Nagato Comes Under

The drizzle fell on the scorched earth that was still warm, and a mist with a disgusting smell rose up.

The mist floated and covered the entire river like a veil.

Nagato reached out to rub his wet eyes and said in a hoarse voice,

"What do you want me to do?"

The clone crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes full of disdain.

People like you focus on the so-called emotional bonds. You don't have any great ambitions.

If not for the heavens looking after you, to be honest, in my eyes, you can't even compare to that yellow-haired brat. 

Nagato's eyes were blank, and a neurotic smile appeared on his face as he muttered,

"Yahiko. Very impressive.

I would rather be the one to die."

The clone looked coldly at Nagato, which was on the verge of collapse, and continued to provoke him.

"If you want to inherit his ideals and live, I can consider using you.

Of course, if you want revenge or to be tired of this world and want to hide your identity, I won't force you.

At worst, I can just find a suitable person.

Anyway, I have been looking for it for so many years, and I don't need that bit of time."

I don't know whether it was the ideal or the word revenge mentioned by the Instant Doppelganger, or whether both of them worked.

A hint of divine light gradually returned to Nagato's eyes. He slowly raised his head and stared into the eyes of his clone, then said in a hoarse voice,

"Who are you?"

Hearing Nagato raise the question in his heart, his clone knew that he had regained some reason.

Next, what his clone had to do was take advantage of the situation and take Nagato as a dog.

The person Nagato cared about the most was naturally the dead Yahiko.

What he needed to do now was to replace Yahiko's position in Nagato's heart.

Where was Yahiko's charm?

That was naturally his pursuit for peace.

The clone silently looked at Nagato for a while, then slowly raised his hand, his five fingers tapping the mask on his face. He said in a deep voice,

"Didn't you hear everything before?

I am Uchiha Madara."

As the vortex mask was slowly removed, Nagato's eyes reflected an old face full of wrinkles.

This face was exactly the same face that the Instant Doppelganger had copied according to Uchiha Madara's appearance.

Of course, there would be some differences in the appearance of the transformation technique.

However, almost no one in Nagato or even the entire Ninja Realm had seen the old age, so the Instant Doppelganger was not afraid of being seen through!

After the Instant Doppelganger took off its mask, its tone became much more ancient.

"I have already told you my identity, but please keep it a secret for me.

If you don't believe me, I have no evidence to prove it.

I have been hiding in the darkness for too long, so long that there are no traces of me in this world.

No, there seems to be a statue left in the Final Valley."

After saying that, the clone turned around and walked to the river with its back to Nagato.

Although Nagato had never seen Uchiha Madara in person, judging from his appearance and that pair of kaleidoscope, he believed 99% of it.

He immediately whispered, "What do you want me to do?"

The clone did not directly answer Nagato. Instead, it slowly lowered its head and stared at its own reflection on the river. Its eyes were filled with reminiscence as it slowly said,

"When I was born in the Warring States Period, I had seen too many killings and tragedies.

When I was young, I had prayed and hated it.

I even wanted to use my own strength to end the chaos.

However, personal strength is insignificant in front of the times.

For the survival of the family, I have to grow into a qualified executioner.

His hands are full of blood, and he used sins to create a small pure land for the people of the family."

"Until one day, I met him, Hashirama Senju.

He is different from me. He always puts peace in his mouth.

In the end, we reached an alliance at the right time and created Konoha.

From the Warring States Era to the present Ninja Era. "

Nagato nodded and murmured,

"You and Senju Hashirama succeeded.

But we failed. "

"No! It was Hashirama who succeeded. I failed!"

The doppelganger shouted, and his tone became excited. He gasped and said,

"Everything is a conspiracy of the Senju Clan.

The peace I expected did not come.

The Ninja Village only allowed the powerful Ninja Race to stop attacking each other.

What I did not expect was that the Ninja Race was united, forming a terrifying group of benefits.

The name of this group of benefits was originally called Konoha.

Later on, it spread throughout the whole world, evolving into the five great villages, and even many small villages.

The tragedy, pain, and slaughter all fell on civilians or weak people.

How many strong Ninjas there were, and how many civilians there were.

At that time, I finally saw the hypocritical face of the Senju Hasirama.

His peace was only aimed at the ninjas. He did not see everyone as a human.

He even distributed the tail-beasts to the various big Ninja Villages in order to consolidate the interests of the ninjas."

Hearing this, Nagato suddenly felt that this hunchbacked old man in front of him was not evil.

Nagato carefully said: "Is this reason why you betrayed Konoha?"

The clone suddenly turned back, staring at Nagato with angry eyes, and said:

"Otherwise, do you know how tempting benefits are?

As the Clan Leader of Uchiha, when I announced that I was leaving Konoha, I was the one who was the first to leave.

No one in the entire Uchiha is willing to go with me.

And why?

Because they had tasted the sweetness, and those benefits were obtained by exploiting civilians."

As he spoke, the clone clenched his fists and raised them up high, shouting into the sky,

"I left alone in a fit of anger, and I swore in my heart that I would destroy the cruel village system with my own hands.

I spent several years traveling through the world of ninjas, and finally captured the most powerful nine tails in the legends."

Nagato looked at the appearance of the clone, as if he had followed the old man in front of him back to the high-spirited era.

His originally heavy heart couldn't help but be affected by the Instant Clone.

But in the next moment, Nagato seemed to have thought of something. He laughed at himself and shook his head,

"Unfortunately, you lost to Senju Hashirama.

History is always shockingly similar. Justice lost to evil. "

The clone snorted and walked towards the long door. He poked his chest with his finger and said emotionally,

"The winner is the king and the loser is the thief. I lost, so I have been cursed for so many years.

However, I am unwilling. I have the responsibility to remedy the sins I have committed.

For so many years, I have been planning how to achieve true peace.

But in that battle, I was almost half crippled.

But my heart will never admit defeat. If I fall, I can just get up again.

In order to heal my injuries, I hid in the dark and concentrated on learning medical ninjutsu. It took me dozens of years just to lick my wounds."

At this time, the doppelganger had already walked to the front of Nagato, leaned his face closer, and his tone suddenly became lonely. He shook his head and said,

"But when I almost recovered from my injuries, I found that I was old.

I couldn't even defeat a junior. "

Nagato looked at the lonely old man in front of him, and a strange sense of pity and admiration rose in his heart.

He replied in an uncertain tone, "So, your goal is to train me to be your successor, to overthrow the current Ninja Village System and establish a new peace."

When the clone heard this, it gradually straightened its body, closed its eyes, took a deep breath, and knocked the mask back on.

"Originally, I had almost given up hope. I just wanted to see if there were any new opportunities to restore my former strength.

But I saw your eyes just now.

It is the reincarnation eye that only immortals can possess.

It contains great power, and it will definitely be able to change the day and see the world again."

Nagato lowered his head, reached out and touched his eyes, and murmured,

"I understand now. You chose me as the heir because of my eyes, or rather, you valued my potential."

A look of disdain flashed through the eyes of the clone, and it sneered,

"Your temperament is too trashy.

If that yellow-haired brat awakened those eyes, he would be qualified to be my heir.

As for you, you are just a yes-man brat without an opinion.

At most, you are just a tool for me to achieve peace and ideals."

Listening to the disdain and abuse from the clone, Nagato was not angry at all.

The main reason was that the clone knew that Nagato had always admired Yahiko.

Therefore, the words of the clone were full of admiration for Yahiko.

Nagato nodded and looked up.

Suddenly, Nagato found a charred scar on the right arm of the clone. It looked like it had just been burned.

Suddenly, Nagato realized something.

So this guy had been injured by Uchiha Tunan in the battle just now in order to save me and Konan.

I can't blame him for not being able to save Yahiko. After all, there is no family, and the strength of both sides is still so great.

In an instant, Nagato's view of the Instant Doppelganger had a 180-degree change, and his heart was full of gratitude and respect.

The Instant Doppelganger seemed to notice Nagato's gaze, and it put its right hand behind its back without a trace.

At the same time, he gave a heavy snort and raised his head arrogantly.

"Hmph!"

This cold snort sounded a bit arrogant to Nagato.

What an old man who refused to admit defeat.

However, he was a good person.

Nagato let out a long sigh and slowly stood up. He lowered his head and said,

"I promise you.

Yahiko was dead, but Akatsuki could not disappear.

I will bear his ideals and create a peaceful world.

Even if I become your tool, it doesn't matter."

Seeing that Nagato had agreed, the corner of his mouth under the mask slightly curved, and he said in a deep voice,

"Let's go, and we'll do it again.

What you need to do now is to first learn the ability to master your eyes.

Moreover, the foundation of your ninjutsu and this little girl is too poor.

Although your strength is considered good among ordinary ninjas.

But in my eyes, it is no different from trash.

You need to learn some powerful ninjutsu, which will help me achieve my dreams. "

A few days later.

Uchiha Tunan brought Kakashi back to Konoha with him.

The first thing he did when he returned to the village was to discuss with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo how to deal with the remnants of the Akatsuki organization.

In the meeting room of the Hokage, Uchiha Tunan explained the course of the mission in an orderly manner.

As time passed, the expressions of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo gradually became solemn.

After a long time, when Uchiha Tunan finished his report, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the pipe in his mouth and frowned.

"Tunan, you mean the survivor of the Akatsuki organization who was rescued by Uchiha Madara awakened the legendary Rinnegan."

Uchiha Tunan nodded heavily.

"That's right. After this exchange, I found that Uchiha Madara is no longer a concern.

After all, his age is still there.

His strength will only deteriorate as his body grows older.

He should be quite clear about this himself.

So I boldly guessed that he wanted to destroy Konoha.

I can only cultivate someone stronger than him, or even stronger than me.

A guy with the Reincarnation Eyes just happened to meet his standards."

When Danzo heard this, he narrowed his eyes and hid the greed in his eyes. He said in a low voice,

"The Reincarnation Eyes are the legendary Eyes of Immortals.

No one knows how strong the physical strength of these eyes is.

But certainly not weaker than Kaleidoscope.

It seems that we have to send a large number of people to search for them.

If that teenager completely grows up, Konoha will be in danger. "

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and turned to look at Uchiha Tunan, wanting to hear his opinion.

However, he saw that Uchiha Tunan had a determined face and said:

"I don't recommend the mask-manhunt method.

First of all, the strength of Uchiha Madara is not something that ordinary ninjas can compare to.

Even if someone can find the trace of Uchiha Madara, they will probably be silenced before they can even send out the information.

Moreover, Uchiha Madara has also mastered the extremely difficult time time space ninjutsu. Even if we surround him, we can not stop him from escaping.

More importantly, Uchiha Madara was not stupid enough to stay in the Fire Country.

As for the other countries, our people can't rashly go there. "

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Uchiha Tunan was right, so he nodded again and looked at Danzo.

Danzo looked anxious and said,

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?

That is the Rinnegan.

Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, we should not let it go.

Once we succeed, not only can we eliminate a potential danger.

Maybe Konoha can use the Rinnegan to become stronger."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement, and then looked at Uchiha Tunan's face.

Although Uchiha Tunan didn't care about Konoha using so many people to do meaningless things, he wanted to use this matter to fight for a little benefit that no one else could see.

Uchiha Tunan slammed his finger on the table, and said,

"Although the Rinnegan is powerful, it is impossible to quickly form a force that can threaten Konoha without enough time.

The only thing we can do now is to constantly strengthen the strength of Konoha.

I suggest vigorously developing the strength of the village, providing the villagers with fertility and universal Ninja education.

Only by expanding the base can more geniuses be born.

Before those geniuses grow up, Konoha still has me.

I'm dead, and there's Kakashi."

Danzo was still unwilling and wanted to persuade him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately made a decision:

I support Tunan's opinion. After all, the whole world searching for the Rinnegan is too big of a matter.

It is very easy to arouse the vigilance of other villages, so that the situation that has just stabilized will have trouble again. 

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi supported Uchiha Tunan, Danzo heavily snorted, expressing his dissatisfaction.

He got up and left the conference room.

How could Hiruzen Sarutobi not guess what Danzo was thinking? Although he also wanted to get the Rinnegan, reason made him unable to do so.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Uchiha Tunan with a warm face and said,

"Tunan, Danzo has such a temper. Don't take it to heart.

The burden of protecting the village will be on you in the future.

If there is anything you need help with, you can tell me at any time.

As for the plan you just proposed, I will arrange it later. "

Uchiha Tunan smiled gently and said righteously,

"Don't worry, Hokage sama. Protecting the village is my mission, and I have always been proud of it."