" Jiraiya took care of several homeless orphans, and I never imagined they were children from back then," Tsunade recounted, recalling her memories.
"But to be able to corner a ninja like Lord Jiraiya, who exactly is this guy named Pain?" Kakashi wondered about Pain's identity and then raised a question.
That guy has the Rinnegan.
"What?"
Rinnegan
"What Rinnegan?"
Upon hearing "Rinnegan," Namikaze Minato raised his head, glanced at Li Yu, and whispered, " The Rinnegan again."
Li Yu then shook his Namikaze Minato a few times, a gesture that went unnoticed by the others.
" The Rinnegan, considered the Dōjutsu possessed by the Sage of Sage of Six Paths, the progenitor of ninjas, I thought it was something only found in mythology."
"The legendary Dōjutsu, the Rinnegan, is said to possess abilities beyond imagination."
Quite a few people know about the Rinnegan, including Shizune, Kakashi, and Tsunade. It seems that at least Jonin have some understanding of the Rinnegan.
"Furthermore, six of them possess the Rinnegan."
"What?! Such a thing actually happened?" Kakashi exclaimed in surprise.
"Perhaps there's some hidden secret involved, but only Jiraiya, who was present at the time, noticed that guy's secret."
"But Jiraiya, whose throat was damaged, collapsed only after leaving me with his last message."
Sage Fukasaku immediately removed his cloak, turned around, and revealed a string of numbers on his back.
"Password: 9,31,8106,7207,15"
"He must have done this to avoid being discovered by Pain. This is everything Jiraiya left behind," Sage Fukasaku said from behind the cloak on the bed.
"Once we decipher this code, we'll understand, right?" Tsunade said.
"Did you, Mother-in-law, send him?"
"Yes"
"Why allow him to act so recklessly? Your mother-in-law should know the Pervy Sage's personality very well."
"He went to such a dangerous place alone!!" Naruto couldn't accept the news of Jiraiya's death and was extremely agitated.
Naruto Namikaze Minato, as Naruto's father, stopped him and questioned Tsunade.
" Jiraiya- sensei was also a qualified and excellent ninja. He risked his life to stay behind and obtain enemy information, and then sent the information back to the village. What was the purpose of all that?"
Having been on the battlefield and experienced too much death, Namikaze Minato was able to quickly grasp Jiraiya's thoughts from the experience.
"That's right, Naruto. Just like the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, who possessed the Flying Thunder God and could leave the battlefield at any time to fight to the death for his subordinates, what was the purpose of all that?"
"For what?"
"The older generation of ninjas will protect the village in their own way, leaving hope for the next generation of ninjas."
"This is also the village that the Third Hokage comprehended the Will of Fire, which he continued to uphold and risked his life to protect."
Li Yu also came up with the idea on the Namikaze Minato's words, amplifying Naruto's sadness and then shifting the focus, finally returning to the village in a way that fits the theme.
Everyone present, except for Li Yu and the toads, spoke with unfocused eyes, as if reminiscing about the past, wishing they could immediately go to the Memorial Stone and recite the names of the ninjas who sacrificed themselves for the village.
Naruto was the first to break down; he turned around, pushed open the office door, and ran out, his eyes brimming with tears.
" Naruto!"
"Let him go and have some peace and quiet!"
Sai, Kakashi, and Sakura left together, leaving only Namikaze Minato and Li Yu in the office.
The Sage Fukasaku gave a greeting, then vanished in a puff of white smoke, and all the toads of Mount Myoboku left.
"Sister, in this fight against Orochimaru, Orochimaru also awakened the Rinnegan by using Sasuke's body."
"What?"
"You know the secret of the six Rinnegan?" Tsunade awoke from her grief.
"Of course I know. I won't go into the reason; I'll just give you the result."
"Possessing the Rinnegan, he can create six puppets using the six abilities of the Rinnegan: Deva Path, Asura Path, Human Path, Animal Path, Preta Path, and Naraka Path."
"Each puppet is equipped with numerous black rods to receive and control signals from the main body. All six puppets possess the Rinnegan and can share a common field of vision."
"I will compile a file on their specific abilities in a few days."
Many people are probably wondering why Li Yu didn't create a Six Paths Puppet. The reason is simple: firstly, he has all four limbs intact; secondly, controlling a puppet is mentally taxing, the remote control distance is limited, its effectiveness in combat against opponents of the same level is too small, and it's more convenient to use Wood Release Clone and Shadow Clone to defeat those of lower levels.
To put it simply, the main reason for the Six Nagato of Six Paths of Pain was Nagato's physical limitations.
"What shocked me about Orochimaru was that the Six Paths Puppet created by the Rinnegan, combined with the Impure World Reincarnation, were far more powerful than the six Rinnegan that Sage Fukasaku mentioned."
"And what is that?"
" The Six Paths Puppet does have weaknesses. Its control range is limited, each puppet only has one Six Paths ability, and it cannot recover on its own after being damaged; it requires the Naraka Path Puppet to restore it."
"Another factor is Chakra; the Six Paths Puppet all consume the Chakra."
"The more I think about Orochimaru, the more astonished I become. If this Chakra issue could be resolved, that would be truly..."
That's really true.
As Li Yu spoke, he drifted off-topic, his enthusiasm for research returning to that area.
" Nawaki, then go on and say something!" Tsunade a little confused; what was there to sigh about?
Tsunade and Namikaze Minato, lacking the Rinnegan and understanding of the Impure World Reincarnation, could not possibly comprehend the profound significance behind the combination of these two Ninjutsu.
This means that the limited control range of the Six Paths Puppet will be resolved, it will not require the consumption of the main body 'Chakra, it will recover on its own, its combat endurance will be greatly increased, its ability to carry out missions alone will be greatly increased, and it will not be afraid of its body being damaged when it is spread out.
Sometimes, when changing the plot, the author often limits the characters' potential, assuming that the original characters will stick to their existing research. However, Orochimaru, with his Rinnegan, has gone beyond the norm, adding a Six Paths version to the Impure World Reincarnation.
"Let me explain."
" Orochimaru turned Deidara into Six Paths Impure World Reincarnation Puppet, who can not only use his own clay explosion Ninjutsu, but also the power of the Rinnegan," Namikaze Minato said, nudging Li Yu, who was deep in thought beside him.
"What exactly are Deidara's Rinnegan abilities? It seems to be a technique that can repel objects within a certain range, but I'm not entirely clear on the specifics." He then turned his gaze to Li Yu.
Sensing several pairs of eyes focused on him in the office, especially Tsunade on the table, Li Yu finally spoke.
"Oh, Deidara's abilities are those of Deva Path Shinra Tensei, Universal Pull, and Chibaku Tensei. He's the strongest."
"There's too much to explain here; I'll organize all the specific abilities and effects."
Tsunade's expression calmed down after Li Yu finished explaining.
"That's even better. With detailed intelligence, we can also avoid heavy casualties among the ninjas."
Neither Li Yu nor Namikaze Minato lingered, each lost in their own thoughts. Jiraiya 'Jiraiya death had also deeply affected Namikaze Minato.
Li Yu, on the other hand, was engrossed in exploring the mysteries of the Six Paths Puppet and the Impure World Reincarnation, and prepared to begin his research.
With the detailed information from Li Yu's Rinnegan, Konoha found it much easier to study one of the corpses from the Six Paths of Pain that Jiraiya had brought back.