Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

"Dang!" The big knife broke with a sound, and the flying blade spun and penetrated deep into the wall twenty meters away.

Pain's left eye opened.

——Shura Thunderstorm Instrument!

"Crackle...!!" A hemispherical lightning field was activated, covering ten meters around Pei Ai, and the golden lightning that was wrapped around his feet was instantly dissipated...!!

The figure who was using the fog as a cover and slashing at him with an unknown sword was forced to be unable to get close to him again!

"Crack, crack...!" A rough mechanical hand emerged from Pei's right shoulder, with lightning chakra input into it. The palm was facing the direction where the blade was flying.

——Shura’s magnetic hands!

"Pah~!" The input lightning chakra was transformed into the equivalent of 'magnetic chakra', which then produced a magnetic effect! !

"Crack, squeak...!!" The broken knife that was deeply stuck in the wall shook violently for a few times and then flew back into the magnetized hand.

Pei Ai lowered her eyes and looked away.

"So it is... the 'Beheading Sword'?"

"Then it's not hard to guess that the one who released the golden lightning from under my feet just now was... the Thunder Blade Fang."

"The human puppets of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen used their swords from their lifetime and combined them with the Mist Hidden Technique to launch a 'silent assassination technique'? That's quite interesting."

"Ding ding ding." The infrared sensor of Pei's left eye's Samsara Eye has identified the two people hiding in the fog, ready to make a move!

"Heh, using 'Thunder Missiles' to destroy you instantly is fine, but I want to see what you look like after you become puppets!"

"Crack!" Pei Ai opened his mouth wide, and a beam of plasma condensed at his mouth. This beam of light could clear impurities in the air, and had an excellent effect in clearing obstacles such as haze and sand dust that blocked the vision!

"Swish~swish~swish~!" Pei Ai shook his neck, and the beam of light trembled and spread out like a twist. The thick fog covering the area was quickly cleared away.

Hundreds of meters away, on the roof of the building, Scorpion looked at this scene and quietly clenched his hands, "I thought he would use rough means to crack the Mist Hidden Technique, but I didn't expect him to do such a delicate job..."

"I can wield a heavy staff and twist an embroidery needle. Don't worry, Kakuzu! I will take good care of Yugakure's homeland!"

The fog has lifted...

Those two human puppets...

Pei Ai murmured to himself, "Is that so... Kurochu Raiga, Biwa Juzō, and Xiguashan Fuguki, the three survivors of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of this world from Might Dai, have all become your human puppets, Scorpion."

"However, compared to the confirmation of the identity of the human puppet, what surprised me the most was..."

His gaze passed over Raiga and Juuzou and fixed on the rooftop where Scorpion's true body was located, several hundred meters away.

The Sharingan in his right eye... could see clearly that there was indeed a 'chakra line' connecting Scorpion and the two human puppets!

"Is that so... Scorpion, have you also moved from wired networks to the wifi era?"

Scorpion knew that if he continued to fight, his art would only be tarnished, so... he chose to end this "greeting" in a more decent way. He lifted up his robe, opened the spiral slash folded at his waist, and spun rapidly!

The spiral slash spun, creating an airflow that made him float in the air. He raised the corners of his mouth and dived towards the confrontation area! !

In order to show off his power, he did not avoid the buildings along the way. He used the spiral slash to open a path, violently cutting through the walls, stone pillars, water pipes, etc. that blocked his way...

Amid the sounds of earth and rock collapsing, metal breaking, and buildings collapsing, he came nearby and used the chakra lines released from his five fingers to forcefully pull out the 'Human Puppet·Xiguashan Pufferfish Demon' buried deep in the ruins and threw it heavily to the ground.

After retracting the chakra line and spiral slash, he did a beautiful somersault and landed in front of the two human puppets, facing Pei Ai.

On the Yuyin Tower.

Konan, who had already returned to Nagato's side at that time, saw this scene in the crystal ball and frowned.

"This guy, he obviously suffered a defeat, but he still boasted about his strength. It's really unbearable to watch."

"Nagato, I remember you mentioned that the Rinnegan has a move called 'Chibaku Tensei', right? You haven't used it yet, why not use it and let this ignorant fellow see how powerful it is?"

Nagato smiled and said, "That sounds like a good idea. But having Pain Tendou make a special trip just to boost momentum will only make it less impressive. Anyway, Scorpion didn't go too far, so just let him be."

……

Facing Pei Ai, Scorpion said with emotion: "Half a year has passed since we last met. You have really changed a lot. Where is the Third Kazekage? Have you abandoned him?"

Pei Ai said: "No, I have been looking for a chance to tell you that the Third Kazekage suffered irreparable damage while carrying out a major plan related to my future, and has retired heroically!"

"Oh... Is this the plan you and Orochimaru secretly agreed on?"

"Do you want to know the plan? I can tell you~"

"Hmph, forget it. I'm not interested in this kind of thing. I'm only interested in things related to my art."

Pei Ai smiled and said, "Amazing! How did you do it? You can control the two puppets behind you without using chakra lines?"

Scorpion smiled and said, "Are you serious? Do you want to know?"

"Of course..." Pei Ai smiled, tore off the half of the beheading sword in his hand from the 'round hole' part, and wore it around his neck as a decoration, "Please tell me, I'm very interested."

Scorpion produced a blood bag and threw it behind him. Biwa Juzang leaned over and dipped the beheading sword in the blood bag, and the broken sword grew back.

Scorpion sat on the high watermelon mountain and shared with Pei Ai his most proud achievement in puppetry art over the past six months.

——Parasitic line.

It turned out that half a year ago, when fighting with Nagato, what shocked Scorpion the most was not the guns and cannons of Shurado, but the Six Paths of Pain technique itself.

Using only the black stick as a medium, the practitioner's chakra and consciousness are remotely synchronized to the body to be manipulated.

This made him realize deeply that the previous method of controlling puppets with chakra lines was simply too weak.

Even if the operator's skills improve and the number of puppets that can be controlled increases to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, the price will inevitably be a decrease in control accuracy.

It is no exaggeration to describe them as a mob.

Scorpion realized that the puppet art he had been pursuing had its upper limit severely restricted at its starting point!

He resolutely decided to abandon the method of using chakra strings to control puppets and instead look for a new medium of control!

This is not a betrayal of art, but a sublimation of art.

So, there is the 'parasitic line'.

Pei Ai said, "Can you let me see your parasitic line?"

"can."

Scorpion stretched out his hand, "Swish!" A blue ripple appeared on the back of Hei Chu Lei Ya's head, and an undetectable thread flew out.

"Crack!" Hei Chu Lei Ya fell to the ground immediately and turned into a dead object.

Pei Ai gently grasped the flying thread with two fingers and observed it closely with the Sharingan!

"It's a bit like a mite under a microscope, but I can feel the strong chakra activity from it. Wait, there are light spots here that don't belong to chakra. Could it be..."

Scorpion smiled and said, "That is my soul."

"Soul?" Pei Ai was surprised.

Scorpion smiled and said, "That's right. The essence of the parasitic thread is my separated soul. Under the evolution of obsession, it has transformed into a special existence between 'spiritual body' and 'matter'. At least in my knowledge, it cannot be erased. Even if I, Scorpion of the Red Sand, disappear, the parasitic thread will not disappear..."

"In this sense, each parasitic thread is eternal and exists in another microscopic self. It can attach to the things that I have placed my faith in, allowing my will to reappear..."

Pei Ai pondered over Scorpion's words.

This parasitic thread... from a technical point of view, might be comparable to Orochimaru's 'Cursed Will'.

Nagato said sincerely through Pei Ai's mouth: "It's a great technique, but I have to remind you, Scorpion, the soul is a non-renewable force. If you continue to use this trick to separate your soul, then one day, your own soul will completely disappear..."

Scorpion was not afraid at all and showed a fascinated smile: "That will also mean that my soul will be completely free from the shackles of the flesh and will be immortal on the human puppet that I have placed my faith in..."

Is this... the eternal artist, the Red Veil Scorpion?

Pei Ai loosened her fingers.

The parasitic line automatically returned to Black Hoe Thunderfang's body, and the latter stood up again.

He walked forward and extended his big hand to Scorpion as a symbol of friendship.

"Does it have to be so formal?" Scorpion stretched out his hand.

"Scorpion, welcome to join the Yuyin family!"

Scorpion looked at Pei Ai's uncle-next-door smile and said, "I think that with your ability, you can be even cooler. Well, whatever, please give me your guidance for the rest of my life, whether it's art or anything else..."

On the high tower, looking at this scene through the crystal ball, Xiaonan clenched his hands: Qi Kexiu, there is one more man who is close to Nagato...

……

Time flies, and three months have passed quietly.

The annual ring of the ninja world has come to the 52nd year of Konoha, the month of October with extraordinary significance!