Konoha: Starting with the Tenseigan, taking over Team 7

"Teacher Cangyue, aren't you afraid of me?" Naruto Uzumaki's face darkened, and his hand, clutching the hem of Cangyue's clothes, trembled.

"Who do you think I am? It would be strange if I were afraid of the Nine-Tails' weak power." Hyuga Sogetsu placed his hand on Naruto's head and said with a slight smile, "Even if you go completely berserk, I can easily stop you."

Afraid of a mere Nine-Tails?

What a joke!

He can now easily make the Nine-Tailed Fox kneel down like a dog with just a glare.

"Nine-Tails or whatever, you're an important person to me..." Hyuga Sogetsu almost blurted out, then changed the subject with a light laugh, "You're an important student to me."

The nine-tailed imp is an important tool for him to complete the master-disciple mission, and a tool to help him gain the power to show off!

“Teacher Cangyue…” Naruto’s childhood memories cracked and shattered, transforming into the memories of Team 7’s arduous training.

A warm feeling welled up in Naruto's heart.

Thank you, Ms. Cangyue.

"Naruto is Naruto, isn't he? How could we be afraid of someone as stupid as you? Don't ask such a stupid question!" Sakura Haruno said speechlessly.

I don't care about the Nine-Tailed Fox, all I know is that Naruto is stupid!

"Sakura-chan..." Naruto Uzumaki's eyes were filled with tears.

"Stop asking stupid questions. The Nine-Tails almost destroyed the village. What does that have to do with you, Naruto? Whoever has a grudge should go after the Nine-Tails." Hyuga Sogetsu glanced at Sasuke and said, "Look at that Uchiha brat. He dreams of having your power."

"Boring." Uchiha Sasuke put his hands in his pockets, snorted coldly, and turned his head away, gritting his teeth with a very cold and gloomy expression.

Dislike the nine-tailed fox?

Give it to me!

I will use this power to take revenge!

He really wanted power, whatever that power was, even if it meant paying a terrible price!

"Anyway, you all better work hard. You must learn summoning within five days. If you don't learn it within five days, you'll have to wait for the next Chunin Exams." Hyuga Sogetsu waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Teacher Cangyue, after we learn the Summoning Technique, will we be as cool as you were just now?" Naruto Uzumaki regained his composure and looked at Hyuga Cangyue with anticipation.

hateful.

I want to be in the spotlight too!

"It's hard to say. As I just said, you think summoning the Gedo Mazo is cool because I am cool." Hyuga Sogetsu paused, turned back to look at Naruto, and said with a smile, "But once you can perfectly summon, you should be able to show off a bit too, probably."

After saying that, Hyuga Sogetsu disappeared into thin air.

Naruto Uzumaki pouted and said unhappily, "What is he? All he knows is how to show off."

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Sasuke and said with a bright and cheerful smile, "Sasuke, let's have a competition! I'll be number one again this time!"

"You? Ridiculous. How could I possibly lose to a mere loser?" Uchiha Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and left, intending to return to the Uchiha clan for quiet training.

"Sasuke is alright, but you, Naruto, don't you dare slack off on your training. If you can't participate in the Chunin Exams because you didn't finish your training, you'll be sorry!" Sakura Haruno glared at Naruto, then turned and quickly walked into the forest. She also planned to find a quiet place to concentrate on learning the Summoning Jutsu.

"Tch, what's so great about that arrogant Sasuke? Just wait, I'll summon a giant toad and give you all a real shock!" Naruto gritted his teeth in anger.

Chapter 63 Akatsuki's Meeting / Mei Terumi Arrives in Konoha.

The border of Amegakure Village.

Inside the dark cave.

The demonic statues of the heretics, as large as small mountains, stood inside the cave, as stable as a real stone statue.

Several illusory figures, like projected images, stood on the fingers of the Outer Path Statue.

Deidara's projection sat cross-legged on the fingertips of the stone statue, licking his palm with his tongue, and said irritably, "Boss, can you please stop calling me if there's nothing wrong? I'm currently creating supreme art, hmm!"

"Listen patiently, the leader probably has a new mission for us." Scorpion's projection lay on the ground like a centipede, its tail swaying slightly and making a creaking sound, a hoarse voice emanating from inside the puppet.

"Since Uncle Sasori has said so..." Deidara was interrupted by a shout before he could finish speaking.

"What the hell is art? To worship such a useless thing as art is blasphemy against the evil god!" Hidan's projection was arrogant, with a strange scythe on his back.

"Damn it!" Deidara's face darkened, a [ ] mark appeared on his forehead, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes. He pointed at Hidan in the distance and shouted angrily, "Art is beautiful but fleeting. It is only beautiful in the moment it disappears. How could an idiot like you possibly understand the greatness of art, huh!"

Hidan pointed his sharp scythe at Deidara in the distance and said angrily, "Who understands what you're saying? Only the Jashin-sama is worthy of worship!"

Deidara reached into the pouch at his waist, his eyes wide with rage, and roared, "Hidan! Even Buddha can only tolerate three times! If you talk nonsense again, I'll decide your cause of death, hmm!"

Evil God?

What kind of toy is that?

My art is the greatest, yeah!

"Ha! I'll use you for the ritual next time. I'll grind your cooking into a mushy mess!" Hidan laughed arrogantly. If everyone present hadn't been projections, he would have already slashed at Deidara with his scythe.

Kakuzu's projection emitted a deep voice, "Whether it's an evil god or art, these are all illusory ideas. The only thing you can trust is money."

No one spoke much, not even Itachi Uchiha in the corner or Kisame Hoshigaki who was watching the show.

Pain stood atop the Gedo Mazo, calmly surveying the crowd with his Rinnegan, and said in an indifferent tone, "Hyuga Sogetsu."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was slightly taken aback.

Pain said, "He is currently taking over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and his actions are a major problem for Akatsuki."

He thought Hyuga Sogetsu was quite strong, especially his strange blue eyes, which seemed to have ocular power close to that of the Rinnegan.

"Huh? Hyuga Sogetsu? Who is this guy? Is he very powerful? If he is, then let's offer him to the Jashin-sama!" Hidan was full of doubt.

Hinata Cangyue?

No matter who he is.

No matter how strong I am, it's not as powerful as the power the evil god bestowed upon me!

Deidara said, "Hyuga Sogetsu... I've heard of this kid. He's known as the Disaster Ninja. Let's use my art to take care of him when we meet him, hmm!"

Rumor has it that Cang Yue is very strong.

But even the strongest art cannot compare to my art. Explosion is the most beautiful and the most powerful art, um!

"The people of Hyuga Sogetsu seem to be quite valuable." Kakuzu pondered for a moment. He had heard rumors about Hyuga Sogetsu, but no matter how strong the rumors were, he was still just a brat.

Hyuga Sogetsu?

If I remember correctly, Cangyue is very valuable; a head of him can be exchanged for two billion coins!

Let's find a time to deal with Cang Yue, and then exchange her head for money.

Having lived through the era of the First Hokage, he had no need to care about the rumors surrounding Cangyue.

Pain said indifferently, "Hyuga Sogetsu is strong. He has a unique eye power, but his strength is below mine."

He didn't put on airs or make boastful claims.

No matter how strong Hyuga Sogetsu is, his power is definitely below that of the Rinnegan!

After all, the Rinnegan is the power of creation, the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths, and has the power to create the moon.

Hyuga Sogetsu is just a mortal, how could he possibly rival the power of a god!

"Rinnegan..." Itachi Uchiha slowly opened his eyes, revealing his crimson Mangekyou Sharingan, and glanced indifferently at Pain's Rinnegan.

Mr. Cang Yue is very strong and has the mutated eye power of the Hyuga clan, but the Rinnegan is the power of the Sage of Six Paths, and Mr. Cang Yue has no way to resist the Rinnegan.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is in Team 7, and Sasuke seems to be in Team 7 as well.

Judging from Pain's attitude, Akatsuki may be planning to deal with Sogetsu soon and capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki ahead of time.

Get stronger as soon as possible, Sasuke.

I'll wait until you become stronger so you can seek revenge on me.

“Leader, Hyuga Sogetsu may be very strong, but you have the legendary eyes, that's too unfair, hmm!” Deidara glanced at Pain's Rinnegan.

The legendary power, the Rinnegan...

Whether it's Pain or Itachi Uchiha, their eyes are those that despise my art!

My art of explosion is the greatest, yeah!

Everyone glanced at Pain's Rinnegan and concluded that no matter how powerful Sogetsu was rumored to be, he couldn't possibly resist Pain, who possessed legendary power.

After all, most people in the entire ninja world have heard of the legend of the Sage of Six Paths.

And Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, possesses this legendary power!

As for Hyuga Sogetsu....

What significance does the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit have in the face of the Rinnegan?

The main thing is.

All the Akatsuki members present were S-rank rogue ninjas with Kage-level strength, so there was no need to care about Hyuga Sogetsu.

Especially Kakuzu.

I survived a battle with the First Hokage, so why should I care about a mere Hyuga Sogetsu?

Everyone has their share of rumors and stories!

"The plan to capture the Tailed Beasts will be brought forward. If Hyuga Sogetsu insists on being an enemy of Akatsuki, then let's deal with Hyuga Sogetsu while we're at it," Pain said. "Once we capture the Tailed Beasts, I will activate the Gedo Mazo."

"In the name of the gods, hunt the tailed beasts!"

"Understood." All the Akatsuki members responded. None of them had any interest in capturing the Tailed Beasts; they were just doing something as a side job after joining Akatsuki.

suddenly.

"Boom—" The Gedo Mazo beneath the Akatsuki members' feet trembled violently before turning into a cloud of white smoke and disappearing into thin air.

"Eh?"

The members of the Akatsuki organization were slightly taken aback.

What about the Demonic Statue of the Heretic?

Where did that huge golem go?

Payne just said he would activate the Gedo Mazo soon, and then the Gedo Mazo vanished into thin air!

Was it the golem that the leader Payne took away?

probably.

"What's going on..." Payne's face remained expressionless, but a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He hadn't taken away the Gedo Mazo, so where did it go?

Only by using the power of the Rinnegan can one summon the Gedo Mazo.

He is the only one in the entire world who possesses the Rinnegan!

strangeness.

Pain's Rinnegan narrowed, and he slammed his hands heavily onto the ground.

A burst of pale white smoke filled the area, but the Gedo Mazo did not appear.

Payne was stunned.

broken!

My connection with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path has been severed!

what happened?

Could it be...?

A cold killing intent flashed in Payne's eyes, and the image of a masked man appeared in his mind.

Could it be that the masked man who called himself Uchiha Madara used special means to summon the Gedo Mazo?

The problem is... the masked man doesn't have the Rinnegan, so how could he freely control the Gedo Mazo?

But that's also possible.

After all, the masked man claims to be Uchiha Madara, so whether it's true or not, he must have some tricks up his sleeve!

"Weng"—pure white paper scraps fluttered in the air, all of them solidifying together to form a graceful, tall figure.

"Uchiha Madara...the masked man, huh?" Konan's pretty face was cold and aloof as she glanced indifferently at the empty cave.

“Probably.” Payne’s voice was low. “No one but him and me should know the summoning method of the Gedo Mazo.”