From Hokage to Visionary

October 12, cloudy

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Chapter 29: The Light That Will Lose Its Light

Xiaonan had a very long nightmare.

In her dream, she witnessed how, under the leadership of Yahiko, the Akatsuki organization expanded from just a few people to hundreds of people.

But as the organization grew in prominence, they became a thorn in Hanzo's side.

The conflict of their ideologies gradually intensified, and eventually Akatsuki officially declared war on Hanzo. At first, with the help of Nagato, they won victory after victory.

But at this critical juncture, Akatsuki's leader Yahiko died tragically, and Nagato went berserk. Although he killed Hanzo with some forbidden technique, he also paid a heavy price.

From then on, Nagato's personality changed drastically, and he became obsessed like a madman, completely changing the previous philosophy of the Akatsuki organization.

Driven by hatred, Nagato, seduced by a mysterious man, launched a war against Konoha and eventually died at the hands of a blue-eyed, yellow-haired boy.

Her ending was equally tragic.

He returned to the Rain Village alone, guarding the bodies of Yahiko and Nagato, but was killed by a mysterious man and sank into the ocean.

The dream was so real that when Xiaonan woke up, two lines of tears hung on his cold face.

"Why do I have this kind of dream?"

Xiaonan wiped the water stains on her cheeks, and a hint of panic appeared in her cold eyes.

"Xiaonan, why are you crying?" At this time, Yahiko walked in from outside. Seeing the tears on her face, he immediately came over nervously: "Are you okay? Who offended you? Don't cry, Xiaonan!"

They grew up together and studied together with Jiraiya, so their relationship is very deep.

As Xiaonan is the only girl among the three, she is taken care of very well on a daily basis and they are reluctant to let her suffer any grievances.

Seeing Xiaonan crying, Yahiko panicked for a moment: "Tell me, Xiaonan, who offended you? Nagato and I will avenge you!"

"No, no one messed with me, Yahiko." Konan bit her lip, a trace of worry in her eyes: "Yahiko, if I mean if, I had a very real dream, in which you and Nagato died, and our ideals became weapons in the hands of others, what would you think?"

"Nagato and I are dead?"

Yahiko thought of ten thousand possibilities, but he never expected this to be the reason.

"No, Konan." Outside the door, the red-haired Nagato walked in. After hearing what Konan said, he said calmly, "I'm here, nothing will happen to you."

"Hahahahaha, that's right, Konan."

Yahiko stretched out his hand and ruffled her lavender hair, and said with a smile: "Have you forgotten that Nagato has the blood of the Six Paths Sage and the legendary Samsara Eye!"

Nagato slowly raised his head, pushed aside his bangs, and revealed the legendary 'Rinnegan'.

"But." Xiaonan frowned slightly and covered her chest, as if she could still feel her own sorrow in the dream: "That dream was too real."

"It was just a dream, Konan." Nagato said indifferently. It's not that he doesn't care about Konan, but that's just his personality.

"I know it's a dream, but..." Xiaonan's eyes still had a trace of sadness, "Yahiko, it's not too late to give up now!"

In the dream, the pain of losing loved ones penetrates deep into the bone marrow and pierces the heart.

Compared to Yahiko's great ideals, her ideas are simple and small.

I just hope that Yahiko and Nagato are safe, even if they are mediocre, rather than losing their lives for that ideal.

Hearing this, Yahiko frowned: "Konan, we can't turn back. Since we have decided to do this, I will go on no matter what the cost."

Xiaonan drooped his eyes and lowered his head in disappointment.

She knew that Yahiko would not look back, and would sacrifice himself for his ideals even if he knew the road ahead was death.

Nagato, who was usually silent, suddenly asked, "Konan, do you still remember who killed us in the dream?"

When asked about the details, Xiaonan was suddenly stunned. She found that she seemed to not remember the details of the dream at all: "I don't remember it."

She could feel the pain in her dream and saw the final ending of Akatsuki, but all the details, such as how did Yahiko die? What was Nagato's forbidden technique? Who was the mysterious person who bewitched them? All seemed to be blocked, and her memory was blurred.

Nagato slowly squatted down, held Konan's hand, and whispered: "That was just a dream, Konan, it's not reality. Yahiko and I will not die, I promise you."

"That's right, don't worry, Xiaonan."

Yahiko held the girl's other hand and said with a cheerful smile: "I also promise you that I will never abandon you. Let's change the Rain Village together!"

Feeling the warmth of the two people's palms, Xiaonan's chaotic thoughts and heart seemed to calm down.

"Well I believe you."

Xiaonan seemed to have melted an iceberg and revealed a warm smile.

"You really don't need my help, Zong Yue?"

In the room, Guang sat cross-legged on the tatami obediently, tilting his head cutely: "If it were me, I could easily control those three people."

Uchiha Sogetsu ruffled her hair, leaned against the wall, his shirt hanging loosely, revealing half of his solid chest muscles. He put one hand on his chin and chuckled, "No need, Guang, I appreciate your kindness, but those three people are not worthy yet, let's wait a little longer."

Guang rubbed his palm affectionately, like a well-behaved cat: "You can use my power however you want, so... don't dislike me, Zong Yue."

"Don't say that, Hikaru."

Uchiha Sogetsu stretched out his hand to lift Guang's chin, stared at the girl's delicate face, and smiled gently: "I hope you can always follow in my footsteps, not just as a 'prop', but as my companion, understand?"

"Yes, I remember it, Zong Yue."

Guang showed a sweet smile, and my heart felt warm and sweet.

"Guang, how bad are your eyes?" Uchiha Sogetsu stared at the girl and asked.

The Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan, while extremely powerful, comes with huge risks.

The disadvantage is that the more powerful the eye technique is, the more damage it will cause to the eyesight and body of the practitioner.

If used too frequently, the practitioner will eventually become completely blind. In more serious cases, it may even cause a decline in body functions, and eventually the patient will rely on drugs like Weasel.

In the original work, after Uchiha Sasuke opened the Mangekyō, his eyesight deteriorated sharply after only using it a few times.

So, to what extent has Uchiha Hikaru, who possesses the terrifying eye technique [Eight Thousand Spears], reached?

Since the Warring States Period, he has been forced by the Uchiha clan to use the light of pupil techniques many times, and his eyesight is definitely not very good now.

And this is also the problem that troubles him.

Being stared at by those eyes, Guang felt confused for no reason, as if she was afraid of being abandoned. She hugged the boy tightly, and said in a very soft and low voice with a slight tremor: "I'm fine. I can still use pupil skills many times, so don't worry about me, Zong Yue."

"Light, look me in the eyes."

Uchiha Sogetsu's eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of oppression: "I don't like deception, so tell me the truth, how bad are your eyes?"

"I'm sorry, Zong Yue. I was wrong."

Guang lowered his head deeply like a child who had made a mistake, biting his pink lips: "I can probably use it about three or four more times."

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Chapter 30 Testing

Uchiha Sogetsu was leaning sideways, leaning against the windowsill.

A round of moonlight came in from the window, shining on his body. His half-covered loose clothes made him look elegant and independent.

He lowered his head and took a look at the cute girl who was curled up like a kitten beside him, sleeping peacefully. He couldn't help but sighed softly and pinched his swollen eyebrows: "Regarding the research on primary cells, it seems that we must put it on the agenda as soon as possible."

After an in-depth exchange with Guang, he had a clearer understanding of the "Eight Thousand Spears" eye technique.

Among the currently known Uchiha Mangekyō Eye Techniques, the Eight Thousand Spears is perhaps the most terrifying ability, bar none.

Unlike Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, it does not have the ability to directly harm the enemy. Instead, it is more like a strengthened group version of "Kotoamatsukami". By coming into contact with the caster's chakra, it can completely control the target's mind and chakra, erase the target's memory, implant other false memories, and brainwash and control it.

But this does not mean that the Eight Thousand Spears have no shortcomings.

Any ninjutsu has its risks and flaws. Of course, the wall-hanging technique like the first Hokage cannot be counted as one of them.

The most significant risk of the Eight Thousand Spears is the consumption of pupil power. Although it is not as severe as the release of the Other Gods, which requires several years between releases, the Eight Thousand Spears will continue to consume the pupil power of the caster during the control period. If too many people are controlled at once, it will be like a high-powered water pump, and they will soon go blind.

As for the flaws, there is no need to worry too much. The Uchiha ancestors have already made up for them for Guang.

The two great eye techniques of Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu were specially engraved into Hikari's two Mangekyō Sharingan by the ancestors of the Uchiha clan.

Tsukuyomi perfectly makes up for the shortcoming of the Eight Thousand Spears that it needs to come into contact with chakra when controlling the object; any object illuminated by the light of Tsukuyomi will be directly marked.

But the problem is that releasing the two major pupil techniques at the same time will intensify the consumption of the Kaleidoscope's pupil power.

It's just like a terrifying oil-gulping beast!

Even if the first generation of cells are implanted, unless you use it as a 'disposable prop', you still have to use it with caution.

Time passed in his scattered thoughts and the whole night was silent.

The next morning, after thinking about it all night, Hanzo finally decided to formally receive them.

Uchiha Sogetsu put on the Anbu mask again and entered the audience state, maintaining the identity and habits of an Anbu, following Tsunade and Hikari.

The architectural style of Rain Village is very unique. The steel pipes throughout the village are crisscrossed and intertwined, forming a unique landscape. Those towering towers are lined with dense pipes, and usually no one chooses to live there. Most people in Rain Village live in lower places.

The Rain Ninja led them deep into a dark and damp pipe, the internal structure of which was quite complicated.

There are countless crisscrossing pipes, the light is dim, and the environment is highly similar, making it impossible to identify with the naked eye. It is like a huge maze.

It can be seen that Hanzo is very afraid of death.

Building such an underground pipe maze can prevent assassinations to the greatest extent and resist the invasion and attacks of foreign ninjas.

Soon, they arrived at their destination, an ordinary Japanese door.

The Rain Ninja opened the door and moved aside to make way for it: "Please come in, Master Hanzo is waiting for you in the room inside."

Walking through the corridor, Tsunade opened the innermost door.

"Long time no see, Tsunade-sama."

An elderly man in kimono sat cross-legged on the tatami.

There was a small table in front of him with two cups of tea, steaming hot.

He wore an iron respirator on his face and his hair was casually dishevelled. Although he was no longer as strong and tough as he was in his youth, and years of fighting had weakened his body, this did not mean that he had no intimidation at all. On the contrary, with the passage of time, and the tempering of wisdom and experience, he became more vicious and steady.

"You're old, Hanzo."

Tsunade showed no fear at all and sat directly across from him, examining the man who had once defeated them.

"It's better to save your time on talking nonsense."

Hanzo was very shrewd, so how could he be angered by these two sentences? Without even raising his eyelids, he took a sip of the tea and said indifferently, "Tell me, what exactly do you want from me?"

"Tsk, you're still so annoying." Seeing that the old man was unmoved, Tsunade was very unhappy and crossed her arms and said, "You should have heard of the history of the Warring States Sealing, right? Hanzo."

"I've heard of it." Hanzo frowned slightly, and finally looked at them straight in the eye, and said slowly: "Some dangerous people who were sealed in the Warring States Period. What? Are you here for this matter?"

"Just checking." Tsunade said provocatively, "I just wonder how much strength the legendary demigod still has?"

"Is this what Konoha means, or what you mean?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became heavy. Hanzo, who had been acting like an old man from beginning to end, now looked like a tiger with its fangs bared.

There is obviously no movement, but it can still make people feel chilling.

The extremely aggressive and vicious eyes seemed to want to devour the three people present alive, and that old body contained a terrifying power.

"Don't give me that scary look, Hanzo."

Tsunade seemed to not care at all. She picked up the tea on the table and said meaningfully, "Does staying in a place like this make you feel safer?"

"shut up."

Veins were visible at Hanzo's brows, and there was a hint of anger in his deep voice.

"Can an aging demigod still calm those who are ready to make a move?"

Tsunade played with the teacup, her lips curled up: "Hanzo, you are old now, you no longer have the generosity of your youth, and you have become a person who pursues power and is carried away by the desire to rule."

"I told you to shut up, Tsunade-hime!"

As if a sore spot had been touched, bloodshot appeared in Hanzo's eyes, and his anger was almost uncontrollable.