Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 184 Nagato's New Abilities

To Nagato's utter surprise, before he could even search for the power of the Tailed Beasts, Uchiha Tou had already captured all the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki. In just a few days, the speed at which the other party acted was simply too fast!

"Konan, this information is indeed very useful to me... Uchiha Touyu already obtained the Gedo Mazo, and now he has gathered the power of all nine tailed beasts! It seems that dealing with this guy really requires careful planning."

Nagato's face showed worry. It was precisely because he knew the origin of chakra and understood the ancient secrets of the Sage of Six Paths, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and the Divine Tree that Nagato was now filled with apprehension.

"It's alright, Nagato. Uchiha Tou has directly stolen Jinchuriki from several major ninja villages. Now all the ninja villages, including Sunagakure, have listed him as a wanted criminal."

"Even if he is powerful, there are many experts in the ninja world. With you in your current state, it's not necessarily true that you can't deal with Uchiha Touyu."

Upon hearing Konan's words, Nagato simply shook his head and said softly:

"You don't understand, Konan. Once your strength reaches a certain level, the number of people becomes meaningless... At least you should know what happened at Mount Myōboku, right? Do you think it would be any different if it were any other great ninja village?"

"Then... what should we do? Now that Uchiha Touyu has obtained the power of all the tailed beasts, Nagato, why don't we hide away and accumulate strength for now?"

Nagato chuckled softly, his originally black eyes transforming into the Rinnegan with six tomoe, radiating an incomparably powerful aura:

"Don't worry, Konan, I'm completely different now. You probably don't know who I encountered in the battle at Mount Myōboku!"

At this point, a solemn expression appeared on Nagato's face:

"When I was driven to the brink of despair by Uchiha Hiu, it was the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land who saved me and bestowed upon me even greater power!"

"Nagato, your eyes..."

Konan's face showed a shocked expression as she looked at the six tomoe in the Rinnegan, her breathing becoming rapid:

"The Sage of Six Paths, the Pure Land? Nagato...you, your Rinnegan has evolved again?"

"Not only has the Rinnegan become stronger, but my Sage Body has also become even more powerful than before!"

Nagato muttered something in a low voice, his expression full of confidence. The appearance of the Sage of Six Paths not only greatly improved Nagato's strength, but also restored his previous self-proclaimed status as the chosen one.

Even the Sage of Six Paths believed himself to be the Child of Prophecy and the Savior of the Ninja World, so what right did I have to belittle myself?

I am now the only hope for the ninja world! The ultimate savior of the ninja world!

"Nagato, what abilities do your eyes possess now?"

Konan asked seemingly calmly, but her hands, tucked into her sleeves, were clenched so tightly they were almost white, and she looked at Nagato with a hint of nervousness in her eyes.

Nagato didn't care about this at all. In fact, he wasn't a particularly perceptive or intelligent person, and he couldn't see anything unusual about Konan. Instead, he introduced her with a hint of pride:

"The Rinnegan's basic abilities have all increased dramatically, and most importantly, a new dojutsu has awakened—not the Limbo: Border Jail that originally belonged to Madara Uchiha, but Takamagahara, which is uniquely my own!"

"With this ninjutsu, Uchiha Touya is definitely doomed this time!"

"Takamagahara?! What kind of ninjutsu is this? What gives you such confidence, Nagato?"

Konan tilted her head slightly, and asked with some confusion. Nagato chuckled:

"No amount of words can compare to experiencing it for yourself, Konan. Now, let me show you the power of Takamagahara!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the six tomoe in Nagato's Rinnegan spun around, and in an instant, Konan felt as if the air had frozen, making it impossible for her to move.

"What... what's going on? Could it be that Takamagahara's ability is to manipulate the atmosphere?"

"It's not the atmosphere...it's space!"

Nagato's face was filled with arrogance as he explained to Konan:

"The so-called Takamagahara is an alternate dimension that can be summoned into reality. This space, which overlaps with reality, has only one function: to increase spatial density!"

"Under this spatial density, the resistance to each movement will increase significantly. Ordinary ninjas, even if they are only within the Takamagahara area, will feel unable to move. In fact, Konan, you are not completely unable to move right now, you are just moving very slowly."

After listening to Nagato's words, Konan tested her mobility again and finally discovered that she was not actually frozen, but her speed of movement had been reduced to only a fraction of what it used to be, which was why she felt frozen.

"Does everyone's speed get reduced to this extent in Takamagahara?"

Xiao Nan's voice held a hint of surprise. This kind of eye technique was simply too abnormal! It was just like Kamui from the Kaleidoscope, completely on a different level from other Kaleidoscopes!

"Of course not... The stronger you are, the faster you can move. The less you will be weakened in Takamagahara. Konan, you are not good at taijutsu, so your speed was suppressed to only a fraction of what it used to be. If it were a Kage-level ninja who was good at taijutsu, they could probably retain one-fourth or one-fifth of their speed."

"However, regardless of the circumstances, speed will be reduced as long as one is in Takamagahara. Even Uchiha Hiu can only retain about half of his speed at most!"

"Furthermore, due to the significant increase in spatial density, all space-time ninjutsu are countered in Takamagahara!"

"Space-time ninjutsu is countered? Does that mean it's impossible to use space-time ninjutsu within the Takamagahara domain?"

"It's not that space-time ninjutsu can't be used at all, but the speed will be much slower. For example, the Flying Thunder God Technique, which was originally a near-instantaneous teleportation technique, will take at least a minute to teleport in this spatial density!"

Given the speed of a ninja's battles, one minute is enough for an ordinary ninja to die ten times over. For a ninja of Nagato's caliber, it's quite possible that he would die a hundred times over. It's practically the same as completely sealing off space-time ninjutsu.

"How large is the area of ​​Takamagahara? Will all the ninjas within Takamagahara be affected?"

Nagato nodded slightly and said:

"Yes, as long as they are within the Takamagahara area, all ninjas except me will be affected. As for the Takamagahara area, it is roughly 300 meters in diameter. In other words, anyone within 150 meters of me will be affected by Takamagahara."

Upon hearing the new information, Konan nodded, understanding why Nagato was so confident.

The Takamagahara eye technique is naturally effective against high-speed ninjas and ninjas who are proficient in space-time ninjutsu. Unfortunately, Uchiha Hiu falls into both of these categories.

Given this natural advantage, if Uchiha Tou had run headlong into Nagato's hands without any prior knowledge, he might very well have been killed by Nagato!

Although Uchiha Touyu has many methods, he doesn't have many techniques that can deal with Six Paths level ninjas. He relies most on space-time ninjutsu and his own powerful ninjutsu and taijutsu.

Many ninja battles are based on intelligence. Even if a ninja's raw strength surpasses that of his opponent, he may still be instantly killed by a single "first encounter kill".

In theory, once you reach the level of Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, the scope for information becomes much smaller, but that usually means that when you are crushing other ordinary ninjas, you don't need any information at all.

However, in battles of the same level, even at the Six Paths level or higher, intelligence remains an extremely important factor.

Xiao Nan gently pressed her chest and took a breath:

"I see. No wonder Uchiha Touya acted so brutally. He probably knew that Nagato's strength had greatly improved, which is why he collected all the tailed beasts in just a few days."

Nagato nodded slightly, his expression somewhat puzzled:

"That's strange... Logically speaking, I was taken to the Pure Land by the Sage of Six Paths, but I didn't reveal any information about the Sage of Six Paths to Uchiha Tou. How did this guy know that my strength has greatly increased and that he acted so quickly?"

"Could it be... that Uchiha Touyu is related to Otsutsuki Kaguya?"

Having learned all the ancient secrets from the Sage of Six Paths, Nagato clearly saw that all of Uchiha Tou's actions seemed to have a clear objective.

He is still unaware that Uchiha Touya's capture of the Tailed Beasts was actually to weaken his strength. On the contrary, the only thing he can think of besides the Rinnegan, the Tailed Beasts, and the Gedo Mazo is the Goddess of Annihilation sealed in the sky.

Seeing the puzzled look on Konan's face, the elders first explained to her the events of ancient times: Kaguya Otsutsuki, an extraterrestrial visitor, absorbed the planet's energy and created the Divine Tree that turned humans into White Zetsu, the Infinite Tsukuyomi...

"So, Nagato, you suspect that behind that guy is a conspiracy orchestrated by Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra?"

Konan frowned and asked a question. Nagato nodded and said:

"Otherwise, there's no way to explain Uchiha Tou's extraordinary strength! You have to understand that he was just an ordinary Uchiha, yet in such a short time, his strength has increased so much that he even awakened the Rinnegan. It's simply not in line with common sense."

Nagato's guess was quite reasonable, and Konan didn't say much, but changed the subject:

"Nagato, if that's the case, how can we stop this guy's plot?"

"Now that the Jinchuriki of the five great ninja villages have all been taken by Uchiha Tou, and the entire ninja world is on his wanted list, they still haven't found him. Catching this guy won't be easy!"

Upon hearing Konan's question, Nagato frowned. Originally, Nagato wanted to start by searching for Uchiha Touyu from the Sand Village, but he did not expect that Uchiha Touyu had already fallen out with the other ninja villages. In that case, it would not be easy for him to find his whereabouts.

The ninja world is so vast; if the other party intends to hide, who knows where he might go?

"Nagato, how about we cooperate with the five great ninja villages this time? With our own abilities, it will probably be difficult to find Uchiha Hiu, who is determined to hide."

Should they cooperate with the Five Great Ninja Villages? Nagato frowned slightly, but quickly made a decision:

"That's true. Uchiha Touya has become the enemy of the entire ninja world. It's not unreasonable to rely on the power of the five great ninja villages."

Although Nagato has also experienced Yahiko's death, compared to the tragic situation in the original work, this experience is far less shocking to him—in the original work, Konan was kidnapped, forcing Yahiko to crash into Nagato's kunai and die.

If Nagato were an Uchiha, his experience at Mount Myōboku would probably have allowed him to awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but his experience in the original story would definitely have allowed him to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Secondly, in the original story, the Akatsuki organization had complete trust in Hanzo of the Salamander, only to be betrayed by him. This led to Nagato having no trust in the other major ninja villages.

This time, however, they went to cause trouble for Uchiha Hiu themselves. It can be said that they had already prepared themselves to die in battle, so their beliefs would not waver. Therefore, Nagato still adheres to Jiraiya's principle of peaceful communication and has no hostility towards the major ninja villages.

Because of the Great Toad Sage's transfer of power and the Sage of Six Paths' overpowered abilities, Nagato became even more convinced that he was the child of prophecy, which strengthened his belief in peaceful communication.

"A crisis can also be an opportunity. Perhaps, with the help of Uchiha Tou and Otsutsuki Kaguya's threat, I really can achieve the peaceful world that Jiraiya-sensei spoke of!"

After making up his mind, Nagato began to travel among the five great ninja villages, trying to persuade them to share information with him, with the Sand Village as his primary target.

At first, Nagato thought that it would be difficult to do such a thing, and even if he had the Rinnegan, he would have to show his own strength. However, he soon found that the Sand Village seemed to be easy to persuade.

Although they allowed Nagato to demonstrate his strength before indicating their willingness to cooperate, they didn't display much of the arrogance typical of major ninja villages. They treated Nagato, an unknown figure in the ninja world, with utmost politeness, but without any disdain.

The Sand Village's performance made Nagato question his life choices. He had thought that after revealing his Rinnegan, if he didn't properly demonstrate his strength, he would only attract the covetousness of those great ninja villages for the Rinnegan!

Unexpectedly, although the Kazekage of Sunagakure did not initially receive him, he also did not show any hostility. After he revealed his powerful strength and hatred for Uchiha Tou, the Kazekage easily reached an agreement with him.

(End of this chapter)