Chapter 513: Lian Ye

Having resolved Madara Uchiha's "Moon's Eye" project, Lian Ye finally set his lingering heart at ease.

Without external interference, someone once again settled into a laid‑back life.

"This is what life is!"

Lian Ye reclined in a lounge chair, feeling the sun's rays on his body, and comfortably squinted his eyes.

Such a leisurely life, indeed.

He doesn't understand why Ban Daye refuses to abandon the "Moon's Eye" project and peacefully retire to the village.

Achieving peace in the Ninja World is unreliable; enjoying one's twilight years feels more practical.

Now that Lord Ban isn't causing trouble, the development of the Ninja World finally returned to the right track.

From now on, he won't need to worry about the Ninja World's development.

Anyway, in a few decades the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki will be born, and the subsequent events won't involve him.

At that time he'll be about fifty, a perfect age for retirement.

When Zhi Cun Tuan Cang retires and hands the Hokage position to Ri Zhan, they can happily enjoy their retirement together.

The only regret is that Naruto Uzumaki's birth hinges on Uncle Hashirama's death.

By that logic, Senju Hashirama has only about ten years left.

Birth, aging, illness, and death are natural; Lian Ye has long been accustomed to it.

Xuanwo Mizuto's health is deteriorating, perhaps because half of the Nine‑Tails was extracted.

It caused her condition to worsen.

Even the powerful Uzumaki constitution now falls ill frequently.

Therefore, Xuanwo Mizuto voluntarily suggested that the Village start looking early for the next Nine‑Tails Jinchuriki.

In other words, she implies her time may be short, urging the Village to prepare in advance.

Hokage Office.

"That's the situation; who do you think would be best to become the Nine‑Tails Jinchuriki?"

Zhi Cun Tuan Cang looked at Lian Ye and the others and said gravely.

The Jinchuriki is of great importance; a suitable candidate must be found to avoid uncontrollable, irreparable damage to the Village later!

"Mizuto is an Uzumaki, and she tightly suppresses the Nine‑Tails; I think choosing an Uzumaki as Jinchuriki is better."

Zhuan Qin Xiaochun voiced her viewpoint.

She believes the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques are powerful, making them the best candidates for Jinchuriki!

As long as an Uzumaki serves as Jinchuriki, coupled with strong sealing ninjutsu, the Nine‑Tails could never go berserk.

At that remark, everyone subconsciously nodded, finding the argument reasonable.

Conveniently, the Village has Uzumaki students, so one can be chosen as Jinchuriki.

Zhi Cun Tuan Cang, seeing the others agree, didn't decide immediately but looked at the ever‑silent Lian Ye.

He sensed his friend had his own view on the Jinchuriki matter.

In fact, he was right.

"Do we really need a Jinchuriki and a Tailed Beast now?" Lian Ye suddenly said.

Hearing that, everyone present turned to Lian Ye, seemingly not grasping his meaning.

"The Ninja World's nine Tailed Beasts have been absorbed by Madara Uchiha—eight and a half of them; the other villages have long lacked Jinchuriki."

"Actually, for us, whether there is a Jinchuriki or not is no longer important."

It should be known that the Tailed Beasts absorbed by the Outsider Demon Statue have been assimilated into it, meaning the future Ninja World will have only the Three‑Tails and half of the Nine‑Tails left.

The other Tailed Beasts will no longer exist.

In Lian Ye's view, the Jinchuriki has become optional.

He doesn't want a Tailed Beast to cause Kushina Uzumaki to meet the tragic fate she did in the original story.

Although Madara Uchiha is dead, the mastermind Heijue still remains.

Perhaps the Rinnegan on Ban Daye's corpse has already been taken.

But that's something he had long considered.

The Rinnegan on Madara Uchiha's corpse was tampered with by him and Qianshou Feijian; the pair buried with Ban were merely superficial.

At first Lian Ye truly didn't want to touch Ban Daye's body.

But later, recalling Heijue's rescue‑mother scheme, he ultimately made a decision contrary to his heart.

No one, not even Madara Uchiha, can stop his laid‑back stance!

Thus, he secretly had Qianshou Feijian cultivate a pair of Rinnegan.

He doesn't need the Rinnegan's power; any pair that looks like Rinnegan will do.

Unless Madara Uchiha himself swaps those eyes in, the issue can't be sensed.

And a dead person cannot have Rinnegan installed.

Even if others replace them with that pair and find they can't wield Rinnegan's power, they'll at most think they haven't fully mastered the eyes.

In fact, the genuine Rinnegan was hidden by him.

It isn't an inheritance; it's merely temporary custody…

After all, Lian Ye didn't, like Uchiha Obito, directly swap the eyeballs for use.

It can't even be called seizing property.

He carried this out so covertly that even Bai Jue, who watches him from the shadows, wouldn't notice.

Aside from Qianshou Feijian and him, no third party knows!

If Ban Daye's villainous heart remains and he attempts to use Impure World Reincarnation to return...

I can only say he's too naive.

Lian Ye indeed wants Madara Uchiha to abandon the "Moon's Eye" plan, return to the village and retire, but that guy just won't take any advice.

If there's anyone to blame, blame the mastermind behind the scenes…

Anticipating Heijue's expression after scheming for decades, only to discover the Rinnegan is false.

Even if Heijue can't be seen, that fellow who duped Madara Uchiha can't be any better!

"Lian Ye, what do you mean?"

Zhi Cun Tuan Cang looked at Lian Ye puzzled, not understanding what he intended to do.

Or perhaps he guessed, yet dared not believe.

He can't be so deranged as to slaughter the only two remaining Tailed Beasts, can he?!

The others likewise looked at Lian Ye with doubt, awaiting his explanation.

"I think we can release the Tailed Beasts; as long as they don't cause trouble, we can let them return to the mountains and forests."

Lian Ye voiced his view.

Even if Madara Uchiha or his pawns make a comeback, intending to target the Three-Tails.

At least it won't affect Konoha Village or the jinchuriki.

It would completely prevent the tragedy of Uzumaki Kushina from occurring in the original story.

Besides, the way Senju Hashirama sealed the Tailed Beasts back then was indeed unreasonable.

The Tailed Beasts had been living peacefully in the Ninja World since the era of the Sage of Six Paths, but Uncle Hashirama thought they were too powerful and sealed them all.

That behavior was too overbearing.

Anyway, the Ninja World now has only a half Tailed Beast left, so we might as well let them return to the mountains.

"Lian Ye, are you serious?" Yuanfei Rizhan and a few others asked softly.

They didn't understand when Lian Ye became so humane, being able to suggest returning the Tailed Beasts to the mountains.

In their eyes, the Tailed Beasts are merely powerful weapons of war.

But at this moment, Lian Ye intends to abandon those weapons of war…

A few of them instinctively looked at Zhi Cun Tuan Cang, the Third Hokage of Konoha Village.

Naturally, the decision rests in his hands.