I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 279 The Monkey King Appears in Sunagakure

Outside Amegakure Village.

Nagato smiled generously and took out one huge scroll after another of the summoning beasts.

"I wonder what kind of reward Mr. Ye is prepared to offer, considering that this is an extremely rare summoning beast scroll."

Despite this, Nagato remained very generous. Now that his legs had recovered, the role of the Six Paths of Pain was merely to deceive others.

The combat power of the Animal Path is dispensable; compared to that, he would rather cooperate with Uchiha Yoru.

Looking at the summoning beast scrolls one by one, Uchiha Yoru revealed a satisfied smile.

"Besides the Nine-Tails, is the information on the other tailed beasts sufficient?"

Nagato shook his head with a smile, as if to say that their Akatsuki organization could also find out this information on their own, it was just a matter of time and the information was not substantial enough.

However, Uchiha Yoru's next words caused his expression to change drastically.

"How about adding another piece of news: the Rinnegan?"

Nagato's demeanor changed drastically in an instant, and even Konan, who was standing to the side, became coldly wary, staring intently at Uchiha Yoru, as if the two were about to become enemies at any moment.

However, with a solemn expression, Nagato stared at Uchiha Yoru for a long while and said in a deep voice, "Please speak plainly, Mr. Yoru."

There was no greed in Uchiha Yoru's clear eyes, meaning that the other party had never coveted the Rinnegan. However, this sudden statement filled him with solemnity.

The Rinnegan has been with him ever since he awakened it. What secrets could it hold that would make this deal worthwhile?

Uchiha Yoru, however, appeared relaxed and slowly began to recount the information about this incredibly valuable summoning beast.

"The Rinnegan, known as the 'eye that controls life and death,' possesses extraordinary abilities. Legend has it that only the Sage of Six Paths ever possessed the Rinnegan."

Almost everyone had heard of the legend of the Sage of Six Paths, but what Uchiha Yoru said next made Nagato and Konan's faces turn ashen.

"But according to my and Orochimaru's investigation, we found that among the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, there are two bloodlines that have been passed down: the Sage's Eye and the Sage's Body."

"The Senju clan inherited the Sage's Body, while the Uchiha clan inherited the Sage's Eyes!"

When Uchiha Yoru revealed this secret, the two of them tensed up. After acquiring the Rinnegan, they knew that the Sage of Six Paths was not a legend, but a real person.

But they had never heard of the legend of the Eye of the Immortal and the Body of the Immortal.

Uchiha Yoru pointed to his eyes and said, "The Sharingan is the Sage's Eye, or rather, a degenerated form. You all know the evolutionary path of the Sharingan."

"One tomoe, two tomoe, three tomoe, the kaleidoscope, and the eternal kaleidoscope that won't make you blind!"

At this point, Uchiha Yoru paused slightly, narrowing his eyes as he gazed at Nagato's purple Rinnegan.

"And above the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, according to Orochimaru's research report, lies the Rinnegan! That is, the legendary true Sage's Eye, the Rinnegan."

boom!

Nagato and Konan were stunned when they heard this information.

As if things weren't serious enough, Uchiha Yoru squinted and continued, "According to the historical records of the Uchiha clan, only Uchiha Madara ever possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"Furthermore, that masked rat impersonating Uchiha Madara, my Mangekyou Sharingan can clearly sense that his eye power is no longer at the Eternal level. As for Nagato, what's going on with your Rinnegan, only you know."

"How is this possible!" Xiao Nan exclaimed in shock and disbelief.

"Nagato awakened the Rinnegan at a young age."

Facing Konan, Uchiha Yoru shrugged and chuckled, "Only the pure-blooded Uzumaki clan possesses long red hair, and the Uzumaki clan seems to be descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, and according to the historical records of the Senju clan..."

"The Uzumaki clan are distant relatives of the Senju clan, who possess the Sage Body. Their tenacious vitality, enormous chakra reserves, talent in sealing techniques, and natural-born Jinchūriki bodies all indicate that Nagato, you are a member of the Uzumaki clan."

"In the history of the Uzumaki clan, no one has ever awakened a bloodline of eye techniques."

Uchiha Yoru, not one to shy away from stirring things up, revealed some secrets in order to put Nagato and Konan on their guard in advance.

"If you still have leverage, Nagato, I can trade the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan. They contain techniques that only members of the Uzumaki clan with pure blood can master."

Uchiha Yoru spoke calmly, while Nagato's face turned ashen.

"Konan!"

Faced with Konan's worries, Nagato took a deep breath. At that moment, his bright vision for the future made him feel as if he had been living in a web of conspiracies all along.

Rinnegan!

Did he awaken on his own, or was he living in a conspiracy?

After all, there was the masked man's appearance. After carefully recalling everything that had happened, the ninja's chillingly analytical mind realized that something was wrong.

In a short moment, Nagato regained his composure, raised his head to look at Uchiha Yoru, and seeing the other's confident smile, he felt the warmth of the sun.

No wonder Mr. Ye has never coveted the Rinnegan. It seems that it's not just about his own strength, but more importantly, the power of his Sharingan.

"Hanzo's summoning beasts, as well as these summoning beast scrolls, are all comparable to the large-scale combat summoning beasts of the three holy lands."

At this moment, Nagato had practically shaved off the entire Animal Path, leaving almost no hair behind.

Uchiha Yoru, however, smiled. He thought that the Animal Path's summoning beasts were dispensable. After all, Nagato's strength and the overwhelming power of the Pain Path made it more valuable to give them to him.

"The simplest way is for Nagato to investigate this carefully. Your Rinnegan has always remained in an open state in your body. You should know that among all the eye-jutsu clans, there has never been a case where the eye cannot be closed after it has been opened."

"Of course, this excludes transplanted individuals like Kakashi."

Uchiha Yoru smiled broadly, "Then it's up to you, Nagato, to investigate this yourself. Perhaps by shutting it down or regressing to a lower level, you can discover the truth."

Nagato fell silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "I understand. I will try it later."

"Then, this transaction ends here. I'll wait for you to deliver Hanzo's summoning beast."

After Uchiha Yoru chuckled, his body turned into white smoke with a bang; it turned out to be a shadow clone.

"Nagato!"

Now that only the two of them remained, Konan looked at her companion with some worry, while Nagato remained silent.

After a long while, Nagato finally revealed a determined expression.

"Konan, let's take over Amegakure first and reclaim our foundation. When we capture an ordinary genin, I'm sure their chakra won't be able to withstand it. If the Rinnegan degenerates or closes down, it will prove one thing! These eyes weren't born this way."

Nagato's resolute tone prompted Konan to nod firmly in agreement.

"Perhaps we need to cooperate more closely with Mr. Ye. If I fail, Xiao Nan, you should go and seek refuge with Mr. Ye and help me see what kind of peace he is pursuing under his ambitions."

"Nagato!" Faced with Nagato's resolute gaze, Konan finally lowered her head and said in a deep voice, "I understand."

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru, who was nowhere to be seen, raised his head, a mocking look in his eyes.

Win over all the friends you can, make more friends and fewer enemies.

This is the correct approach.

Nagato is such a powerful yet simple-minded ninja; it would be a waste of their acquaintance if we didn't win him over.

Obito Uchiha was secretly worried that Yoru Uchiha was too powerful, so he secretly wanted to cause trouble.

Similarly, Uchiha Yoru was constantly weakening Uchiha Obito while strengthening himself.

……

The ninja world may seem calm on the surface, but everyone knows that this is just the prelude to a storm.

The current God of Night is too strong. After the merger of Kirigakure and Konoha, the title of the Five Great Nations and Five Great Shinobi Villages is now just a hollow name.

With the combined military strength of Konoha and Kirigakure, any other ninja village in the ninja world would be no match for them.

Merging them? That's impossible. But under immense pressure, the three great ninja villages of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure publicly announced their alliance.

Although Sunagakure is allied with Konoha, it is allied with other ninja villages, which Konoha cannot interfere with.

While the alliance of the three major ninja villages may seem to have surpassed each other in terms of the overall number of ninjas, it is important to understand that an alliance and a merger are two different concepts.

After the merger, the combined forces of Kirigakure and Konoha could unleash their full power in a single punch. In contrast, the three major ninja villages under the alliance were lucky to deliver a punch with only seven or eight tenths of their power.

Moreover, there are high-end combatants, especially Tsunade's Wood Release and Yoru's Mangekyou Sharingan, not to mention that Konoha has several other pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan.

In terms of high-end combat capabilities, we have almost always been suppressed.

Uchiha Yoru made a high-profile announcement that the Chunin Exams would be held in Konoha next year, and invitations were sent to various ninja villages throughout the ninja world.

It was practically a blatant display of strength, and the various ninja villages also responded with great fanfare, indicating their participation. In reality, it was all to probe the true strength of Uchiha Yoru.

Hidden Cloud Village.

Inside the Raikage's office, the Fourth Raikage, A, looked at the invitation sent by Konoha, especially the tone of God Night's words, which sounded as if he were standing above all the Kage, issuing a command.

The Fourth Raikage, A, was instantly enraged, his face turning extremely ugly. He roared furiously, "This is outrageous! Uchiha Yoru, do you really think the ninja world is your own backyard?!"

"Lord Raikage, what about next year's Chunin Exams?"

Someone from the Cloud Ninja asked cautiously, and the Fourth Raikage, A, roared angrily after hearing it.

"I'm not that stupid as to let the elites of our Cloud Ninja go and support Uchiha Yoru."

"What a load of bull! The Chunin Exams are on their own turf. If I really take the future of Kumogakure with me, who knows what tricks they might have up their sleeves?"

The Fourth Raikage, A, was already unhappy, and upon hearing this, he refused without hesitation.

"Next year's Chunin Exams in Konoha, I'll just find two bottom-ranked teams to handle it. I want to tell the entire ninja world that Kumogakure doesn't trust Uchiha Yoru's actions."

The Fourth Raikage, Ako, wasn't stupid. He knew how many geniuses Konoha had, and even if they weren't as good as those from his Kumogakure village, he wouldn't bring them along.

If one of them were to die, he would be heartbroken.

Instead, they adopted a perfunctory and uneasy attitude from the very beginning. The ninja world understood this and didn't take too much of the nonsense about the Cloud Ninja being inferior to the Leaf Ninja among the younger generation too seriously.

Iwagakure (Iwagakure Village)

"Hey, old man, what's your take on this Chunin Exams?"

Kurotsuchi already possessed seven-tenths of the future Tsuchikage's flair. At this moment, she smiled as she looked at the exquisite invitation in the Tsuchikage's office.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, sitting at his desk, glared at his granddaughter.

"Of course I saw it with my own eyes."

Hei Tu glared angrily, "Hey, old man, you're going too far! I was just concerned about you."

Onoki shook his head and sighed, "Uchiha Yoru is making such a big show of it, it seems he's planning something big. I will personally attend next year as the Third Tsuchikage."

"Old man, aren't you afraid you won't come back?"

Seeing Kurotsuchi's puzzled look, Onoki chuckled and shook his head. "What a pity. If only Uchiha Yoru really wanted to keep me, the Raikage, and the Kazekage here."

"In this way, the entire ninja world will unite to launch a war of annihilation."

However, upon considering this possibility, Onoki gave a self-deprecating laugh, "The Uchiha clan has a proud nature; Uchiha Yoru wouldn't do that."

"With the pride of the Uchiha clan, just you wait and see. If we really meet on the battlefield, Uchiha Yoru will suppress everyone with absolute power, instead of being such a short-sighted person."

Kurotsuchi scratched her head and pouted, "Look at you, old man, bragging. Didn't you usually hate the Uchiha clan the most?"

Onoki gave an awkward smile. "You don't understand. There's never any like or dislike between major powers; there's only mutual interest."

"Look at what happened during the Third Shinobi World War. I personally orchestrated the killing of the Third Raikage, and now the Fourth Raikage, A, has obediently formed an alliance with us. There's no such thing as friendship between ninja villages; there's only self-interest."

"Next year, I will prepare by leading one or two ordinary Iwagakure genin squads to participate. This time, the main focus will be on the tourism envoy squad to gather and analyze intelligence. As for the Chunin Exams, let's just take a good look at the geniuses from Konoha and Kirigakure."

On his main battlefield, Uchiha Yoru will definitely bring out the geniuses from Konoha and Kirigakure, showcasing the strength of his forces to the prominent figures in the ninja world.

Show off your muscles!

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, wasn't stupid. Going to your main battlefield would only lead to defeat if you really went head-to-head. It was better to reveal your hidden purpose from the beginning.

Sunagakure (Sand Village).

Amidst the swirling sandstorm, inside the conference room of the Fourth Generation Wind Shadow's office building.

The area was surrounded by a protective barrier, and the three heavyweight Sand Village elders, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, Ebizo, and Chiyo, were all seated in the office.

"Elders, what are your thoughts on this plan?"

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, wore an unprecedentedly solemn expression, while Ebizo and Chiyo exchanged a glance and both revealed a heavy look.

Sitting in front of the three was a strong, furry figure. Beneath his wild white tiger-skin appearance, he calmly and maturely gazed at the three.

"I was given this information on behalf of someone else; you can make your own decision."

What I saw before me was not a human figure at all, but a large ape.

Enma! The summoning beast of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and is known as the strongest summoning beast.

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