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Dust said, "Deidara, continue patrolling."
"Yes, Lord Shadow!" Deidara stood up, about to ascend into the sky on his bird, when his gaze suddenly fixed on Obito's face, staring intently with an increasingly strange look in his eyes.
"Hey, wrinkled guy, haven't we met somewhere before? I feel like there's something familiar about you."
Obito smiled and said, "No, you've mistaken me for someone else..."
"Oh... alright." Deidara withdrew his gaze, rode away on his bird, and muttered to himself, "I knew it, I still feel like I've seen this somewhere before."
Madara said with amusement, "Dust, that brat with the Explosion Release technique just now called you Lord Shadow~."
Chen shrugged and smiled: "They insist on calling me that. I've never called myself 'Shadow'."
Following the stairs built into the mountainside, we arrived at the back of the green belt of the dark street, where we saw bustling shops and crowds of people.
Obito asked in confusion, "This is a secluded paradise, where did all these ordinary people come from?"
Chen said, "Most of them are the original team that secretly migrated from Amegakure. The village has been under closed rule for many years, so the people accept the relatively closed environment of Peach Blossom Spring."
"!?!" Obito was quite shocked. "How did you do that? You couldn't possibly have used Kotoamatsukami on so many people, could you?"
A half-smile played on Chen's lips: "It's possible, but unnecessary. This matter is easy to handle, in fact, it's quite easy. Just have someone with absolute influence in Rain Village step forward, and they'll naturally get a huge following..."
Obito frowned: "Amegakure... has absolute influence. Who are you talking about?"
"It's me." A clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out above.
"Clatter, clatter..." The colorful pieces of paper fluttered around and gathered in front of Obito into a slender woman with a fair face and clear orange eyes.
The hem of her red cloud-patterned cloak gently covered her silk stockings, and her long, azure hair was draped over her fragrant shoulders.
"Hiss!!!" Obito gasped, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
"Impossible! You're clearly...dead!!!"
Back in Amegakure, after I used genjutsu to find out the whereabouts of the Rinnegan, I confirmed the deaths of those...
How are you even standing here alive... Xiao Nan!!!
Chapter 17 Obito and Konan
Beneath her light purple eyeshadow, Konan's amber eyes gazed at Obito, and she said in a teasing tone, "So, the face behind your mask can also show such a taboo expression? By the way, should I call you Madara, or Obito?"
"..." Obito looked completely flustered and couldn't say a word.
It's no exaggeration to say that the battle at the sea of paper in Amegakure was the closest Obito ever came to the brink of death.
He seemed to be in complete control from beginning to end, but he would break out in a cold sweat if he thought about it afterwards.
6000 billion detonating tags, oh my god, she even practiced it several times. This woman's methods are simply insane.
If this woman has obsessive-compulsive disorder and manages to accumulate 1 trillion, then Obito will undoubtedly turn into dust much earlier than expected. No, he might not even leave behind any dust; he'll simply evaporate into nothingness.
"Oh?" Madara raised the corners of his mouth, crossed his arms, and looked like he was about to start a good show. He thought to himself, "Judging from the barb in this little girl's words, she must be someone who was tricked by Obito in my name, right? Judging from Obito's guilty look, he must have been tricked by this little girl as well... Interesting."
"Auntie Minami~~!" Little Yue's sweet voice rang out, and Obito felt as if he had been granted a pardon.
With amber eyes lowered, he touched the little head that was rubbing against his waist, raised his hand to stroke her soft, princess-cut hair, and smiled, saying, "It's been about half a year since I last saw you, Xiaoyue has grown quite a bit taller!"
"Hehe! Xiaoyue's goal is to be as tall as her aunt someday!"
"Then you have to listen to your parents, eat well, and make sure you get enough nutrition~".
Guang stepped forward and handed over a beautifully wrapped gift box. "Sister Xiaonan, this is a little something I brought for you as a gift~"
Then, whispering among women, "This is the latest model that you can't buy anywhere else. I got it through insider channels. The effect is excellent. Go back and experience it for yourself..."
Xiao Nan's eyes lit up: "Oh! This is so precious!"
"Sigh, Chen rarely comes over, and you have to take care of all the big and small matters in An Yin. Here's a little beauty and health supplement to express your gratitude!"
"Then I'll accept it." Xiao Nan took the gift and nodded to Chen, saying, "I need to discuss the matter of fund allocation with Kakuzu's finance department. I won't disturb your leisurely outing any longer. Please take these two distinguished guests and broaden their horizons."
Chen smiled and nodded: "Okay~, go ahead."
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." Xiao Nan stretched out her arms, and her body turned into pieces of paper and scattered.
"Phew." Only then did Obito's tense expression relax.
He looked at Chen expressionlessly, "Brother Lao, give me an explanation..."
Chen patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, let's talk as we walk."
Walk along the tree-lined path.
"Actually, you can probably guess that my brother and I were both present during the battle you fought with Xiao Nan."
"Then, after Xiaonan died, you used the Yumu Tuo Liu to reverse her time and resurrect her, right?"
Dust gazed back at that distant scene and said, "Well, back then my eye power wasn't that strong. The maximum time I could reverse time was only three minutes. After you escaped from the Paper God's Technique with Izanagi, you pierced Konan with a black rod from behind. Then, the conversation and the battle lasted for a full five minutes... Even if I reversed time, I couldn't reset Konan to her unharmed state."
"Furthermore," Chen paused, "time reversal cannot reverse the state of consciousness. The illusion technique you used to interrogate the whereabouts of the Rinnegan caused great psychological trauma to Konan."
"Konan is on the verge of death due to severe injuries and mental trauma, and neither my brother nor I are skilled in medical ninjutsu."
"How did Xiao Nan survive in the end?"
Chen vaguely remembers the scene where he watched helplessly as blood gushed from Xiao Nan's wound, staining the water red, but there was nothing he could do...
He truly did not want Xiao Nan to die.
"Thanks to my younger brother's quick thinking, he suggested using [Midubo Energy] to amplify my [Yumutuo Flow]."
Obito suddenly realized: "Ah...it's that eye technique used to amplify my and Madara's Edo Tensei!"
Chen nodded and said, "That's right, the extraordinary reward was unlocked at that time, Yu Mu Tuo Liu's ability is even deeper than time reversal - [Time Freeze]!"
Ban stared intently, lost in thought: "Time freezes..."
"That's right, in short, it's about stopping the individual's time process, like this."
Chen stopped in front of a sycamore tree by the roadside, reached out and touched the serpentine pattern on the tree surface, and his eyes simultaneously emitted a vermilion light!
—Midubo Neng Yumutuo!
"Crack crack crack...!" A layer of frost started from the bark covering the palm and began to spread to the whole tree. During the spread, the movement of branches and leaves was not affected, even in the areas already covered by frost.
Ten seconds later, frost covered the entire structure... all the details encompassed by this great tree entered a state of absolute stillness.
With a "snap," the sycamore tree disappeared with a wisp of cold mist, leaving a deep pit in the brick and stone altar.
Chen withdrew his palm: "This is the time freeze of the Yumutuo Flow. If you keep your palm touching the target for more than ten seconds, it will freeze it."
Madara pondered: Should he continue touching for ten seconds? In actual combat, such an opportunity is rare, unless the opponent is completely restrained or subdued...
He asked, "Where did that tree go just now?"
Chen said, "You've been to the Tuoliu time zone, Uncle Ban."
"Ah, that white space! I remember there were many white cubicle rooms there!"
"Yes, those cubicle rooms are specifically designed to store these time-frozen items..."
Ban lowered his gaze.
"Wait, Chen... don't you find it strange?"
"Since it is the excess return that is generated through the power of the Midubo... then why does the Tuolu time zone, which is meant to match this excess return, already exist in your eyes?"
Chen sighed: No wonder it's Ban; he spotted this blind spot in an instant.
He said, "Actually, I noticed it a long time ago and also found it very strange, but I still haven't solved the mystery."
"Could it be..." A thought flashed through Madara's mind, and he made a hypothesis: the time-freezing ability of Omota Ryuu was originally present, but it didn't belong to the Mangekyou Sharingan category. It was only because of the Mitsuha Wave that it could be activated in advance. If, if that's really the case, then when Jin Mirai awakens the Rinnegan, this ability will be left unused, and by using the Mitsuha Wave, perhaps it can be taken to an even greater level.
We'll have to wait until that day to find out the truth.
Obito steered the conversation back to his most pressing concern: "Chen, what happened after you froze Konan's time?"
Taking a step forward, Chen said, "She's frozen in a near-death state. This isn't an injury that ordinary medical ninjas can heal. We need to find someone who can save her in the shortest amount of time so that she can truly escape danger."
Obito pondered, "There are very few medical ninjas in the entire ninja world who can do this... and it seems that none of them are people you can openly contact."
Chen said with a deep gaze, "That's right. People with different paths cannot work together. The God of the Sky exists precisely for times like this."
"To be honest, I have used Kotoamatsukami on two of the legendary Sannin. However, I have not enslaved their personalities. The setting is that it does not hinder my actions, and they will provide me with assistance when necessary. That's all."
"Did you use Kotoamatsukami on Konan as well?"
"No," Chen said with a smile.
Obito thought to himself: Oh... that's really strange. Before Konan died, she raised her arms and said to the rainbow in the clear sky above Amegakure: "I am darkness, and Naruto is hope."
She seemed to know what you were going to do, but surprisingly... she was willing to stand by your side.
More specifically, Obito didn't ask any more questions. First, he didn't want to continue the topic of Konan, and second, he had a new focus.
The legendary Sannin... it makes me think of another battle that took place in Amegakure.
"The remaining one has already sunk into the sea of Yuyin. Chen, could he be in this village like that woman?"
Was Jiraiya one of the Three Ninja?
Chen smiled slightly and began to speak...
Chapter 18 The Shadow Lord's Kindness Can Never Be Repaid
Chen said, "I'm sorry, I couldn't save Jiraiya."
Obito asked in surprise, "Oh? You didn't go to witness the battle between Pain and Jiraiya?"
"I went, but after much consideration, I gave up."
Obito asked curiously, "Why is that?"
"Obito, do you remember Kashin Koji, the inner member of Kara organization, whom I showed you in the genjutsu?"
"Of course I remember. That guy who used the 'One Style One Path' technique, right? His true identity is a clone of Jiraiya."
"That's right. Amado, the chief scientist of the Kara organization, cloned Kashin Koji using Jiraiya's cells. This was also his trump card to prepare for a future falling out with Isshiki."
It was determined that Amado had found Jiraiya's remains, and then he completed the cloning and modification of Kashin Koji.
It was Kashin Koji's actions that brought Isshiki's "weapon" Kawaki into the ninja world's view and allowed the entire Kara organization to slowly emerge.
"The existence of Koji Kashin is necessary. Otherwise, it is unknown when Isshiki, who is hiding deep in the shadows of the ninja world, and the Kara organization will surface, and the situation will become uncontrollable. Therefore, after much consideration, I have given up on rescuing Jiraiya."
Obito remarked with a sigh, "So, you were already considering such a long-term situation back then..."
Chen did not reveal at this moment that he did not save Jiraiya, but collected the blood from Jiraiya's arm that had been broken by Pain's Asura Path.
They didn't take the severed arm directly because, given that Akatsuki at that time still had the habit of using White Zetsu to dispose of corpses, if it were discovered later that the severed arm had vanished into thin air, it would expose the fact that there was a third person present, which would be detrimental to their future actions.
To this day, Chen has not yet used that blood to perform the Impure World Reincarnation on Jiraiya.
Jiraiya's connection with Mount Myōboku was far too close. His Sage Mode, which involved merging and synchronizing with two great sages, could very well expose some of his secrets to the sages.
That's something Chen didn't want to see.
After all, the Great Toad Sage is the one who can truly foresee the future through dreams; it's best to maintain a sense of awe towards him...
"Mommy, I want to eat meat buns!" At this moment, Xiaoyue pointed to the Sanpu meat bun shop along the street, her mouth drooling!
The shopkeeper was a young woman with her hair in a bun. She looked the group over and greeted them, "You guys look a bit unfamiliar. Did you just move here? Come and try our meat buns. It's a long-established brand. I guarantee you'll want to come back again and again!"
Guang led Xiaoyue forward by the hand and put down the money: "Two baskets, please."
"Okay~!"
"By the way, where is Granny Miura?"
"Oh! You know my grandma! She must be a regular customer!"
The woman opened the steamer basket and deftly packaged the steamed buns. "My grandmother passed away last month. After the angel sent me a message, I came from Amegakure to be with her on her final journey. I felt that my grandmother's skills should not be lost, so I decided to stay and take over this shop. Let me introduce myself, my name is Miura Masako!"
When Peach Blossom Spring opened, not all the people of Rain Village were willing to come along for various reasons.
“Ah, Grandma Miura…” Hikaru’s eyes showed disappointment and regret.
Changzi remained calm: "Grandma was healthy and lived to be over a hundred years old. She died peacefully in her sleep, which is a happy occasion."
Hikaru took the meat bun that Masako handed him and asked, "Are you getting used to living here?"
Changzi smiled with genuine happiness: "Yes, I only realized how wonderful this place is after I arrived. Under the rule of Lord Shadow and Lord Angel, the people live in peace and prosperity, and the policies are even more humane than those under Lord Pain's rule in the past."