Hey guys welcome back! Now this chapter will focus on Pain like we see in the anime of Naruto Shippuden but it will play out a bit differently at the end. You will see what I mean when lol.
Grearyharry- Yeah I'm still here my man. Just tryna juggle some things around so I'm just trying to balance it out. Besides this was Pain to write out too lol.
Harpylips- I really haven't decided who is gonna be carnage or Lasher yet. What I want for season 4 is to have a Symbiote arc where it starts off with just Carnage and Lasher but we will see Scream, Hybrid, Toxin, and Phage. I want carnage and Lasher to go to one of Issei's rivals and Scream to bond to Rias or Akeno. I don't know. Give me some ideas on who should bond with who in the Symbiote arc.
Fisherlaw373- thanks a lot for understanding man. It's just hectic right now so I'm just trying to balance everything out. Regardless though, I'm going to write this all the way to the Trihexa arc.
Floridagenki- no no it's okay. I'm just gonna stick it out and keep writing and push chapters out as fast as I can. Also, Issei won't have any girls that will be friends with benefits like Basara has Lady J and Rain. I was considering the idea of having a small, funny drink night with him and Aika Kiryuu but decided against it because 1. It would be too forced. And 2. They rarely ever talk outside of school so we don't know how they would click together or if they would click at all. I do actually like the Idea of having Rangiku. Instead of having Bennia, I'm gonna swap her out for Rangiku. so yeah I'm swapping out her for Rangiku. Orihime stays because her being an extra healer along with Landred, Sakura, Aki, Asia and Chisato would be great lol. I'm really sorry for those who wanted to see Bennia.
Akilja95- I'm gonna take harpylips ideas about Caesar Clown taking Carnage and Lasher and fusing it to one of Issei's rivals . One of which will be from the One Piece series. This also works for me by slowly introducing the rest of the Symbiotes. Having Caesar do this could lead to him attracting more attention from Aizen, Katarea, Silver Samurai, or even Doctor Doom. Blackbeard however will DEFINITELY be a gang rival of both Boa and Caesar. Also, Asuka will be able to use Sage mode and summon the toads as well as the wolf aura she had while fighting Pain. Kakashi will be the wielder of Thor's hammer however. I'll just say that someone else will be worthy as well. Is it Asuka? Tsunade? Who knows lol. Finally, yes there will be a cut where it signifies where the SoL mini arc fights. It won't start as soon as the girls reach Nazarick, I want them to relax and rest since they literally fought a Shinobi war.
Adamcoleera- No No. Chifusa and Saeko are still Shinobi. I plan on going into full detail where they are and what mission there on during the SoL mini arc and had a full. Chapter dedicated to them. In this fic, Chifusa is a Rogue Shinobi and Saeko is her most notorious student. Also, yes Saeko will be VERY SAIDISTIC and will easily become friends with Akeno. Also, expect Aki to make a move on Basara after his scene with Mio. So as of right now, Chisato is first and this is how his relation will become more in love rather than fuck like wild animals. Don't get me wrong, they will fuck like wild animals after but they will also fully admit they are in love with each other. After that, it will be Mio which will happen in the Loki arc. It will be after that, it will be Aki, Landred, Zest and Yuki. I'm gonna keep with the anal, Sumatra and halfway. I'm just afraid it will get repetitive.
Edwardsron058- I'm going to give the hammer to Kakashi, but there will be two others that might be able to hold it lol. Also, it will start it near the end of chapter 32 and will lead into chapter 33 where the date happens. And when I mean date, it's gonna be the most romantic, slowly deep and most likely cheesy sex ever lol.
Theraceytracey- Basara and Chisato's lemon will happen later on in the SoL mini arc and not the start. It will start with the Shinobi girls meeting Rias, Mios and the rest of the girls including Basara and Issei. The SoL arc will consist of Issei having some Lime, stripping scenes with Akeno and Xenovia which will maybe end in a a tiny bit of Lemon. No penetration, just them sucking him off. It will also have some chapters where it's the girls bonding over drinks and partying while the same goes for the boys (Basara, Issei, Kiba, Gasper, and Saji.) That will lead into Loki.
Guest Wolfx- I had Sapphire on here for a while man. It won't be forced, I have a plan to get here on here but it won't happen for a while. And when I mean a while I MEAN A WHILE LOL.
Guest DarkSabbath- naw man. Just been having bad luck that's all. I'm writing this all the way till the Trihexa arc.
Therealtwoface9- That gives me a better idea to introduce more symbiotes in here like Phage, Toxin, Scream and Hybrid. I could have Cletus Cassidy and another villain from One Piece be fused to the symbiotes. Thanks for liking the action chapters lol. The way I want the Shinobi girls and devil/demon girls is have to where that there clothes will rip off if they take damage like slashes, burns or energy blasts. Ya know. The way you would think it would happen instead of it happening it to do wind pressure or just because lol.
Thechampionmike957- I like the idea of Pain and Aizen lol now that Bennia was swapped for Rangiku. Blackbeard will be able to use his powers on everyone including Basara and Issei. Boa Hancock will also be able to use her devil fruit powers as well on anyone and everyone. The devil fruits in this fic are similar to Sacred Gears but are only found down south in Mexico and the Caribbean. She ate one, and Luffy ate one as well. Before you ask, no Liffy won't show up at all or any of the straw hats till the very end where the battle of earth commences. There will be nods to him and the crew from Boa, Rain and Lady J.
Otherbarry6- Yeah I didn't want them to be all added for it to be to confusing so I thought just adding them as multiple chapters before going into the SoL arc. Also, oh yeah lol Asuka and Miyabi are definitely going to fight over Basara and who gets to sleep with him first. Expect Homura to get into a rivalry with one of the girls from Issei's Harem.
Now one last thing since I got a couple of messages about it. This fic will strongly follow the anime/Manga/Light Novel Of Testament of Sister New Devil and High School DxD. There will be some original arcs for SoL and Villains from different series as well. It's basically an "Anime Cinematic Universe" lol. In this world, not only devils, Angels, and fallen angels exist. But demons, Divine Gods, Overlords, Youkai, Shinobi, Nekomata's, Vampires and many more. However, don't expect them to show up that much until the final battle. You guys will see what I mean when the fic progresses.
Lets rock!
Life 28- Nagato's Origin
Hiroshima, Japan
"Shit shit shit!" A woman's voice rang out as Hinata slowly was opening her eyes, the vision becoming more clear by the second as multiple figures stood over her.
"Wake up!" Another voice rang out, making her eyes flutter more to regain their vision. 'Katsuragi... No... Ikaruga?' She thought as her vision became more clear. Sakura stood over her with a smile on her face, beside her was Ikaruga who also had a look of relief plastered on her beautiful face. Above her stood Yagyu who was covered in soot and grime and Mirai who was bleeding from her head.
"E-everyone.." she slowly said, starting to sit up with the help of Ikaruga. She looked around and saw she was in the medical bay. The dim lights and candles flickering as more explosions went off outside. "Thank goodness you were alright. I thought we lost you." Mirai added, making the other girls smile and nod while Hinata still took in her surroundings.
"Thank you.. everyone." She responded with a smile on her face, her body aching as her muscles where sore. Suddenly, the bombs stopped as the building no longer shook. Everyone stood there in silence, expecting a yoma to charge in the room and try to end their lives. As if on cue, the metal door shot up and slammed into a wall, revealing Miyabi who was wielding her last knife in her left hand.
"The final push of Yoma we're defeated by Jasmine and Kakashi. I believe that Asuka has defeated Pain. I can no longer sense the sixth's pain's Chakra." Everyone had a major sigh in relief, knowing that they pushed back the final wave of Yoma. "I'm going to report this to Tsunade and Jiraiya. In the mean time, you guys stay here and rest. I don't know when they will retaliate." Yagyu added before walking into the dark hallway. 'Asuka... you did it... I'm proud of you.. Idiot.' She thought as she wiped a tear from her eye.
"So where is Asuka now?" Ikaruga asked, making Miyabi sigh. "Her, Rin and Hikage has found the real pain and gone to kill him. We are still dealing with Fubuki and the female yoma outside. Obito however, had managed to escape from Saeko and Chifusa in the southern defenses." She finished, making the other Shinobi girls sigh in annoyance. "We must go and help them!" Ikaruga said as she gripped the handle of her katana, however, Sakura stopped her. "We cannot. There is still many wounded and fallen out in the school and outside. We are going to need your help to oversee the rescue." She finished, making Ikaruga sigh before releasing her grip.
"You are right. Girls. Round up any survivors and assist Yumi and Homura as best you can." Ikaruga commanded, the girls nodded as Sakura ran to help the wounded while Hinata ran with Miyabi. Ikaruga sighed as she unsheathed her holy sword, feeling the holy energy radiate off as she ran out the class.
'Asuka. You better be safe.'
Location Unknown, Japan
Asuka, Rin and Hikage walked through the endless forest for hours, searching for the body of the real Pain. They all walked silently as they made their way to the location, each of them remembering their allies demise as they reached closer.
"Is this it?" Rin asked as she pulled off her mask, eyeing the hollowed out tree and cave carefully. Asuka only nodded as she used her knuckles to tap for a soft spot, looking for the entrance to find Pain. Hikage started to help her as both busty girls began to search. As they got closer to the centre, Asuka noticed that her arm went through the wall of branch's and grass, feeling nothing but open air on the other side.
"Found it." She said, pushing the curtain away and stepping inside with her teacher and friend. The cave was black, offering little to no light as they entered the halls. At the end of the cave, stood a woman with short blue hair and a black robe on. Her blue leaf headband wrapped around her head as the red flowers decorated her robes. Beside her was a severely skinny and weak looking man. His bones were visible and his red, dead hair looked like it hasn't been washed in years. "Geez, and I thought the sixth Pain was ugly. But this fucker takes the cake." Hikage joked before Rin bumped her shoulder, making her focus.
The woman noticed the three Shinobi girls and stepped in front of her ally, ready to fight and kill the ones who threatened her and her ally. "It's Alright Konan." Said a weak and tired voice, making her eye twitch and look behind her. "B-b-but nagato!" She began to protest, wondering why he wouldn't allow her but he continued. "I said it's alright Konan." He re assured, making her grunt in annoyance before stepping to the side. Asuka looked up and the first thing she had noticed was that not only was he skinny, but was in a wooden chariot that constricted his movement. Also, the black metal rods were shoved into his back and looked almost to painful to even move. "Are you the real Pain?" Rin asked, her holy sword sheathed on her side as Nagato simply nodded. "I see, so Peace has finally stumbled onto me." He responded, the group staring another down as the three girls remembered seeing their friends murdered in front of them.
Her brother Takeda, her mother Harumi, her sister Satoshi, her father Hanzo, Kuai Liang, Bi-Han, Ryona, Murasaki, Ryobi, Genko and Senko. All were murdered by Pain and his plans. The mere thought made the three busty Shinobi to rush and kill Pain from the start. Asuka felt Wild Bloom radiating from her at dangerous levels as Pain only stared at her. "Tell me.. do you wish to kill me? I... am the architect of all your Pain... the vendetta is right in front of you." He added, making her more angry before trying her best to calm down. As she sat there trying to control her emotions, Pain continued on his rant. "I formed the Atatsuki to stop the cycle of Pain the Shinobi have started. I wish to bring true peace rather than those fools Kakashi, Jiraiya, Hanzo, Kuai, Bi-Han and Tsunade has tried to do. Anyway, if you do not have an answer, I will assume that you have nothing to contribute but to sacrifice yourselves for my plans."
As he said this, the contraption around his feet opened to reveal a hidden spike, flying at Asuka at a high level speed. The spike stabbed her in her stomach as two more flew towards Rin and Hikage. The two grunted in painwhile Asuka remained silent. "Typical. At a close distance, I can control your chakra. Rest assured, I didn't damage any of your vital organs." Nagato added, making Konan smile in amusement. However, when the three girls looked back at Pain, he noticed their chakra spiking and an image of power and death seeping out. For Rin, it a ghostly image of a pitch black wolf surrounded her body, it's blood red eyes gazing upon the duo with annoyance. Asuka had a ghostly image of a toad, it's green outline gazing upon Konan with pure white eyes. The final was Hikage, she had an image of a bear over her body that had green eyes.
The moment Pain seen their forms, he recoiled and flinched in fear as their auras screamed and covered the room. He wanted to yell and thrash in agony but the aura was so dense that all he could do was silently throw his body around, hoping for it to stop. Eventually, it began to die, allowing him to drop his head to the ground and shake uncontrollably. Konan looked up to see her companion shaking. "Are you alright? Nagato?" She asked with concern. Nagato ignored her and slowly looked at the girls, each of them still having the spikes imbedded in their body. 'They purposely didn't move at all...' he thought with a tiny bit of fear running down his spine.
"We came here... to talk to you.. and confirm something.." Hikage stuttered our, her gaze still kept to the floor. Nagato was taken back by this, his eyes widening and his rinnegan in full view. "Confirm... something?" He asked, his voice full of confusion and shock. Asuka lifted her head, her body trembling as she met the eyes of Pain. "I just... wanted to confirm my feelings... if I were to confront an enemy.. what would I do?" She asked, slowly lifting her hand and grabbing onto the spike that was in her gut. "I wasn't so sure myself either.." Rin followed, slowly taking out the spike that was inside her. Nagato widened his eyes more as he stared at the girls who defied the impossible. "And?" He asked, narrowing his eyes as his gaze landed in Asuka.
Slowly but surely, Asuka started to slide the spike out her body, grunting in pain as the wooden spike slowly came out her body, making her hands covered in blood. Hikage and Rin began to do the same, both grunting as their blood coated their hands. Asuka started to shake as she pulled more of the spike out her body, her beige sweater vest now coated in fresh blood. "Even now... I wanna kill you so bad! I can't forgive you for killing my mama and daddy!" She screamed with tears rolling down her cheeks, remembering the bodies of Hanzo, her mother Harumi, her three year old sister Satoshi, and her big brother Takeda. With one final yell, she pulled the spike from her body, followed by Rin and Hikage who did the same. The spikes landed on the group with an audible clash, making Konan surprised from such a feat. 'That's impossible! They can resist Nagato's chakra up close like this!? That's impossible!' She thought with a tinge of fear running down her spine.
Even Nagato was surprised to see the girls resist his power, fear slowly began to take over his senses as he watched the girls run towards him. "HYAAAA!" Asuka screamed, readying her self as Rin and Hikage followed. Konan stepped in front of Nagato, ready to parry their attacks and protect her ally. As Asuka began to get closer to her objective, she began to have a memory of her father, talking to her with Homura and Miyabi when they were little girls.
FlashBack
Asuka, Homura, and Miyabi were in the fire gardens, meditating as the wind silently passed through the air. From a distance, they were able to hear Hinata training with Sakura and Yagyu while Kakashi was with Jiraiya, teaching a class of Shinobi.
They began to hear footsteps coming towards them, making Miyabi crack an eye upon then making her eyes widened in excitement. "DADDY!" She screamed, running and tackling Hanzo. Asuka and Homura got up and jumped on their father, making him laugh and play with them for a while. "Hello girls. I been looking for you actually." Hanzo replied, his golden mask hanging around his neck while his hood was down.
The three sister sat down on the rock, the pond to their left was filled with fishes as Harumi was feeding them. Hanzo sat down, crossing his legs as he looked at his daughters. "I wanna talk to you three about something i had discussed with Kuai Liang, Jiraiya and Tsunade. We want you three to be better than we ever were if you become Hokage.." Hanzo added, making his daughters confused.
"What do you mean dad?" Homura asked, making Hanzo sigh. "What I mean is that... many years ago. We all took part in a war for the earth... many beings and Shinobi fell that day. We had hoped that the war would end the way the factions behave... that the Shinobi, Ghouls, Sorcerors and Hero Clan would stop. That it would end and we could all live in peace.." he continued, remembering his battles fighting the evil sorcerers Ikiji, Kaecillius, and Davenoch.
"Even now, I can see that there's too much hate in the world..and it was our job to do something about this hatred and yet, even now I'm not sure how to do it. I don't want to put this on you girls... but please... promise me you will lead the Shirai Ryu, The Lin Kuei and Konoha Village on the path we couldn't." He asked, his gaze low as he waited for his daughters to leave.
"Don't worry dad! We'll be the best Grandmaster the Shirai Ryu has ever seen!" Homura exclaimed with a fist in the air, followed by Asuka and Miyabi. Hanzo looked at them and smiled, before it turned into full blown laughter. "I'm glad you girls are my students. I can't believe your mother wanted you three as scholars." He said with a grin, making Harumi look at him with annoyance.
"I HEARD THAT HANZO!" His wife screamed, making him go pale as his daughters giggled. Hanzo has fought countless enemies that could destroy the world, enemies that could threaten the balance of power. However, the one thing he was truly afraid of was his wife being angry, it was always something that made him scared. He let out a deep chuckle as he walked with the girls back to the courtyard, smiling as he felt relief on his shoulders while walking with his daughters.
End of Flashback
Konan has stepped into the way, blocking the three girls attacks before Rin and Hikage jumped back to gain distance, leaving Asuka who was right in front of Konan. Her fist began to shake, her mind was flooded with emotions as she began to tear up more. "My daddy... believed that the day would come when we could all live in peace. The Shinobi, Ghouls, Sorcerors and the Hero Clan could be free from its tarnished past and truly forgive one another... I was so young when he told me this that I was barely paying attention but...". Asuka trailed off, her body shaking as she remembered her family.
She eventually dropped her stance, making not only Konan but Rin and Hikage to be surprised. "Asuka what are you doing? This bastard needs to die!" Hikage voiced ourt, remembering her allies being slaughtered in the siege of Konoha from Pain and his sick goals. Asuka ignored her as she wiped the tears away from her eyes, letting out a deep sigh as she continued. "My daddy entrusted me and my sisters to find the answer... to make his dream a reality... I got excited about it, that he told us that he wanted us to be better.. to be the best hokage for the Shinobi... Now.. I think I finally understood what daddy meant..." Asuka trailed off, her mind keep replaying that day in the fire gardens.
"It isn't so simple. It's not like it could just happen in a day... and be done with it. I was honestly such a fool to believe so." She finished, her gaze kept low as Rin began to comfort her. Nagato narrowed his eyes as he looked at the young Shinobi, not knowing what to believe from her words. "Still, it doesn't not change the fact that you can't forgive me. Words of forgiveness come easy, yet actions of forgiveness and love does not." He replied, making Hikage growl.
"So you sit here on your high horse and believe that humanity will never stop this? That we will do nothing but kill each other over the most fucking idiotic shit? I get that there are idiots out there who want nothing more than that but it is a Shinobi's job to stop them no matter the cost." Rin said to the bounded Nagato who casted his gaze to her. "Oh really? Centuries ago, back when you were known as the Assassins, you all caused murder and panic throughout the lands of Israel, Italy, Greece, America and England. Thinking that you can solve all the worlds problems with a flick of a blade. Your ancestor, Altaïr Ibn La Ahad, believed that he was able to stop this from happening. However, what he only did was prolong the inevitable. Me." Nagato said to her, making Asuka shake from the emotions she was having.
"Yeah... your right... he may have only prolonged the inevitable.. his worlds reflect an ideal that could of happened in the past and paved the future for all Shinobi... but that is long since forgotten to the Shinobi today." She followed, making Nagato narrow his eyes. "Didn't you want to kill me? To complete what your father couldn't and bring peace to the Shinobi?" He replied, making Hikage growl again.
"Because of you, Pain.. we have no where to go... Konoha Village, The Fire Gardens, Ice Temples and Hebijo Academy have been destroyed by you, Fubuki, Obito and the Yoma." She sneered, holding herself back from killing him so Asuka could do what she wanted to do ever since they left the mountains. Nagato only ignored her and continued to look at Asuka, analyzing her as he saw her wild bloom form slowly dissipate and her eyes to go back to normal.
"Even if you the vengeance you desire, if that is your idea of justice, to kill off the threats to the balance, then so be it. You are not a god. You are not a hero. You are no one. After witnessing this harsh reality. Do you really believe your father's idiotic ramblings!? If so then you have much to learn about being a Shinobi. The only one who truly understood what Pain felt, the one who truly understood how the balance of power works is the Angel of Death himself, the man who ever came close to killing me. The man I was never able to fight on my own. Jin Hyoudou." He concluded, remembering his battles with Jin over the years. He would not admit it, but Nagato would never fight Jin again. No matter what he tried, no matter what plan he formed, the angel of death would always be close to ending his life.
Asuka remembered the stories of Jin Hyoudou and his brother, Ryoji, from her father. How he saved the world from the evil sorcerer Dormammu with the aid of the sorcerer supreme Yao and his right hand man, Wong. It always fascinated the young Shinobi to know that her father worked with such a legend that was known throughout all factions. However, after Ryoji's murder in Tokyo, Jin had became a ghost. Not even Rin, someone who had ties to everyone from gangs in Kyoto, America, Russia and China was able to find Jin. Almost as if he never existed in the first place.
"When I found out you were once my senseis student, one question always was stuck in my mind... and yet Asuka was the one who needed to ask..." Hikage trailed off, her killing intent now gone and replaced with confusion. "What is it?" Nagato replied, making Hikage look at him with conviction in her eyes. "How could you and Fubuki betray the Shinobi? What happened that made you both turn out the way you did?" She followed, making even Rin wonder since she was a rogue Shinobi with her ally, Chifusa.
"I understand you aren't like those bastards in Akatsuki.. who kill out of their sick fucking enjoyment... but we don't know a thing about you. That's why I need to know... so this cannot happen again to my students. Not after Hanzo made me promise to protect his daughters. " Rin asked, making Nagato stare at the girls and choosing his words carefully.
"Very well... I will tell you about my suffering. Then you will know why I chose the Yoma over humanity."
Elsewhere
Far in the lush forest, a waterfall casted beautifully down a stream. A rock bed was close by as a light reddish toad began to pour tea into a small bowl.
He began to hear groaning as a darker toad with a scar on its left eye woke from its sleep, rubbing its eyes to adjust its vision. "Ah! You are awake." The older toad said in a cheerful manner. The scarred toad looked in front of him and widened its eyes in shock. "G-g-great elder lord!" It said, quickly doing a bow in a sign of respect. The elder lord merely smiled and drank a sip of tea.
"Please... relax. There is no need for such formalities. To be honest, I thought you would be in danger if I left you like that." The elder toad said with a smile, making the scarred look at him. It began to pour sake into a coffee mug and downed it in one shot, feeling the alcohol hit him and warm its chest. "Can't Wait even when you are ailing?" The Elder Toad said with a smile, making the scarred toad nod in agreement. This works best for the wound. "This works best for the wound I sustained in the Ice temple. However, that is not important. What are the three Hisashi girls? Are they okay?" He asked with worry in his voice, making the elder toad lose its smile.
"Miyabi and Homura are fighting a yoma with a lot of dark chakra. Asuka on the other hand, is speaking to real Pain." He replied, making the scarred toad shocked. "Wait?! The real Pain!?" He exclaimed in shock, making the elder toad nod its head. "Yes, you see. Before he died, Yumi Liangs father, Bi-Han, was able to find that there was a real Pain hidden in the forest. However, he was soon found decapitated in the forest, no doubt from one of the six Pains." He concluded, looking into its crystal ball that showed the image of Rin, Asuka and Hikage speaking to Nagato and Konan.
'Only one group will walk out of that tree alive... be safe Asuka. And finish what your father had started.'
Location Unknown, Japan
"Nagato! Don't do this! If we kill off one of Hanzo's daughters, it will benefit us!" Konan pleaded Nagato who only shook his head.
"Wait, Konan... I want to hear their answer.. will she continue to follow into her father's footsteps.. or break the cycle." He replied, looking at Rin, Hikage and Asuka. Konan looked to the ground in shame, clenching her fists in anger but releasing them soon after. "Besides, They won't go down easily. Rin has access to the dark chakra like her ally, Chifusa without having the drawbacks. And those two, I can sense their power and for such a young age, they are on par with Hanzo, Kuai Liang and Bi-Han." He finished, not taking his eyes of the three busty girls who stared at him back.
"There are two moments that define my hatred and Pain. Listen to what I have to say. I will not repeat it again." Nagato commanded, ready to tell his past.
Flashback, many years Ago
In the desolate Rain Village, bodies littered throughout the area and the stench of blood was in the air. Chunks of bloody bodies were scattered throughout the area and a river of blood flowed through the streets from the help of the pouring rain. The houses were either destroyed or flooded and the occasional scream of terror went throughout the night.
This was the work of an artillery shell, impacting the city and killing hundreds of people in the Shinobi war. However, one house still stood tall, a single light illuminated the outside. Inside, was a small boy with red haired, shivering from the cold and fear as his mother kept him close. "Mommy... I'm so scared.." the boy whispered, tears running down his cheeks as another artillery shell went off in the distance, making the boy jump.
His mother hugged him tightly and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "It's okay Nagato sweetie. Mommy's here and I won't let nothing bad happen to you." His mother replied with a smile, pulling his hood over his head from his black sweater. Just then, his room door bursted open, revealing a man with short black hair and green eyes. "Come in, nows our chance. If we leave here now, we should be able to get to the nearest train station that would take us to the airport." He said quickly, giving Nagato his back pack with an extra pair of clothes.
"Honey, are you sure your brother has room for us? I don't want to impose on him when we reach America." Nagato's mother said with worry, making her husband smile. "Do not worry my love. Everything is going to be okay." He said with a smile before bending down to look at Nagato at eye level. "Hey kiddo. I'm sorry we gotta move again... but where we are going. No Shinobi, no wars, nothing. We can be free once and for all." His father said, making Nagato nod silently as another artillery shell went off.
Just then, they began to hear rumbling in the kitchen, making them freeze as they began to hear voices. His father slowly opened the door, his free hand guiding his way into the dark hallway as the kitchen light was on. "Stay low and follow me." His father whispered, making his wife nod as she and Nagato crouched down. Their bodies were pressed against the wall, waiting for the right time to sneak past the intruders to make it to the open front door.
"Okay, i think they are by the cupboards. If we act now, we could make it to the door before they spot us." His father whispered, making his wife nod as she was shaking in fear. Nagato looked to his father, his teeth chattering from the fear and cold he was feeling. "But dad... what if they see us? I'm scared." Nagato whispered back, making his father give a reassuring smile. "Don't worry kiddo. You just gotta be very quiet. If you do. I'll take you to where ever you want to go when we start our new life in America." His father replied, making Nagato nod slowly.
His father slowly peaked the corner, seeing the two figures scavenge through the cupboard for food. "Okay... go." His father whispered, making his wife and son slowly sneak by the open kitchen door. As they reached halfway, an artillery shell went off, making Nagato jump into the desk that held his mothers flower pots. His father's eyes widened as he saw his wife's blue flower pot fall to the ground. Time seem to slow down as the flower pot fell to the hardwood ground.
His wife covered her mouth, terrified as the flower pot crashed into the ground, shattering on impact. "What the!?" One of the men shouted, making his father run and stop the kunai from being thrown at his family. "HONEY! TAKE NAGATO AND RUN! NOW!" He screamed, desperately trying to push the knife back but to no avail as it was lodged into his neck. Blood squirted as his father held his open throat, choking on his own blood before dropping to the ground, dead.
Nagato was frozen in fear as his mother looked at him. "NAGATO! RUN! DONT EVER LOOK BAC-" before she could finish her sentence, a katana was sent through her body, making her eyes widened as blood began to pour out her mouth as a single tear rolled down her cheek. "Nagato... honey... run..." was her final words as her body slumped in the sword as her eyes began droopy, clutching on to her fatal wound with all her strength.
Nagato dropped to the ground, tears falling from his face as he witnessed his father and mother brutally murdered in front of him. One of the figures turned on all the lights and was horrified. There, was a kid who was shaking on the ground. On the wall was a women with red hair, holding onto her stomach from the wound he had given her. A black haired man was on the ground, his throat slit side open from his comrade before his gaze went back to the kid.
"No... no no no no! What have we done!?" The other shouted, now seeing that the people they killed were innocent civilians trying to escape. As they were arguing about what to do, Nagato's fear quickly turned into pain and from the pain, rage began to settle in. An unspeakable rage that made his body shake and his blood boil. What made it worse was that he saw the headband. The headband of the Shinobi from Konoha.
"Listen kid. I-I-I-i-i I'm so sorry! I— we didn't know there where people here!" One of the Shinobi pleaded, trying to calm the boy who witnessed him and his ally kill his parents. However, that half assed apology only managed to piss Nagato off even more as he looked at the man. The man went pale the moment he saw his face. What stared at him was a face that can't possibly be found on a living person. It was a face of pure anguish, despair, fear, and rage. However, what made the man cower was his eyes. That were bright purple with multiple circles going to where his iris was.
It was a rinnegan.
"DIE." Was Nagato's only words before tackling the man with all his strength. They were sent to the ground, the man hitting his head off the hard wooden floor before looking at the monster he created. Nagato quickly grabbed the kunai off the ground and sent it into his neck, stabbing over and over again as blood splattered over his face. He took the Kunai out his neck and sent it through the mans eye, killing him after stabbing him in the neck over ten times.
The other watched in horror as he tried to throw a shriuken at the boy. However, Nagato slowly looked at the man was anger in his eyes, the cut that formed on his forehead from the throwing star healing as he clenched the bloody kunai. "PITIFUL!" Nagato shouted before dashing at the man, stabbing him in the gut and pulling to the side as hard as he could. The man dropped to the ground, his intestines now scattered throughout the kitchen floor as Nagato was covered in blood from head to toe.
He looked at his hands, finally realizing what he had done and started to shake. The bloody Kunai dropping to the wooden floor as he looked at his hands then to his clothes. The only color that stared back at him was red. He was completely drenched in blood. Suddenly, he heard a groan and a cough. He turned his head to the side and saw his mother slowly breathing. He suddenly ran to her, forgetting all the anger he had and held his mother in his hands, placing her head on his lap as her right hand held her wound on her stomach.
"No... no... no mom please..." he cried out, tears falling down his face uncontrollably as he held his dying mother in his arms. "It's... okay... hunny... mommy... will always be here... with you..." she said between shallow breaths, slowly raising her left hand and tapping where his heart is."You need to run... find shelter... you will be safer than be in the rain village..." she continued, another artiellry shell going off in the distance, followed by screaming that further proved her point.
"No... mama I.. can't leave you... I can save you... please.." he protested, shaking his head as tears continued to streak down his cheeks. She only let out a weak chuckle, coughing out her own blood as she held her sons hand that was near her wound. "Hunny... you don't have to fight anymore... everything is... going to be... okay..." she replied, holding onto Nagato's hand as tight as she could. However, she felt her strength slowly leaving and her body starting to become heavier.
"Go... go...don't be what they made you... I want you to have a happy life... a loving life... please..." she began to slur her words more, her eyes began to get heavy as she slowly lifted her left hand, touching Nagato's cheek one last time as he couldn't stop crying.
"Mommy..." he said, feeling her warmth one last time as she gave one last smile.
"I love you... Nagato..." she smiled, closing her eyes as her hand dropped to the floor. Nagato started to sob uncontrollably, shaking his head as he held his mother's corpse close to his chest. "Mommy..." he whispered... shaking as he kept her close.
"Mom..." he whispered again, slowly putting her down and giving a kiss on her forehead. Slowly, he picked the kunai up off the ground, his eyes held no emotion and his mind was emotionally drained. He walked out his house, slowly taking steps away from his home and started to walk down the street. He turned around and looked at his house one last time, remembering the times he would play in the front yard with his mom and dad. He will never be able to have that again.
He turned around and started to walk again, not caring where he will end up and eventually, disappearing into the night.
Three days later
Nagato kept wandering around the forest without rest, his eyes hollow as he kept thinking this was a dream. A nightmare that he wished that could just end. He hoped that eventually, he would wake up, the sun beaming on his face and his mother making him a plate of breakfast while his dad cutting the grass.
However, deep down he knew that this was real. That he murdered two ninja in cold blood out of pure rage. That he now has a rinnegan.
That his parents were dead.
He was walking up a mountain slope, stumbling as he felt weak from not eating anything in a while. His legs began to buckle and before he knew it, his face collided with the gravel, scratching his face and mixing his blood with the already stained blood on his entire body. 'I'm too tired even move... will this become my grave?' He thought, silently berating himself for not having the courage to steal food. He wasn't a thief. However, he didn't know what he was anymore. Was he a murderer? A criminal?
He didn't know anymore. He just wished that he could fall asleep. Sleep sounded good for the drained boy as he slowly closed his eyes. Before the grip of sleep and eventual death took him. He was suddenly tapped on the shoulder. Looking up as best he could, was stared at him was a giant loaf of bread. Without hesitation or seeing if had any mould, he ripped it out of the persons hand began to devour it in less than three bites, feeling the bread go into his stomach and energy beginning to go into his body.
He heard chuckling and the sound of ruffling through a knapsack. "Here. I got lots of bread and cheese in my backpack. Eat as much as you want." A female voice said with a sweet tone, causing Nagato to look up to see his saviour. It was a small girl, no older than thirteen with short spiky blue hair and an umbrella. She held out a bigger loaf of bread which Nagato took happily, eating it again but slowler this time.
"Why... would you help me?" He asked, stuffing his face with bread before eating a sliver of cheese. The girl smiled as she bent her body back up, dusting the mud off her dress before looking at him with a smile. "Because you looked like you were in the verge of death. I couldn't possibly leave you like that. Names Konan by the way." She greeted to him with her hand out, motioning for a handshake. He slowly took it, skeptical as he didn't know who this girl was or her intentions. "Don't... you see... I'm covered in blood?" He asked, eating as much as possible in the process. Her smile faded a bit as she averted her eyes. "Well... yeah but.. it's not my business.. so you don't have to tell me."
Nagato nodded in understanding, feeling a lot better as the food was in his stomach. "Why don't you follow me back to my other friend? There's more food there." Konan suggested, making Nagato's ears perk up from the mention of more food. He was still skeptical of the girl, not fully trusting her but agreed netherthelss. "Lead the way." He said as he ate another piece of cheese.
"Okay follow me. It isn't to far." She replied, before walking towards the planes of rocks with Nagato right behind.
Ten minutes later
Nagato found himself in a small cave. Tables were scattered throughout the area with papers spread out and unorganized. However, before he could observe his surroundings more, a young males voice yelled to Konan.
"Konan! Who's this?" The boy shouted. He was wearing a green t-shirt and black jeans, his black sweater draped over the chair he was sitting on as his gaze landed on Nagato. "Oh.. sorry but he was on the verge of death so I gave him food and told him to follow me here." She said as she followed it with a nervous chuckle, scratching the back of her neck nervously as her friend just stared.
He stepped towards Nagato, his short orange hair dancing in the breeze as he stopped a few feet from Nagato. "What's your name new blood? I'm Yahiko. The girl your standing beside is Konan." Yahiko said as he shook Nagato's hand. As he pulled away, he noticed that Nagato was covered in blood. "Holy shit... what happened." He asked, looking at Nagato's body that was covered from head to toe in blood.
Nagato began to tear up, remembering the day his parents died from the two ninja. Seeing this, Konan reached out and grabbed his shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze and cracked a small smile. "I seen that look before... im sorry... I lost my parents too.." she said, making Nagato look back in shock. "Wait!? You lost your parents too?!" He asked in confusion, gaining a chuckle from Konan before Yahiko spoke. "Yeah... we both did." He stated with hollow eyes, remembering what happened to his mother.
Nagato started thinking, that maybe, they can relate to him. Only time will tell however. Konan began to sit at the table, eating another sliver of cheese as Yahiko sighed. "Anyway, you look tired. There's a bed in the far corner for you. Be up early tomorrow will ya? We have someone to meet and I don't wanna be late." He said excitedly, overjoyed that he would be able to meet him of all times.
"Who are we meeting?" Nagato asked, confused on why they were so happy. Yahiko kept his toothy grin and Konan smiled. "It's a secret! Goodnight!" She shouted, walking over to her mattress in the far right corner. Sighing in defeat, he walked over to the corner where Yahiko told him the mat was. What greeted him was a simple mat with a red blanket and small pillow. He began to lay down, feeling the warmth overtake his clothes as he took the kunai out his pocket and set it on the rocky ground.
'Maybe tomorrow will be better than this.' Nagato thought before finally going to bed.
The next day
Nagato, Konan and Yahiko were already on their way to the destination they were settled on. Angered on why he didn't know on where they were going.
"For the love of god, can you tell me where we are going?" Nagato shouted over the heavy rain, his boots caked with mud and his black sweater drenched. Yahiko only snickered in response, his leather coat dancing in the wind while Konans green coat swayed elegantly. "I told you it's a surprise!" She yelled, making Nagato growl. "Then can you at least tell me-"
The ground began to shake as a light show began to erupt at the bottom of a fissure. Before they could react, a bomb went off near them, causing them to fly backwards from the impact. Nagato skidded across the rocky terrain, cutting his face open and making him bleed from the cheek. Konan slowly lifted her head up, her left eye blood shot but was okay none the less. Yahiko pushed up after, his arm was bruised and his thumb was broken.
He took three sharp breaths, grabbing onto his thumb and resetting it, making him bite down on his lip hard enough to draw blood. "What was that?" Nagato asked, dazed as he wiped away the blood on his cheek. Konan got up and ran towards the edge, her eyes widened as she looked at the sight. Two evil Sorcerors, Ikijii and Davenoch, where fighting multiple Shinobi. It was Hanzo Hisashi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kuai Liang.
"N-no way! Sorcerors!" Yahiko whispered loud off for the other two to hear. He was petrified to see them. Wanting to run away and head back to the cave that was a mile away. It was the man who killed his mother. Ikijii.
He turned around, tearing up as he began to stomp the ground. "Why... why doesn't this fighting ever stop!? How many more people must die before they realize enough is enough!?" He said out loud, punching his fist into the muddy ground as Nagato and Konan watched silently. "I'm sorry Yahiko... it's okay though right? Remember our plan? We're gonna take over the world so the fighting can stop. Remember?" Konan said, making him sob as he kept his gaze to the floor.
Nagato only watched in silence, hearing her words resonated in him so some reason. If it meant that no one would have to go through the suffering he did. That no one can lose their parents. Then he will accept it. Before long, Yahiko and Konan's dream had became his own.
Before they knew it, the Shinobi masters were long gone and Davenochs corpse was on the ground. "Crap! Where did they go?!" Konan shouted, looking around for the legendary ninjas but to no avail. However, the ground began to shake violently. Fissures began to erupt as Yahiko looked into the forest they were coming from. "Guys... did you see that?" He asked, making the two others look at him and then to the woods. "What?" Nagato asked, looking into the woods for any sign of life. Konan couldn't see it at all, trying her hardest to spot what her friend was looking for but to no avail.
However, the sky began to turn black as Nagato looked up, seeing the once overcast sky now becoming pitch black. On closer inspection, his eyes widened. "GUYS LOOK OUT!" He shouted, looking at the sky as hundreds of magic enfused attacks shot towards them from Ikiji, half of which were encased in ice. "You three! Run!" Kuai Liang shouted, not fast enough to stop them being hurt. As Yahiko and Konan covered in fear, Nagato stepped forward on impulse and held out his hands, rinnegan glaring as a purple dome protected them from impact.
However, it was a short lived victory as the mountain began to crack away, making Konan look down and pale at the sight. "GUYS! RIVER!" She shouted, making them jump before falling off the cliff, screaming all their way down before landing into the freezing water.
An hour later
Yahiko woke up like a jackal, coughing the water out his lungs as Nagato and Konan patted him on the back. "Easy. You're alright man." Nagato said, smiling as he saw his first friend wake up.
"Guess what? There here in this cave with us." Konan said with a grin, making Yahiko's eyes widen as he looked around the cave they washed up in. When he looked to his right, he saw Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kuai Liang and Hanzo, talking and formulating plans for their next battle. While Konan and Yahiko smiled, their wish finally coming true to meet the Shinobi and ask them to train, Nagato saw nothing but red. On top of Jiraiya's head, was the headband of the hidden leaf. Seeing it alone mad something inside him snap. Without realizing it, he ran as fast as he could, taking out his kunai and held it as best he could.
"NAGATO NO!" His friends shouted but to no avai., the shout caused the Shinobi masters to jump and look around, hands ready to fight but stopped when they saw a kid gunning for Jiraiya and Tsunade. "ILL FUCKING KILL YOU BASTARDS!" Nagato screamed at the top of his lungs, tears welling up in his eyes as he saw nothing but anger and pain. Jiraiya jumped to his feet, dodging Nagato's sloppy attacks before Hanzo tackled him to the ground.
"LET GO OF ME! I WONT STOP UNTIL THEY ARE DEAD! NOT AFTER WHAT THEY DID TO ME!" His screaming began to turn into sobs, losing his will to fight and began to cry. "Kid what the hell?!" Jiraiya exclaimed, shocked to see a kid acting so bizarre and filled with anger. Nagato eventually fell asleep from emotional exhaustion, making Yahiko and Konan step out the shadows and in front of the ninjas. "We can explain! Just don't hurt us!" Konan shrieked, making Kuai Liang sigh.
"Just come, we don't have time for this Jiraiya. We need to head back." He stated, his voice sounding like soundpaper going across someone's face. Jiraiya only shook his head and looked at the two kids. "What is it do you want?" He asked, seeing Hanzo carry Nagato bridal style and rest him on a fallen log. "You guys go tell Bi-Han and Sektor to fall back, I'll stay here with them too." He said with no room to argue, making the three nod while Kuai Liang sighed in annoyance before he too ran away.
"So why don't you tell me what's wrong with your friend there?" He asked, pointing to Nagato's body with his thumb. Konan only frowned as Yahiko looked to the ground. "His mother and father... were murdered by hidden leaf ninja. However, the ninja had mistakenly thought they were enemies which is why they were cut down in the first places. I guess he has some sort of ptsd from it." He finished, making Jiraiya's eyes widen in shock.
"I see... I'm guessing that you two are both war orphans as well." He said in more of a statement rather than a question. Upon hearing this, Konan began to tear up while Yahiko stayed silent. Jiraiya only frowned, feeling sorry for the kids. He knew that there was nothing he could do. No amount of words can bring their parents back. It was apart of war. No matter what you try to do, there will always be civilian casualties. Jiraiya always wanted to find a way, a way that if a war ever do breaks out, that civilians casualties would never happen. But he knew from his days back when he worked his friends Jin and Ryoji, that no matter how much you try. War never changes.
"Come... let us go..." he said quietly, picking up Nagato and slowly walking to the opening of the cave. "Wait! Can you teach us!?" Yahiko desperately called out, his eyes filled with desperation and Konan's were filled with determination. In a weird way, it reminds him of himself when he was younger, how he never stopped training to get where he was. He smiled, what he wouldn't give for that peace again.
"If you want to be a Shinobi, it is a path that very few can walk on, let alone succeed. Are you sure you want to try?" He asked the same question he asks to everyone else. He watched as Konan and Yahiko looked at him with conviction and determination in their eyes. They said a single word in unison that made Jiraiya smile. "YES!" They said eagerly, making Jiraiya's smile widen. "Well then, follow me." He said before walking out the cave. Yahiko and Konan followed suit, ready to start their new lives as Shinobi.
Several years later
Jiraiya was hesitant to train the three when they had first met. However, after an incident that nearly costed Yahiko his life, Nagato had to resort using his rinnegan.His mind went blank that day, consumed with rage and anger as he directed it to the rogue Shinobi that wanted to kill Uahiko. However, he felt an unbelievable force crush down on him, making him scream in pain before his body exploded, leaving only behind bloody chunks and the mans lower half of his body that winked back and forth before dropping to the ground.
After that day, Jiraiya has began to train Yahiko, Konan and Nagato in Ninjutsu, hoping to help Nagato control his power. It seemed to work over the years. However, Nagato was afraid to use it not wanting to experience the same anger he had when he killed the two ninja in his house or the one who tried to kill Yahiko. He was afraid of losing himself. However, after a long talk with his sensei, it made him feel confident enough to use what he wanted to. If he truly is the reincarnated monk of the six sage paths.
Now that Jiraiya has left them to follow their own path, the three formed their own miniature clan. They called it. Akatsuki.
The lands and factions approved of their methods, trying to obtain peace without violence what so ever. The one eyed owl in the 20th ward, the SSS ghoul known as Yoshimura, supported their ideals and would often let them seek rest in his coffee shop. However, they knew that would be short lived as word got out that Ikjii made his return. And soon they would soon feel their lives change forever.
Nagato woke up in his bed, grabbing his blue jacket off the rack before heading to brush his teeth. He looked at the mirror and smiled, liking how far he has came from his lessons with his sensei. He opened the bathroom door, his sandals scraping against the hardwood floor as he reached downstairs and went outside. The sun hit his face as he covered his eyes with his hand, his eyes adjusting to the light as he slid his hair back.
He looked at Yahiko and smiled, hugging him and Konan stepped out the house a minute after. "Yahiko you look like hammered shit!" She teased, making the older boy chuckle. "Looks don't count for shit in this war torn country. This is Japan baby!" He smiled. Yahiko was always the one who cracked the jokes and terrible or great times, making him the joker in their group. Nagato was always serious when it came to work while Konan was always lazy when she wasn't doing anything.
In a way, they impacted Nagato's life in a way he couldn't imagine. They weren't best friends anymore. They were family.
"Hey don't forget we got a meeting today with that bastard." Konan's shift of tone told all Yahiko needed to hear. They were going to meet Ikjii today. "The fuck does that shit head want with us?" Yahiko asked, his anger rising from the mere mention of his name. "Apparently, he knows that Quan Chi be resurrected. If that happens, then the world is at stake." Nagato added, remembering the scripts he read about the evil sorceror that almost succeeded in harvesting all of the earths souls.
"When do we meet him?" Konan asked.
"In ten minutes." Nagato responded. They all sighed before running into the forest at full speed, using chakra to enchance their speed to meet Ikjii and kill him if the need arises. Quan chi was a bigger threat and if he got out, everything will be destroyed.
Several hours later
Everything went to shit in the blink of an eye. Ikjii betrayed them after they killed Davenoch before he could ressurect the evil sorceror. However, they were cornered, Yahiko and Nagato now stood in a crater while Ikiji held a spatial dagger to Konan's throat at the very top. Beside the evil sorceror, were rows of magicians and sorcerors dressed in pitch black robes. All of which were heavily corrupted from Dormammu.
Rain fell hard on the two teens face, their feet caked with mud and dry blood as areas from Nagato's clothes were ripped. Yahiko didn't fair any better, his arm was heavily bleeding and his left eye was completely bloodshot. The boys knew that they were trapped, but they would do anything to save their last remaining and closest ally, their family, no matter the cost.
"It doesn't have to be like this Ikiji! Please! Let her go and we will leave Japan forever!" Yahiko pleaded to the mad sorceror, hoping to see if he had any humanity left in him before Dormammu's control. Konan couldn't stop crying, fear had overtaking her body as the sorceror tightened his grip on the spatial dagger. "Silence! Your little shit stain of an organization has gone on long enough!" He screamed, his golden robes dancing in the breeze as his purple eyes flowed with anger.
The man then had an evil grin, a grin that sent shivers of terror down Konan's back as he bent down to her face. She could smell the blood and grime that was caked on his short blonde hair, the alcohol on his breath not helping her from escape from the sorceror. After what he had did to her allies, the brutal and near unspeakable way he murdered them only proved that he was a mad dog, a dog that had to be put down.
"I have a better idea then Yahiko. How about you give me this hot piece of ass here? I love the idea of making this bitch my little whore." The man sneered, grabbing onto Konan's chest while licking her face. It took everything in Nagato not to rip his head clean off his body, to see this vile monster die in the most gruesome way after admitting that he wanted to rape Konan. However, there was the chance that he might kill her before he died, he couldn't take that risk, he already lost all of his comrades in just a day. He couldn't afford to lose family too.
Yahiko however, was upset and raised his voice. "NO! PLEASE! ANYTHING BUT THAT I BEG OF YOU!" He screamed in desperation, trying to save Konan from being violated from Ikjii. The mad sorceror pondered, moving his face away and looking into the sky as if he was deep in thought. Suddenly, the man started to cackle, laughing like a maniac as he looked at the two teens in the crater. "I'll tell you what kid! Since your a part of the organization. I'll cut a deal with ya! I'll let her go.. but you must die." He said slowly, making Konan hear the toxin and venom towards Yahiko.
Everything was silent for what felt like an eternity, Yahiko's eyes widened upon hearing the ultimatum while Nagato was shaking in fear. 'No... not again... please... I don't lose my family...' he thought as he began to cry, remembering all the times himself, Yahiko and Konan had as they grew up. He didn't want that to end, he wanted to change the world with them. Just like the imagined when they were kids.
As he kept thinking, he heard a set of words that made him and Konan's hearts to drop. "F...fine... if that's your request... do it. Just let my friends go." Yahiko spoke up, tears running down his face as he opened his arms out wide and puffed his chest out, waiting for a spatial dagger to end his life. "NOOOOOO! PLEASSSEEE! NOOOOO DONNTTT!" Konan screamed at the top of her lungs, tears started to fall uncontrollably as she couldn't bear to see her best friend die in order to save her.
However, all he heard was cackling before a small thud followed. He opened his eyes slowly, seeing a katana impaled on the ground with the handle upwards. "You fool. I didn't say I was going to kill you. NAGATO!" The evil sorceror shouted, causing the burgundy haired boy to look up with tears still in his eyes. Ikiji was squirming with joy at the sight of their fear, loving how defenseless they looked in his eyes as he had them where he wanted.
"I want you to pick up the blade. And kill him." Ikiji said coldly, making the boy widened his eyes in shock. Konan couldn't stop crying, her eyes glassy and red as the tears couldn't stop falling uncontrollably. Yahiko slowly lowered his hands, his gaze kept to the rocky ground beneath him before speaking a single sentence. "Nagato. Just do it buddy. Kill me." He said slowly, his voice breaking with every word.
Nagato couldn't stop shaking, remembering what he had talked about with Jiraiya sensei when he was still a child. He wanted to protect his friends. His family. He would shoulder all the pain and suffering on his back, as long as it didn't affect Yahiko and Konan. He would do it, whatever it takes to see them alive. But right now, he was frozen, fear and terror gripping his body as he looked at his friend.
"NAGATO! DO IT MAN! WE GOT NO OTHER CHOICE!" Yahiko screamed, his voice breaking as his tears fell down his face. He didn't want to die, he wanted to live with his family as much as he could. But also, he made a vow that if the time ever arises, he made sure that they would make it home safe. Even if that meant he would not return home at all.
"NAGATO DONT! JUST RUN! FORGET ABOUT ME!" Konan screamed. She wanted nothing more than to see her friends, the boys she calls her brothers, to make it home safe. If that meant she would meet a fate far worse than death, she would accept it if that meant they would be safe. Her train of thought however, was broken as the mad sorceror began to groan. "Hurry it up here will ya? If you don't, I'm going to have so much fun playing with my new toy. Just thinking about how wet she is right now is making me so fucking hard!" He screamed, making Konan flinch.
Slowly, Nagato walked towards the katana, grabbing onto the handle and yanking it out the ground. The katana had a red sash on its handle, drenched from the rain as the blade itself was sharp to the touch. He began to slowly turn towards his friend, wishing this was all some bad dream he couldn't seem to wake up from. Hoping to wake up and see his friend listening to Rock and Konan making fun of his music tastes.
"Konan... Yahi-" before he could finish his sentence, Yahiko ran himself through the blade, the katana sticking out from his back as his blood fell onto Nagato's hands. Time seem to slow down for Nagato, processing what happened as Yahiko still stood there impaled to the katana. "You... and Konan... gotta survive... whatever it takes..." Yahiko whispered in his ears, his eyes feeling heavier as his body began to lose to much blood. "Be.. the saviour... of this world... finish... what I couldn't... I know you could do it... you dumbass..." Yahiko said with a weak chuckle and smile, closing his eyes one last time before falling to the muddy ground, leaving Nagato who was there with widened eyes that were filled with tears.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Konan screamed at the top of her lungs, witnessing her friends lifeless body collapse to the ground. Ikiji only began to laugh his ass off, cutting her bands off her wrist before resting his boot on her shoulder. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! YOU ACUALLY DID IT KID! HERE! IM A MAN OF MY WORD!" The mad sorceror screamed before kicking Konan off the ledge, making her fall into the crater where Nagato and Yahiko's corpse laid.
She crawled over to his body, cradling his lifeless corpse in her hands as he cried and became hysterical. It was then Nagato had snapped, looking at Ikiji with nothing but pure white hot rage in his eyes. The look alone sent shivers down the mad Sorcerors back as he slowly stepped backwards. "K-kill them!" He screamed, looking at his allies who threw spatial daggers at blinding speed to the group.
However, Nagato only raised his hand, his rinnegan widening as he repelled the spatial daggera as if they were mere flies to him. The act sent shivers of fear down Ikiji and the sorcerers back, not believing that their attacks were repelled in an instant. They looked at Nagato's face said only one word to the Sorcerors.
Death.
"I will kill you all." Was Nagato's only response before his skin started to turn black. Konan's eyes widened in shock as she witnessed Nagato use an excessive amount of dark chakra. Chakra that was only known to demons and devils of the underworld. Ikiji began to panic as he felt Nagato's aura spike higher than his own. "Don't just stand there! Kill him!" He screamed before teleportating away, leaving his allies to their deaths.
As the Sorcerors and Magacians began to run towards Nagato, the burgundy haired teen smiled devilishly before slamming his palms to the earth. "SUMMONING JUTSU! GEDO STATUE!" He shouted, causing the earth to shake as the ground began to split apart. Just then, a giant hand rose from the earth's crust, followed by another before an inhuman being manifested above ground.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"
The scream of the beast caused the Sorcerors to cover their ears, cowering as the beast was terrifying to even look at. Konan sat up, looking at Nagato with horrified eyes as she knew the drawback of this jutsu. "WAIT NAGATO! YOU CANT!" She screamed. However it fell on deaf ears, Nagato was too far lost as his anger held him. Just then, countless metal rod appeared throughout the beasts neck, the spikes taking aim before firing at Nagato's back. One by one, Nagato felt each of the spikes burrow itself in his back, sucking his life force out of him as the far and muscle on his body began to disappear and connect itself to the beast.
After the final rod was in his back, he began to slowly look up, a sinister grin on his face as the Sorcerors were frozen in fear. The beast began to slowly open its mouth, a light purple fog emitting in its throat before shooting out at rocket speed, taking the form of a dragon with beaming red eyes. The ethereal dragon began to pass through its victims, taking the souls of the ones who dared to ty and confront it as the others ran away in terror.
However, they too were killed and their soul was taken away, leaving behind an empty , lifeless husk of a body on the muddy ground. After the countless bodies of the fallen Sorcerors laid in the barren wasteland, Nagato broke himself away from his summoning jutsu, the metal spikes still suck in his back in his now weak and malnourished body.
He finally realized what had happened, he had taken many lives in the span of an instant. However, it wasn't like the time when he killed the ninjas who murdered his parents, this time it felt good. It felt like he had finally let out the beast that he locked away for many years. Until, the Pain began to settle in. The Pain of losing a loved one. The pain of knowing that nothing had changed, that the Shinobi are still fighting.
The pain of knowing that you were wrong. And that nothing had changed over the years for Nagato. He realized now that the answer he came up with, the finding true peace with the factions was udder crap. A pipe dream that he was no longer holding onto. A dream that he could no longer suffice. He now realized that Yahiko, his brothers death.
Was his second pain.
He began to cry, slowly crawling to Yahiko's body as he and Konan held each other. The rain still falling on their bodies as they slowly got up. Nagato slowly wrapped his arm around at neck, allowing for support as Konan held him in place.
Slowly and surely, they began to walk out of sight. Nagato felt only one feeling in his heart. A feeling he will never be able to let go of.
Pain.
End of Flashback
"... and that's my story. What is yours, Asuka Hisashi?" Nagato asked to the youngest daughter of Hanzo Hisashi. Asuka kept her gaze down, no longer feeling anger towards Nagato but sorrow and pity.
"I also... think the same way..." Asuka replied, her hands trembling as she sheathed her sword. Rin kept her gaze to the floor, her purple bangs covering her eyes as she listened to Nagato's heart breaking story. Hikage stood there wide eyed, feeling pity for Nagato as well but didn't excuse him from all the horrible acts he done to innocent Shinobi.
"I see.." Nagato said, narrowing his eyes at the trio while Konan stood silent. Asuka slowly reached for her pouch, grabbing onto a small book that her father and Jiraiya had gave her for her eighth birthday. She always kept this book with her. It made her feel confident in her time of need. It made her feeling comfort in times as stress. "But... I still can't forgive you... not after you murdered Genko, Senko, Ryobi, Ryona, Murasaki, Takeada, Uncle Bi-Han, Uncle Kuai, Satoshi... Mommy... and daddy... I still and always will hate you for what did to them. They didn't deserve to die..." Asuka replied, tears welling up in her eyes as her mind went to the image of the destroyed fire gardens and her families battered corpse on the ground.
"Then... do you want to settle this? End it right now?" Nagato asked, wanting to get her to kill him to prove he was right. However, what he saw next surprised him. She shook her head, not going for her katanas. Rin didn't go for her holy sword as well, knowing that it would only prove that Nagato was correct all along. Hikage was now confused, wanting nothing more than to murder than man who killed her sister, Murasaki, in cold blood. Now, she didn't know what to do anymore. The sheer tiredness off the battle catching up to her as her chakra reserves were starting to dwindle.
"We won't kill you... it's pointless now... I won't allow my Students to fall so low, Pain. Chifusa, Tsunade, Kakashi, and Jiraiya have taught our students better." Rin replied, making Nagato narrow his eyes at her before looking back at Asuka and Hikage, seeing that they two had no intentions of killing him or Konan where they stood.
"So after all that... you will still believe what your father and Jiraiya have taught you? I see. Rin, you certainly have taught your students well... but do really expect me to wait until the Shinobi fix this blasted world!? Many have tried yet all have failed! Altaïr! Connor Kenway! Jacob and Evelyn Frye! They all failed in making this world peaceful! So don't play with me! It's far too late to believe in the words of Jiraiya or the Shinobi Predecessors! THERE WILL BE NO SUCH THING AS TRUE PEACE!" Nagato shouted, calling out the names of the ancient Hokages of Israel, America, and England, before when the Shinobi were once called The assassins. Before the new Shinobi tamed the nine tailed fox with the Shinobi that went on and reinvented the Shinobi after their downfall and eradication in 1859. Those legendary warriors were Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, And Minato Namikaze.
Asuka stood her ground, looking back at Nagato with conviction and determination in her eyes before speaking to Nagato. "Then I'll break that curse! If there is such a thing as peace! Then I'll seize it! I'll never give up!" Upon hearing this, Nagato's eyes widened in shock and his mouth opened wide. Konan herself was surprised as Nagato didn't speak. "Nagato? What's wrong?" She asked, concerned for her ally as he kept staring at the young beauty.
"Where... how..." he could barely muster out any words, watching as Hikage took a step forward and stood beside Asuka. "Those words... were from this very book, Nagato. Every night after training, Jiraiya would always come to our bunks and read this out loud for everyone to hear. Of course... Miyabi and Saeko never wanted to listen but... we did anyways.. and he always told us that he got inspiration from one of his brightest students he ever had the privilege of teaching. It was you, Nagato." She replied, making his eyes widen in shock as memories began to pour back into his head.
He remembered when he was a child, running back to the farm that he stayed in with Yahiko and Konan when they trained with Jiraiya and Hanzo. He remembered Jiraiya talking about wanting to be an author after he retires from being a Shinobi. He remembered the day his sensei left him after being taught everything he knew. He remembered the day saying those exact words to the rogue Shinobi who wanted to stage an attack in Tokyo, wanting to cause distress between Yoshimura and the Shinobi who lived in the twentieth ward. He, along with Konan, were beginning to remember everything that they tried to desperately lock away inside their hearts.
"You... are the saviour... of this world."
"I know... you can do it... you dumbass..."
"No matter the cost! I'll do it!"
"It's the power to believe in it!"
"What's up new blood? I'm Yahiko. And the girl your standing with is Konan."
"You're my brother, Nagato."
"Amazing Yahiko!"
"When was the last time I had a hot shower?"
"Thank you guys... for being my family."
"Mommy look! Look!"
"That's awesome Nagato!"
"Looks like our little boy is getting bigger now. Wouldn't you say so hunny?"
"I know... and I'll always love him. He always will be my little man. Right Nagato?"
"Bye mom! I'm off to school!"
"Be careful Konan!"
"Yahiko... I miss mom."
"Rather than ruling the world through the pain you bottled up over the years, I wished you would of opened up to someone and move past the pain. To harness your power to bring peace where we could all live in harmony. That the Shinobi, Ghouls, Sorcerors, Hero Clan, Daedra, Devils, Angels, Fallen Angels, Angels and divine gods."
"I love you guys."
"I'll believe in my daddy's and Jiraiya beliefs!"
"I'll break that curse! If there is such a thing as peace, then I'll seize it!"
"I'll never give up!"
"And the person who will bring this peace..." Asuka trailed off, a single tear rolling down her face as she looked at Konan and Nagato.
"The person who will bring love and compassion into the world..." Rin followed, tears welled in her eyes as she felt so proud of Hanzo's Student.
"The person who will make sure that the children of tomorrow can wake up to a better future.." Hikage continued, crying as she remembered her sisters peaceful body.
"Is Asuka Hisashi!"
"Rin Ashikaga!"
"And Hikage Fukihara!" All three girls said in unison, making both Nagato and Konan shocked and their eyes widen. Without realizing, Konan started to cry, her tears rolling down her cheeks while Nagato watched in silence. Gone was his anger and rage, the rage and pain he had bottled inside himself for years. Now, he didn't know what to feel.
"How... how can you say that you will never change no matter how great the pain you may face in the future? That you will not start to falter and stop believing in yourself. Can you guarantee it?" He asked, geniunely frustrated and afraid as he looked at Asuka, Rin and Hikage. The three girls let their gazes down, each having somber looks as Asuka spoke. "We... we all have experienced pain.."
She remembered her first day at Hanzo Academy, being shunned from the others since she could barely cast a clone jutsu. She remembered failing her Shinobi testing five times while her older sisters, Miyabi and Homura, got in on their first try. She remembered when she first met Yagyu and Ikaruga, Yagyu barely spoke to her at the time and Ikaruga looked down on her she was considered the weakest in the group before Rin and Tsunade taught her how to control her chakra properly. She remembered crying herself to sleep every night when she saw her youngest sister, Satoshi, murdered in the fire gardens. She remembered when she lashed out, her Wild Bloom form going out of control as she murdered Ikiji, almost costing Sakura her life as well.
For Hikage, she remembered being homeless for years with Murasaki, murdering her father who wanted to assault her twin sister. She remembered living in the woods for seven months, freezing to the point of wanting to collapse. She remembered going to bed hungry every night, giving what rations she had to Murasaki so her little sister could eat. She remembered the day she found Murasaki, dead with a katana through her stomach during the leaf village assault.
For Rin, she remembered vividly as herself and Chifusa operated in Kyoto, working for a female gang that moved itself from the carribean islands. She remembered her first murder, the mans terrified face as she pulled the trigger. She remembered helping Saeko out after a drunk tried to rape her in an alley. She remembered how good herself,Chifusa and Saeko felt when they literally beat the man the man to death. Saeko using her Bokkun practice sword while Chifusa and herself kept kicking and punching him.
"There is Pain in everyone Nagato... no human, Ghoul, Sorceror, Hero Clan, or any other faction, doesn't have pain in them. Each and every being has some sort of pain. A pain that they don't want to talk about. A pain that keeps them up at night. A pain that makes them change. It's the duty of a Shinobi to make sure that the pain they feel can be relieved. That we can pay it forward. That one day, we make someone's day by combating that pain for them even if they don't accept us. It's a Shinobi's duty to make sure that the children of today can wake up to a better tomorrow. That's why if my students stop believing, if my students give up. Then it will just be another page in this endless book we are in. It won't be right anymore. That's why, no matter great the pain is, you just need to keep walking.. and hold your head up high. That's what makes a true Shinobi!"
Nagato's eyes widened, processing the words that Rin said as Asuka and Hikage stood their ground. All of them held looks of conviction, determination, and willpower. Konan looked back at her ally, seeing him cast his gaze to the floor before speaking again. "You three... are a curious bunch... you remind me when I was little.. back when Yahiko was still alive.. I couldn't believe in Hanzo, Jiraiya or the others before... nor could I believe in myself.. however, I have a feeling that you and your comrades, the Shinobi that are left standing today, will proceed to a different future. One that truly has peace in the world. A world where everyone could live in harmony. I believe in you, Asuka Hisashi, Rin Ashikagi and Hikage Fukihara." Nagato spike with a weak smile, ripping his arms out the restraints and crossing them together.
"Gedo Art Of Rinne Rebirth." Nagato slowly said, finishing his Jutsu as Rin, Asuka, Konan and Hikage widened their eyes. "Wait Nagato dont!" Konan screamed, tears in her eyes as she knew what type of jutsu he was going to use. "Konan... listen to me... we were wrong... we gave up on Yahiko's beliefs... and did what we wanted... please... atone for us. Help build the future the Yahiko wanted." Nagato said before looking back at the trio.
"Whats that? I never heard of that type of jutsu before." Hikage said, genuinely curious about what Nagato was trying to do. "The few who posses a Rinnegan are able to manipulate the Jutsu of all Sixth Pains and are said to exist outside both heaven of angels and the underworld of devils. Nagato's ocular Power is the Jutsu that controls life and death. He is the seventh Pain."
Asuka's eyes widened at the revelation, looking back at Nagato who was struggling to activate his jutsu but tried none the less. 'If Nagato uses this jutsu at his current chakra level... he will die..' Konan thought to herself, tearing up as she was going to honour his request. She didn't know how long it will take. She didn't know if she will ever be forgiven. But Nagato was right, this isn't what Yahiko wanted. and she will go to hell and back to atone for her actions. She looked back at Rin, Hikage, and Asuka. Silently thanking them for reminding her what she forgot what she fought for all those years ago, and thanking them for changing her and Nagato.
"Gedo... Art ... of Rinne... Rebirth!" Nagato shouted, feeling the chakra of those he killed starting to come back. His hair started to turned white, his body becoming even more skinnier as he struggled to sit upright. "I... was in time... to bring back... those I killed... when I struck the leaf village... Murasaki... Genko... Senko and Ryobi should be alive again.. it's the least... I could do..." Nagato spoke, his voice hoarse and weak from using the remaining chakra he had.
Hikage began to search wildly, trying to find her sisters chakra. When she was about to give up, she felt it, slowly starting to rise again to normal levels. She began to cry, tears rolling down her cheeks as Rin hugged her for support. "You... why?" Asuka asked, tears welled up in her eyes as Nagato slumped forward. "War... inflicts death... injury... and pain to both sides too.. the death of someone we love is always hard to accept... we convince ourselves that... there is no way that they could be dead... especially... in your generation... you don't know war... you may try to find the meaning of death... but there is and always will be pain... the unbearable hatred and rage.. the eternal that does not heal. That's what war is."
Nagato started to cough blood, feeling his eyes starting to get heavier as he looked at the trio. "Rin... Asuka.. and Hikage... you and your allies... will feel this pain in due time... there are others out there like me... others who want nothing more than to see the world burn... to see the angel of death dead... the espada... the hollows themselves will try and try... I wonder... where we destined to meet?... is that what your father wanted... or was it the heavens... I don't know... but promise me... that you will bring true peace to the lands... and don't end up like me... and please... don't let anything bad happen... to Konan... let her atone for what we did... that is my final request... I bid... you... farewell... Asuka Hisashi... Rin Ashikaga... and Hikage Fukihara... and thank you... for everything..." was Nagato's final words before he began to fade away, leaving an empty chariot and a crying Konan.
Nagato, the man known as Pain.
Was now dead.
AND THATS A WRAP! I'm sorry for taking so long, this was one annoying chapter to write lol I didn't want a carbon copy of episode 173 of Naruto so I tried to be original with it. I'm sorry if I butchered some aspects of Naruto too by the way, I haven't watched it in a while so I'm going off of pure memory.
Now, regarding Ikiji. The spatial daggers he used was the same crystal dagger Kaecillius used in the Doctor strange movie.
Also, the fate of Konan regards in your hands! Do you want her to become an ally of the Shinobi and later on Devils? Or let her Roam the world free, offering help whenever they need it! You guys decide in the reviews!
Lastly, yes Nagato knew Jin from a fight they had after Yahiko's death. If you want, I can write an OVA of their fight.
Anyway, UNTIL NEXT TIME!