails, your chances of successfully ambushing me will be greater."

That annoying confidence.

Nagato was completely unconcerned about the betrayal of Tetsuka and the others.

Tie Huo remained silent for a long time, analyzing his current situation and the strength of both sides, and finally agreed.

Upon seeing this scene, a few words came to mind.

To subdue the enemy without fighting.