Konoha: Who's the good guy?

The negotiations between Konoha and Sunagakure, which arrived first, proceeded exceptionally smoothly, accompanied by a deafening roar that shook the earth outside Sunagakure.

The whole thing took less than an hour.

The treaty that Tsunade brought, which had been drafted by Nara Shikaku in advance, already had the names of all the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure signed.

Upon receiving the news, Tobirama Senju, along with the furious Izuna Uchiha, headed to the depths of the desert in the Land of Wind.

All relevant matters were agreed upon.

As Chiyo issued the order and posted the announcement, she also began to have the Sand Village ninjas make relevant preparations.

Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Yamanaka Kei led everyone directly away from the sandstorm-swept Sunagakure village.

After sending Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and others back to Konoha.

He took Kushina and Jiraiya to the Konoha camp on the border of the Land of Fire.

Inside the light green marching tent.

Dressed in Root ninja attire, Tobi patiently answered the questions from Yahiko and the others.

"So, these eyes of mine are fake, and the transcription seal inside contains the Super Shinra Tensei that you personally set up?"

Nagato covered his left eye socket with one hand, his expression extremely unpleasant.

He just wanted to remove these eyes that didn't belong to him and replace them with ordinary eyes.

As a result, not only were the eyes fake, but they couldn't even be removed.

Once it's taken out, the Rinnegan will unleash all its hidden power, launching Super Shinra Tensei and indiscriminately attacking everyone around it.

"Oh dear~ This isn't my fault~ I was following Black Zetsu back then~ You know Black Zetsu, right~ It has the ability to control us, so there was nothing I could do~"

Ah Fei gesticulated wildly as he explained cause and effect, his hyperactive demeanor completely out of place with his dark underworld uniform.

"...Does that mean we just need to exhaust all the hidden power within its eye?"

Yahiko frowned and offered another solution.

Ultimately, this is just a fake Rinnegan. Its power is like a rootless duckweed. Once the power is exhausted, even the "Super Shinra Tensei" won't have much power.

"A very clever suggestion! But Black Zetsu is a very cunning fellow—it leaves many limitations. Don't you feel that using it is much more burdensome than before?"

"...If I use too much of my eye power, will it drain me dry first?"

"That's it~"

Afei raised a finger and nodded repeatedly, quite satisfied with Nagato's intelligence.

"You want to remove these eyes? Have you thought it through?"

Shan Zhongjing lifted the curtain and entered the tent.

He brought Kushina here this time to remove the transcription seal on the three of them.

He had heard Ah Fei mention this thing before.

In Nagato's eyes, it is Super Shinra Tensei, which is triggered by gouging out his eyes.

The transcription seals on Yahiko and Konan were set by Uchiha Hikaru at Black Zetsu's behest, and the triggering method is unknown.

However, it knew that one of them possessed Tsukuyomi, while the other had a special eye technique that could instantly envelop the surrounding hundreds of meters and imprint eight thousand spear marks.

Yamazaka Kage had no idea what Black Zetsu's plans were.

But he's already dead, so no matter how much you plan, you can't just jump out of his grave and beat him up.

Just untie it!

When he, the Yin-Yang Immortal Master, fully activates his Sage Mode, his resistance to various illusions, secret techniques, and eye techniques is much higher than that of Susanoo.

In the original work, Sasuke was able to block eight thousand spears with Susanoo, so how could he not be able to?

"Have you thought it through? Senior Jing, do you have any ideas?"

Nagato turned to look at the mountain scenery, recalling her month-long trip to the isolated island, and her expression became somewhat unnatural.

"Just throw it before it can react."

"..."

Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan all wore expressions that said, "Are you kidding me?"

There is a limit to how fast a person can go.

How could it possibly be faster than a pre-set technique that can be activated at any time?

"It's a very simple thing."

Yamanaka Kei chuckled and casually shot a kunai bearing the Flying Thunder God mark at Konan's feet.

Yahiko and Konan were unaware of what had happened.

Suddenly, a purple hair flower appeared in his hand.

"???"

Xiao Nan saw the familiar hair accessory and scratched her head in confusion.

Seeing that there was nothing above her head, she opened her mouth slightly, her face full of disbelief.

this......

It's much faster than when they first fought!

"Please, Senior Jing!"

Using the Rinnegan's perception, Nagato vaguely saw the mountain scenery's movements.

He activated the Flying Thunder God Technique twice in a single instant.

Because of its excessive speed, it creates the illusion that it hasn't moved at all!

Although the sudden, violent removal of his eyes might cause nerve damage that even medical ninjutsu could not heal, he would rather be blind than use such eyes again!

"No big deal, shall we begin now?"

Seeing Nagato nod, Yamanaka Keikaku walked up to him and stood in front of him.

Kushina first checked the transcription seal on Nagato's body to make sure there were no other connections or hidden dangers.

He clapped his hands together, activating a medical ninjutsu, and began to carefully examine Nagato's eye structure.

A few minutes later.

Yamanaka Kei took out a vial of anesthetic from the Konoha Hospital from the Infinite Armory.

After estimating Nagato's physical attributes and chakra levels, he administered precise general anesthesia.

puff~

Blood spurted from Nagato's eye sockets.

The figure of Shan Zhongjing also blurred for a moment.

next moment.

A terrifying sound wave erupted in the sky a hundred miles away, and the white clouds collapsed with a roar.

Under the clear, cloudless sky, the already brilliant sunshine shone even brighter than before.

"Friends of the blind boy, I ask you, what did you lose: these 'ordinary' eyes, these three-tomoe Sharingan, or these genuine Rinnegan?"

Yamanaka Kei flipped his hand and took out three small glass bottles from the Infinite Armory.

He spoke to Nagato, who was unconscious, but his eyes were fixed on Konan and Yahiko beside him.

Yahiko and Konan stared in shock at the Rinnegan in the glass bottle. After regaining their senses, they exchanged a glance and simultaneously pointed to the ordinary eye.

As childhood friends, they understood Nagato's thoughts better than anyone else.

"Jing, stop fooling around."

Kushina chuckled and patted her boyfriend's arm.

This guy clearly planned this all along, intending to give Nagato those 'ordinary' eyes that Orochimaru had trained.

"Alright."

Yamanaka Kei put away his Sharingan with its three tomoe and Rinnegan, and took out what appeared to be an ordinary eye from the glass bottle.

These eyes originally belonged to the White Zetsu.

Orochimaru suddenly had a brilliant idea and injected the Uchiha bloodline and the Hyuga main family bloodline into White Zetsu.

For the first few days, there were no problems, but a week later, the ordinary White Zetsu was drained of its chakra and died, leaving only this pair of unfinished eyes.

Although Orochimaru estimated that the difficulty of activating the special abilities of these eyes was no less than that of an Uchiha without brothers activating the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Even in its most ordinary state, its insight and visual reaction speed far surpass those of the single-tomoe and double-tomoe Sharingan.

Keep in mind, this thing is still a work in progress!

"The transcription seals on those two seem fine. Where do we go to remove them?"

With a reassuring smile, Kushina put the purple hair accessory that her boyfriend had taken off back on Konan's head.

"Outside the camp."

After Yamanaka Kei finished treating Nagato's eyes, he called over two Konoha ninjas and asked them to keep an eye on Nagato before the group left the Konoha camp together.

Tsukuyomi, being a single-person eye technique, is irrelevant.

But if the eight thousand spears covering an area of ​​several hundred meters were to implicate anyone, it would be somewhat of a liability to one's teammates.

More than ten minutes later.

In the wilderness, a full two kilometers from the Konoha camp.

Yamanaka Kei sensed the 'Tsukuyomi' released by the transcribing seal on Yahiko and couldn't help but frown slightly.

The way this kaleidoscope eye power flows... it's kind of like... a lantern array?

The illusion is sealed to make it more difficult to break. This is a technique he gradually came into contact with and mastered after seeing the Dark Arts.

this......

How could Uchiha Hikaru be like that?

Thinking that three days of Tsukuyomi wouldn't kill him and that he could forcefully break free if things went wrong, Yamanaka Kei proactively lowered his defenses and was hit by that special eye power.

A moment later, he grinned and looked at Kushina.

"I should go to the Land of Wind later. I don't know how long it will take, but I'll definitely be back before we negotiate with Iwagakure."

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At the edge of the top floor of the Hidden Mist Village, at the Hidden Mist Building.

"The rain outside the window has been pattering for three days and three nights, just like you, my dearest, who hasn't answered my phone for three days and three nights... I miss this..."

Uchiha Hikaru swung his feet, humming a light and strange tune, quietly watching the village shrouded in thick fog before him.

Behind her, dozens of elite Kirigakure Jonin, each with the Eight Thousand Spears mark etched on the back of their right hands, knelt on one knee, looking at her with the fervor and worship of fanatics.

This is the Fifth Mizukage of their Hidden Mist Village.

Uchiha Hikaru!