Meanwhile, on the other side, Katsuyu released everyone she had protected, but Tsunade had also exhausted her chakra. Despite the effects of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, she didn't appear old, but she was still very weak and unable to continue fighting.
Jiraiya was also severely injured.
Fortunately, Tendo Pain could only use the Super Shinra Tensei once.
Subsequently, Naruto and Jiraiya teamed up to fight Tendo Pain. Jiraiya sacrificed an arm, and with Naruto's Sage Art: Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken, they ultimately destroyed Tendo Pain.
However, to create an opportunity for Naruto, Jiraiya exhausted all his chakra and was unable to continue fighting.
"Naruto, it's up to you now!"
Jiraiya said.
"Yeah!"
Naruto used the black rod to pierce his own body, quickly locating Nagato's position, and rushed straight there.
"Naruto is coming!"
Nagato said weakly.
"I'll stop him!"
Konan said, knowing that her strength was still formidable and that she was capable of fighting.
However, when Naruto arrived and started speaking, the anger and killing intent in Nagato's heart suddenly disappeared. He allowed Naruto to keep talking and even stopped Konan from taking action.
Konan was taken aback.
"Talk no Jutsu?"
Konan quickly realized the terrifying power of Talk no Jutsu, as even someone with Nagato's unwavering resolve was swayed by Naruto's words.
Wasn't Nagato supposed to stop Naruto from talking? Wasn't he supposed to be immune to Talk no Jutsu?
"Is this Talk no Jutsu?"
Ye Tian was somewhat surprised.
However, he felt that Talk no Jutsu was essentially a power bestowed by the will of the world, a manifestation of the protagonist's aura. Nagato, strictly speaking, didn't lose to Naruto's Talk no Jutsu but to the will of the world.
The will of the world wanted Nagato to lose, and unless he could break free from the restrictions of the world's rules, it would be difficult for him to win.
Of course, Talk no Jutsu had no effect on him and only worked on specific people.
People like Nagato and Obito!
Before long, Nagato's resolve was completely shaken by Naruto, and he abandoned his plan to capture the Nine-Tails.
This attack on Konoha didn't cause much damage, and Nagato didn't foolishly use the Rinne Rebirth Technique to revive the few people who had died.
"Naruto, be careful of Obito. He won't give up on the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan!"
Nagato said before leaving.
"I understand, Nagato-sensei!"
Naruto nodded.
Yahiko and Konan then took the weakened Nagato away and returned to Amegakure.
Naruto returned to Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.
"Where's Nagato?"
Jiraiya asked.
"He left. I convinced him to completely abandon the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, and he will leave the Akatsuki organization and not get involved anymore. From now on, he will stay in Amegakure and never come out." Naruto relayed Nagato's message.
"????"
Jiraiya was utterly shocked.
He had tried countless times to persuade Nagato and Konan in the livestream as their teacher, but they had completely ignored him, disregarding their relationship as teacher and students.
Yet, Naruto had only been there for a short while, said a few words, and managed to change Nagato's mind. Is this really Talk no Jutsu?
"Naruto, if you encounter any enemy you can't handle in the future, just use your Talk no Jutsu. You'll be able to deal with any enemy!" Jiraiya laughed.
The weakened Tsunade glared at Jiraiya and said, "Don't give reckless advice. This time was just a stroke of luck. If Nagato had fought to the death, Naruto wouldn't necessarily have won. If Naruto lost, he would be captured, the Nine-Tails would be extracted, and Naruto would die!"
"I was just joking!" Jiraiya replied.
"Katsuyu, use the poisonous healing ability on Jiraiya!"
Tsunade commanded.
"Yes!"
Katsuyu immediately used the poisonous healing ability.
Buzz!!!!
A beam of poisonous healing light enveloped Jiraiya, and his injuries began to heal at a visible rate. Even his severed arm was slowly regenerating.
However, fully restoring his arm would take dozens, if not hundreds, of healing sessions.
While being enveloped by the poisonous healing light, Jiraiya couldn't help but let out certain sounds.
These sounds made Naruto feel extremely awkward, and Tsunade blushed in embarrassment: "Hold it in!"
However, Jiraiya simply couldn't help it!
Despite everything, Tsunade never allowed Katsuyu to use the poisonous healing ability on her to heal her injuries.
Shortly afterward, Naruto and the others returned to Konoha one by one.
Not far from there, a White Zetsu appeared.
Watching Nagato and his group leave, it said, "It seems Nagato has betrayed the Akatsuki. I need to inform Obito!"
With that, it merged into the ground and quickly disappeared.
Shortly after Nagato and his group returned, the livestream chat was enabled.
At this time, a rift emerged within the Akatsuki.
[Kisame Hoshigaki: Nagato, White Zetsu says you betrayed us? You're our leader, yet you betrayed us!!!]
[Hidan: Leader Nagato, I've always respected you, but I didn't expect you to actually betray the Akatsuki as predicted by the Golden List!]
[Kakuzu: Konan, Nagato, since you've left the Akatsuki, return my money! That's the earnings from countless missions, and I can't let Konan manage it anymore.]
[Uchiha Obito: Nagato, I'm very disappointed in you. You shouldn't have betrayed the Akatsuki. Now, I will revoke your position and become the new leader of the Akatsuki!]
[Konan: Obito, don't forget that you will die at Kaguya Otsutsuki's hands in the future to save Kakashi and the others. What right do you have to speak against us?]
[Uchiha Obito: That doesn't count. I would never betray the Akatsuki!]
[Sakura Haruno: I heard that Nagato was defeated by Naruto's Talk no Jutsu. Is Naruto's Talk no Jutsu really that powerful?]
Sakura Haruno was truly stunned. Upon learning this news, she was extremely shocked. She had always thought that the Golden List's claim about Talk no Jutsu defeating Nagato and Obito was just a joke, but it turned out to be true!
Naruto's Talk no Jutsu was unbelievably terrifying!!!
[Nagato: I'm sorry, everyone. From now on, we will remain in Amegakure and not interfere in any matters of the ninja world!]
[Uchiha Obito: Nagato, hand over the Death Scepter and the Rinnegan to me, and I will allow you to leave the Akatsuki!]
[Konan: No way! Don't even think about it!]
[Uchiha Obito: The Rinnegan belongs to Madara, and as for the Death Scepter, you promised it to me before.]
[Nagato: Obito, I will never hand over the Death Scepter or the Rinnegan to you!]
[Uchiha Obito: Hahaha, Nagato, if you were at your peak, I indeed wouldn't dare provoke you. But now, you're not only physically weak, but you've also just fought a great battle—how much strength do you have left? As for Konan and Yahiko, they are hardly worth mentioning.]
[Nagato: Are you planning to seize them by force?]
[Uchiha Obito: That's right, and I'm already at Amegakure!]
At Amegakure, Uchiha Obito had arrived. He wouldn't give Nagato time to recover because if Nagato were to regain his strength, defeating him would be extremely difficult. If Konan and Yahiko joined in, it would be even more troublesome.
Therefore, Obito had to seize this opportunity to snatch the Death Scepter and the Rinnegan.
Soon enough, Obito confronted Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko.
The battle was about to erupt.
[Tsunade: Nagato, could you livestream the battle so we can understand the situation? It would also help us learn more about Uchiha Obito's abilities!]
[Nagato: Sure!]
[Fourth Raikage: An internal fight within the Akatsuki, haha, this is going to be interesting!]
[Kisame Hoshigaki: Ah, how did it come to this!]
[Uchiha Itachi: It's a pity I'm too far away; otherwise, I could've intervened!]
Buzz!!!!
Nagato started the livestream.
Everyone rushed into Nagato's livestream room, where they saw Nagato, Konan, Yahiko, and Uchiha Obito wearing his mask.
They watched the livestream and chatted at the same time.
[Fourth Raikage: Nagato looks very pale and appears extremely weak. This fight seems highly unfavorable for Nagato and his group!]
[Third Tsuchikage: I don't sympathize with Nagato. No matter who dies, it's a good thing!]
[Mei Terumi: That's right. Nagato, as the leader of the Akatsuki, has done countless evil deeds over the years. No matter who dies, I'd be happy!]
Soon, the battle began!
Chapter 106: The Power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Sasuke's Strength!
Boom!!!!
The battle erupted!
Obito's Kamui ability was somewhat buggy, making Yahiko and Konan's attacks unable to touch him.
Suddenly.
As Obito wielded a kunai to pierce Yahiko's body, Nagato forcibly activated the power of his Rinnegan, unleashing Shinra Tensei.
"Shinra Tensei!"
A terrifying repulsive force acted on Obito.
Immediately, Obito activated his Kamui intangibility.
Shinra Tensei could not affect space, so it couldn't repel Obito in his intangible state.
However, Yahiko took the opportunity to pull away.
Golden List Livestream.
[Fourth Raikage: Obito's Kamui is really buggy. If there's no countermeasure, it's very difficult to harm him!]
[Third Tsuchikage: Many of Ye Tian's weapons and techniques can cut through space, but Nagato and the others certainly can't. However, if Nagato and his group can seize the right moment, Obito will also fall. It all depends on whether they can grasp that opportunity.]
[Third Hokage: If Nagato's eye power hadn't been excessively drained and he wasn't so weak, dealing with Obito shouldn't be too much of a problem. Obito would only have the option to flee. But as things stand, they can't really do much to Obito!]
[Gaara: The outcome seems almost certain at this point!]
At this moment, Konan urged Yahiko to retreat with the weakened Nagato.
Yahiko knew what Konan was planning but said nothing, fully aware that even if Konan died, they could later use the Death Scepter to revive her.
As long as one of them lived, it would be a victory.
Then.
Something that shocked everyone occurred.
Konan summoned countless explosive tags, which rose up densely like skyscrapers.
"Hahaha, Obito, I knew we would turn against each other eventually, so I prepared six hundred billion explosive tags just to deal with you!" Konan shouted maniacally.
She continued, "Your Kamui can absorb anything into the Kamui dimension, but the speed at which you can absorb yourself is very slow. Six hundred billion explosive tags will make it impossible for you to absorb yourself into the Kamui dimension in time, forcing you to use Kamui intangibility to withstand this attack. However, six hundred billion explosive tags can explode continuously for ten minutes, while your Kamui intangibility can only last five minutes. After those five minutes, you will undoubtedly die!!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, six hundred billion explosive tags detonated!!!!
At this point, Obito couldn't absorb his body into the Kamui dimension to avoid the explosion of six hundred billion tags—the time wasn't enough, and the absorption speed for himself was much slower than for others, one of Kamui's weaknesses.
If he forcibly tried to absorb his body into the Kamui dimension, the explosion would utterly obliterate his flesh.
"Kamui intangibility!"
Obito's body instantly became intangible, ignoring the damage from the explosive tags.
Seconds ticked by!
[Kakuzu: Damn, six hundred billion explosive tags? Konan, you spendthrift! Did you take all our Akatsuki funds to buy those tags? That's my hard-earned money!]
[Hidan: Konan is ruthless! Six hundred billion explosive tags? Even with my immortality, I'd be blown to dust!]
[Fourth Raikage: That's women for you—so vicious! She secretly gathered six hundred billion explosive tags!!!]
[Tsunade: What a terrifying method! It's a good thing Nagato gave up on capturing the Nine-Tails, otherwise even Naruto couldn't withstand six hundred billion explosive tags!]
[Kisame Hoshigaki: Is Obito done for?]
[Itachi Uchiha: No, Obito won't fall. Konan's six hundred billion explosive tags are indeed impressive, but she misjudged one thing—Obito has the Sharingan, and he knows a certain jutsu.]
[Danzo: Izanagi! If Obito uses Izanagi, he can turn all negative factors into mere illusions at the moment of death, allowing him to endure for another five minutes. So, even ten minutes of explosions aren't enough. Even fifteen minutes wouldn't do; Obito can keep using Izanagi!]
[Nagato: We overlooked Izanagi!]
After ten minutes of explosions, everything around was reduced to dust.
Konan was also injured, and not lightly.
Nagato and Yahiko returned.
"Banshō Ten'in!!!"
Nagato tried to pull Konan from a distance, knowing that Obito was still alive.
As Konan was being pulled over, a figure appeared, instantly grabbing Konan and teleporting away, appearing at a distant location.
It was Obito!
"Spatial ability?"
Nagato's expression shook.
[Tobirama Senju: It's somewhat like the Flying Thunder God technique, but his movement doesn't seem to rely on the Flying Thunder God formula, suggesting he can directly warp through space!]
[Fourth Hokage: It should be a direct spatial movement ability, but it's definitely not Kamui! I fought Obito before, and he didn't have this ability then.]
[Kakashi: It must be the ability of the Mangekyō Sharingan that Obito received!]
[Fourth Raikage: Now I remember—Obito was rewarded with a Mangekyō Sharingan during the livestream, but we didn't know what its abilities were. Turns out it had spatial movement abilities. So, Obito didn't need to use Izanagi at all; he just used his spatial movement ability to forcibly warp away?]
[Tobirama Senju: Even the Flying Thunder God technique could possibly escape the explosion of six hundred billion explosive tags, let alone an ability that can directly warp through space.]
[Kakuzu: So, Konan's six hundred billion explosive tags just exploded for nothing?]
[Hidan: Seems like it!]
"Nagato, Konan, you've underestimated me!" Obito said coldly.
"Release Konan!" Nagato demanded in anger.
"Hand over the Rinnegan and the Death Scepter, and I'll release Konan!" Uchiha Obito threatened.
"Impossible!" Konan retorted, "Even if you kill me, Nagato can use the Death Scepter to bring me back later!"
Uchiha Obito frowned.
Indeed, Nagato possessed the Death Scepter, making it easy to resurrect Konan.
"Is that so? Well, I have countless ways to make you neither dead nor alive, stuck in endless pain!" Obito threatened.
[Fourth Hokage: How did Obito become like this, without any bottom line?]
[Fourth Raikage: Sigh, I can't imagine this guy ever changing his ways.]
[Tsunade: Even if Obito changes, I can't accept someone like him!]
Obito and Nagato were in a standoff.
At this moment, Nagato proposed, "I can give you the Death Scepter, but not the Rinnegan. If I give you everything, we would have no power left to resist you. This is our final bottom line. If you don't agree, then we'll both go down together!"
"The Death Scepter has already been used once; it can't be used again in a short time unless you sacrifice your own lifespan to forcefully resurrect someone. It's useless to me now. I need the Rinnegan!" Obito said coldly.
Nagato hesitated, but Obito started torturing Konan with genjutsu.
Seeing Konan in pain, Nagato finally gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I will give you the Rinnegan, but you must swear on the Golden List that after obtaining the Rinnegan, you won't attack us again, and we will not leave Amegakure."
Swearing oaths wasn't reliable; no one took them seriously.
However, the Golden List was so mysterious that swearing upon it might actually work; this was Nagato's desperate move.
"Deal!"
Obito agreed.
Immediately, he swore upon the Golden List.
Mysteriously, the power of the Golden List spread, making Obito frown.
"Can the Golden List really bind an oath?"
Obito thought to himself.
However, as long as he obtained the Rinnegan, his goal would be achieved, and with Nagato losing his Rinnegan, he would no longer pose a threat; not killing them was no longer an issue.
Soon after, Nagato removed his pair of Rinnegan and threw them to Obito.
Obito took the Rinnegan and left immediately.
With that, Nagato closed the livestream, ending the event.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Sasuke had been tracking and searching relentlessly, eventually finding Deidara.
Sasuke wasn't about to pass up this great opportunity.
He rushed over immediately to intercept Deidara.
"Uchiha Sasuke, it's you!"
Deidara recognized Sasuke instantly.
"Where is Uchiha Itachi?" Sasuke demanded.
"Why should I tell you?"
Deidara was arrogant; he didn't allow others to speak to him with such pride, so Sasuke's attitude displeased him greatly.
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