Rinnegan

Konan had blue-violet hair, with a pale blue paper flower tucked into the right side of her head.

Although she was still young, she possessed delicate features and innate beauty.

When she grew up, she would undoubtedly be a great beauty.

"Long time no see, Konan. Seeing that you're doing well now puts my mind at ease."

During the Second Shinobi World War, Qingshui had come to the battlefield in the Land of Rain and encountered Konan, who had become a war orphan due to the conflict.

At the time, she had been in immediate danger, and with the mindset that having more powerful allies meant more paths to take, Qingshui had taken the initiative to save her.

Of course, the reason Qingshui had reached out a hand, aside from wanting to secure a powerful ally, was also out of empathy.

Having been reborn in Konoha, he was an orphan himself.

Because of this, Qingshui had even considered taking Konan back to the Konoha Orphanage at the time.

But that wasn't realistic.

During the war, he couldn't return to Konoha in the short term.

Furthermore, as a citizen of the Land of Rain, it was highly likely that the Konoha Orphanage would not take her in.

This was different from the situation with Kabuto Yakushi.

First of all, the person who took in Kabuto Yakushi was the director of the Konoha Orphanage, Yakushi Nonō, while Qingshui was merely an ordinary genin.

Secondly, Yakushi Nonō had met Kabuto Yakushi during the Kikyo Mountain Battle.

This Kikyo Mountain was located within the borders of the Land of Fire, where Konoha had a fortress.

Therefore, it was highly likely that Kabuto Yakushi was actually a citizen of the Land of Fire and could be considered one of their own.

In short, unable to bring Konan back to Konoha, Qingshui could only take care of her for as long as he could and teach her how to refine chakra.

With chakra, Konan would certainly be more capable of protecting herself than she was at the same period in the Original Work.

Later, as the Second Shinobi World War entered a white-hot stage, Qingshui, having no time to look after Konan, could only settle her in a relatively safe place.

From then until now, the two had never met again.

"It really is Qingshui Big Brother! I've missed you so much, Qingshui Big Brother!"

After confirming that it was truly Qingshui, Konan could no longer hold back and threw herself into Qingshui's embrace.

Qingshui, who had crouched down to hug Konan, secretly sighed to himself.

Despite his own influence, Konan had still met Yahiko and Nagato, and together they had become students of Jiraiya to learn ninjutsu.

Is this the self-correcting ability of the timeline?

"So, Qingshui, you are the Konoha Ninja that Konan mentioned once saved her."

Jiraiya looked at Qingshui with a surprised expression.

Having spent over a year with the three of them, he had naturally heard Konan speak of this.

"Compared to you taking them as students and teaching them ninjutsu, Jiraiya-sama, what I did is not worth mentioning."

While conversing with Jiraiya, Qingshui was also observing Yahiko and Nagato.

As the leading figure of the Three Little Ones, Yahiko was very bold and quite ambitious.

Deeply hating war, he had a dream of becoming a god who would bring peace, and it was he who had taken the initiative to approach Jiraiya to learn ninjutsu.

One must know that during wartime, ordinary people would avoid ninjas at all costs.

They would never dare to approach them proactively like Yahiko.

However, the result was good.

At this moment, Yahiko was also looking at Qingshui with curiosity, taking the initiative to strike up a conversation.

As for Nagato, he appeared taciturn; with his long red hair, he hid silently behind Yahiko, but there was a hint of hostility hidden in the eyes he used to look at Qingshui and the others.

Nagato's parents had been killed by Konoha Ninjas before his eyes while trying to protect him.

Even though he had avenged his parents on the spot, he still harbored hostility toward Konoha Ninjas.

However, under Jiraiya's guidance, he was no longer as hostile toward Konoha Ninjas as he once was; otherwise, he wouldn't be reacting this way now.

Although he wasn't as hostile, it was clearly impossible to make him feel close to a Konoha Ninja.

Qingshui didn't mind this.

He was just silently observing Nagato's Rinnegan.

To be precise, the Rinnegan that Uchiha Madara had entrusted to Nagato.

That's right, the Rinnegan on Nagato was not something he was born with.

When Uchiha Madara awakened the Rinnegan, he was already too old, so to prevent the Rinnegan from losing its vitality upon his death, he had specifically transplanted it into Nagato.

Because Nagato was a member of the Uzumaki Clan and possessed vast chakra by nature, he was able to bear the Rinnegan.

After walking into the room arranged by Jiraiya, Qingshui used the Copy Scroll on Nagato.

[Successfully used the Copy Scroll on Nagato. Copy successful.]

[Congratulations on obtaining the Rinnegan.]

Success!

Qingshui shouted in surprise in his heart, a one-shot success.

As the system sound rang out, he could clearly feel the changes within himself.

First was the massive increase in chakra, a change brought about by the Rinnegan.

[C-Rank (78200/100000)]

In an instant, his chakra jumped from over ten thousand to nearly eighty thousand, already exceeding that of many Elite Jonin.

Of course, it was still far from being comparable to Nagato.

Although he couldn't see Nagato's stats, Qingshui conservatively estimated that his chakra was in the hundreds of thousands.

It was even very possible that it reached millions.

One had to remember, he was still just a child!

In addition to the chakra boost, Qingshui also automatically mastered all Chakra Nature Transformation, meaning he could smoothly use any ninjutsu he unlocked in the future.

"As expected of an Ultimate Eye Technique, even without considering its inherent abilities, it's a huge upgrade for me."

Taking out a mirror and looking at the purple ripple-patterned Rinnegan in his eyes, Qingshui couldn't help but say.

The Rinnegan possessed many abilities, such as the Deva Path's Almighty Push of the Deva Path, Universal Pull, and the Preta Path's Stolen Ninja Art: Heavenly Chains, among others.

Beyond these basic abilities, the Rinnegan also had a unique, exclusive power.

For instance, Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan ability was Limbo: Border Jail, which could manifest shadows that normal people could neither see nor sense.

Or take Uchiha Sasuke's Rinnegan ability, Amenotejikara, which allowed him to swap places with a target within a specific range.

After carefully sensing for a while, Qingshui failed to discover the unique ability of his own Rinnegan.

After a moment of thought, he realized this was because his current chakra was too low to support its usage.

Although the abilities of the Rinnegan were all powerful, they also consumed a massive amount of energy.

Even for the basic abilities he could currently use, limited by his chakra levels, Qingshui could not use them as freely as Nagato did in the Original Work.

He could only treat them as a trump card to be unleashed at a critical moment.

However, even so, Qingshui's strength had already been greatly enhanced.

If he were to encounter that Rogue Ninja Team again now, he could instantly wipe them all out by himself.

"Indeed, chakra is my weak point; I must increase my chakra as much as possible."

Having a lot of chakra doesn't necessarily mean one is strong, but if one has very little chakra, it is impossible to become a top-tier powerhouse.

Chakra is a crucial factor influencing a ninja's strength.

Once chakra is exhausted, a ninja is not much different from an ordinary person.

With a sigh, Qingshui retracted his Rinnegan, and his eyes returned to normal.

Nagato's Rinnegan did not belong to him, so it had to remain active at all times.

But the Rinnegan he copied via the Copy Scroll was one he had activated himself, so he could deactivate it just like Uchiha could close their Sharingan.