"He should have been taken away by the spiral White Zetsu that possessed Sasuke," Itachi answered calmly, not at all rushed.
"Ah? Kidnapped? Itachi, aren't you worried about Sasuke—"
"There's no need to worry. Those White Zetsu won't hurt Sasuke. Besides, I've already prepared a backup plan on Sasuke, so he won't be lost. Later, we can track the hiding place of those Zetsu through Sasuke."
"I see! Itachi always considers everything thoroughly!"
Kisa praised shalessly, though he only acted this way towards Itachi.
"In that case, it seems all that's left now is this Uzumaki Naruto. He said he defeated you single-handedly, Leader?"
"Has the Kyuubi Jinchūriki developed to this extent? But I didn't see him use any Bijuu power just now? Perhaps he can't communicate with the Bijuu yet, so he hasn't beco a perfect Jinchūriki?"
"Then why didn't Leader use genjutsu back then—"
Kisa turned to Naruto, who stood motionless to the left, clearly curious about the boy.
A boy who managed to defeat Nagato directly, but now was just controlled like a puppet by Itachi's genjutsu?
Was Kotoamatsukami really that powerful? Although Kisa knew Itachi's genjutsu was very strong... But if the Kyuubi Jinchūriki could be controlled this easily, why didn't Leader use the Rinnegan to control this kid first?
Nagato glared at Kisa.
What was he talking about?
Why didn't he use genjutsu?
This Naruto had already mastered the 'Talk no Jutsu' skill to the maximum level. When he defeated Pain Rikudou and t his real body, Nagato no longer had any desire to use genjutsu at all.
If he really used genjutsu to control Naruto, it would be the sa as admitting defeat to his junior disciple's will.
When it ca to the strongest genjutsu, it still had to be the 'Will of Fire' of Konoha!
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Nagato didn't mind Kisa's impudence, but instead shifted his gaze to Kakashi in the distance.
In the distance, Kakashi, who was initially still hesitant about whether to approach Itachi or not, was forced to abandon his intention after seeing Nagato appear.
He certainly wanted to save Naruto, who was controlled by the resurrected Itachi, but with the appearance of the also resurrected Nagato, Kakashi had no other choice.
Although he didn't know how they could have co back to life? Was the person behind Nagato Kabuto?
But Kakashi was quite realistic about his own strength.
Just one Deva Path could kill him, let alone Nagato's real body?
If he recklessly attacked, not only would he not be able to save Naruto, but he himself could also be killed!
Quickly retreating and finding a way to recapture Naruto was the most rational choice.
"Banshō Ten'in!" (Almighty Push)
But Kakashi, who had just prepared for a strategic retreat and hadn't run two steps, was forcibly pulled back by Nagato's Banshō Ten'in!
'Damn it! They've got their sights on , I can't escape!'
Realizing that he couldn't escape the pull of Banshō Ten'in, Kakashi quickly turned to face Nagato and activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, preparing to use Kamui and fight to the death!
But before Kamui could be used, the levitating Kakashi suddenly stopped.
It turned out that Nagato had stopped Banshō Ten'in, making Kakashi land a few dozen ters in front of him.
He had no intention of killing Kakashi; otherwise, he could have already killed him with the previous attack.
"Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi, this is our second eting, isn't it?"
"Pain... no... Nagato! You... what do you really want?"
Kakashi imdiately broke out in a cold sweat, recalling the mont he was easily killed by the Deva Path...
"Don't be tense, I have no intention of killing you. Pulling you here is just because I need you to deliver a ssage..."
Kakashi frowned, remaining highly vigilant.
"Before that, tell your goals! Naruto said you've accepted his ideals, even willing to sacrifice yourself to revive the entire village, I'm also very grateful for your recognition of Naruto."
"But why are you controlling Naruto? And why capture Sasuke? Who is controlling you from behind now, is it Kabuto?"
Kakashi tried to extract more information; even if he had to die, at least the information could be sent back to the village.
While secretly observing the still motionless Naruto nearby, trying to calculate if it was possible to awaken Naruto at the risk of his own life...
"First, we are not controlled by anyone. Second, Black Zetsu and Danzō are my targets this ti. As for controlling Naruto, it's only to lure Black Zetsu out."
Nagato gave his answer.
Since Black Zetsu had been dealt with, the new Akatsuki organization didn't need to hide so much anymore.
"Impossible! Zetsu is just an ordinary Akatsuki mber, why would you need to set up such a trap to attack him? You..."
Kakashi logically couldn't believe it, because he had no idea about Black Zetsu's identity and goals.
Nagato was also too lazy to explain further, so he directly said to Itachi:
"Itachi, release the genjutsu on Naruto. You didn't use Kotoamatsukami to control Naruto, did you?"
Itachi was slightly surprised but didn't deny it. After all, this was Nagato, the leader with the Rinnegan; it was natural for him to see through his little trick.
A mont later, Itachi released the Tsukuyomi eye jutsu on Naruto.
In the distance, Naruto, who had been silent and motionless all this ti, suddenly twitched, his consciousness returning to the real world.
"Huh? I'm awake? Was I dreaming just now?"
"Ouch!"
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"And, this place is..."
"I rember, I was chasing Sasuke! Eh, where's Sasuke?"
The newly awakened Naruto looked confused, belatedly realizing his own foolishness.
Naruto only felt like he had just had a nightmare. In his dream, there was a powerful enemy trying to destroy Konoha, so he imdiately attacked with Rasenshuriken.
Currently, he had no idea that the enemy he had fiercely attacked in his dream was his beloved Sasuke!
"Naruto! Are you alright?"
Kakashi blinked at Naruto, standing in front of him, asking hastily.
"I'm fine, just felt like I had a nightmare!"
"Ah! So I was controlled by genjutsu? But the dream felt so real... By the way, where did Sasuke go?"
Seeing Naruto regain consciousness, Kakashi was also relieved. Although he didn't know if the genjutsu was completely released yet, this was a good sign that they didn't intend to kill them both.
At the sa ti, Naruto also noticed Nagato and the others in front of him, imdiately becoming excited.
"That's... Nagato-senpai?!! Senpai, why are you alive again too?"
In Naruto's eyes, Nagato was no longer a bad person. He was a good person who revived the entire village, accepted his beliefs, and made him a hero!
A senpai like this definitely wouldn't hurt him!
"Naruto, don't be careless, that's Edo Tensei! Your Nagato-senpai might be controlled by soone else!" Kakashi hurriedly reminded him, worried that Naruto would be deceived by them.
anwhile, Nagato saw Naruto's enthusiasm and also felt very moved.
Emotionally, he still acknowledged his junior disciple's idealism and beliefs, but rationally, the information from Tenshou Sennin made Nagato realize that Naruto in the future couldn't change the world, at least in the future there was no place for Agakure.
The conflict between emotion and reason made Nagato's feelings towards Naruto now very complex.
He didn't know how to face Naruto's innocent naivety and kindness.
Oh well. It was better to wait until he went to the future, confird the truth about Agakure in the future, and then consider how to deal with Naruto.
At least for now, Nagato had no intention of killing Naruto. Otherwise, he wouldn't have told Itachi to lure Sasuke and Naruto away from the Tetsukawa Fortress earlier...
"Naruto, we et again!"
"Senpai, what exactly happened? Are you really being controlled by soone? And was I controlled by Itachi's genjutsu just now?"
Naruto directly asked Nagato. Instead of guessing, it was better to be straightforward.
"That's right. Just now you were controlled by my Tsukuyomi genjutsu, cooperating with to attack Sasuke..."
Itachi admitted honestly.
"Huh? I attacked Sasuke? Did I not kill Sasuke?" Naruto was shocked, almost jumping up.
When attacking the enemy in his dream, he hadn't held back at all.
Could it be that Sasuke was already dead from his attack?
At the sa ti, this statent also confused Kakashi and Kisa beside them.
Wait...
Sothing's not right here!
If Naruto was controlled by Tsukuyomi, then who was controlled by Kotoamatsukami?
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