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Chapter 211: The Ridiculous Truth Behind the Rinnegan
Chapter 211: The Ridiculous Truth Behind the Rinnegan
"Ahem... Apologies, Konan."
The intense battle had taken a toll on his already frail body, and his old illness had flared up again. Nagato wanted to help, but he could do little in his condition.
As the Divine Technique: Cutting Rain continued to fall from above, weakening chakra, the figure of Hagoromo Otsutsuki drew closer from behind. Nagato sighed deeply, knowing that it was too late to let Konan leave now.
Konan paid it no mind and continued to hold up her paper umbrella, determined to bring Nagato with her.
However, not long after, Konan fell silent as she saw a person standing quietly ahead of them.
Beside her, Nagato coughed a few times and said calmly, "Konan, put me down."
This time, Konan agreed.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki stopped in front of the man and woman.
No introduction was needed for Konan, the super-wealthy businesswoman who possessed six thousand billion explosive tags, enough to make any hard-working ninja weep.
It was Nagato's frail and emaciated appearance that drew attention, a result of the lingering effects of the betrayal instigated by Danzo all those years ago.
Who would say that Danzo only knew how to disgust his own people?
Look! Isn't he disgusting outsiders too?
To paralyze the leader of the Akatsuki, the bearer of the illustrious Rinnegan, was no feat an ordinary person could accomplish.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki approached, eyeing Nagato up and down. "If you were in better health, you might have given me more trouble."
The Six Paths of Pain may have been intimidating, but against the might of the Five Kage, they would fall short.
And against Hagoromo Otsutsuki, their weaknesses were amplified.
When the full power of the Rinnegan was concentrated in a single person, they were no match for Hagoromo.
How much more so now that the power had been divided among six vessels? It was only hastening their demise.
Take, for example, Uchiha Madara, who never resorted to such tricks with the Six Paths of Pain.
If Nagato's true body could harness the power of the Rinnegan, the threat he posed would be far greater than that of the so-called Six Paths of Pain.
But there was no "if."
At that moment, Hagoromo's gaze shifted to Nagato's purple, swirling eyes, the only true Rinnegan in the entire ninja world.
Whoosh!
Paper fragments danced in the air.
Konan stepped in front of Nagato, blocking Hagoromo's scrutinizing gaze, ready to strike at any moment.
Hagoromo glanced at her but said nothing.
Nagato spoke from behind her, "Konan, let me handle this."
Konan hesitated, but seeing Nagato's determined expression, she reluctantly stepped aside.
Nagato, seated on the sickbed, locked eyes with Hagoromo and asked, his voice steady, "Now, can you tell me what the Infinite Tsukuyomi and the Moon's Eye Plan are all about?"
Hagoromo's eyebrows arched slightly.
Indeed, he had mentioned before that he would reveal the truth when faced with Nagato's true body.
Now that the outcome was all but certain and any outsiders would arrive too late, Hagoromo saw no harm in divulging the secrets. After all, the "villain" wouldn't be defeated by mere words.
"By collecting the nine Tailed Beasts and fully resurrecting the Ten-Tails, I can become its Jinchuriki and activate the Moon's Eye," Hagoromo explained, his eyes gleaming with interest as he studied Nagato and Konan.
As he spoke of collecting the Tailed Beasts and the resurrection of the Ten-Tails, the two Akatsuki members remained stoic.
But when he mentioned becoming the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails and the Moon's Eye, their expressions changed drastically.
This was not the Tailed Beast plan they had understood it to be.
However, upon hearing about becoming the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails and activating the so-called Moon Eye, a new step they had never heard of before, they frowned in confusion.
The Tailed Beast plan had been proposed by "Uchiha Madara," and they had only agreed to it after careful consideration.
If the former had indeed hidden something from them, Nagato's and Konan's expressions turned grim, but they managed to restrain themselves and continued listening.
"The so-called Infinite Tsukuyomi refers to the ultimate genjutsu that can cover everyone in the ninja world and send them into a dream state by projecting the power of the Rinnegan onto the moon," Yuighost Moon explained with great interest.
"And the Moon Eye Plan is to control everyone in the world through Infinite Tsukuyomi, unify them into entering the dream world, and create a peaceful illusion, thus eradicating conflict and strife from the ninja world, bringing about tranquility."
"This is Infinite Tsukuyomi. This is the Moon Eye Plan. Now, do you understand?"
Silence.
An enduring silence.
Nagato and Konan had never imagined that the truth behind the Rinnegan would be something like this.
Infinite Tsukuyomi, a genjutsu that would put all of the ninja world under its spell! The true Moon Eye Plan, hidden behind the tailed beast weapon scheme!
If this were true, wouldn't the ideals they had been clinging to be nothing but a joke?
Nagato's Rinnegan eyes narrowed, and he gripped the bedsheets tightly with both hands.
He had one more doubt that he needed to clarify.
"How did you find out about the Moon Eye Plan?" Nagato asked, his gaze fixed intently on Yuighost Moon.
Yuighost Moon was quite intrigued by the changing expressions on Nagato's and Konan's faces.
Even at their deaths in the original story, they had never learned the true purpose of collecting the tailed beasts.
Now that he had revealed the truth to them, the scene before him was quite picturesque.
Hearing Nagato's question, he replied, "There is a monument left by the Sage of the Six Paths in the Uchiha Clan's shrine in Nanago, which records the truth about the Moon Eye Plan."
"The Uchiha Monument," Nagato murmured, slowly lowering his head.
Everything fell into place.
"Uchiha Madara" must have seen the Uchiha Monument and thus learned about the Moon Eye Plan.
The same was true for Yuighost Moon.
Before, he had led the Uchiha clan in a great battle at the Nanago Shrine, and it was then that he had learned of the monument's contents, leading to the current battle.
"Uchiha Madara has been deceiving us all along! Everything he has done is to steal our fruits of labor at the last moment!"
Nagato's long-held ideals were trampled upon, and Konan, who empathized deeply with him, had her usually cold face contorted with rage.
From the first time she met "Uchiha Madara," she had a bad feeling about him, and even during their cooperation, she had always remained on guard.
Now it seemed that in "Uchiha Madara's" eyes, they were nothing but tools to be used and discarded, completely unaware of the truth.
Unlike Konan, Nagato had both wariness and respect for "Uchiha Madara."
To be precise, the latter was his guide and teacher.
It was "Uchiha Madara" who had taught him about the tailed beast weapon plan, the development and usage of the Rinnegan's abilities, the secrets of the ninja world, and various secret techniques.
But now, looking back, Nagato raised his head and gazed at the sky, where the dark clouds had yet to dissipate, and he let out a self-deprecating laugh.
"Myself, Yahiko, Konan, and Akatsuki... Everything... is so ridiculous!"
(End of Chapter)
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