The sudden burst of momentum from Pain shocked all the ninjas present. They put away their playful or disdainful expressions and looked at Pain in shock.
In fact, before coming here, few people would have any expectations for this so-called Yahiko.
Although the ninja world is not small, some powerful ninjas will have a certain degree of fame and have a title or something.
They had never heard of the name Yahiko, so they naturally doubted his identity as a strong man.
When we arrived at the Hikari Village, we took another look at Yahiko himself. He was a spirited young man digging holes everywhere. He didn't look like a capable person at all. It would be an exaggeration to say that he was a liar.
How low their expectations were before, how shocked they were by the strength Pain showed now.
"I was blind and failed to see Lord Yahiko's strength. I hope Lord Yahiko will not bear grudge against me." The person who had said that Pain was not worthy of his reputation immediately changed his words with a trembling voice.
Under Pain's powerful aura, the only thing these ninjas could move was their mouths, and some who couldn't bear it fainted directly.
"The rumor is indeed a bit problematic. It completely underestimates Lord Yahiko's strength. If I knew who spread it, I would have to teach him a lesson." Someone said with a look of concern for Pain.
When Nida Ryuo saw this scene, he couldn't help but want to laugh.
The person who just spoke was one of the family ninjas who refused to participate in the exchange meeting he organized that year.
Nida Ryusei still clearly remembered the arrogant look on his face when he rejected him. He almost said, "How dare you, a vagrant ninja like you, communicate with me? How can we make progress together? I just want the knowledge of his family."
Now look at him fawningly kissing up to the so-called Lord Yahiko, it's absolutely amazing.
No matter whether it was the man at the beginning apologizing for his offense or the flattery of the ninjas later, Pain's expression did not change, nor did he retract his aura. He looked at the ninjas calmly, with no sadness or joy in his eyes.
"I, Nida Ryuo, am willing to join the Hikari Ninja Village and become a ninja of the Hikari Ninja Village. I hope Lord Yahiko will help me." Nida Ryuo thought for a moment, then said loudly.
Payne nodded and said expressionlessly, "Okay."
After saying that, Pain withdrew his aura, and many of the ninjas from the Land of Rice instantly felt their bodies lighten, and they were no longer unable to move as if they were carrying a mountain.
"Huh, I, Ishiide Kaito, am also willing to do my best for the rise of the Land of Rice. Lord Yahiko, please allow me to join the Light Ninja Village." When the others heard Ishiide Kaito's words and combined with Pain's withdrawal of his momentum, they immediately followed suit.
"I also want to fight for the rise of the Land of Rice, please allow me to join the Light Ninja Village."
"I also… "
Basically everyone asked Pain to join the Light Ninja Village and become a ninja of the Light Ninja Village.
It’s not that they were afraid that Pain was too strong and would kill them if they didn’t join, but they felt that this was an opportunity.
When there was no ninja village, these small ninja families could still show off their power. They were ninjas no matter how big or small they were, and there was a qualitative difference in strength between them and ordinary people.
But the Ninja Village has emerged, and the leader of the Ninja Village is still the powerful ninja Yahiko. Can those weaker ninja families still be the same as before
Of course not.
Daimyo ministers, and even nobles and wealthy businessmen, would definitely choose the Ninja Village and go there to issue commissions and have the Ninja Village do things.
Since you can't beat them, just join them and become a force in the ninja village. Even if you're not as cool as before, you won't fall into decline all of a sudden.
Also, there are some among these people who truly want to develop the Land of Rice.
The country is relatively weak, but now a powerful ninja has appeared and established a ninja village. Of course, we must seize this opportunity and work hard to make the motherland strong.
"The Light Ninja Village will not reject anyone who wants to fight for the rise of the Land of Rice. I agree to all your applications." Pain nodded.
One of the purposes of establishing the ninja village was to expand his power, so of course he would not reject anyone and would accept everyone.
If you want to go to war with a big country head-on, you not only need high-end combat power, but also low-level ninjas.
The reason why the Rain Country failed was that the combat effectiveness of its lower and middle level fighters was far inferior to that of the five major countries.
Although Nagato didn't think that the ninjas of the Land of Rice could compare to those of the Land of Rain, having more ninjas wouldn't hurt. He wouldn't stop at the Land of Rice anyway.
This is just the beginning. What Nagato is going to do this time is not just to let some individual expert steal the tailed beast.
What he needs to do is to use the power of a small country to impact the big countries and break the system of the five major countries.
Since it is a ninja village, forehead protectors are a must.
The forehead protector that Nagato made for the Hikari Ninja Village has a small circle on the lower left side, and then there are several long parallel lines on the forehead protector, which looks like the rising sun and the dawn.
There was no doubt that Nagato was smuggling something, but since he was the leader, he had the final say and no one objected.
Those newly acquired ninjas from the Land of Rice, oh no, now they should be called ninjas from the Hikari Village, were all quite satisfied with the forehead protectors, and some of them even discovered their deeper meaning.
"This rising sun is like the Light Ninja Village we just created. Although it is a new ninja village, it is destined to shine brightly in the future and illuminate the ninja world."
"No, no, I think this sun is a metaphor for our Land of Fields. After the establishment of the Light Village, it is like the sun that is about to rise. It is destined to become powerful and dazzling."
"Ours don't conflict. Perhaps these two are part of Lord Yahiko's deep meaning."
"Yes, that must be Lord Yahiko's intention..."
Nagato couldn't help feeling a little awkward listening to those ninjas bragging about themselves.
What about the Light Village that is destined to shine brightly, the Land of Rice that is about to become as powerful as the sun? When he was conceiving the forehead protector, he just remembered the scene when Yahiko founded the Akatsuki organization, and then added some personal opinions.
However, Nagato did not say anything. He decided to let those people figure it out on their own. Perhaps it would increase their sense of identification with the organization and make them work harder in future wars.
Ryusei Nida did not try to dig into the deeper meaning of the forehead protector from the Hikari Ninja Village. After receiving it, he took a quick look at it and put it on his head.
Perhaps, after the Land of Rice becomes strong and prosperous, people at that time can make great efforts to explore the inner thoughts and profound meanings behind Yahiko's conception of the forehead protector, but it is definitely not the case now, Nitta Ryuo thinks so.
The most important thing now is to develop the Light Village and the Land of Fields, to make the village and the country strong. We will talk about the deeper meaning later.
"Lord Yahiko." Nitta Ryusei walked up to Pain and addressed him respectfully.
Pain looked at Nida Ryusei. This was the first ninja from the Land of Fields who dared to walk up to him and talk to him.
The others basically gave all kinds of praise but they were still quite far away.
Because Pain's strength was too strong, his dress was so strange, and his face was expressionless, he looked difficult to get along with. Who knows if he would attack if he was unhappy.
"Is there any problem?" Payne asked calmly.
"Lord Yahiko, I wonder if you have already made arrangements for us. I want to start the official activities as soon as possible. Our Tian Kingdom is already far behind in this regard." Nitta Ryuo said.
"Of course I have already made arrangements for this. I will ask you to fill out some information and take some tests in a moment, and then make arrangements based on the test results and information." Payne replied.
Although Nagato seldom took charge of the affairs of the Rain Village when he was a god, even if he had never eaten pork, he had seen a pig run. So he still knew a little about managing the village.
And he is not the only one, there are also Konan, Hiruko and Sasori, and they are currently in charge of the Light Village together.
Among them, Konan and Nagato are responsible for controlling the overall situation, while Obito and Sasori are responsible for some details, as well as the strengthening of the ninjas of the Light Village.
"Tests and data? I understand." Nitta Ryusei nodded, with a general idea in his mind.
If this is the case, positions should be assigned according to one’s strengths and expertise.
Ryusei Nida was a little excited. This meant that the biggest difficulty he had encountered before had disappeared. In this new Light Ninja Village, he would not be unable to display his abilities just because he was a disciple of a wandering ninja.
At this moment, Nagato suddenly sensed something and looked in a certain direction.
Then Nagato ordered the Hikari ninjas from the Light Village who had received the forehead protectors to disperse, saying that they would be notified of the next arrangements, and then rushed in the direction he had just looked at.
"Madara, why are you here? Aren't you busy with something very important?" Nagato asked directly without any nonsense.
That’s right, just now Nagato suddenly sensed Obito’s presence, so he came straight over.
Nagato has the excellent perception ability of the Uzumaki clan, which was further enhanced after devouring the White Zetsu that contained a large number of Hashirama's cells, so he easily sensed Obito's location.
Because one of Obito's goals was to lead Nagato out of the wrong path, so when Nagato flew towards him, Obito did not use Kamui to leave, but stood there.
At this moment, he returned to his previous appearance, with a mask on his face. This time the mask had two holes, revealing both of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Busy with something very important?" Obito was a little confused at first, but he quickly realized that most likely, in order to avoid Nagato's suspicion, Zetsu did not tell Nagato that he was captured by Nagaze, but found an excuse to get rid of him.
Obito was about to tell the truth, but then he changed his mind and thought, if he failed to convince Nagato, what would happen with the intelligence later? Obito decided to collect information first.
"That matter has come to an end, and I have some time. How is the plan going?" Obito asked casually.
"It's going quite smoothly. The first ninja village, Hikari Mura, has been established, and the Kusagakure ninja has also agreed to the alliance." Nagato introduced the progress of his plan.
The mask covered Obito's face, preventing Nagato from seeing his expression.
At this time, Obito was a little surprised that the Hikari Ninja Village was really established by Nagato. He was a little curious. Was there a traitor of Nagase in Akatsuki, or was Nagase deploying a large number of supervisory forces in the Ninja World
Moreover, Obito keenly noticed the two words "first" and "alliance with the Kusagakure ninja".
If there is a first, there must be a second. Are Nagato and his team planning to create more small ninja villages? What's the point
And what is the purpose of the alliance with the Kusagakure Village? Obito doesn't believe that Nagato would do it for the sake of love between the ninja villages. There must be some plan.
"Yeah," Obito hummed calmly.
However, Nagato did not continue to talk about his plan as Obito expected, but asked Obito:
"For the plan, many ninjutsu and secret techniques are needed. You should have mastered quite a few of them. After all, you are the legendary 'Uchiha Madara'."
It was normal for Obito to feel that there was some sarcasm in Nagato's words, as their relationship was not that of an ordinary partnership.
But it is naturally impossible for him to provide Nagato with the secret techniques of ninjutsu. Wouldn't that be aiding the enemy? This kind of thing is unacceptable.
"I do know quite a few secret ninjutsu techniques, which I'll give to you later. Let's discuss the plan first," Obito said.
I'll give it to you later, definitely next time, forget it this time.
Nagato frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong. What was there to talk about the plan? Hadn't he already passed it on to Madara through Zetsu? The latest developments had just been told to him.
Obito felt that Nagato seemed to have noticed something, so he stopped pretending and said directly: "Nagato, I am not Uchiha Madara at all. I have been deceiving you all these years. I am sorry."
Although it might seem like a good idea to continue pretending to be someone else and trying to obtain information, it was actually unrealistic. Ke was a permanent member of the Akatsuki organization and would be exposed the moment he was spotted.
Besides, Nagato is not a fool. After a period of time, Akatsuki's plan has undergone such a big adjustment, and there are too many information gaps, so it will be easily exposed.
Nagato didn't expect Obito to suddenly self-destruct, and he stood there in a daze. He and Konan had discussed this and had doubted Obito's identity.
But because Obito was powerful enough, their cooperation was relatively smooth, and Obito helped them get revenge, so it was not so important whether it was Uchiha Madara.
"Then what do you want to express?" Nagato Pingdan asked.
It doesn’t matter whether the masked man in front of him is Uchiha Madara or not. What matters is the plan.
"I don't care whether you are Uchiha Madara or not, as long as the plan goes well."
"No, it's very important that I'm not Uchiha Madara." Obito said seriously, and then blew himself up.
"You can think of me as Uchiha Madara's successor, and Zetsu is the person that the real Uchiha Madara left behind to monitor you and me."
"Ze..." Nagato was a little surprised. He always thought that Zetsu was sent by Obito to monitor him, but he didn't expect that Obito himself was also monitored by Zetsu.
"Go back, Nagato. The world is peaceful now. We don't need to do any more meaningless things. You have been deceived by Zetsu." Obito continued.
But there was no situation where Obito gave a long speech and then Nagato repented.
Nagato glanced at Obito calmly and asked, "So, you betrayed us?"