Nagato took the box, and looking at the Gelel Stone inside, which emitted a faint green light, tears welled up in her eyes.
Not only his Rinnegan, but even his legs, which had already been diagnosed as crippled, were now itchy, just like when an injury was about to heal.
Furthermore, since this was originally Rieko's keepsake, looking at the Gelel Stone, Nagato seemed to see Rieko's voice and smile again.
In an instant, all the grievances I felt turned into tears, and an unstoppable sadness spread through me.
Seeing this, Konan also sobbed softly, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
If she hadn't been captured by Hanzo, things wouldn't have turned out this way!
After venting her emotions, Nagato, having composed herself, carefully examined the Gelel Stone.
"Rieko, are you helping me?"
Nagato muttered to himself, sensing that this Gelel Stone could definitely help him stand up again!
At the same time, he secretly made up his mind.
'Just you wait, Danzo!'
In the streets of Konoha, Uchiha Makoto, now restored to his original appearance, was wandering aimlessly.
Due to the impact of the war, the snack streets throughout the Shinobi World inevitably declined.
But the Konoha are different.
As the strongest ninja village in the Shinobi World, and with many wealthy merchants and tycoons from the Land of Fire, they have all come to Konoha to continue enjoying a safe life for the sake of stability.
It was their arrival that made Konoha even more prosperous.
"A lot of Genin have returned to Konoha these past few days?"
"Of course! Konoha is going to hold the Chunin Ninja Exams, so Genin to be more Genin!"
"I see!"
Uchiha Makoto was walking, he heard the words of passersby, which instantly caught his attention.
Uchiha Makoto narrowed his eyes. If he remembered correctly, Uchiha Obito and Rin Nohara had just become Chunin when the Battle of Kannabi Bridge took place in the original story.
In the original work, there's a scene where Obito is showing off when Kakashi happens to become Jonin.
So, will it be around this time?
With this in mind, and considering the bustling streets, Uchiha Makoto lost all desire to continue exploring.
"Body Flicker Technique!"
Uchiha Makoto formed a hand seal, and his figure vanished instantly.
"It's Jonin!"
"A Jonin just left from here!"
"..."
Upon seeing Uchiha Makoto's Body Flicker Technique, the passersby couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
Regardless of which ninja village, Jonin are high-ranking members, a very rare achievement!
Ignoring the gasps behind him, Uchiha Makoto followed his senses and located Uchiha Obito.
"It's not far away."
Arriving at another commercial street, Uchiha Makoto's eyes swept over the crowd, finally settling on a group of people with striking hair colors.
'Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.'
Uchiha Makoto glanced at the two people he didn't know very well, his gaze subtly sweeping over several hidden corners.
There are people lying in wait there.
'Their Chakra levels are around those of Special Jōnin, are they from the Anbu?'
Thinking of this, Uchiha Makoto glanced at it a couple more times.
He had a lot of contact with the Anbu of Sand Ninja Village and Mist Ninja Anbu, and was quite familiar with them, but he was very unfamiliar with the Anbu of Konoha.
When he didn't have the system, he almost always hid in the Uchiha Clan Compound because of Danzo and those assassinations.
After the system credited him, Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose strength had increased dramatically, didn't bother to waste manpower and simply didn't send Anbu to follow him and seek his "trust".
Aside from a few visits to the Hokage Building, this was the first time he had ever seen Anbu who wouldn't run away from him!
Aren't you afraid of dying?
Uchiha Makoto glanced at the few Anbu who were holding their posts a few more times, unaware that they were too frightened to move.
"Lord Cheng!"
Upon seeing Uchiha Makoto, Minato Namikaze quickly pulled Kushina to bow in greeting.
As for the Anbu?
Minato Namikaze glanced at a few corners and instantly understood.
'Are you afraid to make a move when you encounter a true master?'
Minato Namikaze was helpless, but Kushina was his girlfriend, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
"Um."
Mimicking Uchiha Fugaku's manner, Uchiha Makoto responded coldly with a stern face.
This made both Minato Namikaze somewhat uncomfortable.
"Brother Cheng!"
Uchiha Obito didn't care about any of that and happily approached Uchiha Makoto when he saw him.
"Um!"
Upon seeing Obito, Uchiha Makoto's stiff face finally broke into a smile, and he nodded in agreement.
"Master Cheng" *2
Seeing the difference between how Uchiha Makoto treated Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Obito, Kakashi and Rin Nohara consciously chose appropriate greetings.
When they greeted each other, the two little ones even secretly glanced at Uchiha Makoto.
In Konoha, this man doesn't have a very good reputation.
"Um."
Uchiha gave a curt reply, ignoring the two children, and turned to look at Obito.
Noticing Uchiha Makoto's gaze, even Uchiha Makoto, who was quite familiar with Obito, became nervous.
What are you doing?
While patting Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Makoto gestured for the others to continue walking.
"We've finished training, let's go shopping and relax."
Upon hearing Uchiha Makoto's question, Uchiha Obito took it upon himself to answer it.
"Minato-sensei was just discussing how to maintain a good relationship after marriage!"
Hearing Obito's answer, Uchiha Makoto nodded and glanced at Minato Namikaze, the other two involved parties.
"Kushina and I decided to get engaged after the war, so we discussed it."
Minato Namikaze scratched his face, seemingly a little embarrassed.
Kushina was standing nearby, nodded in agreement.
Uchiha Makoto raised an eyebrow, looking at the people present with a smile in his eyes, and slowly said, "Speaking of which, I do have some experience when it comes to harmonious marriages."
Does Uchiha Makoto have any experience or insights into harmonious marriage?
Apart from Uchiha Makoto, the other four secretly glanced at Uchiha Obito and asked him questions.
As far as they knew, wasn't Uchiha Makoto single? How could he suddenly be in a married situation?
Uchiha Obito frowned and gently shook his head.
He didn't know about this either.
Snap!
Uchiha Makoto gently patted the still-shaking Obito, causing him to shrink back.
"If it's not me, what am I thinking?"
"What I want to talk about is the harmonious marriage in my sister's family."
Uchiha Makoto's slightly helpless voice rang out, making the others suddenly realize what was going on.
Uchiha Makoto is single and has never been married, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have family members around him!
"So it's Mikoto and Fugaku!"
Kushina understood; she and Kushina were still friends.
"That's right!"
Uchiha Makoto nodded, extending one hand to attract everyone's attention.
"I noticed something very obvious in their marriage."
"I'm getting stronger and stronger. In my sister and brother-in-law's arguments, the faster my brother-in-law backs down, the less likely he is to start another argument!"
Kushina nodded blankly, glanced at Minato, and then her expression changed.
But I don't have a younger brother!