You're Just Madara's Pawn

A few clan members had scattered across the Shinobi World.

But Nagato's expression did not soften.

"I know all that better than you."

"After Uzushio Village was destroyed, the Uzumaki clan fled in every direction."

"I grew up in the middle of a war. I could barely get enough to eat, let alone find someone to teach me advanced ninjutsu."

"If I truly had the potential to awaken the Rinnegan, why did it happen at that particular time?"

Nagato pressed a hand to his chest, his voice growing cold.

"I lost my parents and my home. In the end, all I had were Yahiko and Konan. Before these eyes appeared, I didn't even know what the Rinnegan was."

"You say I had no way to awaken this power, but what does that prove?"

"Powerful Kekkei Genkai can awaken suddenly under extreme circumstances."

Ren looked at him.

"The Sharingan can indeed awaken under intense emotional strain, and the Byakugan is also a Kekkei Genkai."

"But the Rinnegan is no ordinary Kekkei Genkai."

"Do you think it works like the Sharingan? That all it takes is a shock to awaken it?"

Nagato gave a cold laugh.

"Doesn't it?"

"No."

Ren raised a finger.

"The Rinnegan requires both Yin and Yang chakra to reach their utmost limits. It also requires the bloodline of the Descendants of the Sage of Six Paths as its foundation."

"The Uchiha inherited the Sage of Six Paths' Yin Release and ocular power, while the Senju inherited his Yang Release and life force."

"Only when the powers of the Uchiha and Senju merge again is it possible to reach the Six Paths Level."

"The Uzumaki clan has close ties to the Senju and possesses immense life force. That doesn't mean you inherited the Uchiha's ocular power."

"In all the