Chapter 541: Big Brother, Don’t Go!
Itachi's sudden attack didn't surprise Nagato.
Asking Itachi, the super-protective older brother, to just stand by and watch his younger brother get killed by Ōnoki was clearly impossible.
Besides, before they left, Nagato had already promised Itachi, allowing him to save Sasuke when he was in danger.
In any case, Nagato didn't really care about Sasuke's life or death.
The important thing was that until now, Black Zetsu still hadn't appeared?
Wasn't Sasuke Zetsu's last hope to realize the Eye of the Moon Plan?
Would that cunning being willingly watch Sasuke get killed by Ōnoki?
Wait... It wasn't that he wanted to see Sasuke die, but he was forced to watch Sasuke get killed by Ōnoki!
Nagato had been overestimating this millennia-old cunning being all along!
Black Zetsu didn't not want to save him, but he didn't dare to appear!
Now he was all alone, with a few Zetsu and Kisame's spy.