Chp-50: Pay Up!

Satoru Hyuga landed on the ground, curious to see Uchiha Rin approaching.

"Rin, what brings you here?"

"Because I was worried about you."

Uchiha Rin pouted.

"The Root told me you were fighting here, so I came over."

Her left eye's Heavenly Guard only needed the target to be in sight to activate. From afar, she saw Satoru in the sky and immediately marked him. When she arrived, she used her right eye's ability, instantly restoring Satoru's state.

Root?

Satoru narrowed his eyes slightly.

He remembered that in the original timeline, Danzo had also commanded the Root to block the Uchiha clan, preventing the Sharingan, which could control the Nine-Tails, from being used, thereby exacerbating the village's damage from the Nine-Tails. Now, the Uchiha clan was facing the same situation. It seemed that after the Nine-Tails incident, there would be a lot to handle!

But now wasn't the time to think about that.

Satoru looked toward the location of the Nine-Tails rampage.

From his position, he could faintly see the terrifying chakra of the Nine-Tails, roaring madly under the night sky.

Even with Zero's secret assistance, it was still too much for Orochimaru to handle the Nine-Tails.

Satoru scanned the area and found the relatively intact body of the Asura Path.

He breathed a sigh of relief and used metal particles to transport it over.

"Satoru, what's this?" Uchiha Rin asked curiously.

Satoru thought for a moment. "It's a chakra conversion technology template."

???

Uchiha Rin was stunned.

Chakra conversion technology? What's that?

"I'm working on a research project. His body might give me some insights," Satoru explained.

The Asura Path was too unscientific. Clearly a ninja's corpse, yet capable of using rockets and laser cannons at will!

Researching this could potentially uncover technology and chakra combination techniques.

Orochimaru would be very interested.

In the original series, Orochimaru created a mecha Nine-Tails that could switch forms and even destroy Konoha.

Combining Asura Path's technology might speed up the research on chakra-powered mechs!

"Thanks for the gift, Nagato."

Satoru smiled, storing the packed Asura Path into a sealing scroll.

Just as he was about to leave, he noticed a female ninja with paper wings flying towards him in the distance.

"Bird person?"

Uchiha Rin looked puzzled.

"No, not a bird person. She's here for Pain."

Satoru rolled his eyes.

Sure enough, as soon as Konan arrived, she started frantically searching for Tendo Pain.

The battle between Satoru and Tendo had spread too wide, and when it suddenly stopped earlier, Konan grew anxious and flew over to investigate.

"So she's the enemy?" Uchiha Rin's eyes narrowed. "Satoru, you go deal with the Nine-Tails. Leave this to me."

"No, Rin, your eye power is limited. It shouldn't be wasted here, and besides, dealing with her won't take much time."

Satoru flew up, staring at Konan.

"You bastard! Where's Pain? What did you do to them?"

Konan gritted her teeth.

Satoru thought for a moment. "Probably underground?"

Tendo Pain had taken a direct hit from Dust-Free Zone, leaving the ground with a deep crater. He was undoubtedly underground, but his exact condition was unknown.

"You bastard!"

Konan was furious. She didn't care about the other Pains, but Tendo Pain was Yahiko's body, holding special significance.

Her body disintegrated into countless white papers, transforming into sharp paper shurikens that shot towards Satoru.

Satoru raised his hand.

The paper froze in mid-air.

"Unfortunately, if you were controlling wood, it would be much more troublesome. But paper is too easy for my abilities to interfere with."

Satoru shrugged.

Such lightweight paper, with its easily lost or gained electrons, was too simple to magnetize.

…

Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails continued its rampage.

Its massive tails swung heavily, forcing back the approaching Manda.

Manda, flicking its tongue, watched the frenzied Nine-Tails cautiously.

As a snake, it couldn't overpower the Nine-Tails.

"Orochimaru, it seems the Nine-Tails is more troublesome than expected."

Manda narrowed its eyes.

Hm! This is tricky!

Pay up!

"As long as you can subdue the Nine-Tails, anything is negotiable."

Orochimaru's voice was hoarse.

Greed flashed in Manda's eyes.

Just then, the Nine-Tails showed a moment of vulnerability. Manda seized the opportunity, lashing out with its massive tail, striking the Nine-Tails' face directly.

Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly.

Given the Nine-Tails' strength, it was challenging to subdue it alone.

But for some reason, the Nine-Tails occasionally showed uncontrollable weaknesses, which allowed the situation to remain in a stalemate.

"Is the control not complete?"

Orochimaru speculated, staring at the three tomoe in the Nine-Tails' eyes.

It was clear the Nine-Tails was under Sharingan control. If the control was insufficient, it would indeed cause behavioral gaps.

Orochimaru exhaled, knowing this wasn't the time to ponder such matters.

The priority was finding a way to reseal the Nine-Tails.

No one noticed a viscous substance wriggling on one of the Nine-Tails' front legs.

"Damn it! What is this thing? It can control part of my body!"

The Nine-Tails roared in its heart.

But no one could hear it.

It was met only with another blow from Manda.

The Nine-Tails felt extremely aggrieved. It had thought Kushina's childbirth was its golden opportunity, only to be controlled by a masked man using Madara's method. Then it stepped on some sticky substance, paralyzing one of its legs.

The Nine-Tails felt like a doll, being toyed with in two different ways.

Zero's disdain was palpable.

If it knew about the experiences of Suna's Chiyo, it might not feel so wronged.

Before the Nine-Tails released its Tailed Beast Bomb, Zero had already reached its paw, liquefied, and covered one of its front legs with a large amount of nanometre metal.

He directly gained control over one of its legs!

To avoid detection, Zero thoughtfully changed the nanomaterials to match the Nine-Tails' colour.

This allowed him to create multiple openings in the Nine-Tails' defences.

If it were a complete Nine-Tails, he might not be able to toy with it so easily.

But the current Nine-Tails was just a puppet controlled by Obito. Even if its mind resisted, its body was still obedient.

The nanometre metal formed needles, piercing into the Nine-Tails and frantically absorbing its chakra.

Zero felt ecstatic.

With the addition of this Nine-Tails chakra, his abilities would significantly increase.

Orochimaru was contemplating how to reseal the Nine-Tails when he saw it suddenly charge towards him, tripping over its own leg and collapsing.

"Great opportunity!"

Manda rejoiced, its massive body coiling around the fallen Nine-Tails, binding it tightly!

Its fearsome fangs sank into the Nine-Tails' neck.

Years-old venom was injected madly!

Whether it worked or not, he injected first.

Orochimaru was also delighted, quickly forming seals. His left hand extended into a long snake, assisting Manda in binding the Nine-Tails.

Being played with repeatedly, the Nine-Tails finally couldn't take it.

It let out a piercing roar.

It turned sharply, its sharp teeth sinking into Manda, almost tearing it in half.

Manda cried out in pain.

"Pay up!"

Poof!

It vanished into a cloud of white smoke.