Naruto: Talent entry, starting with Otsutsuki bloodline

Chapter 137 Capturing Izayoi? Black Zetsu's Backup Plan

Just as Izayoi was experimenting on her own body to see if she could unlock the "Sage Body" entry.

In Amegakure, Nagato, who had entrusted all village affairs to Konan, had already entered seclusion.

An underground base filled with protective spells, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Even with Izayoi's Tenseigan, all she could see was a ball of blue chakra, indicating that there was only one person in this underground base.

This person is none other than the God of Shinobi in the new era, the strongest person in the ninja world now, and the prophesied child in Jiraiya's heart—Nagato.

However, no one knew that at this moment, beneath Nagato's buttocks lay the Gedo Mazo, a creature that had intrigued everyone in the ninja world, from ordinary people to ninjas alike, as to why it could attract the attention of two Sage Eye possessors.

"Finally done!"

In the darkness, Nagato opened his eyes, which were adorned with purple ripples, and a faint red light flowed from the corners of his eyes.

If you turn on a lamp, you'll see that Nagato's eyes are covered in red eyeshadow.

"Just as I suspected, the Gedo Mazo hides some unknown secrets, and it's definitely not as simple as Obito Uchiha said," Nagato thought to himself.

Now, he has also cultivated into a true immortal.

Unlike Izayoi, who completed her training in three days, Nagato, without the assistance of a large number of Grell Stones, has been in seclusion for more than a month.

He has already used up all the Grell Stones he received from Hyde.

Even so, Nagato, who could instantly activate Sage Mode, still failed to master true Sage Mode.

Unlike Izayoi, who was a transmigrator, Nagato did not know which region had stronger natural energy, nor did he sign a contract with Mount Myōboku.

Just as Nagato was finding a quiet place to try and sense natural energy on his own, he suddenly caught a wisp of natural energy.

And this quiet place is located on the head of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

So Nagato began to train on the head of the Gedo Mazo.

In just over a week, Nagato mastered the true Sage Mode.

By combining Wood Release and Yin-Yang Release, Nagato was able to absorb a large amount of natural energy and maintain the Sage Mode state for a long time, even though he had only just entered Sage Mode.

Attack, defense, and perception have all been dramatically enhanced.

Their strength has surged once again.

With his perception able to ignore ordinary barriers, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu immediately noticed Nagato's change. Black Zetsu said in a low voice, "Nagato has become stronger again."

"His current strength should be no less than that of Lord Madara, right?!" White Zetsu exclaimed.

"The life force within those stones has completely restored his body to its peak, and his chakra has been boosted once again. If he were wearing Tobi's clothes, he might be even stronger than Madara now," Black Zetsu said in a hoarse voice. "But right now, the stronger he is, the better it is for us."

“Nagato is so powerful, can we still get him to revive Lord Madara?” White Zetsu couldn’t help but ask. “He has the Rinnegan, so we can’t implant the cursed seal in his heart. Lord Madara’s eyes are on his body, so we can’t activate the transfer seal. He’s also very wary of us. Can we still find an opportunity to possess him?”

"Then we'll see if our backup plan works." Black Zetsu said this with a confident tone.

When Nagato emerged from seclusion, Black and White Zetsu immediately appeared before him and handed him a scroll.

Nagato opened the scroll, quickly read the secret inscription, then raised his hand to cover it with chakra, erasing the chakra characters, writing a new inscription, and returned the scroll to Black and White Zetsu.

After reading it, Hei Bai Jue immediately nodded and left.

Not long after, a black hole the size of a fist appeared out of thin air.

The terrifying suction force twisted Nagato's body, then sent him flying into the black hole.

"It has been almost two months, and still no strange and powerful chakra has appeared in the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers."

Inside the Divine Might Space, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu reported to Nagato. White Zetsu couldn't help but complain, "Leader, could it be that you're wrong? Actually, the Grell Stone mine isn't even within the territory of the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers."

“Rather than me guessing wrong, it’s more likely that Otsutsuki Toneri has already obtained that mine,” Nagato said calmly. “If nothing unexpected happens, he is already training in Sage Mode, and his chakra reserves will be even stronger than before.”

"We must be ready to start the second round at any time!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Black and White Zetsu and Obito Uchiha, hidden behind their masks, changed slightly.

"Have you mastered Sage Mode?" Obito Uchiha asked.

"Yes, it can now enter on its own." Nagato nodded.

"So, do you have the ability to defeat him now?"

“If his strength hasn’t changed, and I wear Tobi’s armor, then we have at least a 70% chance of winning,” Nagato said. “If your space-time ninjutsu could pinpoint his location, our chances of killing him would be 90%. But you and I both know that’s impossible!”

"Given his meticulous and cunning nature, when he reappears, he will surely possess the strength to defeat me just a few months ago."

“Therefore, we must be fully prepared, and have a worst-case scenario in mind.” Nagato calmly analyzed, “The next time he appears, he may possess Six Paths Techniques on par with mine, as well as Sage Mode and an even larger amount of chakra, and… a puppet army.”

As he finished speaking, Nagato frowned and continued, "The next round will likely be the final battle. We must take the puppet army into account. His Six Paths Techniques are different from mine. His Yin-Yang Release can control more than a dozen puppets, and perhaps all of them can be equipped with Yin-Yang Release black rods."

"Last time, it was just a dozen puppets that easily defeated Sasori and Deidara. If it weren't for repaying Sasori's favor, they might not have made it back."

"Moreover, among those puppets, there are no bloodline limit holders or Danzo Shimura. His puppet army's overall strength may have already surpassed that of the Akatsuki."

“When I’m at war with Otsutsuki Toneri, those puppets might take the opportunity to attack Amegakure and Akatsuki. We need to have the forces to fight them.” Nagato looked at Black and White Zetsu and asked, “Is there any way to increase the strength of the White Zetsu army?”

“The White Zetsu clones, like Tobi, are products of Hashirama cells. Obtaining more Hashirama cells will enhance the White Zetsu’s strength.” White Zetsu looked at Obito Uchiha with a playful smile. “If we find a Wood Release user and extract their cells to inject into the White Zetsu clones, the number and strength of the clones will greatly increase.” Obito Uchiha’s face beneath his mask immediately darkened.

This mixed protein is amazing!

Ever since his identity was exposed, these two guys have been taking him less and less seriously.

Often, they would contact Nagato directly, and sometimes they wouldn't even tell him what they said.

Obito Uchiha felt like an outsider.

However, when he saw Nagato's gaze fall upon him, and his eyes seemed to be filled with longing, Obito Uchiha's heart skipped a beat. He quickly prepared to activate Izanagi, while trying to appear calm as he suggested, "Hashirama's cells are limited. If we want to improve the strength of the White Zetsu army, isn't there a better option now?"

"A Wood Release ninja from Konoha?" Nagato instantly understood what Obito Uchiha meant.

"That's right, he's a true user of Wood Release. He's only been out of school for less than a year and he can already use a Wood Release ninjutsu like Advent of a World of Trees. With such powerful chakra and ninjutsu talent, he'll become someone like Hashirama Senju sooner or later. If we capture him, not only will it boost the strength of the White Zetsu army, but it might even allow the number of White Zetsu clones to surpass the total number of ninjas in the ninja world." Obito Uchiha kept talking about Izayoi's threats and benefits, showing that he hated this brat who exposed his identity to the core.

Upon hearing this, Nagato was very tempted, but hesitated, her brows furrowing slightly.

Seemingly knowing what he was thinking, Obito Uchiha continued, "If you're worried about causing panic among the Five Great Nations and affecting the Tailed Beast Plan, you don't need to. Even without you, Konoha's Wood Release ninjas will become a force to be reckoned with and feared by other ninja villages in the future. In the eyes of other ninja villages, your actions are merely eliminating a future threat and solidifying your position as the strongest in the ninja world."

“As long as they don’t target the Jinchūriki, they won’t join forces to besiege Amegakure; on the contrary, they’ll gloat.”

"Although doing this will cause your reputation to decline, the rewards will be beyond your imagination."

However, upon hearing his words, Nagato's furrowed brows did not ease in the slightest. Instead, he said solemnly, "These are not my concerns. As long as peace is achieved and a new world is created, Pain will be a god, and I will be crowned with the titles of the most virtuous and the most wicked."

"I was just wondering, given that boy's talent in ninjutsu, could he also master the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Black and White Zetsu and Uchiha Obito's expressions changed drastically in an instant.

"No...it can't be that outrageous, can it?" White Zetsu laughed awkwardly. "In the 61-year history of the ninja village, only three people have mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. It's impossible for two ninjas to master the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear in the same era, right?"

"It's hard to say..."

Black Zetsu said quietly, "He awakened Kagura's Mind's Eye during his time at the Ninja Academy. He deduced Obito's identity simply by observing Obito's annual visits to Rin Nohara's grave. He awakened the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai at a very young age, but hid it until the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura died and Konoha returned to the Senju era before choosing to reveal it, thus becoming the sole successor to the Sixth Hokage. This kid is very precocious, deep-thinking, and extremely cunning. His scheming is no less than that of Toneri Otsutsuki."

"Moreover, he has only been out of school for less than a year, yet he has already demonstrated the Storm Release technique, which combines two nature transformations and three nature transformations, as well as Onoki's flying ninjutsu and Dust Release technique."

"It's highly likely that Sasuke Uchiha also received a cell transplant from him, which allowed him to awaken Wood Release and master Sage Mode. Considering his act of rescuing Orochimaru, it's even possible that he also mastered the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave."

"With such a bloodline limit, intellect, and ninjutsu talent, this kid is practically a combination of Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Mito Uzumaki, except for not having the Nine-Tails."

After hearing Black Zetsu's words, Nagato and Obito Uchiha's expressions also became serious.

This is also why Nagato hesitated.

Unlike Otsutsuki Toneri's meteor shower and Heavenly Meteor Shower, Nagato, who wore the Tobi armor and used the Advent of a World of Trees and Wood Release: Wood Release, deeply understood the power of Wood Release and found it to be one of the few abilities that could burden Shinra Tensei.

Trees created using Wood Release techniques can be even harder than mountains.

When these trees appear in the form of a forest, even the Super Shinra Tensei might not be able to completely destroy them.

If it's the Wood Release: Wood Release technique, the repulsive force is no different from the Wind Release technique. Even the Super Shinra Tensei might have difficulty destroying the Wood Release: Wood Release technique.

Repairing the wooden dummy only requires consuming chakra.

Wood Release is a physical attack, which the Preta Path cannot absorb. The two strongest abilities among the Six Paths Techniques are both countered.

If Izayoi only knows Wood Release, then there's not much to worry about, since they also have Tobi on their side.

Nagato was worried that Izayoi would also know the Flying Thunder God Technique.

If I go to Konoha to capture him first, will he turn around and come to Amegakure to use the Advent of a World of Trees?

Then, if they attack each other's ninja villages, will that give Toneri Otsutsuki an opportunity?
With the threat of Toneri Otsutsuki still unresolved, and now facing another enemy with immense potential, coupled with the Three-Tails not yet resurrected and the Gedo Mazo only able to reclaim a maximum of two tailed beasts, Nagato is in a difficult position.

"If the goal is simply to acquire a powerful military force, there might be other methods besides the White Zetsu Legion."

At that moment, Black Zetsu's voice reached Nagato and Obito Uchiha's ears once again.

Seeing the eerie smile on Black Zetsu's face, Nagato couldn't help but ask, "What method?"

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique!" Black Zetsu said.

"Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation Technique?"

Nagato and Obito Uchiha were slightly taken aback, then their eyes flashed with a sharp light.

But soon, Nagato shook his head and said, "This technique can indeed make up for the lack of troops, but we don't have the scroll of this forbidden technique, and even if we did, it would require extremely high talent and conditions for cultivation. Orochimaru should be hiding in Ryuchi Cave now, and we can't use the Human Path to read his memories."

“Hehe... We have ninjutsu scrolls.” White Zetsu laughed.

Black Zetsu also laughed and said, "If it were anyone else, it would indeed be difficult to master the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but that person does not include you, leader."

With six nature transformations, he mastered and could use all mainstream ninjutsu by the age of 10. Nagato was a ninjutsu genius when he was young, and now he is a ninjutsu master who can use all five elements at will.

In addition, there are the Six Paths Techniques of the Rinnegan, along with powerful summoning and soul abilities.

If we were to say who else in this era, besides Orochimaru, could master the Impure World Reincarnation technique, it would certainly not be Izayoi, whose ninjutsu talent was equally strong, but rather Nagato, whose talent in this area was off the charts.

The Impure World Reincarnation technique was a backup plan that Black Zetsu had prepared specifically for this purpose!
(End of this chapter)