Nagato's briefing did not begin with what the Rinnegan could do.
The first line stated that he had not received these eyes with informed consent.
Madara had implanted the Rinnegan in his body when he was a child.
He had not told Nagato's parents.
Nor had he given Nagato a chance to refuse.
Later, the eyes had been treated as proof of a prophecy.
As the power that could change the Land of Rain.
Then Obito and Black Zetsu had incorporated them into a larger plan.
Those acts of exploitation did not erase the decisions Nagato himself had made.
He had willingly used the Six Paths of Pain.
He had once believed pain could force the world to submit to peace.
Other people's schemes and his own responsibilities were written in separate columns.
The representatives of the Five Nations had originally wanted to settle the Rinnegan's future disposition first.
Nagato insisted on first establishing ownership of his body.
The eyes had already become part of his body.
Their illegitimate origin did not mean that anyone who knew the original owner's identity could simply take them back.
Nor did their dangerous abilities mean that the Five Nations automatically acquired joint ownership.
Medical examinations required Nagato's consent.
Only the portions of the examination data needed to assess risk would be retained.
No one could use research into Six Paths abilities as a pretext to copy the eyes' complete structure so that each village could cultivate successors.
If a medical emergency arose, medical personnel could provide treatment.
They could not take advantage of his unconsciousness to perform a transplant.
Nagato would draw up a separate document concerning storage under seal, destruction, or other disposition after his death.
That document could be amended.
The eyes could not be assigned in advance to someone deemed