Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Although Heitu's voice wasn't loud, everyone present was no pushover, and they heard it clearly.

Mei Terumi glared at Kurotsuchi, who, not to be outdone, tilted her head up and stared back at Mei Terumi.

On a rooftop, Chiga stood with her arms crossed, looking down at the crowd. Minato, standing nearby, quipped...

"Qianhe, those two women are about to start fighting, aren't you going to do something about it?"

Without turning his head, Qianhe said calmly,

"What? You've taken a fancy to either of those two? Should I talk to Kushina and ask her to act as a matchmaker for you?"

"Look at what you're saying... You must be joking, right?"

Chiga rolled her eyes, then looked up at the sky.

"I'm more interested in Deidara than those two women."

Minato's expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise,

"What?! Chiga, could it be that you...?"

boom!

Minato crouched down, hands covering his head. Chiga withdrew her smoking fingers and said irritably,

"I just think the people from Akatsuki are all quite interesting, it would be a shame to kill them."

Minato was internally ranting and raving.

"Is this your reason for handing Hidan over to Orochimaru for experiments!?"

Hidan was arguably the most unlucky member of the Akatsuki. He defied everyone except Jashin, so Chiga had no choice but to hand him over to Orochimaru.

Hidan is being tormented by Orochimaru all day long, and it's unclear whether his faith has wavered.

Chiga continued watching the show from the rooftop when suddenly, several crows flew over and gathered together to form a weasel.

Itachi first glanced at Minato, who was crouching on the ground, in surprise, then respectfully addressed Chiga.

"Lord Chiga, I have already scouted the area, and apart from Deidara, no other Akatsuki members have come."

Chiga's attitude towards Itachi was much gentler; he said with a smile,

"Itachi, you don't need to be so nervous. I will know if anyone else comes."

"Lord Chiga, I just feel that you should rest more. You are too important to us!"

"Alright, alright, go back and keep Sasuke company. No Akatsuki members will be coming over tonight."

"Yes!"

The weasel bowed, then transformed back into a crow and flew away.

After Itachi left, Minato couldn't help but sigh.

"Itachi is such a good boy!"

"You're not that much older than him, is it appropriate to call him 'kid'?"

"Forehead......"

Minato's expression froze for a moment before he realized that his current physical age was still twenty-four. Not to mention Itachi, he wasn't much older than Naruto either. If he stood next to Naruto, people who didn't know better would think they were brothers.

Thinking of this, Minato sighed somewhat like he was in Versailles.

"I can't help it, I just look a bit too young!"

Chiga raised an eyebrow.

"What? You want to look older? That's easy!"

With that, Chiga activated his Rinnegan and unleashed his divine power on Minato.

A gray vortex enveloped Minato, and with a bewildered expression on his face, wrinkles appeared on his face at a visible speed, transforming him from a young man into an old man in no time.

Minato hesitated, then reached out and touched his cheek. The slightly rough texture made him cry out in surprise.

"Chika! What did you do to me!?"

Chapter 346 The war begins

"Who are you, uncle?"

Naruto stared blankly at Minato in front of him. He felt that the person in front of him was very familiar, just like his father.

Minato, with a face that looked to be in his forties, said irritably,

"I am your father!"

"What? You... eh?"

Naruto was so angry he almost attacked, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the person really was Minato.

He was immediately dumbfounded and asked incredulously,

"It really is Dad! You look so much older!"

Minato sighed, found a stool to sit on, and said sullenly,

"It's all Chiga's fault! He's getting more and more cunning!"

Upon hearing it was Chiga, Naruto immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his brow and said in a relaxed tone,

"I see. Then I feel relieved!"

"Hmm? What are you worried about?"

"Of course I don't need to worry about Senior Chiga. Since he can make you old, he can naturally turn you back to normal. Besides, Dad, you don't even need to wear a mask anymore!"

"Um, I think so..."

Minato nodded thoughtfully. He wondered how Kushina would react if he went back looking like this...

The next day, Minato swaggered up behind Chiga. The others were only slightly surprised to see him, but then they didn't pay any more attention to him, assuming that Minato was just a bodyguard that Chiga had brought.

Only the Raikage felt that Minato looked somewhat familiar, but he didn't think much of it, as he was currently focusing all his attention on Akatsuki.

After everyone had arrived, Qianhe spoke.

"As you all know, Xiao launched an attack on us last night, which means the war has begun. Now I need to make some arrangements."

Chiga's plan was simple: to mobilize all the ninjas and have a decisive battle with the Akatsuki.

There was only one protagonist in this war: Chiga himself. Everyone else was just an audience member.

This arrangement naturally sounded somewhat hasty to everyone, and Onoki frowned and asked,

"Lord Hokage, we know too little about the Rinnegan. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to start a fight right away?"

As he spoke, Onoki turned his gaze to Ai. Among those present, Ai was the only one who had ever directly confronted the Rinnegan, and he wanted to hear Ai's thoughts.

Recalling that day's battle, Ai was still somewhat shaken, because he was almost completely overwhelmed from beginning to end.

He raised his head and said in a deep voice.

"The power of the Rinnegan is indeed terrifying, and its abilities are even more bizarre. The most important thing to be careful of is that it can create a force field out of thin air, which has tremendous destructive power!"

Ai recounted the abilities of the Rinnegan that he had witnessed, and the more they listened, the more astonished they became. Each of the Rinnegan's abilities transcended the realm of ninjutsu, yet these abilities were combined in a way that was far more complex than a simple "one plus one" sum.

Minato and the others felt a chill run down their spines as they listened. Although they knew that Chiga possessed the Rinnegan, they had never truly witnessed its power.

What would it be like if these two pairs of Rinnegan were to collide?

Itachi's brain was working at lightning speed. He always believed that nothing in the world was perfect and that everything had its own flaws, but just hearing about the abilities of the Rinnegan gave him a huge headache, because it was simply a hexagonal warrior!

With those eyes and the Ten-Tails, Itachi really didn't think the Allied Shinobi Forces could have taken down Akatsuki without Chiga.

Chiga feigned surprise upon hearing this and said,

"That sounds really powerful. It seems this war isn't as simple as I thought."

Minato subtly pursed his lips, thinking to himself,

"Stop pretending! Show these people your Rinnegan, you're scaring them half to death!"

The atmosphere became somewhat heavy, and Chiga spoke again.

"Alright, I'll be the one to test Akatsuki's Rinnegan first. You guys just watch from behind."

"Nani?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately taken aback, but then their faces lit up with joy.

With the example of the Fourth Raikage, no one wants to be the first to step forward. Now that someone is actually willing to take the lead, it's naturally a cause for celebration.

However, what they didn't know was that Chiga was originally going to "perform" for them. Otherwise, how could she let these people see the real difference?

Of course, to witness the true power of the Rinnegan, Nagato's secondhand pair of eyes wouldn't suffice; Madara himself would have to do it.

But before that, there's an orphanage director I need to help out.

Thinking of this, Qianhe slowly rose from his chair, glanced around at everyone, and then spoke.

"Everyone can go back and prepare now. Meeting adjourned."

Chiga acted like the master of the house, as if this were not the Land of Iron, but Konoha.

However, given Chiga's strength, no one dared to say anything about it. Even Mifune remained silent, not daring to provoke Chiga.

This was the last meeting before the battle, and now it was just a matter of waiting to see when Akatsuki would make a move.

After news of the war spread, ninjas from various villages began to flock to the Land of Iron.

The atmosphere of war grew increasingly intense. Under these circumstances, Chiga was strolling through the streets of the Land of Iron with Yugao and Kurenai.

The Land of Iron is bitterly cold all year round. Both Kurenai and Yugao were wearing thick coats, but Chika was still wearing a thin robe, making him look somewhat out of place compared to the two women.

The Land of Iron is now in a state of war, with samurai patrolling the streets every day. When they see Chiga, they immediately stop and salute.

To be fair, these samurai were quite polite.

In Chiga's eyes, these armored samurai were much more pleasing to the eye than the people from Wano Country.

Even Admiral Mifune here is much better than that idiot Oden.

Yugao and Kurenai were admiring the snowy scenery of the Land of Iron when suddenly, Yugao pointed to two figures in the distance and said to Chiga,