Naruto: The dungeon I developed went viral throughout the entire ninja world.

Chapter 111 The Interrogation in the Rainy Night, the Cracks Beneath the Mask

Amegakure Village, the highest tower top.

Pain slowly landed on the terrace.

He did not use his chakra to sense the movements of the entire village or other Akatsuki members as usual.

In fact, Xiao is pretty much ready to disband now.

Kisame Hoshigaki has become Konoha's watchdog, currently playing the role of a dungeon boss in the basement of the Illusionary Dojo.

Deidara, that madman, is now serving as Roy's Chief Demolition Experience Officer.

As for Kakuzu, he was terrified in Yunlei Gorge and is probably hiding in some underground gold exchange, trembling with fear.

The once fearsome S-rank rogue ninja group that struck terror into the hearts of the five great nations is now nothing but a mess.

"Cough cough..."

Deep within the secret chamber, Nagato himself, seated in a specially made wheelchair, coughed violently.

"Nagato".

Countless sheets of white paper fluttered in the air, coalescing into the shape of a woman, Xiao Nan.

She is the only person in the world who can make Nagato lower his guard.

"You're back." Konan wanted to check on his health, but was startled by Nagato's gaze.

"What happened? Is it because the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha is too strong? Did you get injured?"

"No, Konan."

Nagato's voice trembled slightly.

He gently pushed Xiao Nan's hand away.

"I am not injured. Or rather, my injury is not on my body."

Nagato maneuvered his wheelchair, facing the altar of the Illusionary Body Technique used to communicate with Zetsu and Obito.

"Cut it off."

Nagato coldly gave the order.

"What?"

Xiao Nan was taken aback, thinking she had misheard.

"Cut off all communication channels with the outside world, especially the absolute ones. Also, seal off this tower."

Although Konan was puzzled, her trust in Nagato was absolute.

She immediately formed a hand seal, and countless pieces of paper flew out, covering every corner of the secret room and forming an absolute barrier that isolated all senses.

After doing all this, Nagato collapsed in his wheelchair.

"Xiao Nan..."

"We may have been living in a giant lie all along."

"lie?"

An ominous premonition rose in Xiao Nan's heart.

Nagato pulled out a crystal that emitted a faint blue light from his pocket.

This was given to him by Roy when he left at the Illusion Dojo. It contained the memories of the dungeon and all the truth data about the Eye of the Moon Project.

Nagato handed the crystal to Konan.

"Look, this is the true face of the peace we are trying to create."

Konan took the crystal and infused it with chakra. The next second, her expression changed drastically.

She witnessed how the elderly Madara Uchiha selected the young Nagato as if he were livestock.

Even Yahiko's death was part of Hanzo's conspiracy, and the masked man was behind it all.

"This...how is this possible..."

The crystal in Xiao Nan's hand slipped and fell to the ground.

"We did this for peace... for Yahiko's dream..."

She muttered to herself, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Peace?" Nagato gave a bitter laugh. "There's no such thing as peace. Everyone is using us."

"The Akatsuki organization was a conspiracy from the very beginning. We collected the Tailed Beasts just to provide that old man with the energy to revive."

Nagato also gripped the wheelchair armrest tightly.

"I am a god? Hahahaha... I'm just a vessel to feast someone else's eyes on, a sacrifice ready to die at any moment!"

All of Nagato's pride and perseverance in his life were negated at this moment.

He felt like a clown being manipulated, both laughable and pathetic.

Just as Nagato was about to be swallowed by despair, a pair of warm hands cupped his face.

Xiao Nan knelt in front of the wheelchair, her eyes filled with unwavering tenderness.

"Nagato, look at me."

Xiao Nan's words have a power to penetrate the soul.

"It doesn't matter whether you're a god or a crybaby like Nagato."

"If so-called peace is based on using you as a sacrifice, then such peace is better off not existing."

She gently wiped away the tears from Nagato's eyes.

"Yahiko's dream is to protect us, not to send you to your death. If Akatsuki betrays its original intentions, then we will destroy it."

"You are the light, and I am the paper. As long as you are here, I have a reason to fly."

Konan's words warmed Nagato's heart.

Looking at the woman in front of him who had given everything for him, the confusion in his eyes gradually dissipated, and he felt it was time to cheer up.

"You're right, Xiao Nan."

The purple light returned to Nagato's Rinnegan, but this time it was for revenge.

"Since they're using us as pawns, don't blame us for smashing the chessboard."

The moment Nagato and Konan reached an agreement, the atmosphere inside the tower instantly became heavy.

The paper barrier seemed to be compressed by some invisible force, and the space in the center of the secret room began to distort.

"Uchiha Madara".

Or rather, Uchiha Obito.

He stepped out of the Divine Might Space and coldly surveyed the two people inside the secret room.

"Nagato".

Obito's voice was filled with dissatisfaction and questioning.

Why was Payne recalled?

He walked toward Nagato, exuding an aura of oppression.

"Zetsu told me you'd reached Konoha and even met the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Why didn't you make a move? And you returned empty-handed."

"I'd really like to know, what are you afraid of?"

Obito was scolding a subordinate who had failed in his duties.

In the past, when faced with Madara's questioning, Nagato, despite being the leader, would still maintain a degree of awe.

But this time, it's different.

"Fear?"

A cold voice rang out, coming from Pain, who was standing in front of Nagato.

"No, Madara. I just saw something more clearly."

Obito stopped in his tracks, his brow furrowing slightly beneath his mask. He keenly sensed the change in Nagato's attitude—a dangerous aura that had slipped out of his control.

"What did you see clearly?" Obito asked coldly. "Were you terrified by that illusion dojo in Konoha? Or did that shopkeeper give you some kind of benefit?"

"benefit?"

Pain sneered.

"It was definitely a benefit. He gave me something you could never give me: the truth."

"Madara, you've been making me collect the Tailed Beasts, saying it's to create the ultimate weapon. You want to use absolute force to intimidate the Five Great Nations and bring peace."

"But if all the tailed beasts are gathered, and the Gedo Mazo absorbs all the chakra, is it really the Ten-Tails that is resurrected?"

Or perhaps...

Payne's voice rose.

"Is it to revive the real Uchiha Madara?!"

Obito fell silent.

Beneath the mask, only his Sharingan eyes, which were visible, narrowed slightly.

He didn't fly into a rage; he simply stared at Nagato quietly, his gaze like that of someone looking at a dead man who knew too many secrets.

Nagato didn't stop because of Obito's silence. Since they had already torn off the mask of civility, they might as well tear it off completely.

"And these eyes... were they really meant to be mine?"

"Or was it someone, like the real Madara Uchiha, who entrusted his remains to me before his death?"

"What am I? A god? Or a disposable backup battery?"

Obito finally reacted.

"It seems you did encounter some bad friends on your trip to Konoha."

Obito's aura transformed into genuine killing intent.

"Roy is a real menace."

"I originally wanted you to live a little longer, to die happily in ignorance."

A chain silently slipped from Obito's hand.

"Now that you know, there's nothing we can do about it."

"That's right, Nagato. You were never a god. You were just one of the lucky ones among the many members of the Uzumaki clan who happened to be able to bear these eyes."

"Your mission is to collect the Tailed Beasts and then revive Madara using the Rinne Rebirth Technique. This is your only reason for existence."

"Now that the tool has developed self-awareness and wants to turn against its master..."

The ground suddenly cracked open, and Black Zetsu appeared.

"Obito, there's no need to waste words with him."

Black Zetsu's eyes were filled with malice.

"Once a chess piece develops its own thoughts, it can no longer be used. Although the plan to capture the tailed beasts is not yet complete, Lord Madara's resurrection plan must be brought forward."

"This spare battery's rebelling? Then gouge its eyes back and we'll make our own!"

"You want to gouge out my eyes?"

Nagato was so angry that he laughed instead.

"Then let's see! Let's see if your schemes are more powerful, or if these eyes, which you've used as tools, are more powerful!"

"Shinra Tensei!"

Obito snorted coldly, and the red light of his right Sharingan intensified, causing a spatial vortex to spin rapidly around him.

"You fool! What you're facing is the power of the Uchiha!"

Black Zetsu also infiltrated underground, ready to launch a sneak attack at any moment.

The chakra of both sides collided violently in the small, enclosed room.

The perpetual rain in Amegakure seemed to sense the wrath of the two god-level powerhouses at this moment.

The rain stopped.