Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

Half a day later,

Konan dragged a corpse back to the cave. As soon as she stepped inside, she sensed the strange atmosphere. Nagato and Uchiha Sora each sat silently in a corner of the cave, and an eerie silence filled the air.

She frowned slightly, wondering if something had happened between Nagato and Uchiha Sora.

However, she didn't say much, but simply threw the body heavily into the center of the cave and said coldly, "The body you wanted has been found."

Uchiha Sora slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and moved to the side of the corpse. The deceased was a man, and judging from his attire, he was undoubtedly a ninja from Kusagakure, just like those who had chased him earlier.

The deceased's face was frozen in the last moment before death, filled with terror. Uchiha Sora examined the body closely and found that it was covered with knife-like scratches. He knew in his heart that these must have been caused by pieces of paper.

"Are you alright?" he asked instinctively.

Xiao Nan was taken aback by his words. This sudden concern stirred a strange feeling within her. In the past, she might have been delighted by such concern, but now, she was only briefly surprised before regaining her composure and replying calmly, "It's nothing. In Kusagakure, there are very few people who can harm me."

Uchiha Sora nodded slightly. The Akatsuki organization was no ordinary group. Konan, as the third-in-command, had already reached the level of a Jonin, and was only one step away from becoming a Kage-level powerhouse.

"What am I supposed to do?" Nagato glanced at the corpse and asked Uchiha Sora.

Previously, Uchiha Sora's concept of unification exploded in Nagato's heart like a thunderclap. It was completely different from the beliefs he himself adhered to. If it were in the past, given Yahiko's personality, he might have not hesitated to cut down the person who held such heretical ideas.

However, the current desolate state of the Akatsuki organization was like a heavy slap in the face, mercilessly waking him up. That once ideal world now seemed so ethereal, like a mirage, fragile and easily shattered. The proof was that only he and Konan remained in the Akatsuki organization.

Of course, it wouldn't make sense for Nagato to accept Uchiha Sora's unified ideology in such a short time. Therefore, he currently harbors extremely complex feelings towards Uchiha Sora.

"It's simple. Insert the black rod into the corpse and try to control it," Uchiha Sora's voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, a look of confusion flashed in Nagato's eyes. Controlling a corpse? With the strange abilities of his Rinnegan, doing so might not be difficult. But what would be the point? It would just be creating a puppet that could be manipulated at will.

Despite his doubts, Nagato silently stretched out his palm, and a dozen small black rods appeared out of thin air. He inserted these rods into the corpse's facial features.

In that instant, Nagato clearly felt that a mysterious connection had been established between him and the corpse, as if some unseen force was drawing him in.

Soon, a miracle occurred. The previously lifeless corpse stood up straight under the gaze of the three, clumsily maneuvering like a puppet controlled by invisible threads before their eyes.

"Just like Uchiha Sora said, I can indeed control corpses through black rods. But what's the use? They're just puppets, you can't kill them at all..."

However, before he could finish speaking, his heart skipped a beat, because he discovered that in addition to being able to control the movements of the corpses, he could also grant them special abilities through these two Rinnegan!

"Perhaps... I can..." Nagato felt an overwhelming surge of excitement as he tried to channel the power of his Rinnegan into the corpse.

The next moment, the corpse suddenly opened its eyes. The dull black eyes that were originally gone were replaced by a pair of Rinnegan that shimmered with swirling light!

Konan was startled by this sudden turn of events. Rinnegan? The eyes of this corpse, which was being controlled by Nagato, had actually turned into Rinnegan?

In that instant, a thought flashed through her mind: since she possessed the Rinnegan, did that mean...?

The next instant, her guess was confirmed. The corpse slowly raised its arm, and an extremely terrifying suction force suddenly erupted, instantly pulling the hard rock on the wall towards it.

"Universal Pull!" Konan couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes gleaming with excitement. If the controlled corpse could unleash such heaven-defying abilities as the Rinnegan, wouldn't killing Hanzo be...?

However, her joy did not last long, and the smile on her face froze.

The corpse in front of them suddenly "exploded," its entire flesh and blood body like a lit bomb, with a loud bang, blood and flesh flying everywhere, like dazzling fireworks, directly drenching the three people present, leaving them covered in blood.

For a moment, an eerie silence fell over the cave, with only the stench of blood permeating the air, making one want to vomit.

Nagato and Konan simultaneously turned to look at Uchiha Sora. Although they had weathered countless storms and witnessed countless horrific scenes, this was the first time they had ever been covered in blood by a human bomb. The three of them stared at each other, bloodied and speechless.

Nagato silently activated Shinra Tensei, and an invisible force spread outwards from him, directly repelling all flesh and blood.

Xiao Nan's method was even more bizarre; she instantly transformed into countless sheets of white paper. Then, the outermost layer of white paper detached from her body, like shedding her skin, and underwent a "skin-changing" process right before their eyes.

In the blink of an eye, of the three blood-soaked figures, only Uchiha Sora remained covered in blood, making him stand out conspicuously.

Oh dear, who is it that lacks the means to "purify" this? That's really hard to guess, isn't it? Uchiha Sora?

Uchiha Sora expressionlessly reached out and wiped the eyeballs stuck to his face, suppressing the churning in his stomach and nausea, and explained, "That body was too weak to withstand the power of the Rinnegan."

"Therefore, you need to find several perfect corpses, and a large number of them. This way, the power of the Rinnegan can be distributed among multiple corpses. For example, one corpse can be used specifically for attacking, one for summoning, and another for healing... As for the rest, I think I don't need to say more, right?"

By having different corpses use different powers of the Rinnegan, the power of the Rinnegan on each corpse will not be too great, and the tragic situation of "exploding" due to power overload will not occur as before.

Uchiha Sora presented Nagato with a perfect answer. In fact, in the original storyline, Nagato successfully defeated Hanzo using the Six Paths of Pain. Uchiha Sora simply brought this process forward.

Upon hearing this, Nagato fell silent, then exchanged a glance with Konan. In that single exchange, they both knew the answer: this plan was feasible! Using a puppet body to unleash the Rinnegan's terrifying power caused minimal damage to the main body. Nagato only needed to maintain his chakra, thus incurring almost no substantial harm to his own body.

Just then, Uchiha Sora added, "By the way, Nagato, you can try turning the corpse into a puppet body. That way, you won't be afraid of Hanzo's poison."

In the original story, a large part of the reason why the Six Paths of Pain were able to successfully kill Hanzo was that all six Paths of Pain were puppets. Hanzo's most powerful poison attacks were very ineffective against these puppets.

The only slightly troublesome issue right now is that, in the original story, Nagato mobilized the entire Six Paths of Pain to kill Hanzo. However, apart from Yahiko's body, the bodies of the other five are still difficult to find. But this isn't a big problem, because Nagato will also be involved in the battle.

He said he would kill Hanzo!

……

"Corpses capable of withstanding the Rinnegan... are very hard to find."

After a long silence, Nagato spoke slowly, "Their physical abilities must at least reach the level of a Jonin, and sending several Jonin now... is very difficult."

Uchiha Sora smiled slightly, "To kill Hanzo, you'll need at least a puppet with offensive capabilities."

"Even one body... is difficult."

Uchiha Sora certainly knew it would be difficult. Jonin were the absolute core of power for all countries, let alone a small village like Amegakure.

He didn't expect to find a Jonin to fight him to the death right now.

Because there was an answer right in front of them, but Nagato and Konan neither dared to think in that direction.

What he had to do was to throw this answer from the corner in front of the two of them.

"I know a corpse that can withstand the power of the Rinnegan, and you two know this better than I do." A calm, almost icy voice echoed in the deep cave, like a sharp ice blade piercing straight into one's bone marrow, sending chills down one's spine.

Nagato and Konan felt a chill run from their feet to the top of their heads, and they shivered inexplicably. They subconsciously looked up and met Uchiha Sora's emotionless eyes, which made them feel uneasy.

"Stop talking." Nagato's voice was low, with a barely perceptible tremor. He seemed to have a vague sense of what Uchiha Sora was about to say, a cruel reality that he was unwilling and dared not face.

"That corpse is practically perfect. Since he's already dead, all we need to do is dig it up." Uchiha Sora seemed to ignore Nagato's warning and continued speaking to himself, each word like a heavy hammer, striking Nagato and Konan's hearts hard.

"Shut up!" Nagato suddenly raised his voice.

"He was your comrade, and you buried him with your own hands. No one in this world knows the location of his burial better than you." Uchiha Sora continued to speak in a calm yet frightening tone, ignoring Nagato's anger.

"I told you to shut up..." Nagato slowly closed her eyes, two silent tears sliding down her cheeks.

"He is the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and a close friend with whom you once shared life and death—"

boom--!

A deafening roar suddenly echoed through the cave. Before Uchiha Sora could react, a mechanical arm suddenly extended and slammed him against the wall. The immense impact made him feel as if his internal organs were about to shift; he coughed up blood, staining his lips. He slowly raised his head, meeting Nagato's murderous eyes, as if he would kill Uchiha Sora without hesitation if he uttered another word.

Looking at the mechanical arm gripping his neck tightly, Uchiha Sora smiled silently. He hadn't expected that his words would actually trigger Nagato's Asura Path ability.

He did all of this on purpose. He deliberately revealed Yahiko's true identity little by little, intentionally provoking Nagato's psychological defenses. Because what Nagato couldn't accept most right now was Yahiko's death, and it was absolutely impossible for him to directly dig up Yahiko's body and make it into a puppet. Therefore, he could only choose this extreme method to peel away Nagato's psychological defenses layer by layer, forcing him to accept reality.

"Nagato, what are you afraid of? What are you resisting? Do you think my actions are inhumane? Do you think I'm insulting the dead?"

"Heh, digging up corpses and graves does sound inhumane, but in this cannibalistic age, there are things even more inhumane!"

"Eating human flesh, gnawing on bones, scattering ashes—such things are all too common!"

"Think about how your parents died? Think about how the Akatsuki perished? Think about... how you personally killed Yahiko. Do you still think digging up graves is inhumane?"

Finally, Yahiko's name appeared again, and Konan's expression changed drastically. She glared at Uchiha Sora, "Sora, stop talking!"

"Hahaha!" Uchiha Sora ignored Konan and stared at Nagato, mocking, "Nagato, admit it, you're a coward. Think about what Jiraiya and Yahiko said about you. You were supposed to be a world-changer, but what happened? You're hiding here aimlessly, talking about revenge but doing nothing. The Rinnegan, what a perfect start, yet you ruined it all, losing your family and your best friend. You're a self-righteous, good-for-nothing piece of trash."

Nagato stared blankly at Uchiha Sora. He wanted to refute, but the truth told him that everything Uchiha Sora said was true. He... was a piece of trash.

Feeling the mechanical arm around his neck loosen, Uchiha Sora shattered it, twisted his neck, and walked up to Nagato.

He kicked him away, then stepped on him. Looking at the dejected Nagato, he smiled silently. Stepping on a Rinnegan user might just be the highlight of his life.

"Nagato, do you have to wait until Konan dies in front of you? Do you have to suffer loss before you understand? Do you have to lose everything before you finally break down in tears?"

"Do you now think that digging up corpses and graves is inhumane? Do you still think that Yahiko's body shouldn't be exhumed?"

Uchiha Sora's whisper echoed in Nagato's mind like the whisper of a demon, echoing and echoing... and echoing again.

The image of Konan dying in the future flashed through my mind...

Finally, the string snapped.

He completely broke down, crying uncontrollably as if he were crying out every inch of his internal organs.

"Ahhh! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" He frantically tore at his hair with both hands, his body trembling uncontrollably. "Brothers, it's me, it's all my fault! I've ruined you all, I'm a sinner of the Akatsuki! I'm sorry, Yahiko, I killed you, I deserve to die!"

Uchiha Sora stared indifferently at the collapsing Nagato, muttering to himself.

"Tell me, what should you do now?"

"I want revenge!" Nagato roared angrily.

"No, tell me, what should you do?"

"I will protect Konan!" Nagato covered her face and wept bitterly.

"No, tell me, what are you going to do now?"

"I," Nagato cried, tears streaming down his face, "I will dig up Yahiko's grave, I will turn Yahiko into a puppet, I will desecrate my dearest friend's corpse..."

Uchiha Sora stared at the pained Nagato for a long time, then moved his foot away, looked at the trembling Konan beside him, and said softly:

"Prepare for the birth of God..."