Offer blocks to the end times

"Yes, for the past few years, I have been on a very secret mission to track down the mastermind behind the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage. I only recently completed the mission."

As Minato explained, the people around suddenly realized why news of the Nine-Tails' rampage had suddenly spread. Several years had passed, so the Fourth Hokage had faked his death.

Kushina, standing nearby, was fuming. She had read the earlier chapters of the manga and knew about the unfair treatment Naruto had received. Although it happened in another world, it still made her very angry, and she was glaring fiercely at her group of underlings.

Minato chuckled and led his family out of the Hokage Building. Outside, he greeted the surrounding villagers slowly. The villagers looked at him excitedly. The panic caused by the strange events the night before was suddenly relieved when they saw Minato's appearance.

They were originally planning to go home, but when they saw Ichiraku Ramen by the roadside, they suddenly had a thought. After all, they had read the manga and knew that this was Naruto's favorite place.

Of course, when Minato entered, he almost scared Ichiraku to death. However, after learning that Minato had returned, Ichiraku immediately burst into tears and announced that all guests would have their meals free today, and that everyone would enjoy the most luxurious top-tier set meal!

Minato naturally declined, as he had a good impression of Ichiraku, since the latter had taken good care of his son in the other world. However, Ichiraku insisted, and in the end, Minato had no choice but to accept the offer.

Ichiraku used all his skills to make three super deluxe ramen dishes, but Minato and Kushina didn't eat them right away. Instead, they fed Naruto first, and Naruto happily ate them. Just then, Senju came over with his family. Senju was slightly surprised to see the people inside. "Yo, Minato, you're here too."

"Lord Senju, you've come to eat ramen too?" Minato paused for a moment, then greeted him. Naruto, who was standing nearby, also looked over and waved his little hand in greeting.

"Hey, it's Yuri and Chito! All the ramen is free today!" Ichiraku greeted them happily as the three of them sat down.

"Oh~ How lucky! Uncle Ichiraku, give us three big bowls!" Yuri jumped up and down with joy, and Ichiraku happily agreed, "Okay, coming right away!"

"Chito, Yuri, thank you so much," Kushina said sincerely, holding Yuri's hand. Minato looked at Chito and Yuri curiously, "Kushina, who are these two?"

“This is Yuri, and this is Sento,” Kushina introduced them, but then she saw Senju and asked, “Hmm, are these their husbands?”

"Hello, I am Senju, and they are my wives," Senju gestured, while Minato smiled and said, "Senju-sama is amazing to have two such beautiful wives."

"Huh?!" Kushina was displeased, and Minato immediately sensed a familiar killing intent, so he chuckled dryly.

While cooking noodles, Ichiraku was also thinking...

He secretly grumbled about Senju's womanizing ways, but said nothing. Instead, he quickly packed up the cooked noodles and said, "Here you go, Yuri, your noodles!"

"Oh~ so much meat, thank you, Uncle Ichiraku," Yuri said excitedly, looking at the large bowl of noodles in front of her. She picked up her chopsticks and said, "I'm starting!"

“I’m starting too,” Sento sat down next to him, and Senju sat down as well. But looking at the ramen in front of him, he was a little confused. Why were there no side dishes on it? It was just plain noodles.

"..." Senju looked speechlessly at Ichiraku to the side. Ichiraku turned his head to look at the person next to him, who seemed to be doing nothing. He could see that Ichiraku also had a lot of opinions about what Senju had just said.

Senju was slightly annoyed. It seemed that being a winner in life was something to be envied and jealous of. So, with a slight flick of her finger, the bowl of 'super deluxe special Hokage ramen' that Minato hadn't eaten yet appeared in front of Senju. Senju was still holding her chopsticks and greeting Minato, "Eat up, eat up, it tastes good."

"Senju-sama..." Minato looked at the deluxe meal that had run away with a hint of resentment. Although Ichiraku inside the counter didn't see it, Kushina on the side did. She was speechless for a moment, not expecting that the man who revived Minato would be so mischievous.

However, seeing the white noodles in her husband's bowl, Kushina shared some of the overflowing meat slices in her bowl with Minato, saying, "Minato, let's start eating too."

"Okay, Kushina, I'm starting to eat," Minato smiled slightly, their affection spilling all over the small shop. After finishing their meal, they all went home together, and Minato realized that the other person was actually his neighbor.

While Konoha was diligently studying "Naruto," Orochimaru was working much harder. After testing the power of the little dragon, he began testing his own body. After several days of testing, he discovered that his aging process had been reversed, and the activity of his cells had returned to that of a twenty-year-old. "This is it! This vitality! I will definitely achieve immortality!"

"But this is only a hundred years. If it were a thousand years, Black Zetsu, hehehehehehe, no, I need much, much more life force. Immortality is my wish. That lord must have achieved immortality!"

However, looking at a crystal on the side, Orochimaru licked his lips, "A resurrection stone, huh? I'd like to try it out."

Chapter 1025 Absolute

But at this moment, the little dragon on his shoulder lit up its eyes and stared at him. Even the usually cold Orochimaru broke out in a sweat. "I know, it was just a joke. I will complete the mission!"

"Anyway, let's contact Pain first. The Rinnegan, hehehe, this is really exciting," Orochimaru said, making a series of hand seals. "Illusionary Body Technique!"

He transformed his chakra into a thought wave and contacted Pain. Pain, acting as a relay, received the thought wave. "Orochimaru, is there something you need?"

"Hehehe, someone asked me to pass on a message to you. He can revive Pain, but after reviving him, you will have to go to Konoha," Orochimaru said excitedly. In fact, he had also figured out something. Since the Senju asked him to set up a research institute to collect various bloodline limits, it meant that the Senju did not have the corresponding researchers. He would probably start researching the Rinnegan next.

"Orochimaru, what nonsense are you spouting? Haven't you learned your lesson enough?" Nagato's heart skipped a beat, but Pain's cold voice continued. Orochimaru, however, said nonchalantly, "Anyway, I have an item here that can revive people. I'll be waiting for you at meeting point number one, Pain, or rather, the brat Jiraiya taught. Nagato, I won't wait too long."

"Orochimaru!" Nagato's voice came from the other side. "Do you know what the price is for toying with us?"

"Don't you want to try? Then I'll use this stone. To be honest, I'm quite interested in resurrection," Orochimaru said nonchalantly. But when he saw that the little dragon on his shoulder wasn't moving, he was relieved. Nagato was silent for a while. "Alright, see you at location number one in an hour. But Orochimaru, if I find out you're toying with me!"

"Alright then, see you in an hour," Orochimaru said, cutting off the Nen wave and sealing the resurrection stone inside, swallowing it. "Hehehe, the Rinnegan, it's really interesting. I hope Zetsu will appear this time too. How could those three brats that Jiraiya took in be the leaders of Akatsuki? A bunch of idiots being used, hehehe."

"Cough cough cough," a series of excited coughs came from a dimly lit cave. Konan, who was guarding nearby, asked with concern, "Nagato, what's wrong? Who used the Illusionary Body Technique?"

“It’s Orochimaru. He said there’s an item there that can revive people, and it seems he already knows about us,” Nagato told Konan after catching his breath. Konan exclaimed in surprise, “Revive?! Is it really possible? Could that madman Orochimaru have developed some forbidden technique?”

“It doesn’t seem like it. He was talking about an item that can revive people,” Nagato shook his head. “He seems to know our identities, and there seems to be someone else behind him. Could it be Jiraiya-sensei?! I’ve decided to send the Six Paths to location number one to check. Maybe Yahiko can be revived. We’ll see what happens after that.”

“But…” Konan was a little worried, but Nagato gently shook his head. “Don’t worry, Konan, it won’t be a problem to take a look anyway, I don’t…”

"It would allow Orochimaru to move Yahiko's body at will, and even if there's an ambush, we can escape with the power of the Six Paths."

"Alright then," Konan nodded. Actually, she also had some hope for Orochimaru's research abilities; maybe he could succeed.

However, on the other side of the cave, a pitcher plant emerged, inside which was a half-black, half-white human head. "What are Nagato and Orochimaru up to? But resurrection? Hmph, we can't let him succeed in this. Location number one, let's go check it out first."

The so-called location number one was actually a cave hidden under a small hill, created using earth-style techniques. Orochimaru arrived there in less than half an hour, and Black and White Zetsu were already waiting there.

Upon seeing Orochimaru appear, Black and White Zetsu emerged from underground. "Orochimaru, the boss told me to wait for you here. Hand over the item to me."

"Is that so?" Orochimaru smiled. The other party had actually come to his doorstep. However, he had to be careful, since the other party was someone that even that lord had to take seriously.

He opened his mouth, and a sticky scroll slowly came out. The White Zetsu next to him was disgusted. "Ugh, Orochimaru, couldn't you have made it look nicer? It's disgusting."

"Alright, hand over the item to me," Black Zetsu's gloomy voice came from the pitcher plant, while Orochimaru fiddled with the scroll. "That won't do; we have to wait for the boss to arrive."

“That’s why I said, it was the leader who sent us,” Bai Jue said cheerfully, then waved his hand dismissively. “If it weren’t for the leader’s orders, I wouldn’t have touched this sticky scroll.”

"Hehehe, there's no need to worry about that," Orochimaru smiled as he looked at his valuable 'companion' opposite him, his eyes widening, "Four Red Yang Formation! Bind!"

Instantly, four walls of light rose around White Zetsu, trapping him inside. Then, a bunch of snakes rose from the ground and bound him. "This is too lucky. I didn't expect to catch such a big fish so quickly."

“Impossible,” Black Zetsu analyzed grimly. “The Four Crimson Sun Formation requires four Kage-level experts to set up. Who could it be?!”

Bai Jue, however, was not so calm. "Oh no, we've been ambushed! What do we do? Should we run? We should run!"

"Don't worry, no one can stop us," Black Zetsu said grimly. However, the surrounding light membrane was slowly contracting, but Orochimaru did not relax. Instead, he strengthened the restraint until the light membrane formed a cube that completely trapped Zetsu inside.

"Oh no, I'm going to die, what do I do?" White Zetsu kept yelling inside, but Orochimaru was no longer in the mood to look at it, because he found that a black shadow had been covering his body at some point. "Black, Zetsu?! So that's how it is."

"Orochimaru, let me see who's behind you," Black Zetsu slowly seeped into Orochimaru's body, and Orochimaru roared, "What are you?! Bloodline limits can't do this!"

"Hehehe!" Black Zetsu didn't say anything, but continued to strengthen his mental invasion. However, Orochimaru suddenly flattened out, realizing that this was just a shell of his.

"Although I don't know what you are, I do know you are a very dangerous person," Orochimaru walked out from the other side, and the cube-shaped light membrane on the other side directly crushed the White Zetsu inside, while a cube-shaped light membrane appeared around the original 'Orochimaru'. "However, under absolute power, even the strangest things cannot escape."

Chapter 1026 Nagato

"What a strange life form," Orochimaru said, watching Black Zetsu constantly changing form within the cage of light. "No wonder that guy was so interested. I'd like to try it out myself."

"Orochimaru, no matter who's behind you, just release me now, and I'll tell you how to achieve immortality!" Black Zetsu said grimly. "Even if you hand me over to someone else, it won't do any good. You have to rely on yourself."

"Heh, that's true," Orochimaru licked his lips, looking interested. "So, what can you tell me?"

"Release me first, and I'll tell you how to become a truly immortal being," Black Zetsu tempted him. Orochimaru sneered, "Hmph, I'm just teasing you. I wouldn't dare to be careless with someone who can even manipulate Madara."

"What?!" Black Zetsu was shocked, then said nonchalantly, "Who told you that? My true form is Madara's will, and I would never betray my master."

"Heh, seal!" Orochimaru sealed Black Zetsu directly into the scroll, then took out a communicator. "My lord, I have captured Black Zetsu."

"Oh, so fast?" Senju on the other side was slightly surprised. He thought Orochimaru would take more than ten days to find Black Zetsu. After all, he thought Orochimaru would go to do research first and it would take some time before there would be results.

"Yes, I had arranged to meet Payne and the others, but Black and White Zetsu arrived first. They were monitoring Payne and the others."

"Well, after all, Nagato and the others are just testing the waters with the nominal leader. Alright, I'll be there soon. Be careful of Black Zetsu, don't let him corrupt you."

"Don't worry, sir, I've sealed him away. There won't be any problems."

"Hopefully."

Ignoring the surveillance cameras in the distance, Senju and Yuri Sento exchanged a few words, and then he...

He casually slashed open a space and walked over, leaving the ninjas on the monitoring side speechless as the Senju disappeared.

"Where is he?" Senju arrived at Orochimaru's side and found that there seemed to be nothing around. Orochimaru's eyes narrowed. He knew how many spells had been set up here, yet the opponent had broken through them so easily. He put the scroll aside and opened it. The scroll was covered with dense symbols surrounding the character 'black'. "He's right here."

“I see,” Senju pointed in that direction and the scroll broke, revealing a black object trapped inside a light membrane cube. “That’s right, it is indeed Black Zetsu. I did receive it.”

With a slight wave of her hand, Senju released Black Zetsu. The liquid Black Zetsu floated there, unable to escape no matter how hard it tried. "Who exactly are you?!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm not a bad person," Senju comforted Black Zetsu, then resealed it with a sealing technique, planning to sell it for a good price later.

Then Senju put it into the ring, and then looked at Orochimaru, "Not bad, the mission was completed quickly. This is a thousand years of life force. Continue to serve me. In the future, I can reincarnate you into an immortal race."

"An immortal race?!" Orochimaru's eyes immediately lit up. He had been happy about his sudden increase in vitality, but then he heard the news he wanted most.

Thousand Hands nodded. "Keep working. If you do well, I don't mind giving you some spells on racial transformation. I might even make you a god."

"Yes, sir," Orochimaru's eyes blazed with intensity, then he remembered something, "By the way, sir, Pain and the others should be arriving soon."

"Not bad, not bad," Senju said admiringly, glancing at Orochimaru. "Ninjas are so efficient!" He then started talking to Orochimaru about the bloodline of this world. Orochimaru took the opportunity to ask a lot of questions, which Senju found quite ordinary, so he answered them casually.

After an unknown amount of time, Pain emerged from a dark cave entrance. "Orochimaru, who is he?"

"Oh? You've arrived. But chakra can be wirelessly charged?" Senju's spiritual power surged into his body, then found Nagato against the chakra fluctuations. "Hehe, found you."

Senju reached out and grabbed at the air, pulling Konan and Nagato out. Looking at the gaunt Nagato, Senju shook his head slightly, casually deflecting their attacks, and then handed Nagato to Konan. "Alright, I meant no harm. Orochimaru, take out the resurrection stone."

“I understand,” Orochimaru spat out another scroll, giving Senju goosebumps. “Alright, alright, you can keep that one, really.”

"Time, reverse it," Senju pointed at Pain, who was frozen in place, and a beam of light struck him. Then, the messy black rods on his body were ejected. Nagato, Konan, and Orochimaru were also surprised to see the changes in Pain.

"What is this?!" Nagato stared at the process in disbelief. He realized that time was reversing on Yahiko's body, and the black rods he had installed on Pain were being ejected continuously, gradually returning the perforated body to its original state.

In the end, Payne had become Yahiko, except for a bleeding wound on his chest. Then, the wound healed, and a heartbeat could be heard coming from it.

"Konan, Nagato," Yahiko murmured, then suddenly snapped back to reality and touched his chest. "Huh? Where's Nagato? I'm not dead yet? But where am I? Where's Hanzo? Hmm, you guys look kind of familiar."

"This is!" Nagato was shocked to see Yahiko's eyes return to normal and his body exuding a living aura. Through the Rinnegan, he saw that Yahiko's body had been resurrected by a mysterious force, and Yahiko's soul had been pulled back from another world and placed into his body. Then, the two simply merged, and Yahiko came back to life.

"Yahiko..." Konan called softly from the side. Yahiko was stunned for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "You're Konan? You've changed a lot. So, you're Nagato now? How did you become like this? What happened?"

"Hehehe, is it a reversal of time, or a reversal of physical condition? I really want to dissect it. But you should thank this master," Orochimaru said excitedly. He was very happy to see the resurrection process and was happy to have obtained a resurrection stone. However, the people around him felt that he was very sinister.

Chapter 1027 The Transaction

"Orochimaru?!" Yahiko jumped back in surprise, then looked at Orochimaru's clothes. "Strange, why are you wearing our Akatsuki uniform? Wait, what's going on?!"

Yahiko was holding his head in his hands, deep in thought, completely baffled by the situation. Konan rushed towards him, calling, "Yahiko..."

"Welcome back, Yahiko," Nagato said hoarsely, leaning against the wall. His cold demeanor softened slightly, but he was about to collapse when Yahiko rushed over anxiously. "Nagato, what happened to you? Are you alright?!"

"He simply overused the Rinnegan and had too much life force drained," Senju stepped forward. "After all, this is Madara."

"His eyes, thanks to the physique of the Nagato Uzumaki clan, can barely be maintained, but if truly activated, even the Uzumaki clan's physique cannot withstand it."

"Madara's eyes?!" Orochimaru asked with great interest. Senju nodded. "That's right. Above the Sharingan is the Mangekyou Sharingan, and above the Mangekyou Sharingan is the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. Uchiha Madara stole the First Hokage's cells and further evolved his eyes into the Rinnegan. Of course, he could have evolved the Sharingan into the Rinnegan, but he was already dying at that time, so he temporarily entrusted the Rinnegan to Nagato."

"So that's how it is. The Rinnegan consumes too much energy, so he chose the Uzumaki clan. Even his red hair has disappeared. But why did Madara Uchiha leave his eyes behind?" Orochimaru muttered to himself. The three people beside him had drastic changes in expression. Nagato looked up at Senju. "Madara's eyes? The Uzumaki clan? What does this mean?"