"As for what I need you to do..."
Vegapunk looked at Nagato and smiled.
"I heard that the original goal of the Akatsuki Organization was to rely on mutual communication to maintain peace in the entire Ninja World?"
Nagato and Konan's expressions darkened slightly. After taking a few deep breaths, Nagato shook his head.
"That's all in the past... Relying on words will never bring peace to the entire world!"
Nodding slightly, Vegapunk actually agreed with Nagato's view. Even the peace of his original world was maintained through nuclear deterrence.
Although Nagato's actions in the original story seemed a bit foolish and completely disregarded long-term consequences, it had to be said that his overall line of thinking was quite correct.
Using power sufficient to destroy a country in an instant to deter the entire world, thereby achieving peace through mutual compromise—this was fundamentally a very sound approach... It was just that Nagato's execution was a bit skewed.
Of course, Vegapunk was just speaking from a position of comfort. One could only say that Nagato didn't have many other choices at the time. But now, Vegapunk was prepared to give Nagato a better option.
"Your idea is actually quite good. The foundation of peace is often built upon violence, because order is essentially derived from the suppression of power."
"However, relying solely on your pair of Rinnegan to truly suppress all Ninjas is still not enough."
Nagato gave a bitter smile. "Even if I suppress all Ninjas, so what? Facing you, my power is probably no different from that of a child!"
Being from the Uzumaki Clan himself, Nagato could naturally sense just how powerful Vegapunk was.
Although Vegapunk hadn't enhanced himself much, with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya as a power bank and top-tier test subject, Vegapunk could now condense Truth-Seeking Orbs and had barely entered the Six Paths level.
The vast amount of Chakra currently within Vegapunk was something Uzumaki Nagato had never seen in his life. It even exerted pressure on his Rinnegan, not to mention that incredible chakra genjutsu network. If Nagato wanted to use power to deter the entire Ninja World, the first person he would have to face would likely be Vegapunk!
"What if I'm willing to hand over the authority of the chakra genjutsu network to you? Do you think you could bring peace to this Ninja World then?"
Vegapunk's words, spoken with a casual attitude, struck Nagato like a thunderclap. He was stunned for a long while before speaking. "Lord Vegapunk, please don't joke..."
"I'm not joking! There aren't many Ninjas in this world capable of taking over my chakra genjutsu network—most of them are dead—and people whose ideals align with mine are even rarer. Among them, you are the most suitable!"
Vegapunk couldn't stay in this world forever, and once he left, the chakra network space would be left without a controller.
Admittedly, without maintenance, the chakra network space wouldn't have major issues, but its operation in many aspects would become very rigid. If a bug appeared, there would be no way to maintain or update it.
Furthermore, the Ninjas of the Ninja World were no pushovers. Vegapunk never underestimated them. Especially in this era of information explosion, there was no telling if some chakra network hackers might emerge, using the chakra network space to execute various brain-dead plans.
The authority over the chakra network actually came from the Ōtsutsuki bloodline. In other words, one needed to possess at least Yin-Yang Release, Kekkei Mōra, or a Rinnegan to potentially fully control the chakra genjutsu network.
Among them, Vegapunk (who had absorbed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's Chakra), Ōtsutsuki Kaguya herself, and Hancock possessed the ability to control the chakra network. Even Uchiha Obito, despite having both the Mangekyo Sharingan and a Sage Body, still couldn't gain authority over the chakra network.
Currently, the only one in the entire Ninja World who could control the chakra network was Nagato with his Rinnegan. Otherwise, Vegapunk would have to use Edo Tensei to bring out Uchiha Madara, or go to the Pure Land to find figures like the Six Paths Sage, Ashura, or Indra.
There was also the newly born Ōtsutsuki Toneri. Once this atavistic Ōtsutsuki reached adulthood, if he were implanted with a Byakugan, he might also be able to control the chakra network.
Clearly, among all these people, Nagato was the only choice. The others were either dead or just born.
Of course, it wasn't impossible to simply take the Rinnegan and give it to someone else. With Vegapunk's technology, he didn't need to worry about others being unable to handle the strain of the Rinnegan's consumption. However, Nagato's personality and ambitions indeed met Vegapunk's requirements, so Vegapunk didn't want to go through the trouble.
"But..." Nagato opened his mouth. "Why give it to me? Lord Vegapunk, can't you control this network yourself?"
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