Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

In an unknown cave.

Madara Uchiha slowly woke up.

"Lord Ban, you're finally awake." Bai Zetsu said excitedly.

Madara Uchiha coughed twice, slowly got up, and still felt a throbbing pain in his heart.

"Lord Madara, what exactly happened back then?"

Black Zetsu asked anxiously, eager to know information about Nara Shikatoki.

Originally, it was thought that Madara Uchiha would be able to kill Nara Shikato, but who would have thought that even Madara Uchiha could not defeat Nara Shikato.

Even if Madara Uchiha's Sharingan isn't his own now, and he's old, Shikatoki Nara isn't that old either!

Black Zetsu, who already considered Nara Shikatoki a major threat, has once again raised the level of threat Shikatoki poses!

"I have to think of a way! I can't let him interfere with my resurrection of my mother!" Black Zetsu secretly plotted in his heart.

Madara Uchiha, on the other hand, was reviewing the entire battle.

Especially the moment when Susanoo disappeared.

He quickly checked the chakra in his body and soon discovered the problem.

"I see!"

"Does Lord Madara know what's going on?" Black Zetsu asked expectantly.

"That brat used some unknown power to pierce my eyes, then sealed the connection between the Uchiha bloodline and the Sharingan, making it impossible to activate the Sharingan!" Madara Uchiha said, glancing towards Konoha. "He seems quite familiar with the Uchiha bloodline?!"

"Could it be that he's been researching the Uchiha clan of Konoha?!"

If only Shikatoki knew what Madara Uchiha was thinking.

I must say it.

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"There is indeed information about sealing techniques. It is said that during World War II, Nara Shikatoki directly sealed the One-Tailed Beast. Sealing techniques are powerful. As for unknown powers, there is no information." Black Zetsu shook his head to indicate that he did not know.

White Zetsu directly stood up for Madara Uchiha.

"That brat's ninjutsu is too underhanded! He can seal the Sharingan and reflect damage with his shadow—who can beat him?!"

Black Zetsu nodded in deep agreement.

Madara Uchiha, on the other hand, remained calm. "Losing is losing, there's nothing to complain about! I didn't expect that besides Hashirama, another interesting opponent would appear in this ninja world. It's just a pity that my body is too old, and the Rinnegan is in Nagato's body."

"Lord Madara, what should we do now?" Black Zetsu asked.

"Let's put the Nara deer incident on hold for now!"

Madara Uchiha already knew that, given his current condition, he was unable to kill the Nara Shika.

There's absolutely no need to fight this to the death.

"We should prioritize the Eye of the Moon plan and try to avoid the Nara Deer Time."

"What about Nagato's side..."

"Let's wait and see. We'll see if Nara Shikatoki is really after the Rinnegan."

After speaking, Madara Uchiha fell asleep again to begin recuperating.

On the other side, after some time, the deer finally met Nagato and the others.

"Yo~! Long time no see!"

Lu Shi reached out to greet him.

Although they had only met once, Yahiko recognized Shikatoki the moment he saw him. "Brother Shikatoki!"

The three of them ran over.

Shikatoki glanced around. "Jiraiya's gone?"

The three of them felt a little sad upon hearing this. "Jiraiya-sensei said that he has taught us everything he could, and we need to walk the rest of the road on our own."

"Too."

"Is Brother Shikatoki here to see Jiraiya-sensei?" Yahiko asked, puzzled.

Shika shook his head. "I'm here to see Nagato."

"Looking for Nagato?"

Upon hearing this, Nagato raised his head in confusion, revealing his Rinnegan.

"Holy crap! Rinnegan!"

Kurama jumped up in fright and instantly appeared next to Nagato, his vertical pupils staring intently into those eyes.

"Kid! Where did you get those eyes?"

Nagato was startled by Kurama and took a big step back.

"I was born with it."

"Born with superhuman eyes, could you be the person the old man was talking about?!"

Kurama looked agitated, and Shika grabbed it, saying, "It's not Nagato."

"But!"

What else did the Nine Lamas want to say?

Shika said softly, "Those eyes belong to Uchiha Madara."

"What the hell?!"

Nine-Lama was furious!

He wanted to ask for clarification, but looking at the people around him, Nine Lamas held back.

"Let me introduce you, this is my good friend, you can call it..."

"Just call me Ninth Master."

When Kurama interrupted the deer, he also gave himself a super seniority!

"Greetings, Ninth Master!"

The three were very polite.

Xiao Nan slowly walked over. "Ninth Master, may I touch you?"

Kurama paused, looked at the expectant Konan, and reluctantly nodded, "Just one touch!"

Xiao Nan gave a big smile. "Thank you, Ninth Master."

They seemed to be getting along well.

Deer looked at Nagato.

"Nagato, I want to know, can you generate a large amount of Yin-Yang Release chakra using the Rinnegan?" Shikatoki asked expectantly.

"What is Yin-Yang Release?" Nagato asked, puzzled.

"Didn't Jiraiya teach you that?"

"No!"

"I really am!" Nara Shikatoki really wanted to teach Jiraiya a lesson right now.

You have the Rinnegan, so you won't use Yin-Yang Release, huh?

However, it's understandable, as Jiraiya genuinely didn't understand the Rinnegan.

"Yin Dun is the Yin power that governs the spiritual energy of imagination, creating form from nothingness."

"For example, our Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique and other ninjutsu all use Yin Release."

"Yang Escape is the power of Yang, which originates from the body's energy and governs life, giving life to form."

"The most typical example is medical ninjutsu, most of which are based on Yang Release."

"You can experience it for yourself."

Lu Shi summoned a shadow, while the other side used the Palm Immortal Technique.

Nagato's Rinnegan allowed him to see the flow of energy within very clearly.

After several attempts, a small number of Yin-Yang Escape techniques actually appeared.

"How much Yin-Yang Release chakra can you generate?!"

"How much does Brother Lu want?"

"a lot of!"

Nagato tried it out, then shook his head. "It's probably because I'm still young and can't fully control the Rinnegan. I feel like it's very difficult for me to develop it."

Lu Shi also calmed down.

Nagato's Rinnegan was not his own after all.

It's already quite remarkable that they can use it even with the physique of the Uzumaki clan.

Demanding a large amount of Yin-Yang Release chakra is indeed asking too much of a man.

"Sorry, I couldn't help Brother Lu Shi."

Shika patted Nagato's head. "It's okay, this isn't your fault."

"If you want a lot of Yin-Yang Release chakra, I actually know where to get it," Kurama suddenly said.

"You know?"

"Of course! And I know two more ways!"

Nine Lama proudly raised his head.

"You knew that, but you didn't tell me?!"

"Hey, you brat Shikatoshi! Are you trying to play the victim here?! You never even told me you were looking for Yin-Yang Release chakra!"

"Didn't I say that?"

Lu Shi scratched his head guiltily.

"Hmph! I'm very unhappy right now, and when I'm unhappy, I tend to forget things easily!"

Although he knew that Nine-Lama was just putting on an act, Lu Shi still slid down to his knees and rubbed Nine-Lama's back, asking, "How's the pressure, Ninth Master?"

"Good, a little higher."

Yahiko and the other two couldn't help but laugh as they watched Shikatoki and Kurama interact.

I always thought that a famous ninja like Nara Shikatoki must be very aloof.

Now it seems that Lu Shi is very gentle and quite interesting.

This also brought the four of them closer together.

"Deer boy, someone's coming! This aura sounds like that Hanzo!" Kurama exclaimed.

Shikatoki instantly dropped his playful grin and said seriously to Yahiko, "You three hide. Don't come out unless I tell you to!"

"Hanzo, is that the Hanzo-sama from Kumogakure?!" Yahiko's eyes held a hint of admiration.

At this point in time, Yahiko still had a good impression of Hanzo, after all, Hanzo had indeed protected the Land of Rain during the Second Shinobi World War.

"That's right."

"Can we meet?!" Yahiko asked expectantly.

Shikatoki sternly refused, saying, "Yahiko, there aren't many good people among these high-ranking political figures. Jiraiya also said that Nagato's eyes shouldn't be shown to others easily."

When Nagato was involved, Yahiko's intelligence returned, and he nodded seriously, "I understand, Shikatoki-nii!"

Yahiko and the other two hid.

Lu Shi then sat in place with the Nine Lamas and waited.

A moment later.

Hanzo, accompanied by a number of ninjas, quickly approached.

"Lord Hanzo, how have you been?" Shikatoki greeted him with a smile.

Hanzo was extremely impolite.

"Nara Shikatoki! Who was that Uchiha you were fighting?! What exactly is that fox of yours?! Who are you looking for in the Land of Rain?! If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I won't let you leave so easily!"