"Cool! Cool! Cool!"
Despite the destruction that had happened before him, Deidara was full of excitement as he almost kowtowed and worshipped Shinra, who was in his azure dragon form.
"It's an art! Art! This is art!"
Similarly, Sasori also looked at the shape of Shinra with amazement, yet deep inside, a feeling of hopelessness and despair was also mixed, knowing that no matter how talented he was, it was impossible to reproduce something similar to Shinra.
Then, what if he tried to turn Shinra into his doll?
Sasori couldn't even defeat Nagato, so how was he even thinking of defeating Shinra?
The calmest among everyone was probably Hidan and Kakuzu, since Hidan passed out, clearly out of cold, and Kakuzu had already planned to run away.
Yes, Kakuzu loved money, and he would do anything for it, but he had to stay alive first!
Like how he could stay alive after meeting the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama, Kakuzu wanted to run away, but in the end, he decided to stay.
Why did he do so?
It was because he was afraid that if he left, what if he was targeted by Shinra?
Moreover, it was easy to see that Shinra didn't have much interest in them, and it was better that he didn't annoy them since becoming the enemy of his monster might end his life forever.
Anyway, Nagato also wasn't much better as he tried to force them to become his subordinates, using his strength to take away everything, and this time, he just received karma.
As for what Shinra planned to do, they didn't care much.
Still, Shinra quickly returned to his human form and approached Nagato, who was on the verge of death, yet even so, he could see that Nagato's eyes still exuded the luster of life, seemingly ready for a battle at any moment.
"You are so arrogant..."
Even if that confrontation had brought him to the limit, Nagato knew that he would use his life to really take down this beast.
"If I am afraid to approach you, can I really become the new God?"
Shinra wasn't afraid of anything anymore. He had gained the power that could take over the entire world of Naruto, and no one could stop him. Even if someone could stop him when he ran away to another world or just hid away by using the Observation Killing, no one would be able to chase after him.
Even the so-called "eyes of God," the Rinnegan, wasn't so omnipotent that it could know all the information in this world.
Then again, as the setting of the world of Naruto was Japan, while the gods in this country were powerful, they still had a limit, and they weren't as powerful as the monotheistic religion's god.
"New god..."
Nagato was at a loss, then let out a helpless sigh as he looked at the cloudy, rainy sky of Amegakure. Like Hanzo in the past, who was being called a god on the Amegakure, yet fell under him, dying, this time, it was his turn.
Still, watching his strong body, Nagato said, "Don't hurt the people of this land."
"The weak have no rights."
Nagato felt powerless when he heard those words, as he knew well that, unlike him, who was at the limit, Shinra was still full of energy, and if he really went all out to blast everything out, then this village would be as good as destroyed.
"But as I have taken everything from you, this village is mine, so of course, I will take care of everyone as long as they follow me."
"Thank you."
Those words were enough since Nagato knew that he couldn't defeat Shinra, and becoming his enemy would lead to everyone's death, which wasn't something that he wanted to see.
"Enough, Konan. Don't do anything. You will die if you fight him. Also, he has noticed your presence."
"I thought you would lead her to attack me?"
Shinra looked at Nagato with a smile, thinking Nagato was such a good person to take care of his friend.
"But..."
Konan, who was behind Shinra, seemingly ready to assassinate him with her blade, but Nagato said, "He is just playing with you. With your small knife, can it even pierce his skin? Even if it can, do you think you can hit him when Juuzo, who was the best swordman, couldn't even touch him even if he made a sneak attack?"
"..."
Konan knew that she was being underestimated by Nagato, yet the truth was like this.
"Just accept everything and serve the new God."
Nagato looked at Shinra and asked, "Can you take care of her?"
"..."
Shinra felt weirded out by Nagato's words, but he nodded. "As long as she doesn't try to attack me again."
"Thank you."
Only a swirl of void appeared once again, ready to take away Nagato, but Shinra was prepared as he directly appeared in front of Obito, and slashed his body in half!
"ARRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Half of Obito's body was cut, and Shinra wasn't also merciless, pulling all the blood from Obito's body, ready to kill him, but—
"Close! Close the Kamui!"
Yet, before they closed, Shinra took out the nuclear bomb that he had kept and threw it directly into the Kamui space!
"Eh?"
As the space closed, Shinra didn't care what had happened to them, but he knew well that they didn't die since he could feel his marks on Obito, Zetsu, and Itachi. With the power of Mato Mato no Mi, no one could escape from him, and no matter where they were, he would know their locations.
"....."
Konan was at a loss, then in the end, she just slumped, crying, and understood that everything was over.
Nagato looked at Shinra, who could easily take down Madara with a helpless sigh, then could only close his eyes in hopelessness.
"I changed my mind."
"Huh?"
"I will take your eyes, but I won't take your lives."
"What...?"
While Nagato was confused, his Rinnegan, which absorbed his chakra crazily, turning him into a skeleton-like figure, disappeared, and his eyes returned to normal, as somehow, his body was also stabilized.
"Huh?"
His body might still be weak, but Nagato had no sense of suffocation, as if a plastic bag that held too much water till it burst. Yes, the Rinnegan might be powerful, but despite his special physical ability, he couldn't control the power, which turned him into a weak, crippled person.
Yet, Shinra was different, as he came from the Uchiha family, the Rinnegan perfectly fitted on his body, and he could control these eyes directly.
"It's a good power."
"...."
Nagato looked at Shinra, whose expression was just normal, which made him feel helpless, thinking that the all-powerful eyes that made him think that he was a god in this world were seen as just normal eyes by Shinra.
"Well, follow me from now on. You two are my followers."
"..." Konan and Nagato.
"Do you want me to repeat myself?"
"No, Sir." 2x
The two quickly answered, to which Shinra smiled and said, "I am very good to my followers, and as a gift, I will give you this." As he raised his hand, the cloudy, rainy sky slowly stopped, and then the warm rays of sunlight bathed the village.
"Ah? The sun?"
"H-How is it possible?"
"But, it's great!"
Everyone was so happy when they saw the sun after a while, and Nagato and Konan felt their breathing became harder as they couldn't stop their excitement, thinking of the future under Shinra.