On the evening of October 10, at the Valley of the End, burning clouds blazed crimson across the horizon.
The great waterfall born from the Righteous Indignation River in the Fire Country came crashing down, carrying the unfinished cries of the Warring States era.
The men were gone, but their stone statues remained. The glorious years had yet to end, awaiting those who came after to sing their final, heroic refrain!
Atop Hashirama's stone statue, Nagato gazed toward the mountains in the southwest.
At this hour, Kushina had probably already prepared to deliver...
Nagato closed his eyes and began to calculate.
"Given Minato's personality, compared with Naruto, he would definitely tend to Kushina first. Back then, Obito took Naruto as a hostage precisely to lure Minato away from Kushina's side."
"Obito had acted quickly then. By the time Minato came to his senses, Biwako and the others responsible for watching the child had already been killed by Obito."
"But this time is different. With Tsunade present, whether Obito can successfully get hold of Naruto is still unknown..."
"Whoosh!!!" The sound of a swirling vortex interrupted Nagato's thoughts.
Obito slowly descended onto the head of Madara's stone statue. Seeing Nagato had arrived as promised, the corner of his mouth curled beneath his tiger-striped mask. "Nagato, you are a man who keeps his word. I'm pleased."
He looked around. "Where are that little girl who loves folding paper and the Six Paths of Pain? You didn't bring them?"
Nagato slowly turned around. "There was no need. For this operation, my true body alone was enough."
"Well... fine. To bring out the Rinnegan's true abilities, the real body is indeed necessary." Obito tilted his head. "Why not try summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?"
Nagato smiled. "Wouldn't that be making a