Where Dreams Begin!

"Nagato, with Konan, no matter what, you must survive..."

Right before Nagato, Yahiko's face was utterly vivid!

He gripped a kunai in his hand, the pupils of his Rinnegan dilating violently from shock.

Yet the shock stemmed not from Yahiko hurling himself recklessly onto the kunai and facing death... but from the fact that he had transformed from an outside witness into a direct participant!

His name was Lin Feng, and he had been at home rewatching the confrontation between Nagato and Hanzo from Naruto, filled with righteous indignation over Nagato's life being manipulated by Madara and Obito, when suddenly...

"I time-traveled? I traveled into the body of Nagato during his standoff with Hanzo?"

Reality did not pause for a single half-second on account of his hesitation; close at hand, the colors of life rapidly faded from Yahiko's eyes, and a farewell smile emerged on his blood-stained lips.

"You are... this world's... savior... If it's you... then you can surely... truly..."

"Thud!"

Yahiko's body collapsed limply to the ground, fresh blood staining the rain at Lin Feng's feet, whereupon the chilling drizzle transformed into the sole melody of this heaven and earth!

Lin Feng's pupils, much like Nagato's back then, stared blankly at the gloomy vault of Amegakure, yet his thoughts were drastically different.

I, I really have time-traveled, becoming Nagato!

I... can alter Nagato's fate!

I... can replace Naruto to become the protagonist of the shinobi world!!

I... can live a shamelessly intimate life with my most beloved Konan!!!

I... can utilize my familiarity with the shinobi world to consolidate resources, utterly smashing those precious things from the Boruto era that countless Naruto fans sincerely cherished, revered as their youth, and called "ninjas," turning the tables upside down, and pulverizing those so-called Otsutsuki Clan gods and so-called shinobi world technology... hoisting high the great banner of the "ninja" once more!!!!!

Who says the era of ninjas has already ended... With me, Nagato, here, it will never end!!!

He glanced down at Yahiko's corpse on the ground, thinking to himself: Rest in peace, Yahiko. Konan and I will live on well, but not just the two of us—there will also be our children in the future...

"Yahiko!!!" High up on the cliff, Konan's piercing cry pulled Lin Feng's thoughts back!

Indeed, what he currently faced was the dual encirclement of Hanzo's and Danzo's forces, a predicament Nagato had once gone to desperate lengths to break, ultimately ending up permanently disabled!

The first test following his time-travel had already arrived! Only by surviving would he be worthy of realizing his wild ambitions!!

From this moment onward... Lin Feng in the third dimension was dead.

All that remained was... Nagato in the shinobi world!!

"Attack!"

At Hanzo's command, the Amegakure ninja launched an assault in unison, shuriken and kunai raining down overwhelmingly!

"Clang!!"

Nagato instinctively raised his palm, using the power of the Rinnegan to knock away the incoming kunai!

"He deflected them!? How did he do that?" The Amegakure ninja exclaimed in shock.

Nagato's expression was grim, because that previous move was merely the residual will Nagato had left within this body; from here on out, he had to rely entirely on himself!

Gazing at the helpless angel on the cliff, Nagato leaped into the air, pulling her into his embrace, and without even pausing to untie the ropes binding Konan, he retreated backward in flight!

"So decisive, could it be that he noticed my Explosive Flame Formation!" Amidst his retreat, Hanzo's pupils shrank slightly.

"You won't escape!" The next second, steadying his stance, he slammed his palm against the ground!

"Sizzle!" Explosive tags buried underground, glowing with fire, gave chase.

"Hurry and make it!"

Nagato clutched Konan tightly, leaping backward with all his might!

"Boom!!!"

He successfully avoided the explosion, yet the boulders churned up by the explosive wave of fire struck him solidly in the head!

"Clang!"

His bent forehead protector was blasted away; after landing, Nagato staggered a few steps, managing to stand firm with difficulty as warm blood gushing from the wound on his forehead flowed down Konan's face.

If not for the forehead protector absorbing the impact, I'd likely be in mortal peril from that blow just now. Is this what a shinobi's battle is like...

"Nagato, you..."

"It's fine, I won't die!" Nagato ripped away the ropes binding Konan. "Stand behind me!"

Konan clenched her teeth hard; at this very moment, she could only choose to believe the Nagato before her!

Hanzo emerged from the smoke and dust, looking down at Nagato from above. "Not bad, brat, you actually managed to escape from that move, but it ends here!"

"Swish!" Nagato raised his eyes and glared furiously at Hanzo!

"Hmm!?" Catching sight of the "eyes" exposed amidst Nagato's hair, Hanzo's pupils abruptly constricted. "Those eyes... you're not an ordinary brat..."

"Attack together!!!"

"Swish!"

Root members and Amegakure ninja brandished their ninja blades, descending from the sky!

On a distant peak, the mastermind Obito narrowed his right eye craftily. That's right, Nagato. Under this situation, you have no other choice besides summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and executing the sacrificial technique. Unleash the true power of your Rinnegan and let it be used by me!

Nagato buried his face deep in the shadow of his red hair at this moment.

"If I die here, will I return to that boring reality?"

"A reality without family, without friends, and without warmth."

"I absolutely refuse to let that happen, ahhhhh!"

Nagato suddenly raised his head, a mane of red hair fluttering in the wind. "Uhhh-aahhhhhhhh!!!"

Nagato had once unconsciously synchronized with a certain monster, which was why Konan, foreseeing what was about to happen, cried out, "Nagato, you can't use that!!"

Obito's eyes narrowed gloomily. "Descend, Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!"

"Clack! Clack! Clack!"

Yet the next second, something happened that completely exceeded everyone's expectations!

Behold, streams of golden chains burst from his back, tearing through the ground, breaking out to intertwine in midair, and forcing back all the approaching Amegakure lackeys!!

Obito cried out in shock, "This is... Adamantine Sealing Chains! At death's door, has he actually awakened the power of the Uzumaki Clan? Are you kidding me?!"

Lin Feng, no... Nagato could not actually perform any ninjutsu at this moment. Let alone summoning the Demonic Statue, he couldn't even weave hand signs to gather chakra!

Yet precisely because of that... he could erupt with a power Nagato himself had never awakened, driven by sincere emotion and the will to survive as Nagato!

"To live! I must live! I'm going to reverse Nagato's fate! I'm going to become the protagonist of this world, save Konan, live a shamelessly happy life with her, and have a whole bunch of kids! I'm going to crush those self-righteous people on high and re-erect the great banner of the shinobi! None of these are finished yet!!!! How can I go back to that ice-cold reality... aaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!"

Those chains hissed and rattled as they lashed against the ground, as if proclaiming his arrival to this shinobi world.

"Aghh!!" Echoing Nagato's rampaging emotions, they rampaged and thrust toward the minions of Hanzo and Danzo!!!

"Ahhhhhh...!!!"

"What is that!!"

"Don't come over!!"

Amidst the tragic screams, countless lackeys were impaled and killed on the spot...!

Obito's gaze quivered. This scene was no less intense than his own Hell's Chaos back then, even making him feel a rare trace of dread.

"For the longest time, I only treated him as a vessel for Madara's eyes, completely forgetting that he is a bona fide member of the Uzumaki Clan."

"Clack! Clack! Clack!"

Until blood stained the rain red and the earth fell silent.

Nagato gazed coldly at Hanzo, who had fallen silent atop the cliff, and let out a fierce roar: "Aghh!!"

"Clack!!!"

The chains massed together and burst toward Hanzo with intent to kill!

"Possessing the Rinnegan while also being a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, Nagato is it? I underestimated you..."

Hanzo's gaze darkened. The moment the chains pressed upon his face, he raised a finger and wove a hand sign. "Blink!"

*"Boom!!!"

Amidst white smoke, Hanzo escaped. As for Danzo, he had slipped away long ago upon seeing that the situation looked unfavorable.

"Splash... splash, splash."

The Adamantine Sealing Chains slowly dissipated.

"Hoo, hah, hoo, hah..." Nagato supported himself with one hand on the ground, breathing heavily.

"Nagato..." Konan looked at his back with a complex expression.

The blood continuously welling from Nagato's forehead blurred his vision. To be honest, he was already reaching his limit, but he could not fall down right now.

Because... there was still a colossal trouble waiting for him to resolve.

That guy who had inherited the will of Uchiha Madara, single-handedly orchestrated today's slaughter, and intended to manipulate him!

Uchiha Obito.

After steadying his breathing, Nagato lifted his blood-drenched face, his gaze piercing through the rain curtain and locking onto the distant peak.

—"Madara, get down here!"