Uncovering the Conspiracy

When Richard and Nagato appeared outside again, not even a minute had passed, and Konan was in the middle of a battle with Tsunade. As for Kakuzu and Sasori, they were nowhere to be seen, having presumably run off long ago. After all, Akatsuki looked entirely like it was about to finish. Shizune was hiding far away. She was a purely medical ninja with average combat ability, and she could not intervene at all in the fight between Tsunade and Konan. "What did you do to Nagato?" Seeing Richard holding Nagato by the scruff of his neck, Konan immediately wanted to rush over and fight Richard to the death. Richard casually tossed Nagato to Konan and said, "He's not dead. You should thank me." "You turned Nagato into this and you still want me to thank you?" Konan caught Nagato and felt a wave of relief upon sensing the presence of a living person. "At least he's still alive, isn't he?" Richard replied. "You're also someone who covets Nagato's Rinnegan." Konan checked Nagato's eyes, and they had already turned into ordinary eyes. Forget it, this guy is too strong; it's already good enough that Nagato is alive. "These aren't Nagato's Rinnegan. This pair of eyes he has now grew back on their own after I helped him recover. Do you understand what I mean?" Richard said meaningfully. Konan's expression shifted as she said, "Nagato's eyes weren't natural?" "To be precise, they weren't his own. It's just that someone discovered his identity as an Uzumaki Clansman and made him help cultivate the eyes. After all, the Rinnegan consumes a massive amount of energy. Nagato, with a single Uzumaki Bloodline, was sucked dry like this by the Rinnegan; ordinary ninjas simply couldn't afford the burden," Richard said. "Who is it?" Konan wore a complex expression. She believed him, because Richard was stronger than them and killing them would only take the flick of a finger; there was no need for him to lie to them. "Don't you already have a guess in your heart?" Richard said. "Is it that masked man who calls himself Uchiha Madara?" Konan gritted her teeth and said. "He's nothing more than a tool himself. But you're very close—it's the real Uchiha Madara, though even he was just a tool chosen by someone else. If you want revenge, you can go over there. The masked man is right there; I didn't kill him." Richard pointed toward the dark corner where Obito Uchiha was staying. He truly hadn't killed him; there was no need, anyway. Having lost his Kamui Eye, Obito Uchiha could do nothing at all. "Then what about Uchiha Madara?" Konan asked. She indeed wanted to kill the masked man, but more importantly, she wanted to know the situation regarding Uchiha Madara. "Uchiha Madara died of old age. However, the Rinnegan can resurrect the dead. Uchiha Madara had a resurrection plan, but now that the Rinnegan is in my hands, his resurrection plan is useless. You don't have to hate Uchiha Madara so much either; he was just a fool who was tricked by someone." Richard joked as he spoke. In the grand stage of the ninja world, come if you have a dream. The conspirators here were more than usual; anyone could go up and show off a couple of conspiracies and schemes. Of course, one couldn't say Uchiha Madara was stupid; he was simply deceived because he possessed too little information. This wave was a penalty for suffering from a lack of information gathering. Konan very decisively set Nagato down and headed in the direction Richard pointed. Puppet or no puppet, she had to beat that masked man to death, or her state of mind would remain blocked. Thus, Obito Uchiha, whose life Richard had previously spared, ultimately failed to keep his little life and was killed by Konan. Meanwhile, Tsunade on the side finally managed to spare a moment to voice the doubts in her heart. "Were the Rinnegan you two were talking about just now the legendary Eye of the Sage? And what about Uchiha Madara? Is he okay? And where did he get the Rinnegan from? Isn't he a Mangekyō Sharingan user?" Just now, in order to hear more useful information, she had endured and not interrupted the conversation between Richard and Konan, but a lot of doubts had indeed accumulated in her heart. "Are you a hundred thousand whys? Why do you have so many questions? Yes, the Rinnegan is indeed the Eye of the Sage of Six Paths. Of course Uchiha Madara didn't die; not only did he not die, but he went a step further beyond the Mangekyō Sharingan and achieved the Rinnegan." Although Richard complained about her, he still answered her questions. "Impossible, my grand-uncle personally confirmed Uchiha Madara's death." Tsunade stated that Uchiha Madara could not possibly still be alive. "Izanagi, huh? Your Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan were hostile for hundreds of years, and yet there isn't a single record of this Uchiha Forbidden Technique? Or did Izanagi only appear as a forbidden technique after the founding of Konoha?" Richard said. "Izanagi? What effect does it have?" Tsunade asked, puzzled. "An ultimate illusion that rewrites unfavorable factors such as death, it is a power that deceives the world, and its effect can last for several minutes. It requires three tomoe or above to use, and each use requires paying the price of a Sharingan's visual prowess being completely exhausted. In other words, the user must completely blind one eye," Richard said. Hiss, such a powerful forbidden technique? Tsunade felt as though the Senju Clan's intelligence was far too outdated. It was one thing to not know about so many previous secrets, but she actually didn't know about these pieces of intelligence regarding the Uchiha either. She didn't know about Izanagi, and she didn't know that the Rinnegan evolved from the Sharingan. Exactly which of the two of us is a person from the ninja world? And you fellow as an outsider, don't you know a bit too much? Were all of these told to him by Slug Sage? Probably not; Slug Sage hasn't been in contact with the ninja world for a long time, so where would she go to know so many hidden pieces of intelligence? She looked at Richard with doubtful eyes, then looked at Katsuyu on her shoulder, genuinely unable to figure it out. Richard saw her doubts, but he couldn't possibly explain. Guess however you want, as long as it doesn't delay me getting things done. Richard turned and left. The purpose of coming to Amegakure had already been fulfilled; why stay if not to celebrate the New Year? Tsunade looked at the red-haired youth lying on the ground. Hearing their conversation just now, this youth was also an Uzumaki Orphan, a distant relative of hers. Although she also wanted to ask this distant relative for some intelligence, following Richard was far more important. The more she followed Richard, the more she understood what ignorance was truly fearless. It turned out the waters of the ninja world ran so deep, and the Senju Clan could also be said to be one of the top families in the ninja world. She fancied her own knowledge and perspective to be among the best in the ninja world, yet she had never known that the ninja world still concealed so many earth-shattering big secrets. Only by following Richard could she understand more of the ninja world's secrets. "Sir, please wait a moment. Can you return Deva Path Pain to us?" Konan returned quickly, and seeing that Richard was about to walk far away, she hurriedly blocked Richard's path. Other things could be abandoned, and she even knew she couldn't ask for the Rinnegan back, but Deva Path Pain could not be left behind. This was made using the corpse of their companion, Yahiko. Back then, after Yahiko was tricked and killed by Hanzo and Danzo in a partnership, Nagato turned his corpse into a puppet—Deva Path Pain. "Fine." Richard casually tossed Deva Path Pain out. This thing truly had no practical use; keeping a few bodies of the Six Paths of Pain for research was enough. Soon, the figures of Richard and the others vanished. With the disappearance of the few individuals, Konan also quickly left with Nagato. The Rinnegan was gone, and they could no longer awe those rogue ninjas who had joined Akatsuki. Moreover, after learning of so many bizarre conspiracies, Konan also felt somewhat disheartened. She no longer wanted to be someone else's pawn, so she might as well leave.