A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

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After releasing Asma from the Kotoamatsukami state, Yang Lei set off again without spending much time chatting with him.

The main problem is that I don't know what to say.

As mentioned before, Danzo is still a high-ranking member of Konoha Village, no matter what.

But Yang Lei killed him right in front of Asma. How could Asma face him?

Arrest Yang Lei?

Putting aside the question of whether he could win or not, Asma was genuinely reluctant to part with Yang Lei. He had been calling him his son for six or seven years and truly treated Yang Lei as his own. Otherwise, the third generation wouldn't have called him up on several occasions when discussing matters concerning Yang Lei.

The third generation knew his son better than his father, and dared not go around Yang Lei's affairs, fearing that if Asma found out, he would run away from the village again, and whether he would ever see his son again in his lifetime would truly be unknown.

It's clear how genuine and deep Asma's feelings for Yang Lei are. After all, this man is already in his thirties and doesn't even have a girlfriend, let alone any offspring.

Asuma's only descendant, Konohamaru, had become quite estranged due to the years they hadn't seen each other. It seemed that Asuma could only find solace in Yang Lei's presence as a father.

So, in order to avoid making things awkward for both of them, Yang Lei had no choice but to set off quickly.

Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to take Danzo's arm full of Sharingan with him.

Danzo's right arm was where Hashirama Senju's cells were transplanted, and his entire arm turned into a wooden shape, which looked quite frightening. If you add a full twelve Sharingan eyes to that, it would be truly disgusting.

Yang Lei took Danzo's right arm for two reasons: first, the Sharingan on it was all three-tomoe, which was very valuable for collection; second, he wanted to use this arm, which contained Hashirama cells, to nurture Shisui's right Mangekyou Sharingan.

Because Danzo used Kotoamatsukami on Asuma, Shisui's right Mangekyou Sharingan was temporarily closed. Unless it was warmed by Hashirama cells, the cooling time would be at least ten years.

Yang Lei has Hashirama cells. No, his cells are far more powerful than Hashirama Senju's. He not only inherited the Sage Mode physique from Ashura of the Senju clan from Hashirama, but also the Sage Mode physique from Ashura of the Uzumaki clan from Naruto. In other words, Yang Lei's Sage Mode physique is the most complete.

But he wouldn't harm his own body just to nurture someone else's kaleidoscope. So, wouldn't Danzo's arm be the best choice?

Furthermore, by taking that arm with him, he could prevent the village from having such thoughts. Otherwise, if another guy with arms full of Sharingan appeared, just thinking about it would be a headache; it's disgusting.

In the end, Yang Lei has eliminated the future troubles once and for all. At least as long as no one talks about it, Sasuke will not know about Danzo's disgusting deeds.

"only."

Thinking of Sasuke, Yang Lei frowned and muttered to himself, "If I want to go back to the village, Danzo's disgusting deeds will have to be exposed."

Doesn't he know what kind of treatment he would receive if he killed Danzo?

He might not have thought of it at first, but if he still didn't understand after Danzo took the initiative to explain it to him, he would really be an idiot.

However, Yang Lei quickly came up with a solution. It was simple: when he wanted to return to the village, he could expose all of Danzo's misdeeds over the years. Not only would he no longer be a sinner, but he would become a hero of the village. Shouldn't that be right?

There's just one problem: collecting evidence is quite troublesome. Yang Lei only knows some things about Danzo, including his connections with Orochimaru and Hanzo. Since Hanzo is already dead, only Orochimaru might still have some of Danzo's contact letters.

"I hope Danzo was involved in the Konoha collapse plan. And Orochimaru, you'd better keep those pieces of evidence, otherwise..."

In the end, Yang Lei could only make this hope, otherwise he would truly become a sinner.

Because it was too difficult to obtain evidence from Itachi's side regarding the annihilation of the Uchiha clan, otherwise Itachi wouldn't have had to bear such a bad reputation for so many years.

Becoming a sinner or a traitor is not important; what matters is that he wants to go back to the village to marry his beautiful, rich, and beautiful wife and his concubine.

Ideally, he could become a hero, so that with his halo, he could truly marry both girls.

However, if he cannot erase the mark of the traitorous ninja from his body, he will not be able to marry either of them, let alone marry two.

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On this day, a minor incident occurred in the ninja world. According to an announcement issued by Konoha Village, twelve-year-old genin Yang Lei was designated as an S-rank rogue ninja for killing Danzo, a high-ranking official of the village. He was to be captured alive by Konoha Village and would receive a reward of five million ryo. However, if the body was captured, even if it was intact, the reward would only be one million ryo.

Chapter 206

"Konoha Village did just that, what idiots!"

0192 Xiao's Actions!

"Konoha did exactly that. What idiots!"

Inside Xiao's headquarters, all the members were gathered together; none of them went out on missions alone.

At that moment, looking at the information in his hand, he heard Hidan shouting loudly, sneering, "Do they really think that the three great ninja villages would start a war over a child?"

"It's not just about a child."

Beside him, Kakuzu, Hidan's teammate, snorted and corrected him, "He's a little monster who can kill Danzo, break through the Root members' encirclement, and even has the Sage's Eyes."

Even so.

Meanwhile, Deidara waved his hand and interjected, saying, "The three great ninja villages won't go to war either, because the villagers can't possibly agree with such a self-evident reason, and the daimyo of each country are even less likely to agree. To be honest, all the three great ninja villages can do is 'put pressure' on them. Whether they can force that brat named Yang Lei to leave the village depends on whether the people of Konoha will cooperate."

“Now it seems,” Scorpion chimed in, not to be outdone, “that the people of Konoha Village are very cooperative, especially Danzo. He was wise all his life but made a foolish mistake. He not only lost his own life but also caused a genius to be lost forever.”

“We have to thank Sunagakure for their cooperation,” Itachi Uchiha said coldly, a slight twitch appearing on his usually stern face. “If it weren’t for Sunagakure’s ‘kind’ reminder, Konoha wouldn’t have been able to prepare in advance. Perhaps this wouldn’t have happened in Konoha, which is much more harmonious than other ninja villages.”

"Once Konoha withstands the pressure, the three great ninja villages will be helpless. They may talk a big game, but with the Third Shinobi World War only recently concluded, none of them dare to start a war lightly."

At this point, Itachi's heart ached, and he deeply regretted going back when he had nothing better to do. He could have just dealt with the mission haphazardly. Now, a senior member of the village had been forced to leave and even made an irreparable mistake.

But...?

Why do I feel a little happy?

Itachi frowned, and suddenly a feeling of joy arose in his heart. As clever as he was, he quickly realized that he did not hate Konoha Village, and even loved his village very much, otherwise he would not have done what he did back then.

However, he had absolutely no approval of Danzo, and even hated him to the point of madness.

Now, although it is still painful to see such a genius leave Konoha, Danzo's death has freed the hatred in his heart, and he feels a sense of relief. His love for Konoha is now completely unblemished.

The conclusion drawn from Xiaoxing's words is that, despite the arrogant demeanor of the three great ninja villages, they shamelessly tried to force Konoha to hand over the genius who had awakened the Sage Eyes.

In reality, the three great ninja villages couldn't actually pose a threat; they could only use words to put pressure on Konoha. Once Konoha couldn't withstand the pressure, it would do what they wanted to see.

For example, because Sunagakure inadvertently informed Konoha in advance, the Third Hokage chose the most ideal response. However, Danzo took the risk of his own life to create complications, forcing Konoha to issue an arrest warrant for Yang Lei and label him a rogue ninja.

Thus, Akatsuki and the three great ninja villages achieved their goal perfectly. Now it was just a matter of who had the greater ability to win over this genius.

“Itachi.”

At this moment, Pain, the nominal leader, finally spoke, interrupting the chatter and issuing orders. The first person he addressed was Itachi. He said, "You and Kisame should change your activity area to the Land of Lightning. Keep an eye on the whereabouts of that genius named Yang Lei, and also on whether the Hidden Cloud Village is making any moves."

"Deidara, Scorpion, you two go to the Land of Fire and see if you can find Yang Lei and try to recruit him. If he has already left the Land of Fire, then keep an eye on Konoha Village's movements on the way."

"Kakuzu, Hidan, your mission is to gather information about Yang Lei and be ready to make contact at any time."

Nagato's arrangement was very clear: apart from Kakuzu, none of the four members of the two teams had any chance to come into contact with their own villages, precisely because he was afraid that they would betray him in front of a genius like Yang Lei.

The human heart is the most unpredictable thing, let alone the heart of a ninja.

Despite the fact that everyone present was a rogue ninja, including some who had done things that could not be undone, such as Itachi and Sasori, Nagato still dared not trust them.

That's true. If we could really trust each other, Xiao's actions wouldn't have turned into a team-based approach.

While teaming up can make operations safer, the most important thing is that a two-person team can monitor each other. For example, if Kisame hadn't been with him, Itachi could have pretended not to have seen Yang Lei's Rinnegan, and none of this would have happened later.

Faced with Nagato's arrangement, they didn't say anything, just nodded and went to take their mission.

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"Nagato, is this news true?"

Not long after dawn, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Pain. He addressed Pain by the name Nagato, indicating that he knew Nagato was the true body.

"Spot? What brings you here?"

Nagato also 'knew' the identity of the person in front of him; he was none other than 'Uchiha Madara'.

"I just want to know the real information about that guy named Yang Lei. Did he really awaken the Rinnegan?"

'Ban' sounded quite surprised.

Not only him, but also Jue, who appeared next, looked surprised. Bai Jue exclaimed, "Speaking of which, if he really has the Rinnegan, then wouldn't that be..."

"Shut up."

The other half of Black Zetsu knew what White Zetsu was going to say next, and quickly shouted, thinking that if he were to blurt out that the Rinnegan evolved from the Sharingan, Nagato would probably become suspicious.

If Nagato were to find out that all of his tragic misfortunes were caused by Madara Uchiha, would he still continue to act according to their plan?

Especially his Black Zetsu plan, which absolutely cannot fail, otherwise, he really doesn't know if he will still have a chance to succeed.

The masked man in front of him, whose real name was Uchiha Madara but was actually Uchiha Obito, glanced at White Zetsu and was startled, but he didn't show it. Instead, he pretended that nothing had happened and spoke to Nagato again, "Nagato, what do you plan to do?"

Nagato seemed genuinely oblivious to White Zetsu's unusual behavior, and, controlling Pain, replied expressionlessly, "I want to recruit Yang Lei. Once he accepts our philosophy, the collection of the tailed beasts can begin ahead of schedule."

"We don't even need tailed beasts. The power of me and him alone is enough to threaten the great powers. With this as an opportunity, we can gradually lead the world onto the path of peace."

Nagato's ideal has always been to bring true peace to the world. However, unlike before, when he wanted to use a policy of appeasement, he now wants to use overwhelming power to intimidate the world and force it to embrace peace.

"No."

Unexpectedly, Obito shook his head repeatedly and said, "He must die, because this world doesn't need two pairs of Sage's Eyes!"

Chapter 207

0193 Yang Lei's Goals

"This world doesn't need two pairs of immortal eyes."

Obito looked at Pain, or rather, Nagato, who came after Pain.

"Nagato."

He pointed to a creature in the cave and said, "That's the Gedo Mazo, which you summoned with your Rinnegan. After research, we know that it can seal tailed beasts, so..."

At this point, Obito suddenly stopped talking, but Nagato understood what he wanted to express.

Nagato intended to seal the nine tailed beasts with the Gedo Mazo and then create tailed beast weapons to deter nations from easily waging war, thus bringing a distorted peace to the world.

But what if Yang Lei finds out the function of the Outer Path Demon Statue? Would he use it as his weapon?

Moreover, compared to Yang Lei, Nagato is no longer young, and his body is gradually weakening, so he will definitely die before Yang Lei.

After Nagato dies, Yang Lei will be the only one with the Rinnegan left in the world. At that time, the use of the Gedo Mazo will depend entirely on Yang Lei's will.

Even now, Nagato doesn't know that his Rinnegan was given to him by Madara Uchiha, or at least that it was Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan. So at this moment, he can't help but worry that his Rinnegan will disappear forever because of his death, just like the Sage of Six Paths, after whom no Rinnegan has appeared in the world.

When that time truly comes, there will probably be nothing in the world that can stop Yang Lei's will.

"Perhaps that's really the case."

After a moment, Pain spoke again, saying, "Then, Zetsu, you will convey the new instructions. Change the order to recruit to kill."

"I see."

Zetsu nodded, splitting into two into White Zetsu and Black Zetsu. They exchanged a glance, with Black Zetsu giving White Zetsu a warning look. After White Zetsu gave them an understanding look, they disappeared into the cave together.

"I should get ready too."

Seeing that Nagato had accepted his suggestion, Obito nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave. After all, it was the Rinnegan, and he certainly couldn't let it fall into someone else's hands.

Nagato didn't know the origin of the Rinnegan, but Obito got concrete information from Madara that the Rinnegan evolved from the Sharingan. Plus, he was missing his left eye, so if he could get Yang Lei's Rinnegan, it would be a significant help.

After all, he will likely have to fight Nagato again in the future, and not having the power of the Rinnegan would be a huge disadvantage.

Why might Obito fight Nagato?

Because their ideologies differed. Nagato believed that Obito shared the same ideals, that collecting the tailed beasts was intended to create a deterrent force and prevent war from ever happening again in the world.

However, Obito's real goal was the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Of course, Obito only learned about Infinite Tsukuyomi from Madara, but he didn't know what the real purpose of Infinite Tsukuyomi was. He thought he could use the Ten-Tails and the moon to create a new world. How naive he was.

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Let's look at the other side.

"We've arrived in the Land of Waves again."

After saying goodbye to Asma, Yang Lei traveled at a brisk pace. At his current speed, the journey that used to take two days was now completed in less than a night.

Because it was late at night, the entire Land of Waves was quiet, with only the rustling sound of the cool sea breeze blowing through the leaves.

"It's so quiet."

Taking a deep breath, Yang Lei couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, feeling as if his mind and body had suddenly been purified.

He had just experienced a major battle not long ago, and only now could he finally relax. He felt a sense of relief and slowly walked to the bridgehead, sat down, and looked at the dark sea in the distance. Suddenly, he had a negative feeling of wanting to retreat.

It's not exactly being passive, but rather not wanting to experience war again. It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm just wondering if it's possible to live a more peaceful life.

Why must there be so much conflict between people?

After a long while, Yang Lei couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. He was not a philosopher, nor did he understand any philosophy. In his previous life, he hadn't even been in school for long, dropping out before graduating from elementary school. What insights could he possibly have?