Meeting Nagato

The Sarutobi Clan.

"Father, rest assured, I will lead the Sarutobi Clan out of this predicament."

Sarutobi Asuma looked at his father, whose eyes were cloudy and whose expression was blank, and then, with a weary expression, he recounted in detail what had happened recently and what he was planning to do.

The demented old man, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was completely bewildered and didn't react at all. Seeing this, Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Father, please get some rest. I'll come see you again tomorrow."

Facing his father in this situation, Sarutobi Asuma had no guard up and told almost everything.

"Take good care of my father."

"Yes!"

Before leaving, Sarutobi Asuma didn't forget to instruct his servants, and the maidservants, being ordinary people, respectfully bowed in response.

As Sarutobi Asuma walked away, a maid who had entered respectfully picked up a face towel and wiped the face of the dazed Third Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Strangely, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, was clearly sitting there, but the maid seemed not to see him, sitting respectfully to the side alone, and even wiping the air with a towel.

As if an unseen and intangible person were present, under such an eerie scene, Hiruzen Sarutobi's murky and dull gaze gradually disappeared, replaced by indifference.

"Come out."

Beneath the ripples in space, a mysterious figure wearing a mask and revealing only one Sharingan appeared. It was none other than Masked Madara secretly investigated by the five great Shinobi World Five Great Nations.

"Heh, the Third Hokage, who once held great power in Konoha, has fallen to such a state that even his clan has been relegated to the margins. I wonder what the Third Hokage thinks about this?"

Faced with ridicule, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, remained calm and unmoved. He had endured so much over the years; how could a mere sentence possibly provoke him?

"Hehe, why are you so quiet? Did Asuma's words just now touch upon your feelings?"

Masked Obito, seemingly enjoying stirring up trouble, continued his mockery, "Look at the current situation, how similar it is to the Uchiha Clan back then."

"They were both marginalized, both families were under surveillance, and both families were embroiled in internal strife. But the difference is that the Sarutobi Clan doesn't seem to have produced as many geniuses as the Uchiha Clan."

Obito, shaking his head in mockery, let out a sarcastic laugh.

"At least the Uchiha Clan produced three Mangekyo geniuses— Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Yoru— despite their difficult circumstances, which laid the foundation for the clan's stability. But what about the Sarutobi Clan?"

"Sarutobi Asuma has a lot of passion but no talent as a clan leader, which has led to the division of the clan and the faction of martial arts has begun to gain the upper hand. Tsk tsk, do you think you can win even if you launch a surprise attack with your current strength?"

Obito's laughter clearly carried a twisted desire for revenge, while the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, merely sneered.

"I don't care who you really are, but one thing is certain! You're nothing but a rat hiding in the shadows, only good for scheming and plotting."

While Hiruzen Sarutobi was wary of the masked man, he was more disdainful of him. He was even more wary of Uchiha Yoru.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi, Masked Obito shrugged helplessly. "Alright, since that's what you think, let's wait and see. Here's the information you need."

A scroll slowly appeared in front of the two of them, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately smiled upon seeing it.

"I'm really curious, where do you get the confidence to deal with Uchiha Yoru?"

Masked Obito feigned a puzzled look, while Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered inwardly, calmly stating, "The Forbidden Technique mastered by Konoha's hidden strength are not something someone like you, hiding in the shadows, could possibly know."

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought the other party was ignorant and wondered how he could know such secrets.

However, Obito the mask sneered inwardly. "Old man, I knew what you were planning to do the moment you started collecting things in secret."

"I really don't know what you're thinking, old man. The village is now at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World, with military power surpassing any previous era, yet you insist on killing Uchiha Yoru. Tsk tsk."

In response to Obito's mockery, Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered, "What do you Uchiha know? The stronger the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, the more obsessive their minds become. The Uchiha only brings disaster."

"I admit that Konoha is currently stronger than ever before, but such a powerful Konoha should not fall into the hands of the Uchiha. At the same time, I must Uchiha Yoru."

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said in a deep voice, "I will do everything in my power to take away these unstable elements of the Uchiha. When that time comes, Konoha will be under Tsunade's rule, and I can die in peace."

The Uchiha Clan is known for its fanaticism, but wasn't Hiruzen Sarutobi also fanatical?

Seeing this, Obito, Obito, sneered. "Old man, what a stubborn stone."

Under the Second Hokage's influence, his students not only inherited his ideas but also surpassed them. The Uchiha Clan's role as a destabilizing factor in the village was almost ingrained in their very being.

At this time, after experiencing so many setbacks, Hiruzen Sarutobi's thinking became even more insane and obsessive. He believed that before Uchiha Yoru led Konoha down the path of destruction through war, he, as the Third Hokage, had the obligation and responsibility to resolve this matter.

Eliminating the factors that cause instability in the village, and then handing Konoha over to Tsunade, would at least guarantee the village's peace.

No matter what the Uchiha do, it's all problematic in their eyes. Even if they've done so much for the village, that's acceptable, but the Uchiha can't hold power. That's the bottom line.

"If I'm not mistaken, Uchiha Yoru's guess is correct. You are not a successor of Madara Uchiha at all, but rather an experimental subject of Root. It seems that Wood Release and the power of the Uchiha are quite compatible within you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi a wise look in his eyes, as if he had seen through everything, while Obito, smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Heh, it seems nothing can be hidden from you old folks after all. Not bad."

Obito is also a master of disguise. After failing to impersonate Madara Uchiha, he now disguises himself as someone misunderstood by everyone in the Shinobi World.

"Why should the Uchiha be high and mighty, while I have to live like a ghost, hiding in the Shinobi World? You old bastards! And Uchiha Yoru!"

At this moment, Obito revealed a look of resentment and jealousy, his hatred for Konoha and his envy of Uchiha Yoru were clearly evident.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent. Although the masked mystery man was powerful, he was no stronger than Uchiha Yoru, and he was a cowardly figure in the Shinobi World, at most resorting to scheming and trickery.

Uchiha Yoru is different; he has now led the Uchiha Clan to overthrow Konoha, and that is the real threat.

Moreover, given Tsunade's current strength in awakening Wood Release, while the mysterious figure may be troublesome, he is merely an existence hiding in the shadows of the Shinobi World.

Therefore, compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was more eager to eliminate Uchiha Yoru.

"The Third Hokage, we now have a common enemy."

Masked Obito gazed seductively at the Third Hokage, while Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered, realizing he was also using him.

"Indeed, but my strength alone is far from sufficient, so I need you..."

No one expected that the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, would secretly begin to connect with the mysterious Obito.

Border of the Land of Rain.

Upon entering the Land of Rain, a light drizzle immediately began to fall, truly befitting its reputation as a land of weeping, as it is perpetually plagued by floods.

Gazing at the distant Amegakure, three figures slowly appeared on a sphere of earth.

Nagato, sitting in a wheelchair, stood beside the aloof and beautiful Konan, and the other person was none other than the now-famous God of Night.

At this moment, the three of them gazed at Amegakure, Uchiha Yoru sighed, "It seems that Amegakure is about to witness the fall of a demigod."

Uchiha Yoru's teasing and relaxed tone was accompanied by a determined smile from Nagato beside him.

"There's only one god in the Shinobi World, Mr. Yoru, don't you feel too lonely?"

Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a wry smile, "I never imagined that our encounter back then would be about the Rinnegan, and I never expected that we would meet again and share the same ideals."

Nagato sighed with emotion, "Yes, back then you were just an ordinary Jōnin Konoha, even suppressed, but who would have thought that in just a few years you would become the God of the Shinobi World."

"Yes, no one expected that you, with your crippled legs, would possess the Rinnegan, and now you're even preparing to replace a demigod and become another god of the Shinobi World. But are you capable of it now?"

Uchiha Yoru asked with a relaxed smile, while Nagato, unusually relaxed, shrugged and slowly stood up from his wheelchair.

"So it was all a disguise."

Watching Nagato calmly sit back in his wheelchair, Uchiha Yoru said without the slightest fear, and without any greed for the Rinnegan.

"I don't think lies are necessary when dealing with someone like Mr. Ye."

Nagato also spoke quite frankly, "I acknowledge that Mr. Yoru's peace ideals are effective, but it will take far too long to materialize."

"Just like the First Hokage, how old will you be when you unify the Shinobi World, Mr. Yoru? Or rather, what will happen to the Shinobi World after you die?"

"You must understand, the death of the First Hokage sparked an unprecedented war in the Shinobi World."

At this point, Nagato said in a firm voice, "Just as Mr. Ye wrote in his book, as long as there are still emotions and desires in the world, war will never stop. Therefore, if a terrifying weapon that can deter the Shinobi World appears, even if it means our death."

"As long as a ninja who can inherit their ideals is found before their death, the tradition can be passed down from generation to generation, and only then can the Shinobi World truly be at peace."

Looking at Nagato, who had already gone astray, Uchiha Yoruro smiled and nodded.

"Your idea is good, but I believe I can end this chaotic world, and at the same time, I will find the true meaning of life and achieve Eternal Life."

"It seems Sannin's research has made some breakthroughs," Orochimaru said with Nagato smile.

It's clear that Orochimaru's research into immortality Ninjutsu didn't escape the notice of powerful spies. After all, Konoha spared no effort in spreading the news to destroy Orochimaru's reputation.

The Corpse Reincarnation Technique an incomplete theoretical technique, so it's not surprising that the Akatsuki Organization had heard of it.

Uchiha Yoru did not refute this, but instead smiled and said, "Your Akatsuki Organization collects all the Tailed Beast in the Shinobi World because you want to use Tailed Beast to create powerful weapons. Do you think you can subdue everything with force alone?"

Similarly, Uchiha Yoru also revealed the Akatsuki Organization's plans.

The two exchanged a glance and then smiled, showing no sign of being enemies.

As an observer, Konan was calmer than ever before. The two seemed like kindred spirits, both working for peace.

"Isn't this perfect? I can create the most powerful weapon to intimidate the Shinobi World with force, which will allow Mr. Ye to unify the Shinobi World more quickly. Perhaps this weapon will need to be handed over to Mr. Ye at that time."

Nagato smiled Nagato. He knew the price of using certain powerful Ninjutsu; he probably wouldn't live much longer. But he had someone who could perfectly inherit his will.

It must be said, this is a distorted world.

Uchiha Yoru shook his head speechlessly. "That's why I haven't touched the Tailed Beast all these years, not even the Tailed Beast of Takigakure. I just wanted to see how far Nagato's Rinnegan could see."

"Then, Mr. Yoru, you'll be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

At this moment, Nagato couldn't help but show a hint of interest, and even wanted to persuade Uchiha Yoru to give up the Nine-Tails.

Uchiha Yoru shook his head and said, "I think you know about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's identity, the Fourth Hokage's son, and Jiraiya, so I can't hand it over to you."

Nagato was visibly disappointed after hearing this; he still didn't want to confront Uchiha Yoru.

"However, I hope you can pass the buck for capturing the Nine-Tails to someone else, such as the Masked Man mastermind behind your Akatsuki Organization."

Uchiha Yoru's words immediately silenced Nagato.

"Mr. Ye, do you know this person's identity?"

"Some speculate that it couldn't be Madara Uchiha, but rather Madara Uchiha's successor."

Uchiha Yoru lays on the spot without blushing at all, calmly watching the two of them.

"This is an invitation from Amegakure to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams next year."

Uchiha Yoru calmly took out an exquisite invitation card, and Nagato smiled and nodded after reading it.

"So, Mr. Ye, is there some kind of deal you've come for?"

The two had maintained correspondence over the years, and later, through some investigation, they both learned of their past acquaintance, but this did not change their minds. Today was their first meeting.

Uchiha Yoru nodded at Nagato and said, "Isn't your Akatsuki Organization? I once personally gave you a mission to find powerful Summoning Beast in the Shinobi World, and I always paid you handsomely for it."

"I heard Hanzo's Summoning Beast Ibuse, is quite powerful."

Looking at Uchiha Yoru, Nagato couldn't help but smile. "It seems Mr. Yoru is truly sparing no effort in developing his forces."

"There's no other way. We're a large family business. Just like you said, if we really go out of business, we can't afford to lose control of the people below."

Uchiha Yoru answered with a relaxed smile, saying that if he hadn't happened to be in Otogakure and spotted Akatsuki Organization Nagato by, only to learn that their target was Amegakure, he really wouldn't have thought of coming.

The exact time when Hanzo of Amegakure was killed by Nagato in the original work is not specified, but there is evidence to speculate on the approximate timeframe.

Chunin Ninja Exams, some ninja from Amegakure participated, and their Forehead Protector at that time had four stripes. However, Nagato Amegakure under Nagato's rule, the Forehead Protector had a single scratch, serving as a mark of Rogue Ninja.

This proves that Amegakure hands and Hanzo died between the Chunin Ninja Exams and Shippuden.

This time, Nagato was clearly brought forward.

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