Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

After this battle, Black Zetsu only needs to fan the flames from the sidelines to completely eliminate any possibility of reconciliation between the Akatsuki and the Uzumaki clan.

When the Akatsuki begin collecting the Tailed Beasts, as long as they capture a few more and seal them into the Gedo Mazo, and then have Nagato revive Madara, the situation can be reversed instantly.

This is just to let Yagami Shiroba and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki be arrogant for a while longer.

The original owner of the Rinnegan was Madara, and only Madara was able to unleash the true power of the Rinnegan.

If Madara were to be resurrected at his peak, even with only one Rinnegan, he would be beyond the capabilities of Yagami Hakuba and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

In Black Zetsu's view, even though Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, he could only unleash a small portion of its power. He hadn't even fully mastered the abilities of the Six Paths and the Outer Path, let alone the Rinnegan's own eye techniques.

'This is a good opportunity to see what kind of ninja "Dragon King," the leader of the Infinite Ring organization, really is.'

"No need to rush. It's getting late. Going to the Uzumaki clan's territory now would make us seem too eager. Although we want to save Nagato, we can't appear to be willing to give up everything for him. Otherwise, even if the 'Dragon King' intervenes, Yagami Shiroha might make outrageous demands." Kodama rejected Black Zetsu's suggestion.

“But Nagato…” Konan looked worried. She understood the reasoning, but Nagato, as a childhood friend, was already family to her and Yahiko. She couldn’t suppress her worries.

"There's no use in rushing. The Dragon King will take at least half a month to arrive after receiving my message. In the meantime, I can only try to negotiate again." The Wood Spirit advised, "But you can rest assured that, given the performance of Yagami Shiroha and Uzumaki Kushina, they are actually afraid that the negotiations with us will completely fall apart."

After all, the other members of the Uzumaki clan are still very afraid of being surrounded by the White Zetsu army; otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to negotiate with us when they had a clear advantage in strength.

They won't harm Nagato; at most, they'll conduct research on the Rinnegan—this is an unavoidable situation.

Instead of worrying, we should prepare compensation funds in advance. Otherwise, if the compensation isn't enough and the other party refuses to release the person, it will be a huge problem.

Yahiko gently embraced Konan, comforting her. After hearing "Kodama's" analysis, he said, "Konan, I'll leave this matter to you."

"I'm going back to the organization to prepare the funds now," Xiao Nan replied, regaining her composure.

As the treasurer of the Akatsuki organization, Konan manages all the funds accumulated by the organization over the years in carrying out its missions.

Although a billion taels is a huge sum, Nagato is the most important, so we can still manage to come up with it if we grit our teeth.

"Be careful," Yahiko warned. As the nominal leader of Akatsuki, he had to stay here. During the negotiations, he also had to meet with Yagami Shiroha to show sincerity.

"Ok!"

Xiao Nan nodded heavily, took a deep look at the Whirlpool Clan, then turned and left, disappearing into the night.

"Let's find a place to rest nearby first. I'll try to negotiate with Yagami Shiroha again in the next few days," said "Kodama."

Yahiko: "I'll go with you then."

“Hmm.” The Wood Spirit nodded.

“Let’s go.” Yahiko headed toward a nearby town, and “Kodama” followed him.

Zetsu and Obito stayed where they were and did not immediately follow.

Once Yahiko and "Kodama" had completely disappeared, Black Zetsu spoke softly, "How credible do you think 'Kodama's' words are?"

"What do you mean? You doubt him?" White Zetsu asked suspiciously. "Didn't you send him to negotiate with Yagami Shiroha in place of Akatsuki?"

"Yagami Shiraha has been extremely protective of his own. Think about it: if the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki hadn't been a match for Nagato this time, given Nagato's personality, even if he didn't kill her, he would have taken her back to Akatsuki. Even though Nagato was actually defeated and captured, given Yagami Shiraha's personality, he probably wouldn't have let Nagato go easily. Moreover, the Rinnegan has shown tremendous power; a single Rinnegan probably wouldn't be enough to satisfy his appetite."

Black Zetsu analyzed.

"Isn't it Kodama who proposed changing the condition to a single Rinnegan?" White Zetsu asked again.

"Although 'Kodama' didn't seem very confident, the fact that he dared to make a promise shows that 'Dragon King' really has a close relationship with Yagami Shiroha. Have you heard of this person before?" Black Zetsu continued, "Yagami Shiroha's abilities seem to be self-contained. According to my investigation, his ancestors only had one Jonin, but his abilities are very strange. Even the Ephemeral Technique, which moves underground, can be sensed by the barrier."

I used to think it was because he was a genius, but now it seems very suspicious.

If Yagami Shiraha is colluding with "Kodama," or even the entire Infinite Ring organization, then the trouble will be immense.

Black Zetsu is a product of Yin-Yang Release, but he wasn't born from a basic Yin-Yang Release technique. Instead, he was created by Kaguya, the progenitor of chakra who mastered the Bloodline Limit, using her last bit of power.

Although he lacked the ability to learn ninjutsu, he still had a considerable understanding of the secret techniques of some powerful ninja clans during the Warring States period.

Black Zetsu is particularly familiar with the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan.

However, Black Zetsu knew almost nothing about the barriers that Yagami Shiroha had used over the years.

The key question is: can a ninja in his twenties truly excel in all aspects of ninjutsu, taijutsu, sealing techniques, medical ninjutsu, and clinical trials? (Gu Shi)

Most importantly, Yagami Shiraha's taijutsu, sealing techniques, medical ninjutsu, and clinical experiments are all at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

"If what you're saying is true, back then Kushina Uzumaki defeated Tobi and obtained his half-body. With Yagami Shiroha's medical ninjutsu skills, I think it's possible that he could even cultivate another Tobi," the White Zetsu body suddenly said.

"The white shell in which 'Kodama' hides is also a product of Wood Release, and since he can use Wood Release skillfully, he might have been created by Yagami Shiroba."

Hei Jue said solemnly.

"Do you think it's possible that the First Hokage didn't die back then, and like Madara, he was later encountered by Yagami Hakuba, who nurtured White Zetsu to make the First Hokage..." White Zetsu himself let his thoughts wander and made bold guesses.

"..." Black Zetsu fell silent. However, as far as he knew, most of the reincarnations of Ashura chakra were single-minded. It would be difficult for Hashirama Senju to become what White Zetsu guessed, but it was not impossible.

"The truth remains to be seen, depending on whether he truly helps us retrieve the Rinnegan. Otherwise, your speculations are just that—speculation. If 'Kodama' is truly working for Yagami Shiroha, then even if he feigns returning one Rinnegan, he will eventually have 'Kodama' find a way to take it back."

Obito, standing to the side, actually believed Black Zetsu's guess more, because even Rin, whose heart had been completely pierced, could be saved by "Kodama," and now Rin was living peacefully in the Uzumaki clan's territory, so anything was possible.

'If I reveal the whole truth and side with Shiraha, perhaps I can...' A startling thought suddenly occurred to Obito.

......

The Vortex Clan's territory, the underground laboratory.

Bai Yu stayed inside day and night, constantly monitoring the changes in the Wood Spirit incarnation "Uchiha Issei".

The method of evolving the three-tomoe Sharingan by simply absorbing the power of the Rinnegan is clearly feasible, but the process is somewhat slow.

Or perhaps it's because the Kodama incarnation "Uchiha Issei" possessed far superior qualities compared to ordinary Uchiha clan members, thus increasing the difficulty of awakening the Sharingan.

However, the time for him to open his eyes should be in the next few days.

Soon, half a month passed. During this time, "Kogami" and Yahiko came to the Uzumaki clan's territory to negotiate with Shiraha, but they did not get the results they wanted.

Even after Yahiko offered more funding, Shiraha still refused.

The two sides parted on bad terms, and that very night, a large number of White Zetsu appeared outside the Whirlpool Clan's territory.

However, no attack was launched on the Whirlpool Clan's territory.

On the 15th day, Bai Yu suddenly relented and sent Nagato, who had been given a new Rinnegan, out of the Uzumaki clan's territory, while stating that he only wanted half of the compensation.

"Nagato!" Yahiko looked at Nagato, who was being brought out, with a look of surprise and delight.

"Nagato, are you alright?" Konan, who had returned with a large amount of cash, also stepped forward.

"I'm fine." The one-eyed Nagato, wearing a black eye patch, nodded calmly without saying anything more.

"For the sake of the Infinite Ring Organization, let's leave it at that!" Bai Yu said calmly, looking at the crowd in front of him.

"This is the agreed-upon compensation. Please check it." Xiao Nan opened a small suitcase and handed it to Bai Yu.

The suitcase was filled with storage scrolls; after all, more than 700 million in cash would require more than a dozen large suitcases to carry in a suitcase.

"Hmm." Bai Yu channeled his chakra into the storage scroll, checked it one by one, nodded, and looked at the people in front of him, saying, "Then I won't see you off. Take care, everyone."

With that, Bai Yu turned and left, returning to the Whirlpool Clan's territory.

"Nagato, let's go back first." Yahiko noticed Nagato's expression, sighed inwardly, but didn't say anything more. Such a humiliating experience was probably beyond the power of words to change anything.

"Kodama, where is your organization's leader, the Dragon King?" Obito suddenly asked halfway through the journey.

"The Dragon King's true form encountered an accident and couldn't arrive in time, so he sent an avatar to meet with Yagami Shiroha. After the negotiations concluded, the avatar disappeared."

"Wood Spirit" explained.

"Does the ninja world really have such a miraculous secret technique?" Yahiko exclaimed in surprise. According to "Kodama," the "Dragon King" is on another continent, and his shadow clones cannot stray too far from his main body.

'Playing tricks.' A thought flashed through Black Zetsu's mind, and he felt that 'Wood Spirit' was becoming increasingly suspicious, but he had not yet found any concrete evidence.

"This time, our Akatsuki organization owes the Infinite Ring organization a favor."

Nagato said in a deep voice.

"Nagato, will losing one of your Rinnegan affect your health?" Konan asked, inappropriately concerned about Nagato's well-being.

However, Nagato did not get angry. Instead, he shook his head and said, "Losing one Rinnegan will not only not affect my body, but will actually make me feel relieved."

However, it seems that much of the eye power within the Rinnegan has been lost.

I was careless this time and absorbed too much of the Nine-Tails' chakra; otherwise, I would never have been defeated.

However, I also benefited from this misfortune, as the life force absorbed by the demonic statue of the heretic was completely restored.

"Once I master the full power of the Rinnegan within a short period of time, my strength will increase further."

......

The Whirlpool Clan's territory.

After seeing off the Akatsuki members, Bai Yu noticed that the White Zetsu that had surrounded the Uzumaki clan's underground area were rapidly receding, but a few White Zetsu remained.

However, he didn't care, because after half a month of preparation, his spiritual energy crystallization accelerated suddenly and had reached the critical point of breakthrough.

The next step is to completely crystallize one's spiritual power and then attempt to reach the second level of "Spirit Summoner".

Shiraha entrusted all matters to Kushina and told her not to go to the underground laboratory unless it was an extremely urgent matter.

And so, everything returned to calm. Shortly after Nagato returned to Akatsuki headquarters, he took action against Hanzo, completely seizing control of Amegakure, and then remained silent about taking revenge on the Uzumaki clan.

Bai Yu was now focusing all his energy on meditation.

Within the soul space, Bai Yu's second solid model of spiritual power is becoming increasingly clear.

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[Chapter 206. Promotion to Level Two! (5100)]

Konoha Village.

The Hokage Building, office.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is processing documents.

His expression was somewhat solemn because a terrible incident had recently occurred in Konoha.

Uchiha Issei, the owner of the three-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha clan and a Jonin of Konoha, has defected.

This incident has caused quite a stir in the village, making the relationship between the higher-ups and the Uchiha clan increasingly tense.

Originally, Uchiha Issei was only going to carry out a simple mission by himself.

However, the other party failed to return for six months after a twenty-day B-level mission.