Three days later, Hinata asked the Third Hokage for the Rinnegan.
Seeing Hinata acting so mysteriously, he had no idea what she wanted the Rinnegan for, but he gave it to her anyway.
Then, four and a half days later, Hinata came to see the Third Hokage.
At the same time, she handed him a pair of gauntlets!
"Is this the result of your seclusion these past few days?"
Rather than gloves, they looked more like a pair of armored handguards. They were entirely green, as though carved from wood.
"Put them on and see for yourself." Hinata smiled mysteriously.
"What exactly are you plotting?"
The Third Hokage still put on the gauntlets.
!!!
The moment he put on the Gauntlets, a surge of Chakra flowed into his body, nourishing his aged frame!
"This... this... this..."
The Third Hokage was speechless.
Just then, he felt his vision change, as though he had gained another pair of eyes—and those eyes were located...
The Third Hokage looked at the backs of his hands, or more precisely, the backs of the gauntlets.
There was a raised spot on each of them. He had originally assumed they were some kind of decoration.
But how could they be decorations? They were clearly a pair of eyes!
And they were eyes he knew very well, eyes he had seen not long ago.
"...The Rinnegan."
"That's right. These gauntlets were made from First Hokage's Cells and fragments of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, with the Rinnegan embedded in them."
"The Chakra contained within the gauntlets can nourish the wearer's body and nurture the Rinnegan. Most importantly, these gauntlets can wield the power of the Rinnegan!"
The Third Hokage sucked in a breath.
He was truly stunned!
"I tested them, but due to the immaturity of