Nagato's New Power

"Father, you're finally back."

A deep and resonant voice rang out, and Rasa was slightly taken aback.

Looking at Gaara standing in front of the desk, his face calm and serious.

It's hard to reconcile this with the image of the cowardly son I remember.

During the Chunin Ninja Exams, Rasa realized Karura's feelings and completely reversed his attitude towards Gaara.

Gaara received the long-lost fatherly love and no longer pretended to be a fierce and ruthless man to protect his young heart.

Instead, they became more clingy and timid than children of the same age.

If one weren't all alone and without anyone to rely on, who would willingly bear everything alone?

In just six months, no, a year later, Gaara, who looked much taller and whose eyes were full of excitement, deliberately pretended to be an adult.

Rasa felt a sense of shame and annoyance, as if he had done something wrong again.

I promised Karura Gaara, but Rasa.

After a long talk with Gaara a year ago, Rasa made up his mind to spend more time with Gaara and fulfill his responsibilities as a father.

But Rasa broke his promise again.

The Sunagakure used a Jonin to impersonate them, and used Gaara to create the illusion that they had always been in the village. Rasa found out about this on his way back.

My memory is still from a year ago. Back then, Gaara was like a wounded cub. After being brought to a warm and comfortable new environment, he became timid and unusually insecure.

Rasa knew that he had brought this upon himself, and he didn't think about running away; he only wanted to do his best to make amends.

A year later, he saw Gaara to be the person he had hoped for, but he himself had not contributed anything to it.

The joy brought by the surge in power quickly faded, followed by a sense of boredom.

What use would I have for this power?

"Thank you for your hard work this past year, Gaara."

Some mundane words came from Rasa's mouth.

"No, Father, it's what I should do."

Gaara's words were no longer pretentious, and his voice regained the childlike innocence appropriate for his age.

After all, he was still an eleven-year-old child. Even though he had been left in the Kazekage's Office for a year and had seen all sorts of people and things, he had been forced to grow up quite a bit.

But age is a factor; there's a limit to how mature one can be.

More importantly, the pillar of Sunagakure, Gaara's reliance, has returned once again.

No longer maintaining the act of a little adult that he had been playing for a year, he heard Rasa's unusually subtle gratitude.

Gaara grinned, his eyes narrowing into slits, and laughed happily.

For no apparent reason, Rasa's mood suddenly brightened, but his brows furrowed slightly.

This is the mindset of a father: he worries that his child won't grow up, but he also worries that his child will mature too quickly and no longer need him as a father.

However, the furrowed brows quickly relaxed.

Gaara is still a child; he shouldn't bear responsibilities that are beyond his years.

Rasa quickly walked up to Gaara and ruffled Gaara blood-red hair.

The previous questions were answered at this moment.

I need this power to protect my family and my village!

Looking down at Gaara's Rasa, the confusion in his eyes vanished, replaced by unwavering resolve.

"Finally, finally we succeeded!"

A hoarse yet joyful voice rang out in the empty room, and then the owner of the voice spoke again.

"Konan, I succeeded! Peace is within reach!"

Nagato shared his joy with Konan, who was standing next to him.

However, Konan did not feel the joy that Nagato had expected. Instead, she looked at Nagato with a sorrowful expression.

One year ago, Nagato participated in the entire rescue operation of the Land of Earth and Iwagakure.

After much deliberation, he agreed with Ren's idea: to eliminate the ninjas through war.

Nagato, however, did not believe that Ren could do it, after personally witnessing the Allied Shinobi Forces' overwhelming victory over Iwagakure.

Nagato knew that if he wanted to wipe out the ninjas, he would need an even more powerful enemy.

That can only be Konoha, the super ninja village that has repeatedly overpowered the other four great ninja villages.

Yes, the plan is wonderful, but Nagato understands one thing: if they don't find a way to hold off Uchiha Yushu, no matter how much power they have, Konoha will easily defeat them.

So, after that, Nagato began his leveling journey once again.

It wasn't just about gaining the power to rival Uchiha Yushu; it was also because Nagato, after recovering his health, discovered that the power of the Rinnegan was far from exhausted.

Nagato was indeed a genius, not just a genius in ninjutsu or Taijutsu, but a genius who was extremely suited to Madara's Rinnegan.

In less than a year, Nagato discovered new abilities for the Rinnegan.

The price was that Nagato was now even more gaunt than when he was in a wheelchair, as if he had no muscles or fat at all.

Only that rough, gravel-like, thin, plastic-like skin covered the bones.

His hair wasn't completely white, because Nagato.

The person was like a living skeleton, except for his eyes, which had an increasingly eerie purple light that kept flowing around them, and whose mere gaze was oppressive.

This is why Konan is so worried; she feels there's something wrong with Nagato's Rinnegan!

Nagato now resembled someone with age spots, with several tubular objects extending from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path attached to his back. He could no longer leave this place unless he was suicidal.

However, unlike freckles, freckles are caused by natural aging, like a shrinking container that can no longer hold much water.

However, Nagato was created by the Rinnegan; his container didn't shrink much, but the Rinnegan simply drained the water from it.

In other words, Nagato still has a chance to recover; all he needs to do is refill the container with water.

At this moment, even moving a single finger was extremely difficult for Nagato, but he appeared to be full of energy.

Because he gained new power, enough to rival the power of Uchiha Yushu.

The power known as [Limbo] is enough to bring complete peace to the Shinobi World!