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"I'm just on the right path, Obito Uchiha." Nagato stared indifferently at Obito and said coldly.

"It's a real pity. I thought that if we met again, we could have a good talk, work together, and strive for a common goal, just like before."

Obito sighed, as if deeply regretful, which made Nagato's face turn colder. His tone was icy: "I fight for peace now, and you are my enemy!"

"It seems there's no need to say anything more."

Madara spoke calmly, interrupting Nagato and Obito's reminiscing, his eyes fixed on Nagato's pale purple Rinnegan.

He could sense the power and intensity in those eyes, as if his most beloved treasure was overjoyed to see its master and was eager to return home like a fledgling.

"Hand it over."

"What?" Nagato was taken aback.

"What I entrusted to you, Nagato." Madara Uchiha pointed to Nagato's eyes, his tone indifferent: "Since you have chosen your own path, then you should return these eyes that I entrusted to you."

"ridiculous!"

Before Nagato could speak, Konan, who was behind him, shouted angrily, "The Rinnegan originally belonged to Nagato, when did it become yours!"

"Oh?"

Madara Uchiha raised an eyebrow: "Looks like I need to give you a proper lesson."

"The Rinnegan, the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths. Since the Sage of Six Paths spread his chakra, these eyes have never appeared in this world. Because to awaken these eyes, the first thing needed is to use the power of the Uchiha clan as a foundation, combined with the chakra of the Senju clan!"

"The power of Yin and Yang manifests in all things. Nagato, tell me, as a member of the Uzumaki clan, how do you awaken these Sage Eyes?"

Chapter 301 Madara Uchiha Reclaims His Eyes!

Madara's words left everyone in the Akatsuki organization stunned, especially Konan, who stared at Nagato and Madara in disbelief.

As the guardian angel of God tried to say something more, the blood-red Sharingan in Obito's eye sockets behind Madara gradually changed. The blood-red Mangekyou Sharingan pattern rippled out like water, turning into concentric circles of waves, proving Madara's words.

It has already been shown that the Rinnegan is an evolution of the Sharingan.

Meanwhile, Hiruko stood there dumbfounded.

"I understand, I understand!" Hiruko's voice suddenly rose as if he had suddenly realized something: "The limit that I touched during the Kigahara ritual was the Rinnegan. My eyes can now transform from the Mangekyou Sharingan into the Rinnegan!"

"Tch, you covet the power of the Uchiha even though you don't have Uchiha blood."

Madara Uchiha glanced at Hiruko, and in just one glance, he saw through Hiruko's true nature.

Although this guy's aura is not weak, it is still far inferior to Madara's current aura. In essence, Hiruko and Obito are the same, and they obviously became like this through that Oni-Garara Technique.

But he wasn't interested in the Ghost Sprout Technique. His body already had enough of Hasi Hot Mom's cells. Adding the flesh and blood of those other random guys would be an insult to his physical body!

"Nagato, I once gave you a chance."

Madara Uchiha looked at the silent red-haired boy in front of him and said calmly, "I gave you the chance to be the savior, but you didn't seize it and gave it up on your own."

"Yahiko's death, the suffering of small countries, the ugliness of the world—all these things were laid bare before you, yet you abandoned them, forgot them, and willingly degenerated into Minazuki Yoru's dog."

"So, since you've chosen to protect this filthy, ugly, and ridiculous world, then I'll have to come myself!"

"A false dream world is laughable!"

Nagato suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on Uchiha Madara.

He was now flustered and confused. What Madara Uchiha was saying was far too complicated, even causing Nagato's mind to momentarily malfunction.

If his Rinnegan was planted in his eyes by Madara, and if everything he experienced in his childhood, including his encounters with Yahiko and Konan, was part of Madara's plan, then what does all of this amount to?

Even if he has already reformed everything from the past, how can Nagato accept having everything he once was simply negated?!

Nagato's body trembled uncontrollably, causing Madara's expression of disappointment to deepen.

"I really chose the wrong person. Such an ugly posture. If Yahiko didn't lack the blood of the Uzumaki clan, killing you and letting Yahiko bear the burden of my eyes might have been the best choice."

"Ma! Da! La!"

At that moment, a chord deep within him was struck, and Nagato abruptly raised his head, staring intently at Madara Uchiha before him, roaring furiously, "I will absolutely, absolutely, absolutely kill you!"

"hehe!"

Nagato's Rinnegan emitted an extremely dazzling light, but Madara's lips curled into a faint, mocking smile.

The Rinnegan eye technique that was about to be activated was abruptly stopped, while an unparalleled and vast eye power erupted from Madara's body.

A blue phantom erupted from Madara's body in an instant, and the Akatsuki's base collapsed. When the dust settled, the complete Susanoo stood tall between heaven and earth, looking down at the tiny Nagato and the others below.

"Redeem yourself, Nagato."

Madara Uchiha, positioned between the eyebrows, spoke calmly, arms crossed, his expression arrogant!

Even though he only has three tomoe in his eyes, he can still activate the complete Susanoo.

This is the power of Uchiha Madara, the power of Kami!

Nagato's face darkened. With the power of the Rinnegan beyond his control, he knew that everything Madara had said was true.

These eyes belong to Ban, and everything he has experienced is part of Ban's plan.

but……

"I am no longer the person I used to be!"

"boom!!!"

As the earth trembled, Nagato suddenly clasped his hands together, and countless enormous trees burst forth from the ground, instantly coalescing into a wooden doll that was in no way inferior to the complete Susanoo.

A giant dragon coils around his shoulder, a wooden figure with an indestructible body!

Enraged, Nagato made no hesitation and decisively controlled the wooden dummy to charge towards the complete Susanoo.

The collision between the complete Susanoo and the wooden dummy was earth-shattering. The complete Susanoo, wielding two swords, slashed down at the wooden dummy.

The wooden figure punched to block the sword, the wooden dragon bit and tore at it, and the two giant gods collided with each other, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to crack wherever they passed. They actually fought to a standstill!

"Hot Mom in Harbin..."

Madara Uchiha, inside the complete Susanoo, looked at Nagato atop the wooden doll opposite him and was momentarily dazed, as if the person on the wooden doll was not Nagato, but his former best friend Hashirama Senju.

No, that's impossible. The power of Haxi Hot Mom goes far beyond that; she's just a mere wooden figure.

"Motor!!"

On the wooden dummy, Nagato roared and howled, as if he wanted to vent everything that had been controlled by Madara Uchiha in the first half of his life. Under the influence of the surging spiritual power, even though the Rinnegan in his eyes could not be activated, it became particularly eerie.

The vast spiritual power shook the heavens and the earth. Nagato slammed his hands together, and the wooden dummy beneath him, which was fighting on par with the complete Susanoo, suddenly trembled.

Under Madara Uchiha's astonished gaze, a towering Buddha rose from the ground and stood tall in the world!

This colossal Buddha reaches to the heavens and the earth, with thousands of hands layered behind it. Just one glance at it sends chills down your spine, and everything else seems insignificant in comparison.

Even the complete Susanoo, which is as large as a mountain, is like a child in front of this great Buddha, not worth mentioning!

"Spiritual Power - Immortal Technique!"

"Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands - Top Transformed Buddha!"

Nagato stood atop the Buddha statue, looking down at Madara Uchiha, his voice booming like thunder: "I am no longer who I once was. Now, I am truly pursuing my dreams and seeking peace!"

"Even though I was so ridiculous and ignorant before, I have now found my own path!"

"This……"

Gazing at the towering Buddha that seemed to reach into the clouds, Madara Uchiha was momentarily lost in thought. He strained his three-tomoe Sharingan, even questioning whether the person before him was truly the hot mom of his dreams.

Accompanied by surging spiritual energy, countless Buddha arms swung down simultaneously, and dense wooden fists fell as if the sky were collapsing!

"What is this guy doing, spacing out at a time like this?!"

Below, Obito Uchiha frowned slightly, keenly noticing that Madara Uchiha seemed somewhat distracted at this moment.

Black Zetsu Gete, however, understood Madara's point and felt somewhat helpless.

However, he also knew that Madara's strength was indeed no match for Nagato's current strength without regaining the Rinnegan.

After all, with the support of spiritual power, Nagato's strength has now reached the level of Hashirama Senju in the past, and may even surpass it.

Even with Hashirama Senju's cells transplanted, Madara, without the Rinnegan, was unable to contend with Nagato.

"Obito, Madara is alive right now!"

Black Zetsu's deep voice awakened Obito Uchiha.

Although the complete Susanoo was strong, the unstoppable Susanoo sword blocked the dozens of wooden fists that came at it. But the moment those wooden fists shattered, ten more arms followed behind them. Just as the ten arms shattered, a hundred more arms followed!

Life is endless, continuous, and boundless!

Madara Uchiha exerted all his strength to activate the Yin Release chakra within his body, maximizing the power of the Complete Body Susanoo.

With a double sword strike, the hundreds of arms of the thousand-armed Buddha in front of him were shattered. However, there were simply too many arms of the Buddha to count or to be stopped by force.

After breaking through countless wooden fists, the complete Susanoo's twin swords finally slowed down for a moment.

It was this momentary hesitation that became Madara Uchiha's weakness.

The enormous, complete Susanoo was instantly covered by countless wooden arms. Countless fists, like falling meteors and bombarding meteors, smashed the complete Susanoo to pieces, making Madara, who had just been resurrected, seem to have returned to that day.

The day of the End Valley.

That day, Haxi's hot mom also urged the Buddha in the same way, defeating him.

Now, decades later, resurrected, the vessel he chose has miraculously replicated the power of the former hot mom, Hasi, and has done it once again.

Is this really something that the Uzumaki clan could do?

Ban felt somewhat bewildered and dazed. He suddenly realized that during the time he had been sleeping in the Pure Land of the Underworld, the world had developed into a form he no longer recognized.

Tears stream down my face as I recall those days…

"Are you spacing out, Mada?"

The disgruntled voice brought the scene of Madara jumping around back to reality. Obito Uchiha's figure had appeared in front of him at some point.

The jet-black Seeking Truth Jade transformed into a barrier, blocking the overwhelming attack of the wooden fists. Although the Thousand-Handed Buddha's fists were powerful, they could not shake the Seeking Truth Jade barrier in the slightest.

Amidst the raging storm, Madara, standing behind Obito, seemed to be in a safe harbor, facing a vast ocean with towering waves...

Am I really... getting old?

This illusion suddenly occurred to Madara, but it was only for a moment before he dismissed it from his mind.

It's not that I'm old, it's just that I haven't taken everything back yet!

"Go and take my eyes back, oh pen tip!"

Madara Uchiha gave the order in a deep voice, his tone leaving no room for doubt, even when facing Obito, who had now reached the Six Paths Realm.

Obito paused for a moment, but didn't say anything; he needed Madara's power.

The barrier formed by the Truth-Seeking Balls blocked the attack of the Thousand-Armed Buddha and protected Madara Uchiha, while Obito himself activated Kamui and silently approached Nagato.

"Die! Die!!"

Nagato screamed hoarsely, his face contorted, his appearance completely ruined, as he pushed his spiritual power to the limit, attempting to obliterate Madara Uchiha in one fell swoop.

The entire earth trembled and shattered, ravaged by the power of the Thousand-Handed Buddha.

Smoke billowed, rising thousands of meters high. Amidst the thick smoke, Nagato stood panting heavily on the wooden dummy, utterly exhausted.

Fortunately, he can no longer sense Madara's presence.

The presence of the Seeking Truth Jewel concealed Ban's aura.

"Success." After confirming that he could no longer sense Madara's presence, Nagato smiled, his face gaunt from excessive spiritual energy depletion.

Take one down, then there are two more...

puff!

The sound of flesh being pierced rang out, and Nagato's body suddenly froze on the spot. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and looked down at the hand that had pierced through his chest.

Uchiha Obito?!

He quickly recognized the owner of the hand as his former ally of nearly ten years!

“When…” Nagato spat out another mouthful of blood.

"I have long since grown to a level beyond your comprehension."

Obito spoke calmly, using the power of Yin-Yang Release to block Nagato's body's self-healing: "Besides, with the power of Kamui, it's inevitable that I'll toy with you."