Enma Appears in Sunagakure

Outside Amegakure.

Nagato smiled generously and took out several huge scrolls containing Summoning Beast.

"I wonder what reward Mr. Ye is prepared to offer, considering this is an extremely rare Summoning Beast scroll."

Despite this, Nagato remained very generous. Now that his legs had recovered, the role of the Six Paths of Pain was merely a cover.

The Animal Path's combat power is dispensable; compared to that, he would much rather form a partnership with Uchiha Yoru.

Looking at the Summoning Beast scrolls one by one, Uchiha Yoruro a satisfied smile.

"Besides the Nine-Tails, is the information on the other Tailed Beast sufficient?"

Nagato shook his head with a smile, as if to say that their Akatsuki Organization could also find out this information on their own, it was just a matter of time and whether it was of sufficient weight.

However, Uchiha Yoru's next words caused his expression to change drastically.

"Then what about adding the Rinnegan information?"

Nagato changed drastically in an instant, and even Konan, who was standing to the side, became coldly wary, staring intently at Uchiha Yoru, as if the two were about to become enemies at any moment.

However, with a solemn expression, Nagato stared at Uchiha Yoru for a long while and said in a deep voice, "Please speak plainly, Mr. Yoru."

There was no greed in Uchiha Yoru's clear eyes, meaning that the other party had never coveted the Rinnegan. However, this sudden statement filled him with solemnity.

The Rinnegan has been with him ever since he awakened it. What secrets could it hold that would warrant this deal?

Uchiha Yoru, however, appeared relaxed and slowly recounted the information about this precious Summoning Beast, which was worth so much.

The Rinnegan, known as the "eye that controls life and death," possesses extraordinary abilities. Legend has it that only the Rinnegan of Sage of Six Paths ever possessed it.

Almost everyone had heard of the legend of the Sage of Sage of Six Paths, but what Uchiha Yoru next made Nagato and Konan's faces turn ashen.

"But according to my investigation and Orochimaru's investigation, we discovered that among the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, there are two bloodlines that have been passed down Sage's Eye and the Sage Body."

"The Senju Clan inherited the Sage Body, while the Uchiha Clan inherited the Sage's Eye!"

When Uchiha Yoru revealed this secret, the two of them tensed up. After acquiring the Rinnegan, they knew that the Sage of Six Paths was not a legend, but a real person.

But they had never heard of the legend of the Sage's Eye and Sage Body.

Uchiha Yoru pointed to his eyes, "The Sharingan is the Sage's Eye, or rather, its degenerated form. You all know the evolutionary path of the Sharingan."

"One Tomoe, Two Tomoe, Three Tomoe, the Mangekyo, and the Eternal Mangekyo that won't make you blind!"

At this point, Uchiha Yoru paused slightly, narrowing his eyes as he gazed at Nagato's purple Rinnegan.

"And above the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, according to Orochimaru's research report, lies the Rinnegan! That is, the legendary true Sage's Eye, the 'Rinnegan'."

Boom!

Nagato and Konan were stunned when they heard this information, their minds going blank.

As if the matter wasn't serious enough, Uchiha Yoru squinted and continued, "According to the historical records of the Uchiha Clan, only Uchiha Clan Madara Uchiha ever possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"Furthermore, that masked rat impersonating Madara Uchiha —my Mangekyo can clearly sense that his Eye Power is not at the Eternal Level. As for Nagato, what's going on with your Rinnegan —only you know."

"How is this possible!" Konan exclaimed in shock and disbelief.

"Nagato awakened the Rinnegan at a very Nagato age."

Facing Konan, Uchiha Yoru shrugged and chuckled, "Long red hair is only possessed by the Uzumaki Clan, who seem to be descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, and according to the historical records of the Uzumaki Clan Senju Clan..."

"The Uzumaki Clan are distant relatives of the Senju Clan, who Sage Body. Their tenacious vitality, vast Chakra reserves, talent in Sealing Jutsu, and natural Jinchuriki physique all indicate that Nagato, you belong to the Uzumaki Clan."

"In the history of the Uzumaki Clan, no one has ever awakened Kekkei Genkai of Dōjutsu."

Uchiha Yoru, not one to shy away from stirring things up, revealed some secrets in order to put Nagato and Konan on their guard in advance.

"If you still have Nagato, I can trade the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu. They contain techniques that only Uzumaki Clan with pure blood can master."

Uchiha Yoru spoke calmly, while Nagato's face turned ashen.

"Konan!"

Faced with Konan's worries, Nagato took a deep breath. At that moment, his bright vision for the future made him feel as if he had been living in a web of conspiracies all along.

Rinnegan!

Did he awaken to his own truth, or was he living within a conspiracy?

After all, there was the Masked Man's appearance. Recalling everything that had happened, the ninja's chillingly analytical mind realized that something was wrong.

In a short moment, Nagato regained his composure, raised his head to look at Uchiha Yoru, and seeing the other's confident smile, he felt the warmth of the sun.

No wonder Mr. Ye never coveted the Rinnegan; it seems that it wasn't just about his own power, but more importantly, the strength of his Sharingan.

"Hanzo's Summoning Beast, along with these Summoning Beast scrolls, are all scrolls comparable to the large-scale combat Summoning Beast of the Three Great Sage Lands."

At this moment, Nagato practically shaved the Animal Path bald, leaving almost no hair behind.

Uchiha Yoru, however, smiled. He thought that the Animal Path's Summoning Beast were dispensable. After all, Nagato's strength and the Deva Path power of the Pain Path made them more valuable to him.

"The simplest way is for Nagato to investigate this carefully. Your Rinnegan has remained in an open state within your body. You should know that among all the Dōjutsu clans, there has never been a case where the open eye cannot be closed."

"Of course, this excludes transplanted individuals like Kakashi."

Uchiha Yoru smiled broadly, "Then it's up to you, Nagato, to investigate. Perhaps by shutting down or regressing to a lower level, you can discover the truth."

Nagato fell silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "I understand. I will test it later."

"Then, this transaction ends here. I'll wait for you to deliver Hanzo's Summoning Beast."

After Uchiha Yoru chuckled, his body turned into white smoke with a bang; it turned out to be Shadow Clone.

"Nagato!"

Now that only the two of them remained, Konan looked at her companion with some worry, while Nagato remained silent.

After a long while, Nagato finally revealed a determined expression.

"Konan, let's take over Amegakure first and reclaim our foundation. Then we can capture an ordinary Genin. I doubt Genin's Chakra can withstand that. If the Rinnegan degenerates or closes down, it will prove one thing! These eyes weren't something I was born with."

Nagato's resolute tone prompted Konan to nod firmly in agreement.

"Perhaps we need to cooperate more closely with Mr. Ye. If I fail, Konan, you should go and seek refuge with Mr. Ye, and help me see what kind of peace he harbors under his ambitions."

"Nagato!" Faced with Nagato's resolute gaze, Konan finally lowered her head and said in a deep voice, "I understand."

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru was nowhere to be seen, raised his head, a mocking look in his eyes.

Win over all the friends you can, make more friends and fewer enemies.

This is the correct approach.

Nagato such a powerful yet simple-minded ninja; it would be a waste not to win him over after all we've known.

Uchiha Obito was secretly worried that Uchiha Yoru was too powerful, so he secretly wanted to cause trouble.

Similarly, Uchiha Yoru was constantly weakening Uchiha Obito while strengthening himself.

The Shinobi World may seem calm on the surface, but everyone knows that this is just the prelude to a storm.

The current God of Night is too strong. After the merger of Mist Ninja and Konoha, the Shinobi World Five Great Nations and Five Great Ninja Villages are now just empty words.

With the combined military strength of Konoha and Mist Ninja, any other ninja village in the Shinobi World would be no match for them.

Merging them? That's impossible. But under immense pressure, the Three Great Shinobi Villages of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure publicly announced their alliance.

Although Sunagakure is allied with Konoha, it is allied with other ninja villages, which Konoha cannot interfere with.

While the alliance of the Three Great Shinobi Villages may seem to have surpassed each other in terms of the overall number of ninjas, it's important to understand that an alliance and a merger are two different concepts.

The combined Mist Ninja and Konoha could unleash their full power in a single punch. In contrast, the Three Great Shinobi Villages under the alliance were lucky to deliver a punch with only seven or eight tenths of their power.

Moreover, they possess high-end combat power, especially Tsunade Senju's Wood Release and Uchiha Yoru Mangekyo, not to mention Konoha has several other pairs of Mangekyo.

In terms of high-end combat capabilities, they have almost always been suppressed.

Uchiha Yoru made a high-profile announcement that the Chunin Ninja Exams would be held in Konoha next year, and invitations were sent to every ninja village in the Shinobi World.

It was practically a blatant display of strength, and the various ninja villages also responded with great fanfare, indicating their participation. In reality, it was all to probe Uchiha Yoru's true strength.

Kumogakure.

Inside the Raikage's Office, the Fourth Raikage, Ay, looked at the invitation sent by Konoha, especially the tone of God of Night's words, which sounded as if he were standing above all the Kage, issuing a command.

The Fourth Raikage, Ay, was instantly enraged, his face turning extremely ugly. He roared furiously, "This is outrageous! Uchiha Yoru, do you really think the Shinobi World is your own backyard?!"

"Lord Raikage, what about next year's Chunin Ninja Exams?"

Someone from the Cloud Ninja asked cautiously, and the Fourth Raikage, Ay, responded with an angry roar.

"I'm not so stupid as to let the elites of our Cloud Ninja go and support Uchiha Yoru."

"What kind of bullshit Chunin Ninja Exams these? In their own territory, if I really took the future of Kumogakure with me, who knows what tricks they might be up to?"

The Fourth Raikage, Ay, was already unhappy, and upon hearing this, he refused without hesitation.

"Next year's Chunin Ninja Exams Konoha, I'll just find two bottom-ranked teams to handle it. I want to show the entire Shinobi World that Kumogakure doesn't trust Uchiha Yoru's actions."

The Fourth Raikage, Ay, wasn't stupid. He knew how many geniuses Konoha had, and even if they weren't as good as those from his Kumogakure, he wouldn't bring them along.

If even one of them were to die, he would be heartbroken.

Instead, they adopted a perfunctory and uneasy attitude from the very beginning. The Shinobi World understood this and didn't take too much of the nonsense about the Cloud Ninja being inferior to the Konoha Ninja among the younger generation too seriously.

Iwagakure)

"Hey, old man, what do you think of this Chunin Ninja Exams?"

Kurotsuchi already possessed seven-tenths of the future Tsuchikage's flair. At this moment, she smiled as she looked at the exquisite invitation in the Tsuchikage's office.

The Third Hokage Tsuchikage Onoki, sitting at his desk, glared at his granddaughter.

"Of course I saw it with my own eyes."

Kurotsuchi glared angrily, "Hey, old man, you're going too far! I was just concerned about you."

Ōnoki shook his head and sighed, "Uchiha Yoru is putting on such a grand show; it seems he's planning something big. I will personally attend next year as the Third Tsuchikage."

"Old man, aren't you afraid you won't be able to come back?"

Seeing Kurotsuchi's puzzled look, Ōnoki chuckled and shook his head. "What a pity. If only Uchiha Yoru had wanted to keep me, the Raikage, and the Kazekage Raikage."

"In this way, the entire Shinobi World will unite to launch a war of annihilation."

However, upon considering this possibility, Ōnoki gave a self-deprecating laugh, "The Uchiha Clan has a proud nature; he, Uchiha Yoru, wouldn't do that."

"With the pride of the Uchiha Clan, just you wait and see. If we really meet on the battlefield, Uchiha Yoru will suppress everyone with absolute power, not be such a short-sighted person."

Kurotsuchi scratched her head and pouted, "Look at you, old man, spouting nonsense. Didn't you usually hate the Uchiha Clan the most?"

Ōnoki gave an awkward smile. "You don't understand. There's never any likes or dislikes between major powers; there's only mutual interest."

"Look at what happened Third Shinobi War. I personally orchestrated the killing of the Third Raikage, and now the Fourth Raikage, Ay, has obediently formed an alliance with us. There's no such thing as friendship between ninja villages; there's only self-interest."

"Next year, I'll prepare by leading one or two ordinary Iwagakure Genin squads to participate. This time, the main focus will be on gathering and analyzing intelligence as part of the sightseeing missions. As for the Chunin Ninja Exams, let's just observe the geniuses of Konoha and Mist Ninja."

On his main battlefield, Uchiha Yoru will definitely bring out the geniuses from Konoha and Mist Ninja, showcasing the strength of his forces to the prominent figures in the Shinobi World.

Show off your muscles!

The Third Hokage Tsuchikage Onoki, wasn't stupid. Going to your main battlefield and really fighting head-on would only result in losses. It was better to reveal his hidden purpose from the beginning.

Sunagakure)

Amidst the swirling sandstorm, Meeting Room of the Fourth Hokage Hokage's Office Building.

The area was surrounded by a protective barrier, and the three heavyweight Sand Ninja elders, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, Ebizo Chiyo, were all seated inside the office.

"Elders, what do you think of this plan?"

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, wore an unprecedentedly solemn expression, while Ebizo and Chiyo exchanged a glance and both revealed a heavy look in their eyes.

Seated before the three was a strong, furry figure. Beneath his wild white tiger-skin appearance, he calmly and maturely gazed at them.

"I received this intelligence at someone else's request; you can make the decision yourselves."

What I saw wasn't a human figure at all, but clearly a giant ape.

Enma! The summoning Summoning Beast of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and is known as the strongest Summoning Beast.

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