When Mukai returned to the ground, he saw Tsunade bound by the White Phoenix Mecha.
Tsunade clapped her hands playfully and said:
"I didn't expect you to be so charming when you talk; you've even won me over."
Tsk tsk, where did you learn all that?
What did you say to Kakashi alone before he left?
Oh, right, Nagato is awake.
Inside the Oasis Fortress, everyone was one of their own. Nagato, without wearing goggles, leaned against the bed and expressed his gratitude to Mukai.
" Mukai- kun, thank you so much for avenging Yahiko."
Please continue to take care of me in the future; my eyesight should be able to help Mukai."
Nagato had survived the ordeal, looked somewhat desolate, but his desire to stay under Mukai's command was genuine.
Only Konan was present, Mukai straight to the Gate of Opening:
" Nagato, you should have sensed the problem with the Rinnegan by now, right?"
When you awakened the Rinnegan, did you sense a giant summoning object Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?
Hearing Mukai ask this, Nagato looked up in surprise:
How did Mukai know this?
When I awakened the Rinnegan, I did sense a huge summoning object, but it seemed like something was blocking its response, and I couldn't summon it.
Mukai nodded:
"It is the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The reason you cannot summon it is because its current master is still alive."
And its owner is none other than the true owner of your Rinnegan, the legendary Madara Uchiha who co-founded Konoha with Hashirama Senju!
The story of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju was widely known in the Shinobi World, and Nagato was naturally aware of it as well. He asked in confusion:
"I've had these eyes since I was a child, how could someone else have given them to me?"
"The evidence is that when you awakened a portion of your power, these eyes almost killed you!"
The reason Madara Uchiha chose not to keep these eyes for himself but to transplant them to you is because he was already very old, too old to control these eyes.
That's why he used your Uzumaki Constitution to nourish this eye, gradually guiding its power through various crises.
I look forward to the day when you can use the unique power of the Rinnegan, the Rinne Rebirth, to revive him!
Nagato was startled. When the Rinnegan awakened, he had already acquired knowledge of many techniques through the inheritance built into his eyes.
Of course, this also includes the Rinne Heavenly Technique!
Mukai actually knew all this!
His eyes looked ordinary, but did they possess the ability to see through the fog and uncover the truth?
How Mukai knew all this doesn't need to be explained in detail; he simply let Nagato know the truth behind the scenes, providing a heads-up about potential dangers.
" Nagato, you should feel the Sealing Jutsu placed on your eyes."
You awakened prematurely, and the power of the Rinnegan exceeded your body's capacity, which is why you were almost drained of its power.
This Sealing Jutsu will limit the power of the Rinnegan, but its basic abilities will remain unchanged. So, once your body recovers, I plan to make you a custom-made mecha.
It can both protect you perfectly and appropriately enhance your strength.
Of course, I need to ask you what you think: do you want to go to the battlefield and charge into battle, or do you want to stay away from the battlefield and become a builder of a nation?
"Builders?"
Nagato asked in a murmur.
Mukai nodded:
"That's right, a ninja's abilities are not limited to killing."
Do you remember when we built the irrigation canal from the Tsukisakejin to the Oasis Fortress?
We accomplished this feat precisely because of Ninjutsu and mecha.
I know you hate killing, but you didn't have a choice before.
"Now that the Land of Rain Land of Wind are united, let's join hands and first rebuild these two impoverished nations, bringing hope to their people. What do you say?"
Several years had passed since their first encounter in the Land of Rain until Yahiko's unfortunate turn of events.
Nagato pondered for a long time, then suddenly asked:
" Mukai- kun, can this Rinne Rebirth revive Yahiko?"
Mukai shook his head:
" Yahiko was shattered by the Explosive Tag Formation, and the time interval was too long; you cannot revive him with your current abilities."
Even a life for a life is impossible.
Just because we can't do it now doesn't mean we won't be able to in the future.
You can rest and recover. Once you're fully healed, help me become stronger through the construction project!
Perhaps one day, our strength will be able to transcend the boundaries of life and death!
"Thank you, Mukai. I look forward to that day. Please take care of me in the future!"
Nagato was left to rest; with the best medical team in the Shinobi World here, his recovery would naturally not be a problem.
Mukai called Konan and they left the Oasis Fortress together.
Scorpion was overseeing production at the puppet workshop, prioritizing replenishing the two self-destructing puppets, so he didn't have time to go out and have fun with Mukai.
Of course, Mukai and Konan had serious business to attend to when they came out; it wasn't just a simple date.
They arrived at a mountain range between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain, and took to the air using their respective mechs.
From the air, this mountain range, stretching for tens of kilometers, separates the two countries into two completely different worlds.
On one hand, there is constant rain and overcast skies, with few sunny days, and the rain is so heavy that it causes floods.
On the other side, the area is dry and windy year-round, with rainy days being extremely rare.
This vividly illustrates the saying "some die of drought, while others die of flooding."
During the reign of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, these issues concerning people's livelihoods were completely ignored.
Now that both countries are under the control of the Mukai, he naturally will not allow this situation to continue.
Konan naturally knew all this, but looking at the towering mountains that could even block out rain clouds, she couldn't think of any way to change it.
" Mukai, should we dig another irrigation ditch here?"
Mukai, holding Konan's hand, descended to the highest mountaintop, shook his head, and said:
"That's too inefficient. It might be okay to supply a single oasis, but it's a drop in the ocean when it comes to truly changing a large area."
This time, we'll use a completely new method to solve all of this.
Of course, the key to all of this lies with my Konan!
Mukai's words, "My Konan," made her cheeks turn as red as apples.
Now that it was just the two of them, Konan bravely shook Mukai's hand and was immediately pulled into his arms.
After whispering sweet nothings to each other for a while, Mukai finally got down to business:
" Konan, how many Explosive Tag can you generate with your current Dance of the Shikigami?"
Konan reached out and showed two different pieces of paper, on which appeared ordinary Explosive Tag, enhanced Explosive Tag, and Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, respectively.
The spell for a common Explosive Tag is very simple; the spell is constructed almost as soon as it is written on a piece of paper.
The construction of the enhanced Explosive Tag was much more complex, and the intricate lines took a full minute to complete.
The Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags is even more complicated. It not only requires Chakra Metal wire, but also intricate talismans with Summoning Technique. It took Konan a full fifteen minutes to complete one.
Fortunately, Konan has already mastered the Dance of the Shikigami, with dedicated intelligent nodes to generate them at any time, and the warehouse has already accumulated a large number of Explosive Tag.
Seeing Konan's abilities, Mukai affectionately ruffled her hair:
"As expected, my Konan is the best! This time, it's up to you to blast these mountains open!"