Fleeing from Konoha-Chapter 557 - 76: Nagato and the Six Paths_3

Besides their weak combat ability, these White Zetsu have other functions that are quite excellent, for which Nagato is already very satisfied.

Arriving in front of a stone chamber door, Nagato did not knock, he directly pushed the door open and walked in.

Black Zetsu and another White Zetsu were standing inside, besides them, six beds were in the stone chamber, each with a corpse placed on top.

Black Rods and Black Nails were deeply embedded in the flesh of these corpses, their skin deathly pale, eyes closed, giving off a chilling and eerie impression.

Upon seeing Nagato and Konan enter, Black Zetsu immediately said respectfully, "Lord Nagato, according to your instructions, the corpses are fully prepared, and all preliminary preparations are complete. Next, you just need to inject the power of the Rinnegan into the corpses to manipulate them."

Unlike Nagato’s indifferent expression, Konan did not like this guy called Black Zetsu.

Completely pitch black himself, he appeared to be a scheming and dangerous presence at first glance.

Moreover, being the will of that Uchiha Madara, Konan hoped more for Nagato to eliminate such a guy directly to prevent betrayal at critical moments.

However, Nagato clearly had other plans leaving Black Zetsu here, so Konan could only hide such thoughts deep within her heart.

But she secretly decided to always be on guard against this guy’s betrayal and not let him hinder Nagato’s plans.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Not at all, we are loyal servants of Lord Nagato."

Black Zetsu’s exceedingly deferential language made the White Zetsu beside him almost roll his eyes.

However, constrained by Nagato’s presence, he said nothing more, merely twitching his lips slightly.

Nagato ignored Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, approaching a bed and staring at the corpse lying flat on it.

The corpse’s upper body clothing was open, muscles strong, countless blade scars visible on them, honed and tempered, symbolizing that this corpse, in life, was a battle-tested ninja.

The Leader of Hidden Rain—Hanzo of the Salamander.

Snatched from the money exchange underground in the Land of Tea and subjected to simple restoration by White Zetsu.

Even if dead, the will contained in this corpse should not just fade away.

Nagato’s face showed neither sorrow nor joy, he simply sighed softly.

Turning to Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, "You go out, Konan can stay to help me."

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu did not argue and left together, leaving Konan to accompany Nagato.

After Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had left, Nagato placed his palm on Hanzo’s chest, his Rinnegan devoid of any emotions, he seriously stared at Hanzo’s corpse, concentrating Chakra in his palm, injecting it into Hanzo’s body.

About five minutes later, Nagato was still injecting Chakra into the corpse, and he frowned slightly.

Konan asked, "What’s wrong?"

Nagato shook his head and said, "It’s nothing, just amazed that Lord Hanzo’s body is still this hardy. After merging with my Rinnegan power, it might even unleash greater strength than when alive."

Konan was slightly moved, her face showing excitement.

If so, Nagato would have a new trump card.

As Leader of Hidden Rain, Hanzo’s strength was undeniable; on the day he was ambushed by that cowardly Kanzo, grievously wounded, yet still extracted a huge price from Hidden Sand.

If Hanzo’s strength indeed became greater than in life, it would be unimaginable.

Two more minutes passed before Nagato ceased transmitting Chakra, forming an incredibly complex seal for Hanzo, his body trembling slightly, forming a magical connection with the corpse on the bed.

Hanzo’s corpse on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of Rinnegan identical to Nagato’s.

Filled with majesty and ruthlessness, just seeing Hanzo’s Rinnegan, Konan’s heart felt tightly gripped by an unseen hand, making it hard to breathe.

Konan could feel an extraordinarily terrifying power slowly awakening in Hanzo’s body.

Hanzo climbed off the bed, his movements very stiff, like a zombie.

His walking in the stone chamber initially appeared awkward and somewhat comical.

But as control increased, Nagato focused all his attention on Hanzo’s corpse, Hanzo’s stiff walking gradually disappeared, becoming a normal living body, with agile limbs.

"Alright, the strongest Heavenly Dao has been created, with Lord Hanzo as the ideal candidate. Next, it’s the turn of the other five."

Nagato nodded in satisfaction, then turned his attention to the other five corpses, beginning to distribute the power of the Rinnegan to them.

Fifteen minutes later, the other five corpses also rose from their beds, initially moving stiffly around the stone chamber; after acclimatizing for a while, their stiffness vanished, their actions indistinguishable from ordinary people.

Six corpses stood in a row, Nagato stepped before these puppet-like bodies, scanning their faces one by one.

"Heavenly Dao, Asura Path, Human Path, Animal Path, Preta Path, Naraka Path... from now on, their name is ’Pain Six Paths’, they shall act on my behalf when I am unable."

Considerable effort had undoubtedly been invested by Nagato in these six bodies.

It was also to compensate for the lack of combat power on his own side.

He divided the abilities of the Rinnegan among the six bodies; although each path could only use one system’s power, to most ninjas, the Six Paths were enough to make them understand despair.

"Konan."

Nagato turned his head to look at Konan.

Konan nodded, walked over to a nearby cupboard, and retrieved six new suits, each tailored to fit the bodies of the Six Paths.