From Hokage to Visionary

Uchiha Munetsuki shook his head, turned to Xiaoguang and said, "Xiaoguang, I have to go out for a while, which will probably take about two days. During this time, I would like to trouble you to help me forge and implant a false memory for her. Please."

"no problem."

Xiao Guang nodded obediently, biting her lip, entwining her fingers, and asked carefully: "Um. Can I go with you?"

"No need, I can go alone." Uchiha Sogetsu ruffled the girl's hair and chuckled, "Besides, I think you staying here will be of greater help to me."

"Yes, I won't let her affect you."

Xiaoguang couldn't help feeling a little depressed, but he still cheered himself up and made a promise to him.

"Really reliable."

Uchiha Sogetsu changed his clothes, put on a bamboo hat, pressed the brim with his hands, and then opened the window: "Then, I'll leave it to you, Xiaoguang."

He jumped out in the pitch-black night.

Swish!

After a few leaps, he disappeared into the night like a ghost.

Rain Ninja Village.

It was still the annoying gloomy weather, with a drizzle of rain.

Pedestrians are hurrying along, businesses are operating as normal, and of course the most popular ones are the small pubs along the street.

Everything was the same as before, and nothing seemed to have changed.

"Sure enough, they concealed the news of Hanzo's death."

Wearing a black hood and holding a paper umbrella, Xiaonan silently observed the familiar village, his heart filled with sadness: "It's a pity that this short-lived peace will soon be broken."

In just two days, her life underwent a drastic change.

Yahiko's tragic death left the Akatsuki organization leaderless, and Nagato, the only person who could step forward to stabilize the situation, became emaciated due to too much chakra being extracted at once due to the forbidden summoning technique he used. Now, he even has trouble standing.

The only good news so far is that the Rain Ninja seems to have identified Tsunade, one of the Three Ninjas of Konoha, as the murderer.

This gave the Akatsuki organization, which was already in chaos, a rare chance to catch its breath.

"Yahiko, can you tell me what I should do now?"

Confused Xiaonan was walking in the rain holding a paper umbrella. His lonely and thin figure seemed to be isolated from the world.

For some reason, she wandered around and ended up in front of a simple stall.

This stall is located at a remote intersection with almost no pedestrians. It even has to borrow the rainproof eaves from an upper floor and barely hides in an area of ​​less than three square meters.

A middle-aged man wearing a simple white robe, with a cross pendant hanging on his chest, and with a simple and gentle temperament, was flipping through the black book in his hand.

What a strange person. This was Xiaonan's first impression of him.

The noisy environment around her seemed to have no effect on him at all. It exuded an intoxicating aura of tranquility, which made her subconsciously choose to approach here.

Perhaps it was this sense of security that attracted her.

"O lost lamb."

The man put down the book at hand, slowly raised his head, and spoke in a gentle voice like a ray of sunshine: "Do you believe that it is fate that brought us together here?"

"what are you saying?"

Xiaonan, who was originally troubled by confusion, seemed to be hit in the heart by these words.

She stared at the other person blankly, her dark eyes, as clear and pure as a baby's, as if reflecting the chaos and anxiety in her heart.

"I can see that there is confusion in your eyes."

The middle-aged man folded his hands on his abdomen, put his legs on top of each other, and said gently: "If you don't mind, you can talk to me. Maybe I can share your burden."

“No, no need.”

Xiaonan came back to his senses and shook his head bitterly: "No one can help me, thank you."

She turned around and prepared to leave. After all, she had been out today just to purchase supplies, and it had been long enough. It was time to go back.

However, she had just taken two steps when the voice suddenly came again.

"Fate is cruel, isn't it?"

Xiaonan's eyes suddenly narrowed. After hearing these words, his face changed drastically. He turned his head and stared at the man.

"All the gifts bestowed by fate have a price tag on them."

The middle-aged man's eyes were pure and clear, and there seemed to be countless whirlpools in the depths. He said meaningfully: "But, I wonder if you are satisfied with this "price"?"

I have a serious cold. I have a low-grade fever and cough, but I still have to go to work. It's so miserable for workers. I'm looking for some investment recommendations~

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 42: Blame-shifting is an art

"Who are you? What's your purpose?"

At this time, Xiaonan was extremely alert and had completely regarded the person in front of him as an enemy.

"My name is 'Adam', if I were to tell you my purpose..."

Uchiha Sogetsu paused for half a second and then said slowly: "In the name of the Lord, I will carry out His will and walk in the world to save those lost sheep."

Adam, of course, was his disguise.

I have to praise it, it is a world-class product and must be a top quality product!

Lies are an extraordinary tool that really come in handy.

"Is the lost lamb referring to me?"

Xiaonan frowned, and a hint of coldness flashed across her pretty face. "What do you mean by what you just said, that all the gifts given by fate have already been marked with a price?"

"Haven't you seen the revelation of fate?"

Uchiha Sogetsu placed his slender fingers on the book and tapped it gently: "As for the 'price', isn't it your good friend 'Yahiko'?"

"Who are you? How do you know all this? Why?"

It was as if a bolt of thunder had struck Xiaonan's mind, and his face turned pale, as if he had been deprived of his soul, and his hands and feet were cold.

Because all of this is the result of my leadership.

Uchiha Munetsuki said calmly: "I should have answered this question before. As for why I know all this, the answer is very simple. I am the one who let you see your destiny."

"It's you?!"

In an instant, Xiaonan's emotions surged, and the endless regret seemed to turn into anger at this moment.

All the repression of these days erupted like a volcano at this moment. Countless emotions mixed together and completely ignited the bomb.

Pain! Hatred! Regret!

With all these emotions intertwined, Xiaonan's eyes turned red and he stared at him like a wild beast.

It seemed as if in the next second, she would rush forward and tear the man in front of her to pieces.

But the remaining trace of rationality told her that if she really took action, she would end up in a miserable state.

She can't die yet, otherwise who will take care of Nagato?

Yahiko's death made her realize that meaningless anger and panic would only make things worse.

Instead of doing this, it is better to calm down and look for opportunities to solve the problem.

Xiaonan painfully suppressed the hatred and tried to keep herself calm: "Can you tell me why you chose me?"

"It was not me who chose you, but the Lord."

Uchiha Sogetsu's calm tone carried a certain inexplicable appeal: "I just followed the will of the 'Lord' and happened to intercept a small section from the torrent of fate and let it appear in the form of a dream. As for the result and whether you can change it, it's up to you."

“It’s so cruel.”

Xiaonan clenched his fists and bit his lips tightly, letting the blood seep into his mouth, filling it with bitterness.

The feeling of powerlessness of witnessing the outcome, watching it happen step by step in front of you, but being unable to change it, is like a floating grass in front of a drowning person, thinking it is salvation. But after grabbing it, you find that it is a deeper, heavier, darker despair, falling from the paradise of hope into the abyss in one step.

The boundless abyss of despair was like a big hand grabbing her throat, suffocating her.

"It's unfortunate, but I did my duty."

Uchiha Sogetsu crossed his hands in front of him, his eyes like a clear lake, and said: "But fate will not change because of this. The future you have seen will still happen. So, what will you choose? Will you become a slave to fate, or will you open up a path in the dark wilderness?"

"Do I have a choice?"

Xiaonan was filled with bitterness, and a feeling of powerlessness filled her whole body: "I tried but couldn't change it."

Yes, she tried, but what was the result?

The result of her rash attempt was that her actions led to Yahiko's death prematurely!

How ironic?

It was precisely because she wanted to try to change her future behavior that she actually accelerated the arrival of her fate, and in the end nothing was changed.

If you pretend you know nothing, maybe you will feel better.

At least this way, Nagato can live a little longer.

This huge blow has frightened Xiaonan. She dares not touch the red line of fate again, for fear of hastening the arrival of that ending.

"The key point is, do you have the courage to give up everything?"

Uchiha Sogetsu added a hint of psychological suggestion in his deep voice: "Everyone has moments of hesitation. It is not terrible to be hesitant. What is terrible is not making a decision in hesitation. Because once you have made a decision, you will no longer hesitate and will act in the established direction."

Hearing this, Xiaonan hesitated, not knowing what to choose for a moment.

As 'Adam' said, should we become slaves to fate and watch the tragic future unfold; or should we open up a new path in this dark wilderness?

"I don't know either."

Xiaonan is very confused, or rather, she has always been like this.

If Yahiko were still alive, he would definitely be able to make the right choice, right?

"If you can really see fate, can you tell me?" Xiaonan bit her lip, moisture moistened her eyes, and trembled, "Why is fate so cruel to us? Yahiko, Yahiko, he always wanted to change the ninja world and make everyone happy, why did he have to die?"

“It’s a cruel fact.”

Uchiha Sogetsu immediately figured out how to pass on the blame, and the reason was perfect: "Yahiko must die. Only his death can promote Nagato's transformation."

"Nagato?" Konan was completely shocked, her pupils dilated: "Why... Why is Yahiko's death related to Nagato?"

"Because Nagato's existence is the catalyst for the Child of Prophecy to mature."

Uchiha Munetsuki's tone was calm and indifferent, his eyes filled with a terrifying look: "The fate of everyone in the entire ninja world was determined from the moment he was born."

"Who is He? What is the Son of Prophecy?"

Xiaonan felt her brain was in a mess. The sudden influx of information made her not know how to react for a moment.

But vaguely, there seemed to be a voice ringing in my heart.

It was a name, a name that the entire ninja world feared, a name that only existed in legends!

Xiaonan's eyes were in panic and she didn't dare to look at his eyes. An inexplicable fear gripped her heart deeply.

"The blue-eyed boy who jokingly calls out the name of the nine-headed beast is the child of prophecy."

Uchiha Sogetsu glanced at her and said calmly: "As for that 'Him', don't you already have a guess in your mind? Why bother asking me?"

"Six Paths. Immortal"

Xiaonan subconsciously took two steps back, muttering to himself.

Perhaps other people would think that the Six Paths Sage was just a legend, but she was sure that it was not a legend but a real person who once existed.

Because Nagato has the eyes of the Six Paths Sage - the Rinnegan!

"Everything we've been through, turned out to be for the Child of Prophecy?"

Xiaonan's heart was filled with hatred, and he had never been so angry before.

She wanted to loudly question the Sage of Six Paths, why would he destroy everything she cherished just because of a ridiculous prophecy? !

But then, Xiaonan felt deeply powerless again. She looked at Adam in confusion: "What should I do?"

“You should ask yourself this question.”