Chapter 172: The Eye of the Moon Plan

Konan had absolutely no idea what had happened on the front lines; she only saw Nagato's legs go rigid, and he fainted right there.

She was extremely panicked, hugged Nagato, and shouted, "Nagato!"

After a preliminary check confirmed that Nagato was merely unconscious and not in any life-threatening danger, Konan let out a huge sigh of relief.

She carried Nagato on her back, rushed out of the cave, spread her wings, and immediately flew into the sky.

Nagato's physical condition was too poor; he had to return to Amegakure immediately to reconnect the black rods of the Gedo Mazo.

Don't let the fact that the Gedo Mazo usually drains Nagato's chakra fool you; now that Nagato's body was on the verge of collapse, the Gedo Mazo would output chakra and life force in reverse to help Nagato heal himself.

With the Pain Deva Path becoming the Living Puppet Yahiko, and Nagato, who had not entered the fray, retreating, the Second Konoha Civil War clearly could not continue. This book is first published on TTKS. TW, providing you with an error-free and non-disordered reading experience.

After all, under the destructive power of the Super Shinra Tensei, the Anti-Snake Alliance had been nearly wiped out.

In the face of such a cataclysmic disaster, the samurai's lack of methods revealed their greatest disadvantage.

Mifune, the General of the Land of Iron, was still alive, but the four thousand chakra-wielding samurai he had brought suffered heavy casualties, and now only a handful remained.

The Kirigakure Rogue Ninja were the first wave to be annihilated, and it was their total destruction that drew out Pain.

Not a single wandering ninja in the valley remained, but they did not all die from the secret techniques of the Rinnegan; a few shrewd wandering ninja had run away early and luckily escaped with their lives.

As for the other two leaders, Jiraiya was heavily injured and Tsunade had a bone fracture; their combat power was so severely diminished that they were unable to resist Orochimaru and were easily captured.

Well, Orochimaru didn't actually capture them; he just had the Konoha Ninja carry them away to send the two classmates back to the Konohagakure hospital to receive the most professional treatment.

The treatment of Mifune from the Land of Iron—being held down by Konoha Ninja, bound like a rice dumpling with iron chains, and topped with three layers of chakra seals—was what being truly captured looked like.

The Konoha Ninja's actions in capturing the samurai were quite rough because they had also suffered heavy casualties on their side.

Over a thousand Konoha Ninja had been severely wounded, and among them, as many as a hundred had died in battle; Yamanaka Chujiu's mouth twitched in heartache.

The Mist Ninja also suffered over a thousand casualties, with a higher death toll than Konohagakure.

However, the reason for their casualties was their failure to obey orders; they did not retreat according to Yamanaka Chujiu's requirements and insisted on using Water Style to defend against Shinra Tensei.

This kind of stupid way to die was truly embarrassing, and the Mist Ninja had no way to complain to Konoha, so they could only digest it silently.

The Valley of the End was now a complete wasteland; the earth was cracked, rivers and lakes had disappeared, and there were only broken corpses everywhere and devastation as far as the eye could see.

The battles that erupted during the Second Konoha Civil War exceeded the Shadow-level tier.

Many old ninja said that only the two heroes of the Ninja World from forty years ago could have caused such an exaggerated battlefield appearance.

The situation in the Ninja World had entered a brand-new stage because of this great battle at the Valley of the End.

Because the Fire Daimyo—was dead!

While he was hosting a banquet at the Land of Fire to win over the nobles, he heard the news that the Anti-Snake Alliance had been defeated.

The desperate Fire Daimyo returned to his private quarters, drew a sword, killed all his children, and then committed suicide.

What?

You say you can't stab yourself twice in the back when committing suicide?

Who did you hear that from?

Call him over, go to Konohagakure together, and explain to Lord Yamanaka Chujiu why you are spreading rumors!

In the Land of Rain, within the core hall of Amegakure, there was dead silence.

Nagato lay slumped on his seat, the radiance of his Rinnegan dim, his breath extremely weak, relying entirely on the Gedo Mazo to transport life force through the black rods for continuous self-healing.

He felt no anger over the defeat, nor did he feel any unwillingness.

Nagato and Yamanaka Chujiu had used the body of the Pain Deva Path as a battlefield to wage a war that transcended that of a ninja.

He had been defeated fair and square by his opponent, so naturally, he would not have any feelings of unwillingness.

Nagato also did not have any lingering blood feuds he couldn't let go of.

Hanzo had already been killed by him, and Danzo had also been killed by Orochimaru of Konohagakure.

The specific enemies were all dead and gone; all that was left worth hating was the system of the Ninja World.

It was precisely this hatred that plunged him into endless depression.

Nagato was completely lost regarding the future.

He knew that the one who spoke last was not Yahiko, but the monster that had stolen Yahiko's body.

That person had merely borrowed Yahiko's voice to open up his excessive defenses, allowing him to hear the questioned issues clearly.

Nagato could not explain it at the time and had lost the confrontation of ideals.

Now that so much time had passed, he still could not think of what to do after peace.

He could not see the true path to peace, nor was he willing to give up his obsession, so naturally, he was in pain to an unbearable degree.

"Could it be... that I was truly wrong...?"

The faint murmur dissipated into the incessant rain of the Land of Rain.

"You have finally realized this problem."

Suddenly, a spiral distortion appeared in the hall, and the masked man in the spiral mask appeared before Nagato: "I have a plan for eternal peace; you are now qualified to hear it."

Nagato lifted his eyes slightly, his Rinnegan staring fixedly at the newcomer: "Uchiha... Madara!"

"You said I wasn't qualified to hear your true plan before; can I take that to mean you lied to me and withheld a lot of information?"

Uchiha Obito shook his head slowly: "No, it was not a lie, nor was it withholding."

"Before you encountered setbacks, you were too stubborn and too proud; you wouldn't listen to any opinions at all, let alone heed any of my suggestions."

"If I had said too much before then, it would only have caused your resentment and wariness, leading to the split of the Akatsuki organization."

"The mature performance of a qualified leader is not to make efforts destined for failure!"

A strong sense of hostility was conveyed in Nagato's eyes, but the failure had indeed allowed him to grow a lot; he digested this hostility and then asked: "Then now, am I qualified to hear your plan?"

Uchiha Obito smiled: "Yes, you are qualified to hear the 'Eye of the Moon' plan."

Nagato was silent for a moment: "Speak, I am listening."

Uchiha Obito lowered his voice: "This plan originates from the Sage of Six Paths from thousands of years ago."

"The world knows that the Sage of Six Paths spread chakra and Ninjutsu, attempting to connect the hearts of all people with chakra to create true, eternal peace."

"After the Sage of Six Paths passed away, the Ninja World entered the Warring States Era, proving that this effort to create eternal peace had failed completely."

"But very few people know that the Sage of Six Paths also envisioned another, completely opposite plan for eternal peace."

"That is the Eye of the Moon Plan!"

"The Sage of Six Paths created a technique that transcends ninja, which can use the moon as a medium to cast an Infinite Tsukuyomi that covers the entire Ninja World."

"Under the Infinite Tsukuyomi, all living beings will be pulled into an eternal world of Genjutsu."

"Every person will have their own independent world, with no war, no plundering, no partings of life and death, and no entanglements of hatred."

"Everyone will realize their dreams; the companionship they could not obtain, the regrets they could not undo, and the suffering they could not escape will all reach the most perfect conclusion."

"That is everyone's heaven!"