allendalepharm Chapter 84 The Power of the Rinnegan
Chapter 84 The Power of the Rinnegan
Chapter 84 The Power of the Rinnegan
The plan was perfect, but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
Outside the light screen, Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but sigh inwardly, already plotting how to further improve this failed plan.
"Why didn't you use that technique on Sasuke with Shisui's eyes earlier?"
Although Killer Bee's eyes were obscured by his sunglasses, his expression clearly revealed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing awe, wonder, and reflection).
Konoha is truly terrifying; they managed to brainwash two geniuses from the Uchiha clan, making them willing to sacrifice everything for the village.
"It's not that I didn't want to use it, but that I couldn't. Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan could only be used every ten years or so, unless you had Hashirama Senju's chakra. Besides, I needed to use my death to get Sasuke to do a lot of things."
Edo Itachi turned around and answered Killer Bee's question.
This is true.
Uchiha Itachi, standing outside the light screen, understood the helplessness behind this choice.
As a member of Akatsuki, Itachi Uchiha's every move was difficult to escape Nagato's surveillance, not to mention the treacherous Masked Madara lurking in the shadows. If they were to discover anything amiss, Shisui's eyes would fall into their hands, something Itachi absolutely could not accept.
When the Uchiha brothers fight, Madara with a mask will definitely be watching from the shadows. If Shisui keeps his Mangekyou Sharingan on him, it will only benefit his opponent.
"Itachi, thank you for your trust in me. You don't need to worry about it anymore. You've made too many sacrifices for the village. Leave the rest to me."
Under Naruto's persuasive talk, Edo Itachi showed a rare relieved smile.
"My brother is so lucky to have a friend like you."
If I had had friends like those back then, perhaps I wouldn't have ended up on this path of no return?
"Hmph, even Shisui's eyes... I'm really lucky!"
Inside the cave, Kabuto Yakushi let out a series of suppressed, excited laughs.
Although Edo Itachi has broken free of control, fortunately Edo Nagato is still here, so it's time to truly unleash the power of the Rinnegan.
With eyes filled with longing for the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan, Kabuto Yakushi formed hand seals and sent his consciousness into the body of the Edo Tensei Nagato.
On the ground, the impure Nagato, enveloped in raging black flames, suddenly moved.
"Shinra Tensei!"
A repulsive force erupted from Nagato's body, blasting away all the inextinguishable black flames.
A large number of gray and white paper scraps gathered on Edo Tensei Nagato's riddled body, and within a few breaths, his body was repaired, after which he reopened his purple Rinnegan.
What?
Naruto, perched on the treetop, seemed to sense something and looked towards where Nagato had been, only to find the place empty; the reanimated Nagato had vanished without a trace.
"Where?"
Even in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Naruto still couldn't detect where Edo Tensei Nagato was hiding.
Just as Naruto was looking around, an unseen, enormous figure appeared not far behind him. It was Nagato using the Summoning Jutsu to summon the chameleon from the Animal Path, which not only concealed its true form but also the Edo Tensei Nagato standing on its head.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Another overwhelming force of repulsion suddenly erupted, uprooting trees that were too large for one person to encircle, and sending Naruto, Killer Bee, and Edo Itachi flying from their canopies, like duckweed in the wind, unable to maintain their balance.
The sound of wind breaking suddenly rang out, and a figure flashed below Killer Bee, who was flying backward. Edo Tensei Nagato burst out with incredible speed and appeared behind Killer Bee like a shadow.
I've been waiting for you for a long time.
Killer Bee, seemingly powerless against the repulsive force, suddenly turned around and instantly entered a semi-tailed beast state. Not only was his body covered in black and red tailed beast chakra, but a pair of bull horns also grew on his head, and eight giant tails swayed in the wind behind him, unleashing astonishing chakra.
"I'm not that easy to deal with, you idiot, you bastard!"
Killer Bee swung out a claw, and the fierce attack forced Edo Nagato to abandon his attack and retreat to dodge. However, Killer Bee in his half-tailed beast form was incredibly fast. His thick arm struck Edo Nagato's abdomen like a blade, attempting to split him in two.
Cloud Ninja Village's ultimate taijutsu technique: Lightning-type Hot Blade.
That suits me perfectly.
The Edo Tensei Nagato, struck by Killer Bee's attack, suddenly glowed with a dazzling purple light. He was thrown backward by the power of the lightning-shaped hot blade, and a strange suction force burst forth, gradually devouring the Eight-Tails chakra on Killer Bee's body.
Rinnegan, Preta Path, Chakra Devouring.
The purple light emanating from Edo Tensei Nagato's body grew brighter and brighter until it became so dazzling that it was hard to look directly at him. It gradually devoured Killer Bee's tailed beast chakra cloak. Nagato's white hair, which had been turned red due to the use of Rinne Tensei, was now dyed red again, and one could vaguely see what Nagato looked like before the power of the Rinnegan was awakened.
"It can absorb chakra?"
Killer Bee tried to create some distance, but the suction force held his arm firmly in place, making it impossible for him to break free on his own.
"Uncle, are you alright?"
Sensing the battle, Naruto Uzumaki descended from the sky, about to attack Edo Tensei Nagato to support his comrades, when an invisible tongue suddenly coiled up and bound Naruto in mid-air. It was the chameleon that had made the move from the shadows, making it impossible to defend against.
With a single palm strike, Nagato sent Killer Bee, whose chakra had been drained, flying. Then, the reanimated Nagato appeared in front of Naruto in a flash, stretched out his hand, and pressed it against Naruto's lower abdomen, extracting the semi-transparent soul from Naruto's body.
Rinnegan, Preta Path, Soul Absorption Technique.
This is the only ability of the Human Path, yet it is extremely domineering. No matter where it touches on an enemy's body, it can use the Soul Absorption Technique to pull out the enemy's soul. Once the soul is completely separated from the body, no matter how powerful the enemy is, they will die immediately. Furthermore, it can read the remaining memories of the soul to obtain the information it needs.
When Pain invaded Konoha, Shizune died from this attack of the Human Path, which led Nagato to learn that Naruto was training in Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku.
"Ah—what is this?!"
Naruto felt his whole body stiffen, a paralyzing force spreading throughout his body, making him unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as his soul was slowly extracted.
Fortunately, the speed of soul extraction is determined by the amount of chakra. Although both are of the Uzumaki clan bloodline, Naruto's chakra reserves are significantly greater than those of the reanimated Nagato, so the extraction speed is not particularly fast. If it were anyone else, even a powerful ninja of the level of the Kage from one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, they would probably have died within a second or two.
Is this the power of the Rinnegan?
No wonder the Rinnegan is considered the foremost of the three great eye-type bloodline limits in the ninja world. It's not just because it was once the eye of the Sage of Six Paths. Unless the Sharingan can be upgraded to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, it is indeed quite different from the Rinnegan.
Outside the light screen, Itachi Uchiha's eyes were filled with shock. He not only memorized the various abilities displayed by the Rinnegan, but also began to simulate in his mind how he should deal with it if he were in the other's shoes.