As Long as I'm Alive, I'm Uchiha!

This time, Nagato didn't interrupt.

Firstly, he hadn't yet resolved the issue of his knees constantly throbbing, and secondly, he wanted to hear what Uchiha Madara had to say.

As the long-haired demon before him began to recount his story, Nagato began to receive a different version of what he had heard from Jiraiya.

As the only one of the three Dōjutsu to be called "sublime," the Rinnegan Dōjutsu the source of all Ninjutsu, and thus it is immune to all Ninjutsu.

At the same time, the Rinnegan's abilities are divided into power and skills. In terms of skills, it consists of the inner and outer paths that he is familiar with, while in terms of power, it consists of the powerful Chakra and ocular power that the Rinnegan possesses.

As Nagato expended a great deal of Chakra to control these eyes, they also replenished his Chakra.

Thus, from the moment Nagato awakened the Rinnegan, he became a person who was born with a mastery of all five elements—this was a gift that came with the Rinnegan.

"So, your main weakness right now is your eye power; you simply don't know how to use it," Uchiha Madara summarized for Nagato. "My training for you has been teaching you how to use your eye power."

"If I could use my eye power, could I kill Uchiha Shingen?" Nagato asked.

"You've got some nerve; this will only help you narrow the gap between you and him."

"I'm on the same level as Uchiha Shingen," Nagato replied curtly. "We've fought many times."

"That's only because he hadn't obtained the Rinnegan yet." Uchiha Madara felt his patience dwindling. "He understood the true essence of the Uchiha Clan's power, but you couldn't even use the Rinnegan's unique abilities."

"Special skill? You didn't mention that earlier."

"You don't have any, so what's the point of talking to you?" Uchiha Madara's patience finally ran out.

A Cursed Seal Talisman Nagato in place, forcing his eyes to open as wide as possible. Uchiha Madara met his gaze, unleashing his full Genjutsu power.

The next moment, Nagato entered a bizarre and fantastical world.

This was an experience he had never had before.

Because Nagato has never been affected by Genjutsu.

In fact, Nagato wasn't a tactical ninja.

The existence of the Rinnegan allows him to mostly rely on brute force.

Chakra sense to pinpoint the location, then attack; the battle ends.

Tactics? What the hell is that?

In the illusion, this weakness of his was clearly exposed to Uchiha Madara.

When Uchiha Madara withdrew his Nagato Genjutsu returned to reality, the first thing Nagato saw was Uchiha Madara's disdainful look.

"Your way of dealing with Genjutsu is fundamentally flawed, but there's nothing wrong with it. To be frank, you acted like a newborn baby," Uchiha Madara said, then he thought of the cuddly bears in the Uchiha Clan. "No, even the babies acted better than you."

Nagato was incredibly dark.

"I may not have learned how to resist Genjutsu, but does simply belittling others make you proud, Leaf Village Asura?"

"If you call me that again, I'll make you crawl on the ground and eat stones like they're food," Uchiha Madara retorted casually. "Besides, to resist Genjutsu, you first need to get used to the feeling of being under Genjutsu. Alertness and timely reaction are the primary conditions for resisting Genjutsu."

Before Nagato could object, he had already dragged Nagato into the illusion once again.

He certainly wouldn't train Nagato from a skills perspective.

Ultimately, Nagato was merely his resurrection tool, and since Nagato couldn't use his unique skills at all, no amount of training could maximize his effectiveness.

Moreover... even these basic skills of the Rinnegan have limited effectiveness at their level, and their cost-effectiveness is not high.

A typical case of making a lot of noise, but upon closer inspection, it all amounts to nothing.

However, if you don't reach that level, using the Rinnegan in combat not only provides greater leeway but also eliminates the need to worry too much about how the environment affects your fighting ability; as long as you have enough Chakra, that's sufficient.

In Uchiha Madara's eyes, Nagato was a "master" who was used to this kind of fighting.

While he was training Nagato time and time again, a pair of eyes were watching them from nearby.

[Did you find it? Or not?]

The owner of these eyes was thinking this.

This is a young girl from Iwagakure.

Things aren't going well for Iwagakure these days.

With the Land of Earth destroyed, the funds that the Earth Daimyo could provide to Iwagakure were greatly reduced. At the same time, due to the huge debt owed to Leaf Village, and the fact that mission funds were also being monitored, Iwagakure had to carry out its first layoffs since the village was founded.

A large number of Genin were converted into productive forces and ceased to be ninjas.

However, the Genin group has always been a mixed bag.

Some can save the world, while others are no different from thugs and hooligans.

Not everyone is willing to pick up a hoe to till the land, or to open a small shop or something.

In order to deal with this group of people who have disguised themselves as wandering ninja and to minimize their negative impact on the reputation of Iwagakure had to spend its own money to resolve the issue.

The girl had followed a group of wandering ninjas to this place, but instead of seeing the wandering ninjas, she saw a powerful figure.

The girl could recognize Uchiha Madara and Nagato.

The fact that Leaf Village Asura has come here and is even with Nagato from Amegakure suggests it's part of Leaf Village's conspiracy.

The girl dared not approach any further; if she did, she couldn't convince herself that she hadn't been discovered.

So she carefully stuck out her buttocks and turned herself around in place.

Then she clearly saw a pair of feet stepping on front of her head.

After a moment of silence, the girl raised her head with a tiny sliver of hope.

It was Uchiha Madara, looking at her.

"So it's a brat from Iwagakure." Uchiha Madara noticed the Forehead Protector on the girl's forehead.

This kid is really weak; Uchiha Madara doesn't think he'll be any important figure in Iwagakure.

But the girl's eyes caught his attention.

"You know me?" Uchiha Madara indicated that he was successfully attracted. "Tell me your name."

The girl was silent for a moment, then got up.

She wanted to straighten her back to show she wasn't afraid, but for some reason, her legs and waist felt a little weak.

"Are you the Uchiha Madara that Grandpa talked about?" The girl mustered her courage. "We've already made peace with Leaf Village."

Whether you cease hostilities or not is none of my business.

Uchiha Madara wouldn't argue with a child; he's currently more interested in the grandfather the girl mentioned.

There are still not many old friends from the Land of Earth.

After all, many people don't have the opportunity to switch to the role of an old friend.

"Kid, who's your grandfather?"

"My grandfather is the greatest Tsuchikage!" The girl blushed, "Ōnoki, known as the Two Scales!"

"That brat Ōnoki," Uchiha Madara nodded.

That explains it; they definitely met.

But a brat is a brat; what good will it do to memorize his face?

"Then you've come at the right time. Your Tsuchikage is the fourth now, right? Have him come to see me. Of course, I'll only see him, no one else."

"Deidara won't see you. You're from Leaf Village, you're dangerous."

"Kids, my patience is limited. Let Tsuchikage tell you, whether you can still exist in this Ninja World depends on whether he can satisfy me. Now, get out of here."

After speaking, Uchiha Madara waved his hand.

The girl was immediately pulled into the air by a force and then thrown far away.

Uchiha Madara walked back with his hands behind his back.

"Please wait a moment!"

Uchiha Madara turned around expressionlessly, only to see the girl running back with long strides.

"That kid Ōnoki may not be strong, but he's courageous. It seems you've inherited his courage. Very good."

The girl was so frightened that she immediately braked.

She took a breath, then mustered her courage again and called out to Uchiha Madara.

"I just wanted to tell you that I'm not called 'Kid,' I'm called 'Kurotsuchi,' and I'm already Jonin."

The girl was Kurotsuchi, now grown up. As Ōnoki's granddaughter, she also hoped to introduce herself in front of a powerful figure like Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara didn't speak, he just stared at her.

"I... I'll talk to Deidara!" Kurotsuchi's newly mustered courage crumbled.

Then he turned around and obediently ran away.

That's terrifying! She'd better go find Deidara and discuss what to do!

Chapter Sixteen: I Live, I Am the Uchiha Clan!

Kurotsuchi's comings and goings didn't even cause a ripple in Uchiha Madara.

Contacting the Tsuchikage was just a convenient matter, saving him the trouble of making the trip himself.

His current focus is still on training Nagato.

This guy has the Rinnegan, but he doesn't even know how to use his eye power.

If this were to run into the current Uchiha Shingen, they'd be finished in no time.

Uchiha Shingen didn't really use Genjutsu much; he specialized in countering Genjutsu. But that didn't stop him from using Genjutsu to easily defeat weaker opponents.

Nagato is incredibly weak.

That won't do; this container has many other uses.

Therefore, after driving away Kurotsuchi, Uchiha Madara suppressed his temper and gave Nagato a genuine Uchiha Clan Genjutsu session—a Sengoku-era version.

The Uchiha Clan actually made their living through Genjutsu techniques).

To be honest, Genjutsu is pretty useless to the general public in the Ninja World.

In actual combat, it is generally used as a supplementary skill to set traps.

The number of ninjas specializing in Genjutsu is extremely small.

After all, casting Genjutsu on someone is just as troublesome as casting a proper Genjutsu.

The Uchiha Clan is an exception.

Because they possess ocular power, this special Chakra generated from unique spiritual energy gives them an unparalleled advantage in casting and dispelling Genjutsu.

Most Genjutsu are useless against high-level Sharingan. Uchiha Clan with such Sharingan do not need help from others to dispel Genjutsu; they can do it themselves with their eye power. On the contrary, if they want to make someone fall into Genjutsu, they can do it simply by making eye contact.

Thus, this thing, which is utterly useless to most people, becomes a basic attack skill in the hands of a high-level Sharingan ninja.

This thing becomes really powerful when it's used as a basic attack.

However, if the Sharingan is still susceptible to Genjutsu —for example, if the Sharingan's level is not high enough—then the Rinnegan would directly block all Genjutsu ninjas without the Rinnegan.

Unless the Genjutsu is outside the traditional realm, such as being based on Natural Energy.

Thus, Nagato, who possesses the Rinnegan, has never been affected by Genjutsu, even though he cannot use his eye power—he also has never had a life-or-death battle with Jiraiya in this timeline.

Another person who possessed the Rinnegan was Uchiha Shingen, who didn't particularly like using Genjutsu and specialized in anti- Genjutsu.

Uchiha Madara's motto in life was to have no regrets, so he made up for Nagato's regret.

If there's anything wrong with it, it's that Uchiha Madara was the kind of filmmaker with the worst personality, making the viewing experience quite indescribable.

"That's it?" Uchiha Madara looked at Nagato, who was drenched in sweat. "Are you a wild boar? Huh? I could throw a duck into a pot and it would struggle more than you. Did you ignore what I said? I told you to use your eye power, not to take a dump!"

Nagato: "..."

He recalled the time when he was learning martial arts from Jiraiya.

They're both from Leaf Village, so why is there such a big difference?

He believed that Uchiha Madara wasn't genuinely teaching him and had definitely held back many techniques.

But he believed that Uchiha Madara was genuinely cursing him!