Akatsuki's Goal

Bang!!

Bang!!!

Huge explosions came one after another, and more and more cracks appeared on the black Susanoo's body.

Seeing this scene, Menma instantly increased the output of pupil power.

Layers of muscles and meridians began to appear on the black Susanoo's body surface at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then a battle armor also appeared on the Susanoo.

Bang!!!

The black Susanoo waved it's arms, forming two swords in its hands.

The huge black swords were one or two hundred meters long.

And the black Susanoo, which had entered the third form, had also grown to a height of more than 200 meters.

The large Susanoo made those large summoning beasts look unusually small.

"Boss, what about me?"

Menma folded his hands and spoke in a calm tone.

Pain didn't respond but instead launched a more violent attack.

Numerous missiles and rockets exploded on the black Susanoo's body.

But the attack that could break the black Susanoo before now had no effect at all.

The black Susanoo waved it's arms, and the waved the two swords instantly.

The terrifying slash tore through the ground, instantly beheading a large number of Summoning beasts.

In just a moment, all the Summoning beasts were slaughtered.

Even the Animal Path itself was shattered by the black Susanoo's attack.

At this time!

Another Pain appeared next to him.

This was Naraka Path.

Naraka Path summoned King of Hell, which swallowed the fragmented Asura Path.

Then, the Asura Path resurrected.

"Menma, your strength is indeed very strong, but that's it!"

Deva Path hovered high in the air, overlooking the battlefield below.

As his voice fell, a pitch-black sphere appeared in his hands.

"Chibaku Tensei!"

He suddenly opened his palms.

The black ball released an unparalleled suction force, pulling everything around it.

Even the black Susanoo on the ground was affected by this suction force and was sucked into the sky under the power of Chibaku Tensei.

"Susanoo Slash!"

The black Susanoo flew into the air, and the black sword in it's hands instantly unleashed two jet-black slashes.

Bang!!!

The rock sphere formed by the absorbed matter collapsed because of Susanoo's slash.

But the black ball still persisted, and continued to pull the Black Susanoo towards it.

Boom!

Countless rocks and trees were sucked into the air.

In the blink of an eye, a massive sphere with a diameter of several hundred meters was formed.

The Akatsuki members stared at this scene in astonishment.

They already knew that their leader, Pain was strong.

But after seeing his strength with their own eyes, they were so shocked that they lost their ability to speak.

After a while

Bang!!!

Suddenly!

The rock sphere was split by a terrifying attack.

Then, a black Susanoo rushed out from inside the rock sphere.

As countless debris fell, the black Susanoo dispersed, revealing Menma, who was inside.

In an instant, he rushed towards Deva Path like lightning.

"Lightning release: False Darkness!"

A thunderbolt spear shot toward Deva Path.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Boom!

A terrifying repulsive force instantly sent the lightning bullet flying away and it even knocked Menma backward.

A ball made of iron sand flew up from below, catching Menma firmly in mid-air.

"Magnet release?"

Deva Path's eyes changed slightly.

"Magnet release: Iron Sand Roar!"

The iron sand gathered to form a giant dragon that roared as it rushed toward Deva Path.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Deva Path once again used Shinra Tensei, bouncing the iron sand dragon into the air.

Seeing this, Menma stopped.

"It's really a bug-like ability!" He muttered.

Tsukuyomi!

This was the pupil technique he had gotten through the talent entry [Filial Son] that was transformed from Itachi.

Combined with his massive pupil power that was almost at the level of an Eternal Mangekyō, the power of this Tsukuyomi was formidable.

Even Deva Path's Rinnegan was slightly affected.

He was pulled into the world of Tsukuyomi, and looked up at the massive Sharingan in the sky.

Then, his pair of purple Rinnegans spun.

A powerful burst of pupil energy instantly shattered the entire Tsukuyomi space.

Outside World

Menma frowned, feeling a stinging sensation in his eyes.

No blood or tears flowed from his eyes, but he was still slightly affected..

"As expected of Rinnegan. Even if it's not his own, its power is beyond my Mangekyō's reach." Menma sighed.

In fact, he had already predicted that Tsukuyomi wouldn't affect Pain.

After all, Rinnegan could counter even the power of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Would a mere ordinary Tsukuyomi stand a chance?

Menma had just wanted to test Nagato's control over Rinnegan.

Now it was clear that even though the Rinnegan wasn't his, Nagato's mastery over the Rinnegan had reached an unprecedented height.

After breaking through Tsukuyomi, Deva Path and the other three Pains instantly appeared in front of Menma.

"Do you still want to fight?" Pain asked coldly.

"No need. I accept you as the leader." Menma said with a smile.

Then, he took the initiative to remove the mask on his face.

The white mask was lifted, revealing a young face.

He appeared to be in his early twenties.

With those sinister Sharingan eyes, at first glance, he gave off a strong "this guy is not a good person" vibe.

After all, this identity was meant for stirring up trouble. So naturally, he didn't have to look kind.

If he didn't care much about his appearance, he would've even made himself look like Kisame or someone as intimidating as Kaido from the One Piece World.

But in the end, Ryosuke settled for this look.

An evil and charming handsomeness.

Appearance-wise, Menma ranked slightly below his real self.

But he was still not below the Uchiha brothers, Itachi and Sasuke in terms of looks.

One look at his face, and people could tell that this man was trouble.

No matter how many bad things Menma does, it will give others a feeling of as expected.

It's as if he was born a bad guy, and it would be a pity if he didn't do bad things.

"Let's get to know each other officially. I am Uchiha Menma, 21 years old, and unmarried. I have no girlfriend for the time being."

Back in the base, Menma smiled and formally got to know everyone in the Akatsuki.

Everyone in the Akatsuki was quite polite to Menma.

Even though they were all rebellious by nature, they still showed respect to those stronger than themselves.

After a brief introduction, Pain spoke, "From now on, Uchiha Menma will be an official member of our organization, codenamed Sky."

Everyone nodded as they had no objections.

Pain looked at Menma and said, "The Sky ring is still in Orochimaru's hands. You can get it back yourself. It shouldn't be too difficult for you."

"The Akatsuki operates in teams of two, but we currently don't have any members available to pair with you. So, I've arranged for an intern member to be your temporary teammate."

"Tobi, come out."

"Ahhhhhh~! Have the seniors finally finished their conversation? Woohoo~! I thought I had to keep waiting!"

At this moment, a figure wearing the Akatsuki uniform and a spiral mask stepped forward.

His demeanor was goofy, and he even bounced around as he walked.

"This is Tobi, an intern member of the organization. I'll leave him in your care from now on."

Pain ignored Tobi's antics and simply informed Menma.

"Tobi, huh? Got it."

Menma nodded, showing no resistance to teaming up with an intern.

The others might not know who Tobi was, but he did.

This fool was actually Obito. Nagato and Konan also knew something about him.

They definitely had some underlying reasons behind having Tobi team up with him.

But he didn't care at all.

What he had displayed earlier was only the tip of the iceberg of his true strength.

He hadn't even used the complete body Susanoo.

It wasn't that his pupil power was exhausted.

It's just that he found that it was unnecessary to keep up the act any longer.

Acting has to be done properly.

If he had gone all out from the start and crushed the Six Paths of Pain, Nagato and even Obito would have fled in fear.

They would never dare to appear before him again and that wouldn't be fun.

"Menma-senpai, my name is Tobi! From now on, we'll be the closest partners!"

"Wooooo~! I finally have a partner!"

Tobi seemed to be crying from excitement. He ran over with open arms as if to hug Menma.

"Tobi, right? I'll take you with me from now on."

Menma hugged Tobi with a smile.

This took Obito by surprise.

He had expected Menma to dodge the hug or even show outright disdain for an intern.

Unexpectedly, he was surprisingly easygoing.

No one knew that when Menma had hugged Tobi, he had secretly plucked a strand of Tobi's hair.

Uchiha Obito's biopheromone!

Successfully acquired!

And it was unbelievably easy. At least, far easier than he had expected.

However!

This was exactly why Pain had arranged for Obito to disguise himself as Tobi and team up with Menma.

If not for Tobi deliberately being goofy, obtaining Obito's biopheromone wouldn't have been this simple.

He had even considered fighting Obito just to get it.

But now, that was unnecessary.

Pain said lightly, "Sky, since you're new, you might not fully understand the goals of the Akatsuki."

"Have you ever wondered why the world is constantly embroiled in conflict? From the three great ninja wars to the even earlier Sengoku era, the world was filled with war. What is the cause of it all?"

Hearing this, Menma thought for a moment before replying, "It should be because of benefits. Everyone wants more, and once they have some, they want even more. That's why conflicts never end."

"You're right. It's profit."

Pain nodded, and looked at Menma with satisfaction.

"The goal of the Akatsuki is to end these disputes. We want to bring true peace to the world!"

Menma asked expressionlessly, "Peace in the world?"

"I'm not particularly interested in that. But, Leader, how exactly do you plan to achieve this peace?"

Pain declared, "It's simple. We make the world feel pain."

"Once people experience true suffering, they will fear it. And that fear will make them reconsider war."

"But that alone isn't enough. Akatsuki must obtain a force that is powerful enough to suppress the entire world."

"To achieve this, we must collect all nine Tailed Beasts, seal them in the Gedo Statue, and harness their power."

"Then, using the strength of the Nine Tailed Beasts, we will declare world peace."

"At that point, every ninja in the world will submit, and no one will dare oppose us."

Pain explained Akatsuki's goals to Menma.

Then, his purple Rinnegans locked onto him.

Menma smirked, "Collecting Tailed Beasts and controlling the power of the Nine Tailed Beasts?"

"Sounds interesting. Count me in!"

Hearing this, Pain nodded in approval.

Menma didn't seem to care about his ideology of peace, but that didn't really matter.

How many members of the Akatsuki had actually joined for that reason?

Most of them had their own agendas.

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