I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 727 When the mantis stalks the cicada, the orioles watching may be in flocks.

"Thankfully, because of your intervention, not too many people have died. But if we count the number of people I've killed since I arrived in Konoha, that's enough."

Nagato opened his mouth to speak, but he no longer had the strength, and his words never truly escaped his lips.

His body, which had already become emaciated due to the summoning of the heretical demon statue, was now even more withered, not just thin, but looking like he was old.

The dull red hair seemed to have been drained of nutrients at this time, and the hair gradually turned gray and dry, and when placed on the head, it looked like a cheap wig.

The hands, bound in mudras, tried countless times to loosen and let go, but they held on and did not let the mudra be broken.

In Nagato's eyes, a final glimmer of light seemed to appear, a long-lost glimmer of humanity.

"this"

Naruto didn't know what Nagato wanted to do, but judging from the change in Nagato's state, he knew that what Nagato was doing might be earth-shattering.

But no one noticed that a pair of black hands appeared in the dark, narrow tree hole, and, taking advantage of the shadows, quietly approached Nagato.

In Konoha Village, Tatsuma narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Gates of Hell that resembled Gecko Moria. He sensed fluctuations in spacetime, and this "Gate of Hell" seemed to have some connection with Rashomon, which Tatsuma controlled.

As the gates of hell cracked open, strands of chakra carrying consciousness flew out and returned to the corpses on the ground. This chakra did not merely serve as a "vehicle," but rather took on a new function.

"Going back in time?"

The wounds of the Konoha ninjas and villagers who died from their injuries healed rapidly, and even their broken limbs began to stick together.

But Tatsuma frowned, because as someone who also possessed medical ninjutsu and a wealth of medical knowledge, he could tell that this was not a true healing, but rather more like... replaying a part of the world in reverse.

The severed limbs were traced back to their appearance before the injury, and even the wounds of those separated from their heads were repaired.

"Perhaps Nagato's trade of one life for one village and Obito's trade of one life for another are not contradictory. The so-called 'timely' is not because the Rinne Rebirth technique has a time limit, but because the chakra can support such a long period of time."

These villagers died within just a few hours. To go back in time and restore them, the chakra required for the process is not too much. Therefore, even if Nagato overdraws his life force, he can still gather the chakra needed to revive these people.

Madara Uchiha is different. He has been dead for too long. It's not just about tracing back to the moment before his death, but also about connecting with Kabuto Orochimaru and tracing back to Madara Uchiha's most powerful form.

It wasn't just about tracing back, but piecing things together. Madara Uchiha's strongest physical body wasn't when he obtained Hashirama's cells after the battle at the Valley of the End, but during his prime, even his youth.

After all, the Divine Tree cells only care about their own strength and don't care about other cells. They even wish for other cells to weaken so that they can be devoured.

Based on this, piecing together a portion of Madara Uchiha's body after he obtained the God Tree cells is like cutting a photograph of his youth and old age in half and then sewing them back together.

As for the disappearance of the eyes, whether it was due to insufficient chakra or the limitations of the Samsara technique, it was probably the latter.

An omnipotent god wouldn't create a hammer he couldn't lift, because that's a paradox. Similarly, the Rinnegan's innate spiritual technique, usable only by the Rinnegan, wouldn't create the Rinnegan itself, because creating it would also be a paradox.

In his mind, Tatsuma quickly analyzed the possible information about the Samsara Rebirth Technique, but his eyes were always on the Gate of Hell. After seeing that it was no longer pouring out souls, he prepared to activate the Flying Thunder God Technique.

At that very moment, inside the tree hollow, the pair of black hands were already close enough to Nagato.

"Having known each other for so long, it's time to speak from the heart. If it weren't for that outsider, I could have waited, but... no, who knows if he'll come back again."

The black hand reached for Nagato's chest, but the dying Nagato didn't notice. He was staring at Naruto, who found the stare strange and turned his face away, missing the hand reaching for Nagato's chest.

Xiao Nan looked sad. Perhaps those born from that land of tears are destined to be accompanied by tears throughout their lives, from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and now. Pain is never absent.

"Sizzle~"

Nagato suddenly widened her eyes. Her eyes, which were already extremely thin and seemed about to leave their sockets, now looked as if they might fall out at any moment.

His hands, which were about to loosen, tightened again, making the seal even more firm. This time, even the organs that were outlined on his body shrank rapidly, becoming like the vacuum abdominal exercise that fitness athletes like to do.

The body, already exhausted, burst into flames once more, like the final crackling sounds of an embering lamp.

"Nagato!"

Suddenly realizing something was wrong, Konan lunged towards Nagato, and Naruto noticed as well, instinctively reaching out towards Nagato as well.

Only then did he see that there were two black hands. One hand had already pierced Nagato's chest, as if using a manual pacing device to squeeze out Nagato's last bit of life force, while the other hand was already reaching for Nagato's eyes.

"Flying Thunder God Slash!"

Just then, a silver light appeared, and almost without pause, Tatsuma used his hand as a knife, and an enlarged chakra scalpel appeared amidst the chakra covering it, slashing towards the black hand.

"Kamui!"

Just then, the space between Tatsuma and Black Zetsu suddenly twisted, and Tatsuma's body was pulled, as if he was about to be dragged into some other dimension.

Strangely, not only Tatsuma was affected, but Black Zetsu was also affected. The hand that Black Zetsu had inserted into Nagato's chest was forcibly pulled out due to the pulling of space.

The hand that reached out towards Nagato's eyes, while having a smaller impact, was still seriously off-target and could only land on one of his eyes.

In the distorted space, a gloved hand reached out and grabbed at Nagato's other eye.

"Flying Thunder God!"

Chenma's body suddenly shifted in space, and at the same time, black rods engraved with the Flying Thunder God Technique formula flew towards his two hands.

"Sizzle~"

But it was too late. Two hands plucked out one of Nagato's eyes each. Nagato stood there, his eyes empty, his face contorted, but he was no longer breathing or having a heartbeat.

"Nagato!!!"

Konan roared furiously, her body seemingly cracking open as pieces of paper fell from her and flew towards Three-Armed Man, Tatsuma, and Naruto. At this moment, she seemed to care about nothing and just wanted to attack everyone.

The paper strips lost their original form and transformed into explosive tags, which began to explode even before they got close.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

The tree hollow was directly destroyed, and everyone inside was brought back to life. Konan held Nagato's body and glared at Black Zetsu, who had instantly turned half black and half white, and the one-eyed masked man who emerged from the distorted space.

"Give Nagato's eyes back!"

Konan gritted her teeth and said, while Black Zetsu, holding a Rinnegan, said, "Are you kidding me? This eye doesn't belong to Nagato, it belongs to Madara Uchiha."

"Uchiha Madara?!"

Xiao Nan instinctively looked at the masked man, who nodded seriously and said:

"Yes, it's mine."

(End of this chapter)