If asked whether Tendo Pain was strong, Kaito from his past life would have scoffed—this guy, who looked like a dead ringer for Ichigo Kurosaki, only knew Almighty Push, Almighty Pull,

Super Almighty Push, and Chibaku Tensei.

Especially the first two abilities, which he spammed repeatedly with cooldowns. If he faced the two hax protagonists Naruto and Sasuke alone, a few rounds of analysis would be enough to handle him with ease.

But…

Now that he was truly facing Tendo Pain alone, experiencing the push and pull of the Samsara Eyes firsthand…

This was just plain cheating!

Most crucially, battles between shinobi weren't just about standing there trading blows—they involved tactics and exploiting weaknesses.

Yet Tendo Pain had already analyzed the intel on his Flying Thunder Dog in a single encounter. Not only had Almighty Push deflected all the specially crafted kunai, but now he had Runtu by the throat.

It was obvious—if Kaito teleported now, the one getting choked would be him instead.

However…

Sometimes, a man just couldn't back down when provoked. The more someone told him not to do something, the more he had to do it.

Especially when Tendo Pain's arrogant tone carried that faint trace of mockery—it pissed Kaito off.

"You think I'm scared of you?!"

As his body hurtled forward, he roared and summoned his "Left and Right Guardians" from his backpack, swiftly pulling out a pair of sunglasses and putting them on.

Teleport!

The world spun. A suffocating pressure clamped around his throat as he barely managed to gasp out,

"Blind him!"

Uchiha Hikari watched Kaito being choked, her fists clenched so tightly they bled. She was even considering whether to save him.

But when she saw that familiar sunflower pattern, she panicked, shutting her eyes and turning her back on him.

Hummm—The intense light emitted by the sunflowers completely engulfed the few people present on the scene. Even Nagato, who was manipulating his Puppets in Amegakure, found his vision—shared with Pain of the Deva Path—blinded as if suddenly hit by a teammate's flashbang in a video game.

Nagato could only see a vast expanse of white before his eyes, and even his control over Pain of the Deva Path became erratic.

In desperation, he manipulated Pain to forcefully hurl that kid away.

Unfortunately, the moment Kaito completed the flash, he had already swapped positions with the specially crafted kunai in the distance. Before leaving, he even pulled out two Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles—previously replicated using Chakra Metal—from his chest, infused them with chakra, and hurled them toward Pain's location.

Click… Clack!

The instant the two needles soared into the air, their internal mechanisms triggered. With a few soft clicks, countless silver needles, fine as ox hair, rained down densely upon Pain like a storm.

And only four seconds had passed!

Pain had no time to cast Almighty Push.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

The fine silver needles met no resistance, piercing deep into Pain's body. The chakra infused within them disrupted Nagato's remote control, like experiencing severe network lag right after a teammate's flash.

Meanwhile, Runtu remained silent, busily picking up scraps of Chakra Metal from the ground to munch on.

After all, this stuff was the real deal—his stingy owner, who only ever gave him kunai and shuriken, never splurged on Chakra Metal.

The poor pup had been drooling over it for ages.

"Alm… Almighty… Almigh… Almighty Push…"

Even when Pain finally recovered, the needles inside him turned him into a high-ping warrior, his movements stuttering as he struggled to cast his technique.

He chanted for ages, yet the skill just wouldn't activate.

Swish—

Kaito swapped places with the kunai again, reappearing on the scene with his ninja sword in hand, staring straight at the Deva Path of Pain.

At that moment, Konan made her move.

She gripped Pain's arm with one hand, her eyes flashing with shock as she looked at the six-year-old brat.

Paper Wings unfolded from her back as she studied him for a long moment before finally asking, "What's your name?"

Kaito, no longer in the mood to fight, sheathed his sword.

"Uchiha Kaito."

"I'll remember you."

Konan gave a slight nod, supporting the Deva Path as she took to the skies with a flap of her wings.

As she flew away, her icy voice carried from afar:

"We'll handle the pressure from the villages."

"Just don't keep acting under our Akatsuki Organization's name."

With those words, Kaito noticed a ring engraved with the character "Vermilion" lying at his feet.

Bending down to pick it up, he examined it for a while, marveling at the twist of fate.

He remembered—this was the ring Itachi would wear after joining the Akatsuki, wasn't it?

What was this?

A recruitment offer?

Kaito pondered Konan's intentions, unaware that she had given him the ring more as a gesture of negotiation—after all, the Akatsuki wasn't above taking jobs for pay.

Of course.

The main reason was that the space-time abilities Kaito had displayed were far too troublesome, his methods too unpredictable.

And then there was that woman with the same eyes as Uchiha Madara standing beside him…

As much as she hated to admit it, dealing with these two was no easy task.

Naturally, she considered whether they could be recruited into the Akatsuki.

"Idiot." Hikari rubbed her eyes and lightly kicked the kid. "If we don't leave now, are you planning to wait for an audience?"

Recalling how Kaito had teleported right into the enemy's grasp earlier, Hikari still felt a chill down her spine.

"Next time, don't engage in taijutsu with the enemy. With your short limbs…"

"You'll be at a huge disadvantage against strong opponents."

She had long noticed Kaito's weaknesses. For a six-year-old, not only had he awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but he also wielded space-time ninjutsu.But if he really went to engage in close combat with the enemy, it would be fine if the enemy was weak. If they were slightly stronger, a single hit could cost him half his life.

It would be better to maintain some distance and use Ninjutsu.

"Alright, alright, I get it, Ancestor," Kaito replied dismissively, kicking Runtu, who was picking up food from the ground. Before the ancestor could get angry, he grabbed her and teleported away.

How could he not know what the ancestor was saying? But the combat habits ingrained in him since childhood as an Uchiha were hard to break. If he didn't go up and "dance" a little, he'd feel unbearably restless.

To overcome this weakness now, the only solution was to train twice as hard.

Speaking of training...

He couldn't help but think of that damned Kakuzu.

Now, everyone in the Shinobi World had become Kakuzu. The brothels had been swept so thoroughly that the owners stopped refreshing their stock, leaving his Foundation Establishment progress stuck at one-third.

After returning to the city, he wandered around with Hikari for ages but still couldn't find a suitable training location in the Land of Fire.

"What exactly are you looking for?" Hikari grew impatient. It was almost her usual bedtime, yet this kid was aimlessly wandering the streets like a madman.

"A training spot."

"Huh?"

Just then, Kaito caught sight of a dim yellow light flickering in a narrow alley. He waved at the ancestor behind him. "Go back first. I'll return after training."

Hikari turned and left immediately. After all, every time this kid mentioned "training," it made her wish she were dead.

"Oh, dear guest, it's been so long since you last visited!"

The madam at the door greeted Uchiha Kaito with the same practiced line as he slipped into the alley.

"?"

Hikari, who had only taken a few steps away, inexplicably stopped and turned back, her gaze lingering on Kaito's figure with an unwarranted curiosity.

"I'll just take a quick peek..."

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