Naruto: Talent entry, starting with Otsutsuki bloodline

Chapter 128 The Storm of the New Era, The Truth of the World
Looking at the seemingly deranged Obito Uchiha, Nagato frowned and said, "Are you insane? Putting everyone into eternal sleep in a genjutsu world, what's the difference between that and annihilating all of humanity?"

"The difference is that one dies happily in a dream, their life is perfect, any wish will be fulfilled, there will be no fatigue, no betrayal, no pain or disease. The other is killed cruelly, or enslaved by the strong, betrayed by loved ones, or afflicted by disease..." Obito Uchiha retorted, "Humans and ninjas have such low average lifespans, rather than letting them die in war, experience birth, aging, sickness and death, and experience all kinds of human darkness, it is better to let them experience a long and beautiful time in the genjutsu world, and ultimately die happily without illness or pain."

Nagato silently watched Obito Uchiha, then suddenly scoffed, "Heh... an escapee."

"Don't you want to see Yahiko again?" Obito Uchiha shouted as if he had been offended.

"Of course I do."

Nagato gazed at the dark Kamui space, as if he could see the three little ones in their childhood and adulthood, and said softly, "Over the years, I have dreamed of Yahiko countless nights. I dreamed that he did not die, that he changed the world, and even that he realized his ideals, eliminated war, brought lasting peace to the ninja world, and was called the savior."

"But when I woke up, all of that was gone."

Nagato, his purple Rinnegan looking down at Obito Uchiha on the ground, said calmly, "Even an eternal dream cannot change one fact: the Yahiko in the dream is an illusion!"

"But... the will and ideals left behind by Yahiko are real."

Nagato raised his fist and said with a firm expression, "If mutual understanding cannot achieve peace, then I will inherit Yahiko's original ideal and eliminate the endless war with absolute strength, so that everyone can live in peace under high pressure."

"And what if you die?" Obito Uchiha said quietly. "Even the God of Shinobi couldn't achieve immortality, so how can you? When you die, the shinobi world will reignite the flames of war, just like in the First Shinobi World War."

“When I die, I will leave the Gedo Mazo to all the countries so that they can all use this power to check and balance each other,” Nagato said. “As long as all countries can use the power of the Gedo Mazo, no country will dare to act recklessly.”

"Hmph, whatever you want."

Obito Uchiha snorted coldly and said, "The mission of the Uchiha clan is to correctly guide the possessor of the Rinnegan. If your method is wrong, then the will of the Sage of Six Paths residing in you will naturally choose the next successor, which will prove that the method on the stone tablet is correct."

Nagato, still somewhat skeptical, asked, "Where is the Uchiha clan's stone tablet?"

“It’s right beneath Konoha, you can’t see it.” Obito Uchiha sneered as if he knew what Obito was thinking. “Those are characters that only the owner of the Mangekyou Sharingan can decipher. They are the inheritance and duty of the divine messengers. You, the owner of the Rinnegan, must go through the process of growing from weak to strong and experiencing all kinds of life. You cannot evolve like the owner of the Tenseigan.”

"Similarly, even if the Tenseigan can evolve, it will not have the ability to summon the Gedo Mazo, and it is destined that it cannot become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Those eyes of his are the eyes of a loser!"

Nagato remained silent.

After a long while, he finally spoke slowly: "Go out."

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha secretly breathed a sigh of relief once again.

Whether Nagato believes it or not, the crisis between him and Black and White Zetsu has disappeared, and he can continue to stay in the Akatsuki organization.

However, to avoid Nagato's trickery, Obito Uchiha was prepared to activate Izanagi when he got close.

Fortunately, Nagato did not take the opportunity to use the Human Path to ambush him, but instead left the Kamui Space with him.

Even after returning to the forest outside, Nagato did not break off relations, but instead gathered the four Pain members who had accompanied him.

"leader."

The figures of Black and White Zetsu emerged from the ground, their attitude towards Nagato remaining respectful.

During that time, he didn't even glance at Obito Uchiha.

"Go back, and maintain the status quo."

After leaving behind those words, Nagato and the four Pains vanished into white smoke with a bang.

It turned out that they had been summoned away by the Reverse Spirit Summoning Technique.

After releasing his powerful senses and confirming that Nagato had indeed left, Black Zetsu asked in a deep voice, "Obito, what did you say to Nagato?"

"Anyway, since his existence wasn't exposed, it won't affect the plan." After leaving behind these words, Obito Uchiha used Kamui and disappeared.

"Can we trust his words?" Bai Jue asked.

"It doesn't matter anymore, this guy was never reliable anyway."

……

"Thanks to you this time, Izayoi-kun."

Meanwhile, Orochimaru was expressing his gratitude to Izayoi.

"It's nothing," Izayoi laughed. "But Lord Orochimaru may have to change bases again."

"It doesn't matter. The important things are all in the scroll. It's just a pity about those equipment. It would take a lot of money and time to get them," Orochimaru said with a nonchalant smile.

“That two-faced guy has the ability to merge with the earth and vegetation. If it weren’t for my Wood Release being a perfect counter to him, Lord Orochimaru, you would probably be in grave danger this time.” Izayoi first confessed that he had been monitoring Orochimaru, and then instructed, “Sasuke is preparing to learn Sage Mode. You will live with Sasuke in Ryuchi Cave for the time being. Once Sasuke has mastered Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode, I will give you the Death Mask, and then you will have the ability to protect yourself.”

Orochimaru's eyes immediately lit up with excitement. He instinctively stuck out his tongue and chuckled, "So you're qualified to practice Sage Mode so quickly? It seems the compatibility between Hashirama's cells and Sasuke-kun is even higher than I imagined."

"Lord Orochimaru, Sasuke is the second-in-command I've spent many years cultivating. He's Konoha's future 'Uchiha Madara'," Izayoi warned in a low voice. "Don't cause me any trouble, or even if I admire you greatly, I'll still eliminate you and Mitarashi Anko from the village."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's pupils instantly contracted, and he stared at Izayoi with a look of horror.

Immediately, his smile froze, and his voice trembled slightly as he asked, "Izayoi-kun, how did you know?"

"There is no perfect ninjutsu in this world. No matter what kind of ninjutsu it is, it will have weaknesses, just like the elemental weaknesses of the Five Elements Release techniques." Izayoi said calmly, but made no attempt to hide his contempt. "When you are a child, you will think that adults are invincible. When you become a genin, you will find that those jonin and the five kage are so unapproachable. But when your strength reaches a level that ordinary people and geniuses cannot reach, you will find that their methods and strength are actually so naive and weak."

Izayoi pointed to her heart, looked at Orochimaru who was drenched in cold sweat, and said without any concealment, "The First Hokage's wife, because she was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, had the ability to sense good and evil through her Kagura Mind's Eye. As for me, I only cultivated the Spirit Transformation Technique, and I already have the ability to sense the aura of souls."

“Your current soul state, and the soul fragments hidden within the curse mark, are completely exposed before my Mind Eye.”

"So, don't let me down."

After saying that, Izayoi's body rapidly swelled up and transformed into a towering tree.

This is clearly also a wooden clone.

"Lord Orochimaru, are you alright?"

Kabuto, supporting Orochimaru, was also drenched in cold sweat.

Although Izayoi was just a wood clone, the shock she caused them just now surpassed that of Nagato and Obito Uchiha.

"Nagato, Toneri Otsutsuki, Izayoi, Obito Uchiha... Uzumaki clan, Otsutsuki clan, Senju clan, Uchiha clan... Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Wood Release, Mangekyou Sharingan... Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Nagato, Toneri Otsutsuki, Izayoi, superhuman strength..." Orochimaru ignored Kabuto Yakushi, gazing at the towering tree before him, grasping the inspiration in his mind, and began to mutter: "These four ninja clans, four bloodlines, what is the connection between them? Why is it that only these four clans possess superhuman strength that even the Five Kage cannot match? Why can the Sharingan and Hashirama cells balance each other? What is the relationship between the Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki clans and the Sage of Six Paths? Is the Otsutsuki clan friend or foe to the Sage of Six Paths?"

Suddenly, a white beam of light flashed through Orochimaru's mind, and his eyes widened instantly.

"Gedo Mazo, Tailed Beast Plan!"

Orochimaru's body suddenly trembled with excitement.

"Lord Orochimaru, are you alright?" Kabuto Yakushi asked again with a worried expression.

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine now..." Orochimaru revealed his familiar wicked smile, looking up at the towering tree in front of him, and said, "Kabuto, the storm of a new era is coming. It is an era of both fortune and misfortune. We will know the truth of the world, but we will only have despair of being powerless to change it."

"Because we are all just... mortals."

……

After dealing with Orochimaru, Izayoi kicked Sasuke Uchiha out of the house and told him to go to Ryuchi Cave to meet Orochimaru.

Then Izayoi and Hinata also ended their vacation and started helping Shino Aburame complete missions and accumulate battle achievements.

Because of his status as a creditor, Izayoi already knew in advance that the Chunin Exams in the first half of the year would be held in March.

This is a very special month.

Students from grades one to five at the Ninja Academy will undergo their annual assessment this month to select the top student representing their grade.

Sixth-grade students will face graduation exams.

Unexpectedly, there are also Chunin Exams this month that are not open to the public.

In order to improve their own and Hinata's battle record and prepare for this year's Jonin Exams, Team 8 will no longer carry out C-rank missions, but will start with B-rank missions.

Furthermore, Izayoi no longer accepts guard duties.

These kinds of tasks are just too tiring.

Unless they are natives of the Land of Fire, escorting people from other countries would take at least one or two weeks round trip.

If the client is from an even more remote area, half a month could be wasted like this.

Therefore, Izayoi specifically took on assassination and espionage missions.

Izayoi had originally wanted to see if there were any missions to participate in the war.

However, the commotion caused by Nagato and Otsutsuki Toneri has not yet subsided.

Those weaker nations tacitly sent envoys to contact the daimyo of the Land of Rain, seeking protection; no small nation dared to cause trouble.

The five major powers did not instigate their subordinates to compete openly or covertly with other major powers.

They were all afraid of attracting the attention of Otsutsuki Toneri and becoming pawns used by him to deal with the Akatsuki organization.

The ninja world is currently in a strange state of peace.

As a result, the number of assassination-related missions suddenly surged.

If we can't fight openly, then we'll fight covertly.

In one month, the Eighth Squad carried out 13 Class B missions, an astonishing achievement.

Such a record is astonishing even among genin; Shino Aburame's record is already at the level of a demon king.

Even Izayoi and Hinata only need to complete a few more A-rank missions to qualify for the Jonin Exams.

Tsunade felt deeply gratified, as if she could see the dawn of her retirement.

The impact of the epic battle between Nagato and Otsutsuki Toneri over the past month has finally subsided.

Whether you're an ordinary person or a ninja, you still need to make a living.

With the encouragement of the five great nations, the Akatsuki organization has become associated with Amegakure and has been given a positive label.

Because of Nagato's overwhelming power, no one dared to ask the Daimyo of the Land of Rain to pressure or negotiate with Nagato to hand over their country's rogue ninja, for fear that their actions would disrupt this balance.

Seeing that none of the five great nations had joined forces to deal with the Akatsuki, many shrewd clients made a special trip to Amegakure to place their requests.

After all, this small ninja village offers cheap commissions, a large number of high-end combatants, and its leader is the god of ninjas in the new era.

The Akatsuki organization, which gathers a large number of S-rank rogue ninjas in the black market, is also the strongest mercenary organization.

Whether it was the common people of the Land of Rain, the villagers of Amegakure, or the members of the Akatsuki organization, they all found that life had become better.

They all knew that Nagato had brought all of this.

Nagato, however, knew that this was nothing more than a large country offering a small concession to deceive him.

If one has no ideals and only wants to occupy a corner, then this level of benefit is indeed more than enough.

However, Nagato did not have such selfish thoughts; what he wanted was to bring peace to the world.

Now he's getting more commissions; it's just about helping him raise funds.

Once the Three-Tails is revived, the Akatsuki will begin its operations.

Therefore, it's still unclear who is misleading whom.

And so, it came to March of Konoha Year 61.

Just as the Chunin Exams for the first half of the year in Konoha were about to begin.

After two months of peace, the ninja world was suddenly thrown into turmoil again, as a major event occurred that attracted the attention of various countries.

(End of this chapter)