Chat Group
Lucas: Why did Uzumaki Nagato seek revenge against Hanzō of the Salamander? That's a great question! And the answer is simple—it's all because of you, Senju Tobirama! You trained an excellent student: Shimura Danzo!
Senju Tobirama: Why are you bringing up Danzo just to insult him? What did he do this time?
Lucas : "What did he do?" More like, what didn't he do? @Senju Tobirama, don't underestimate Shimura Danzo. His strength may have been mediocre, but his ability to cause chaos? That was top-tier.
Senju Hashirama: Danzo… what did he do to Nagato?
Lucas: Danzo allied with Hanzō of the Salamander, orchestrating an ambush on Yahiko and the Akatsuki organization. As a result, Yahiko died.
Senju Tobirama : Danzo is really talented… I should have seen it earlier.
Uchiha Madara : Tobirama, don't try to play innocent. If you didn't recognize Danzo's "talents," why did you make him your disciple? You and Danzo… you're more alike than you'd like to admit.
Senju Hashirama : Why was Danzo targeting Yahiko and the Akatsuki?
Lucas: Because Yahiko was like you, Hashirama.
Senju Hashirama blinked. Wait, what? So… Danzo targeted him just because he reminded him of me? That makes no sense!
Golden Lion Shiki: Shihahaha! I get it. Yahiko was a charismatic leader with a grand vision for peace—just like you, Hashirama. Danzo and Hanzō must have seen him as a threat and decided to eliminate him before he could grow too powerful.
Senju Hashirama : So that's it… A young leader with big ideals, taken down before he could achieve them. What a shame…
Lucas: Wrong. Yahiko wasn't a genius ninja like you. What made him similar to you was his ideology—he believed that peace could be achieved through mutual understanding among people.
Senju Hashirama: If that's the case, then why did Danzo and Hanzō see him as a threat?
Lucas: Yahiko and his group formed the Akatsuki, an independent organization trying to negotiate peace between warring nations. They wanted to act as a neutral force within Amegakure—but to Hanzō, that meant a loss of control over his own village.
Senju Tobirama: I see… Yahiko made a critical mistake. He didn't have a strategist by his side. He was just like my brother—all ideals, no political sense. He had ideas, but no power or cunning to back them up.
Uchiha Madara : See, Hashirama? You didn't bring peace to the ninja world through negotiation—you did it through sheer power. If you hadn't been the strongest ninja alive, you wouldn't have ended the Warring States Era. Yahiko, on the other hand, lacked that strength… and paid the price for it.
Lucas: Exactly. If Hashirama hadn't been so overwhelmingly strong, he would have ended up just like Yahiko."
Senju Hashirama : I get it now… My vision alone wasn't enough. Yahiko was me… without power.
Lucas: And that's why Danzo got involved. He loved war and saw the Akatsuki's peace efforts as a threat. He couldn't allow an independent organization to interfere with the major villages' conflicts. So, naturally, he had to eliminate them."
Lucas: At that time, Akatsuki had many members, but few strong ninjas. The combined forces of Danzo's Root ANBU and Hanzō's army were enough to massacre them.
Danzo and Hanzō devised a plan: They kidnapped Konan and forced Yahiko to choose—
"Kill yourself… or we kill Konan.""
Whitebeard: Wait a damn minute. If they already had the upper hand, why go through all that trouble? Why not just kill them outright?
Lucas: Because they wanted to break Yahiko's spirit, destroy Akatsuki's belief in peace, and minimize their own losses. Ninjas will use any method to complete a mission.
Whitebeard: Tch… Cold-blooded bastards. If you call yourself a demigod, you should at least act with some dignity. Using such dirty tactics against the weak… that's just pathetic.
Lucas: Hanzō wasn't always like that. In his youth, he truly wanted to protect the Land of Rain. He even had the courage to declare war against three Great Ninja Villages at the same time, just to keep them from turning his home into a battlefield."
Golden Lion Shiki: Shihahaha! So he used to have some backbone? I was starting to think his title was just self-proclaimed nonsense.
Gold Thief Woonan: Maybe it was… but at least his younger self was respectable.
Senju Tobirama: A hero who protects his country and a tyrant who clings to power… are not mutually exclusive. People can be both."
Uchiha Shisui: Regardless, he paid the price in the end. Nagato killed him. But what happened to Akatsuki after that? If Obito got involved, things must've changed.
Lucas: All of Yahiko's original followers—the ones who still believed in his peaceful vision—were wiped out by Obito. He blamed their deaths on Amegakure's forces to manipulate Nagato into hatred… and then led him into accepting the Eye of the Moon Plan."
Doflamingo: Fufufufu~ How ironic. He thought he was controlling Nagato, but he didn't realize that he himself was being manipulated by Uchiha Madara. The cycle of deception never ends.
Lucas: That's human nature—everyone thinks they're different, that they're the ones in control. But in the end, most people are just pawns in someone else's game."
Real World
Lucas arrived at the center of Amegakure, standing atop its tallest building.
Step!
The moment his foot touched the ground, three figures emerged from the shadows, surrounding him.
One of them was a blond-haired man with black metal rods protruding from his nose and ears. His eyes, inked with concentric circles, exuded an aura of mystique and authority.
Chat Group
Senju Tobirama: Is this Uzumaki Nagato?
Lucas: No, this is Yahiko. After his death, Nagato transformed him into one of the Six Paths of Pain.
Fire Fist Ace: Wait, he actually turned his dead friend into a puppet?!
Lucas: Yes. He wasn't trying to replace Yahiko—he was trying to use his body to bring Yahiko's ideals to life. He hid himself away, using Yahiko's corpse as his public identity, as if Yahiko were still alive.
Howard Stark: Damn… that's some next-level obsession.
Lucas: It's not about obsession. It's about devotion. Maybe… when Yahiko died, Nagato died too. What's left is just someone living for Yahiko's dream."
Howard Stark: What about Konan?
Lucas: The blue-haired girl beside him? She's a sealing master who can create paper bombs out of thin air. If she used that skill for business, she'd be a billionaire by now. Don't underestimate her—she has enough stored explosive tags to level Konoha if she wanted to.
Howard Stark: No, no, that's not what I meant. If Nagato is "living as Yahiko," then where does Konan fit into this love triangle?
Lucas: She's out. Yahiko died to save Konan, completely engraving himself into Nagato's heart.
Lesson of the day: In the battle of emotions, the dead always win. Remember this—it will be on the test later.
Real World – Amegakure
Tendo Pain (Yahiko's body) stared coldly at Lucas, his Rinnegan gleaming under the gloomy rain.
"You dare invade Amegakure so openly? Do you really think we wouldn't detect you flying in the sky?"
Lucas laughed. "Detect me? How could I possibly escape your perception when you mix your chakra into the rain with your Rain Technique? Every single person in this village is under your watch."
Tendo Pain narrowed his eyes. "Then why didn't I sense you?"
Lucas grinned. "I never hid myself—you just didn't notice because I simply don't like rain."
Pain's expression didn't change, but the third figure among them, Kakuzu, let out a low growl and scoffed.
"Boss, why are we still talking? Let's take him down and see if he has a bounty!"
Without waiting for permission, Kakuzu suddenly launched a punch, his Earth Style-enhanced fist shooting toward Lucas like a cannonball.
Boom!
Lucas effortlessly caught Kakuzu's fist, his grip tightening with amusement.
"I heard you fought First Hokage, is that true?" Lucas asked with a smirk.
Kakuzu's chest puffed up with pride. "That's right! So you've heard of the legendary Kakuzu? You've got good taste, kid!"
Chat Group
Lucas: @Senju Hashirama, do you remember this guy?
Senju Hashirama: …Who?
Senju Tobirama: Group Leader, are you sure this guy isn't lying? With his level, how could he have survived against my brother?
Lucas: No, it's true. He was originally a ninja from Takigakure. He was sent on a mission to assassinate Senju Hashirama… and failed miserably. When he returned, his village's leaders punished him for the failure, which made him turn against them.
Uchiha Madara: Wait… He really fought Senju Hashirama?! That would mean he's ancient! How is he even alive?!
Lucas: Because he stole a forbidden technique—Earth Grudge Fear—which allows him to steal hearts from others, extending his lifespan indefinitely.
Doflamingo: Eternal life? Fufufuf…Now that's interesting…
Uchiha Madara: Are you sure about that?
Lucas: Absolutely. His technique allows him to implant other people's hearts into his body, absorbing their chakra, jutsu, and lifespan.
When one heart runs out, he simply replaces it with another.
Doflamingo chuckled. Fufufufu~ That's a broken technique. Not as good as the Op Op Fruit's immortality surgery, but still useful.
Lucas: Madara, do you regret not having this ability? If you had it, you'd have enough lifespan to wait for your Rinnegan to awaken naturally.
Uchiha Madara: …
Madara stayed silent, but deep inside, he did regret it.
The Uchiha Stone Tablet had told him how to awaken the Rinnegan—but it never mentioned how long it would take. Had he known it would take decades, he would have found a way to extend his life.
Real World – Amegakure
Tendo Pain remained indifferent, his Rinnegan glowing ominously.
"What is your purpose here?" he demanded. "If you don't explain, you won't be leaving."
Lucas smiled, his gaze locking onto Pain's piercing eyes.
"I have no grudge against you, Nagato. I'm simply here to take back the Rinnegan that Uchiha Madara left in your care."
Pain's expression didn't change. "These Rinnegan were not left with me by Madara. He was merely a partner in our cause.
I don't know where you got your information, but since you are here—"
Pain slowly raised his palm.
"—I will show you the power of a God!"
Universal Pull!
An overwhelming gravitational force erupted from Pain's hand, attempting to drag Lucas forward.
However, an aquamarine chakra aura erupted around Lucas, forming a Susanoo, which blocked the gravitational force entirely.
Pain's Rinnegan gleamed.
"What?"
Lucas grinned. "You seem surprised. If this is all you've got, you won't be able to stop me."
Pain's voice remained emotionless. "If that is your only reliance, then this is where you fall."
Lucas laughed. "Where do you get so much confidence? If possible, can you share some with me?"
Pain ignored the sarcasm.
"I inherited the power of the Sage of Six Paths. I am the Child of Prophecy—the one who will bring peace to the world. The ninja world's fate is in my hands.
I am a God!"
Lucas sighed.
In an instant, he vanished from within his Susanoo's protection, appearing directly in front of Pain.
With a fist covered in top-tier Armament Haki and the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he slammed his punch into Pain's body.
"I wanted to defeat you with ninjutsu… but I really can't help myself! Can you stop being such a damn edgelord?!"
Pain's eyes widened as he activated Shinra Tensei to repel the attack.
But the repulsion force was instantly shattered, and Lucas's fist connected with Pain's chest, sending him flying back and disabling his body.
BOOM!
A crater formed as Pain crashed into the ground.
Kakuzu's mung bean-sized eyes widened in pure disbelief "Did… did you just kill the leader?!"
He had come here to deposit money for the Akatsuki, only to witness their "God" being beaten into the dirt in an instant.
That was Rinnegan!
That was the superior force that ruled Amegakure!
And yet, this random young man had just one-punched him like it was nothing?!
Lucas turned toward Konan, who was preparing to retreat.
"Take me to Nagato."
Konan's body stiffened, but she glared defiantly. "I won't betray Nagato."
Lucas sighed and clenched his fist.
BOOM!
A shockwave shattered a distant building, revealing a frail red-haired man hidden within the ruins.
Lucas smirked.
"Fine. If you won't lead me to him… I'll make my own path."
Standing there, weak and exhausted, was the true mastermind—
Uzumaki Nagato.
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