Nagato's death, the Asura's revival!

The speed at which the Preta Path reverses chakra absorption is completely unable to keep up with the energy burst of the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion in an instant.

Furthermore, the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion contained Tōka's unique Senjutsu Chakra. When the Preta Path absorbed a portion of the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion's power, his body was already unable to withstand the power of the Senjutsu and collapsed.

Nagato, who was wearing Red Cloud Black Cloak, was now only covered by Cloth Strips, which made his thin body look even more emaciated.

"Although I am seriously injured, you have lost everything." Nagato looked up at the sky, his face deathly pale, and murmured in a voice so soft that only he could hear it.

Just then, the instant Nagato finished speaking...

An eerie aura suddenly approached, and a pair of Ice Blue pupils covered with Tomoe suddenly appeared in Nagato's mind.

This is...

Tōka's eyes?!

Nagato's eyes were filled with astonishment; this was the first time he had seen Tōka's eyes so clearly and vividly.

"Chibaku Tensei cannot trap me, and you cannot stop my advance!" Tōka's hand lightly landed on Nagato's shoulder.

Dark Green ball of light shot from his palm into Nagato's body, and instantly, a dizzying sense of powerlessness swept over him.

Nagato laboriously raised his hands, his constricted pupils darting as he looked at his palms.

"Chakra..."

As time passed rapidly, Nagato felt as if an irreparable, gaping hole had been torn open in his body, and nearly 99% of his chakra was being released in a torrent.

Chakra is a component of the body and is produced from the energy generated by cell division.

Cell division can be understood as life; in other words, the amount of chakra stored is closely related to life. As long as Tōka's palm Jutsu Formula intensifies even slightly...

Nagato will die in an instant!

"The Rinnegan is very powerful, but unfortunately you are not its master and cannot unleash its true power." Tōka had no intention of killing Nagato.

Nagato must live at least until Uchiha Madara resurrected!

Nagato pursed his lips and remained silent. Tōka's threat could not make him submit, nor could the fact that Tōka held Nagato's life in his hand.

While using Water Release to seal Konan, Nagato already planned to fight Tōka to the death.

If he wins, he'll live on with the dream that Konan and Yahiko share; if he loses, he'll drag guys like Tōka down to hell with him!

Pity...

Nagato underestimated Tōka's power, or rather, he overestimated his own abilities.

In theory, the Eternal Tenseigan is of a higher level than the Rinnegan, but in reality, the Rinnegan and the Eternal Tenseigan can fight each other.

The key lies in who uses these Sage Eye!

"The stench of decay has permeated the air, Konan's life is slowly slipping away." Tōka slowly withdrew his arm, standing just one step behind Nagato.

After a pause, Tōka's voice rang out again, soft and melodious.

"The chakra I left you is enough to activate the Outer Path: Reanimation Jutsu. Do you wish to bring Konan back to life...?"

The choice is yours.

Don't disappoint me, Nagato!

The sound dissipated with a gust of wind, and Tōka's figure disappeared along with it.

Nagato was left standing there silently, still possessing the power to revive Konan. Only one sentence kept echoing in his mind.

Nagato turned his head, his gaze inexplicably landing on the Chameleon's location.

In the Forest, a Pitcher Plant mysteriously emerged from a tree trunk.

"Is it really okay to just let this go?" Black Zetsu stood behind Tōka; he had been involved in the entire god-slaying plan.

The primary goal was not to revive Uchiha Madara, but to eliminate Nagato, a pawn who had become beyond their control.

But just when things reached the most crucial moment, Tōka suddenly stopped!

This left Black Zetsu completely baffled.

"You don't understand Nagato himself doesn't understand himself." Tōka stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes radiating boundless confidence.

"Is that so?" Black Zetsu asked, still somewhat doubtful, as he looked into the distance.

With a bang, the Chameleon vanished in a huge cloud of white smoke, leaving behind a transparent water sphere as tall as two people.

Konan crossed her arms over her chest and curled up with her legs bent.

Her eyes were closed, and her body floated inside the water sphere, the stench of decay emanating from her without any attempt to conceal it.

Konan's body appears undamaged, but this is merely an illusion created by Nagato's use of Water Release to preserve Konan body.

The truth is, the internal All-Killing Ash Bones of Konan's body erupted, turning everything into tiny scraps of Waste Paper the size of a palm.

The only thing that remained intact was a physical appearance that looked remarkably like Konan.

The reason Tōka was so certain about Nagato's choice was because there was still one mystery he hadn't uncovered—the price Nagato paid for surviving the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

The ultimate secret of Repulsive Force, a force powerful enough to slice the moon in two with the swing of an arm— Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

The Preta Path devoured a portion of the golden blades, but the vast majority of the golden light was applied to Nagato's Original Body.

Although he "survived," he was actually "dead."

By overdrawing his life force to activate the power of the Rinnegan and absorb the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Nagato's life force was extinguished at that moment.

Nagato's weakened body prevented him from dodging Tōka's sneak attack, and he lost all his chakra in the next instant.

Even a brief extension of his life is no longer possible for Nagato.

Therefore, reviving Konan with the remaining chakra seems to be Nagato's best, and only, option.

Tōka was cunning; the chakra he left for Nagato was just enough to revive someone who had recently died.

Nagato's current physical condition makes it impossible to revive someone like Uchiha Madara, who has been dead for over a decade.

It must be said that this is one of the reasons why Tōka is convinced of Nagato's choice.

In the still painting, Nagato's body moved. He slowly moved towards the transparent water sphere, his withered hand reaching out as if to touch that familiar face.

However, he cannot do that.

Because the figure in front of them was just a shell that looked exactly like Konan.

It seems I'm unable to keep my promise again, Konan.

Nagato raised his hands and slammed them together, his last chakra surging out and coalescing into his palms.

A rich life force overflowed, all things revived, and the world seemed to be covered with a vibrant green.

Outer Path Reanimation Jutsu!

The art of resurrecting the dead.

The longer the person being resurrected has been dead, and the more people being resurrected, the more chakra is consumed, sometimes even requiring the sacrifice of life force as the source of chakra.

In the midst of the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Nagato's life was extinguished.

Tōka then expelled most of the remaining chakra from his body. Nagato, knowing he had no hope of survival, used his last chakra to activate the Reanimation Jutsu.

Unfortunately, all of this was already part of Tōka's plan.

"Such boundless life force! It is indeed the Outer Path Reanimation Jutsu!" A strong glint of excitement flashed in Black Zetsu's eyes. He seemed to be one step closer to his goal!

Seven of the Nine Tailed Beasts have been obtained, and the Nine-Tails' chakra Tōka is already in sight. Only the Eight-Tails, which is on the run, remains.

Once Uchiha Madara is successfully resurrected, capturing the Eight-Tails will be a piece of cake.

The moment the chakra of all Nine Tailed Beasts is sealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path will be the moment the most powerful Ten-Tails is resurrected!

Thinking of this, Black Zetsu shouted impatiently.

"Tōka, hurry up and do it!"

Upon hearing this, Tōka rolled her eyes at Black Zetsu, Nagato that Nagato's body was no longer able to activate the Rinnegan to revive Uchiha Madara.

Just as he said, Nagato's power was only enough to revive Konan, who had just died.

However, Tōka doesn't need Nagato to unleash the Reanimation Jutsu with sufficient power; all he needs is for Nagato to activate the technique!

Nine Black Tomoe began to rotate eerily within his Ice Blue eyes.

A breathtaking Dojutsu erupted, the ability residing in Tōka's pupils, the ultimate Dojutsu of the Eternal Tenseigan — Red Realm.

Buzz!

Centered on Tōka's Original Body, a Dark Red halo spread outwards, and the entire world suddenly fell silent, including the mountains, rivers, grass, and trees.

Everything was swallowed up by the red light, and all that could be seen was a blood-red hue.

Time freezes!

The red light transformed into a beam of light that shot through the air, trailing a long tail like a comet falling to Earth, heading straight for Nagato's face.

The blood stained those black and white eyes red!

The Outer Path Reanimation Jutsu has been activated, but Konan has not been revived or awakened, as if the Jutsu Formula has failed.

Black Zetsu, who witnessed all of this, did not think so. He believed that the Reanimation Jutsu had not failed, but that Tōka had tampered with it.

Black Zetsu know how Tōka made his move; he only knew it was related to Tōka's eyes.

Those chilling eyes, those eyes that possessed the same intimidating power as a mother's.

"Tōka, what exactly did you do?" Black Zetsu silently stared at Tōka's back, silently asking in his heart.

He didn't ask aloud, because he knew Tōka would reveal the answer soon.

The Tree Shadow swayed, and dark figures flickered across Tōka's face, making him look strangely eerie, like a demon from hell, full of evil aura.

Suddenly, Tōka stretched out one hand, clenched his fingers, and made a claw-like gripping motion with his palm.

Nagato's eyes burst through his skin and flesh in a flash, leaving only a pair of dark, bloodshot eye sockets on his face.

The Rinnegan air and landed directly in the bottle that Tōka had already prepared.

"This is..." Black Zetsu glanced at the bottle in Tōka's hand without leaving a trace, and he memorized the scent of the thing.

No matter where Tōka hides it, Black Zetsu will always find a way to find it!

"The Rinnegan! Didn't you see it?" Tōka glanced at Black Zetsu, his mocking gaze landing on Black Zetsu's face.

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu immediately realized that he had been tricked by Tōka.

However, he didn't mind Tōka's perverse sense of humor at all; he just wanted to know what Tōka had done to Nagato!

"You're not planning to revive Uchiha Madara anymore?" Black Zetsu hesitated for a moment, then finally voiced his doubts in a different way.

Uchiha Madara's body truly exists in that coffin; Black Zetsu transported Uchiha Madara's body from a great distance to this location.

Isn't it because Tōka said he would have Nagato use the Secret Technique of the Rinnegan to revive Uchiha Madara?

"Nagato's chakra was insufficient to revive Uchiha Madara; his life force had been severed, and there was no life force that could be overdrawn as a substitute for his chakra."

"In other words, Nagato's Reanimation Jutsu could not revive Uchiha Madara."

Tōka's voice abruptly stopped at this point.

He stretched out an arm, his five fingers forming a claw that strangely reached into the tree trunk, clenching tightly together, before quickly retracting his arm at the same time.

In Tōka's palm, a strange white object was removed from the tree trunk.

Why did White Zetsu and Tōka bring this guy out?

Black Zetsu Jue looked at Tōka with a puzzled expression, seemingly waiting for his answer.

"White Zetsu's physique allows for the transplantation of the Rinnegan, but White Zetsu's chakra is insufficient to support the Rinnegan."

The quality is insufficient, and it lacks the seven attributes of wind, thunder, water, fire, earth, yin and yang.

While White Zetsu can absorb the enemy's chakra, their own chakra reserves are limited due to insufficient numbers.

However, this doesn't affect the White Zetsu's transplantation of the Rinnegan. Is the chakra quality insufficient? Would it work if Tōka integrated the seven elemental chakras of Senjutsu into his body?

Not enough chakra? Is the massive chakra within Tōka, comparable to that of Tailed Beast, enough?

The answer is, absolutely enough!

Tōka quickly turned around and executed an elegant over-the-shoulder throw, slamming the human-formed White Zetsu heavily onto the ground, sending sand flying up to her calves!

He clenched his fingers tightly, pinning White Zetsu to the ground.

"I have fixed Nagato's Jutsu Formula, which requires only a vessel to carry the Rinnegan and chakra to support the activation of the Dojutsu."

Wouldn't the Reanimation Jutsu then...?

With a loud splatter, blood and flesh flew everywhere!

Tōka mercilessly pierced White Zetsu's eyes with two fingers, and with a swift flick of her wrist, gouged out his eyes.

Green Light flashed across his palm, Tōka directly inserted the two Rinnegan from the bottle into their empty sockets.

Yang Release Chakra was injected, and the meridians near White Zetsu's eye sockets instantly connected to the Rinnegan.

Glug!

White Zetsu opened his eyes, his whitish eyeballs turning 180 degrees to reveal his black and white pupils.

"Black Zetsu, have you been looking forward to this moment?" Tōka grinned wickedly, lifting White Zetsu up with one hand, his massive chakra churning like boiling water.

Nagato's technique was intended to revive Konan, but the Reanimation Jutsu is not a fixed, targeted Dojutsu.

Provided there is enough chakra, the Reanimation Jutsu will not disappear after reviving Konan, but will instead be released as a widespread resurrection rain.

This continued until Tōka stopped injecting chakra into White Zetsu's body.

Hearing Tōka's question, Black Zetsu remained calm, but in his heart he was repeating Tōka's words and asking himself the same question.

Are you looking forward to it?

Certainly.

Uchiha Madara was the second and crucial step in his plan!

Tōka had already gotten the answer from Black Zetsu's eyes. He grinned with satisfaction, and the Ice Blue flames in his eyes seemed to ignite.

A massive surge of chakra erupted from within him, forming a clearly visible Chakra Cloak on Tōka's body!

The hand that touches the White Zetsu's body becomes the outlet for a torrent of chakra.

As the vessel for activating the Rinnegan Jutsu Formula, White Zetsu is currently unable to control his body.

When the immense chakra surged like a torrent, flowing down Tōka's arm and into White Zetsu's body.

White Zetsu's eyes suddenly bulged out, the Rinnegan in his eye sockets seeming about to jump out, staring as wide as copper bells!

Whoosh! Chakra surged into the Rinnegan, activating the Dojutsu that Nagato had used before his death!

Outer Path Reanimation Jutsu!

The vibrant green life force transformed into countless drops of life-giving rain, sprinkling upon the earth...