stonecrandall Chapter 99 Arrogance
Chapter 99 Arrogance
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Nagato's body continued to plummet rapidly from the sky, the wind whistling in his ears, but his consciousness gradually calmed down.
In a daze, he seemed to return to that distant era, to the time when he lived with Yahiko and Konan in Amegakure.
Nagato, do you think we can do it...?
Of course, Yahiko, as long as we stay together, we can definitely do it!
Memories flooded back, and Nagato suddenly realized what her and Yahiko's original dream was.
That is not conquest, not power, and certainly not destruction, but the establishment of true peace, the end of war, and a world filled with understanding and love.
Our dream has never changed...
At this moment, Obito stood quietly in mid-air, watching Nagato fall rapidly, and the Mangekyou Sharingan of Uchiha Abe in his left eye emitted an eerie scarlet light.
The illusion that appeared in Nagato's mind just now was a genjutsu he released using the Mangekyou Sharingan, attempting to emulate Uchiha Abyss.
To completely corrupt and control the power of the Rinnegan...
Currently, he is the only one in the ninja world who knows the relationship between the Rinnegan and the Sharingan.
After acquiring Uchiha Abyss's left eye, he further enhanced this power and control.
Simply to plunder Nagato's Rinnegan...
He will still be outmaneuvered by Madara Uchiha, because the eyes are still his!
However, it's completely different if it's obtained through the Mangekyou Sharingan contract method of Uchiha Abyss.
The situation was judged based on the fact that Shisui was swallowed up and Kotoamatsukami was completely reduced to Uchiha Awakening.
Uchiha Awakening's Mangekyou Sharingan can corrupt and control...
so.
Obito just used genjutsu to force Nagato to make a wish and then killed him!
However, what puzzled Obito was that although the genjutsu was successfully released, Nagato seemed to respond, yet it was as if he was not truly and completely controlled, and the connection was very strange.
Could there be some unknown, special mechanism between the Rinnegan and the Mangekyou Sharingan?
Nagato's body continued to fall like a meteor. Before Obito could react, the giant Gamabunta's body suddenly appeared amidst the ruins.
The next second, Jiraiya's figure had already leaped high into the air, heading towards Nagato at an extremely fast speed.
"Nagato!"
Jiraiya called out anxiously and quickly caught the falling Nagato, holding him tightly in his arms.
Feeling Jiraiya's embrace, Nagato struggled to speak, but was interrupted by Jiraiya's gentle yet pained voice:
"Don't say anything, Nagato, it's my fault... It's all my fault."
Jiraiya murmured softly, his voice trembling and hoarse...
"I taught you to understand, I made you kind, but I failed to protect you. If I had been as cold and realistic as Orochimaru, you wouldn't have had to go through all this pain and disaster."
Tears of pain streamed down Jiraiya's face, falling onto Nagato's pale face, warm and bitter.
"Jiraiya-sensei...:"
Nagato opened his mouth weakly, but could not say anything more.
"...If...Orochimaru or Tobirama were to teach you, they would never let you go through these hardships..."
"I was too naive, I trusted the wrong world. Where is the peace I've been searching for? Why have we sacrificed so much?"
But this only brought about more serious chaos...
Jiraiya's voice was filled with self-blame and doubt, as if he had fallen into a deep state of self-denial.
Nagato gazed quietly at Jiraiya, a look of sadness and regret welling up deep within his Rinnegan. After a moment, he trembled as he reached out and gently wiped away the tears from Jiraiya's face.
"Teacher, I think I really saw Yahiko just now... He was smiling at me just like before..."
Nagato's voice was weak, but full of emotion.
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya was stunned, and a surge of sadness and guilt welled up in his chest.
Looking at the weak Nagato in his arms, his eyes welled up again, and bitter tears kept flowing. "Teacher... I am so grateful to you."
"If you hadn't saved us on that rainy day, taught us ninjutsu, and taught us the true way of the ninja, we would never have had the chance to change Amegakure, let alone have the right to talk about peace in the ninja world."
As Nagato spoke, a warm current seemed to dispel the chill and shadows deep in their hearts.
As Nagato gazed at the burning Amegakure, a renewed sense of determination and composure rekindled in his eyes.
Konan finally arrived at this moment. Seeing that Nagato and Jiraiya were both safe and sound, she finally felt a little relieved.
In the distance, Obito remained coldly watching everything from mid-air, his eyes filled with killing intent and disdain.
Nagato slowly stood up. Although her body was still weak, it was filled with an indomitable will.
Turning to look at the Black Zetsu, which had been hiding in the darkness, the latter immediately and without hesitation threw out a large number of White Zetsu spores again.
A large number of White Zetsu cells rushed into Nagato's body, and the intense chakra fluctuations allowed Nagato's originally weak body to recover rapidly, even becoming stronger.
With the injection of the third White Zetsu cell, Nagato's originally dull hair now completely returned to its original dazzling and vibrant bright red.
His bright red hair fell down like blood, and at this moment Nagato seemed to be reborn from the ashes!
He stood upright, guarding Jiraiya and Konan.
"Teacher, Xiao Nan... This time, it's my turn to protect you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nagato suddenly formed hand seals, and the power of the Hell Path was activated.
At the same time, a light rain began to fall from the sky.
A mysterious and eerie chakra wave rapidly spread from Nagato's center, and a strange chill suddenly rose in the surrounding air, as if space itself was being distorted.
In the blink of an eye, the Six Paths of Pain, which had been completely destroyed, were once again fully restored by the power of the Hell Path...:
They instantly stood beside Nagato, their Rinnegan eyes flashing with a cold yet powerful light.
Ok?
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Pain, Obito fell into deep thought...
The power of the Six Paths of Pain... seems to have become even stronger than before!
Was it due to the significant enhancement of Nagato's chakra after absorbing more White Zetsu cells, or was it because Uchiha Gen's Mangekyou Sharingan's wish-granting mechanism was successfully activated just now?
Does this further enhance pupil power?
For a moment, even Obito was unable to ascertain the changes in the current situation.
Just then, a colossal, earth-shattering wave surged up, crashing down like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing the entire burning Rain Village.
The fire in some areas was quickly extinguished, and the billowing smoke was soon dispersed by the fresh air.
Above the waves, Kisame Hoshigaki, holding Samehada, stood amidst the ruins with his usual playful smile.
His gaze swept over the chaotic scene around him, and he asked mockingly, "What on earth happened? When did the Akatsuki become so disheveled?"
Kisame Hoshigaki's gaze met Obito's in mid-air and then parted ways, as if some strange tacit understanding was quickly transmitted between the two.
The next moment, Obito's figure vanished from his spot and reappeared beside Itachi Uchiha and Juzo Biwa on the other side.
Without hesitation, the black stick in his hand pierced through, and Wolf Fiercely plunged into the body of Pipa Juzo!
puff!
Blood splattered out, and before Juzo Biwa could even utter a word, Obito coldly and cruelly ended his life.
Itachi Uchiha's pupils suddenly contracted, and his body instinctively wanted to attack, but he found that he had no time to react at all.
He could only watch helplessly as his partner died tragically before his eyes, and a sharp pain shot through his heart.
Obito glanced coldly at Itachi Uchiha, who was consumed by anger and pain, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt and mockery:
"Itachi, you're still as incompetent as ever... You can't protect anyone."
After speaking, Obito's figure slowly disappeared into the void, leaving behind only a cold, threatening sentence that echoed for a long time above Amegakure:
"Nagato, the Rinnegan... Keep it safe for now. I will come and take it back myself one day."
As Obito's figure completely disappeared, the entire Amegakure fell into a deathly silence.
Outside of Hidden Cloud Village.
Kakashi stood alone on a hill outside the village, gazing at the undulating mountains in the distance, his heart as heavy and oppressive as the dark clouds.
My thoughts had drifted far away, and scenes of Obito's madness and the devastated Amegakure village flashed vividly and jarringly into my mind.
Obito became like this... could it really be because of me?
Kakashi felt a heavy weight in his heart, as if he were being tightly bound by an invisible chain, making it hard for him to breathe.
The root of all this tragedy truly lies in what I did at the Kannabi Bridge back then...:
If that's really the case, then perhaps only I can personally end this sin.
Although he had made a silent decision in his heart, Kakashi felt a deep weariness and powerlessness, and the flame in his heart was gradually being extinguished.
Just as Kakashi was caught in self-doubt and struggle, several ninjas from Kumogakure arrived in front of him.
Their expressions were cold and wary, clearly showing no liking for the Konoha ninjas.
"Lord Raikage invites you in."
One of the Cloud Ninjas spoke coldly, his tone carrying a hint of hostility and wariness.
Kakashi did not respond, but mechanically followed them toward the Raikage's office in Kumogakure.
Throughout the journey, the Cloud Ninjas constantly scrutinized him, their gazes filled with obvious wariness and cold hostility.
Kakashi was extremely troubled at the moment and had no time to pay attention to these meaningless stares; his mind was already far away from this place.
Upon entering the Raikage's office, the atmosphere in the room instantly froze.
The Fourth Raikage, A, sat behind his desk, his eyes wide open, his expression cold and dignified.
He stared at Kakashi, as if trying to see something through this Konoha ninja.
Kakashi absentmindedly handed the teleportation scroll and the Hokage's handwritten letter to the Raikage, then turned to leave.
Just then, Raikage A suddenly spoke up in a cold voice: "Konoha...aren't you going to give Kumogakure an explanation first?"
"explain?"
Kakashi paused, his brows furrowing slightly, clearly not fully understanding what the Raikage was asking.
Ai slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Your internal strife between Konoha and the Uchiha has plunged the entire ninja world into chaos and crisis!"
"Don't you think you owe the other ninja villages an explanation, a proper closure?"
Upon hearing these words, Kakashi felt a surge of inexplicable irritation and weariness.
He found everything before him so ridiculous, absurd, and boring, as he wearily toiled and struggled on the verge of the ninja world's destruction.
The Raikage of Kumogakure only cared about a so-called explanation that was completely meaningless.
Kakashi took a deep breath and said coldly, "Shouldn't the most important thing right now be to join forces to resolve the crisis facing the ninja world? What's the point of these meaningless explanations?"
Upon hearing this, Raikage A erupted in anger: "Your Konoha has caused such a huge mess, and you think you can just brush it off with a flimsy excuse?"
Shouldn't this issue receive a clear and unambiguous explanation?
Kakashi was already extremely agitated, and at this moment he found it even more unbearable to endure this absurd and meaningless questioning.
"So what do you want to hear? A confession? Or a boring self-reproach document, proving you've done wrong, and then letting you extract benefits...?"
Raikage A was thoroughly enraged by Kakashi's dismissive attitude. He suddenly stood up, unleashing a fierce chakra aura that shook the entire office.
"Does Konoha really want to start a war?"
Kakashi, however, simply raised his head slowly, calmly surveying the angry and hostile Cloud Ninja, his heart suddenly filled with an uncontrollable sense of mockery and contempt.
He murmured to himself involuntarily:
"What a bunch of useless trash..."
Although the words were spoken softly, they were clearly heard by all the Cloud Ninja present.
"What did you say?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi finally exploded.
He simply couldn't stand these diplomatic wrangling and bureaucratic bureaucracy.
He slowly opened his left Sharingan, the crimson three-tomoe spinning rapidly in his pupil, and a cold and sharp killing intent swept through the entire office like a storm.
Kakashi was affected by his emotions at this moment. Although he tried his best to control himself, he couldn't help but speak up in the face of the Raikage's words.
"Ignorance and overconfidence are always just outcome-based judgments between winners and losers. The winners gain confidence, while the losers naturally become the laughingstock of ignorance. I don't know if Lord Raikage is overconfident or simply ignorant, that he could utter such absurd and laughable words on the verge of the ninja world's destruction."
No longer backing down, no longer enduring, he completely released the resentment and anger that had been building up in his heart for so long.
Raikage A's chakra surged wildly; his fists clenched, and a powerful aura swept out like a storm, causing the entire office to tremble precariously.
Faced with the overwhelming anger of the entire Hidden Cloud Village, Kakashi remained indifferent and unmoved.
He slowly tightened his grip on the cold, long sword in his hand, the blade radiating a chilling and murderous aura.
In an instant, the blade seemed to merge with the Sharingan in his left eye, and a fierce killing intent swept through the entire Raikage's office.
The intense mental pressure emanating from those crimson pupils instantly and tangibly gripped every Cloud Ninja present, even the Raikage himself felt a chilling cold.
Uchihata, who has always been arrogant...
Although Kakashi is not Uchiha, his emotions were temporarily affected by Obito's madness.