Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

Chapter 89 The "Clever" Kenji's Brain Gradually Takes Over

"Amegakure is too impoverished... Hanzo left us... too little."

Seeing the confusion in Obito's eyes, Nagato spoke slowly, his thin fingers unconsciously rubbing the armrest of his wheelchair, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force. Even Obito, the Kenji, could understand the helplessness in his tone.

However, Nagato silently added a sentence in his mind.

It is precisely because I possess the Rinnegan that I need to learn even more.

This is what makes him different from Obito.

Madara gave Obito all the secret techniques, ninjutsu, and even ninja tools he had collected throughout his life, yet the latter didn't learn many of them. Look at the power that the "Dancing King of the Shinobi World" displayed in the Fourth Shinobi World War. Whether it was the Great Fire Annihilation Technique that made a whole team of Water Release ninjas struggle to deal with, or the taijutsu that easily defeated the Allied Shinobi Forces, all of these demonstrated Madara's strength. It was almost a personal show of his power. However, none of these powers were seen in Obito.

Most of the time, Obito only used Kamui in battle, either to redirect his attacks or to launch surprise attacks from nowhere. He would occasionally use Wood Release, but he really didn't use any other techniques much.

Kamui is indeed very useful.

Obito could rely on the Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities, but Nagato couldn't... According to the Naruto world's setting, these Rinnegan were transplanted to him by Madara, and currently he is only using the basic abilities of these eyes; their true power has not yet been developed.

To unlock the full power of the Rinnegan, one must fully master the changes in all chakra attributes, which means he must spend a lot of time learning and studying; there are no shortcuts.

As for the Six Paths clones, such a thing doesn't exist in the original Naruto world. Nagato didn't know the principle behind their creation and could only attribute it to the changes that occurred in his body after he replaced the original "Nagato".

That is why these two Rinnegan are even more important to him... They are not only the source of his great power, but also the foundation of his life. He cannot lose them under any circumstances, and even if Madara Uchiha comes to ask for them in the future, he will never hand them over.

After receiving the answer from Nagato, a flash of disdain quickly crossed Obito's eyes.

In the world of ninjas, ninjutsu is a resource, and inheritance is a resource. The Book of Seals, which records the secret and forbidden techniques created by the Second Hokage throughout his life, is undoubtedly a valuable treasure... but that only applies to ordinary ninjas.

At his and Nagato's level, most secret techniques and even bloodline limits have lost their meaning. As long as one's strength is strong enough, even the most ordinary Fireball Technique can be unleashed with earth-shattering power. So-called "techniques" are utterly useless in the face of absolute power.

Based on what Nagato had just said, Obito thought he had seen through Nagato's thoughts.

He believed that Nagato's obsession with those ninjutsu techniques he looked down upon was simply for the sake of Amegakure's development. In this era of war and chaos, a small country indeed needed more power to survive.

But Obito saw this behavior as utterly foolish... As long as the "Eye of the Moon Plan" is successfully executed, everyone can be happy, and there is no need to waste this time.

Just as Obito was secretly looking down on him, Nagato suddenly changed the subject: "I can cooperate with you in carrying out the plan against Konoha soon... however, I have one condition."

"Speak," Obito coldly uttered a single word.

"Give me more ninjutsu, secret techniques..." Nagato's voice was calm yet firm: "As Uchiha Madara, over the course of nearly a hundred years... you must have quite a collection, right?"

Upon hearing this, Obito's lips curled into a mocking smile, further solidifying his belief in his earlier judgment.

As expected, he's still busy with that trivial matter in Amegakure. He's a hopeless idiot.

Beneath the white tiger-striped mask, Sharingan eyes stared intently at Nagato, their crimson pupils seeming to try and see through his very soul.

The two stared at each other for a long time before Obito finally uttered a single word: "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Nagato's calm expression, as still as a lake, finally changed, and a smile slowly appeared on his thin face.

Not long after, Obito turned around and disappeared into the night along with the silent Zetsu. Only Nagato and Konan remained in the stone house, their eyes fixed on the direction Obito had vanished, lost in thought.

As soon as he left Nagato's residence, the White Zetsu couldn't help but chuckle strangely. His small, beady eyes darted around as he looked Obito up and down, his tone full of teasing: "Obito... that Nagato kid has really changed a lot lately. He's no longer the innocent boy who could be manipulated by anyone. Now he seems to be getting more and more out of your control."

His gloating expression made it seem like he was watching a great show.

However, Obito seemed not to hear White Zetsu's teasing at all, his tone cold and unmoved: "He was never under my control to begin with."

The mask concealed his expression, but the indifference in his voice sent chills down one's spine. From the beginning, his relationship with Nagato was not one of subordination, but rather a mutually beneficial partnership; only now, that partnership had become more equal.

People always have to go through something to grow.

Obito's voice was slightly hoarse. He attributed Nagato's change to the death of his close friend Yahiko, just as it had been to him.

Who would have thought that Obito Uchiha, who was always at the bottom of the class in the ninja academy but was always kind to help old ladies cross the street and treat everyone kindly, would now become the mastermind behind the attempt to overthrow the entire ninja world?

In this respect, he and Nagato shared a similar fate. He even somewhat understood Nagato's change; the pain of losing a close friend is something only those who have experienced it can truly understand.

As Nagato often said, only by experiencing pain and going through pain can one think about pain, understand pain, and accept pain.

Once Obito calmed down, Kenji's "clever" mind gradually took over.

He sneered inwardly: So what if Nagato knew his next move, so what if he saw through him and realized he wasn't the real Madara Uchiha? As long as Nagato continued to carry out the Tailed Beast Plan, as long as he continued to capture Tailed Beasts, everything he did would ultimately benefit him.

Although Nagato is becoming increasingly difficult to control, the stronger Nagato becomes, the faster he can collect the tailed beasts, which is actually a good thing for him.

So there's nothing to worry about.

On this point, Black Zetsu and Obito shared the same idea. It listened silently to their conversation, remaining completely silent.

In their view, although Nagato was completely different from before, he was still within their control. So far, all Nagato had shown was the powerful insight brought by the Rinnegan and a bit more intelligence than before.

That's it.

Unfortunately, these two schemers, part of an endless chain of plots in the ninja world, will never know that Nagato was no longer a pawn to be manipulated. He only chose to reveal his hand after he had enough trump cards to fight back, and this seemingly equal cooperation was heading in an unpredictable direction from the very beginning.