Chapter 77 - CHAPTER 77: Wait a Minute, My Rinnegan Is Back

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The Ten Tails, in the eyes of the tailed beasts, is a terrifying being because they were originally split from the Ten Tails.

The tailed beasts are the Chakra, and the Ten Tails is the shell.

For the shell, swallowing the tailed beasts is not unreasonable.

So, One Tails fears being fed to the Ten Tails.

But these are potential Ten Tails.

The current Ten Tails is a giant humanoid in appearance, with ten protrusions on its back, looking rather silly and very inconvenient.

"What the hell are you doing…"

"Chakra cannot be sucked dry to the extent that you can't become a ninja. I am not letting you create White Zetsu directly."

Ten Tails is being taught.

It took root immediately after being released by Kitahara Hitoshi's Summoning.

Because it heard it could absorb Chakra.

As the tree man of the honest shark, it had always been enslaved by the Ōtsutsuki clan, rooted in random places by Ōtsutsuki, then absorbing the planet's Chakra.

All the Chakra would gather in its body, and finally, after thousands of years, it would condense into a Chakra fruit.

But the fruit would be taken away.

And that was fine... it was the fate of the Ten Tails.

However, for this Ten Tails, things were different.

Not only was the Chakra fruit taken away, it was sealed, and then the Chakra that belonged to it was also taken, divided into several parts, which led to the birth of the tailed beasts.

So for this poor creature, it just wanted to absorb Chakra.

However, the way it absorbed Chakra was probably inherited from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

After taking root, it wrapped ninjas in white cloth.

The ninja would be completely covered, entering a state like being hypnotized in a dream, at the cost of their Chakra being absorbed and eventually turning into White Zetsu after being drained.

This set of techniques is a simplified version of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

But Kitahara Hitoshi did not allow it to create White Zetsu, so he interrupted its absorption at the right moment.

Thus, it loosened the white cloth and started to recruit ninjas from the Cloud Shinobi Village.

If Nagato saw this scene, he would probably cry because he had once Summoned the Ten Tails.

But at that time, the moment the Ten Tails came out, it drained his strength first.

When had anyone ever seen a docile Ten Tails?

But Nagato's current state is not good.

Because, he had just discussed with Konan that the Rinnegan had been stolen after just taking a short rest.

"Totally incomprehensible," Nagato analyzed.

"If such a thing can be done, it can only be the real Uchiha Madara."

"And the situation is not good right now."

"Just having Sharingan, I cannot control the Six Paths of Pain at all."

"Then there is no way to use the Pain Tendo that I painstakingly created."

"And…"

He raised his hand, but nothing happened.

"I thought about making the world feel pain... but right now I don't even have the strength to execute the idea..."

"So..."

"I, you, and Yahiko's ideals are about to be cut off here?"

"Originally, we were just frogs at the bottom of the well, small shrimps in the shallow sea... we were never effective at all."

There was a hint of self-loathing in Nagato's tone.

Konan remained silent.

Nagato had always relied on the strength of Rinnegan.

She knew it.

She had worked hard, but she had never been able to display much strength.

So Nagato relied even more on Rinnegan.

And now, Rinnegan was gone.

Even if he obtained the precious Sharingan, for Nagato, it was a devastating blow.

Just like that, Nagato fell into self-doubt.

Without Rinnegan, the ideals of the three of them would lose the power needed to realize them.

So...

Having supported each other until now, could this really be the end?

"Crack!"

Just as Nagato was sighing and Konan was about to cry, Konan noticed that the protective shell she made with her origami was once again breached.

"Who!"

Konan took the lead in standing before Nagato.

Nagato had only just obtained Sharingan, and he still could not fully master its power.

Plus, his legs were disabled, so he was weak.

She needed to protect him.

And Konan also knew that even if she was not as strong as Nagato, she had to stand at the front.

For her and Nagato, supporting each other to survive in troubled times was like family.

Neither wanted to lose the other.

That was why, when Yahiko died, Nagato had nearly gone insane.

"Uchiha Madara!"

A voice came from outside, and a figure entered.

"God's Origami..."

Konan's paper shot toward the incoming figure, turning into explosive tags when about to touch him.

"Stop using such ridiculous ninjutsu."

Uchiha Madara spoke, and the explosive tags surrounding him instantly flew away.

Before Konan could ignite the tags, they were already deflected.

"Uchiha Madara!"

Only then did Nagato realize that the person in front of him gave off a completely different feeling from the masked man who had previously called himself Uchiha Madara.

"Nagato..."

"Tsk..."

"Obito is really not up to par."

Uchiha Madara looked at Nagato, whose legs were submerged in nutrient solution.

Nagato was extremely thin, his body frail.

If Ten Tails was thin, so was Nagato.

His Chakra was severely depleted.

"When I took my Rinnegan before, I just thought it was a little strange. Now, seeing you like this, it really is."

Uchiha Madara shook his head slightly.

"I will give you one hope," Uchiha Madara said.

"If you meet an opponent you cannot defeat or control."

He said, "Just use Rinne Tensei to resurrect me."

"Resurrection... you..."

Nagato was stunned.

"..." Uchiha Madara.

"It seems that Obito really wasn't working seriously.

"I thought that in the face of despair, that guy would awaken stronger.

"But the result...

"He's still the tail of the crane. He didn't even tell you about Rinne Tensei.

"Rinne Tensei's seal is just a knot..."

Uchiha Madara demonstrated it for Nagato.

"..." Nagato.

"..."

"What the hell are you talking about..." Konan stood up from the side.

She understood that it was Uchiha Madara who had used Shinra Tensei just now.

Nagato often used this ability when controlling the Paths of Pain, and now it turned out that Uchiha Madara could also use it freely.

After obtaining the Rinnegan, he wielded it smoothly.

"Eh more..."

"As I thought, using the Rinnegan's abilities again causes this body to collapse.

"Fortunately, during the duel with Hashirama, I did not use the Rinnegan's full power.

"Otherwise, Rinnegan might have been seized by him.

"Hashirama is already heaven-defying. If he had Rinnegan too...

"Even I would have no chance."

As Uchiha Madara spoke, he noticed that the index and middle fingers of his left hand were disintegrating and disappearing.

Normally, the Impure World Reincarnation body could recover automatically after damage.

But his body was not recovering this time.

And the rate of disintegration was accelerating.

In other words, Rinnegan's power was stronger than he had imagined.

"What do you mean..."

Konan moved to stand in front of Nagato.

"...Hmph," Uchiha Madara said. "You'll find out soon."

"Nagato, I am waiting for you to resurrect me with Rinne Tensei."

"You might not realize it, but I have been waiting for you to grow up."

With those words, Uchiha Madara's body completely collapsed and split apart.

"Nagato...?" Konan looked at him differently.

"Go get the Rinnegan back," Nagato said.

"...Oh!"

Konan immediately reacted.

She hurriedly retrieved the Rinnegan from Uchiha Madara's smashed remains.

Meanwhile, Obito.

Obito was going through an intense internal struggle.

Uchiha Madara had lost the battle here against Senju Hashirama's Impure World Reincarnation form and then fled.

And the reason for fleeing was straightforward.

Uchiha Madara had lost.

Naturally, losing meant running. But the deeper reason was that he used the Rinnegan's power to help Black Zetsu ascend to the sky, and at that moment, he mentioned that his body could no longer endure.

Apparently, even the Impure World Reincarnation body couldn't properly house the Rinnegan.

Thus, Madara's escape was not to hand the Rinnegan to Obito, but to return it to Nagato.

Not to entrust it to Obito.

Meaning, Uchiha Madara... no longer fully trusted him.

This wasn't necessarily bad news for Obito.

But... it might be an opportunity.

Because Uchiha Madara's body was collapsing, and he was rushing to Nagato's side, meaning his endurance was limited. If intercepted successfully, then... the Rinnegan could fall into Obito's hands.

Previously, Obito dared not take it directly from Nagato, because he believed Nagato had matured.

If he wanted to seize the Rinnegan now, he only had to contend with the will left behind by Uchiha Madara—Black Zetsu.

But Black Zetsu had already been elevated.

So... wasn't this the best opportunity to obtain the Rinnegan?

Only...

Would obtaining the Rinnegan really make a difference?

Could he really defeat Senju Hashirama?

Whether it was Uchiha Madara's 200-meter-tall Susanoo or Senju Hashirama's monstrous Wood Release, both were terrifying...

Obito, who thought he could be a manipulator behind the scenes like Namikaze Minato, began to doubt himself.

Although he had collected a wall of Uchiha Sharingans, although he dared to face his teacher Namikaze Minato...

Compared to the First Hokage, Minato-sensei's strength was simply not in the same dimension.

So Obito hesitated.

And as he hesitated, he saw Pain's Deva Path floating midair.

Standing still.

Then—

"Shinra Tensei."

The entire underground forest was razed to the ground in an instant.

Obviously, he was testing his abilities.

Shinra Tensei, Bansho Ten'in, these were basic Rinnegan abilities, and now the Deva Path was still undergoing training—recovering lost technique proficiency.

"..."

In just a moment of hesitation, the situation had turned hopeless.

"..." It seemed there was no more opportunity.

Obito, depressed, slipped into the dirt and disappeared.

Meanwhile.

In the Cloud Shinobi Village.

Kakashi and Tobirama had already begun inventorying the village's properties.

Tobirama had managed Konoha before, and he was well-acquainted with Konoha's assets, but the wealth of Cloud Shinobi Village still shocked him.

"Even if Konoha stopped accepting missions for ten years and focused entirely on raising the next generation, there would still be enough wealth to survive.

"It's unbelievable..."

In the chat group:

Fourth Raikage Ai: Eh...

Although Raikage was still calling at the beginning, when he saw that there were only 14000 ninjas left... not to mention that more than 1000 had been lost in the battle with Madara, meaning more than 12000 had remained... but...

These 12000 ninja had lost all their chakra and turned back into ordinary villagers.

He felt extremely annoyed and helpless.

Because when Kitahara Hitoshi had declared that only 800 ninjas would remain in Cloud Shinobi Village, there were still 12000 at that time. However, very few dared to oppose, and those few were directly drained to death by the Ten Tails.

The remaining ninjas had no choice but to tremble and accept the process of turning back into civilians.

Thus—

Cloud Shinobi Village now had only 40000 villagers.

All the 12000 ninjas were turned back into ordinary people.

Even the 800 surviving chakra users had to wear Konoha forehead protectors.

Fourth Raikage Ai: If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have coveted the Hyuga clan's Byakugan.

Fourth Raikage Ai: If I hadn't started kidnapping people, maybe none of this would have happened.

Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei:

Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: Fortunately, you're already dead.

Fourth Raikage Ai:!?

Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: You said you were interested in the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, right?

Fourth Raikage Ai: Yes... because anyone can use a transplanted Byakugan.

Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: Then fortunately, you're already dead.

Fourth Raikage Ai: ...???

Fourth Raikage was puzzled.

And Minato, who had fought him before, was silent.

Namikaze Minato: Because Kitahara-kun's girlfriend in Konoha is the Hyuga clan's eldest daughter.

Namikaze Minato: Wait a minute...

Namikaze Minato: Could it be that...

Senju Tobirama: What? Did something happen, Minato?

Namikaze Minato: Hmm... not exactly an accident.

Namikaze Minato: I was just thinking, Sand Shinobi Village attacked Konoha and survived, becoming a branch village.

Namikaze Minato: But Cloud Shinobi Village... was directly crushed to dust.

Namikaze Minato: Could it be because Cloud Shinobi Village kidnapped Hinata? So Kitahara-kun is taking revenge?

Namikaze Minato: So romantic.

One Tail Shukaku:

Do you call that romance?

Shouldn't that be called terrifying?

Shukaku thought to himself, but right now, Kitahara Hitoshi was way too terrifying, with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya by his side as the Ten Tails Jinchuriki.

Not only Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, but even the Ten Tails itself was under his control.

Both Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and Ten Tails were naturally creatures that consumed tailed beasts.

This made the tailed beasts extremely frightened.

The Eight Tails, even after waking up, when it saw the Ten Tails looking at it, immediately froze.

Its octopus tentacles curled up pitifully, looking weak, helpless, and pitiable.

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