Orochimaru, have you heard of the Tenseigan?

"Are we going to attack Konohagakure?" Nagato fell silent for a moment.

Both of his parents were killed by Konoha Ninja. The person who betrayed them and led to the downfall of the Akatsuki Organization was also a Konoha Ninja. His attitude towards Konohagakure was undoubtedly one of hatred. Yet, his teacher, Jiraiya, was a Konoha Ninja.

His feelings for Jiraiya were complicated.

When he was young, Jiraiya saved his life, taught him ninjutsu, and taught him the principles of loving peace. Jiraiya was a special existence in his heart, both a teacher and a father.

It could be said that the earliest ideals of the Akatsuki Organization were inseparable from Jiraiya's influence.

However, while Jiraiya's ideals were correct, they were simply too naive and incompatible with this world, making them impossible to achieve.

This led to the first downfall of the Akatsuki Organization, Yahiko's death, and Nagato's crippling.

But even so, he had never hated Jiraiya, nor did he want to confront him directly.

"Hey, Leader, if you don't want to kill Jiraiya, then leave him to me to deal with when the time comes," Uchiha An said "thoughtfully."

"If you really don't want to see him, then it's even simpler. Just find a few beautiful women to seduce him before the war and delay him for a few days, and he'll definitely be late."

"You really know everything!" Nagato's expression stiffened. After giving him a deep look, he shook his head and said, "Since we're going to destroy Konohagakure, we can't avoid the Sannin. I'll settle things with him myself."

"He started it, and he'll end it."

"That works too," Uchiha An nodded noncommittally. "So, our deal is settled?"

Nagato nodded solemnly.

"Yes! Once my body recovers, I will personally launch an attack on Konohagakure, destroy it, and seize the Nine-Tails."

"Haha..." Uchiha An burst into laughter, the tomoe in his Sharingan spinning and transforming into the Mangekyo. "Then what are we waiting for? Let me heal your injuries!"

He stood up, approached Nagato, and placed his hand on him, converting all his pupil power into Yang Release and injecting it into Nagato's body.

"Geez, your body is really quite broken."

As soon as Uchiha An started healing, he felt Nagato's body like a bottomless pit, absorbing his Yang Release power without a single drop wasted.

When he himself was injured before, under the effect of Yang Release, he healed in an instant, with effects comparable to the First Hokage's Wood Release. It only required a very small amount of power to achieve great results.

But Nagato's body was severely depleted. He continuously poured Yang Release into him, but it only made Nagato's condition slightly better.

As his pupil power was driven to its limit, blood tears began to flow from his left eye again, but he didn't care at all, still desperately squeezing out his chakra and converting it into Yang Release.

"Alright, that's enough for today!" Nagato flicked his finger, sending Uchiha An a few steps back. "Your eyes need time to rest, and my body won't heal in a day or two. There's no need to rush."

"Konan, arrange a room for him. Treat me once every day at this time, and I should be healed soon."

Konan nodded, gave Uchiha An a grateful look, and gestured for him to follow.

"Fine, I'll wait patiently for a few days then."

Uchiha An indifferently wiped the tear tracks under his eyes, squinted, and followed Konan out of the tower.

Konan found a clean room inside the tower and let Uchiha An stay there.

Uchiha An glanced around casually and then asked:

"Hey, which room is Lord Orochimaru staying in?"

"He and I are partners from now on, so we need to get along well."

Konan gave him a deep look, asked nothing, merely pointed the way for him, and then took her leave.

As soon as Konan left, Uchiha An went out and ambled towards Orochimaru's room, knocking loudly upon arrival.

"Hey, Lord Orochimaru, I'm your good partner! I've come to play!"

The door opened, revealing Orochimaru's sinister face.

"Oh, it's An. I was just thinking about the information you mentioned earlier!"

"Please come in!"

Orochimaru moved aside, and Uchiha An stepped inside. Looking around, he saw that the room was clean and tidy, filled with books and scrolls, but there were no experimental items. Clearly, his laboratory was not here.

He casually found a place to sit. Orochimaru sat opposite him, poured tea, and cut to the chase without pleasantries:

"What is this 'Art of Immortality' you mentioned earlier?"

Uchiha An leisurely took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly:

"Before that, let me tell you a story, Lord Orochimaru."

"A story about my ancestors in the Uchiha Clan."

"It is said that there was once a Rabbit Goddess... Later, she bore two sons, one named Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, and the other Ōtsutsuki Hamura..."

"Later still, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo became the Sage of Six Paths and had two sons, one named Indra, and the other Asura..."

"And then, Senju Hashirama... Uchiha Madara..."

"So, if we trace the Uchiha Clan back, we can actually trace it back to the Sage of Six Paths and the Rabbit Goddess."

He briefly told Orochimaru some background stories, but apart from the bloodline lineage, he didn't mention any of the important key points.

"Ah, I see!" Orochimaru listened with rapt attention and couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of a prominent Konoha clan, such secrets are likely unknown to outsiders."

"However, what does this have to do with the Art of Immortality, besides proving the noble bloodline of the Uchiha Clan?"

"Heh heh..." Uchiha An chuckled, saying mysteriously, "Then what if I told you that the Rabbit Goddess from back then, along with her two sons, are still somewhere in the ninja world today?"

"What?!" Orochimaru's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "That's impossible!"

"It's been so many years, they..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Orochimaru suddenly realized, and asked with a trembling voice, "Is it the art of eternal life?"

"That's right!" Uchiha An nodded. "It's the genuine art of eternal life!"

"The Rabbit Goddess's art of eternal life is called 'Kekkei Mōra,' which is an ability formed by fusing all seven nature transformations—fire, wind, earth, water, lightning, yin, and yang—a power that surpasses Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta."

"However, the Rabbit Goddess is from the Ōtsutsuki Clan and naturally possesses 'Kekkei Mōra.' If you want to obtain it, you'll have to find a way to fuse it yourself later in life."

"Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's art of eternal life is slightly inferior, called 'Sage of Six Paths.' You only need to synthesize the Rinnegan and become a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to achieve it."

"Ōtsutsuki Hamura's art of eternal life is the worst, but it's the simplest to achieve. It's called 'Tenseigan,' and you only need to collect a large number of Byakugan and fuse them together to naturally obtain it."

A flush of abnormal redness appeared on Orochimaru's pale face, his eyes flashing with brilliance. He licked his snake-like tongue across his lips.

After a long while, he calmed down and looked at Uchiha An, who was leisurely sipping his tea, and said in a deep voice, "Among the three methods, you've only revealed the method for synthesizing the 'Tenseigan.' This means you actually want me to go to Konohagakure and plunder a large number of Byakugan."

"Am I right?"