Spying rat

Coming out from behind the wreckage of the tree, blocking the light, Konan stopped hiding the chakra and released its flow, unsure if she should fight or accept defeat. She stared at me without blinking. She didn't attack and just stood there as if resigned to her fate, but I could clearly see through her intent. She wanted to destroy Nagato's eyes in the first place so that the assassins wouldn't get the Rinengan.

However, now looking into my eyes, she realized that we do not need him.

Technically I could take Nagato's eyes, but I had other plans for him and Konan.

"Where's the second jinchuriki?" I asked calmly, as if we had a friendly atmosphere.

"Gone in an attempt to save the three-tailed beast. However, now that Nagato is dead... now that you've killed him... there's no point in looking for tailed beasts anymore. Nagato's will was my will, and now that he's gone..."

After a pause, she added.

"When you left Akatsuki, you told me about a secret plan that we didn't tell you. Nagato and Yahiko's dreams have always been the same and have not changed even to this day. Standing next to them, I knew everything and did not hide anything from Cat and Renjiro, trusting him with our dreams and plans. Tell me why did you say that?" - Konan's voice expressed nothing. No pain, no sadness.

There was only fatigue and a desire for everything to end soon.

She knew that she could not defeat me and saw no point in fighting anymore. All she wanted was to either take Nagato's body and bury it or destroy it so we wouldn't use it. Many villages have cremated the bodies of their ninja so they won't be dug up and learn the secrets of another village, one when it comes to Nagato-level ninja, the body is literally a treasure trove.

"Your dream was ruined by Madara… I don't mind telling you later, but now let me deal with my mistake. Sasuke, seal Nagato's body and let's go destroy the meteorite." - jumping out first, grabbing Konan, who did not have time to react, I sealed her chakra and knocked her out.

Throwing it near the tree, I took a breath of air while looking up and activated Sussano.

This time, an abnormally huge figure started forming around my body for 10 seconds. Activating the sword in my hand that looked like a column of purple chakra and feeding it with life force, I felt a real power capable of destroying anything. The wings burst out of the purple armor and jumping up, I activated the second stage of Rinnegan, a combination of mangekyou and Rinnegan.

At the same time, the mangekyou and the rinengan activated the black flame, and under precise control, I swung the blade. As if in slow motion, immense energy surged forward and, swinging faster and faster, I dismembered the meteorite tens of kilometers into smaller and smaller parts.

Black flames engulfed devouring pieces, but after calculating, I realized that this was not enough. Having taken off from Sussano further dodging flames, I got rid of the sword, having absorbed the unspent chakra and stretched my arms forward to the flying fragments of methiorite. Sussano's eyes flashed as chakra start to overflow, and concentrated energy poured from the edges of the armor.

"Banshō Ten'in!"

The giant pieces slowed down as they fell down, and along with each fragment, accelerating, they rushed up to me. The smoldering pieces of decaying before the eye flying back into space were finally completely absorbed by Amaterasu and the sky cleared again.

There was not a single cloud in the sky, and the meteorite disappeared without a trace, only crumbs remained here and there and began to fall, and the largest ones were destroyed by the ninja.

Hovering in the middle of the sky, I did not begin to cancel Sussano and began to scan the ground, feeling the look. More precisely, there were many views. Literally all the survivors looked at me in shock and fear.

But this look was different.

Having scanned and felt a familiar chakra, for hundreds of kilometers I did not find a source that immediately disappeared, realizing what I was doing. Finally, after a minute, I thought to check ... the moon.

Having instantly blocked my chakra, he did not allow me to check the celestial object.

Grinning, I realized that until I attacked him, he would be on the side looking for a way to stab me in the back. After waiting a bit, I canceled Sussano and, flying down, landed smoothly on a pile of stones. After activating the mangekyou in the Rinnegan, I felt how the Rinnegan had changed. He was still a Rinennegan with all of his abilities, but one level higher and changed collor from purple to red.

After thinking a little while remembering the eye technique, I realized that I could deactivate the Rinnegan to the level of ordinary eyes. But it comes with a hefty price tag and is not worth it at all.

By deactivating the Rinnegan, I literally will evolve them forcibly back, and as I know, there is no way back after degradation. Literally easier to take them out and destroy them.

However, it is still possible. I don't know how those fanfiction heroes, after receiving them, could freely switch between the most complex seals in dojutsu at the cellular level without auxiliary systems, what nonsense.

Looking around, I blinked and immediately discovered something interesting. Closing my eyelids, I realized that my vision had not changed at all. I still saw the world without colors. After experimenting, I decided not to open my eyes so as not to frighten ordinary ninjas and people and maintain my strength. And then if they see when I don't need it and lose consciousness from fear,

and even they will elevate me to the sages.

Stretching, I looked to the place where Sasuke was standing with a scroll in one hand and a body on his shoulder in the other. Convinced that she was alive, I reached out and pulled the remains of people who had died from under the rubble. Slowly but surely, a mountain formed and the leaf ninja looked into the distance as the mountain of corpses increased. I felt like someone wanted to rush forward, but giving the seal command to Minato who caught the man and stunned him, I smirked taking him back under control. The stone connected to the seal in Minato's body vibrated, indicating that he was resisting, but the resistance soon ceased.

Among the bodies was also the body of Payne.

Raising my left hand, I summoned a head that emerged from the ground and swallowed a mountain of corpses in a couple of bites.

The chakra from my body flowed in an insignificant amount. Looks like I'll be able to do an experiment with souls.

When all the bodies were mixed up, I noticed among them Kakashi, Gai's student, as well as many members of the Hyuga clan, including Hinata. Looking at her repaired body, I pulled away from the world and fixed my gaze where I could not look with ordinary eyes. Having laid down the seal of concentration, I felt the spiritual world and connected it with the head that had not yet responded.

Infusing the life force of the ten other ninjas I killed, I summoned all the souls that died here on the battlefield.

One after another, they flew out of the open mouth and crashed into the bodies. A purple mass enveloped them as the soul merged with their bodies and everyone began to come to their senses.

One of those closest to me woke up first with a bandage of a village unknown to me, and when he saw me, he immediately recognized who I was.

"Enemy!!!" - roaring, taking out the kunai, he rushed forward at the speed of a chuunin. Judging by his tanned skin, he was not a Leaf ninja that got the wrong bandage.

Has he lost his mind? In front of him is the dude who brought him back to life, flying one centimeter above the ground. Balls of truth fly behind him. How dumb do you have to be?

Sighing I raised my hand and emitted a concentrated wave in one direction.

The wave met a body that crashed as if into something and at high speed turned into lumps. After passing a little further, the wave disappeared into a whirlwind of air, kicking up dust and a few more people killing them painfully.

Forming two more balls of truth from my chakra in case a rat from the moon interfered or another freak, I compressed all the balls into small golf balls and twisted them in an orbit around my finger and put them back behind my back, returning to their original shape. Convinced that they were exactly what Kaguya taught me, I calmed down knowing that behind me were hundreds of masses of energy capable of being erased by a pinpoint explosion or turning into a perfect defense.

"I gave you a second life, but I can also take it away at any time. Now you all owe me. Each of you. One day I will come for your souls and if you do not repay the debt, I will take everything you have. Your souls, your powers, your bodies. Your village."

Approaching one embarrassed young man who was sitting in his shorts and watching everything with his mouth open, I knocked him out with one blow and lifted him onto my shoulder.

"Stop! He's the one who attacked our village, you can't just take him away after what he had done to us!" - Kakashi stepped forward.

However, just turning my head in his direction, I opened my eyes for a second. Kakashi caught a glimpse of them and instantly slumped as he realized his chances of winning. The rest did not have time to notice, fortunately for them.

After examining their views full of misunderstanding and fear, I withdrew the head of the king of the underworld and turned around and went to the side where my group stood. After handing over the body to Suigetsu, I told him not to hurt him and not let him wake up.

After giving them part of my chakra, I picked them up and sent them towards the nearest seal to Itachi.

"I found Itachi. South, fifteen minutes." I said calmly, jumping forward without waiting for the others.

Having caught up with me Sasuke asked what to do with Konan and, having learned my ideas, transferred her to Jugo right in the jump. Picking it up, Jugo silently followed us without falling behind.

Arriving at the site of the old ruins, we met with two eyes. Kisame at first wanted to say something in my direction, but when he turned his gaze to Jugo, all playfulness disappeared. Blue hair and an Akatsuki cloak of the girl, he knew who she was.

And since she was with Pain when they attacked the village, what happened?

Itachi Pov

Watching my brothers, I felt chills in my spine. Renjiro was too strong. Just standing in the distance, I felt the pressure, as if any movement he made would be dangerous for me. His eyes were closed like he didn't need to see, did he predict that I want to use Shisui's eye on him? But how did he know about it?

He was a violent child… No. He has not been a child for a long time. He is not the Renjiro who played with Sasuke and cradled him when mother left. Not the one who laughed with Shisui at the jokes they made on me. He has changed, as has Sasuke.

As I did.

Watching Sasuke, I calculated the battle plan that I prepared making changes. Initially, I believed that the Blood Mist Swordsman would delay Renjiro while I was fighting Sasuke, but now the plan failed before it even started. His friends look capable, and this girl looks like she has an ace up her sleeve. She's an Uzumaki judging by her red hair? Does it mean that she can use that technique?

The fact that Konan is on another person's shoulder means they have conquered Pain. Or did the leaf village ninja help them? Wait, that boy has a body similar to Payne, but different...

Too little data.

Looking over at Kisame, I noticed that he started talking a second after he saw their team.

"Cat, why do you have Konan?" His voice didn't sound angry, but rather alarmed, for he knew her power.

It was a good question. It's always nice to have a dumbass on your side who won't hesitate to ask questions. I will be able to gather more information about the current situation.

"Madara is dead. Pain is killed. Konan is captured. Deidara escaped. You two are left, and this is the famous Akatsuki group that has been terrifying the entire ninja world?" Sasuke laughed like he was telling a funny joke.

However, the laughter was not pleasant, but scraped like a knife to the soul.

Madara... If he's telling the truth then...

"What nonsense, a little boy like you couldn't even scratch someone like me!" - Kisame pretended to be angry, but already took off Samehada and strained his body, because even though he pretended to be stupid atleast right now, he already knew the real identity of the Cat after the investigation. Even when Pain said it in person, I couldn't help but be horrified to imagine that all this time he was by my side, joking and reading lewd books. After everything I've done, I can only imagine how much hatred he has for me...

Having calculated the opportunity, I bet everything on the fact that Renjiro will fight Kisame, and leave me with Sasuke.

"Sasuke go ahead, we'll take care of that overgrown shark and join in after we make sushi and have lunch." - catching a strange black ball behind his back that stretched out into a long staff, he waved it and beckoned to Kisame.

Realizing what he meant, I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kisame let my young brother through. I'll deal with him alone."

He chuckled and didn't say anything when I left with shunshin, but I knew he would let him pass. Looking back, I saw Sasuke following me at high speed. My dear brother, I hope you can stop Renjiro if he attacks the village. It remains only to guess the moment when to use Shisui's eye and destroy the remnants of Orochimaru in him as quickly as possible, because Kisame is not at all a rival to a person capable of wielding the power of the sage of six paths...