aircannonsinc Chapter 356 Xiaozhi Rebuilds
Chapter 356 Xiaozhi Rebuilds
Chapter 356 Xiaozhi Rebuilds
The land of rain.
At the top of the central tower, a wall was abruptly smashed from the inside, and scattered fragments flew everywhere, attracting the attention of many Rain Ninjas.
Everyone took out their weapons and gathered towards the central tower, preparing to fight the unknown enemy.
But before he even arrived, Payne's voice rang in everyone's ears.
"It's nothing, I was just testing ninjutsu. Go back to your own business."
The Rain Ninjas looked at each other, then silently put away their weapons and returned to their original posts.
Although the Land of Rain is currently "peaceful and tranquil," none of them can forget the atrocities Pain committed to achieve this peace and tranquility.
Anyone connected to Hanzo, whether man, woman, old or child, was exterminated; even houses were burned to the ground.
Such cruelty terrified even these ninjas.
Therefore, they feared Payne more than they respected him, and they didn't even have the courage to question his orders.
Inside the tower.
The initial tension had subsided. Watching the retreating Rain Ninja beneath the tower, the masked man turned his back to the enemy without a care.
"It seems they're all afraid of you; not a single person has raised any questions?"
Whether these words were sarcastic or complimentary, Xiao Nan felt an urge to launch another attack.
But Payne's hand was already on Konan's shoulder, stopping her from taking any further action.
The previous probing has proven that ordinary attacks are ineffective against the masked man before them.
Moreover, this is Amegakure, and it is not appropriate to make too much of a commotion before we know the other party's intentions.
It's not worth it!
Payne stepped forward, shielding Konan behind him, and looked the masked man up and down with indifferent eyes.
"Sharingan? Uchiha? You're not from Konoha, are you?"
"Konoha—" the masked man uttered a hoarse, mocking voice. "You can call me Uchiha Madara, but I am not a ninja of Konoha."
"Uchiha—Madara?"
Payne's stiff face showed little emotion, but Konan's face was filled with surprise.
Madara Uchiha's reputation remains legendary even after so many years.
But----
"Wasn't Madara Uchiha long ago? You're pretending to be a dead man to deceive us, is this your sincerity?"
"Death? That's just an illusion. The Sharingan has countless secret techniques; this is just one of them."
Obito spoke with considerable pride. Unlike the real Madara, he had never personally experienced the Rinnegan, yet he was still inexplicably proud of the Sharingan.
"Regardless of whether you are Uchiha Madara or not, we should have never met before. What brings you here uninvited?"
"Of course, I'm here for your ideals."
Obito took a step forward, ignoring Pain and Konan's wary stance, and opened his arms to state his purpose.
"World peace is not only your ideal, but also mine."
"I once joined forces with Hashirama because of it to end the Warring States period and create the current system of one village per country. But I later found that this system is not perfect, so I left Konoha."
"The current reality has proven my judgment. The war has not only not stopped, but has intensified. Every now and then, a major war involving the entire ninja world breaks out."
Pain raised his hand, directly interrupting Obito's narration.
"You're right, and facts have proven that your ideas are wrong. So, as a loser, what right do you have to talk to me about ideals?"
Payne was quite blunt, showing no respect for the masked man whatsoever; he was practically saying that losers were not worthy of cooperating with him.
"Don't think I can't do anything to you just because you dodged our attack. That was just to minimize the losses of Amegakure."
"That's space-time ninjutsu, isn't it? You hide your real body in another dimension, leaving a phantom image in the same spot, but that can't escape my eyes."
Obito paused, feeling a sense of déjà vu in what Pain was saying. He glanced at the purple Rinnegan, unsure whether Pain was bluffing him.
But it's infuriating! These should have been his eyes.
"Strength is only one part of cooperation; my true sincerity lies in how to achieve a peace plan."
"oh!"
This was unexpected for Pain. He was not lacking in strength; having the Rinnegan, he knew the potential of those eyes.
But he really didn't have any concrete plans on how to achieve peace.
His experience governing Amegakure had already made him realize the difficulty involved; if this were extended to the entire ninja world, the difficulty would increase exponentially.
"Pain, be careful of their deception," Konan whispered in Payne's ear.
Payne nodded almost imperceptibly, and his hostility lessened somewhat when he looked at the masked man.
"I'm interested in your plan. Tell me about it. If the plan is feasible, cooperation is not out of the question."
Obito's lips, hidden beneath the mask, curled slightly upwards as he thought to himself: I've been tricked.
He straightened his unwrinkled robes, pointed at Pain's Rinnegan, and began the pre-prepared rhetoric.
"How much do you know about the Rinnegan?"
Pain and Konan exchanged a glance but remained silent. Although they possessed the Rinnegan, their understanding of him was truly limited to a few scraps of information.
Obito clearly knew about the other party's situation, so he didn't keep them in suspense and spoke directly.
"To talk about the Rinnegan, we must first talk about the founder of the ninja world and the ninja era, the Sage of Six Paths."
"The Sage of Six Paths inherited two kinds of power. One of them is the Sage's Eye, which is the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan."
Pain and Konan were both shocked. Konan couldn't help but ask, "Sharingan? Isn't it the Rinnegan?"
Obito did not answer Konan's question, but continued at his own pace.
"The Sage of Six Paths had two descendants. His eldest son was named Indra, who inherited the Sage's Sage Eyes, also known as the Sharingan."
"The second son is named Ashura, and he inherited the Sage of Six Paths' immortal body."
"The Uchiha clan are descendants of Indra, while the Senju and Uzumaki clans are descendants of Ashura."
"Nagato's red hair is the symbol of the Uzumaki clan, and only the Uzumaki clan's enormous chakra can withstand the terrifying consumption of the Rinnegan."
Obito stared directly into Pain's eyes, as if he could see Nagato behind him through those reflected Rinnegan.
"What does all this have to do with the Rinnegan? Are you just trying to show off the Uchiha clan's history?"
Pain was clearly annoyed by Obito's blatant gaze and couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.
"Of course not, the important part comes next."
"Our Uchiha clan has guarded a stone tablet for generations, a stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths, whose contents can only be deciphered by the Sharingan."
"The higher the level of the Sharingan, the more it can decipher. When my Sharingan reached the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan level, I also obtained a huge secret from it."
"That is the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo."
"The Rinnegan possesses the great power to create and destroy worlds, and can also manipulate and control the Gedo Mazo."
"The Gedo Mazo can contain the nine tailed beasts and eventually become an ultimate weapon. It can be used to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, release an ultimate genjutsu, and control the entire world."
"At that time, everyone will live in good times, and there will be no more wars in the world."
At this point, Obito was already somewhat fanatical, as if he could see the world with Rin in his eyes.
Payne's eyes also blazed with fervent light, the very power he desired—a power that transcended everything, a power that could inflict pain on everyone.
Only when everyone experiences enough pain can the ninja world achieve true peace.
The three people in the room were all lost in their own thoughts, until—
Payne clapped his hands, his cold face expressionless, but his excitement was evident in his words.
"A very detailed explanation, and a very perfect plan, but it seems there's no need for you in this plan?"
Pain's questioning pulled Obito back to reality from his fantasy, but he didn't panic; he had anticipated all of this.
"Collecting the Tailed Beasts is not something one person can do alone; you need my help."
More importantly, only I know how to seal the Tailed Beasts into the Gedo Mazo, and only I know how to properly activate this complete ultimate weapon.
Your Rinnegan won't give you the answers to these questions.
Obito spoke with great confidence, which was precisely why he wasn't worried about Nagato abandoning him after using him.
The ultimate key to victory was shared equally between him and Nagato; without either of them, this great feat could not have been accomplished alone.
Pain and Obito stared at each other, remaining silent for a long time.
Konan stood quietly behind Payne, looking at him with concern.
Having experienced Hanzo's betrayal and the painful lessons of Yahiko's death, she was unwilling to trust someone like Uchiha Madara who lurked in the shadows.
But if Nagato makes a decision, she will definitely support him.
"Alright!" Nagato finally made a decision. "I do need someone's help."
Xiao Nan opened her mouth behind her back, but ultimately said nothing, choosing to support her silently.
The atmosphere in the room immediately relaxed, and the tense atmosphere from before was gone.
"As a gesture of goodwill for our cooperation, I will first tell you about the uses and methods of using the Gedo Mazo."
Obito spoke in a teaching tone, but the information he conveyed made Konan and Nagato behind him tremble with excitement.
"Nagato's body must be quite weak. With this news, your condition will be greatly improved."
"Is it true? The Gedo Mazo can heal Nagato's body?"
Konan stepped forward excitedly. In her opinion, nothing was more important than Nagato's health than world peace.
Obito's lips curled into a smug smile. He had grasped the other party's most pressing need and wasn't worried that the other party wouldn't take the bait.
"It's not a cure, it only provides relief."
Obito offered an explanation, not wanting to cause too much misunderstanding.
"I imagine Nagato himself understands just how terrifying the consumption of the Rinnegan is. As long as you continue to use the Rinnegan, physical weakness is inevitable."
Pain nodded, having experienced this firsthand as a user of the Rinnegan.
Even without using the Rinnegan, it constantly drains his chakra, let alone using him in battle.
Those powerful techniques all require a massive amount of chakra to activate.
"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path has one function: it can draw natural energy from the surrounding space and transform it into pure life force to alleviate the depletion of your life force. And the method of use is—"
After a long while, only Payne and Konan remained in the central tower.
"Are we really going to cooperate with him? He's hiding his true colors; I don't believe he's Uchiha Madara!"
Konan looked at Nagato, making no attempt to hide her distrust of the masked man.
"It doesn't matter, it's just mutual exploitation. What does it matter whether it's really Uchiha Madara or not?"
Payne said calmly, "As long as the information he provides is true, why not cooperate with him for our ultimate goal?"
"That Infinite Tsukuyomi? Controlling the world with illusions? Who would like such a fake world?"
Xiao Nan curled her lip in disdain. No normal person would like to be controlled.
"Heh, that's just his world peace, not mine."
Payne walked to the hole created by his Shinra Tensei and looked at the gloomy, rainy sky.
"All I want is that ultimate weapon that contains the power of the nine tailed beasts. Only with it can the whole world feel pain. Those who do not understand pain cannot understand true world peace."
As Konan watched Pain's retreating figure, she seemed to see through him Nagato's pained expression hidden behind the scenes, her eyes filled with worry.
But all she can do is contribute her own strength, just as she unconditionally supported Yahiko before, and now she unconditionally supports Nagato.
In a dense forest outside Rain Hidden Village.
The air distorted, and Obito's voice squeezed out from it.
The moment his foot touched the ground, Black Zetsu's half-black, half-white form rose from the soil beside him.
"Lord Madara, how did the talks go? Is Nagato willing to cooperate?"
Black Zetsu stared intently at Obito, making no attempt to hide his eagerness.
"Ha, pointless worry."
Obito said dismissively, his words brimming with confidence.
"If I personally take charge, how could I possibly fail?"
"Of course, congratulations on your victory, Lord Madara."
Black Zetsu was also quite pleased and flattered him without hesitation. The plan could move forward, and the day to rescue his mother would be getting closer and closer.
"I didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly. I thought Nagato wouldn't believe us."
"Then you're absolutely right, he only believed half of what we said at most."
"Ah, then why is he still willing to cooperate with us?" Black Zetsu feigned surprise, maximizing his emotional appeal.
"Although he hid it well, I could still tell that he wanted the final Ten-Tails, and had no interest in our 'Eye of the Moon' plan."
"What should we do then? The Ten-Tails is an essential part of the plan, we can't give up on it."
Obito's only remaining right eye gleamed with a look as if he were looking at an idiot.
"Idiot, just because he wants it doesn't mean I have to give it to him. In the early stages, we can cooperate because we have the same goal, but in the later stages, we will definitely fight for the spoils of victory. Besides, the Rinnegan needs to be retrieved."
The two groups hadn't even officially cooperated yet, but they had already started scheming against each other. In the original story, it was only because both sides were powerful and hiding in the shadows that such destruction occurred.
"By the way, what's the current situation in the ninja world? Could we take advantage of the chaos to capture a few tailed beasts?"
Obito turned to look at Black Zetsu; he had great faith in Zetsu's intelligence capabilities.
"Well----"
"I may have to disappoint you, but the situation in the ninja world has been largely stabilized. There are only two places where battles are still taking place."
One was Konoha and Kirigakure, but there were only small-scale conflicts left there.
One is Iwagakure and Kumogakure. Because of the Third Raikage's death, these two ninja villages will likely continue fighting for some time.
"Bang!"
Obito slammed his fist into the tree trunk in front of him, the powerful force creating a dent in the trunk.
"Damn Iwagakure, I should have recovered sooner. Now that the ninja world is gradually stabilizing, we've missed the best opportunity to strike."
Black Zetsu remained silent, simply watching Obito.
One must eat one bite at a time. Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan had only recently awakened. Although his space-time eye techniques were strange, Obito's foundation was still lacking, and he needed more time to develop.