Chapter 267: The Rinnegan and Marisa

At the Hokage office in the castle tower.

The room was filled with a strong smell of alcohol. Having consumed several bottles, Tsunade's face was flushed red, looking utterly intoxicated.

If she didn't want to get drunk, no amount of fine wine would affect her, as she could just use chakra to dissipate the alcohol in her system. This was a must-have skill for a kunoichi.

However, powerful as chakra might seem, it couldn't dissipate the sorrows in one's heart.

But alcohol could.

Thus, Tsunade had accidentally drunk too much and was completely inebriated.

"My disciple... turned out to be a spy, haha... How ridiculous, Tsunade."

Tsunade muttered to herself with a self-mocking expression, then suddenly stared at Dan, questioning him intermittently:

"I ask you... why did you... let Karin go? Damn it, how dare she play me like this, I'll never forgive her..."

"Still playing tough. If you really didn't want to let Karin go, you would've acted long ago. Why would it be up to me to save her?"

Dan glanced at Tsunade, put down his glass, and said indifferently, "Forcibly keeping Karin won't keep her heart. So, I let her go back. Once she realizes her mistake and cuts ties with the Akatsuki, she will naturally return to Konoha. Then, she will truly be your daughter."

Upon hearing this, even in her drunken state, Tsunade paused for a moment.

This Sixth Hokage was indeed considerate.

After a moment of silence.

"Are you sure... Karin will come back?" Tsunade asked faintly, staring unwaveringly at Dan.

Dan smiled meaningfully, "People, once they taste love, won't easily let go. As long as your motherly love for Karin is real, she will definitely return to you. It's just a matter of time."

"You, teaching me about love? Do you really understand love?"

Dissatisfied with Dan's lecture, Tsunade raised her fist and punched him in the chest. Due to her drunkenness, her fist was soft and weak.

Not causing any harm.

Moreover, after throwing her punch, her upper body leaned forward, and she lost her balance, falling right into Dan's arms.

If outsiders were present, they might have mistaken their interaction for flirting.

"Love? Haven't you heard? The Uchiha are a clan of love; no one understands love better than we do. This love is the source of the Uchiha's power."

Dan said earnestly, almost convincingly.

Tsunade, however, did not retort.

"Thank you."

She whispered, then leaned against Dan and fell asleep, soon starting to snore softly.

Dan picked up Tsunade, placed her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.

Then, he walked to the office's large floor-to-ceiling window and looked out at the scenery of Konoha.

Tall buildings, bustling crowds - Konoha was experiencing unprecedented prosperity.

Unfortunately.

This prosperity was just a facade, vulnerable to destruction overnight, as many enemies lurked in the shadows.

The Akatsuki, Orochimaru and Kurotsuchi, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya, and the Otsutsuki clan, who might descend upon the ninja world at any time.

Sigh.

Having a wife and child, he just wanted a peaceful life, but it proved difficult.

Dan sighed internally, then began to ponder strategies.

Whoosh.

A pair of purple eyes, resembling tree rings, suddenly appeared in his pupils, exuding a mysterious and noble aura.

The Rinnegan.

These eyes were awakened by Dan two years ago, in less than a third of the time it took Madara.

Over the past two years, he had gradually adapted to the power of the Rinnegan, exploring its potential and bringing his strength infinitely close to that of the Sage of the Six Paths.

If you also count Dan's Stand power — "The World," capable of stopping time.

Now, even facing the resurrected Sage of the Six Paths or Kaguya Otsutsuki, Dan was confident in his ability to fight.

As for Naruto Uzumaki, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and the resurrected previous Hokage, Madara Uchiha, none could catch Dan's eye.

However, these underlings hiding in dark corners were still a threat.

If that's the case, then a plan to draw them out and eliminate them all was needed.

Naruto was right.

Currently, Dan was unaware of the Outer Path's Gedo Statue, let alone summoning it.

But in reality, Dan had little interest in becoming the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails.

Because that was external power, not a revelation from the God of Muscle.

Dan didn't need such things.

However, using the concept of the Ten-Tails as "bait" was a good idea.

Thus.

Dan's Rinnegan suddenly shone brightly, unleashing an unimaginable vast ocular power.

The next second.

Boom.

A ten-meter-thick column of purple energy shot up from the castle tower, piercing the sky.

The immense chakra energy dispersed the clouds over Konoha.

"What's going on?"

"Why is there a terrifying chakra fluctuation coming from the castle tower? Is it the Sixth Hokage? Is something wrong?"

At that moment.

Countless villagers in Konoha stopped what they were doing, looked up at the sky, with uncertain expressions.

Under the gaze of millions, infinite ocular power materialized a giant pair of Rinnegan in the sky, each eye over a kilometer in diameter, coldly overlooking the village.

Under these eyes.

Everyone felt as if they were transparent, seen through from head to toe, inside and out, without any secrets.

As the Rinnegan slowly rotated, a suffocating terror oppressed many, causing them to fall to the ground, terrified out of their wits.

Just as the village was about to descend into chaos.

The village's broadcast, radio, and everyone's phones received the same message.

"Don't panic, this is the Sixth Hokage, Uchiha Dan, awakening the legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of the Six Paths — a sign of good fortune!"

The eyes of the Sage of the Six Paths? The eyes of a sage?

Once the villagers of Konoha came to their senses, cheers and shouts resounded throughout the village, like a tsunami.

"Long live the Hokage!"

"God bless Konoha!"

"..."

At the Uchiha district.

"Itachi, look."

In the courtyard, Uchiha Izumi, pregnant and walking with Itachi's support, looked up at the sky in astonishment.

She and Itachi were married, and their child was soon to be born, a marriage envied by all.

"Uncle has indeed awakened the Rinnegan."

Itachi looked at the giant eyes in the sky, feeling a mix of envy and awe.

The Rinnegan, the legendary eyes of the sage, was the ultimate dream of almost every Uchiha ninja.

What kind of eyes were they, really?

Itachi believed that many clan members would pay any price to experience the view from the top of the ninja world with those eyes. However, he was an exception, as he already had a family.

Family was the most important thing to him. With this thought, Itachi stopped looking at the giant eyes in the sky and instead lowered his head, gently touching Izumi's swollen belly, feeling the movement of the little life inside. His face softened into a gentle smile.

In the neighboring yard.

Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha also watched the Rinnegan in the sky with shock.

"Mikoto, do you see that? Your brother... might become the second Sage of the Six Paths," Fugaku remarked proudly.

"No, he's not the second Sage of the Six Paths."

Mikoto slowly shook her head, her eyes bright with conviction, "He's the first Uchiha Dan, unique in this era."

Meanwhile, at the Ninja Academy's indoor training ground, a special taijutsu spar was underway.

One genin versus fifteen chunin.

These fifteen chunin were no ordinary ninjas; they were the cream of the crop in the elite class, each with the potential to be promoted to jonin.

However, to everyone's surprise —

They were being overwhelmingly defeated by the genin, crying out in pain.

Their opponent was a tall, muscular individual with black hair down to their ears and a height over 1.8 meters.

The person's fists, as big as casserole pots, swung with the force of a whirlwind, not only heavy and powerful but also incredibly fast, leaving the group of chunin in a state of disarray and embarrassment.

During this time.

A girl with long hair down to her waist and a pure, cute face, suddenly rushed into the training ground, her Byakugan scanning the crowd.

Her name was Hinata Hyuga, the younger daughter of Hiashi Hyuga. At ten years old, she was a genin in the Ninja Academy.

"Marisa Onee-sama, come out and look, there's... a huge pair of eyes in the sky."

Upon seeing a familiar muscular back, Hinata immediately called out.

"Hmm?"

The person turned around and replied, "Hinata, stop messing around, I'm busy beating people up."

Despite her muscular build and intimidating appearance, this was indeed a woman, or more precisely, a young girl.

She was only eight years old but appeared much older.

She was Marisa, the daughter of the Sixth Hokage, Uchiha Dan, and a genin of Konoha.

"I'm not lying, Onee-sama. The villagers are saying that the Hokage has awakened the Rinnegan!"

Hinata said breathlessly.

Although Marisa was two years younger than her, Hinata naturally called her "Onee-sama".

In fact, not only Hinata, but also the older students at the Ninja Academy addressed Marisa in the same way.

The reason?

Hinata had been helped by Marisa when bullied, with Marisa declaring she would take Hinata under her wing. The older students, most likely, had been beaten by Marisa into submission.

"The Rinnegan? Dad's become even stronger? This is bad."

Marisa's expression darkened as if displeased.

Then, she glanced at the fifteen chunin surrounding her, snorted, "Enough for today, I'm not interested in playing with you guys anymore."

"Marisa!"

The lead chunin shouted, "Do you think you can just come and go as you please?

Don't think we won't get serious with you. The Hokage said he wouldn't mind if any student beat up his daughter."

This chunin, who was beaten up the worst, was unwilling to let Marisa leave just like that.

"Yare yare, you really leave me no choice."

Marisa sighed, shaking her head as if resigned, then raised her fists again.

"Attack!"

The fifteen chunin rushed at her with fierce expressions, like a pack of wolves.

Even a jonin would struggle in such a confined space against so many attackers.

Marisa, just an eight-year-old girl with a scary appearance, couldn't be that powerful, could she?

With this thought, the chunin resolved to teach Marisa a lesson, to curb her arrogance at the Ninja Academy.

As the attackers approached, Marisa remained expressionless. Just as they were about to reach her, she coldly uttered four words:

"Za Warudo (The World)!"

The next second.

A bizarre energy burst from Marisa, instantly spreading throughout the world at super-light speed.

Everything within sight lost its color, and the fifteen chunin, with fierce expressions and fists raised, froze in place, like statues.

Simultaneously.

A large, blue and purple silhouette appeared silently behind Marisa.

It had flaming black hair, a muscular body, and wore only a white loincloth, exuding a wild and domineering presence.

Stand: Star Platinum.

Clearly.

Dan's theory of Stand inheritance was successful.

His daughter Marisa not only inherited his power but also awakened a Stand similar to his "The World" - "Star Platinum."

Both were close-combat humanoid Stands, with identical abilities to stop time.

Then.

"Ora Ora Ora Ora!"

In less than two seconds, Marisa and Star Platinum threw a flurry of punches, raining down hundreds of strikes around them.

As time resumed its flow.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Amid the dull sounds of fists meeting flesh and the successive cries of pain, the fifteen chunin were sent flying, landing around the edges of the training ground, crashing against walls and bleachers.

All of them were unable to stand up again, the least injured needing at least a few days of bed rest.

"Using a Stand's power is cheating, but I gave you a chance. You brought this upon yourselves."

Marisa looked at her defeated opponents, muttered to herself, and then strode away.

On the bleachers.

"Such terrifying violence... She's really only eight years old? With strength rivaling a jonin at such a young age, she's truly Uchiha Dan's daughter."

Kabuto murmured, adjusting his glasses.

As a teacher at the Ninja Academy, he had been paying special attention to Marisa, witnessing her growth firsthand.

She was, without a doubt, a monster.

Of course.

That's because she had an even more monstrous father.

Thinking this, Kabuto looked through the window at the sky.

More than Marisa, what needed attention now was the pair of giant purple eyes in the sky.

Not just Kabuto.

The spies from various factions in Konoha were all mobilized, sending the news of Uchiha Dan's Rinnegan awakening out of Konoha as soon as possible.

Soon, the ninja world was shaken.