Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 342 Seizing the Rinnegan

"Getting involved in other worlds?"

Naruto and Sakura were taken aback, then asked, "What do you mean?"

Sai said, "The Fourth Hokage's files mentioned that the power of the Dragon Vein can allow people to travel through time and return to the past or the future."

"Really?" Naruto exclaimed in surprise, "The Fourth Hokage's files? How come I didn't know that? Sakura, do you know?"

Naruto looked at Sakura, who shook her head. She hadn't seen it either, but she knew it must be a secret, and it was normal for ordinary people not to know.

How did Sai know that?

Considering Sai's background in the Root family, Sakura seemed to be deep in thought.

In fact, Root had already found out about Centipede's purpose, so before coming, Danzo told Sai about the information related to the power of the Dragon Vein, with the aim of having Sai seize the power of the Dragon Vein from Centipede.

However, now that the power of the dragon vein has dissipated and can no longer be seized, Sai revealed the spacetime characteristics of the dragon vein's power.

"What should we do?" Naruto looked at Sai anxiously. "Is there any way to bring Captain Yamato back?"

Sai shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

Naruto's mouth dropped open: "Ah... what do we do then?"

Just as Naruto and Sakura were worried that Yamato wouldn't be able to return.

Li Yao from the Loulan world did not immediately use the Flying Thunder God Technique to cross over to Naruto's Naruto world. Instead, he perfectly transformed into Minato and rushed to Amegakure.

After developing the space-time ninjutsu - Time Mirage, Li Yao remembered Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan's Limbo: Border Jail, a space-time ninjutsu.

The Limbo: Border Jail technique, like the Kotoamatsukami genjutsu, clearly requires further refinement after activating the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan before it can be released.

Simply copying the ocular power and chakra of the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan is not enough to unleash the complete Kotoamatsukami genjutsu.

The same applies to the Rinnegan. Li Yao copied the Rinnegan's ocular power and chakra, but he could only use the basic abilities of the Rinnegan, the Six Paths abilities. He couldn't use the more advanced Limbo: Border Jail.

Li Yao's purpose in rushing to Amegakure was to seize Nagato's Rinnegan and then personally use the Rinnegan to perform Limbo: Border Jail, thus replicating this space-time ninjutsu.

As for whether Li Yao, being not Madara, could use the Rinnegan to create the Limbo: Border Jail, Li Yao wasn't worried at all.

Whether it's Sharingan or Rinnegan.

The characteristic of eye techniques is that they are ninjutsu residing in the eyes.

The key is the eyes, not the person.

Otherwise, Kakashi wouldn't be able to use the Kamui Sharingan, and Nagato wouldn't be able to use the Six Paths abilities of the Rinnegan.

Therefore, as long as one has eyes, one can use the pupil techniques that exist within those eyes.

The reason Nagato couldn't use Limbo: Border Jail wasn't because of compatibility, but because it required too much chakra and placed a huge burden on his mind. He couldn't handle it, and if he used it, both his body and mind would fail, leading to his death.

Li Yao doesn't have this problem.

First, his original chakra reserves were already astonishing, at least comparable to Madara Uchiha at his peak, not to mention the time reset which could provide an unlimited supply of chakra.

Secondly, his mental endurance is not a problem. He has even condensed spacetime chakra, so Limbo: Border Jail has no effect on him.

However, Li Yao only wanted to improve his spacetime ninjutsu because he wanted to use the Graveyard Border Prison; otherwise, he wouldn't even bother with it.

……

Rain-Hidden Village.

A scene of desolation.

Hanzo, known as a demigod in the ninja world, sat in his secret chamber, called the Rain Shadow Chamber, not his office, because there was no longer any need for him to work there.

The staggered screens separated the checkpoints, each guarded by Hanzo's secret guards.

Since the Second Shinobi World War, Hanzo has become very protective of his life, always keeping it under his wing.

"My lord, clashes between Konoha and Iwagakure have been increasing recently, and it seems we'll be fighting again soon. How should we respond?"

Listening to his subordinates' report, Hanzo, sitting behind the screen, said calmly, "Ignore them, as long as they don't start a war against Amegakure."

"This..." The Rain Ninja who reported was somewhat puzzled. Allowing Konoha and Iwagakure to wage war in their country would result in the greatest losses for them. Even if they didn't go to war with Konoha and Iwagakure, they should at least step in and restrain them, otherwise...

"Um!"

Hanzo's disgruntled voice rang out, and the Rain Ninja who was reporting immediately tensed up, then lowered his head and said, "Understood."

"Step back." Hanzo.

"Yes, sir." The subordinate withdrew.

Soon, only Hanzo remained in the secret room. With his eyes closed, he heard the words "Konoha" and his mind was still filled with the image of the three Konoha boys he had bestowed the name "Sannin" upon.

These three boys have now become true Kage-level powerhouses.

And what about Amegakure?

Who else but him, this demigod?

No!

Nobody!

Back then, Hanzo thought that even if he, as a demigod, couldn't achieve the great feat of the God of Shinobi pacifying the chaotic world, it would be easy for him to get the five great nations to back down and achieve Amegakure's goal of having an equal dialogue with them.

The result was the Second Shinobi World War!

Leaf Village, Rock Village, Sand Village.

While the three hidden villages were fighting against Amegakure, they were also fighting each other fiercely, sometimes even more fiercely than Amegakure.

Thus, the three hidden villages continued to suppress the Rain Village completely.

In the end, after a great battle, the five great hidden villages were unharmed, but the Land of Rain, where Amegakure was located, was utterly destroyed. The ninja force was completely disrupted, and to this day, no strong enough ninja has emerged to stand alone, so they still have to rely on him to keep going.

From then on, Hanzo finally understood himself and the status of the Land of Rain in the ninja world.

He can't afford to offend either Iwagakure or Konoha.

But as long as he, the demigod of the ninja world, is still alive, Amegakure will remain, and Amegakure's presence will at least prevent the five great nations from acting so recklessly.

As for the others, Hanzo could only watch.

To put it bluntly, Hanzo's former ambition has been shattered, and he can no longer muster the will to fight a major battle against Konoha.

If even Hanzo, a demigod in the ninja world, has this mentality, it shows the current chaos in the Land of Rain.

It wasn't just the ninjas from Iwagakure and Konoha who were in conflict; various spontaneously formed ninja organizations were also emerging one after another.

Among them, the rapidly rising Akatsuki organization is the most famous and the most powerful.

However, the Akatsuki organization's current strength is not yet taken seriously by the major powers.

At this time, the Akatsuki organization had just settled in a city called Drizzle City, located on the shore of Lake Genkai in the center of the Land of Rain.

"It's just like that world, nothing has changed."

Above the city in the drizzle, Li Yao perfectly transformed into the form of Minato, standing two thousand meters in the air, looking down at the familiar city through the drizzle.

Parallel worlds are very interesting.

Two worlds, so vast in size, yet containing exactly the same things.

From the buildings to the oxygen we breathe, everything is exactly the same, which explains why it's called a parallel world.

Experiencing this sense of synchronization, almost like a copy, Li Yao suddenly became curious: Why do parallel worlds exist? What caused the two worlds to develop in exactly the same way?

(End of this chapter)