63 Ch-63 Nagato agrees.

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"If my friend were alone, then I would definitely say that it is impossible. But with his peace talks and my strength, yes, we can achieve it," said Nagato with conviction.

"You are correct. With your strength, you can at the very least control the Rain country and maybe some other small countries too. But what about the big countries and the major villages? It is absolutely certain that they will never give up their interests just for some peace talks. And with just your strength, you will not be able to win against the major villages. To have such strength, you need a powerful organization, and you may need to use the Gedo statue that you might have summoned once. However, you won't be able to use the Gedo statue for long as it will consume your vitality. To restore that vitality, you have to absorb chakra, which your peace-loving friend will obviously not allow. So now, tell me, what is your decision?" said Uchiha Karan.

Nagato remained silent after listening to this, and at that moment, Yahiko spoke, "Don't listen to him. We will definitely achieve our goal."

Karan continued speaking, "You already believe that only strength can bring peace to this world, not talk. You have nothing to lose here. Your two friends love each other. You can give them the Rain Country and work for me."

Nagato remained silent for a few seconds and then said, "What if I decline? What will you do? Will you kill us?"

"Not at all. I am not some bloodthirsty beast. What I want is to rule over this world. So, first, I will try to convince you. If you do not get convinced, then I'm left with only one option: I will take your eyes. In the end, what I want is the Rinnegan. I am asking you to join me because you have already mastered it and can use the Rinnegan with ease. But if I take your eyes, then I will have to implant them into another Uzumaki and train him/her to use the Rinnegan, and by doing so, I will be wasting my time," said Uchiha Karan.

Nagato thought for a moment and then said, "I agree to join, but I will not leave my friends alone. You have to defeat me and prove that what you were saying is correct."

"If you want to stay with your friends, I don't have any problem. I wasn't planning to bring you to Konoha anyway," replied Karan.

"Nagato, no, you don't have to do it," pleaded Yahiko.

"I understand that both of you are very concerned about my safety, but I can't agree with you on this matter, Yahiko. Until now, we were trusted by Hanzo, and we also spread peace in Amegakure. But as he grew older, he became insecure about his position in Amegakure and started seeing us as threats. It's just an example; there may be others like him on the surface. Maybe they will become our allies, but when the time comes, they might betray us. Our ideals are the same, but our methods are different," explained Nagato.

"Don't you remember the teachings of Jiraiya-Sensei? How he taught us to spread peace in this world? He saw you as the hope of achieving it," Yahiko asked.

"I remember it, but if you think carefully, why did he say that? It's because I have the Rinnegan, and the Rinnegan signifies strength and power. It's not like if someone saw my eyes, they would start treating me like a god, and whatever I say, they would start following it. On the contrary, they would try to possess it for themselves," said Nagato.

"This world has rotted to the core in pursuit of strength and power, and it can only be countered with strength and power," Nagato continued.

Yahiko didn't know what to say about this; he simply remained silent. Konan, too, was unable to find words to persuade Nagato.

Nagato then turned towards Karan and said, "Show me that you are worthy enough to have me as your subordinate."

"As you wish," said Karan, and he disappeared from his place, reappearing next to Nagato and attacking him with a hand chop.

Nagato was shocked when Uchiha Karan didn't use the 'Body Flicker Technique' to appear beside him. "Space-time Jutsu," came to Nagato's mind. He didn't have time to move quickly and counter Karan's hand chop, so he used 'Almighty Push.' Everything was pushed in the direction of Uchiha Karan, but Karan remained in the same place, seemingly unaffected by Nagato's attack. In reality, Karan was not hit because he used the same ability as Kamui, becoming intangible.

Karan placed his hand on Nagato's neck and said, "You lose."

"Not at all. It seems you have underestimated me," replied Nagato. He placed a kunai on Uchiha Karan's stomach.

"Really? Go ahead and try to insert it into my stomach," challenged Karan.

Nagato shook his head and said, "I don't want to. Let's end this here."

"I'm not joking with you. Go ahead and insert the kunai into my stomach. I'm not someone who loses and doesn't know how to accept it. If I am such a man, then I'm not worth following," insisted Karan.

Nagato nodded and moved the kunai to graze Karan's stomach because he didn't want to seriously injure him. However, something totally unexpected happened to Nagato. The kunai he was trying to graze Karan's stomach with suddenly appeared in front of his face. The more he moved his hand toward Karan's stomach, the closer the kunai got to him. Eventually, he even saw his hand holding the kunai. "How is this possible?" Nagato wondered aloud.

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