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“I didn’t expect to hear about Orochimaru’s defection so early in the morning.”
Shin ate his breakfast—listening to the chatter around him. Though he’d guessed Orochimaru’s defection was imminent, he hadn’t expected it to happen so soon.
Orochimaru had defected last night, and Jiraiya had left Konoha this morning to bring him back.
After breakfast, Shin left Konoha. He had a mission to complete.
His departure was met with relief from the Konoha higher-ups. Uzumaki Shin was a walking time bomb. They were glad he was gone.
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Shin appeared in the Land of Rain. The Akatsuki was no longer just Nagato. The Six Paths of Pain had been created, the Deva Path still using Yahiko’s body. Sasori and Kakuzu had also joined.
“Uzumaki Shin?” Nagato frowned when he saw Shin. What was he doing here?
“Nagato, I found someone suitable for the Akatsuki. Orochimaru of the Sannin. What do you think?”
“Orochimaru? He’s a Konoha ninja. Why would he join the Akatsuki?” Nagato had met Orochimaru before.
“Your intel is outdated. You should get out more. Orochimaru’s defected.”
“Get out more?” Nagato looked down at his legs. He was still in a wheelchair—how could he get out more?
“If Orochimaru’s defected, he might be willing to join us.” Nagato didn’t doubt Orochimaru’s strength; he was qualified to join the Akatsuki.
“You didn’t come here just for that, did you?” Nagato looked at Shin. He didn’t believe Shin would make a special trip just to recommend someone.
“You’re right. I’m going to kill Hanzō. Just wanted to let you know.” Killing Hanzō was his main objective, not recommending Orochimaru.
Even without Shin’s recommendation, Orochimaru would still join the Akatsuki, though he’d leave later.
“You’re going to kill Hanzō?!”
Nagato tried to stand up, but he couldn’t.
“No, Hanzō can only die by my hands!” Nagato said firmly. He had wanted to kill Hanzō for a long time, but he had been busy creating the Six Paths of Pain and recruiting members.
And he wasn’t confident he could kill Hanzō. He was strong.
“Try taking him from me if you can.”
Shin said, then left. He had been kind enough to inform Nagato, but he wasn’t going to let Nagato steal his kill.
Shin had a mission to kill Hanzō. The [System] had issued the mission while he was still in Konoha.
The reward was an [Advanced Replication Card]—Though Shin didn’t really need any more Replication Cards, he wouldn’t mind having more.
He could use them to copy other People’s constitutions, which could increase his strength. An Advanced Replication Card was worth the trip.
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After Shin left, Nagato used his Rinnegan’s repulsive force to lift himself into the air and followed Shin with the Six Paths of Pain. He had to kill Hanzō himself to avenge his best friend.
But by the time Nagato started moving, Shin had already reached Hanzō’s location.
“Hanzō! Get out here!” Shin’s shout echoed through the village.
Hanzō, who emerged to confront the intruder, immediately tried to flee when he saw it was Uzumaki Shin.
If he couldn’t win, he’d run.
But he couldn’t escape.
“Where do you think you’re going?—Universal Pull!”
Shin’s hand glowed with a black, gravitational force. Hanzō, who was using the Body Flicker Technique, was pulled back towards Shin. Just as he was about to reach Shin, Shin used—Shinra Tensei.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM!
Hanzō crashed into the ground, his arms and bones broken.
“That’s it? He’s already down?” Shin was disappointed.
“Summoning Jutsu!”
Hanzō bit his finger and used the Summoning Jutsu to summon his salamander.
“You can use one-handed seals? Impressive.” Shin was surprised.
“Salamander, Take me away!!!” Hanzō wasn’t planning to fight Shin; he wanted to escape.
“You’re really going to run away? How pathetic.” Shin scoffed. Hanzō didn’t even have the courage to fight.
Of course, most people wouldn’t have the courage to face death.
“You’re not escaping. Not unless I let you.”
“Wood Release — Wood Dragon Jutsu!”
A wooden dragon coiled around the salamander, absorbing its chakra. Summoning beasts also had chakra. The salamander couldn’t escape. Hanzō couldn’t even dispel his summon; his escape route was blocked.
“I’m not interested in playing games with you. Let’s end this.”
Shin appeared before Hanzō in a flash and pierced his heart with the Kusanagi sword—Hanzō hadn’t even had time to react. He died without knowing why Shin had killed him.
Shin then had the Wood Dragon crush the salamander. The powerful summoning beast was dead.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! Mission complete! You have received one Advanced Replication Card.]
“Hanzō, you should consider yourself lucky. Dying by my hand is a mercy.” Shin said, looking at Hanzō’s corpse.
If Nagato had been the one to kill Hanzō, he would have tortured him.
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