Konoha: I, Uchiha, just want to die.

Chapter 308 Dark Cloud, the Ultimate Weapon Xiao!

【when! 】

[You bravely confronted the Iron Country General Mifune who attempted to kill you. He died and could not get up again. As a reward, you received a critical hit. You gained a random skill from him: Secret Sword·Sky Slash (A+, Mastery)]

【when! 】

[You bravely confronted Chiyo, the elder of the Sand Village who attempted to kill you. The other party was unable to refute you, and the reward was a critical hit. You gained a random skill from the other party: Forbidden Technique: Reincarnation (Incomplete, S-, Proficient).]

【when! 】

[You bravely confronted the powerful Yellow Earth from the Hidden Rock Village who attempted to arrest you. He died and could not get up again. As a reward, you received a critical hit, and you obtained a random skill from him: Earth Escape: Super Heavy Rock Technique (A+, Mastered).]

【when! 】

[You bravely confronted Lao Zi, the Jinchūriki of the Hidden Rock Village who attempted to kill you. He pretended to be dead and could not get up again. You gained a random skill from him: Molten Release: Granite (B, Mastery).]

[Reward for a critical hit! ]

[Because you have mastered the changes in the properties of fire and earth, and your proficiency has been improved by the effect of being proficient in all martial arts.]

[You have mastered the advanced skill of Lava Release: Granite - Lava Release: Seabed Needle (A, Mastery).]

[At the same time, you can try to practice Lava Release and master the new bloodline limit: Lava Release. ]

[The number of layers of your Heart Steel has increased. 】

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When Uchiha Ci woke up again,
I opened my eyelids with difficulty, as if they were sealed by a steamroller.
The gloomy sky I saw before I closed my eyes is no longer in front of me.

The sunlight passed through the dewdrops hanging from the cave entrance and refracted onto Uchiha Ci's face, causing him to squint uncomfortably.

Outside the incomplete hole that looked like a prison cell,
The sun is high in the sky, and the buildings built on the mountain are endless and stretch to the end of the sight.

There seemed to be a heavy-loaded carriage passing by outside, and huge rumbling noises could be heard from time to time.
Uchiha Ci moved his hands and feet and found that his body was covered with blood-stained bandages, with black stitches faintly visible underneath the bandages.

With the slightest movement, a dull pain as if there was sand in the flesh and blood spread throughout the body.

At this moment, I was lying in a cave that looked like a damp dungeon, but also like a shelter.
As a drop of water fell from the top of the cave onto the back of his hand, Uchiha Ci frowned slightly, raised his hand, and looked up at the top of the cave.

"Is this the Rain Tiger Freedom Technique?"

For some reason, Uchiha Ci felt that his body was extremely sensitive to external chakra at this moment.
Just the touch of water drops falling on the back of his hand made him feel the alien chakra contained in the water drops, which were like a bond, transmitting to a direction along the humid environment throughout the cave.

Through this form, it was quickly deduced from the theory of the technique that this was a perception ninjutsu.

As if to confirm Uchiha Ci's conjecture,
Soon, footsteps were heard outside the cave.

A young boy (15 years old) with long red hair, wearing a Rain Village forehead protector and a black high-collared robe walked in from the cave entrance and stared at Uchiha Ci with curiosity.

"you're awake?"

Looking at the person coming, Uchiha Ci could naturally recognize that the person in front of him was the eye frame chosen by Uchiha Madara, as the founding elder of the Akatsuki organization and the second generation leader, Nagato.
However, at this time, he had no intersection with the other party. The only time they met before was during the Rain Country period, when Yahiko invited him to join Akatsuki. At that time, the other party did not take off his hood and show his true face.

So at this time, Uchiha Ci should not have known Nagato in theory.

"You are."

"Just call me Nagato. We've met once before, in the Land of Rain, among the three people with Yahiko."

"Yahiko and I have another partner named Konan."

Nagato walked forward, squatted in front of Uchiha Ci, took out some dry food and water from his arms and handed them over.

Uchiha Ci took it and listened to Nagato continue speaking:

"You are badly injured,"

"We wanted to get a medical ninja, but after Kakuzu-san stitched you up he said, 'No, there's nothing to do. You can heal on your own.'"

"However, the scene was a bit scary, so I still bandaged it for you. I hope you don't mind."

Nagato smiled shyly, but the smile seemed a little stiff.
Uchiha Ci thought about it for a moment.
Before he fainted, he used a different form of the Sage Mode than the Snake Sage Mode, and then after a series of accidents, he gained the gift of Sage Mode.

However, the process of natural energy infusing the body and fusing with the body's own cells was just like the time when the alienated eye almost exploded during the battle with Ebizo.
It's like the whole person expands like a balloon, and then explodes with a bang.
Various hot-swappable parts were broken into pieces.

It's no wonder that Nagato, who has been used to seeing killing since he was a child, finds it hard to accept.

"I understand, thank you."

Uchiha Ci closed his eyes and sensed the situation inside his body.

now,

The surface of the body is mostly intact due to the strong recovery ability granted by the tailed beast's physique and immortality, but there are still some parts on the surface that do not belong to it, which are mainly the sutures of Kakuzu's ground resentment and the bandages wrapped by Nagato.

The body, which has overused the immortal posture, has temporarily entered a weak period. The heartbeat rate is very slow, and the body's metabolic function is also affected to a certain extent. The tissues and cells in the body seem to have lost their activity.

In addition, these eyes were overdrawn due to the continuous use of Susanoo, Sage Mode, and Sage Form, so they could see things a little blurry. However, since they had not entered the realm of Mangekyo, they could still be restored over time.

After a day of rest and recuperation, the amount of chakra that can be converted from the body's restored physical strength is extremely scarce (only about half the amount of Susanoo), and it is also difficult to extract much chakra in this physical state.

This state will last for about two days.
"That is to say, I have been unconscious for a day."

Uchiha Ci opened his eyes and looked at Nagato, who kept his head down and used the shadow of his hair to cover his Rinnegan.

"Nagato, can I ask you something?"

"What happened during the day I was unconscious? Where is this place? And where are the others?"

When asking this question,

The sky outside the narrow cave entrance was gradually covered by clouds, and the sunlight shining into the cave disappeared bit by bit.
The damp cave sank into silence.

I could still hear the sound of water drops falling.
Nagato raised his head slightly in the shadow, and looked at Uchiha Ci with his eyes that were filled with strange patterns. He was silent for a moment.
Then he said calmly:

"We are wanted."

"The five great nations, five ninja villages, and various small nations, the five daimyōs jointly issued a decree through television, classifying us as a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the world."

"Konoha's Sarutobi Hiruzen classified you as an S-rank rebel, and Amegakure's Salamander Hanzo classified us as A-rank rebels."

"And that Scorpion of the Red Sand and Mangetsu Kizuki have also become traitors to their respective villages."

Nagato paused, and his eyes on Uchiha Ci revealed a strange calmness and scrutiny.
Then, he continued:

"But none of this matters."

"Uchiha Ci——"

"Before I take you to see the others, I also have some questions I want to ask you."

Hearing this, Uchiha Ci raised his head slightly and glanced at Nagato.
this moment,
The shyness and lack of confidence on the red-haired boy's face completely disappeared. He looked directly at Uchiha Ci with an extremely terrifying, cold gaze that seemed to have opened Pandora's box. In the darkness, he looked at him.
Then, he said indifferently:

"Uchiha Ci, the greatest pain in my life originated ten years ago."

"That year,"

"The war started by Konoha spread to the Rain Country."

"You Konoha ninjas broke into my home and killed my parents." "I will never forget the grief I felt at that time, until today."

"This grief has turned into hatred, hatred towards Konoha and towards you, the ninjas of the great nation."

"And the unpredictable thing about fate is that—"

"After that, I met Yahiko and Konan, and under their guidance, I became a disciple of Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas of Konoha."

"The Konoha ninja who killed my parents became my sensei."

"With hatred, fear, and cowardice, I was gradually convinced by Jiraiya's heart and understood his ideals."

At this point, Nagato closed his eyes and clenched his hands tightly.
"But I—still can't let it go!"

Hearing these words, Uchiha Ci did not speak, nor did he refute, he just listened quietly.

But his gaze changed from sympathy at the beginning to scrutiny.

As a member of the Uchiha clan and a ninja of Konoha, this was something Uchiha Ci could not refuse. Besides, he had no intention of refusing this gift.

It wasn't him who killed Nagato's parents, nor was it the Uchiha who killed them.
If Nagato gets angry at me because of this,

Uchiha Ci really couldn't make him understand that he didn't have a broad mind to begin with, so he could only...
Let him feel his fist as big as a sandbag!
now,

Nagato took another deep breath, then opened his Samsara eyes, stared at Uchiha Ci, and suddenly said:

"At this point, I don't want to dig deeper into what happened back then."

"Sensei Jiraiya once told me that when people are hurt, they remember hatred."

“And if you hurt others, you will be resented and also tormented by guilt.”

"But it is because of understanding such pain that people can care for others based on that."

"Experience the pain, think about it, and then find the answer—"

“The answers to creating a better world.”

Nagato paused and shook his head.

"I am ashamed. Even with the guidance of Master Jiraiya, I still cannot understand and cannot find the answer to this question."

"But I found Yahiko!"

Nagato's expression darkened, and he said in a serious tone:
"Yahiko is the man who can change the Rain Country and even the world!"

"Yahiko's ideals have never changed from the beginning to the end!"

"Even though he had been saying that he wanted to achieve a future where people could understand each other without using extreme force, and that he wanted to be open-hearted with his enemies, not hide anything from each other, show his true feelings, and then sit down and drink with them as brothers!"

"He who has always walked ahead of us with such words and actions!"

Nagato's expression became tense, and his face became more solemn:

"But, I am the only one who knows. I am the only one who has been watching him from behind. I know—"

"Buried deep in his heart, lurking beneath his kind exterior, his first and most original vision—"

"Yahiko, I want to become a god!"

"In this world of constant war, he wants to stand at the top of this world, become a high and mighty god, and prevent all wars from happening!"

"However, he knew he could not become a god, so he placed his dream on me."

"I hope to become a god and become a bridge to peace!"

"And now-"

"After knowing everything about you, knowing what you have done, knowing the power you possess, a power that far exceeds the Immortal's Eye,"

"Yahiko chose you!"

"Uchiha Ci!"

Nagato looked at Uchiha Ci with a heavy face, and his pair of samsara eyes were filled with sharp scrutiny.
Looking at the gloomy, dark cloud-shrouded environment around him, he asked:

"you,"

"Are you ready to become a god?!"

Uchiha Ci was stunned.
I,
Become a god?
He originally thought that Nagato was unhappy with having a Konoha ninja like him as his teammate and was looking for trouble. He was already prepared to fight with Nagato, who had mastered six types of nature changes and could summon a mobile toilet.
but,
Now what's going on?

No,

Why are you guys pushing me onto a pedestal for no reason?!

"I"

Uchiha Ci suddenly felt his scalp tingling. Just as he was about to say how could he have such a prestigious position,

Can this kind of thing be postponed for another two years?

My buddy really can't beat the Six Paths Sage right now! He's not even sure he can fight the Senile Spot who's living under a tube. You guys are so impatient, aren't you just throwing me into a fire pit! ?

however,
At this time,

Nagato put on a serious face and said quietly:

"It doesn't matter if you're not ready now."

"only."

"Forget it, just follow me!"

After all,

Just when Uchiha Ci was confused and still thinking about his words, Nagato shook his head, and without saying a word, he grabbed Uchiha Ci's arm and forcibly supported him to walk out of the cave.

As the scene in front of me changes,
The blazing sun shines down on my head.
Uchiha Ci realized that the place he was in was actually a section of the outer wall that was abandoned during the expansion period of Yunming City, and it was also an abandoned shelter.

As we walked out of the damp shelter and came to a platform on the outer wall,

Uchiha Ci saw——

Miyashiro En, Hozuki Mangetsu, Scorpion, Kakuzu, Konan, and Mei Terumi were sitting in a circle here.
And at the same time look up,
With an expression of bewilderment, disdain, amusement, or sighing and shaking his head, he looked at Yahiko, who was standing in the middle, with his arms outstretched, waving his hands, and wearing a red cloud-bottomed robe.
Looking at him, he raised his head and said loudly:
"so--"

“This is my ultimate plan!”

"Absorb those ninjas who have suffered from the war and establish an organization that travels between the major countries and acts as a bridge of peace!"

"And centered around Uchiha Ci, we created an ultimate weapon that can shock the entire ninja world, prevent all wars from happening, and stop all tragedies from happening again!"

"dawn!"

(End of this chapter)