I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke nodded, but in his heart he began to plot how to sacrifice himself before Naruto. Konoha Village could do without Sasuke, but it could not do without Naruto, the Hokage.

However, these are all expedient measures taken only as a last resort.

If they can find the little Ten-Tails in advance and sever its connection with Isshiki Otsutsuki, the two of them might not be no match for Isshiki Otsutsuki.

If Ichishiki were truly that powerful, he wouldn't have had to wait for Momoshiki and Kinshiki to arrive.

If all else fails, he has another plan: to go to the Origin Sphere and release Kaguya Otsutsuki, so that Kaguya, who has eaten the fruit of the Divine Tree, can fight the Otsutsuki to death.

While Sasuke and Naruto were talking, Boruto, who was left out, was quite dissatisfied.

Sasuke-sensei and his father must be discussing something important, but they are deliberately avoiding him. Even though he is already a capable ninja, he is still treated like a child.

However, he is not the same person he used to be.

He will work hard quietly, and then amaze everyone, becoming a powerful and reliable ninja like Naruto's father.

Thinking of this, Boruto glanced at the little turtle in his hand. He had made an agreement with Naruto's father that when the time was right, he would let Naruto appear in this era and teach the Seventh Hokage a lesson.

……

Konoha in the early morning is another peaceful and serene day.

Since the Uzushio Village stationed its troops in Konoha, the safety of Konoha villagers has increased significantly, and they no longer have to worry about Konoha being attacked by other ninja villages.

Although there are still many Sarutobi ninjas who have fallen from grace and are complaining, those are the voices of a minority.

It doesn't represent Konoha, but it also represents the wishes of most Jonin and ninja clans.

The recent earth-shattering battle outside Konoha Village has further strengthened the Konoha residents' belief in accepting Uzushio Village's protection. If they can obtain safety by paying money and being allowed to trade, there is no need to provoke the Uzushio Village ninjas.

After all, Uzushio Village has such a small population. In just over ten years, Konoha will be able to assimilate Uzushio Village.

Ultimately, the people of Uzushio Village were originally Konoha ninjas who defeated their former superiors and have now returned.

For the reasons mentioned above, Naruto, who was staying at the Uzumaki base, received a lot of system rewards these days. Although most of them were insignificant, they still conveyed a message to Naruto: the villagers of Konoha were increasingly fond of him.

After sending his subordinates to investigate and learning the specific reason, Naruto, who was practicing with his shadow clones, was somewhat amused and exasperated.

As a child, he tried hard to get along with the villagers of Konoha, but no one recognized him. However, when he arrived in Konoha as an outsider ninja and put on an arrogant attitude, his popularity skyrocketed.

Are all the residents of Konoha a bunch of masochists? I wish there was a character like Madara Uchiha.

But upon closer reflection, Naruto understood the key point: although the residents of Konoha verbally expressed their disdain for the Uchiha's admiration for strength, they actually admired and worshipped the strong even more.

Although Madara Uchiha was domineering, he was actually a defeated opponent of Hashirama Senju.

They joined the higher-ups in ostracizing the Uchiha clan simply because the Uchiha weren't strong enough. The same logic applies to the Sarutobi clan now. In the end, Konoha is all about might; might makes right.

Pulling his wandering thoughts back, Naruto looked at the two Byakugan that had been transplanted into his palm.

These two Byakugan belong to Urashiki Otsutsuki. After Urashiki died, they became ordinary Byakugan. Only through the activation of a large amount of chakra can they be switched to the blue Rinnegan.

Only after the transplant did he realize just how much of a burden the Rinnegan was for a ninja.

With his current chakra reserves, without relying on the Nine-Tails, he can at most activate the blue Rinnegan to perform one or two techniques before his chakra is drained by the Rinnegan.

Furthermore, even with the Nine-Tails' chakra, Urashiki was unable to use many of his abilities, nor could he switch to the Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.

The reason is very simple: his chakra and that of the Nine-Tails are comparable to those of the Otsutsuki, but his body is ultimately not that of the Otsutsuki. He cannot fly freely, nor can he use the Rinnegan left behind by Urashiki at will.

After all, no matter how bad Urashiki was, he was still an Otsutsuki who had awakened the Bloodline Limit, and his status was equal to that of the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya Otsutsuki. He was just a little reckless and foolish, and ultimately died in his own timeline.

Naruto could barely accept the fact that he couldn't use most of the Rinnegan's abilities.

The ability to rewind time is more than enough for a fighter like him, and with the fishing rod and fish basket, two treasures comparable to the Rinnegan, he can also participate in battles at the level of the Otsutsuki.

Next, all you need to do is collect the remaining tailed beasts' chakra and obtain the power of the nine tailed beasts to unlock Six Paths Sage Mode and fully enter the Six Paths level.

Thinking of this, Naruto's blue Rinnegan lit up.

Having anticipated the direction of the shadow clones' attack, Naruto dodged the attack by sidestepping and then defeated the shadow clones that had been training with him with a few punches and kicks.

"Urashiki's Rinnegan is really useful. I wonder how the eyes of the other Otsutsuki are?"

As Naruto absorbed the memories of the shadow clone, he uttered these words of reflection.

He used to dislike Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, finding it unusable, so he returned it to Shisui. But that was because the Mangekyou Sharingan's potential was limited and not nearly as powerful as the Rinnegan's inherent eye techniques.

Apart from Obito's eyes, which involve space-time manipulation, the other Mangekyou Sharingan techniques are still within the scope of ninjutsu and genjutsu.

Although it looks powerful, it's actually flashy and not simple and straightforward enough.

The eye techniques recorded by the Rinnegan are different, focusing on returning to simplicity. Whether it's Madara Uchiha's Limbo: Border Jail or Sasuke's Amenotejikara, they are all upgraded versions of the basic Three Body Techniques.

However, these Rinnegan eye techniques might be more accurately described as divine techniques.

Divine Arts are techniques used by the Otsutsuki clan. They are more powerful than Ninjutsu and Sage Arts. Each Otsutsuki has mastered some of the Divine Arts, which is equivalent to having the Rinnegan by default.

However, this seems to diminish the aura of the great inventor Tobirama Senju.

Could it be that Tobirama Senju, who invented countless forbidden techniques, found some manuscripts left by the Otsutsuki god, which is why he was able to develop one forbidden technique after another? Now the nature of his invention has changed to archaeology.

Pulling his wandering thoughts back, Naruto remembered his promise to Boruto.

Once he forges the Dragon Vein Core into a time-traveling treasure, he will attempt to travel to Boruto's era, where conspiracies are on the surface, while in his own time, everything remains hidden beneath the deep sea.

Chapter 271 The Battle of Amegakure (Part 1)

Within the Land of Rain, the dark, ominous clouds made it hard to breathe.

Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha stood on the cliff, gazing at Amegakure at the foot of the mountain in the distance, plotting how to attack Amegakure and take back the Rinnegan that belonged to them from Nagato.

Withdrawing his gaze from Amegakure, Madara Uchiha glanced at Obito beside him and said calmly, "My idea is to just openly and honestly storm in. What about you?"

Obito remained noncommittal regarding Madara Uchiha's reckless suggestion.

The simplest and most direct solution would be to storm in and retrieve the Rinnegan, but the question is, could Madara Uchiha and Madara Uchiha really defeat Nagato together?

Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, which inherently grants him considerable control over the soul.

Madara Uchiha was also in Edo Tensei form, so he couldn't unleash his full power from before his birth. Even if they joined forces, there was a significant chance of failure.

If we attack rashly, and Nagato is prepared in advance, it would be a loss.

Moreover, they are not only dealing with Nagato, but also with Konan and a series of other Akatsuki members.

"Let's wait and see for now. Zetsu is gathering intelligence. Nagato and Naruto are stronger than you can imagine. Their strength is comparable to yours and Hashirama Senju in their lifetimes."

"So, you've seen me at my peak?"

Madara Uchiha crossed his arms and smiled dismissively. He didn't believe that anyone in the current ninja world could compare to him and Hashirama, not even Naruto or Nagato.

In the days since Obito and Black Zetsu resurrected them, they did not immediately attack Amegakure.

Instead, under Black Zetsu's leadership, he secretly investigated Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Uzushio Village. Those ninjas who stood above tens of thousands of ninjas and were called Kage were nothing more than children holding kunai in his eyes.

As he passed through Uzushio Village, he sensed a familiar chakra and the aura of the Uchiha clan.

If he weren't worried about alerting the enemy, he would have already joined forces with Black Zetsu to attack along the way and capture all their Jinchuriki.

Obito snorted coldly, showing little respect for the old man Madara Uchiha. If Madara Uchiha could really treat the Five Kage as playthings, he could rival the ninja villages with his personal strength.

They didn't deliberately create a series of events to cultivate themselves in the first place; ultimately, it's because they lacked the ability to collect the tailed beasts.

At this moment, the yin-yang face Black Zetsu emerged from underground, gestured with his hand, and said to Obito and Madara, "I have gathered information about Konoha."

"A week ago, a battle broke out in the Forest of Death in Konoha. Judging from the chakra left at the scene... Naruto and Shisui have not returned to Uzumaki Village yet and are still in Konoha. The two of you can attack Amegakure with peace of mind."

"Naruto is still in Konoha and fought with a mysterious ninja?"

Obito frowned. With Shisui still in Konoha, what kind of ninja attack had Konoha encountered that would make Naruto intervene? Could it be that Naruto and Konoha were fighting amongst themselves?

"Judging from the residual chakra at the scene, that's the case. I don't know the specifics. Naruto's sensory abilities are too strong, so I dared not get too close. I can only confirm that Naruto is still in Konoha through the White Zetsu that was killed."

At this point, Black Zetsu was also filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Among the remaining chakra at the battlefield, he sensed a familiar aura, and he could basically confirm that Ashura and Indra's chakra had both been reincarnated.

And this time, Ashura did not seem to be hostile to Indra, which made him feel uneasy.

Although he can control ninjas using the techniques left by his mother, the number of times he can use them is limited, and Ashura and Indra are fully capable of threatening his life.

After hearing this, Obito pondered for a moment, looked towards Amegakure at the foot of the mountain, and said to Madara and Black Zetsu:

“Nagato is staying on the tower in the central area of ​​Amegakure. The Akatsuki held a meeting today, and I’m going to try to win over those Akatsuki members. I’m leaving Nagato to you.”

Madara and Kuro exchanged a glance, then vanished from their spot in an instant, heading towards Amegakure.

……

Half an hour later, a torrential downpour began.

Inside the Amegakure office, Nagato and Konan were meeting with the Amegakure Jonin to formulate development plans for the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass for the next quarter, striving to make the impoverished Land of Rain prosperous.

After seeing off the Jonin from Amegakure, Nagato couldn't help but look out the window.

The rain outside the window was heavy, pattering on the roof, reminding him of the days when he was a child, hiding in a cave to avoid the rain. Back then, they could only fill their stomachs by stealing.

Now, through their own efforts, they can ensure that the children of the Rain Kingdom no longer go hungry.

All of this, besides Yahiko's ideals, is inseparable from Naruto's guidance. Through battles and conversations with Naruto, he realized that he was not a high and mighty god who could not control the entire ninja world.

Before achieving world peace, let's first solve the problem of feeding the people of the Rain Country.

Otherwise, how could he, who couldn't even manage the small Land of Rain, possibly manage the entire ninja world? Only by solving the problems of the Land of Rain can he consider the Land of Grass, and even other countries.

Thinking about this, Nagato felt much better.

Just as he was about to continue with his work, Konan said, "Nagato, don't forget there's an Akatsuki meeting today. Those rogue ninjas within the organization are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with us."

Upon hearing this, Nagato frowned, recalling the rogue ninja recruited by the Akatsuki.

Those rogue ninja members were recruited by them for the Ten-Tails Project, and many conditions were agreed to when they were recruited. But now that the Akatsuki organization has gradually transformed into the Amegakure ANBU, these rogue ninja members seem somewhat out of place.

Over the past two years, these rogue ninja members have been stirring up trouble in private, causing a lot of problems for Amegakure.

After a moment of contemplation, Nagato said to Konan, "I will have Pain intimidate those rogue ninjas. They have no chance against the power of the Rinnegan!"

Konan nodded slightly and reminded them, "It's best to handle this carefully; they are not ordinary rogue ninja."

Suddenly, Nagato frowned, stood up, looked out the window at Amegakure, his expression becoming extremely serious, and said to Konan, "Konan, a ninja has broken into Amegakure."

"Another spy has infiltrated Amegakure? I'll deal with them."

Xiao Nan frowned. She had dealt with similar spy infiltrations many times and was very experienced.