Chapter 3 : Started

Forget about this strange wall for now. It's better to immediately use the Moving Land skill before something ruins the plan.

He stepped on the surface of the sea, the rolling waves made it difficult for him to stand steadily. But it was amazing, being able to stand on the water.

He directed his gaze towards the sky, where the moon shone brightly in the night sky. The moon looked incredibly beautiful at the moment. After enjoying the beauty of the moon, he looked around and all he could see in the distance was the endless dark sea.

The cold temperature made him shiver.

He didn't want to waste any more time, so he activated the Moving Land skill immediately. After activating it, he connected his vision with the Pain to make sure they had anchored the iron he had given them.

After taking a quick look and confirming that the black iron had been anchored, he took out the black iron from his right hand. This black iron looked different from the iron the Pains usually used, it had a white Rinnegan pattern in the middle. He threw that special black iron into the sea, making sure it was embedded in the ground.

He formed hand seals using his right hand.

After doing that, he felt that his black iron extended deep into the Earth's mantle and then suddenly stopped. The black iron would not melt at the depth of the mantle because it had incredibly strong durability, as strong as graphene.

The special black iron would serve as the coordinates for the land of the Rain country to be moved. Without this black iron, his skill would not function.

In that case, it was time to summon the Gedo Mazo.

He formed hand seals, and then he touched the turbulent surface of the sea with his right hand.

"Kuchiyose No Jutsu : Gedo Mazo." After uttering those words, his Rinnegan briefly shone and then dimmed again.

Suddenly, a loud roar was heard from beneath the sea, and he saw the water around him instantly rising. It was as if a gigantic creature was emerging from the dark depths of the ocean.

The creature finally revealed its head—it was the Gedo Mazo. Its terrifying appearance and the incredibly strong chakra aura emanating from the statue were awe-inspiring.

The Gedo Mazo continued to rise to the surface of the sea and finally stopped when the water covered half of its body.

He saw the Gedo Mazo for the first time. "The incredibly strong chakra aura and the terrifying appearance. Just as expected of the Juubi's vessel."

The Juubi or Shinju is the ancient tree that has existed in this world since its creation.

From this close distance, he could sense the boundless chakra energy within the Gedo Mazo. Currently, the Gedo Mazo only contained the power of the seven Bijuu, and yet it was already this powerful.

He felt as if he was seeing the world itself because of the boundless chakra energy he sensed.

After being momentarily surprised, he continued with his plan. The Gedo Mazo opened its mouth, and a black iron emerged from its mouth. He turned around so that the black iron would embed itself in his back.

The five black irons were now connected to his body. After they were connected, the Gedo Mazo channelled an immense amount of chakra through those black irons, causing him to pant heavily from suddenly receiving such a massive amount of chakra.

"No wonder Madara and Obito wanted to become the Rikudou Sennin. Gedo Mazo is truly this powerful," he said while catching his breath.

"Now, let's finish this operation." He swiftly formed hand seals, then touched the surface of the turbulent sea with his right hand, and shouted,

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Land."

Instantly, after uttering those words, the five black irons connecting him and the Gedo Mazo shone brightly.

A black runic circle spread rapidly in all directions.

He smiled as he witnessed this. The black runes served to summon the land of the Rain country to the Kaiju ocean. The runes would continue to spread until they covered the entire Rain country, which had an area of 88,499 square kilometers.

He felt the vibrations around him.

...

At the same time, in the Rain country, the black irons that had been anchored by Pain shone brightly, illuminating the night sky.

The Rain country and the surrounding countries began to experience earthquakes.

Konan saw this and smiled. It had been 11 hours since Nagato's departure, and finally, the operation was truly beginning.

Fortunately, she had anticipated this situation well in advance. She had gathered all the citizens of the Rain country at one evacuation point, except for the areas directly governed by the daimyo.

95% of the Rain country's population had been evacuated to a safe place.

...

Fire Country, Konoha Village, Fifth Hokage's office.

Tsunade was currently examining documents when she suddenly felt a strong vibration. The glass containing her drinking water fell to the floor due to the vibrations.

"An earthquake?" Tsunade said softly.

"Anbu, evacuate the civilians immediately and instruct the Emergency Response Team to locate the epicenter of the earthquake." Tsunade ordered firmly.

Suddenly, five Anbu guards who were stationed outside appeared in the Hokage's office and simultaneously said, "Understood, Hokage-sama."

Then they disappeared.

Tsunade gazed out the window, observing the collapsed buildings caused by the earthquake.

"Suzune, in your opinion, where is the epicenter of this earthquake?" Tsunade asked.

Suzune, who was asked, became confused.

Seeing Suzune's confusion, Tsunade answered, "Possibly in the Rain country."

"Why do you think so, Tsunade-sama?" Suzune asked, puzzled.

"I don't know for sure myself, but my intuition tells me so," Tsunade replied.

"The current earthquake is relatively small, perhaps around 5.5 on the Richter scale. So, Tsunade-sama, Konoha won't suffer significant damage." Suzune sensed that the earthquake would soon stop.

"I hope so." Tsunade had a bad feeling about this earthquake; she felt that the future was deviating from its original course.

What would happen next?...

...

The Shinobi villages other than Konoha that felt this earthquake began evacuating their residents.

...

Meanwhile, the perpetrator who caused this earthquake was relaxing in the night sky, waiting for the Rain country's land to be moved.

The Gedo Mazo had returned to its place in one of Akatsuki's hideouts around the world.

Suddenly, he saw a blinding light below him, and he reflexively closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a land emerging beneath him. It was as if the land had always been there, even though previously, there had been only an ocean, not land.

The appearance of the Rain country's land did not cause a tsunami at all, which defied common sense.

"As expected of a fantasy world," he said. Seeing this, he realized that the arrival of the Rain country's land outside should have caused a massive tsunami and earthquake, but it didn't.

...

A masked man with a spiral pattern and only one right eye sat in a stone chair. It seemed like he was waiting for someone's arrival.

The room around her was pitch black, illuminated only by two flickering torches on the walls, creating a creepy atmosphere.

If it were an ordinary person, they would be terrified sitting in a room like this. But this person is far from normal.

"Has the vibration stopped?" said the masked man.

He saw a strange object emerging from the ground, resembling aloe vera but not actually aloe vera.

"Zetsu, do you know where the epicenter of the earthquake is?" the masked spiral man asked.

The aloe vera split apart, revealing a peculiar-looking man, half of his body black and the other half white.

"I have investigated it. The source of the earthquake comes from the Land of Rain. I don't know what caused the earthquake, but there's something important I need to tell you," Zetsu said, looking at Obito seriously.

The Land of Rain? Did Nagato do something? He glanced at Zetsu and asked, "Tell me, what is it?"

"The entire land of the Land of Rain has disappeared, leaving only a bottomless abyss," Zetsu said.

Obito was shocked after hearing this information. His hands and legs began to tremble, but then he regained his composure.

"Then, have you found Nagato?" Obito asked, panicking. Without Madara's Rinnegan, he would not be able to execute the Mugen Tsukuyomi.

If Madara's Rinnegan was destroyed or lost, he wouldn't be able to summon the Gedo Statue or control it.

"No, I have searched for him throughout the continent using my clones, but I couldn't find him at all. My white Zetsu clone in the Land of Rain also lost contact with me. It's likely that Nagato died along with the disappearance of the Land of Rain," Zetsu said. Black Zetsu felt extremely frustrated at the moment, as the plan to revive his mother would be delayed again. Furthermore, it would take a very long time to revive another Rinnegan. Damn you, Rikudou Sennin.

Obito didn't know what to do now. Without the Rinnegan, the Mugen Tsukuyomi project would come to a halt. To be honest, he was feeling a bit desperate at the moment.

"Zetsu, keep investigating what happened, why the Land of Rain disappeared," Obito immediately gave an order to Zetsu.

"Understood, Madara-sama."

Zetsu immediately disappeared into the ground to gather information about the disappearance of the Land of Rain.

After seeing Zetsu vanish, he finally spoke. "Nothing is going according to plan, right? You were right, Madara." After saying that, his whole body seemed to be sucked into a swirling vortex.

...

Konoha Village, Hokage's Office.

The infrastructure damage is not extensive, and the number of casualties has been minimized. This is because of the Hokage's decision to quickly evacuate the civilian population.

"Report, Hokage-sama. The Department of Earthquake Research has located the epicenter. It occurred in the Land of Rain," an Anbu ninja suddenly appeared before her.

Tsunade furrowed her brows upon hearing the report. It matched her earlier intuition. "Could this earthquake be the work of the Akatsuki leader?"

That thought briefly crossed her mind, but it seemed unlikely. Tsunade immediately dismissed that suspicion.

...

Wednesday, November 30th, Year 66 of the ninja world calendar. 9:20 PM, Southern Hemisphere.

Today's events will be remembered by future historians as a turning point in human history.

This calendar was first used after the end of the era of warring states.

...

He flew down towards the land beneath him to meet Konan.

He saw many buildings in ruins, but there were also some that remained. He had already anticipated that the people who died because of this would become the spirit that revitalizes this country.

He headed towards the Akatsuki headquarters, a building with a statue sticking out its tongue.

Upon arriving there, he saw Konan standing on the tongue of the Akatsuki building. Apparently, Konan had been waiting for his arrival.

He landed on the tongue of the building and looked at Konan.

"Nagato, with this, will Amegakure change?" Konan asked softly.

"Yes. By the way, what about the civilians?" He asked like this to ensure that Konan had evacuated the civilian population as planned.

"Of course, I have evacuated all the civilians in the Land of Rain, except for the areas directly under the daimyo's orders," Konan said. Konan looked at Nagato's happy expression, and for some reason, her heart felt joyous.

"Good. I will take care of the daimyo later."

"What will you do with the daimyo's family, Nagato?" Konan asked. According to Konan, it would be better to kill them off so that all the power of the Land of Rain would be in Nagato's hands.

"I want to eliminate this trash called the daimyo. This is the best opportunity to do it," he said with a cold expression on his face.

Konan understood what in meant by the best opportunity. They could use the earthquake as a reason for the daimyo's death. With that, no one would suspect that they were the ones who killed the daimyo.

The moon was shining brightly at the moment.

The night of the massacre was approaching.

"Let's go and clean up the remaining trash in this country, Konan." After saying that, he flew towards the direction of the daimyo's residence.

To be continued...