[Rain-Hidden Village.]
[Inside the strange statue.]
[Inside the dark tunnel.]
[Rhythmic footsteps could be heard continuously.]
[On the tongue protruding from the strange statue.]
A figure stood silently in the rain.
Let the rain soak you.
The footsteps behind them grew closer.
The figure slowly opened its eyes.
Looking at the sky, dark and overcast.
It remained silent for a moment.
Then he slowly began to speak:
Are you alone?
[Tendo Yahiko said without turning his head.]
How many people would you like to come?
Naruto watched Yahiko's retreating figure.
[He narrowed his eyes slightly.]
This feeling is familiar; it's the aura of eye power.
[But the feeling he got from Tendo Yahiko was that of a puppet.]
Aren't puppets just inanimate objects?
The man before me seems to be driven by some kind of force.
It's very likely...
Naruto's eyes turned somewhat dangerous.
[We should not underestimate Madara Uchiha, who is on par with the God of Shinobi.]
[This feeling of pupil power.]
Although not intense.
But Naruto could clearly feel a slight pressure.
[Suppression of his own Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.]
[And it can suppress the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.]
It's obvious.
[Besides the true Mangekyou Sharingan, and the legendary Rinnegan, which is a level higher than the Mangekyou Sharingan.]
Naruto couldn't think of any other more probable answer.
Therefore, it can only be the Rinnegan.
There is no doubt that the Rinnegan suppresses the Mangekyou Sharingan.
[and. ]
More importantly...
[When faced with the subtle oppressive aura of the Rinnegan.]
Naruto felt the unique power of the Rinnegan slowly awakening within him, and this awakening was accelerating.
Naruto frowned slightly.
It's not time yet.
[Then, the accelerated awakening speed of the Rinnegan was directly suppressed.]
He knew that his current body was not yet capable of supporting the bone age required to awaken the Rinnegan.
Ultimately, they were still too young.
This scene.
This made everyone feel somewhat ashamed.
yes...
Every time Naruto with the black frame thinks this way...
They finally came to their senses.
Naruto with black-rimmed glasses is still too young.
They're so young.
At that age, Kakashi had only just become a Jonin, a position with a lot of unrealistic expectations.
...
"Didn't you sense it?" Naruto replied calmly.
Pain let out a soft snort.
"There are a lot of people."
"His strength... is not something an ordinary ninja can possess."
"But before God, all is in vain."
"You're very confident."
"Dare to come alone."
"You gained confidence because you took Konan hostage, didn't you?"
[Tendo Yahiko remained unmoved, not turning his head.]
[at this time. ]
Konan, nestled beside Naruto, opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
But after sensing Naruto's somewhat mischievous gaze...
She shut her mouth again, giving her mischievous younger brother a reproachful look.
However, a slight smile quickly appeared on her lips.
She seemed... to have been influenced, and was also somewhat curious about Nagato's reaction later.
"Yes and no."
Naruto shook his head.
[Tendou Yahiko said again:]
"You ninjas who live in peace cannot understand pain."
"State your conditions."
"How can we get Konan released?"
"Also, I hope your men will not enter Amegakure again."
"Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha are still within the Land of Fire."
"It's not far from Konoha."
"The other members also received my notification."
"Everyone move towards Konoha."
"Also, don't forget, you don't just have Konoha, you also have the Land of Waves."
The threat in Nagato's words was undisguised.
This is normal.
Otherwise, being too weak would prevent them from saving Xiao Nan.
"Of course, I can also tell you some information you don't know."
["how?"]
Having said that,
Standing atop the strange statue's tongue, drenched in rain, Tendo Yahiko finally turned around slowly.
He knew that Xiao Nan was right behind him.
[But she must be being held hostage by this perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki.]
Otherwise, they wouldn't have ended up under the same paper umbrella.
Nagato was suppressing her anger.
[Also remaining calm.]
Right now, it's time for negotiations.
Xiao Nan absolutely cannot afford to fail.
"We want to solve the problem at its root."
"That's a good idea."
"However, nothing is absolute; this is too extreme."
"Without matching strength, all efforts will be in vain."
Naruto looked at Yahiko Tendo in front of him.
For a fleeting moment, he saw his own reflection in Tendo Yahiko's face.
This guy, in his previous life, was probably very similar to myself when I was influenced by Ashura's chakra.
[But it seems to have a mind of its own.]
Seeing this.
I was originally going to point out the differences, but I never expected that Nagato would be different in those aspects.
The moment I heard the difference was that it was like having a mind.
Stunned.
Nagato Uzumaki: "That's right."
Nagato Uzumaki: "Naruto-kun does resemble Yahiko, but... in terms of intellect, Yahiko is more like Naruto with black frames."
Xiao Nan pursed her lips.
In the black-framed world of Xiao Nan, that eternal ice has melted.
Xiao Nan doesn't exist in this world yet.
But at this moment, there are already signs of melting.
Everyone: "..."
Something seems off.
But it doesn't seem like anything is wrong.
...
["Xiao...Xiaonan?!"]
[Tendo Yahiko's eyes widened.]
At the same time, Nagato's main body shuddered.
[He almost fell off the device.]
He kept rubbing his eyes.
[Then it connects to the control of Amaterasu Yahiko.]
[He forms hand seals, disrupting his own chakra to dispel the genjutsu.]
The other five Paths of Pain also appeared.
[The original plan was to send the other five to the outskirts of Amegakure to guard against the group of ninjas who suddenly appeared.]
Each one of them is very powerful; he has to be wary.
However.
[at the moment. ]
[Pain, the Six Paths, under his gaze.]
[The feedback has been accurately and completely relayed back.]
[His ability to dispel illusions is ridiculously fast.]
The emaciated body trembled incessantly.
[After a long while.]
Nagato slowly came to her senses.
The first thing that came to mind was Naruto's words.
But then, he blocked her.
My brain is a mess.
["Xiaonan...Xiaonan..."]
[Tendo Yahiko mirrored Nagato's expression onto his face.]
[He stared in disbelief at Konan, who was nestled beside Naruto.]
[And Konan wore a smile that was both familiar and unfamiliar to Nagato.]
[That smile... Konan hasn't shown it since Yahiko's death.]
That kind of genuine smile.
Even he himself was like that.
After Yahiko's death, the two of them were like walking corpses; their bodies were still alive, but their hearts were dead.
Feel the pain.
How many flights of stairs do you have to carry a bag of rice up?!