The Failed Reverse Summoning Technique

Uchiha Yansheng did not care much about intelligence.

Rather than letting it rot in his stomach, it was better to let it serve its proper purpose.

Very few people could interrupt Uchiha Yansheng when he spoke; they only wanted to keep listening. Konan was no exception. Whenever they reached a crucial point, she even took the initiative to ask questions.

And whenever she asked, Uchiha Yansheng patiently explained.

"Alright, you should now know everything you need to know. It's time to return our people."

Having said what he wanted to say, Uchiha Yansheng brought up the most important matter of this trip.

But Nagato and Konan were still immersed in those brutal truths and had not recovered at all.

Only when Uchiha Yansheng mentioned it again did they reply, "They're not with us. Madara Uchiha already took them away."

"No... at this point, he should be called Obito Uchiha."

"What you've said... is difficult for me to determine as true or false."

"But regardless of whether it's true, there's no reason for me to keep working for him. As for the Rinnegan, if he wants it, he can come take it."

Nagato's voice emerged from Pain's mouth, extraordinarily cold and utterly devoid of any human quality.

Nagato had made this decision because of the strength Uchiha Yansheng had displayed just now. That kind of power was not something easily dealt with.

If that attack came again, the entire Rain Village would probably be leveled.

To be honest, due to Nagato's physical condition, the Rinnegan's power had not been brought to its fullest.

In the original storyline, the Nine-Tails alone had been enough to rival Nagato's current Six Paths of Pain.

Compared to its power in Madara Uchiha's hands, this was simply worlds apart.

Should he take this chance to collect the Rinnegan?

If his main body came personally, it seemed possible.

If anything went wrong, he could simply expend a Sharingan. He had just recovered Mirror Uchiha's Sharingan earlier.

Uchiha Yansheng knew that Madara Uchiha had left contingencies on the Rinnegan, but he had no intention of putting the eyes into his own body.

If they were merely research materials, it seemed worth trying.

"A deal. I'll heal your body's injuries, and you give me one Rinnegan."

Faced with Uchiha Yansheng's sudden proposal, Nagato rejected it without the slightest hesitation, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

Unfortunately, anything Uchiha Yansheng decided on was something he would definitely do.

"I see. What a pity."

"If persuasion won't work, then I'll have to force you into this transaction."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three artificial humans beside Uchiha Yansheng flew off in the same direction.

Konan looked toward where they were heading, and her expression changed at once. She knew perfectly well that Nagato was hiding there.

She had no time to consider how he had discovered it. Konan rushed forward desperately, hoping to arrive before the enemy did.

At the same time, Nagato's real body noticed the situation. He had not expected his true location to be discovered.

"Summoning Technique!"

"Summoning Technique!"

First, Nagato used the Summoning Technique to recall the Deva Path, then summoned the Animal Path's contracted beasts.

Before long, Zero-One, Zero-Two, and Zero-Three were stopped by the summoned beasts.

Seizing the opportunity, Konan returned to Nagato's side.

With Konan protecting him, Nagato finally had the chance to use Planetary Devastation.

A tiny black-hole-like point appeared in Nagato's palm. Then, like a petal, it drifted into the air and slowly flew toward Uchiha Yansheng.

At that moment, Uchiha Yansheng's shadow clone took out some blood again and used the Summoning Technique to call forth an orange cat as large as a house.

"Huh? Yansheng, weren't you..."

Chachamaru asked curiously.

In just two years, Chachamaru had expanded from an ordinary cat's size into something as large as a house.

Naturally, the cause was not that orange cats were simply fat, but natural energy.

Although the Ninja Cat Clan also counted as summoned beasts, they had never mastered natural energy like the Three Great Sacred Lands, nor did they have anything like Sage Mode.

Now, Chachamaru was the first ninja cat capable of absorbing natural energy.

But because the natural energy in this world was far too violent, Chachamaru could not properly control the power within his body. He only looked impressive on the surface.

"Use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon my main body here."

"Notify the Cat Ninja Village to use the Reverse Summoning Technique at any time and summon me back."

Uchiha Yansheng gave the order.

The Summoning Technique was a type of contract ninjutsu, but it was also one of the simplest space-time ninjutsu.

Uchiha Yansheng had reason to suspect that the Flying Raijin had been modified from the Summoning Technique.

Although Uchiha Yansheng had not mastered the Flying Raijin, there was no reason he could not make use of the Summoning Technique.

The difference was that, unlike the Summoning Technique, the Reverse Summoning Technique could only call someone over. It had no ability to send them back.

"Does it have to go this far? Understood."

After saying that, Chachamaru spat out a scroll.

Compared to Chachamaru's body, the scroll appeared tiny.

But when it landed beside Uchiha Yansheng, it was taller than a person.

As the scroll opened, Chachamaru formed hand seals with great difficulty using his cat paws...

Bang!!!

A huge cloud of white smoke drifted past, but the person who was supposed to appear did not show up.

"Chachamaru, what happened?"

Although it had been two years since they last tried the Reverse Summoning Technique, this should not have happened.

At that moment, Chachamaru had exhausted too much chakra and had no strength left to answer Uchiha Yansheng.

"Well... the Reverse Summoning Technique consumes an enormous amount of chakra."

"And the more chakra the summoned target has, the more chakra it costs."

At that moment, Kakashi Hatake, who had been standing around doing nothing, finally spoke up to explain.

At the same time, Kakashi Hatake was inwardly shocked.

Even a monster like this can't perform the Reverse Summoning Technique. Uchiha Yansheng, just what did you do to your body? That amount of chakra is nearly greater than a tailed beast's.

Only then did Uchiha Yansheng finally remember the hundred thousand Byakugan sealed within his body.

Somewhat helplessly, he canceled the Summoning Technique, and Chachamaru's house-sized body vanished amid a burst of white smoke.

"No choice. We can only give up. We'll try again next time we have the chance."

"What a shame. The Exploding Flies can only be used once. There won't be such a good opportunity next time."

Uchiha Yansheng looked regretfully at Zero-One, Zero-Two, and Zero-Three, who were fighting in the distance.

The Animal Path's summoned beasts, together with the Deva Path, had managed to hold the three of them off for so long. It seemed the Six Paths of Pain really had been careless earlier.

Was it because he had been standing nearby?

No, the main reason was that information on these three artificial humans had leaked. As expected, intelligence was important in battles between ninja.

"That's enough. You can come back now. The thing above my head seems like it's about to begin!"