Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 20 The higher it yearns for the light, the deeper its roots must reach (Begging for monthly votes!!!)

[Tasks accepted: 1/2]

【Task Name: [Xiao's Creation]】

[Mission Details: Witness the first meeting of the founders of the Akatsuki organization, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan]

[Task Level: Blue]

[Task Deadline: 69 calendar days]

[Completion Reward: 2000 Points]

[Task Status: Completed]

Points held: 2200 (200 + 2000)

Looking at the mission that was triggered three months ago, Yun Chuan shook his head and thought to himself, "Just to 'witness' the first meeting of the three little ones, this mission has a lot of room for maneuver."

Bring Yahiko and Konan back, let the three of them get to know each other, and the mission will be completed.

But that's fine too, as long as he doesn't join the Akatsuki organization, it doesn't matter to him.

After all, if he were to do nothing and simply wait for them to create the Akatsuki organization before joining it, he wouldn't have accepted this mission.

Nagato was found by Yun Chuan a few months ago in a dilapidated village.

He was looking for someone when he heard a loud bang and immediately went to investigate.

Then, no more...

God knows how bewildered he was when he saw the unconscious red-haired brat on the ground, and the corpses of the two Konoha ninjas.

Even he didn't expect to find Nagato before finding Yahiko and Konan. He even suspected that some old guy had deliberately led him there.

After all, Yun Chuan always believed that luck was just a coincidence, while misfortune was the norm.

However, after carefully recalling the whole incident, he found nothing unusual and could only attribute it to "luck," and became extremely vigilant.

Even knowing that approaching Nagato would bring him into the sights of those two cunning old foxes, Yun Chuan couldn't just pretend he hadn't seen anything and leave.

The Rinnegan is extremely important.

Yun Chuan knew that his "weight" in the ninja world was gradually increasing, and he couldn't just sit around doing nothing and wait for the main storyline to begin.

His existence will eventually disrupt the original course of history, thus depriving time travelers of their rare prophetic abilities.

Yahiko and Konan are prime examples.

Because they were not special people, Yun Chuan, this "butterfly," gently flapped his wings, and they encountered a deadly danger they would not have otherwise faced.

If it hadn't been a trap set by Yun Chuan, Ya Yan and the other person might not have survived.

Because they were of such low importance in this world, without encountering Nagato, they would have been just one of countless war orphans.

Therefore, even at the risk of being targeted by those two cunning old foxes, he had to keep the Rinnegan in his own hands and keep Nagato under his watchful eye. Only in this way could he take control of the future.

Moreover, it's not like you can just find any member of the Uzumaki clan and expect them to use most of the Rinnegan's abilities.

Nagato was the "vessel" carefully selected by Old Madara. He was also a member of the Uzumaki clan with great talent, probably in a class of his own even within the Uzumaki clan.

The combination of the Rinnegan and a genius with a vortex was simply too tempting for Yun Chuan.

When human traffickers see a child with potential, how can they possibly leave empty-handed?

Anyway, before Nagato grows to the point where he can become independent, Madara won't specifically target the people around him. At least he'll have to wait until Nagato grows to the point where he can summon the Gedo Mazo, or even until he can use the Gedo Samsara technique.

If Nagato can do this much, and if Yun Chuan is afraid of even Old Madara who struggles to breathe, then he basically deserves to die.

The only thing that Yun Chuan regretted was that when he arrived at the scene, Nagato's parents were already dead.

Otherwise, he might have been able to gain a member of the Whirlpool Clan.

When Nagato first woke up, he was a complete shut-in.

Watching Yun Chuan attract companions with various means and personal charm, and finally watching this "City of Dawn" be built bit by bit.

After several months of instruction and guidance from Yun Chuan, Nagato finally stopped being so withdrawn.

Because he went to the other extreme.

"Ugh."

Thinking about this, Yun Chuan couldn't help but sigh.

Then, she grabbed Nagato's face and pulled at his lips, saying angrily, "Can't you smile more often? Stop having that gloomy face all the time, looking like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders!"

"You've scared seven children to tears now. Half of the complaints in my office are about you bullying other people's children!"

In order to reduce the number of times Nagato uses the Rinnegan and slow down the speed at which he becomes proficient in its abilities, so as not to waste his own Uzumaki clan talent.

Yun Chuan not only tailored a training plan for Nagato, but also used Tobirama's words as an excuse to blindfold him.

They call them cursed eyes.

In the original storyline, he also covered his eyes with long hair; now it's just a different way.

At first, Nagato was a little unaccustomed to it and had to adapt, but as he experienced more and more things with Yun Chuan and saw more and more filth, squalor and chaos, he gradually got used to closing his eyes and no longer looking.

Although Nagato's powerful sensory talent, typical of the Uzumaki clan, was developed, it's possible that he blamed himself for his parents' deaths, or perhaps the exposure to too many filthy and despicable things twisted his mind...

Anyway, in the end, it turned into this gloomy and indifferent state.

Right now, Nagato probably only cares about two things: one is Yun Chuan, who rescued him and is like a brother and father to him, and the other is the "Dawn Castle" that he watched build.

He named it "City of Dawn," symbolizing the only remaining pure land in a dark world.

This is why Nagato attacked Yahiko without hesitation after hearing his words.

He knew very well how much he and his brother had sacrificed for everything they had achieved, so how could he allow a naive and foolish person to slander them?

"Brother, there's something I need to tell you."

Nagato seemed to have gotten used to Yun Chuan's actions. He rubbed his face, walked over to his side, and whispered a few words in his ear.

"……Yeah?"

After a brief silence, Yun Chuan smiled again, but there was no hint of amusement in his blue eyes.

It was like a bottomless, deep pool, reflecting no light whatsoever.

"You don't need to ask me for permission for these kinds of things in the future, and don't have any concerns."

Yun Chuan pushed Nagato's head away and said calmly, "Since I've handed 'Dawn' over to you, just do it your way and give me a report afterwards."

"Okay." Nagato lowered his head and replied, a cold glint flashing across his face. "Then I'll go take care of it first."

My brother is still the same brother.

Even if it involves myself, I will never show mercy.

He had to ask for permission before taking action, which made him seem less resolute.

With this in mind, Nagato took a step forward and turned to leave.

"Hey, redhead!"

Nagato paused, turned around expressionlessly, and looked at Yahiko, whose face had darkened.

"I'm starting to hate you now," Yahiko said loudly, his forehead creased. "I'll get my revenge on you sooner or later, so you better not give me the chance."

The guy in front of him was completely at odds with him, and he always felt like he couldn't stand him. He really wanted to grab that gloomy face and beat him up!

"Are you done? If you're done, it'll be my turn." Nagato's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a low voice, "Don't let me hear you maliciously speculating about your brother's intentions with your pitiful brain capacity again."

This guy doesn't understand at all.

Just as his brother had told him before, the more a tree grows and the more it yearns for the light above, the more its roots must go down, into the soil, and into the darker depths!

His job is to eliminate the insects underground to prevent them from stealing nutrients from the trees and even biting them off if they multiply.

This kind of reasoning is completely incomprehensible to this dimwit in front of me.

"Also, although it's childish, I really hate you right now."

Finally, he added a sentence that made Yahiko jump up and down in anger, and then Nagato left without looking back.

Unlike this idiot, he has his own job.

Go crush those filthy insects!

(End of this chapter)