Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World

The intricate runes reappeared on the scroll, and at the very center of the scroll, a large character "封" (seal) appeared.

Minato leaped lightly, retrieving the sealing scroll from mid-air. After retying it with a red rope, he left his Flying Thunder God mark on the scroll's surface and infused it with chakra, establishing a summoning jutsu.

If someone tries to open this scroll, the trap set on it will be activated, summoning a giant toad from Mount Myōboku.

This was also a double insurance policy Minato had taken. Even though he planned to store the scroll at Mount Myōboku, he was afraid that someone would use special means to obtain it.

Seal inside are not only those two Rinnegan eyes, but also that strange creature named Zetsu.

Konan looked at the scroll in Minato's hand with teary eyes. Nagato's departure left a void in her heart, but she felt no hatred towards Minato and Shinichi Hyuga.

She knew that Minato was forced to do this, and she could understand.

"I will make sure Nagato's body is properly cared for."

"The Rinnegan is of utmost importance, Konan. I hope you can understand."

Minato intends to personally handle Nagato's funeral arrangements, and he also understands Konan's feelings, so he offers words of comfort.

Xiao Nan opened her mouth, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word. In the end, she simply nodded silently.

Her original intention was to bury Yahiko and Nagato together, so that when she was on her deathbed, she could be buried with her two companions. However, Yahiko's body was missing, so it was obviously impossible to bury her two companions together.

Finding Yahiko's body became a knot in Konan's heart at this moment.

Shinichi Hyuga noticed Konan's hesitant expression and, after a moment's thought, understood her thoughts. However... even he wasn't confident he could find Yahiko's body, so he didn't make any promises at this point and simply kept the matter to himself.

Minato Namikaze summoned a communication frog, and after letting the frog swallow the scroll in his hand, Minato asked the communication frog to convey a message to him, explaining the importance of the scroll, and then let the communication frog leave.

Xiao Nan stared blankly at the sea where the communication frog had left.

"Xiao Nan, what are your plans for the future?"

"I promised Nagato that I would take good care of you and Amegakure."

"If you agree, I will fully support you in becoming the leader of Amegakure."

"At the same time, Konoha and Amegakure will become true allies and provide you with much-needed support."

"Whether it's weapons or supplies, I will try my best to meet your requirements."

"Of course, if you just want to live a peaceful life, I will support you."

After settling the Rinnegan, Minato asked Konan about her future plans. He was a man of his word and would not break his promise just because Nagato died.

He truly regarded Xiao Nan as his fellow disciple, and had already considered her one of his own.

However, Minato did not forget his identity as the Hokage of Konoha. When he made this suggestion, he was actually considering the interests of Konoha.

Amegakure is a small country sandwiched between many large countries. In fact, the way small countries survive is to play both sides and sway between the large countries.

However... small countries that hold this view often collapse completely after the major powers truly break off relations.

If the two great powers have truly decided to fight, they will absolutely not allow any small country to waver. In fact, Amegakure made this mistake during the Third Shinobi World War.

Trying to please both sides will only result in pleasing neither side and turning the country into a battlefield for great power rivalry.

The best way for Amegakure to protect itself is to completely side with one of the major powers and become interdependent, like lips and teeth. Only in this way can they truly have the possibility of not being invaded.

After all, attacking a small country is insignificant to a large country, but if the price of attacking a small country is to go to war with another large country, then anyone would need to think carefully about it.

Minato was furious. He planned to treat Amegakure on the same level as Uzushiogakure back then, because Konoha was powerless to protect Uzushiogakure.

However, this does not mean that the bond with Konoha is completely useless.

Although he had only spent a short time with Konan, Minato felt an inexplicable sense of trust in this strong junior sister.

"I...."

"I want to take Yahiko and Nagato's place and protect our shared treasure!"

Konan is a strong person; the deaths of her comrades have actually brought her back to Akatsuki's original intentions. Hearing this, Minato nodded and solemnly said:

"If it were you, you would definitely do a great job."

"If you need any help in the future, just let me know. Don't hesitate to ask."

Upon hearing this, Konan nodded without saying anything more, and walked somewhat absentmindedly toward the direction of Amegakure.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

The sky grew increasingly dark, and the light rain quickly turned into a downpour. Thunder rumbled in the distance, and lightning flashed across the dark horizon.

Konan disappeared into the rain, vanishing from the sight of Minato Namikaze and Shinichi Hyuga.

Watching Konan's dejected figure leave, Minato sighed softly, then exchanged a glance with Shinichi and tacitly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

Ripples spread slowly as Shinichi Hyuga and Minato disappeared, and a figure appeared silently on the sea surface as Minato and Shinichi left.

Under the rain, the newcomer wore a black raincoat, and beneath the hood was a handsome face that covered half of his cheek.

Uchiha Obito!

At this moment, Obito was in very poor condition. His three-tomoe Sharingan eyes revealed a deep sense of fatigue, and beneath the broken mask on the other side were a hideous, wrinkled face and pale eyes.

"Black Zetsu's eyes were sealed along with Nagato's..."

"That idiot!"

"The plan has been completely disrupted, and it will be incredibly difficult to regain those eyes."

"The only way is to find those tailed beasts and rely on their power to coerce Konoha into handing over the Rinnegan."

"Hum hum..."

"That's good. Without Black Zetsu watching me, I can move around much more freely!"

As he whispered, Obito Uchiha glanced silently in the direction Konan had left, and then a vortex appeared in the void, drawing Obito's figure into it.

turn out to be...

Obito Uchiha's fate was sealed by Shinichi Hyuga's attack, but Izanagi rewrote his destiny. He survived by chance and silently observed the developments on the battlefield.

Because Izanagi caused him to lose a lot of chakra, and he lost one of his Sharingan eyes, he lost his trump card for survival. Therefore, Obito dared not show himself in front of Minato and Shinichi Hyuga.

He only dared to silently observe the development of the battlefield, trying hard to think of a way to break the deadlock.

However, Shinichi and Minato never revealed any obvious weaknesses, and he dared not make any rash moves in front of them.

Obito only dared to show himself after the other party left.

After observing and reflecting for some time, Obito also made adjustments and new plans for the future.

Now that Black Zetsu is no longer watching... perhaps this is the best time for him to break free from Madara Uchiha's cursed seal!

He wanted to transform from a pawn into a true player!

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Chapter 169 The Travel and Repair Plan! (Please Subscribe)

Inside the camp, Jiraiya and the others, who were resting, were all looking anxiously in the direction of Amegakure.

When the Gedo Mazo awakened, even those dozens of miles away could clearly sense the terrifying chakra emanating from the direction of Amegakure.

The chakra exerted a strong sense of pressure on them, and Jiraiya was already quite familiar with that chakra, knowing that it was Nagato's chakra.

The moment Jiraiya sensed Nagato's chakra eruption, he vaguely realized that Minato and Shinichi had probably failed to reach an agreement with Nagato, and that a fierce battle had likely broken out between them.

The subsequent commotion from the direction of Amegakure subtly confirmed Jiraiya's suspicions. Although he wanted to return to Amegakure to stop the fighting among his fellow disciples, he managed to suppress his urge to go there, remembering that he had entrusted the "Ryōo" matter entirely to Minato.

Although Minato was his disciple, he was also the Hokage of Konoha. Since he had already chosen to let Minato handle the affairs of Amegakure and Nagato in his place, it was inconvenient for him, as the teacher, to interfere too much.

If this gets out, it will damage Minato's prestige as Hokage.

Although Jiraiya knew that Minato was a gentle person, he didn't want this incident to cause any rift between them.

To outsiders, Jiraiya may seem like a carefree and unconventional person, but in reality, his shrewdness is evident in every aspect of his life.

He won't make things difficult for Watergate, and at the same time, he can clearly state his own position.

After learning that a battle had broken out in Amegakure, the wait became extremely agonizing. Jiraiya got up and looked in the direction of Amegakure, then sat by the campfire and stared blankly at it.

He appeared extremely anxious.

Kakashi, Shisui, and the others could only silently accompany Jiraiya and wait, unable to think of any words to persuade him.

They were all teenage ninjas, while Jiraiya was a seasoned veteran of Konoha's legendary Sannin. They had no right to offer him any advice.

As the chakra emanating from the direction of Amegakure disappeared, Jiraiya's heart sank.

At the moment Nagato breathed his last, Jiraiya seemed to sense something. His heart involuntarily clenched, and an indescribable feeling of suffocation made Jiraiya pause in surprise.

This feeling only lasted for a few seconds, but Jiraiya broke out in a cold sweat and sat down on a stool, lost in thought.

Jiraiya realized something, lowered his head, and looked very unpleasant.

Before long, spatial fluctuations appeared in the open space in front of the camp. Sensing the anomaly, everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the spatial movement.

As Minato Namikaze and Shinichi Hyuga appeared before everyone, Kakashi and Guy, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately got up to greet them.

"Lord Hokage! You're back!"

"Teacher, how is it? Has everything been resolved?"

When Kai and Kakashi saw Minato and Shinichi Hyuga return unharmed, they were overjoyed. While the two impetuous guys were asking Minato about the details, Shisui quietly came to Shinichi's side, examined him with his Sharingan, and seeing that Shinichi was not injured, he smiled and patted Shinichi on the shoulder.