Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 291 Obito and Nagato

To fight against ten thousand men single-handedly—only one person in the entire history of the ninja world has ever accomplished this.

That was the only "Kage" to die in the last Shinobi World War.

The Third Raikage fought against ten thousand Iwagakure ninja alone to cover his comrades' retreat, but died from exhaustion.

It's said that one can fight against ten thousand, but in reality, there aren't that many, only around seven or eight thousand.

As for why it wasn't Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju...

That means neither of these two people has a record of making a move.

When the two were in Konoha, the ninja world was very peaceful, especially after their fight at the Valley of the End, no one came to Konoha to cause trouble.

But Yamashiro Aoba was different. He deliberately entered the ambush of the Hidden Cloud Village and single-handedly defeated the encirclement of several thousand Hidden Cloud Village troops!

Intelligence departments in each ninja village are frantically gathering detailed information about the battle.

As intelligence was continuously unearthed, details of the battle became known to various countries, and the ninja world fell into an eerie silence.

Hidden Rock Village, Earth Shadow Building.

Click!

"Bloodline elimination?!"

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, looked at the intelligence report in his hand and was so shocked that he strained his back again.

"Besides Iwagakure's Dust Release, a second Kekkei Tota has appeared in the ninja world?!"

The Hidden Stone Village possesses very detailed information regarding the Battle of Thunder Valley.

After all, the Cloud Village is an old rival, and both sides have their own spies.

Rōshi and the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki have fought before. The Four-Tails' Lava Release doesn't have such terrifying temperatures. The lava that even the Eight-Tails fears can only be a Kekkei Tota, which is stronger than a Kekkei Genkai!

Onoki's face was extremely grim. "Yamashiro Aoba!"

They originally thought that Yamashiro Aoba would need at least several more years to grow, but it turned out that it didn't take that long at all, causing their plans to be aborted prematurely.

"Pass down the order! All Iwagakure ninjas on missions who encounter Yamashiro Aoba are permitted to abandon their missions without punishment!"

Just then, another message arrived: Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, had been attacked and was now missing, which nearly made Onoki cough up blood.

Sunagakure Village, Kazekage's office.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, looked at the intelligence report and felt a sense of relief.

It's not that he's too weak, but that this guy is really very strong.

The reaction from Kirigakure was the most subtle. After learning the news, Genji simply smiled meaningfully and then looked at Mei Terumi beside him.

"It seems my judgment was indeed correct."

Mei Terumi didn't speak, but a very complex light flashed in her beautiful eyes.

The Land of Hot Springs, a valley shrouded in thick fog year-round.

After several days of searching, Orochimaru finally found the burial place of the two brothers, Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

Orochimaru stood in front of the two mounds of earth, his expression complex.

It's worth noting that Golden Horn and Silver Horn were very famous figures back then, but it's unexpected that they ended up buried in such a neglected place.

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"Life is so fragile!"

However, just as Orochimaru was about to break open the graveyard, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he abruptly turned around.

"Hehehe—since you've followed me all this way, why bother hiding?"

Orochimaru's hoarse, cold voice echoed through the empty canyon.

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly swept his wide sleeves.

Hidden Shadows, Many Snake Hands!

Several black snakes suddenly shot out from Orochimaru's sleeves, flying like arrows towards the back of a huge rock not far away.

boom!

Amidst the shattering of the rock wall and the flying debris, a white figure leaped out of the explosion and landed steadily opposite Orochimaru.

It was Jiraiya.

"Yo, Orochimaru, long time no see."

Although Jiraiya wore his signature frivolous smile, there was no hint of amusement in his eyes.

Orochimaru didn't seem surprised when he saw the newcomer. He stuck out his tongue, washed his face, and revealed his signature smile.

"I thought it was someone else, but it's you, you idiot. What's wrong? Instead of spying on women's bathhouses all over the ninja world, you've got time to come catch up with me?"

Jiraiya ignored Orochimaru's taunts. His light passed over Orochimaru and landed on the figures behind him.

A silver-haired kid wearing round-framed glasses was scrutinizing him with a seemingly gentle but actually indifferent gaze.

That's Yakushi Kabuto.

Beside Kabuto stood three ninjas dressed in black cloaks.

Although they wore masks, the crimson three-tomoe Sharingan eyes in the eye holes of the masks were particularly dazzling in the dim canyon!

"An Uchiha?!" Jiraiya's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Orochimaru, what are you plotting?"

Jiraiya took a deep breath and questioned in a deep voice.

The meaning of "you all" in this sentence is very clear.

Orochimaru understood, of course.

If Jiraiya could track people down this way, then he must have found out quite a bit.

However, Orochimaru did not answer.

He simply tilted his head, observing Jiraiya with great interest, having learned about Jiraiya's fate from Aoba.

Jiraiya frowned and continued, "You did this on purpose, didn't you? Why did you use Danzo to escape Konoha?"

"besides----"

"What's going on with that person next to Tsunade?!"

"Jiraiya, you're still the same as before, always asking pointless questions."

Orochimaru chuckled hoarsely. "Didn't you already find out?"

Jiraiya's expression changed, and he said in disbelief, "Orochimaru, could it be that you have really—"

An underground space.

"Hello, something terrible has happened!"

A white figure emerged from the wall, wearing the White Zetsu's signature eerie smile.

Obito's Sharingan, hidden behind a hole in his mask, flickered slightly, giving White Zetsu a cold glance, devoid of any emotion—

fluctuation.

"Obito, Konoha has made its move."

Bai Jue twisted his neck, his tone filled with barely concealed excitement.

"The Uchiha clan has issued a statement officially removing your name from the Uchiha clan genealogy and revoking your Uchiha surname."

"Not only that, they also issued the highest bounty on you in the entire ninja world's underground black market, in the name of the Uchiha clan!"

At this point, White Zetsu paused deliberately and waved a finger in front of Obito.

"Guess how much the bounty is?"

Obito remained silent, as if listening to something that had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that Obito wasn't cooperating, White Zetsu curled his lip in boredom and revealed the answer himself.

"Three billion taels!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, 3.8 billion! That breaks the record for the highest amount ever recorded in the underground black market. Even Yamashiro Aoba's head isn't worth as much as yours!"

"Congratulations, Obito! You're now the most valuable head in the entire ninja world!"

Obito appeared unmoved by White Zetsu's teasing, but a closer look would reveal that his hands, hidden beneath his robes, were clenched into tight fists.

Three billion taels.

The Uchiha clan really went all out.

However, Obito had long since stopped caring about the Uchiha surname.

From the moment Rin died, Obito Uchiha was already dead.

He is now an Avenger who exists to create a world with Rin.

The Uchiha clan's expulsion? He scoffed.

The problem is, his identity has been completely exposed!

He has always operated within the Akatsuki organization under the alias "Uchiha Madara".

The name itself is very intimidating.

What's even more damning is that the intelligence report not only revealed his true identity, but also exposed his Mangekyou Sharingan abilities. Except for the time limit, which was not yet revealed, everything else was described almost exactly.

"That bastard, Yamashiro Aoba!"

Obito gritted his teeth inwardly.

It's obvious that such detailed information must have been leaked to the Uchiha by that bastard Yamashiro Aoba!

It's unbelievable! He's clearly not an Uchiha, yet he understands the Sharingan better than anyone else, and he saw through his eye technique after only a few exchanges.

Moreover, this man was practically his destined nemesis!

Every plan, every action, always escapes his control in the most bizarre way, as long as Yamashiro Aoba is present.

Just as Obito was burning with rage, ripples appeared on the wall again, and Black Zetsu's dark figure slowly emerged, attaching itself to the other half of White Zetsu.

"I have even worse news than the bounty."

Obito took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and asked coldly, "What happened now?"

"The Seven-Tails of Takigakure has gone missing."

Black Zetsu slowly said, "Not only that, according to the information sent back by our White Zetsu clone in Iwagakure, Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, was also attacked by an unknown force not long ago, and his whereabouts are currently unknown."

What?!

Obito suddenly raised his head, and his scarlet Sharingan abruptly contracted.

The Seven-Tails and the Five-Tails have both gone missing?

"Who did this?"

Obito's voice became extremely solemn.

The Tailed Beasts are the core of the Eye of the Moon Project. The Akatsuki organization hasn't even officially started collecting the Tailed Beasts yet, and someone has already gotten there first?

"Although there is no conclusive evidence, considering recent indications—"

Black Zetsu paused, a deep sense of apprehension in his voice, "I suspect it was Yamashiro Aoba who did it."

"Yamashiro Aoba?"

Obito was taken aback. "Why is it him again? Why is he capturing a tailed beast? Doesn't Konoha already have the Nine-Tails?"

"That's exactly what I'm most worried about."

Black Zetsu's voice was deep.

"Yamashiro Aoba is too strange. He mastered the Bloodline Limit of Bloodline Elimination through research alone, and he seems to be consciously collecting the chakra of the Tailed Beasts."

"Judging from his previous actions, he may have already discovered some secrets of the Tailed Beasts."

Black Zetsu harbors a deeper fear within him.

He has lived for over a thousand years, secretly manipulating the history of the entire ninja world in order to revive his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki.

This time, we are arguably closest to success.

With the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails summoned, all that's left is to retrieve the Tailed Beasts so that Infinite Tsukuyomi can be used to rescue Mother.

But then came an "anomaly" like Yamashiro Aoba, the last person to leave him speechless like this was Senju Hashirama.

Hashirama can be considered the strongest reincarnation of Ashura.

Even Madara Uchiha, who had awakened the Eternal Eye, couldn't defeat him.

Although it is not yet certain whether Yamashiro Aoba knew about the existence of the Ten-Tails or the ultimate goal of the Eye of the Moon Plan.

But it's better to be safe than sorry.

Given that man's terrifying insight and scientific research capabilities, if he were allowed to continue researching the tailed beast chakra, who could guarantee that he wouldn't follow the clues and discover the secrets of chakra?

If Aoba Yamashiro really knows the Ten-Tails' secret, then their plan will be in danger.

"This person is too dangerous," Black Zetsu said quietly.

"Yamashiro Aoba————"

Obito clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh.

This man was like an insurmountable mountain, blocking his way and constantly sabotaging his plans.

No, we have to find a way to get rid of him!

"Project Eye of the Moon — it needs to be accelerated."

Inside the tallest steel tower in the center of Amegakure Village.

Nagato's emaciated body sat quietly inside the enormous mechanical device, his back riddled with black rods, like a puppet nailed to an iron chair.

He was holding a scroll of information he had obtained from the underground black market, which contained detailed information about Obito Uchiha's identity.

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"As expected—what Yamashiro Aoba said was true."

Deep within Nagato's eyes surged extremely complex emotions: shock, anger, pain, and—a hint of self-mocking sorrow.

At that moment, he completely believed what Yamashiro Aoba had told him.

He slowly closed his eyes, and memories surged forth like a flood breaking through a dam.

He recalled his childhood and the day his parents died tragically.

That was during the Second Shinobi World War, when two Konoha ninja broke into their home.

At that time, the family of three had clearly hidden themselves, and as long as they did not resist, the two Konoha ninjas would leave after searching their belongings.

However, his parents did something extremely strange and unusual.

They rushed out like madmen to attack the two Konoha ninjas!

The result was predictable: the parents were killed on the spot.

In his extreme grief and anger, he awakened the power of the Rinnegan and killed the two Konoha ninjas.

Previously, Nagato had always believed that it was a great sacrifice made by his parents to protect him.

But now, when he re-examines that memory with the light of absolute rationality, he finds it strange in every aspect.

That kind of illogical suicide behavior is not something a normal person would do; it's more like—their mind has been forcibly controlled!

Those who control them have only one goal.

That is to use the death of his parents to strongly stimulate his emotions, thereby awakening his two Rinnegan!

He, Nagato, was merely a temporary vessel used to contain the power of the Rinnegan.

A consumable item intended for use in the future to revive Madara Uchiha using the Rinne Rebirth Technique!

"Uchiha Madara————"

Nagato suddenly opened his eyes and let out a low, cold laugh, a laugh filled with mockery of fate.

He slowly raised his withered right hand, trembling as he reached towards his left eye.

Since these eyes are shackles imposed on him by others, he will gouge them out himself!

However, just as Nagato's fingertips were about to touch his eyeball...

hum!

An invisible force suddenly erupted from his heart, instantly engulfing his entire body.

Nagato's body stiffened abruptly, and all his muscles completely lost control at that moment.

He was frozen in place, his fingers hovering only half an inch from his eyeballs, unable to move an inch further.

Moreover, even the thought of suicide was forcibly suppressed in his mind by some force.

"Well----"

Nagato let out a painful groan, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Sure enough!

Nagato felt a chill in her heart.

As soon as he has the thought of removing his Rinnegan or committing suicide, his body will immediately become rigid and out of control.

He doesn't even have the power to control his own life and death!

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