Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Chapter 197 Standing in the heavens, becoming a true god!

She devoted her entire life to protecting Konoha, and didn't even care much about her own hometown.

Even in her old age, when she died from exhaustion after extracting the tailed beast, she was resurrected and still cared deeply for Konoha, willing to use her second life to protect the village founded by her husband.

Mito now only wants to know what Nagato is really planning, so that he can prepare a countermeasure for the future.

In her view, it would be unwise to start a full-scale war with Akatsuki right now, since the two major threats, Obito and Nagato, have not yet been resolved and will have a profound impact on the future situation.

Or rather, now that the people of Konoha have learned part of the situation, and after Minato, who is proficient in analyzing situations and adept at controlling the battlefield, emphasized it, the malice in their hearts quickly dissipated.

In Mito's eyes, it was already quite good that Nagato could change his mind about pursuing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and temporarily stop being an enemy of Konoha.

She knew very well that changing someone's mind was no easy task; after all, Naruto's ability to influence others in the manga was far too unrealistic in reality.

One can only say that language possesses a wondrous charm.

"Of course, Konoha is the one I must defeat."

Other countries have already decided to completely abandon the one-village-one-country system established by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

"And I intend to dominate this world with absolute power."

Ignoring the hostile gazes of the Konoha villagers, Nagato earnestly conveyed to the anxious Jiraiya, "At that time, I will stand in the heavens and become a true god!"

"After reading the entire comic, my biggest takeaway is that love may be indispensable, but power is the true foundation for maintaining peace."

Those who believe in and expect peace to come to pass are simply daydreaming if they attempt to achieve mutual understanding through hatred.

"In ancient times, the Goddess of the Rabbit, as the owner of the Divine Tree, ate the Chakra Fruit and gained god-like power. Therefore, the goddess quickly quelled the war and restored peace with her invincible power."

In order to resist the three Otsutsuki Momoshiki, Otsutsuki Urashiki, and Otsutsuki Kinshiki sent by the Otsutsuki high command, Otsutsuki Kaguya activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi to create White Zetsu, but was stopped by her two sons.

Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed away by her two sons. In the end, she did not win her over with love, but rather suppressed her mother with her power, thus becoming the savior and restoring peace to the earth once again.

Then came the issue of succession. Indra was dissatisfied with the status quo and attempted to change everything by force, which ignited the war.

Ashura and the Sage of Six Paths tried their best to persuade Indra, but they failed to change his rage. In the end, Ashura defeated Indra, who was trying to rebel, with even greater power.

Power, and more power—peace ultimately requires power to be maintained.

"So what I need to do next is to purge the traitors, continue to expand, sweep across the entire ninja world with absolute power, and finally become the god of the new world."

"At that time, I will dedicate my entire life to maintaining peace throughout the ninja world," Nagato said calmly.

He doesn't need to reach the level of the Sage of Six Paths; he only needs to take care of his own body.

Combined with the power of the Gedo Mazo, which is the body of the Divine Tree, a situation similar to that of Hashirama Senju would occur, where he would become almost invincible after taking the Gedo Mazo.

Furthermore, according to the manga, the Gedo Mazo can rapidly produce a massive number of White Zetsu soldiers using Hashirama Senju's cells.

These White Zetsu are masters of Wood Release, capable of high-speed escape through soil, water, and plants. Their strength in all aspects far surpasses that of ordinary ninjas, making them virtually invincible.

If we were to launch a surprise attack, we might be able to kill or even severely injure a Kage-level expert.

After all, most ninjas are human, and they would die if a small knife were inserted into a vital spot. Ninjas with extraordinary physical abilities, like Orochimaru and Hiruko, are very rare.

After he had recovered, he went on a rampage, creating hundreds of thousands or even millions of White Zetsu.

I can carry out the decapitation plan first.

The goal is to kill as many leaders as possible from each country, and then use sheer numbers to completely overwhelm the entire ninja world.

At that time, he will be in charge of setting the rules for this world.

As for what to do after his death, hasn't Sasuke's experience in the manga already provided the answer?

As long as one possesses the power of the Rinnegan, whether it's reincarnation or any other situation, as long as one is willing to find a way, there will always be a solution. Orochimaru is a perfect example.

However, this guy also has the Sound Village castle and various ninjutsu resources.

In short, the first thing to do upon returning is to capture Orochimaru.

Jiraiya's eyes widened, and his voice trembled slightly as he asked, "Nagato, are you serious?"

"Of course, I can no longer believe in the kind of peace that you, teacher, expect. That kind of fantasy is too foolish and too naive."

Past experiences have taught me that harsh reality will not show you mercy just because you are naive.

After Nagato saw Naruto, his descent into darkness lessened somewhat, but they were ultimately no longer on the same path.

"If Jiraiya-sensei wants to stop me, then please train Naruto properly so that he can defeat me with greater power within five years."

At that time, the victor's ideology and politics will become the new truth.

"Um……"

Some people in Konoha secretly wondered, "Does that last sentence sound like it's a deliberate way of spurring Naruto to improve?"

The Akatsuki members were also bewildered. Deidara couldn't help but mutter, "Our boss's words were a bit unexpected. Could it be that he's borrowed Itachi Uchiha's method of training Sasuke?"

"Does the boss think Naruto's progress is too slow and want him to improve more?"

"Alright, Konan, let's go." Nagato ignored everyone's reactions, manipulated the puppet device, and turned to leave.

The Akatsuki's current mission is to purge the organization of the traitor, Uchiha Obito.

Nagato said to Kisame, "You've been deceived. It's up to you to decide whether to stay or leave."

Nagato believed that since power was the foundation of peace, if Naruto could really defeat him...

Naruto is naturally more qualified than himself to protect the peace of the ninja world and can naturally promote his teacher's ideals. As long as he can do it, no one can oppose him.

Moreover, Nagato regarded Naruto as his backup plan, or rather, a firefighter in case of emergency.

Although Nagato was very confident in himself, his current physical condition was poor, like a candle flickering in the wind, and he had little confidence in his limited lifespan.

What if I perish halfway on the path to achieving my goal? What if Orochimaru fails to capture me? What if my reincarnation and modification attempts fail?

So Naruto, the prophesied son with great power and charisma, should also be able to control the situation and prevent it from getting worse.

But if Naruto can't even defeat himself head-on, then everything is just empty talk, and all we can do is watch him do what he wants.

However, Nagato believed that Naruto was unlikely to defeat him; at most, Naruto could only become a perfect Jinchūriki.

In particular, the Akatsuki organization has already collected several tailed beasts.

If he doesn't give Naruto the opportunity to grow, he won't be able to activate the power that the Six Paths Elder left in Naruto's body, and he won't be able to continuously become stronger.

If you can't become ridiculously strong, how can you break through the current boundaries of becoming a ninja?

Nagato was naturally unafraid of Naruto in his current state.

Only after Nagato left was Konoha's crisis barely resolved.

The Konoha side not only won back the fallen ninjas but also obtained a great deal of important intelligence, so naturally they wanted to reunite with the Konoha side as quickly as possible.

After reading the manga, Naruto didn't clamor for the dead to follow the path of their deaths to find Sasuke. Instead, he turned back with the others, his mind heavy with worry, to look towards Konoha.

It seems he is extremely worried about Sasuke, and at this moment, all he can think about is how to find Sasuke.

He knew these comics came from the Solar Furnace Tower, so Sasuke must have already read them.

In that case, it's not hard to understand what Sasuke said last time.

The Konoha leadership was the true source of the Uchiha clan's tragedy; they took away Sasuke's closest family members.

Sasuke no longer feels like he's home in Konoha, isn't that normal?

For Sasuke, home is where his family is.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that they are destined to become enemies the next time they meet.

For a long time, everyone could see how determined Sasuke was to take revenge. Once he truly experienced the taste of hatred, Sasuke would inevitably take mad revenge, and no one had the right to ask him to give up his hatred.

In the future, Naruto will inevitably face an attack from Sasuke, and in order to protect Konoha, he will inevitably confront Sasuke.

He longed to say to Sasuke, "Let's die together," just like in the manga, but given the current situation, that was simply impossible.

His newly resurrected parents, Iruka and Jiraiya who had always taught him so carefully, and countless Konoha villagers who had high hopes for him all made him feel like he was being suffocated by responsibility.

Moreover, Sasuke's mother has also been resurrected, and Sasuke has new companions at the Solar Furnace Tower, such as Suigetsu, the airship driver that his father Minato mentioned. Sasuke may even resurrect more people in the future.

They were no longer alone. Naruto clearly remembered that Sasuke had said he had two ambitions: one was to kill Itachi Uchiha, and the other was to revive the Uchiha clan.

Now that resurrection is a viable means, the revival of the Uchiha clan is entirely possible. Coupled with the implicit boost from his parents' resurrection, Sasuke would never abandon everything to die with him.

Furthermore, Naruto did not believe that Sasuke had not developed greater ambitions after reading the manga.

Just like how they had a series of headaches after reading the manga, Sasuke's temperament is already impulsive, irritable, and short-tempered, so reading the manga would definitely give him even more terrifying ideas.

Even in the original manga, where there was a seemingly happy ending, Sasuke still managed to cause some trouble, let alone the Sasuke we know now.

Naruto, his face etched with worry, was a far cry from the passionate Naruto he once was.

Even when Minato Namikaze wanted to get closer to Naruto, Naruto ignored him, which also troubled him.

Because Naruto left, Itachi Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki temporarily formed a group, becoming a wandering ninja group that roamed the ninja world.

These past few days, they've been traveling around to different countries.

Although Itachi and Shisui Uchiha cared deeply for Konoha, after learning about the entire process of their clan's destruction and some of Sasuke's experiences, it was naturally impossible for them to return to Konoha.

Some people wanted Sasuke to go back to the Solar Furnace Tower with them.

After all, he was still worried about Sasuke hanging out with Hiruko; Hiruko was just too mysterious.

Moreover, even if Sasuke were to kill him, he insisted on going back to see his mother.

Since he was full of sins, dying at the hands of Sasuke or his mother would be a kind of relief for him.

As for his mother, her actions of bringing Sasuke and Hiruzen together were of no concern to Itachi.

Itachi Uchiha had no other opinions, after all, in the ninja world, the strong have everything.

As the mother was the weaker party, and having been resurrected, her fate was naturally in the hands of others.

Since he didn't have enough power to save his mother, he naturally had to respect her opinion.

However, Shisui stopped Itachi Uchiha from committing suicide.

Just like what Itachi Uchiha said to Sasuke at the end of the manga: "No matter what, I will always love you deeply."

Later, Shisui also said to Itachi, "But there is one thing that is beyond doubt: I will always stand by your side."

Although Itachi Uchiha's physical condition is deteriorating, even worse than theirs, he is suffering from a terminal illness. If he cannot receive proper treatment and continues to avoid Sasuke, his life force will completely deplete, and he may not live past next year.

However, Uchiha Shisui did not exaggerate this; he already had several plans in mind.