Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 199 Don't ruin my plans!
The narrative that the Rinnegan is the eye of a sage, and that Nagato was the only person to possess the Rinnegan after the death of the Sage of Six Paths, has convinced everyone of this.

This also includes Nagato himself.

But when the aged Madara returned to the world in the form of the Impure World Reincarnation, switched his Mangekyou Sharingan to the Rinnegan, and forcibly controlled the Gedo Mazo and the Nine Seals of the Phantom Dragon, Nagato realized that he was doomed.

What was once an absolutely correct truth has now become full of loopholes.

A second Sage of Six Paths? What about Madara? And it wasn't just a case of gouging out his own eyes and transplanting new ones on the spot; it was a case of the Mangekyou Sharingan switching to the Rinnegan in full view of everyone. That alone is an explosion of information!

If the Rinnegan is the highest bloodline limit of the Uchiha clan, then where did Nagato, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, get his Rinnegan? Nagato didn't have the Sharingan, nor did he go through a process of evolving into the Mangekyou Sharingan. Instead, he got the Rinnegan out of thin air!
This should have been a gift from fate, a choice made by the world. But now, all of this seems to have collapsed, and all rationality has become the result of deliberate scheming.

Xiao Nan said anxiously, "Don't overthink it. You were born with the Rinnegan and are the second Sage of Six Paths. That's a given fact!"

"What is Madara? The third Six Paths? No, if we're really counting by age, he's the second Six Paths, and I'm the third... But the Rinnegan has a clear evolutionary path in Madara, yet it appeared out of nowhere in me. What are the odds of that happening... And our eyes resonate with each other in terms of ocular power..."

Changmen was ashen-faced, feeling his heart pounding and his head spinning.

It wasn't that he lacked mental fortitude, but rather that his old beliefs, what he was most proud of, were destroyed in such a brutal way, and the shock was simply too intense.

Madara gazed at the stiff, motionless Gedo Mazo and the phantom dragon, then slowly lowered his hand: "It seems you've understood, Nagato. This may be cruel to you, but without me, your fate would have been even crueler. You might have already died silently in the rain one night, and you wouldn't have the glory you have now."

"If these really are your eyes, then when exactly did you..." Nagato gritted his teeth.

"I forget the exact time, but I secretly transplanted it into you when you were very young. The Uzumaki clan and the Senju clan are related by blood, so it's not a problem to consider you as one family in a certain way. Abundant vitality is a characteristic of your clan, and no one in this world is more suitable to nurture my eyes than you."

Madara coldly said, "Even the Uchiha clan members can't control my eyes like you. Although you haven't been able to unleash the true power of these eyes yet, it's not your fault. It's all because my eyes are too powerful."

Every word Madara uttered was like a knife cutting into Nagato's heart.

Nagato's lips trembled slightly, a thousand words unspoken, but they all boiled down to one question: "Why did you abandon your Rinnegan?"

"You probably already guessed it, right? There's a crucial eye technique in the Rinnegan. Although it doesn't have any killing ability, if used properly, it's more effective than any other technique..."

"The Reincarnation Technique, no wonder you mentioned my name as soon as you appeared. You thought I had resurrected you." Nagato's voice was hoarse.

Spotted Head: "Only I can realize your ideal. Only I can bring true and lasting peace to this world. Everyone will get what they want and enjoy peace and happiness for all eternity. When you find that you cannot achieve this goal by your own strength, you will probably also find that you are not the true owner of these eyes and will surely resurrect me."

This is Madara's idea. Nagato, who has personally experienced the ugliness and despair of the world, will do everything in his power to achieve the goal of peace, even if it means sacrificing his life.

Is there anything more valuable than resurrecting him? No.

"Resurrection... Kaedeji is one of your men, isn't he? Why not let him resurrect you?"

"The Reincarnation Technique has remarkable effects when placed within the Corpse Release system, but outside of Corpse Release, it's just a second-rate ninjutsu. The resurrection achieved by this technique cannot restore youth, which is not what I expect," Madara said.

Throughout, he narrated the explosive facts in a matter-of-fact tone.

This completely enraged Konan, who was even more furious than Nagato, with endless anger welling up in her heart.

"You're already in your grave, that's enough! You keep belittling all our efforts and the sacrifices of so many comrades, making them worthless. What do you know? Your death is the end of it all. It's all us who are desperately pursuing our ideals and our path! Since you're dead, go to hell and never come back to life!!"

Countless explosive tags split off from Konan's body, folding into countless origami cranes, swarming towards Madara, and engulfing Madara's figure with countless explosions.

Konan turned to look at Nagato and said sternly, "Our experiences over the years are real, and Yahiko's sacrifice is real! It's just a pair of eyes; whether we have them or not, it won't affect our ability to do the same thing! You've had those eyes for so many years, and now they belong to you. You can use them to achieve peace; you don't need to listen to Madara!"

Nagato's body trembled slightly, and he slowly clenched his fist.

Nothing was more shocking to him than Yahiko's death; compared to that, the Rinnegan was a minor matter.

"...Sorry, Xiao Nan, I was lost in thought for a moment and lost my composure."

Nagato slowly raised his head, the hesitation on his face gone, replaced by his usual determination. He looked at Madara, who was engulfed in the explosion, and said in a deep voice, "Give me some time. To re-enter Sage Mode, I need time to absorb natural energy."

Nagato had been preparing for a while to deal with Hanzo and Danzo, and then launched a sudden attack, killing Danzo in Sage Mode. This was also a way of avenging his parents and Yahiko.

Then Nagato deactivated Sage Mode, after all, he hadn't expected that Edo Tensei Madara would appear!

Konan said, "I've also developed a new technique, but I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. Maybe I'll have already killed Madara before you even enter Sage Mode."

Nagato turned to look at her in surprise.

Konan, kill Madara? Is that even possible? The two are not even in the same league as ninjas.

As she spoke, Xiao Nan landed on the ground, and an even more exaggerated number of papers separated from her body. But that wasn't enough. She used a spirit communication technique on the ground, and a sea of ​​papers, like a surging river, gathered together and surged across the surface, engulfing everyone in it.

The location of the spots is no exception.

Upon closer inspection, you'll discover that all these papers are actually explosive tags!

"This technique is not perfected and is mainly used for ambush warfare. It is most suitable for combat at sea, but it is sufficient for this situation. There are about... five billion explosive tags!"

Paper Escape: The Art of God's Paper Master!
A series of explosions occurred, followed by a frenzied spread like fission. Endless light emerged, transforming into a vast, destructive roar that gathered from countless points into a massive surface that engulfed the spot.

The massive Susanoo was riddled with holes in an instant, and the next second it was engulfed by an even more violent explosion.

I don't know how long the explosion lasted. It wasn't a very long time, but every second that passed felt like the world had exploded. When all the smoke cleared, a large chunk of the earth was missing.

There was no sign of Ban, no sign of any living creature. "Konan, is this your technique?"

Nagato stared wide-eyed at his companion, whom he had spent every day with.

The sheer number of explosive tags, exploding all at once in an extremely short time, creates unimaginable destructive power!
"That's enough. Madara must be dead. He was paralyzed by my initial Paper Release attack, so he didn't use Shinra Tensei to deflect all the explosive tags."

Konan was drenched in sweat and panting heavily, but the excitement on her face was undeniable. Even Madara would have a hard time dealing with an attack of this scale!
Unless you use the unsolvable area-of-effect eye technique Shinra Tensei, it can naturally deal with the God Paper Technique, which is more effective than using Susanoo to withstand it.

"But my technique has also involved the Gedo Mazo. Is that alright?"

"It's alright. The Gedo Mazo is just the shell of the Ten-Tails, it's not that fragile, and it wasn't the focus of your attack, so the damage won't be significant."

Patterns had appeared on Nagato's face, and faint bumps could still be seen—proof that he had not mastered Sage Mode to its fullest extent, but this minor change in appearance was actually insignificant.

"Leave now, Konan. I'll deal with Madara next," Nagato said.

"Huh? Madara was clearly already—"

"No, your technique is very powerful, but it's not enough to take down Madara. His kind of ninja has no weaknesses and is capable of dealing with any unexpected situation."

Nagato paused, then said in a deep voice, "Moreover, he possesses a dojutsu that I couldn't obtain; it must be a truly powerful dojutsu!"

This was Nagato's strong intuition.

Is the Rinnegan powerful? It is indeed powerful. It allows for the use of various hand seal techniques and instant-kill techniques with ease. The ones that have already been developed have already placed Nagato in the second tier of the ninja world. Apart from someone like Kaede Tsukasa, no one is his match.

But it depends on how you compare them. Since this is the final eye that can only be obtained after further improvement of the Mangekyou Sharingan, it must also follow the characteristics of the Mangekyou Sharingan, such as... exclusive eye techniques.

When Madara said he hadn't unleashed the true power of those eyes, he was definitely referring to his unique eye technique!

Swish!
"careful!"

All things are attracted by heaven!

Nagato suddenly reached out and pulled Konan's body towards him. In his vision, he saw a semi-transparent Madara silently attacking Konan, who was completely unaware.

These are eyes that only the Rinnegan can see.

But he was a beat too slow; Xiao Nan's abdomen was ripped open, and a large amount of blood gushed out.

Having done all that, the shadow returned to Madara's body.

The true form of the stigma appeared several hundred meters away.

"Even with a body resurrected by Impure World Reincarnation, reaching this level is already the limit. I barely managed to separate two shadows, and it almost caused my body to collapse and disintegrate."

Madara was not satisfied, but not surprised either. He used a shadow to switch places with himself, which took the brunt of all the explosions, and then painstakingly created a second shadow to attack Konan directly.

That's all. Besides, those two shadows were also old and their combat strength was far below standard.

"Limbo: Border Prison is the true power of those eyes. You can naturally see my eye technique with my eyes, but you are not qualified to use this level of eye technique."

Madara stared indifferently at Nagato. As for Konan? He just casually did it, like stepping on an ant in the way. It didn't matter if he didn't kill it or not. With his eyesight, he could see that Konan's God Paper Technique required accumulating a large number of explosive tags beforehand, which took time.

Nagato held Konan in his arms, his body soaked in blood, his eyes wide with rage!

He has already lost Yahiko, he absolutely cannot lose Minami too!

"Is it painful? Is it regretful? That's normal. This is how the world is. It's always full of imperfections and flaws. We must completely change this world, destroy the past, and let everyone be reborn."

Madara watched the pained Nagato, seizing the opportunity to brainwash him—Nagato would certainly hate him even more, but did it matter? Not at all. Pain would make Nagato more clear-headed and continue down the path Madara had laid out for him.

As long as the Infinite Tsukuyomi can be achieved in the end, mere hatred is nothing. Nagato and everyone else will eventually understand his good intentions.

Assuming that someone doesn't interfere, whatever is feared will happen; Madara's eyes gradually turned cold.

"You shouldn't have come, at least not at this time," Ban scolded.

Sometime later, Danzo, who was the first to be killed, was now standing quietly not far from the group.

Everyone knows that this guy is no longer Danzo, but a zombie.

Danzo first made a gurgling sound from his throat, followed by a strange voice: "It doesn't matter when you come, because Nagato knows clearly that your words cannot affect his thinking. He is just in pain, not stupid. Times have changed. Madara is no longer the person you imagine."

Madara's expression was cold. Ever since he fell out with Kaede Tsukasa, he had found it increasingly difficult to control Kaede Tsukasa. Even if a new consensus was reached, it was only a temporary measure.

Now Kaedeji has come out at a crucial moment to ruin his plans, he deserves to die! He should have been killed without hesitation when Kaedeji was still weak.

Madara rarely regrets his decisions. He is always confident in his choices and usually accepts reality even when he fails. However, he does regret his decision when it comes to Kaede Tsukasa.

Kaedeji, controlling Danzo's body, said, "In this day and age, resurrection is no longer a rare thing. As long as you pay a sufficient price and make outstanding contributions to me, even the dead can return to the world of the living. Madara, dealing with Nagato is nothing special. Being able to deal with the Otsutsuki is what truly matters. Your biggest obstacle is precisely the Otsutsuki."

(End of this chapter)