Black Zetsu was very pleased.
Because it found a perfect opportunity to possess Nagato, using the power of Yin-Yang Release to easily control Nagato's body.
This was a particularly happy and proud moment for Black Zetsu.
Even though Black Zetsu thought this was just a rehearsal before the grand curtain lifted, it felt a certain pleasure in manipulating people's hearts and did not hide what it and Uchiha Madara had done to Nagato.
"Since you were a child, Madara was worried that his Rinnegan would lose vitality like his life, so he transplanted the Rinnegan into your body…"
"Similarly."
"Because of the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, the life force of your Chakra is abundant, allowing you to harness the power within the Rinnegan…"
"To avoid wasting your life and to ensure the success of the plan, I have been secretly manipulating your life, prompting you to create the First Generation Akatsuki with Yahiko, which was done by me and Obito in the shadows…"
"When Salamander Hanzo and Shimura Danzo encircled you, the First Generation members of the Akatsuki were completely wiped out, which was also done by me and Obito in the shadows…"
"Only in this way…"
"After experiencing the pain of this world, you would obediently follow the lure to collect the Tailed Beasts and execute the Moon Eye Plan…"
"You!"
Nagato widened his eyes in disbelief.
Even Konan was so shocked that her body froze!
No one is willing to admit that their life is under someone else's control, believing that their steadfast steps forward are being manipulated like a puppet.
This truth…
It was too cruel for them!
When Nagato and Konan learned from Black Zetsu's mouth that their past lives were manipulated, everything from the past fractured in their minds, shattering bit by bit!
Their lives…
Were like a play with the script pre-written by someone else.
Yet…
They were completely unaware.
A group of Konoha Ninja watched Nagato and Konan with eyes slowly revealing sympathy, as they could understand Nagato and Konan's feelings…
"What exactly…"
Nagato's throat was stifled with a suffocating breath, as he desperately tried to regain control of his body, a glint of madness flashed in his Rinnegan: "I don't believe it! Yahiko was real, the Akatsuki once existed, and I am real!"
"That's the reality."
"Your eyes were a gift from Madara."
"If Madara wanted, he could take them away effortlessly at any time."
As Black Zetsu spoke, it chuckled triumphantly and said: "There never was a true reality in the Ninja World; it's all just an illusory dream, Nagato. When you were secretly controlling Pain to govern the Akatsuki Organization, thinking you were a god manipulating everything behind the scenes…"
"But in reality…"
"You were nothing more than a pawn being manipulated by us…"
Black Zetsu controlled Nagato to slowly clasp his hands, his voice turning increasingly sinister as he spoke: "If it weren't for Akihara Kagura trying to seize the Rinnegan, you would follow our predetermined trajectory to collect the Tailed Beasts and resurrect the so-called War Weapon…"
"At that time…"
"I would manipulate you to revive Madara…"
"Sadly."
"You didn't meet our expectations and were defeated by Akihara Kagura even before collecting all the Tailed Beasts, ending up hiding in Konoha Village, which you have intensely hated since childhood, like a beggar in the gutters being pitifully saved by your enemies…"
"I'll kill you!"
Papers started flying from Konan's body!
"Don't act rashly, Konan!"
Jiraiya hurriedly stopped his disciple, saying in a deep voice: "If you kill the opponent now, Nagato will die too…"
"Kill me…"
A voice squeezed out of Nagato's throat, as he watched his hands uncontrollably clasping together, desperately controlling his mouth to shout: "Kill me immediately, it wants to use the Rinnegan to make me use the Reincarnation Jutsu…"
"Nagato!"
Konan's eyes widened in shock!
"Reincarnation Jutsu?"
A group of Konoha Ninja didn't understand the meaning of this Jutsu.
"Reincarnation Jutsu…"
Black Zetsu, while controlling Nagato to slowly form hand seals, laughed and explained: "It can truly resurrect the dead, allowing them to reappear in the living world with a human body…"
"Living Madara…"
"Is even stronger than when reincarnated with the Reanimation Jutsu!"
"Quickly kill it!"
Tsunade decisively ordered.
A group of Konoha Ninja hesitated for less than a second before Orochimaru decisively raised his hand, without any psychological burden about killing Nagato!
However, Black Zetsu directly controlled Nagato to stop forming the hand seals and preemptively unleashed Almighty Push, an intense repulsion erupted in the ward, blasting Tsunade and others away!
"Nagato has combat abilities too…"
Black Zetsu chuckled as he watched a group of people being blown away, continuing with a sinister smile: "There are only three people in this world who can kill Nagato, and none of you present are among those three, you are no match for Nagato…"
Theoretically…
Only three people in the Ninja World could truly defeat Nagato.
Akihara Kagura, Uchiha Madara, and Senju Hashirama, everyone knew these names, and their names represented the pinnacle of ninja.
Outside Konoha Village.
Three people were engaged in another battle.