Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

If Xiao Nan is the "angel" of this terrorist organization...

Within this organization, there is that "god" who is revered as an absolute faith and rules Amegakure with such oppressive policies...

Who is it again?!

"Why……"

Yahiko's eyes instantly became bloodshot as he stared intently at the sky where Konan had just disappeared.

He couldn't understand it.

Why did his dream of dispelling the rain and bringing warmth and smiles to everyone in the future evolve into such a distorted form of rule?!

"What am I doing in the future?!"

Chapter 203 A Confrontation Across Time and Space

"What will I be doing in the future?"

In the dark alley, watching "Angel Minami" transform into a paper butterfly and fly away in mid-air, Yahiko bit his lip tightly, but he did not shout impulsively as usual.

“Yahiko…” Konan looked at him with concern.

"I am fine."

Yahiko took a deep breath, his eyes becoming calm.

“If it were before, I would have rushed out by now. But the scene where Obito-senpai encountered the ‘masked man’ served as a wake-up call for us.”

Nagato nodded solemnly as well.

During their special training in Loulan, Uchiha Yue repeatedly warned them: in this "predetermined future" locked by the corrective force, they might face "themselves" that have long since changed beyond recognition.

The chilling transformation of Obito into an adult was still fresh in their minds. Now, seeing Konan transformed into an "angel," the three were shocked, but they had long expected it.

"Nagato, maintain the chakra frequency shielding." Yahiko lowered his voice, his gaze fixed on the faint traces of white paper in the sky.

"We won't reveal ourselves; we'll follow them quietly. I want to see for myself what kind of monster this guy, whom the villagers call 'God,' has turned our [Akatsuki] into!"

With Nagato's chakra support, the trio perfectly integrated their own aura with the "Rain Tiger Free Technique" of this world.

Like three weightless ghosts, they traversed the intricate pipes and eaves, closely following the trajectory of the adult Konan, heading towards the "Tower of God" at the very center of Amegakure.

The closer you get to that tower, the more oppressive the atmosphere becomes.

"clatter."

When the three of them landed on a metal corridor outside the Tower of God, Nagato's expression suddenly changed.

"No! Retreat quickly—!"

However, it was too late.

The rain, which had been falling softly, was suddenly put on pause.

Then, a chilling sense of oppression suddenly poured down!

"It turned out to be a few little mice that had mixed in with the rain."

A voice devoid of any human emotion slowly drifted from the shadows ahead.

"Your ability to hide within my 'Rain Tiger Free Technique' for so long is truly remarkable, your micro-management of chakra is exquisite. Unfortunately, this is the realm of gods, and any disguise is exposed in the eyes of the gods."

With that sound, the hidden door was pushed open, and the adult Xiao Nan walked out expressionlessly, her paper wings slightly folded.

Beside Xiao Nan, a figure wearing a black robe with red cloud patterns and having dazzling short orange hair slowly stepped into the corridor lights.

"This is?"

When they saw the man's face clearly, the three teenagers, who had been mentally prepared, had their minds go blank again in that instant!

He was a man with orange hair.

But his face, nose, and ears were covered with strange black metal rods!

He wasn't breathing, his heart wasn't beating, and in his eye sockets was the Rinnegan, a skill possessed only by Nagato!

Pain, the Deva Path!

The moment he saw that face, the boy, Xiao Nan, covered his mouth.

Young Yahiko was struck dumb, frozen in place.

That face...

Even with black rods stuck in his eyes and his gaze as cold as frost, how could Yahiko not recognize him?

So, he is "God"? Or is it his corpse?

No, that Rinnegan... So it must be Nagato?

Nagato had anticipated this; when he observed the chakra possessed by Yu Zhong, he had already guessed the identity of "God".

However... he did not expect that Yahiko would actually die.

The logical chain is now fully connected.

Why did Xiao Nan become that emotionless "angel"?

Why was this village ruled by absolute oppression?

Why would the future "self," the one hiding behind the scenes controlling this corpse, unleash such deathly chakra?

Because Yahiko is dead!

Among the three, Yahiko is the most optimistic and passionate, vowing to change this tragic world...

In this future timeline, they will die a violent death!

So, the future "him" went mad.

At the other end of the corridor, the psychological impact on the adult Konan and the adult Nagato behind the scenes was no less than that on the teenagers in front of them!

The cold expression on Xiao Nan's face changed instantly when she saw the three teenagers opposite her.

"Ya...Yahiko? Nagato? And...me?"

That signature orange hair, that sunny yet stubborn gaze...

That was the person she had dreamed about countless times.

Is it a transformation technique?

Is it an illusion?

Or is it some kind of forbidden technique?

No...not possible!

As a ninja with extremely keen senses, she could clearly feel the vibrant life force within the three boys, which was definitely not a clumsy disguise!

And in the highest secret chamber not far from the Tower of God.

The adult Nagato, whose back was covered in black rods, was coughing violently, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the machine connected to the Gedo Mazo.

"Cough cough... Impossible... How can the Rinnegan not see through it?"

Through the vision of the Heavenly Dao, he stared intently at the "young Yahiko" standing in the rain.

"Yahiko...is still alive? No, this is blasphemy against God!"

In the corridor, Pain's eyes instantly turned incredibly cold.

"Whoever you are, to disguise yourselves in this way to provoke God...you are unforgivable!"

Pain slowly raised his hand, palm facing the three: "Shinra Tensei!"

"Wait! Nagato!"

The young Yahiko roared in anger.

"To impale your comrades' corpses with black rods and manipulate them like puppets... Nagato, is this the pain you endured in this world?"

Pain remained silent, only unleashing his repulsive force.

Just then, a fair arm steadily blocked Yahiko and Konan's path.

The young Nagato stepped forward.

The red-haired boy who used to always hide behind Yahiko has stepped forward this time.

If Obito Uchiha wanted to stop the masked man who had fallen into darkness, then he also wanted to stop this "god" who had fallen into darkness.

He slowly raised his head, and beneath his bangs, his Rinnegan erupted with a divine light even purer than that of Pain!

The purple diamond-shaped mark between his eyebrows suddenly disappeared!

"【Ming Seal - Parallel Mode】!"

He didn't need to overdraw his life force like the adult Nagato. His Rinnegan, belonging to Uchiha Madara, revealed its true perfect form to the world under the nourishment of chakra!

"Shinra Tensei!!!"

Young Nagato also raised one hand and let out a furious roar!

"boom--!!!"

Two opposing forces, originating from the same source and existing in the same dimension, collided violently in the center of the corridor!

The surrounding metal walls were instantly crushed into dust!

Amidst the flying steel debris, the young Nagato stared intently at the "Heavenly Path" that seemed to bear the weight of sins before him.

"I finally understand why Teacher Yue bestowed upon us this power to break free from fate."

Young Nagato faced the storm and took steps forward:

"My future self... all the pain you endured, that twisted and desperate fate..."

"Today, I will personally sever it!"

Chapter 204 Yahiko, go stop that god!

"Able to withstand the repulsion of God... it seems you are not merely inferior imitations."