If he could control his own power, he wouldn't have gone on a rampage and killed so many enemies because of the Rinnegan.
There are people he doesn't want to kill. The Akatsuki is committed to achieving peace through non-violent means, and killing is the last resort, an extreme measure when there's no other option.
Not only can he not wield his power properly, but he also struggles with daily tasks. He can't give passionate speeches like Yahiko, his cooking tastes bad, and upon reflection, he realizes he can't express his emotions well.
"Even someone like me wants to protect Yahiko and Teacher Mokgetsu..."
Nagato's fist clenched tighter and tighter, even when his nails dug into his flesh, he didn't relax a bit.
Within Nagato, the immense amount of chakra erupted with his emotions, a terrifying aura rose from him.
Kakuzu turned back to see Nagato with a look of surprise; he didn't know there was another strong figure in the Ninja Sect apart from Mokgetsu.
The keen Hanzo also sensed something amiss and immediately ceased his attack to perform the Water Instant Body Jutsu.
"Almighty Push!"
Nagato's eyes, the Rinnegan, shook violently, and an incredibly powerful repulsive force erupted, deflecting all the ninjutsu and ninja tools that were aimed at them.
Bang Bang!!
Some nearby ninjas were even embedded into the rock walls by this powerful repulsive force.
"I didn't expect another ninja of this level in the Ninja Sect besides Sosuke." Hanzo, who had avoided the attack, frowned deeply, the strength the Ninja Sect displayed far exceeded his expectations.
"Heavenly Attraction!"
Nagato stretched out his hand to the Rain Ninjas not far away, and they felt a sinister terror as they lost control of their bodies, speeding toward him.
"Fire Release: Impatiens Fire Jutsu!"
Mokgetsu seized the opportunity, spitting out numerous fireballs, destroying all the ninjas being sucked in.
This sudden change left the ninjas present greatly shocked.
"Is this the power of the Rinnegan?" A flash of greed passed through Shimura Danzo's eyes, but he didn't take action.
Though he greatly desired the Rinnegan, Shimura Danzo hadn't lost his reason, the current situation clearly exceeded Hanzo's control.
"Overestimated Hanzo's power." Thinking of the cost he had paid for this action, Shimura Danzo's expression turned grim.
To provoke conflict, he had sacrificed some elite Root members, who were trained with a huge investment of money and resources. Losing even one of them made him unhappy.
If his objectives were achieved, Shimura Danzo might accept it, but the situation on the field was heading in the direction he least wanted to see.
"There are other experts." Kitsuchi was shocked by the strength displayed by the Ninja Sect.
Hanzo led a hundred elite Rain Ninjas, set up traps in advance, and had the advantage of the terrain, yet such thorough preparation hadn't succeeded in capturing the nine ninjas of the Ninja Sect.
At this moment, Nagato's mind was in chaos, his body was acting purely on instinct, he didn't know what he was doing, there was only one voice in his mind, to protect his comrades and bring pain to his enemies.
Nagato's figure flickered in front of a Rain Ninja, his palm reached towards the opponent's abdomen, directly extracting the soul, instantly resolving another enemy.
While Nagato's displayed strength wasn't as great as Mokgetsu's, his bizarre methods gave the Rain Ninjas an ominous feeling.
"Super Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu!"
As the Salamander was still gathering the poison fog, Hanzo didn't dare to advance, using Water Release from above to strike at Nagato.
Yet Mokgetsu was injured, not incapacitated, re-entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, Mokgetsu once again reminded everyone who the true strongest on this battlefield was.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Dance!"
A large amount of scorching flames was spat out by Mokgetsu, forming a small sea of fire, then splitting to become fire dragons.
The excessive heat of the flames dried the moist valley, the water on the ground vanished without a trace under the intense heat.
The dazzling fiery dragons engulfed Hanzo's massive water dragon, once again reminding everyone that sufficiently powerful fire fears no water.
In the valley, no Rain Ninja dared to attack Mokgetsu anymore, all rapidly distanced themselves, fearing being caught up in this terrifying blaze.
After all, it was a blaze that even Demigod Hanzo couldn't stop.
Only Mokgetsu's shadow clone launched an attack with Water Release, standing out on the battlefield where the Rain Ninja were retreating.
If it had been the Hanzo from ten years ago, he might have praised Mokgetsu as the strongest in Fire Release and voluntarily spread fame for Mokgetsu.
But now Hanzo only wanted to know how to kill Mokgetsu.
The strength displayed by the Ninja Sect was far too great, aside from Mokgetsu, there was also Nagato, such a formidable ninja.
This Ninja Sect already posed a threat to the very existence of the Rain Village in the Land of Rain.
Hanzo racked his brains but discovered he had already lost the opportunity to kill Mokgetsu.
Mokgetsu seemed to know the secrets of his Salamander, Mokgetsu was injured when the Salamander's poison fog cooldown was a full four minutes away.
Nagato's outburst cleansed a batch of Rain Ninja, Mokgetsu killed more Rain Ninjas, counting those previously killed by Kakuzu, leaving only about twenty Rain Ninjas capable of fighting.
Faced with the terrifying strength showcased by Mokgetsu, the heavy casualties of his men, and the bizarre methods of Nagato, Hanzo couldn't help but feel a growing desire to retreat.
From this battle, though he couldn't defeat Mokgetsu, because of the suppression of ninjutsu and his summoning beast's potent poison, it wouldn't be easy for Mokgetsu to defeat him either.
Returning to the Rain Village, there are many more Rain Ninjas to fight for him, while the Ninja Sect, although having some powerful fighters, has few ninjas, nowhere near enough to face the whole Rain Village head-on.
"For the sake of the Land of Rain and the Rain Village, I cannot die." As if to convince himself Hanzo muttered softly.
Thinking of this, Hanzo no longer hesitated and decided to abandon the plan to destroy the Ninja Sect and retreat.
"Cancel the plan, retreat!"
Hanzo took one last look at that dazzling fire dragon, while being the strongest in Water Release, he failed because of Fire Release, a defeat he would find hard to forget in his lifetime.
Finally, Hanzo dissolved into a pool of water and disappeared from the original location.
Ordered by Hanzo, the Rain Ninjas rapidly retreated as if granted amnesty.
After today, no matter how much the Rain Ninjas respected Hanzo, they couldn't deny that the position of the strongest in the Land of Rain had changed hands, and Ninja Master Sosuke was now the strongest ninja in the Land of Rain.
Sosuke and Hanzo's strengths were indeed different, but it wasn't that Hanzo was stronger than Sosuke, but that Sosuke was stronger than Hanzo.
Shimura Danzo gazed at that dazzling fire dragon, filled with fear in his heart.
At this moment, Shimura Danzo's opinion of Hanzo rapidly lowered, how could Danzo have imagined that Hanzo achieved nothing, not even one death from the Ninja Sect?
This left Shimura Danzo extremely frustrated, Mokgetsu was just injured, the Rinnegan ninja was in peak condition, his elite Root had died for nothing, without any effect.
"You stay behind and act when the opportunity arises." Leaving this statement, Shimura Danzo left without hesitation.
The Rinnegan is strong, but Shimura Danzo valued his life more, participating in the battle himself might pose a risk.
It's not that Shimura Danzo feared death, he thought his death would be a significant loss for Konoha, and for the sake of the village, he couldn't die.
"Hiruzen is indeed too indecisive, Konoha cannot do without me," Shimura Danzo thought to himself.
Though he didn't achieve concrete results, Shimura Danzo still found meaning in his actions.
Without this operation, he wouldn't know the strength of the Ninja Sect, wouldn't know they had the Rinnegan, wouldn't know that the leader's Fire Release was the strongest in the Ninja World.
A single failed operation couldn't discourage Shimura Danzo; if not this time, he would think of another way next time.
"A storm is coming to the Land of Rain."
Kitsuchi took one last look at the dazzling fire dragon, then left with his subordinates, intending to bring this intelligence back to The Hidden Rock Village, even if not counting other ninjas from the Ninja Sect, Mokgetsu, Kakuzu, and Nagato together represented a significant force.
Though Hanzo's reason for attacking the Ninja Sect was to give The Hidden Rock Village an explanation, there were still some doubts about the incident, and Kitsuchi wouldn't rashly take action.
Moreover, given the strength exhibited by Mokgetsu and the others, Kitsuchi thought the forces he brought were insufficient.
If they were really to deal with Mokgetsu, Kitsuchi thought either his father must personally take action or they should deploy a Jinchuriki, otherwise it would be a tough challenge.
"Teacher, are you alright?" Upon regaining consciousness, Nagato, despite his own weakness, hurriedly inquired about Mokgetsu's condition.
"Just a minor injury." Mokgetsu replied with a gentle smile.
If Mokgetsu wanted, he could have avoided getting hurt, sometimes getting injured is better.