"You..."
Nagato's pupils dilated instantly!
"You want to seize the Rinnegan..."
A flash of rage appeared on Nagato's face!
Akihara Kagura, this guy wants to plot to steal his Rinnegan!
Akihara Kagura plans to betray the Akatsuki Organization, to seize his Rinnegan at this crucial moment of the plan!
"Isn't this normal?"
Akihara Kagura raised his eyebrows, glancing at the swarm of snakes wandering towards them from afar, "Lord Orochimaru also wants your Rinnegan. Many people in this world want the Rinnegan. Adding me isn't too much..."
"Kagura, you..."
Even Jiraiya was shocked by Akihara Kagura's idea!
"Thanks are due to Teacher Jiraiya today..."
Akihara Kagura slightly turned his head, looking at his teacher, and chuckled softly, "If it weren't for you and Lord Orochimaru helping me probe Nagato's intelligence, I might not have had the confidence to seize Senior Nagato's Rinnegan..."
"It's actually quite fortunate..."
Akihara Kagura reached out a finger, rubbing his temple, "I've been thinking about how to kill Senior Nagato. Initially, I thought I'd find a chance to lead the Root members to besiege the Akatsuki Organization. I didn't expect Teacher Jiraiya to come to the Akatsuki Organization..."
"Kagura..."
Jiraiya looked at Akihara Kagura, his conspiratorial expression making him tremble as he asked, "So, you used me to look for an opportunity to locate Nagato, using me to find Nagato's intelligence, taking the chance to seize his Rinnegan here..."
Myself...
Have become the tool for this disciple to probe Nagato!
A teacher discovering this fact, no matter what, he couldn't calm down!
Jiraiya got up stiffly, staring at his disciple as if meeting Akihara Kagura for the first time.
Since accepting Akihara Kagura as a disciple, Jiraiya had never felt so unfamiliar with Akihara Kagura as he did now.
"Little Jiraiya..."
Sage Fukasaku understood Jiraiya's feelings, couldn't help but softly comfort him once more, hoping he wouldn't feel too distressed, "Although... at least it resolved Nagato and the Rinnegan's trouble for the Ninja World..."
"Indeed, the outcome is good..."
Akihara Kagura nodded, his gaze still fixed on Nagato, "Moreover, from the day I met Senior Nagato, I've been wondering when I could get his pair of Rinnegan, so I kept interacting with him in secret..."
"..."
Nagato's heart clenched tightly.
Akihara Kagura looked at Nagato, continuing calmly, "In Konoha, I hold great power, likely to become the next Hokage. Without your Rinnegan, why would I associate with a small group like Akatsuki?"
"Actually, it's not easy..."
Akihara Kagura shook his head, talking about his troubles, "To prevent others from discovering I want to seize Senior Nagato's Rinnegan, I painstakingly created this opportunity, with everyone drawn to Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke's duel..."
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Nagato coughed lightly, looking at Akihara Kagura, asking solemnly, "Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke's duel, was it your plot?"
"Ah, more or less..."
Akihara Kagura didn't deny it.
This was the core part of the conspiracy.
Taking advantage of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke's brotherly duel, attracting Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito's attention, flipping the table here to seize Nagato's Rinnegan, creating an established fact.
"However..."
"A pair of Rinnegan is certainly precious..."
"Yet, for someone who has endured for ten years like me, the value of a pair of Rinnegan is far from enough. I need more to feel I'm not too disadvantaged..."
Akihara Kagura nodded, looking resolutely at Nagato, a hint of confidence showing in his eyes, "Once I have the Rinnegan, I can take over Senior Nagato's plan. Just gathering Tailed Beasts to make war weapons, using them to prevent war seems too wasteful..."
"Wasteful?"
Nagato's face wrinkled, not quite understanding Akihara Kagura's meaning.
"Why not be a little bolder..."
Akihara Kagura, while pondering, tried explaining his thoughts to Nagato and Jiraiya, "If Senior Nagato gives me your Rinnegan, and lets me have the weapons gathered from the Tailed Beasts, with the power of Wood Release and Tailed Beasts, I can easily destroy the entire Ninja World..."
"!!!"
This guy Akihara Kagura hasn't forgotten his idea!
Jiraiya and Nagato's hearts twitched; this extremely crazy fellow hasn't forgotten the concept of annihilating all life in the Ninja World!
Even...
How was he implementing it!
"Don't you think it's more interesting this way?"
Akihara Kagura looked at Nagato, continuing softly, "Since it's originally killing for peace, why not simply kill everyone..."
"What?"
Nagato seemed to feel he hadn't heard clearly.
Jiraiya's ears seemed to have heard a hallucination, as he heard Akihara Kagura and his memories vaguely returned to that time ten years ago...
Ten years ago...
In the Land of Rain...
A young Akihara Kagura claimed it was better to kill everyone in the Ninja World; only by killing everyone can war be avoided. Now that boy has grown little by little into what he is now...
And at that time, he just thought Akihara Kagura's personality was extreme, thought he had abandoned those extreme ideas...