Changing Situation

"Heh, you must be Danzo's secret weapon. Too bad, don't you think your Wood Style is outdated now?"

As Danzo's secret weapon hidden within Root, Yamato, or rather, Yamato, is undoubtedly the kind of person who keeps his identity a secret. This means that in order to keep the secret, Danzo would not have gone to Vegapunk to develop and modify Yamato. Therefore, his Wood Style level is no different from that in the original work.

In the original work, Yamato was just an Elite Jonin- level ninja. At most, he was a bit more troublesome among Elite Jonin because of his Wood Style ability to absorb Chakra. At his current age, even with his Wood Style Yamato, Yamato's strength has only just reached the lower limit of Elite Jonin.

So here's the question: why would Danzo think that an Elite Jonin could assassinate the Third Hokage? Even if the title of "Strongest Hokage" is just empty boasting, surely the Third Hokage couldn't have been killed by an Elite Jonin!

After mentally grumbling, Nagato turned to look at Yamato, a relic of an era. Speaking of which, Yamato's potential was quite good, especially since he had undergone fusion with Hashirama Cells and completely digested the power of the Hashirama Cells. Clearly, his physique was also special, making him the best experimental physique.

If it were in Vegapunk's hands, it would definitely be at least a Kage Level ninja, and one that would be considered quite strong even among Kage Level ninjas. Unfortunately, it Danzo.

Nagato, who is also considered a clone of Vegapunk, naturally could not tolerate this. Danzo deserved to die for yet another reason.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Yamato took two steps back and Hand Seals: "Wood Style: Wood Clone!"

Tiny pieces of wood sprouted from Yamato's body and quickly transformed into four perfect physical clones. However, before Yamato could even make a move, Nagato sneered and clapped his hands together, "I told you, your Wood Style version is outdated!"

"Wood Style: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"

With a thunderous roar, trees burst forth, and in a moment, Yamato and his several clones were all hanging from the trees. Yamato was truly unremarkable now. If it weren't for the fact that he was still a decent experimental subject, Nagato could have killed him instantly with a single move.

After gouging out Shisui's eyes and placing them in a glass test tube filled with medicine that had already been prepared, Nagato continued on his way.

In reality, Shisui Uchiha was already considered the ace of Root. Even those remaining characters who had been modified by Vegapunk were only about as strong as Yamato. Once Nagato activated the "Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence" technique, a great Nagato for clearing out mobs, he encountered no more obstacles as he continued to move forward.

The dark passage was filled with thick branches of various kinds, and most of the ninjas at the Root were hung directly on the trees before they even had a chance to make a move.

They walked diagonally downwards for two or three kilometers before finally leaving the area where Nagato had used his Wood Style Release Ninjutsu. Along the way, at least a hundred Root ninjas had perished under this Ninjutsu.

After two or three kilometers, they had almost reached the last Secret Base of Root. Even with the guidance of the Flying Thunder God Mark on Naruto Uzumaki, Nagato couldn't remember how many detours he had taken.

"Finally found it! If this place weren't underground, I would have just used Shinra Tensei to flatten it!"

Looking at the iron gate in front of him and sensing the aura of his Flying Thunder God Mark behind it, Nagato let out a long breath. Then, he slapped the iron gate, sending it flying.

A dense, smoky black mist surged forth and rushed towards Nagato. Nagato frowned slightly, knowing Nagato well that these seemingly black mist-like things were actually modified Nano Parasitic Destruction Bugs. If an ordinary person were to come into contact with even a trace of them, these nanobots would continuously multiply and easily take their life.

"Phantom Dragon Nine Sealing Consumption!"

The ever-spreading smoke, upon encountering the illusory dragon, quickly fell to the ground, turning into dust. No matter how extraordinary the abilities of these insects were, what supported their various illogical abilities was undoubtedly Chakra. Any Chakra creature that encountered the Phantom Dragon Nine Sealing Consumption without sufficient Chakra level would have its Chakra and soul drained.

Ordinary ninjas would be instantly drained, let alone these incredibly weak insects.

"The welcoming ceremony was quite enthusiastic, Danzo!"

Nagato slowly walked through the gate, not even glancing at the ninja who had just used nanobots. Instead, a phantom-like dragon suddenly pounced forward, instantly taking the life of the Aburame.

Just as a ninja from the Yamanaka Clan who was hiding nearby activated his Ninjutsu, Nagato Rinnegan to deflect the mental Ninjutsu. The ninja immediately let out a miserable howl, blood flowing from all seven orifices, and collapsed to the ground, barely alive.

Behind the door was a cave plaza almost the size of a small stadium. In addition to the two ninjas lying in ambush by the door, there were eight other ninjas standing in the center. The center of the plaza was covered with circular Sealing Array, and the unconscious Naruto Uzumaki was placed in the very center of the Sealing Array.

Standing beside the young Naruto Uzumaki was Danzo, whose face was grim as he looked up at Nagato, who had suddenly burst in, and gripped his cane tightly.

"Rinnegan... You're Jiraiya's disciple, aren't you?! Why aren't you in the Rain Country? Why did you attack Konoha? Could it be that Jiraiya ordered you to do this?"

Nagato looked disgusted. "Heh, how despicable, still thinking about such pointless politics..."

"Why did I attack Konoha? Danzo, do you really know nothing about it? You Root members were probably among those who attacked Akatsuki back then!"

"You could even say that Root was the real mastermind. It was you who stirred up Hanzo the Salamander's fear, which led him to ruthlessly attack Akatsuki!"

"What, now I'm here for revenge? And you're playing innocent again, you old Danzo!"

Shimura Danzō. He had just received information that a ninja with the Rinnegan had come to attack, and he felt that the situation was not good. Although the strength of Konohagakure had increased greatly, he still had a very deep impression of the time when Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and swept through the entire Amegakure and Konoha Root!

Sensing that Nagato would focus all his firepower on him if he went out, Danzo immediately became a coward. After Nagato nearly destroyed the entire Konoha and even killed the Third Hokage Nagato, Danzo became even more unwilling to go out.

But he didn't expect that even so, Nagato would still come straight to his door, and he hadn't even completed his original plan to control the Nine-Tails!

Thinking of this, Danzo said in a low voice, "That's right, it was indeed I who helped Amegakure attack Akatsuki in the past, but that was because Amegakure at that time was a legitimate organization that truly represented the Rain Country... Amegakure should have been occupied by you by now, right? Once I become Hokage, I can naturally establish diplomatic relations with the Rain Country and recognize the status of your Akatsuki!"

Nagato secretly rolled his eyes, completely ignoring Danzo's words. "Are you out of your mind? Are you trying to fool me with Danzo promises?"

Danzo's response was simply to raise his hand again. "Banshō Ten'in!"

Naruto Uzumaki, who was in the center of the sealed town, was quickly captured by gravity and flew rapidly toward Nagato's hand. Seeing that the situation was not good, Danzo did not have time to say anything and immediately chose to attack, "Wind Release - Vacuum Wave!"

"All that effort wasted..."

Nagato gave a slight snort, neither dodging nor flinching. The Vacuum Wave struck the Chakra Cloak around his body and was immediately absorbed.

"Damn it, is this the power of the Rinnegan? I should have known..."

"I knew you couldn't do anything anyway! When I summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, your Root was nothing more than a swarm of ants in my eyes!"

Holding Naruto Uzumaki in his grasp once more, Nagato sneered and stretched out his hand, "Farewell, Danzo!"

"Shinra Tensei!"

With a deafening roar, a terrifying repulsive force erupted in the cave. Neither Danzo nor his ninjas could escape in this space. They were instantly squeezed against the cave wall and turned into a bloody mess.

The overwhelming repulsive force directly shook the structure of the Root Base, and with a rumbling sound, the entire cave began to collapse.

At that moment, Nagato activated his Space-Time Ninjutsu, and his figure vanished completely in a flash.

"Heh, Danzo should still have Izanagi, right? I wonder what it will feel like when he's resurrected and finds himself crushed in the ruins, only able to slowly wait to die?"

With a smile on his lips, Nagato's consciousness had dissipated, but his memories remained, influencing Vegapunk as well. In addition, his other Vegapunk clone had a very bad relationship with Danzo, so naturally he had to give him a different way to die to vent his anger.

"I didn't see many familiar faces this time... Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, Uchiha Fugaku, and others weren't there... Most of the young people from the original story went to the front lines for training."

Holding Naruto in his hand, Nagato reappeared on the battlefield where he had just fought Might Guy. Might Guy was now unconscious on the ground, but unlike in the original story, he did not have black carbon marks all over his body. Nagato took a closer look and knew that the Training Suit had taken effect, blocking the operation of the Eight Gates Formation.

"He's not dead? But he's practically crippled... If Might Guy wants to recover in this state, his clone can be used to conduct some more dangerous Human Body Modification Experiment."

After taking a look at the current situation, Nagato took Naruto Uzumaki and soared into the sky, disappearing into the chaotic Konohagakure.

News of what happened in Konoha quickly spread throughout the Ninja World. Naruto Uzumaki, whose Nine-Tails Chakra had been drained, was soon found in a forest not far from Konoha. Although the Tailed Beast Chakra had been completely drained, he was fortunate enough to survive without even suffering any harm.

After all, with Vegapunk's skills, extracting a mere Tailed Beast wouldn't harm any Jinchuriki.

After extracting the Nine-Tails Chakra, the Ten-Tails within Nagato immediately regained a significant amount of power, further enhancing Nagato's overall strength.

Next, the three Tailed Beast— the One-Tail from Sunagakure, the Three-Tails from Sea Ninja Village, and the Six-Tails —came to Nagato's doorstep without him even having to search for Nagato.

Next was the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Takigakure. This ordinary Shinobu village didn't require Nagato to put in much effort. In fact, because it was of no value, Nagato didn't even choose to infiltrate directly, but instead launched a surprise attack from the sky and took the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Throughout the entire raid, the Takigakure ninja, whose fighting spirit had completely deteriorated, were completely caught off guard. As a result, apart from the Tailed Beast being stolen, the Takigakure ninja suffered no casualties.

Of course, Nagato's collection of Tailed Beast was not kept secret from the other ninja villages. Both the Kumogakure and the Iwagakure were on high alert.

Although with the rapid advancement of technology and the leaps and bounds in ninja strength, the tailed beasts and Jinchuriki are no longer considered ultimate weapons, but merely ordinary trump cards for ninja villages, these two ninja villages would never hand over their tailed beasts to others for the sake of their own village's reputation.

Not to mention, who knows what Nagato intends to do with the Tailed Beast? If Nine Tailed Beasts were gathered together, although they wouldn't be enough to destroy the Ninja World as before, they would still be roughly equivalent to the entire power of a major ninja village.

Therefore, the Three Great Shinobi Villages, which had been fighting on a small scale, have now stopped fighting altogether. Konoha has lost its Village Head and has suffered such great losses, so naturally it does not want to fight the other two ninja villages anymore.

The other two ninja villages, also worried about the safety of their Jinchuriki, sent all their dispatched ninjas back. For a time, the entire Ninja World fell silent because of Nagato's terrifying attack.

Having absorbed so many Tailed Beasts at once, Nagato is quite full and needs some time to digest them.

Furthermore, Vegapunk planned to use this body to summon Kaguya Otsutsuki. Although in Vegapunk's view, it was not easy for his people to deal with Kaguya Otsutsuki, his cautious nature made him prepare to leave some hidden tricks on Nagato's body in case something went wrong.

So, some time later, Nagato secretly went to Vegapunk's Laboratory and left some seals on his body. These seals were created by Vegapunk based on his research on Hancock's state, specifically to deal with Kaguya Otsutsuki.

The Iwagakure and the Kumogakure waited for two or three months, but Nagato just wouldn't come. You have to understand, it costs money for both villages to be on full alert!

Even if the ninja village assigns a mission to the ninja, they still have to pay them. Moreover, the higher the rank of the ninja, the more they are paid. For two or three months, everyone is on high alert, and no ninja goes out to carry out missions. They rely entirely on the ninja village to pay their salaries. Even two ninja villages can't hold on to this. Most importantly, no one knows when it will end!

So before Nagato could even go to those two ninja villages, the Kumogakure and the Iwagakure had already formed an alliance and marched towards the Amegakure.