Moments Before Disaster

- six hours later -

With his extremely strong sensory ability brought by his Sage body and high mental power, Takashi soon found the base of Akatsuki.

'With Pains technique to monitor everything and everyone via the rain, he should have already found me.

The question is now if he can perceive my strength too? Probably right, I have too much chakra because of the Sage body.

Will he still come out to meet me or is he too busy preparing for Madara's arrival?'

Akatsuki base.

The atmosphere was a bit depressed at the moment. Who doesn't know Uchiha Madara? Someone capable of matching the god of ninjas.

Inevitably the Akatsuki members felt a bit panicked when they think that Madara will soon appear here.

Kakuzu who had personally experienced the power of Hashirama many years ago felt his knees shivering.

He tried to run before, but the Akatsuki leader Pain dealt with deserters very ruthlessly.

Kakuzu looked at Juzo Biwa who tried to run before but is now honestly sharpening his sword after being beaten by Pain.

If there weren't traces on Juzos swollen face, it would seem as if he doesn't know what fear is.

Orochimaru is the most relaxed one at the moment. Anyway, if it comes to escaping and surviving then no one in the ninja world can match him.

In a dark cave not far from the Akatsuki base.

Nagato Uzumaki was sitting in his modified wheelchair with an expressionless face. Konan was looking at him worriedly, although Nagato himself has a God-complex, she understands well that Nagatos true power is very limited due to his crippled body.

"Nagato, we should run away and hide, we can't deal with Uchiha Madara and the Uchiha Obito is probably also lurking somewhere."

Nagato glanced at her lightly and said.

"Let them come, I will show them the majesty of God cannot be provoked."

Konan's face turned red in anger when she heard him.

Normally she would never contradict Nagato directly, but since the Ninja world chat group appeared, she has become way braver.

Anyway, if Nagato doesn't listen, you can always tell Yahiko about all the embarrassing things Nagato did since his death.

"Nagato! If you don't immediately run away with me, I will tell Yahiko about all the shameful lines you like to speak when you kill people usually.

Feel the Pain, understand the Pain and all that bullshit!"

Nagato was shocked and almost fell from his wheelchair. Before he always thought that his lines were kind of cool, but since Yahiko called him a depressed teenager, he reflected on himself a lot. Now although his God-complex still breaks out sometimes, that's because he is truly powerful, but Nagato's worst nightmare is that Yahiko knows about this.

Thinking of Yahiko, who would look at him with pity, as if he had a mental problem, Nagato gritted his teeth and shouted at Konan.

"Okay fine, you won, please, please don't tell Yahiko!"

Seeing him being so obedient, Konan secretly felt proud. Although Nagato treats her very well usually, sometimes he likes to give her orders, now seeing his begging expression, she felt really refreshed.

"Good Nagato, you know I'm doing this for your own good. Let's hurry now, I promise I won't tell Yahiko."

Nagato still understands that Konan is just worried about him, so he didn't say anything and agreed.

"Konan, except Madara I felt another ninja with huge chakra reserves enter the Rain country. From what I feel, he is probably Uchiha Takashi, who won multiple rewards. But both of them used some means to block my perception shortly after that, so I have no idea where exactly they are at the moment."

Konan was even more worried when she heard this and urged him.

"Hurry now Nagato, let's get out of here, the other Akatsuki members will have their own way to survive."

"Alright, let's go."

Just when they were about to run, a loud voice amplified with chakra rang in their ears.

"Nagato boy, I am here to take my eyes back.

Try to stop me. Surprise me with your attempt of resistance and bring me some fun."

Konan felt goosebumps on her back and she was shocked.

"How can he already be here? What should we do now?"

When Nagato saw Konan's scared look, he felt determined, one friend of his has already died in front of him, he would never allow Konan to be harmed.

"Konan! Run. Now."

"Never! Yahiko died because of me, if we die, we will die together Nagato! Don't say these things to me again."

Nagato saw Konan's expression of self-blame and felt his own uselessness at the moment.

'So you have always blamed yourself for Yahikos death? I never blamed you, but I didn't even notice your feelings, I'm sorry Konan.'

He turned his Rinnegan eyes without emotion towards the source of the voice.

'Don't worry Konan, if he wants to hurt you, he will have to kill me first.'

When they left the cave, they saw him.

Wearing red ancient armor, with long black hair and looking at them with arrogant eyes, Madara was standing in front of them with his arms crossed.

Instantly summoning all Pain puppets, Nagato was ready to fight to death and protect Konan with everything he has.

Nagato's arrogance had already been shattered the moment he felt the aura of Madara up close. Especially with his crippled body, Nagato felt no hope of defeating Madara at all, now he was just hoping that Madara will let go of Konan after killing him and taking his eyes.

"You developed your Rinnegan pretty well Nagato, with your current body, it's not a bad idea to use these puppets to fight, but still it's not enough."

Finished talking, Madara turned his eyes towards the distance and a crazy smile appeared on his face.

"My battle with Nagato may be boring, but you there, you have the qualifications to dance with me Hahahahahaha!"

Uchiha Takashi also walked out from his hiding place and said to Madara with a smile.

"Nice to meet Uchiha Madara, my name is Uchiha Takashi. Please do your thing with them, we can talk after that and I also want to try my Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in a fight with you."

Madara looked at him for a moment and nodded in approval.

"Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan huh? Even the same body as Hashirama. Not bad boy, together with the rewards you got from the stone tablet, you will make a good opponent. You wait for a moment, I will finish this soon."

Turning his eyes back to Nagato, he didn't seem to put him into his eyes at all.

"Hurry up, originally I was looking forward to this a bit, but now it's just boring. But I will still play with you a bit."