One Piece: Three Fruits, Starting with the Dark-Dark Fruit

"Snapped!"

The distorted body of the Heavenly Dao was casually tossed to the ground by Gigg. Glancing at the remaining five bodies of Pain, Gigg said indifferently...

"Yahiko's body is very important to you, isn't it? Put the Jinchuriki down, and take the body back to restore it."

Upon hearing this, Nagato agreed without hesitation through the Animal Path and gently placed the Jinchuriki on the ground.

Giger raised his hand and released a repulsive force, sending Yahiko's body flying toward the remaining Pain. The Asura Path leaped up and caught the Deva Path in his arms, then immediately handed him over to the Hell Path.

With the power of the Hell Path, the Heavenly Path quickly emerged unharmed from the mouth of the King of Hell.

Although he always considered himself a god, Nagato had realized the difference in strength between the two sides after the previous exchange. Seeing that the other side did not intend to kill him, he manipulated Pain to prepare to use the Reverse Summoning Technique to retreat.

Only then did Giger take a closer look at the Six Paths of Pain before him. To be honest, back on Earth, he felt that the Six Paths of Pain was the most imposing boss in Naruto. The divine-like background music, the first appearance of Shinra Tensei and Chibaku Tensei, completely overturned the level of ninja combat, making Giger think that Naruto had ended.

As for the trio of Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, in Giger's view, they are a low-budget version of Team 7, with one representing realism and the other representing idealism.

In the virtual world, however, realism ultimately loses to idealism.

Thinking of this, Giger couldn't help but sigh softly, looking at Yahiko who was surrounded by the five Pains in the center. Yahiko was a person he admired very much. He came from an ordinary background and had no talent or bloodline, but he founded the Akatsuki organization with a passion and made real efforts for the grand goal of world peace.

Giger himself is not that kind of person, but that does not stop him from admiring such people. Such people are extremely rare, but they are also the most indispensable in this world. In the darkest moments, they are often the last ray of light.

If Yahiko were still alive, he would never have believed in or agreed with Obito's ideals, which is why he had to die...

Just as the six Pain clones were about to disappear after completing their hand seals, Gigg suddenly spoke up.

“Obito Uchiha... well, you call him Madara Uchiha. He’s dead. As for what he told you about the forbidden techniques that could control the ninja world when he impersonated Madara, that was just empty talk. The power of the Ten-Tails is indeed strong, but it’s not enough to suppress the entire ninja world.”

Upon hearing this, all of Pain's movements paused. The Heavenly Path gazed at Giggs and slowly spoke.

"Even with your power, you can't do that?"

To everyone's surprise, Giger said without even thinking,

"Of course, but even I cannot guarantee that the kind of peace you envision can be achieved through mere coercion. Conflicts between people will never cease unless humanity becomes extinct."

Heaven clenched its fist and gritted its teeth, saying...

"So you don't agree with my ideas either? But how will you know if you don't try? At least that kind of world would be much better than the one we have now, right?"

After saying this, Tiandao looked at Jige with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

However, Giger simply smiled and shook his head, then raised his hand and pulled Yu Gao over, tossing him to Kaguya in front of all the Pain members, casually saying,

"Kaguya, this guy is almost dead. There's no need to try to save him. Quickly, take back the Six-Tails' chakra."

Kaguya nodded obediently, then placed her hand on Utakata's head and extracted the Six-Tails from his body.

Seeing this, Nagato couldn't help but ask,

"Can you tell me, if you have no interest in controlling the ninja world, then why do you collect the tailed beast chakra?"

Giger responded calmly.

"It's just taking back what originally belonged to me."

"What, what do you mean?"

"Heh, that's a bit of a hassle to explain. If you want to know the truth, go ask that Black Zetsu in your organization and tell him that his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, has been released and there's no need to keep causing trouble."

After saying that, Giger activated Yomotsu Hirasaka and disappeared from the spot along with Lily Kaguya.

The six Pain figures stared blankly at the spot where Giggs and the other two had disappeared, while Nagato, on the other side, lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Konan watched Nagato's furrowed brows, feeling worried but not wanting to interrupt his thoughts, until Nagato suddenly looked up and asked...

"Konan, where is Black Zetsu who was with Madara Uchiha?"

Xiao Nan paused for a moment, then replied,

“He hasn’t gone out recently and is still in the village.”

"It seems that Madara Uchiha is already dead, and Black Zetsu still has many secrets hidden on him. Immediately send a message to have everyone assemble at the base. I want to ask him some questions in front of everyone."

After Nagato finished speaking, he immediately formed hand seals and used a summoning jutsu to recall the six Pains. The moment the six Pains returned, Konan turned her gaze to the leader, Tendo. After confirming that Tendo's body was intact, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she raised her hand and waved it, and the tree-hole-like environment immediately turned into countless pieces of paper that scattered out.

The Animal Path summoned the Yatagarasu, which carried Nagato, Konan, and all the Six Paths of Pain into the sky, quickly disappearing into the distant horizon.

Mountain cemetery

Inside a dimly lit cave, Sasori, Deidara, Itachi Uchiha, Hidan, and other Akatsuki members had already gathered. They hadn't officially started their mission to capture the Jinchuriki yet, so they weren't far from here.

Black Zetsu was also among them, his other half still being White Zetsu. White Zetsu kept babbling on and on, and Black Zetsu, already annoyed, finally lost his temper and shouted,

"Enough! Be quiet!"

The crowd, who had been waiting quietly, immediately turned their attention to Black Zetsu. Seeing Black Zetsu's anger, Hidan couldn't help but nudge Kakuzu's arm and say,

"Hey, this is the first time I've ever seen that guy get angry. Don't you find it strange?"

Kakuzu glanced at Hidan and said in a low voice,

"You'd better keep quiet too."

"what?"

Hidan raised an eyebrow, about to get angry, when Itachi suddenly opened his crimson Sharingan and looked towards the entrance.

The next second, Pain and Konan appeared at the same time. Their gazes swept over the Akatsuki members in the cave and finally settled on Black Zetsu.

Looking at Black Zetsu's dark, expressionless face, the Heavenly Dao slowly spoke.

"Madara Uchiha is dead."