Naruto: Evil is easy to commit, making Amegakure great again.

"Um?"

In the leader's office of Amegakure, in the Land of Rain.

Jiang Ming, who had just finished writing and sealing four letters and had them delivered to the daimyo of the Fire and Earth kingdoms, as well as the Kage of Konoha and Iwagakure, felt a chill creep down his spine.

"I suddenly have a bad feeling..."

Since acquiring the five parts of the [Saint's Remains], Jiang Ming has placed increasing trust in his [Intuition].

If no one is plotting against me in the dark.

Therefore, given his current physical condition and chakra reserves, he shouldn't be experiencing such a bone-chilling cold...

"What's wrong, Jiang Ming?"

Xiao Nan, who had just finished sorting and organizing the mountain of documents on her desk so that Jiang Ming could review them later, immediately noticed his unusual behavior.

His tone was full of unconcealed worry and concern.

"I'm fine."

Jiang Ming shook his head slightly and casually picked up a document related to people's livelihood to review.

My head felt huge.

"Food shortages, abandoned farmland, and dilapidated infrastructure..."

"Years of war have led to industrial stagnation, the cessation of trade, an empty treasury, and an extreme shortage of supplies and funds. Even the most basic medical system and heating facilities are on the verge of collapse..."

Looking at the series of shocking predicaments on this document concerning people's livelihood, Jiang Ming felt as if the burden on his shoulders had become several times heavier.

The backwardness, ruin, and poverty of the entire Rain Kingdom were far more devastating and hopeless than he had imagined.

This is hardly a matter of absolute power and boundless glory...

It's clearly a hot potato—whoever takes it will be overwhelmed!

It's truly remarkable that Hanzo the Salamander has managed to keep the Land of Rain afloat for so many years, preventing its complete demise...

"Everything needs to be rebuilt..."

Jiang Ming sighed and picked up his pen with a complicated expression.

Just as he was about to use his knowledge from his previous life to review the document, Xiao Nan suddenly interrupted his train of thought.

"Jiang Ming, I remember your Rinnegan can be actively turned on and off, right?"

Xiao Nan's question was not unfounded.

Rather, it stemmed from her question about Nagato's Rinnegan, which could never be shut down and could only remain "on".

"That's right."

Jiang Ming stopped what he was doing, looked up at Xiao Nan beside him, and nodded thoughtfully.

"A person who has truly awakened the Rinnegan can open and close it at will, just like a normal ninja with a bloodline limit for eye techniques."

This is similar to the Uchiha and Hyuga clans in Konoha.

You can activate it when you want to use the Sharingan or Byakugan.

You can choose whether to turn it off if you don't want to use it.

Normally, he can maintain eyes that look just like those of an ordinary person.

It won't affect my life, nor will it consume too much precious chakra.

"I see..."

Xiao Nan nodded slightly, but a hint of confusion and bewilderment still lingered between her brows.

"But Nagato said that his Rinnegan could never be closed again after it was fully awakened."

"It can only remain active indefinitely, relentlessly draining his chakra day and night..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming, while reviewing the documents in front of him, offered a meaningful reminder.

"Have you ever considered that those 'Rinnegan' might never have been awakened by Nagato himself?"

"Or was it a foreign object forcibly implanted in his eyes when he was very, very young, when he had almost no memory of it?"

Jiang Ming's words were less of a reminder and more of a direct revelation of the truth behind why Nagato's Rinnegan could not be shut down.

In layman's terms, the Rinnegan awakened through conventional means will not exhibit the phenomenon of "being unable to shut down on its own".

Once this phenomenon occurs, there is basically only one possibility—his Rinnegan is not his own, but was secretly transplanted onto him without his knowledge!

"You mean... Nagato's Rinnegan never belonged to him from the beginning, but belonged to someone else?"

At that moment, Xiao Nan felt a chill run down her spine.

It was as if an unseen shadow was silently plotting against Nagato in the dark.

He was treated like a pawn that he could manipulate at will.

"This is absolutely terrifying..."

Nagato has always regarded the Rinnegan as a gift from the Sage of Six Paths.

He firmly believed that he, possessing these eyes, was chosen by the Sage of Six Paths to be the "chosen one," tasked with bringing hope and peace to the ninja world!

"If everything you're saying is true... then Nagato has been kept in the dark from the very beginning, hasn't he?"

Xiao Nan opened her eyes wide, her expression somber.

It seems they are feeling sad and lamenting about Nagato's fate.

He developed a deep sense of disgust and vigilance towards the person who had been secretly manipulating Nagato's fate...

"Bang--!"

Suddenly, the door to Jiang Ming's office was forcefully pushed open from the outside.

Rushing in next was the pitiful Rain Ninja, who was stumbling and staggering, with a broken left hand, covered in mud and blood, and a deep, bone-revealing wound on her forehead from which blood was slowly seeping down her cheek.

"Lord Jiang... Lord Jiang Ming... Something terrible has happened—!"

The rain ninja was panting heavily.

He collapsed, utterly exhausted, in his current office.

He reported to Jiang Ming the important intelligence regarding the sudden attack on Yuyin Village by a mysterious person.

"What did you say—!?"

This gave Jiang Ming a slight pause, as he had just finished answering Xiao Nan's questions and was about to calmly deal with the political affairs that had accumulated in Amegakure recently.

I feel that this happened far too suddenly.

This is completely inconsistent with the future of Amegakure that he has observed from countless parallel worlds...

"That's strange..."

Even Xiao Nan, who was standing next to Jiang Ming, showed a look of astonishment after learning about this.

Instinctively, she felt that this matter did not match the "major events" that Amegakure had experienced in her memories...

"Our world's Amegakure should belong to the 'future' for you..."

"But I've never heard of Amegakure being attacked at this point in time..."

Xiao Nan's explanation only deepened Jiang Ming's doubts.

【Parallel World No. 1】is the parallel world that he believes is closest to the original work and most in line with the normal historical process.

If even Xiao Nan from [Parallel World Number One] has no recollection of this matter...

So, the sudden and major change before our eyes may indeed be a kind of "butterfly effect" caused by Jiang Ming becoming the "leader of the Rain Kingdom".

It's giving me a real headache.

......

At the same time, in the central area of ​​the lower district of Amegakure.

A figure wearing a swirling mask and exuding confidence and arrogance is fighting Hanzo the Salamander, who noticed something amiss and came to investigate.

"So...so strong..."

Just as he used his chain-scythe ninja tool to withstand the opponent's attack, he was sent flying dozens of meters away and crashed heavily into the wall.

Hanzo suddenly realized that the intruder in front of him was someone he could not deal with!

We must find a way to disperse the people in the lower town of Amegakure.

Let them get away from this place.

To avoid being accidentally injured by the aftermath of their battle with the intruder.

"Too weak, far too weak..."

Madara Uchiha's eyes, hidden beneath the vortex mask, surged with undisguised contempt and disdain.

He never imagined that the strongest ninjas in the world today would only possess such insignificant strength.

He wasn't even qualified to raise his hand properly.

"Is this the demigod who rules the Land of Rain?"

Madara Uchiha, who had just recovered to his forties or fifties, sneered.

He casually grabbed the end of the chain that Hanzo had thrown at him as he tried to ambush him, and pulled him in front of him with a strong tug.

"So weak it's laughable!"

Suppressing his deep-seated helplessness and dissatisfaction, Uchiha Madara immediately grabbed him by the neck.

They forcefully slammed him into the ground.

He subdued this arrogant demigod of the ninja world using only taijutsu.

This forced him to become a human foot pad for Madara Uchiha to vent his dissatisfaction and resentment.

"This is truly disappointing..."

Hanzo's counterattack and resistance were nothing more than the futile struggle of a dying ant.

It's both pitiful and laughable.

"You dare call yourself a god? You ant!"

In Madara Uchiha's heart, the only person in the entire ninja world who was qualified to be called a "god" was his nemesis and best friend, Hashirama Senju!

Apart from them, the others are nothing but a bunch of scoundrels who have no self-awareness whatsoever.

It wasn't even worth his time to kill them personally.

"If this is all the strength you, the lord of Amegakure and leader of the Land of Rain, possess, then be prepared for your country to be destroyed by me..."

Madara Uchiha slowly raised one hand.

The chakra within his body instantly boiled.

Along with this, his domineering aura that looked down upon all living beings also surged once again.

It forcefully shook the continuous drizzle around it until it evaporated.

It couldn't drip onto him.

"Stop...stop..."

Hanzo was getting anxious.

The thought that Amegakure, which he had protected for most of his life, and even the entire Land of Rain, would be destroyed by this mysterious invader filled him with rage.

His anger and murderous intent reached their peak.

He immediately endured the pain all over his body and tried to break free from Madara Uchiha's feet.

He summoned his summoning beast, the Salamander, at any cost.

Together with them, we will use poison tactics to eliminate this invader.

"Don't move, you ant."

The next second, Madara Uchiha's foot, which was pressing down on Hanzo, suddenly exerted force, imbued with a trace of chakra.

Hanzo was stomped on so hard that he screamed in agony.

Several of his ribs were broken as a result.

"Feel the gap between us, understand what true despair is, you ants..."

Madara Uchiha casually formed a few hand seals.

He was about to unleash a Fire Release ninjutsu towards a residential area in front of Hanzo.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation..."

"Universal Guidance—!"

Just as Madara Uchiha made a gesture as if to spit out flames, he was rapidly pulled away from his spot by an extremely strong gravitational force.

It interrupted his action of releasing the ninjutsu.

This aroused his joy and excitement.

"The Rinnegan, huh...?"

As one who has awakened the Rinnegan and knows all the abilities of these eyes.

The moment Madara Uchiha sensed someone using the [Universal Pull] technique on him, a surge of intense fighting spirit welled up within him.

The muscles throughout the body are rapidly activated.

It instantly transformed into a state suitable for Madara Uchiha to fight.

"I hope you can let me have some fun..."

Soon, Madara Uchiha was pulled in front of the ninja using the [Universal Pull] ability.

They saw the other person's true face.

"puppet?"

At that moment, appearing before Madara Uchiha was the Six Paths of Pain, remotely controlled by Nagato.

"Who are you, and why are you invading our Amegakure?"

While recuperating in a secret chamber in Amegakure, Nagato received care from Jiang Mingying's clone, and at the same time, he questioned Uchiha Madara through the voice of Pain.

"The power fluctuations of these Rinnegan are exactly the same as mine?"

Faced with Nagato's questioning, Madara Uchiha, who had already been pulled in front of him by Nagato's [Universal Pull], did not rush to reply.

Instead, he adjusted his posture based on his understanding of the Rinnegan's abilities and devised a method to counter the Universal Pull.

"Bang--!"

Almost in the blink of an eye, Pain's body was inexplicably sent flying.

He fell heavily to the ground.

This was met with a sneer from Madara Uchiha.

"It's true that the Universal Pull can close the distance between enemies and allies, but it has a fatal weakness..."

The stronger the gravity, the faster the enemy will rush towards you!

As long as the attack can be launched quickly before the user of [Universal Guidance] can react.

Then the opponent's ability becomes useless, posing almost no threat whatsoever...

"Wow...so fast..."

As a ninja, Nagato knew all too well how difficult it was to deal with an enemy as fast as Madara Uchiha.

It's not just Pain's [Universal Pull] that's difficult to use against this kind of enemy.

Even the Asura Path, Hell Path, and Human Path, which require aiming and close-range contact to barely exert any effect and kill opponents, could hardly pose any threat to an extremely fast enemy like Madara Uchiha.

In the end, only the Animal Path, the Hungry Ghost Path, and the Deva Path of Pain, which was the most indestructible to him and held an extremely important place in his heart, could be of any use to him.

He fought against Madara Uchiha.

"Spirit Summoning Technique—!"

As Nagato manipulates the Animal Path Pain to perform a summoning jutsu.

Several enormous summoning beasts with Rinnegan markings on their eyes quickly appeared amidst the white mist.

They launched a fearless and relentless attack on Madara Uchiha.

"Would you like to dance too?"

Madara Uchiha's lips curled slightly beneath the swirling mask.

Without thinking, he made a running motion.

Through skillful combat techniques and understanding of the Rinnegan's abilities.

He showed no sign of panic when facing these enormous spirit beasts.

Instead, they directly used their senses to lock onto the Animal Path Pain, who was hiding in the mouth of a chameleon summoning beast, concealing his aura.

Break through the defenses of Pain in the Asura Path, Hell Path, and Human Path.

Madara Uchiha quickly approached his opponent.

As Pain attempted to control the chameleon summon to escape quickly, he ordered the giant summons behind Madara Uchiha to stop him at all costs.

The scorching fire jutsu instantly melted both the chameleon summon and the Animal Path Pain.

This caused all the giant summoned beasts summoned by the Animal Path of Pain to disappear.

All that remained were the raging flames and the white mist that illuminated Madara Uchiha's ghostly figure, which resembled a demon.

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