Chapter 184: Nagato's New Ability

What Nagato never expected was that before he could even go looking for the power of the Tailed Beasts, Uchiha Feiyu had already finished capturing all the Tailed Beast jinchuriki. It had only been a few days; the speed at which the other party acted was simply too fast!

"Konan, this intelligence is indeed very useful to me... Uchiha Feiyu himself obtained the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and now he has collected the power of all nine Tailed Beasts! It seems that dealing with this guy really requires careful consideration."

A look of worry appeared on Nagato's face. It was precisely because he knew the origin of chakra and understood the ancient secrets of the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Kaguya, the God Tree, and so on, that Nagato was now filled with apprehension.

"It's alright, Nagato. Uchiha Feiyu snatched the jinchuriki from several major ninja villages directly. Now, all the ninja villages, including Sunagakure, have listed him as a wanted criminal."

"Even if his strength is formidable, the entire Ninja World is full of experts, and with you now, it's not necessarily the case that you can't deal with Uchiha Feiyu."

Hearing Konan's words, Nagato just shook his head and said in a low voice:

"You don't understand, Konan. Once strength reaches a certain level, the so-called number of people loses all meaning... At the very least, you should know about everything that happened at Mount Myoboku. Do you think it would be any different if it were replaced by other Great Ninja Villages?"

"Then... then what should we do? Now that Uchiha Feiyu has obtained the power of all the Tailed Beasts, Nagato, why don't we hide for now and build up our strength!"

Nagato chuckled softly. His original pair of black eyes transformed into Six-Tomoe Rinnegan, emitting an incomparably powerful aura:

"Rest assured, Konan. I am completely different from before now. You probably don't know who I met during the battle at Mount Myoboku!"

When he said this, a somewhat solemn and grave expression appeared on Nagato's face:

"When I was forced into the most desperate situation by Uchiha Feiyu, it was the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land who saved me and bestowed upon me even greater power!"

"Nagato, your eyes..."

A look of shock appeared on Konan's face. Looking at the six tomoe in the Rinnegan, her breathing became rapid:

"The Sage of Six Paths, the Pure Land? Nagato... you, your Rinnegan has evolved again?"

"Space-Time Ninjutsu will be restrained. Is it impossible to use Space-Time Ninjutsu within the domain of Takamagahara?"

"However, no matter what, as long as one is within Takamagahara, their speed will be reduced. Even that Uchiha Feiyu would at most only be able to retain about half of his speed!"

"Under this kind of spatial density, the resistance to every movement will increase significantly. Ordinary ninja, even if they are just within the range of Takamagahara, would have the feeling of being unable to move—in fact, Konan, you aren't completely unable to move right now, you are just moving very slowly."

"It's not just the Rinnegan; my Sage Body has also become more powerful than before!"

"Does that mean everyone's speed will be reduced to this extent within Takamagahara?"

"With this ninjutsu, Uchiha Feiyu is definitely doomed this time!"

"It's not the atmosphere... it's space!"

If even the Sage of Six Paths considered him the Child of Prophecy, the savior of the Ninja World, then what did he have to be self-deprecating about?

He was now the only hope for the Ninja World! The ultimate savior of the Ninja World!

"Nagato, what abilities do your eyes have now?"

"Besides that, because the density of space has increased significantly, all Space-Time Ninjutsu are restrained within Takamagahara!"

"The basic abilities of the Rinnegan have all leaped forward significantly. Most importantly, I have awakened a new Dojutsu. It is not the Limbo: Border Jail that originally belonged to Madara Uchiha, but Takamagahara, which belongs solely to me!"

"Takamagahara?! What kind of ninjutsu is this? It can give you such great confidence, Nagato?"

Konan asked seemingly calmly, but the knuckles of her hands hidden in her sleeves were white, and her eyes looked at Nagato with a hint of nervousness.

Nagato's face was full of pride as he began to explain to Konan:

"The so-called Takamagahara is an alternate space that can be summoned into reality. The only function of this space, which can overlap with reality, is to increase the density of space!"

"This... what is going on? Could it be that the ability of Takamagahara is to manipulate the atmosphere?"

Konan tilted her head slightly and asked with some confusion. Nagato chuckled:

"Saying more is not as good as letting you experience it. Konan, let me show you the power of Takamagahara right now!"

As soon as his voice fell, the six tomoe in Nagato's Rinnegan rotated. In an instant, Konan felt as if the air had solidified, making it impossible for her to move at all.

Nagato said in a low voice, his expression full of confidence. The appearance of the Sage of Six Paths not only allowed Nagato's strength to take a big step forward, but also allowed Nagato to recover his previous mindset of considering himself the Child of Prophecy.

There was some astonishment in Konan's voice. This kind of Dojutsu was simply too perverted! It was just like Kamui among the Mangekyo; it was simply not on the same level as other Mangekyo!

Hearing Nagato's words, Konan tested her ability to move again and finally discovered that she was indeed not solidified; it was just that her speed of movement had been reduced to only a few percent of its original level, which was why she had this feeling of being solidified.

Nagato did not care about this. In fact, he was not a sensitive or clever person himself and could not see Konan's abnormality at all. Instead, he introduced it somewhat proudly:

"Of course not... The stronger the strength, the faster the movement speed, and the less the weakening received in Takamagahara. You are not good at Ninja Body Technique, Konan, so your speed was suppressed to only a few percent. If it were those Shadow-level ninja who are good at Ninja Body Technique, they could probably retain about one-fourth or one-fifth of their speed."

"It's not that Space-Time Ninjutsu cannot be used at all, it's just that the speed will be much slower. For example, the Flying Thunder God Technique, which was originally a ninjutsu with near-teleportation speed, would require at least one minute for a single teleportation in this spatial density!"

With the combat speed of a ninja, one minute is enough for an ordinary ninja to die ten times. If it were a ninja of Nagato's level, it is very possible they could die 100 times. It can be said that this is no different from completely sealing off Space-Time Ninjutsu.

"Then how large is the range of Takamagahara? Will all ninja within Takamagahara be affected?"

Nagato nodded gently and said:

"Yes, as long as they are within the range of Takamagahara, all ninja except me will be affected. As for the range of Takamagahara, it is about 300 meters in diameter. In other words, as long as they are within 150 meters of me, they will be affected by Takamagahara."

Hearing the new intelligence, Konan nodded, and she also understood why Nagato was so confident.

The Dojutsu Takamagahara can be said to be naturally restraining to high-speed ninja and ninja proficient in Space-Time Ninjutsu, and unfortunately, Uchiha Feiyu happens to fall into the category of both types of ninja.

Under this kind of natural restraint, if Uchiha Feiyu didn't know any intelligence and ran head-first into Nagato's hands, he might really be killed by Nagato directly!

Although Uchiha Feiyu has many methods now, there are not many moves that can deal with Six Paths Level ninja. Among them, what he relies on most is precisely Space-Time Ninjutsu and his own powerful Ninja Body Technique.

Many ninja battles are built on intelligence. Many ninja, even if their raw strength exceeds their opponent's, can be killed instantly by their opponent in a first-encounter kill.

Theoretically, at the level of Senju Hashirama and Madara Uchiha, the room for intelligence becomes much smaller, but that often refers to the fact that they don't need any intelligence when crushing other ordinary ninja.

And if it is a battle between those of the same level, even if it reaches the Six Paths level or even higher, intelligence is still an extremely important link.

Konan pressed her chest lightly and took a breath:

"So that's how it is. No wonder that Uchiha Feiyu acts so crudely. He probably also knew that your strength had greatly increased, Nagato, which is why he collected all the Tailed Beasts in just a few days."

Nagato nodded gently, his expression somewhat puzzled:

"It's really strange... logically speaking, I was taken to the Pure Land by the Sage of Six Paths, but I didn't reveal the intelligence of the Sage of Six Paths in front of Uchiha Feiyu. How could this guy know that my strength had greatly increased, and that he acted so quickly?"

"Could it be that... Uchiha Feiyu has a connection with Otsutsuki Kaguya?"

Having already learned all the ancient secrets from the Sage of Six Paths, Nagato could clearly see that all of Uchiha Feiyu's actions seemed to have clear goals.

He still didn't know that Uchiha Feiyu capturing the Tailed Beasts was actually to reduce his strength. On the contrary, the Rinnegan, the Tailed Beasts, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path only made him think of that goddess of destruction sealed in the sky.

Seeing the puzzled look on Konan's face, Nagato first explained to Konan about the ancient era: the visitor from beyond the heavens Otsutsuki Kaguya, the God Tree that absorbs planetary energy and turns humans into White Zetsu, the Infinite Tsukuyomi...

"So Nagato, you suspect that behind that guy lies the conspiracy of Otsutsuki Kaguya, the progenitor of chakra?"

Konan asked with a frown, and Nagato nodded, then spoke:

"Otherwise, there is no way to explain Uchiha Feiyu's extraordinary strength! You must know that he is just an ordinary Uchiha, yet in such a short time, his strength has advanced greatly, even to the point of Awakening the Rinnegan; it simply doesn't conform to common sense."

Nagato's speculation was quite reasonable, and Konan did not say much more, instead changing the subject:

"Nagato, since that is the case, how should we stop this guy's conspiracy?"

"Now that the jinchuriki of the Five Great Shinobi Villages have all been taken away by Uchiha Feiyu, the entire Ninja World has issued a wanted notice for him, yet his whereabouts still haven't been found. Trying to catch this guy shouldn't be easy!"

Hearing Konan's question, Nagato also frowned. Originally, Nagato had wanted to start from Sunagakure to search for Uchiha Feiyu, but he had not expected that Uchiha Feiyu had already fallen out with the other Ninja Villages. In this way, it would not be an easy task for him to find his tracks.

The Ninja World is so vast; if the opponent intends to hide, who knows where he might hide?

"Nagato, why don't we cooperate with the Five Great Shinobi Villages this time? With our own abilities, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to find Uchiha Feiyu if he is determined to hide."

Cooperate with the Five Great Shinobi Villages? Nagato frowned slightly, but quickly made a decision:

"That's true. Uchiha Feiyu has now become the public enemy of the entire Ninja World, so it wouldn't hurt to borrow the power of the Five Great Shinobi Villages."

Although the current Nagato had also experienced the death of Yahiko, for one thing, compared to the miserable situation in the original work, this experience was far from enough to stimulate him—in the original work, Konan was tragically held hostage, forcing Yahiko to impale himself on Nagato's Kunai.

If Nagato were an Uchiha, this encounter at Mount Myoboku would be enough to make him open a Three-Tomoe, but the encounter in the original work would definitely be enough to make him open a Mangekyo.

As for the second point, in the original work, the Akatsuki organization was full of trust in Hanzo of the Salamander, only to be betrayed by him, which led to Nagato having no trust at all in the other Great Ninja Villages.

But this time, it was they themselves who went to find trouble with Uchiha Feiyu; it could be said that they had long been prepared to die in battle, so naturally, their convictions would not be shaken. Therefore, the current Nagato still adheres to Jiraiya's principle of peace through dialogue and holds no hostility toward the major Ninja Villages.

Even because the Great Toad Immortal passed on his techniques and the Sage of Six Paths gave him a boost, Nagato became even more convinced that he was the Child of Prophecy, which instead strengthened his belief in peace through dialogue.

'Crisis is also an opportunity. Perhaps, by utilizing the threat of Uchiha Feiyu and Otsutsuki Kaguya, I can truly realize the peaceful world that Master Jiraiya spoke of!'

After making up his mind, Nagato began to travel among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, wanting to persuade them to share intelligence with him, and his primary target was Sunagakure.

At first, Nagato thought that doing such a thing would probably not be very easy, and even with the Rinnegan, he would have to demonstrate his own powerful strength. However, he soon discovered that Sunagakure seemed quite easy to persuade?

Although they did make Nagato demonstrate his own power before indicating they could cooperate, there was not much of the arrogance of a Great Ninja Village. They were not exactly polite to Nagato, a nobody in the Ninja World, but they did not look down on him either.

Sunagakure's performance made Nagato a bit suspicious of life. He had originally thought that after revealing the Rinnegan, if he didn't show off his strength properly, it would only invite the covetousness of those Great Ninja Villages toward the Rinnegan!

Unexpectedly, although the Kazekage of Sunagakure did not meet with him at first, he did not show any hostility either. After he revealed his powerful strength and his enmity with Uchiha Feiyu, it was very easy to reach an agreement with him.

(End of this chapter)