Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

Chapter 90 Reclaiming the Legacy Belonging to the Uzumaki Clan

The "secret base of Amegakure" has left, and there is no trace of them within a ten-kilometer radius.

A familiar voice rang in Xiao Nan's ears, breaking the deathly silence in the base.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure that looked exactly like Nagato appear out of thin air. However, this "Nagato" was completely different from the Nagato who was sitting in a wheelchair at the moment.

The Nagato in the wheelchair was emaciated, with several menacing black rods stuck in his back. His once vibrant red hair now only retained a faint red at the crown, the ends almost entirely gray, as if time had drained all its vitality. The newly appeared Nagato, on the other hand, had a ruddy complexion, a tall and upright figure, and his red hair was like a burning flame, dazzlingly red, every strand radiating vibrant life.

Xiao Nan showed no surprise, as if she had expected this. She crossed her arms and looked between the two long gates with interest, saying, "Those two really didn't notice."

Her tone carried a hint of playfulness, which made her completely different from Konan in general, and it was only when she was alone with Nagato that she revealed this.

"I've said it before... my clone ninjutsu is very special. It comes from the power of the Rinnegan, and they simply can't detect it."

The newly appeared Nagato, or more accurately, Nagato's true form, explained as he slowly walked to Nagato's side in the wheelchair. His footsteps echoed in the empty base. As he approached, the gaunt figure in the wheelchair began to become transparent, as if dissolved by an invisible force, and finally disappeared completely into the air, leaving only an empty wheelchair.

This is the Nen ability of one of the Six Paths clones, the Human Path Hua Shidou Lang—Double Body. In a sense, it can also be considered the power of the Rinnegan. It is completely different from other clone techniques such as Shadow Clone and Wood Clone. It is a real physical clone that is no different from the original body.

It won't turn into smoke when touched, and it might even bleed if injured. It can exist indefinitely as long as the Nen is not released.

If the two stood together, even if the Hyuga clan activated their Byakugan for close observation, they would only mistake them for twins with strikingly similar appearances.

Unless Nagato reveals it himself, no one will be able to tell.

Even if they are real freckles, it's the same.

Konan walked over and stood close to Nagato. She looked up at him, blinked, and her long eyelashes cast a small shadow in the lamplight. She asked, "So... our goal is the Book of Seals?"

"Yes and no."

Nagato's use of the "Book of Seals" as a pretext was not merely a pretext. First of all, Nagato wanted to take the Book of Seals, but his purpose was certainly not just for a mere Book of Seals.

There are so many good things in Konoha Village, how can one scroll be enough? It wouldn't even cover the interest, even if it records all the research results of the Second Hokage.

The Konoha ninja killed Nagato's parents, and the Amegakure village where Nagato grew up suffered from war and displacement. In addition, Yahiko, Nagato's best friend, was responsible for the death of his close friend.

On a side note... Nagato's Uzumaki clan was wiped out by a coalition of other major ninja villages because they failed to receive aid from Konoha. Interestingly, the Uzumaki clan's powerful sealing techniques ended up in Konoha.

His clan was wiped out, his parents were killed, and his best friend was murdered.

In other novels, Nagato would be the perfect protagonist template, while Konoha would be the villainous boss.

It can be said that there is an absolutely irreconcilable possibility between Nagato and Konoha, so whether it is the original Nagato or the current Nagato, they are consistent in their attitude towards the Konoha issue.

Reclaiming the sealing techniques that originally belonged to the Uzumaki clan was also one of Nagato's objectives in coming to Konoha.

Nagato, possessing the Uzumaki bloodline, naturally has the right to inherit sealing techniques, and is at least more qualified than Konoha.

Of course, besides learning these things himself, he also intended to teach them to Xiao Nan.

Konan's combat strength has always been a topic of debate in the original work. Her overall strength within the Akatsuki organization is at a level that appears both very strong and very weak. At her strongest, she can squeeze into the Akatsuki's third-strongest ranking, while at her weakest, she has to compete with Hidan for the last place.

The 600 billion explosive tags were incredibly powerful, even causing Obito with the orange mask to suffer a major setback, forcing him to use Izanagi to survive.

However, the 600 billion explosive tags cannot be counted in Konan's regular combat strength. Apart from that, she has no performance in actual combat and her combat record is almost zero. The only difference is that she has an extra plot in the game where she recruits Sasori.

Although her signature ninjutsu, God Paper Person, is very powerful and is even immune to all physical attacks according to the setting, it was completely defeated by Jiraiya's "old phlegm" during the infiltration of Amegakure.

Even if Konan has other tricks up her sleeve, it's an undeniable fact that she's being countered.

Such an obvious weakness naturally needs to be addressed.

That's why Nagato found her a white whale as her summoning beast. If she could learn some forbidden techniques and sealing techniques, Konan's strength would surely improve even further.

However, Konan was unaware of all this; all she knew was to stand firmly on Nagato's side.

So, after confirming that Nagato was indeed going to attack Konoha, Konan didn't ask any more questions and simply continued folding paper silently. The base fell silent again, with only the sound of paper turning gently echoing in the air.

While Obito and Nagato harbored their own ulterior motives, Konoha was immersed in a life of peace and prosperity.

Almost a year has passed since the Third Shinobi World War officially ended. Konoha has successively signed non-aggression pacts with various other ninja villages, and Minato Namikaze has become the new Fourth Hokage as expected.

The villagers celebrated their hard-won peace, praising the Hokage, the Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, and the many Konoha ninja who ended the Third Shinobi World War, recounting their achievements and past deeds.

But one person is missing... a ninja who rose to fame during the Second Shinobi World War and also made great contributions in the early stages of the Third Shinobi World War.

"Orochimaru-sensei..."

As Orochimaru's only disciple, Anko cautiously observed her teacher's expression, seemingly trying to ascertain his attitude.

Orochimaru is one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, and the only one of the Sannin still remaining in Konoha.

Almost every villager in Konoha knows the legendary title of the Fourth Hokage, the "Yellow Flash," but few mention the legendary Sannin who made great contributions during the Second Shinobi World War. They even prefer to add the word "Legend" before the Sannin's name.

While seemingly elevating the status of the three individuals, it actually creates a very distant and detached feeling.

It's already a legend... it's definitely a thing of the past.

In other words, it's out of touch with reality.