Natsuki brought Nagato to the lower level of Orochimaru's Laboratory.
Orochimaru had already prepared everything.
"Orochimaru."
"Nagato."
The two nodded to each other. They did not have much of a relationship to begin with.
Their connection had entirely come from Natsuki.
If Natsuki had not been around, Orochimaru would have joined Akatsuki and then been expelled from the Akatsuki Organization for coveting the Rinnegan.
Times had changed. Orochimaru himself now possessed the Rinnegan.
Nagato used to be the Akatsuki Organization leader who dominated the Ninja World, Deva Path Brother.
Now, Nagato... hmm, was Orochimaru's tool.
Orochimaru did not waste time on pleasantries and instead directly explained the next steps to Nagato:
"Natsuki brought you here to reincarnate Kimimaro."
"But using a formation for reincarnation carries considerable risk."
"So we'll have you use the Naraka Path ability within Madara's Rinnegan..."
Natsuki kept part of his attention on Orochimaru's explanation.
He walked up to the Medical Pod and looked through the transparent material at Haku inside.
Haku lay asleep in a pink gown.
Her body had nearly recovered to how it had looked when Natsuki left.
Her height was about the same, though her figure had changed slightly.
Her face had not changed much from back then.
After all, Haku had always been very cute.
With the Water of Life involved, Haku would recover soon.
Natsuki looked at the flashing red light beneath the Medical Pod.
He silently calculated the time. Soon.
On the other side, Orochimaru took out two pairs of eyes.
One pair belonged to Uchiha Madara, while the other belonged to Natsuki.
After understanding the procedure, Nagato cooperated with Orochimaru.
Orochimaru first removed Nagato's Byakugan.
Then he installed Madara's Rinnegan, which had already been treated.
These eyes had originally been drained into empty shells, but after being nourished by