At this moment, Nagato finally completely understood the heaven-defying power that the young man before him possessed.
It was not merely destructive combat power, but the divine ability to fundamentally "modify" the world's rules!
At the end of despair, a completely different path, one he had never considered, seemed to have truly appeared.
Nagato looked deeply at Naruto, the last vestiges of his stubbornness and struggle finally fading from his eyes, replaced by a complex sense of relief and — entrustment.
"—I understand." Nagato's voice was faint yet clear. "If that's the case—perhaps—you truly can achieve it—"
Slowly, with great difficulty, he raised his emaciated hand towards his eye sockets.
"Nagato!" Konan's tears welled up, wanting to stop him, but Nagato silenced her with a look.
"Konan—these eyes—on me, they are only a source of Pain and a tool of destruction—but entrusted to him—
Perhaps—they truly can bring a different future—"
Amidst Jiraiya's complex gaze and Konan's sorrowful weeping, Nagato, by his own will, slowly and with his own hands, dug out his Rinnegan and offered them to Naruto.
"Uzumaki Naruto—this world—I—entrust it to you—"
Naruto solemnly accepted the Rinnegan, which still retained body heat and contained immense power, feeling their heavy weight, and nodded: "Leave it to me."
He spoke no grand vows, but these simple four words held more power than any promise.
Nagato seemed to have completed his final mission; his life force flickered like a candle in the wind, and he slowly closed his empty eye sockets, which had lost the Rinnegan. A faint, relieved curve seemed to appear at the corners of his mouth.
Konan collapsed onto Nagato, sobbing uncontrollably.
Jiraiya watched this scene, his heart filled with extreme complexity, but looking at Naruto's resolute profile, a glimmer of hope involuntarily rose within him.
"Rinnegan—"
Naruto looked down at the Rinnegan in his hand, newly inherited from Nagato, containing the mysteries of life and death.
Without the slightest hesitation, he clenched his palm tightly.
What appeared to be crushing the Rinnegan was, in fact, Naruto's absolute control over his body, allowing his cells to instantly devour the eye and fuse it completely with Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, as well as the Sharingan obtained from Danzo.
The moment the Rinnegan made contact with the Mangekyo Sharingan, an unexpected change occurred!
The circular patterns of the Rinnegan and the intricate designs of the Mangekyo began to interweave and resonate, finally stabilizing into a pair of unprecedented Six-Tomoe Rinnegan!
The outer periphery of the pupil displayed the concentric circles of the Rinnegan, while the inner side was embedded with six jet-black tomoe, radiating a power fluctuation even deeper and more majestic than that of an ordinary Rinnegan.
A vast understanding of Yin-Yang Release, life and death, space, and even the rules of the world surged into Naruto's mind, and his aura became even more unfathomable.
Konan looked up, tears streaming down her face, at the new, unsettling eye on Naruto's forehead, and asked in a hoarse voice: "You—what do you plan to do next?"
Naruto slowly concealed the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, his forehead becoming smooth and unblemished, with no visible seam from a closed eyelid, as if the vertical eye had been merely an illusion.
"Naruto—"
Jiraiya's heart was shaken, and he remained silent.
He knew that the blond-haired young man before him had already surpassed his comprehension.
Naruto's gaze was calm but contained an undeniable will: "First step, take over the Akatsuki Organization. This power should not be used to spread Pain, but to 'correct' mistakes."
With a thought, he contacted the Akatsuki Organization members one by one, preparing to control them with Kotoamatsukami.
Somewhere in a hidden cave hall outside Hidden Rain Village.
This was a backup location the Akatsuki Organization had once used for meetings.
Space twisted, and Uchiha Obito, wearing a spiral mask, and White Zetsu, in his pitcher plant form, appeared first, giggling.
"Oh my, oh my, suddenly calling everyone together, is there some good news? Has Nagato finally decided to throw a party to celebrate?" Obito said in an exaggerated Tobi voice, but the Sharingan beneath his mask vigilantly scanned the empty hall.
"Maybe it's year-end bonuses! Although we don't seem to get paid—" White Zetsu chimed in.
Immediately after, space rippled again.
Uchiha Itachi's figure appeared silently, his eyes calm, showing no emotion, simply standing to the side in silence.
Kisame Hoshigaki appeared, carrying samehada, and bared his shark-like grin: "Mr. Itachi, I wonder what new instructions the leader has this time?"
Kakuzu and Hidan also appeared successively; Kakuzu was counting something on his fingers, while Hidan impatiently grumbled: "Hurry up and start! I still need to pray to Lord Jashin!"
Sasori and Deidara also arrived, Deidara excitedly rubbing his hands: "Hmm! Is there a new artistic target?"
Just then, in the main seat at the center of the hall, space rippled like water, and a figure slowly emerged.
Short golden hair, simple Ninja attire, but what was most striking was a Six-Tomoe Rinnegan slowly opening on his forehead, emanating an aura of majesty and mysterious light!
It was Uzumaki Naruto!
"What?!" Obito and Tobi exclaimed simultaneously, their voices filled with extreme shock and disbelief!
"Uzumaki Naruto?! How are you here?!" Obito's voice instantly switched from Tobi's playful tone to his original deep and alarmed one. "Your eyes—that's—Rinnegan?! And the aura of Sharingan?! This is impossible!"
White Zetsu was so scared he almost jumped out of his pitcher plant: "Waaah! It's that Konoha kid who took down Pain! How does he have Rinnegan?! Where's Nagato?!"
Naruto sat calmly in the main seat, his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan sweeping over every Akatsuki Organization member present, finally settling on Obito and White Zetsu, his tone indifferent:
"Nagato has entrusted his mission and these eyes to me. As for the Akatsuki Organization—" He slightly raised his hand, "From today, I will take over."
As he spoke, Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, Kakuzu, Hidan, Sasori, Deidara—all the Akatsuki Organization members present—simultaneously took a step forward, their eyes coldly fixed on Obito and White Zetsu.
Chakra surged around them; they had clearly entered a combat state, but their target was not Naruto, but their former "comrades"!
Obito's Sharingan beneath his mask spun wildly; he instantly understood everything!
He stared intently at Naruto, his voice trembling with anger and a hint of fear: "You—what did you do to them?! Is it—Kotoamatsukami?! You even—Itachi—"
"Wait—what exactly is going on?"
"Did I fall under a Genjutsu?"