After Training Bankai for a Decade, I Was Scouted by the Akatsuki Chapter 235 The Wrong Path

As Kyo's words fell,

In an instant, the room fell into absolute silence.

Both Konan and Nagato were completely stunned.

They stared intently at Kyo, their expressions almost identically one of surprise.

They even thought they had misheard.

...

What's going on?

The always carefree and at ease him...

Actually also... has such a wish...?

You have to understand,

In all the years since Kyo joined Akatsuki,

He had basically never talked about the topic of Akatsuki's "goal"...

In any Akatsuki gathering or mission,

Kyo was always as calm as still water.

As if undisturbed by external things.

But,

Nagato and Konan knew without a doubt,

Over the years,

Kyo had been silently training, as if advancing towards so goal.

For this very reason, his strength had risen like a rocket, continuously climbing step by step, until now reaching an invincible level...

However,

They never imagined,

That goal in Kyo's heart was actually... world peace?

Konan and Nagato exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of strangeness in each other's eyes.

Then, after hesitating for a mont,

Konan looked back at Kyo ahead, her expression complicated, and said softly:

"Kyo-kun..."

"The reason you are willing to stay in Akatsuki..."

"Is it also to join us in completing the peace plan using the Tailed Beast weapons...?"

Konan asked softly,

And Nagato also looked over seriously.

To be honest,

If it were before,

Nagato wouldn't have cared about others' opinions,

After all, possessing the Sage's Eyes, he considered his strength basically invincible.

Completing the Tailed Beast weapons was only a matter of ti.

However,

After the battle today,

His illusions were completely and severely shattered.

Just a Kitsune Ogre from Las Noches had easily defeated the Six Paths of Pain, displaying an unprecedented, terrifying dominance.

At that ti, if Kyo hadn't co to the rescue,

Then by now,

He would have died at the enemy's hands.

Even Agakure and Akatsuki would have been subsequently destroyed.

Therefore,

Now it could be said that—

Kyo's existence was the only pillar of the Akatsuki.

At the sa ti,

He was also Akatsuki's ultimate trump card.

For this very reason,

Nagato cared especially about his thoughts.

A person with such terrifying power undoubtedly also possessed the strength to influence this world.

If he could truly help achieve true peace in the Shinobi World, that would be the scene Nagato most hoped for.

And at this mont,

Upon hearing Konan's question, Kyo raised an eyebrow,

Then, after a mont's thought, he chuckled lightly:

"Half right."

"...?"

As the words fell,

Not only Konan, but even Nagato was stunned.

What does that an?

Konan's words were only half right...?

The two looked at Kyo with puzzled expressions, waiting for an answer.

And at this mont, Kyo lightly looked up, sweeping his gaze across Konan and Nagato's faces, and chuckled lightly:

"Since you've asked this, I'll co clean."

"The reason I stay in Akatsuki,"

"Is indeed to join you in creating a peaceful Shinobi World without war."

"And this was also my original intention for joining Akatsuki."

"However,"

"The peaceful world in my plan,"

"Is not achieved through your so-called 'Tailed Beast Weapon Plan'."

"--!?"

As Kyo's calm words fell,

In an instant, Nagato and Konan were almost simultaneously stunned.

Achieving peace... without using the Tailed Beast weapons???

Nagato's gaze faltered, and then instantly beca sowhat complicated.

"..."

"How is that possible..."

"Yahiko... proved long ago that love and communication cannot change the Shinobi World..."

"On the contrary,"

"In this cruel Shinobi World,"

"Those who believe in love and communication often end up feeling the deepest pain."

"Precisely because I know all this,"

"I want to create an ultimate weapon by collecting the Tailed Beasts, and use its power to make people all over the world feel the pain of war!"

"Because only then will they... cherish the hard-won peace."

Nagato gazed at Kyo,

Speaking word by word with an unprecedented, heavy tone.

And Konan beside him, after listening,

Also felt her gaze tremble slightly, and she lowered her eyes.

Although Nagato's thoughts were sowhat extre to her,

At least for now,

She also couldn't think of a way to refute Nagato.

Even less could she imagine a more direct peace philosophy than the Tailed Beast weapons.

However,

At this mont, Kyo opposite remained expressionless.

He simply looked at Nagato as calmly as still water, his pupils like a frozen lake, and said quietly:

"So, can pain truly maintain peace? Huh?"

Nagato was montarily stunned, not understanding Kyo's aning.

However,

Before he could think further,

Kyo opposite remained expressionless, saying flatly:

"Let's think about it carefully, Nagato."

"Of the three Great Shinobi Wars that occurred in the Shinobi World, which one did not end with heavy casualties for all countries and the pain of the people?"

"As people who personally experienced war and survived, you should have also felt the pain brought by war, right?"

"So, here's the question,"

"Although you understand in your hearts that peace is hard-won and are willing to pursue peace,"

"But in reality,"

"Are you willing to let go of your hatred for those who started the war?"

Kyo gazed at Nagato, saying flatly without expression.

However,

As the words fell,

Nagato's gaze instantly constricted, freezing.

In fact, not only him,

Even Konan beside him caught her breath, involuntarily stunned.

And at this mont,

Kyo completely ignored their stunned expressions, still unabashedly gazing at Nagato, saying flatly:

"Imagine for a mont,"

"What if, at this mont, an organization far stronger than Akatsuki suddenly appeared."

"With power transcending the dinsions of this world, it launched an attack on the entire Shinobi World, destroying your hos and holand, killing your parents and companions..."

"Then,"

"It proclaims that it did this to make you rember pain and cherish the peace of the Shinobi World."

"Then... would you be willing to accept this?"

"You don't need to answer; I already know."

"Impossible."

"Pain does indeed make people cherish peace."

"But equally, it also allows hatred to be passed down along with the pain."

"And humans, as emotional creatures, the chain reaction caused by hatred is enough to make them wage countless wars in the future."

"To take revenge, or to rise up."

"These,"

"Are these the kinds of peace you want to create with the Tailed Beast weapons?"

In the end, Kyo directly raised his gaze, staring intently at Nagato, almost speaking word by word.

"!!"

And at this mont,

After listening to this passage, Konan's heart was shaken once more.

Nagato's pupils constricted sharply, his breath completely caught, and in an instant, a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Kyo's words were like directly tearing open an old wound,

Instantly making Nagato recall his childhood, the scene of his parents being killed...

And the next mont, he couldn't help but think of the scene of his Akatsuki companions dying in Hanzo's ambush...

These two scenes,

Were exactly as Kyo had said.

Because at that ti, they were indeed existences surpassing Nagato's strength... and indeed, they destroyed everything Nagato cherished!

For this very reason, they would later beco the deepest pain in Nagato's heart, and also the source of his motivation to firmly create a peaceful world...

But in fact,

Looking back carefully,

Wasn't the source of this motivation... precisely due to hatred of war...?

"...!"

Realizing this,

Nagato's heart violently trembled, as if waking from a dream.

Cold sweat profusely appeared on his forehead, his spine felt as if standing in a cold wind, his hair standing on end.

All these years,

My peace philosophy... was actually wrong...?

Would the power of the Tailed Beast weapons transmit not only pain, but also the chain reaction of hatred...?

Nagato montarily gritted his teeth, sowhat unwillingly lowering his gaze.

This goal,

He had strived for over ten years.

Starting from overthrowing Hanzo and occupying Agakure, he established the new Akatsuki, recruited new mbers, formulated new plans...

Everything, everything, was to prepare for completing the Tailed Beast weapons...

Also to bring pain to the Shinobi World...

But he never expected,

All of this was actually the wrong path...?