Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

The management team was as short-handed as a dried-up riverbed. Sasuke knew that even if he forcibly intervened in the affairs of the Land of Rain, there was no guarantee that mismanagement would not cause trouble.

Therefore, it wouldn't hurt to temporarily grant the Land of Rain some autonomy in administration.

If there's anything he doesn't like in the future, he can just make personnel changes. Anyway, with his current strength, Nagato is powerless to resist.

"In addition, I have a personal request that I hope you can help me with."

In return, I will give you Madara's Rinnegan.

Nagato solemnly tossed the scroll containing the Rinnegan to Sasuke.

Sasuke took the scroll, and a look of surprise flashed across his face the moment his fingertips touched it.

This is Madara's Rinnegan, a terrifying power that gathers all things in the universe. Moreover, Madara was once the host of Indra's chakra reincarnation.

Once he finds a suitable method to draw upon the power of those eyes, he will soon be able to awaken his own true Rinnegan.

He knew perfectly well that whether he sought out Hiruko or Orochimaru, he could obtain a method that would satisfy him, so he was determined to get those eyes.

Chapter 265 Sasuke Wants to Cultivate Immortality

"Tell me about it." Sasuke put the scroll away and stared intently at Nagato.

"Help me contact Hiruko and resurrect all the members who sacrificed themselves during the founding of Akatsuki, including Yahiko." Nagato's voice trembled slightly, his eyes filled with anticipation and tension.

“It is possible.” Sasuke frowned slightly, disdainful of deceiving Nagato, and said bluntly, “But what I want to say is that Hiruko is not omnipotent.”

To resurrect the dead, at the very least, one must possess the deceased's DNA, and ensure that the deceased's soul did not encounter any mishaps during the time of death.

He paused, then continued, "After all, not everyone has the precise grave-digging ability of the grave-digging master, Kabuto Yakushi. Moreover, the fact that Kabuto was able to dig up so many dead bodies was largely due to Black Zetsu's secret assistance."

In addition, some ninjas died without leaving behind any corpses, truly dying without a complete body.

Moreover, after so many years, those people have almost completely disappeared from the ninja world, let alone their DNA.

I estimate that, aside from Yahiko, who became Pain's Six Paths, very few of the early Akatsuki members have had their physical samples preserved.

“I know.” Nagato nodded slightly, his eyes revealing determination. “We can try to revive some of those who can be revived first. As for the rest, I remember that Hiruko can travel to different parallel worlds and also intends to recruit people to join him.”

"After joining the Eternal Empire, I think I can find an opportunity to travel to parallel worlds and collect some gene samples."

Seeing that Nagato seemed to have been prepared, Sasuke accepted the Rinnegan without any qualms: "In that case, I will arrange it for you as soon as possible."

"Huh? Why should I help him?"

At this moment, Hiruko was lying on a soft sofa, enjoying a thorough massage from a blonde, fair-skinned shrine maiden and a silver-haired secretary with healthy wheat-colored skin, looking like a complete playboy.

"In this matter, Sasuke, you are the beneficiary; you gain the power of the Rinnegan. But what do I get in return?"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of surprise, and his tone was somewhat teasing: "You actually refused such high-quality free labor? This is not like the usual you who would do anything to expand your power, Hiruko."

Can you tell me why? Did Nagato offend you somehow?

Based on his understanding of Hiruko, this guy's need for ninjas was almost indiscriminate, in order to build a large organization that spanned the world and was ubiquitous.

Even after he conquered Kumogakure and Kirigakure, most of the prisoners were poached by that old fox Hiruko. There's no reason for him to let go of Nagato, who offered himself up.

Hiruko snorted coldly, a hint of annoyance flashing across his face, and said without any hesitation, "Hmph, Sasori and that Nagato colluded to carry out a terrorist attack on me. This makes me very unhappy. Isn't that reason enough?"

Sasuke understood immediately, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "So that's how it is. Looks like you were abandoned by Sasori, like a stray dog ​​discarded by its owner..."

He knew in his heart that Hiruko was indeed a petty bastard, and sometimes quite willful. Refusing Nagato because of such a personal grudge was very much in line with his usual style of doing things, since Nagato did not have any irreplaceable role in Hiruko's life.

"Can't you speak properly?!" Hiruko's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She interrupted Sasuke's harsh words and said angrily, "What do you mean I was abandoned? In short, I will absolutely not help with this matter. Don't waste your breath here."

He was like a powder keg ready to explode, as if he would attack if Sasuke said another word.

"Couldn't you... make an exception for me a little?"

Seeing this, Sasuke's tone softened, becoming somewhat pleading, "If you're unwilling to help Nagato, could you at least let me travel to another world? You're going to send me to another world to carry out missions sooner or later, aren't you?"

Ultimately, Sasuke is still kind-hearted. Although he could have directly kept the Rinnegan that Nagato gave him, he still wanted to fulfill his promise to Nagato as much as possible and didn't want to break his word.

Hiruko remained silent for a moment, a calculating glint in his eyes, and slowly said, "It's not impossible. I can now observe different parallel universes through the power of the fragments and freely choose the appropriate time and place to teleport people there."

Hiruko's lips suddenly curled into a strange smile, and his deep laughter echoed in the air. "How about this, I'll give you a mission—travel back to the era of the Second Shinobi World War and bring back Konan, who had just become an orphan and had not yet formed a bond with Yahiko and Nagato."

I will raise her myself. At the same time, you can take this opportunity to complete the important task entrusted to you by Nagato: collecting the DNA of the Akatsuki elders.

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's lips twitched involuntarily. He secretly thought to himself, "How could I not know Hiruko's intentions? She's clearly trying to make things difficult for Nagato."

"Isn't it a great act of kindness for me to adopt a war orphan? Regardless of my initial intentions, isn't this a turning point in the fate of Xiao Nan in that world?"

Hiruko remained calm, as if everything was under control. "Besides, people from parallel worlds, even if they resemble those you know, are just another similar flower, and have nothing to do with the people of this world."

Don't overthink it. I just want to train a paper-style ninja loyal to me to contribute to my experiments. Annoying Nagato is just a side effect.

"What new tricks have you come up with this time?" Sasuke's spirits lifted, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Hiruko's imagination was always so boundless, and he always managed to turn his imagination into reality.

Sasuke knew that he was now relying on Hiruko, and the stronger Hiruko became, the further he could go in his future.

"Have you read the Boruto series I recently gave you?" Hiruko asked, staring at Sasuke with interest.

Upon hearing the words "Boruto," Sasuke's face instantly darkened.

"I see. The Otsutsuki clan has always been a hidden danger. It was really unreliable to leave everything to Naruto. If his stupid son hadn't been lucky, he would have died long ago."

Sasuke tried his best not to think about his embarrassing performance in the future world; anyway, it was always good to belittle Boruto a bit first.

"Then you should know about those so-called scientific ninja tools, and how to seal ninjutsu in scrolls beforehand, right?" Hiruko couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Sasuke's expression.

"That kind of thing is meaningless to true powerhouses; it's just another variant of an explosive tag."

Sasuke curled his lip in disdain. For powerhouses like him and Naruto, that kind of thing was utterly useless except for sending chakra.

If any adversary were to attempt to use such methods against them, he would shatter the scroll with the Thousand Birds Stream, forcing the adversary to suffer the consequences.

"But for me, using talismans to summon wind and rain, cure diseases, ward off evil spirits, attract thunder and lightning, and travel thousands of miles in a flash... that's a unique sentiment." Hiruko narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly lost in memories.

"Nostalgia?" Sasuke scoffed. "That won't help you much in terms of improving your strength."

"You don't understand. Pills, artifacts, formations, and talismans are all essential skills for cultivators."

You don't have to be an expert in everything, but you should at least have some knowledge of some.

Hiruko shook his head and smiled, "Promoting the Way of Talismans in the ninja world and sowing the seeds of the Immortal Way civilization is one of my small goals."

Whether I succeed or not, I am content.

"Hmph, if you can really stir up a trend of talismanic arts in the ninja world, that would be quite an interesting thing." Sasuke snorted coldly, but secretly looked forward to it.

If Hiruko succeeds, the battles in the ninja world will undoubtedly become even more exciting and diverse.

Sasuke ultimately lacked the deep-rooted Chinese passion for cultivating immortality, making it difficult for him to resonate with such things.

However, the Naruto world is a peculiar "stitched-together" world, which combines many elements, so it seems not impossible to sow the seeds of the Sage Mode civilization.

Alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, talisman making, and even spiritual plant cultivation, spiritual vein exploration, treasure appraisal, beast and insect taming, puppet manipulation, medicine and poison techniques, astrology and divination...

These various cultivation techniques already have many common foundations in the ninja world, and perhaps in the future, we can truly witness the miracle of scientific cultivation on this land.

"Cultivators? Could there be an even higher level of power beyond Sage Mode?" Sasuke asked, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

"Of course."

Hiruko smiled slightly and used the data transmission function to directly transfer a reading platform called "Search Book Bar" to Sasuke's personal terminal. "There are a few novels in here. You can browse through them in your spare time as a pastime."

"After seeing these, you will understand how terrifying a true strongman is, how wondrous the world is, and how insignificant you yourself are."

Hiruko spoke with feigned seriousness, but secretly she wondered what kind of changes would occur if Sasuke truly regarded these novels as gospel, and whether he would utter even more chuunibyou (delusional) remarks.

"Oh, that sounds interesting~" Sasuke's lips curled into a smile, clearly intrigued. "I'll watch it when I have time. Now, send me on my mission."

"So proactive?" Hiruko was slightly surprised.

"Only by completing Nagato's request as soon as possible can I absorb the power of the Rinnegan with a clear conscience."

"Next time, I will defeat Naruto with my own strength!" Sasuke was full of fighting spirit, his eyes shining with determination.

"Good, very energetic!" Hiruko patted Sasuke's shoulder hard, and a piece of flesh instantly merged into Sasuke's body, turning into a ring.

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke felt a blur before his eyes and then disappeared from the spot.

A week later, Sasuke and Hiruko returned from the parallel world, bringing with them a lively and adorable little girl with light blue-purple hair, orange eyes, and a strange ring on her left ring finger.

It turns out that the time flow in the two worlds is not the same, and Uchiha Sasuke has been in another parallel world for nearly two years.

In the past two years, he not only absorbed the power of the Rinnegan and awakened his own Rinnegan, but also had an "in-depth exchange" with the elderly Madara Uchiha.

Of course, it was at Hiruko's instigation that he gave that arrogant and irritable old man a "friendly greeting" with punches and kicks, and beat up that old man who would have died if the tube was pulled.

Ultimately, Madara Uchiha of that world formed an alliance with Sasuke and Hiruko.

Subsequently, Hiruko and Uchiha Madara engaged in an in-depth dialogue and intellectual exchange, from which Hiruko drew upon the wisdom Madara had accumulated over the years.

Sasuke, under Madara's careful guidance, mastered many of the Uchiha clan's secret techniques that had been lost since the Warring States period.

Furthermore, Madara provided Sasuke with detailed and profound guidance on the use of the Sharingan and Rinnegan, the advancement of Fire Release, Yin-Yang Release, and Six Paths Sage Mode, as well as techniques in areas such as barriers, sealing techniques, and cursed seals.

It must be admitted that Madara Uchiha did indeed possess extraordinary insight and ability.

Although Sasuke Uchiha has embarked on a path completely different from that of previous Indras, and has even temporarily surpassed the aging Madara to some extent, Madara is still able to provide appropriate and efficient training guidance based on Sasuke's actual situation.

As a bargaining chip in this deal, Ban's demands were both simple and cunning.

He hoped to join the interdimensional force built by Hiruko, enjoy the privilege of accepting cross-world mercenary missions and exchanging corresponding rewards, and gain control over the development of this world from Hiruko.

This means that, unless absolutely necessary, people from other worlds, except for Hiruko and Konan, will be prohibited from traveling to his world without cause.

Clearly, Madara Uchiha had a broader perspective than Sasuke.

At this moment, Sasuke only longed to travel to other worlds in the future, to see more diverse power systems, and even to cause a great disturbance; but he never thought that people from other worlds might also use Hiruko's power to set foot in his world and eventually turn everything upside down.

In contrast, Madara, who became more steady and shrewd despite his declining years after being taught a lesson by Sasuke, was clearly more thorough in his considerations.

The young Uchiha Sasuke was arrogant and unafraid that people from other worlds would come to his territory to provoke him. He even planned to use Hiruko's interdimensional platform to hire experts from other worlds to work for him in the future.

"Finally back." Sasuke Uchiha's eyes burned with fighting spirit.

"Naruto, this time, I will definitely defeat you completely!"

"Stop it for a bit, Sasuke. Stop talking about Naruto all the time. It's weird of you."

"Besides, do you really think you can defeat Naruto in your current state?" Hiruko poured cold water on Sasuke's enthusiasm.