The Master of Konoha's Legacy

The first thing to do upon returning to the village was, naturally, to discuss with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo how to deal with the remnants of the Akatsuki.

In the Hokage's meeting room, Uchiha Tonan recounted the details of the mission in an orderly manner.

As time passed, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo's expressions gradually became serious.

After a long while, once Uchiha Tonan had finished his report, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, his brow furrowed, and said:

"Tu Nan, you mean that the Akatsuki remnant who was rescued by Uchiha Madara awakened the legendary Rinnegan?"

Uchiha Tonan nodded heavily and said:

"Indeed, after this encounter, I've realized that Madara Uchiha is no longer a threat."

His age is a factor, after all.

Strength will only decline as the body ages.

He himself should be quite aware of this.

Therefore, I boldly speculate that he wants to destroy Konoha.

The only solution is to train someone stronger than him, or even stronger than me.

The guy with the Rinnegan just happens to fit his criteria.

Upon hearing this, Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly, concealing the lustful glint within them, and said in a deep voice:

"The Rinnegan is the legendary eye of a sage."

No one knows exactly how powerful those eyes are.

But it's definitely no weaker than a kaleidoscope.

It seems we need to send a large number of people to hunt them down.

If that boy fully matures, Konoha will be in danger.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, then turned to look at Tonan Uchiha, wanting to hear his opinion.

But Uchiha Tonan firmly denied it:

"I do not recommend using large masks for search and capture."

First of all, Madara Uchiha's strength is beyond that of ordinary ninjas.

Even if someone were to discover Madara Uchiha's whereabouts, they would probably be silenced before they could even send out the information.

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha possesses extremely troublesome space-time ninjutsu; even if we surround him, we cannot stop him from escaping.

More importantly, Madara Uchiha wouldn't be foolish enough to stay in the Land of Fire.

As for other countries, our people cannot go there rashly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Uchiha Tonan's words made sense, so he nodded again and turned his gaze to Danzo's face.

Danzo looked anxious and said:

"What can we do then? Are we just going to sit here and wait to die?"

That's the Rinnegan.

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, we shouldn't let it go.

If successful, it will not only eliminate a potential danger.

"Konoha might even become stronger with the Rinnegan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement, then turned his gaze to Tonan Uchiha's face.

Although Uchiha Tonan didn't care that Konoha was using so many people to do something meaningless, he wanted to use this incident to gain some benefits that others couldn't see.

Uchiha Tonan tapped the table heavily with his fingers and said seriously:

"Although the Rinnegan is powerful, it is impossible to quickly form a fighting force that can threaten Konoha without sufficient time."

The only thing we can do now is to continuously strengthen Konoha's power.

I suggest we vigorously develop the village's strength, provide reproductive guarantees for the villagers, and popularize ninja education.

Only by expanding the pool of talent can more geniuses emerge.

Before those geniuses grew up, Konoha still had me.

Even if I die, Kakashi will still be there.

Danzo was still somewhat unwilling and wanted to speak up to persuade him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately made the decision:

“I support Tu Nan’s opinion. After all, the whole ninja world’s search for the Rinnegan is a huge matter.”

This could easily arouse suspicion in other villages, potentially causing the newly stabilized situation to escalate and lead to further trouble.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi supported Uchiha Tonan, Danzo let out a heavy snort, expressing his dissatisfaction.

He got up and left the meeting room.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew perfectly well what Danzo was thinking. Although he also wanted the Rinnegan, his reason prevented him from doing so.

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to Tonan Uchiha with a warm smile and said:

"Tunan, that's just how Danzo is, don't take it to heart."

From now on, the heavy responsibility of protecting the village will fall on your shoulders.

If you need any help, feel free to let me know.

Regarding the proposal you just mentioned, I'll start making arrangements right away.

Uchiha Tonan smiled gently, and said righteously:

"Don't worry, Hokage. Protecting the village is my mission, and I've always been proud of it."

[Chapter 414: The Controlled Experiment - Patient Awakens]

After the meeting, Uchiha Tonan went straight to the Anbu.

With Nagato's clones guiding him, we don't need to worry about him for at least the next few years.

Uchiha Tonan took control of the Akatsuki organization primarily to incite turmoil in the ninja world.

Only when everyone is in dire straits can Uchiha Tonan better gain recognition.

Moreover, once the Akatsuki organization is formed, it can bring many benefits to Uchiha Tonan.

For matters that can be brought into the light, we can rely on Konoha; for matters that cannot be brought into the light, we can rely on Akatsuki.

As for Nagato's pair of hot-swappable Rinnegan with only basic skills.

To be honest, I look down on Uchiha Tonan now.

His own laboratory contains a six-tomoe Rinnegan with Amenotejikara power.

For Uchiha Tonan at this point, the way to quickly increase his strength is to use the Otsutsuki's space-time treasure, the Plow, to travel through time.

However, the risks involved in time travel are unknown, and Uchiha Tonan dared not take the risk lightly.

After all, even without time travel, he could still reap the rewards of conquering the ninja world step by step and was highly confident in protecting himself in the absence of the Sage of Six Paths.

But you can't be too afraid of anything going wrong.

To become stronger, one must not only harvest power through the system, but also absorb the souls of others using Shuten-dōji.

Given enough time, the Sage of Six Paths, who governs the Pure Land, will likely discover his existence.

At that point, how could the Sage of Six Paths possibly not take action against him?

After all, this world has a pure land, but no reincarnation.

The only ones that are subject to reincarnation are the chakras of Asuras and Indras.

As for the souls of Asura and Indra, no one knows whether they are still alive.

In other words, for thousands of years, the souls in the ninja world have only entered and never left.

If what Naosuke Fukagawa said is true, the Sage of Six Paths is a cancer cell of civilization, devouring other individuals to strengthen himself.

It is highly likely that the Sage of Six Paths used the Pure Land to perform the devouring operation.

From this perspective, the Pure Land might be similar to Uchiha Tonan's Shuten-dōji space, or even more effective.

Uchiha Tonan always made decisions about the future by considering both the potential benefits and the risks involved.

Time travel carries unknown risks, but if you don't travel, you might very well face an ancient monster that has been accumulating for thousands of years in the near future.

If we are not strong enough at that time, we will be at the mercy of others.

Therefore, the most important thing now is to understand as much as possible the risks involved in time travel.

In a ward in the shadows.

Naozai Fukagawa lay motionless on the white hospital bed, his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

There was a needle stuck in the back of his right hand.

The clear nutrient solution flowed slowly into Fukagawa Naoki's veins through the tube.

The walls, floor, and ceiling of the ward are made of specially made metal plates, on which simple sealing incantations are engraved to shield the senses from the outside world.

But one of the walls was made of thick glass.

It is a one-way mirror, where you can't see out from inside, but you can see in clearly from outside.

The ward door is right next to that glass wall; once you push the door open, you're in the observation room outside.

At this moment, Uchiha Tonan stood in the observation room, facing the one-way mirror, with his hands behind his back, quietly watching Fukagawa Naosai, who was like a vegetable.

Meanwhile, the guard codenamed North stood behind Uchiha Tonan, head bowed, waiting.

After a long silence, Uchiha Tonan frowned slightly and said in a detached tone:

"Has he been like this all this time?"

Was there never a moment when you were truly lucid?

Bei, standing behind him, quickly responded in a deep voice:

"According to the duty log, he was guarded by two members of the secret service in shifts during this period, and no signs of him becoming conscious were found."