When Nagato wanted to activate his Flying Thunder God, he suddenly felt light-headed, then lost consciousness.
[Uchiha Bloodline Detected. Scanning... 37 Jutsu Unlocked.]
Nagato slowly woke up and saw his clones guarding him.
"What happened to me?" asked Nagato.
"We don't know. We just saw you fall, so we evacuated you," said Clone A.
"Okay. Just go back to your posts."
How did I get the Uchiha bloodline? Or is it the Rinnegan? But why was it just detected now, and not when I first transmigrated? Is it delayed because I needed to blend Uchiha chakra with mine, or is it just because the author is fixing a loophole?
"Ah, never mind. And with Hashirama and Madara, I can use this Rinnegan without a burden. Well, I feel like I'm the strongest in the ninja world. Maybe I can push all the way, but if unification happens too fast, it will be bad. Akatsuki needs to have a reputation. I need to find all the remaining Uzumaki clan."
"Konan, I need to go to the Land of Waves and Grass Country to find remnants of my clan. If you have anything, inject this paper with chakra." After that, he activated his Flying Thunder God and teleported toward Grass Country without waiting for Konan's answer.
After running at full speed for half a day, he arrived at the border of the Land of Grass.
"Pakura, you don't need to run anymore. Just die for your village!" – Ninja A.
"Dream on! Even if I die, I'll take one of you with me!" – Pakura.
After finding the source of the sound, he saw the woman and realized she looked very familiar.
"Holy moly, is that Pakura? Wow, God really loves me. I just wanted to recruit my clansmen, but I found Sunagakure's small boss."
Without chit-chat, Nagato clasped his hands.
"Fire Style: Immortal Art – Great Fireball!"
Without stopping, he made another jutsu.
"Wood Style: Wooden Spike!"
"Damn! Who is it? Aaaagh!" – Ninja A.
"No, no, no! Save me!" – Ninja B.
Their leader knew something was wrong. He had already prepared to flee with the news—news about Wood Style. But just when he took a step back, a kunai flashed at his neck, and he died.
"Pakura, be my son— ahem, got the wrong script."
"Join us. I will protect you from Suna or Kiri," said Nagato.
"Are you from Konoha?" Pakura asked, watching Nagato. White hair, Wood Style... must be Uzumaki and from Konoha.
"No. I am from Amegakure. We are Akatsuki."
"So, what do I need to do?" Pakura didn't have any choice. After all, Nagato was stronger than her, and she was still being hunted by Kirigakure. If Sunagakure found out, they would hunt her too. Her only choice was Nagato.
"Good choice. 'Chain of Oath.'" A chain came out from Nagato and connected to Pakura.
"What is this?"
"Just to be safe. This will not kill you, but if you betray us or try to betray us, you will lose all your memories from today."
After hearing Nagato, Pakura was not surprised. After all, this kind of jutsu was not rare. It was usually used by ANBU.
"So, what do we do now?" asked Pakura.
"Follow me to find my clansmen and bring them back to Akatsuki."
Nagato and Pakura walked toward Grass Country. After gathering intelligence, Nagato knew that members of the Uzumaki clan were in Kusagakure and being held captive. There were 25 people in total. From their chakra, 15 of them were civilians and 10 of them were Genin—but still kids.
Nagato waited for nightfall to sneak into the jail where the Uzumaki clan was held.
"Who are you?" – Uzumaki Clan A.
"I am Uzumaki Nagato. Follow me and I will save you," said Nagato.
"Are you from Konoha?" – Uzumaki Clan B.
"No, I am from Akatsuki. Most of our clan who went to Konoha were killed or used for experiments. Just follow me, I will protect you. Although I am young, I am strong—on par with Miko-sama."
After some negotiation, all the Uzumaki agreed to go.
"But how will we go? There are so many of us." – Clan A.
"Everyone, hold each other's hands. I will do the rest. You too, Pakura."
After that, Nagato activated Flying Thunder God and disappeared from the Land of Grass.
Nagato appeared outside the shelter.
"Who—?" – Member A.
"Oh, it's Mr. Nagato. Let's go patrol the other side," said Member B, dragging Member A away.
"No, you bring them inside. Note their names, ages, and skills. Report it to Konan later. This is where you'll live. Don't worry—although it looks like this, the shelter is safer than the Land of Grass."
After settling his clansmen, Nagato took Pakura to meet Konan.