Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

The person opposite him clearly already knew his identity.

This gave Nagato a very unpleasant feeling, and coincidentally, the one-eyed spiral mask figure that surfaced in the depths of Nagato's mind at that moment was highly consistent with the person Orochimaru was thinking about at that moment!

Obito even took the blame for Shoji without his knowledge, leaving a different impression on Orochimaru and Nagato respectively.

"It seems you know my identity and even guessed that I would come looking for you. You truly deserve to be one of the famous Legendary Sannin."

Nagato, who was absolutely certain that Madara was behind this, spoke with absolute certainty as he looked at Orochimaru and said coldly.

When that expressionless face came into Orochimaru's view...

Orochimaru, now in a state of sync with the situation, thought he had figured out the relationship between the 'mysterious masked Uchiha' and the Akatsuki leader with the 'Rinnegan' before him. He chuckled softly and said in a hoarse voice, "Isn't this just common sense? You and that one are quite interesting indeed!"

These are clearly words spoken as a test.

To Nagato, this completely confirmed her previous guess, and a cold glint flashed in her slightly narrowed eyes.

"He really did say some things to you that he shouldn't have, so what's your response?!"

They're clearly not on the same wavelength.

Yet they were able to communicate with each other without any sense of awkwardness. At least from Orochimaru and Nagato's perspective, they were discussing the same thing.

have to say.

Conversations between intelligent people are often so 'easy' and so strange.

"The leader himself has come to see me? Is there any other choice I have? But let me make this clear beforehand: although the person is different, I do not want any changes to the conditions I mentioned earlier. That is my bottom line!"

While keeping a close eye on Pain in the distance, Orochimaru's muscles tensed up unconsciously. He had subconsciously 'detected' the mysterious Uchiha clan member in the Akatsuki organization and the leader in front of him who possessed the Rinnegan. At this moment, Orochimaru was preparing for the worst.

However, this subtle movement did not escape the perception of the Rinnegan.

Nagato, hidden in the shadows, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Just as the atmosphere was about to become more tense and dangerous.

"Conditions unchanged!"

The words that Pain spoke softly.

As if instantly dispelling the tense atmosphere around them, Nagato, though completely unaware of the specifics of Obito and Orochimaru's conversation, could still guess at some of the content (although all of it was incorrect information).

In his view, this slight error was a minor, permissible problem.

Moreover, he and the 'Madara' that Obito was impersonating were already in a cooperative relationship.

They have always been in a mode of mutual exploitation and mutual vigilance. His plan is simply to use these forces to achieve his goal of capturing the tailed beasts.

Aside from that, Nagato wouldn't care about any minor details.

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Of course, the most important point is that Nagato was so confident in his own power that he had no idea that his eyes were given to him by Madara Uchiha, and he never witnessed the peak power of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, who were the closest beings to the Sage of Six Paths.

Having just personally avenged himself by killing Hanzo of the Salamander, who was known as a 'demigod', Nagato's confidence had swelled to an extreme. He considered himself a god and believed that he was standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world, invincible. Naturally, Nagato felt that he had the right to ignore these minor issues!

That's what 'spots' are like!

Orochimaru is the same!

Before 'God', no one can escape this rule!

Orochimaru neither understood nor could possibly comprehend Nagato's thought process. After hearing Pain's answer, he even imagined another possibility, which, although not the one he had anticipated, was still a relatively acceptable development.

Even if it deviates slightly from my plan.

However, Orochimaru really didn't intend to fight Pain here. The Rinnegan was too mysterious and too terrifying. Without any information, Orochimaru would never act rashly!

Therefore, Orochimaru readily agreed to his decision right there!

Seeing Orochimaru nod in agreement, they agreed.

Pain remained indifferent, but as he was about to take out the organization's uniform and ring that he had prepared for Orochimaru in advance, he saw that Orochimaru had already put on the Akatsuki's exclusive Fire Cloud Robe and was wearing a ring with the character 'Void' engraved on his left little finger.

Pain was slightly taken aback when he saw this, but he only gave Orochimaru a deep look and didn't say anything. As mentioned before, Nagato, who had full confidence in himself, could accept the error in the plan!

So it's still possible to maintain an indifferent attitude towards Orochimaru. As long as these recruited people can complete the organization's tasks on time and in accordance with the quota, that's enough. In the original work, when Orochimaru later betrayed Akatsuki, Nagato didn't go to great lengths or personally take action to hunt him down, which shows that Nagato's current mindset shows that he really doesn't take the likes of Orochimaru seriously. He only has his own 'peace plan' in his eyes!

Of course, this is definitely related to the fact that Orochimaru is difficult to deal with and hard to kill by ordinary means. If Orochimaru were really that easy to kill, Nagato probably wouldn't mind using him as a scapegoat!

And the same is true here.

"Then, let's go!"

Seeing that Orochimaru had been completely transformed, dressed as a newly recruited official member of the Akatsuki, Pain nodded slightly and then led the way to leave. However, beneath his seemingly indifferent exterior, a trace of apprehension quietly surfaced, not towards Orochimaru, but towards Obito disguised as Madara Uchiha!

Whether it's true or not, Nagato had to maintain the necessary vigilance and caution in the face of those Mangekyou Sharingan eyes and their vast knowledge. Orochimaru, who had a significant relationship with him, was also on Nagato's special list.

"Ok!"

Orochimaru, unaware that he had already misunderstood, was even less likely to realize that the mysterious Akatsuki leader on the opposite side was also thinking the wrong thing.

A figure walking lightly upwards.

Orochimaru followed closely behind Pain, and in what seemed like only two or three steps, their figures disappeared from the spot, disappearing into the dense shadows of the trees.

Meanwhile, Shoji and Obito, located on opposite sides of the east and west, were unaware that in this seemingly normal plot development, which was almost identical to that in the original work, they were playing different important roles!

If the two of them were to learn of this matter in the future, they would likely show completely different expressions. However, at this moment, they have neither the opportunity nor the time to pay attention to such things. Obito is still engrossed in his 'Kirigakure Collapse Plan' and is too excited to extricate himself!

Shoji, far away in the Land of Earth and Iwagakure, will not be focusing his attention on Akatsuki, Obito, Nagato, and others for the time being. Not to mention that there are still twelve to fifteen years left before the original plot, even with his own influence, if this time is shortened, he will have at least several years to prepare!

Before that, strengthening one's own personal abilities is the most important thing.

Especially after the crisis of the clan's annihilation was largely avoided, improving one's own strength has become the primary task for General!

He didn't have the time to concern himself with external affairs. As long as it didn't involve his clan or himself, he could settle down and start working steadily. Then, in the remaining time, he could try to further explore the potential of his body and eyes.

After all, his identity after transmigrating was that of a member of the Uchiha clan!

Bloodline and talent speak for themselves!

They couldn't possibly go to the trouble of finding something else, something fancy and unnecessary. The Uchiha clan's greatest strength lay in these eyes.

Especially in that fierce battle in the past.

This allowed Jiang Si to gain a more comprehensive understanding and appreciation of his own eyes.

Leaving aside other aspects, let's just talk about Susanoo's third form.

The current commander can already control it stably, and his exclusive eye technique is even more so!

Therefore, aside from the necessary physical training, Si devoted all his remaining time to studying his eyes, especially the upcoming consumption of pupil power and the issues of the 'Eternal Eye' and even the Rinnegan!

Although according to the original work, the Eternal Eye can only be upgraded by transplanting one's own brother's Mangekyou Sharingan, firstly, his younger brother, Yo, is only three years old, and secondly, even if Yo really has the talent to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, Shoji could not bring himself to plunder his younger brother's eyes.

'Jiang Si' or rather 'Liu Heng' is indeed a person with this kind of personality.

They wouldn't have bothered with these empty gestures before, and they certainly wouldn't have risked their lives for their clan. Instead, they would have chosen to run away or completely side with the Konoha leadership!

Therefore, this route will definitely not be mentioned.

All that's left to do is hope for a solution regarding 'bloodline' and 'genetics'!

Ultimately, most bloodline limits are powers passed down through bloodlines!

Especially the Sharingan and Byakugan.

Unlike other bloodlines such as Lava Release, Boil Release, and Explosion Release, which can be used in the same way, their bloodline limits truly require the support of their own bloodline!

In other words.

It can be categorized into the level of 'atavism'.

The stronger the bloodline power inherited by descendants and the purer the bloodline, the stronger the 'bloodline power' they can use!

Of course, this is not the 'official setting' in the original work.

This is merely Jiang Si's personal speculation.

Without any concrete evidence, it remains at the level of theoretical speculation!

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But given Jiang Si's current situation...

He was forced to make this assumption. Although he was considered relatively lucky to have the Mangekyou Sharingan right after transmigrating, he was different from those who had a system or were born with the Rinnegan or Tenseigan. He only had this one pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.

All hope must be placed on these eyes.

With his current strength and eye power, if he does nothing and only relies on natural growth to become stronger, his future limit will be at the level of Strong Shadow. It will be difficult for him to break through to the level of Super Shadow, let alone be comparable to the level of Six Paths.

Therefore, putting aside the Rinnegan, the Eternal Eye is a level that Shoji must pursue. He must reach the level of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju in order to have the power to truly change the world. The complete Susanoo can only be activated with the Eternal Eye.

Only the complete Susanoo is qualified to fight against everything; that is the true "Ninja World Gundam" in the mouths of "Naruto fans"!

At that level, Susanoo is truly only worthy of being touched by super destructive ninjutsu of S-rank or higher!

They are beings that only Kage-level powerhouses are qualified to fight, and even then, they are only qualified. You can see this from the original work when the Five Kage fought against Madara Uchiha.

This is also the bottom line of power in Shoji's plan. The power of the Rinnegan and the Six Paths level is currently very elusive, but the power of the Eternal Eye has a certain probability of being obtained. The way is the Wood Release cells of the First Hokage!

Madara Uchiha was able to rely on the First Hokage's Wood Release cells and combine them with his own power to evolve his Sharingan to the Rinnegan level.

Why can't I try using Wood Release to further enhance my Sharingan and achieve a transformation in my original power?

After all, the source of both of their powers comes from the Sage of Six Paths, only one is physical energy and the other is spiritual energy.

The strengthening and reversion of bloodlines, the evolution of genes, and the ultimate breakthrough in power levels—this is Jiang Si's own projected plan.

Although some people have mentioned that Madara Uchiha was able to awaken the Rinnegan not only because of the combination of the Uchiha and Senju bloodlines, but also because of the combination of 'Ashura Chakra' and 'Indra Chakra'.

But if you put it that way, isn't it still the 'atavism theory'?

What is the result of combining the powers of Ashura and Indra? Isn't it roughly equivalent to the Sage of Six Paths? Therefore, it can also be said that the perfect fusion of the two powers allowed Madara Uchiha's bloodline to evolve directly, reverting to its ancestral level and reaching a level close to the Sage of Six Paths.

This is Jiang Si's understanding, and also Jiang Si's arbitrary speculation.

To reiterate, this is baseless speculation and makes no sense whatsoever, but it is the only path Jiang Si can take now.

It wasn't that he didn't want to choose other paths, but rather that, with no other paths to choose from, this seemingly non-existent path became his only option.

This is an unscientific world, and chakra is a power that does not belong to this world.