Chapter 175: Uzumaki Nagato

Hanzo of the Salamander's words made Uchiha Feiyu's expression quite difficult to maintain; he rolled his eyes and said irritably:

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me directly where the Akatsuki base is located. By the way, do you know where that Nagato from the Akatsuki is right now?"

"Nagato of the Akatsuki? He should still be at his base right now. As for Yahiko and Konan, it is said they left the Land of Rain with Jiraiya of the Leaf."

"You were once a ninja of the Leaf, too. Could it be that there is some secret relationship between the Akatsuki and the Leaf?"

Clearly, Uchiha Feiyu's sudden attack, combined with the relationship between Jiraiya and the Akatsuki, led this hegemon of the Land of Rain to some incorrect associations.

However, Uchiha Feiyu did not answer his question; he simply prepared to leave immediately after obtaining the location of the Akatsuki base from Hanzo of the Salamander.

Before leaving, Uchiha Feiyu's heart stirred, and he left a scroll for Hanzo of the Salamander.

It was a Ninja Art that Uchiha Feiyu had drawn from the Book of Demonic Inheritance and subsequently improved by Orochimaru, which could be called a Poison Release chakra Bloodline Limit. He wondered if it would cause any further changes in Hanzo of the Salamander, this "poison man."

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Land of Rain, Akatsuki base.

In Uchiha Feiyu's view, the Akatsuki base was likely in some mountain cave, but it wasn't until he arrived at the location that he discovered they had actually established a small ninja village.

Calling it a ninja village wasn't entirely appropriate, as this wasn't a place for training ninjas, but to say it wasn't a ninja village... it already had a rough ninja village mission system.

As a ninja clan possessing Otsutsuki bloodlines, the Uchiha Clan's chakra was naturally stronger than that of ordinary ninja families, or even common Bloodline Limit ninjas, but if the objects of comparison were those ninja families that had inherited the Sage Body, then they were truly far behind.

Uchiha Feiyu's gaze turned toward the two, especially the ninja beside Uzumaki Nagato. The light of the soul within this ninja made Uchiha Feiyu feel very familiar.

"Come to think of it, if the Akatsuki continues to develop like this, it really will turn into a ninja village organization. Once Hanzo of the Salamander dies, perhaps they will be the ones in charge of the Land of Rain."

Clearly, although the two had never met, Nagato was very familiar with Uchiha Feiyu's appearance, just as Uchiha Feiyu was familiar with him.

'I miscalculated. This guy's strength far exceeds my imagination; he is definitely not just some ordinary Uchiha!'

And at this moment, Uchiha Feiyu's target, Uzumaki Nagato, was sitting cross-legged on a tatami mat, and beside him stood a ninja who looked unremarkable.

At this moment, Uchiha Feiyu had already walked to the central house of the Akatsuki ninja village. This house looked ordinary, no different from any other house in the village, but the powerful chakra radiating from within confirmed to Uchiha Feiyu that his target was inside.

Walking through this small ninja village, Uchiha Feiyu admired these poor yet vibrant ninjas while heading toward the center of the village.

"What a pity... a mere Land of Rain cannot contain a ninja of Nagato's caliber!"

The one he was possessing was also a White Zetsu, and the chakra within its body had reached Shadow-level; it was likely a specialized product, like the spiral White Zetsu.

Uchiha Feiyu chuckled, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spinning rapidly, erupting with terrifying chakra.

Just as Uchiha Feiyu finished his thought, he saw Uzumaki Nagato suddenly open his eyes!

"It's you!? Uchiha Feiyu, you actually came directly to my doorstep!"

Theoretically, compared to the Senju and Uzumaki clans, an Uchiha of the same level would have at most one-tenth of the chakra of the latter two families. However, in Uzumaki Nagato's perception, Uchiha Feiyu's chakra actually surpassed his own by more than ten times!

This did not even refer to the amount of chakra he had in his Rinnegan state, but rather ten times more than his chakra in his complete state.

There were ordinary tables and chairs, no electrical appliances, and even the lighting was provided by kerosene lamps; there were no beds, just a layer of tatami mats on the floor.

The room was quite simple. As a progressive organization linked by ideals and pursuing World Peace, the Akatsuki naturally could not have much money, and even if they did, it could not be spent on personal enjoyment.

Although this approach meant the Akatsuki could not earn much money or develop and expand, it gave the Akatsuki immense prestige within the Land of Rain, allowing them to take in many wandering ninjas who longed for peace, which strengthened their power in another way.

"Tsk, you are allowed to come and cause me trouble, but I am not allowed to give you a little lesson?"

Isn't this just Black Zetsu! Black Zetsu had most of his body torn apart and refined by him back then; he didn't expect him to have run off to Nagato here!

With a flicker of his figure, Uchiha Feiyu turned intangible and walked directly through the door into the interior.

Uzumaki Nagato looked solemn, feeling the overwhelming chakra that seemed to far suppress his own, and cold sweat could not help but drip down his forehead:

"Damn it... how is this guy's chakra so terrifying? He is clearly just an Uchiha..."

However, compared to the Rain Ninja Village, the rewards for the mission system here were pitifully small, equivalent to selling them for almost nothing; it was more about supporting and helping the civilians of the Land of Rain.

While surprised in his heart, Nagato did not forget to strike directly. He saw him extend his hand, and several Black Rods immediately generated in his palm, shooting toward Uchiha Feiyu with a *whoosh* under the propulsion of a small gravitational force.

The Black Rods passed through Uchiha Feiyu's body without leaving any wounds, as if they had passed through a phantom, causing Nagato's eyes to shrink slightly.

"Space-Time Ninjutsu? I didn't expect you to know this kind of ninjutsu!"

"There is still much you don't know!"

Uchiha Feiyu sneered and likewise extended his hand. A pitch-black light flickered in his palm, condensing into a long black blade in an instant.

"Yin-Yang Release... how can you use Yin-Yang Release? Without the Rinnegan... you can actually use the power of Yin-Yang Release?"

Looking at that long black blade, Nagato could no longer hold his composure. He had already seen that this long blade was made of the same material as his own Black Rods—both were products created by Yin-Yang Release.

Even Nagato himself had only truly developed the power of Yin-Yang Release to turn the intangible into the tangible and create these Black Rods, which could disrupt chakra and were incredibly tough, after obtaining the Rinnegan.

To a certain extent, the chakra Black Rods created by the Rinnegan were a degraded version of the Truth-Seeking Ball and the foundation of Yin-Yang Release!

"You had better worry about yourself before you start being surprised!"

The long black blade traced an arc and slashed directly at Nagato's head. Nagato's eyes widened, and a powerful gravitational force erupted instantly.

Yet, after that powerful gravitational force reached Uchiha Feiyu, its power was instantly weakened by more than half.

The remaining gravitational force slammed into Uchiha Feiyu, but only caused him to take a few steps back before it vanished without a trace.

"This is... the power of the Preta Path. No, it's not just that..."

The Preta Path could reduce ninjutsu to chakra energy and absorb it, but Uzumaki Nagato's Shinra Tensei was an extremely special Rinnegan ninjutsu, and what it manipulated was formless and traceless gravitational force; even he himself had no way to absorb it using the power of the Preta Path.

"This is the Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art combined with chakra absorption... I suppose you wouldn't know what the Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art is."

The Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art came from the secret techniques within the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art. It had the effect of turning an enemy's attack from something miraculous into something rotten. In Uchiha Feiyu's hands, it directly degraded what would have been an S-Rank ninjutsu into an ordinary B-Rank, or even C-Rank, ninjutsu.

Although the Shinra Tensei ninjutsu was a bit special, it clearly could not surpass a secret technique created by a Great Emperor of Covering the Sky. The power that was originally worthy of an S-Rank ninjutsu was directly degraded to its limit, and then it was absorbed by Uchiha Feiyu.

"Bansho Ten'in!"

After Shinra Tensei failed, Nagato did not hesitate to convert the original repulsive force into an attractive force, but the target was not Uchiha Feiyu; it was the ground in the distance.

With a *whoosh*, Nagato smashed through the entire wall and dodged Uchiha Feiyu's long blade. Uchiha Feiyu smiled slightly:

"Not using the attractive force to pull the opponent, but using this attractive force to displace yourself? A very interesting idea."

"However, the gap in strength between you and me is too great. Relying solely on the Rinnegan, you could never be my opponent. It would be a different story if the original owner of that Rinnegan came here!"

Uzumaki Nagato, who had smashed through the room's wall, took a long breath. Relying on the Rinnegan's ability to control gravity, he slowly floated in mid-air, and then he extended a hand and, with a *whoosh*, pulled A-Fei over.

"You guy... you must be a White Zetsu too! I don't care what kind of relationship you have with Madara Uchiha, if you don't make a move now, we're all going to be finished!"

Although A-Fei had hidden himself very well by relying on the Disguise Technique, he had discovered the secret base of Madara Uchiha by sheer coincidence, and after Uzumaki Nagato learned Sage Art, his sensory abilities had increased significantly.

Under these circumstances, after careful observation, it was not difficult for Uzumaki Nagato to discover that there was a problem with A-Fei's identity, but regardless, since A-Fei was currently on their side, Uzumaki Nagato pretended not to know anything.

However, in this dangerous situation, Nagato had no intention of letting A-Fei continue to hide; he had studied the materials left behind by Madara Uchiha and knew that these White Zetsu possessed a Possession Technique that could significantly strengthen the Yang Release chakra of the ninja being possessed, which was absolutely a huge boost in power for Nagato, who was burdened by the Rinnegan.

After hearing Nagato's words, A-Fei, who had been pulled over, just glanced at him and let out a strange laugh: "Then as you wish, Lord Nagato."

After speaking, the entire White Zetsu began to change; the skin on his body gradually turned a deathly pale color, green hair appeared on his head, and he soon transformed into the shape of a White Zetsu.

The only strange thing was that this White Zetsu was covered in black patterns, and one eye was different from a normal White Zetsu, revealing a golden luster.

As soon as he touched Nagato, the entire White Zetsu became like a pool of flowing clothing, covering Nagato's body, and the aura on Nagato's body surged instantly.

A look of astonishment appeared on Nagato's face as well; he could feel that not only was his Yang Release chakra surging within his body, but the chakra belonging to Yin Release had also increased significantly in an instant.

What covered Nagato's body was not just White Zetsu, but also the incomplete Black Zetsu; if White Zetsu was a creation of pure Yang Release chakra, then Black Zetsu was a creation of the Bloodline Web that combined Yin-Yang Release, so the boost it brought to Nagato was naturally extraordinary.

This was still with the current Black Zetsu having been torn apart by Uchiha Feiyu to a large extent, and it had not recovered even now; otherwise, with Black Zetsu's possession ability, it would be enough to allow any mediocre ninja to possess power close to the Super Kage level.

After all, being able to be called the third child of Otsutsuki Kaguya, he was of course 100,000 miles away from the brothers of the Sage of Six Paths, but compared to ordinary ninja, he possessed an overwhelming advantage.

Now, even though Black Zetsu was in a crippled state, Nagato was not an ordinary ninja! The moment the two fused, the aura that erupted could vaguely contend with Uchiha Feiyu.

This was not the end; Uzumaki Nagato in mid-air put his hands together and activated Summoning Ninjutsu, and with two "bang" sounds, the figures of two toad Immortals appeared on his shoulders.

"Two Immortals, I'm counting on you!"

"Understood, little Nagato!"

"Is this that Uchiha? He actually attacked us directly; father of the child, be careful!"

"Two-Life Technique!"

The two toads merged into Nagato's shoulders, and at the same time, toad pupils appeared in Nagato's eyes, while strange patterns emerged on the edges of his eye sockets, officially entering Sage Mode!

Uchiha Feiyu stared with his Sharingan, carefully observing the current Nagato; the two toad Immortals sat on Nagato's shoulders, constantly absorbing Natural Energy and inputting it into Nagato's body, while the Black and White Zetsu covering Nagato's body surface also helped stabilize the spiritual energy and physical energy within Nagato's body.

In this state, Nagato almost didn't need to pay any attention to have a continuous stream of Immortal Art Chakra, and if this cycle was not interrupted, he could even run this mode until the end of time.

"Tsk... it's about the same as Nine-Tails Immortal Fox Mode..."

Uchiha Feiyu muttered; in fact, this was indeed the case. Don't look at how the Two-Life Technique didn't look very aesthetically pleasing, with both toads merged into his shoulders, which seemed to run counter to the principle that the simpler Sage Mode is, and the less it changes, the more perfect it is.

But in reality, just like how refining Immortal Art Chakra through the Nine-Tails could allow Naruto's Sage Mode to last significantly longer and increase his strength significantly, the essence of the Two-Life Technique lay in this.

The two Immortals could not only help refine chakra, allowing the Sage Art to be maintained endlessly, but as Immortals of Mount Myoboku, their own ninjutsu abilities were no less than an average Shadow-level Ninja, and in coordination with Nagato who had entered Sage Mode, he displayed a Power Level that was completely not inferior to Madara Uchiha with the Rinnegan!

(End of this chapter)