"Madara, what are you doing here?"
At this moment, Nagato's vigilance towards Obito Uchiha even surpassed that of Toneri Otsutsuki, the owner of the Tenseigan.
At least Izayoi stated his purpose, which was to retrieve the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
As for Obito Uchiha, disguised as Madara Uchiha, Nagato still doesn't know his intentions.
Especially the abilities like Yin-Yang Release: Black Rod and the Six Paths Technique, which were all given to him by 'Madara Uchiha,' even assisting him in capturing the Tailed Beasts without compensation, which is too strange.
Nagato doesn't believe that the legendary Shinobi World Asura would be such a kind person.
Now that Konan is not by his side, and only Deva Path Pain and Asura Path remain of the Six Paths of Pain, Obito Uchiha suddenly appearing before him makes it hard for Nagato not to suspect that the other party is about to make a move.
Obito Uchiha didn't care about Nagato's vigilance. As soon as he came out of the Kamui space, he struck the pose of 'Madara Uchiha,' his tone somewhat deep, "Nagato, you should be able to see that Pain is no match for that brat."
"So?" Nagato said expressionlessly, "Do you want me to retreat, or are you finally no longer hiding your identity and preparing to take action yourself?"
"My injuries have not yet recovered, and I can't exert much Eye Power." Obito Uchiha still gave the same answer, but his voice was meaningful, "However... I can restore you to your prime."
Nagato retorted, "If there is such a method, then why don't you use it on yourself?"
"It is precisely because of this method that I, a product of the old era, can stand before you." Obito Uchiha laughed.
"...What method?"
Nagato calculated Madara Uchiha's age and believed Obito Uchiha's statement.
Ōnoki, the oldest of the Five Kage, is already seventy-six years old this year, but he is just a junior in front of Madara Uchiha.
Kakuzu is from the same era as the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, and he is also eighty-eight years old this year.
If it weren't for Earth Grudge Fear, he might have died long ago.
But the 'Madara Uchiha' in front of him is like a young man. In the face of the Rinnegan's ability to see through Chakra, the left half of his body contains powerful Yin Release Chakra, and the right eye contains powerful Yin Release Chakra.
There is no doubt that he possesses a secret technique similar to Earth Grudge Fear to prolong his life.
"Tobi."
Obito Uchiha suddenly called out his alias. Before Nagato could show any confusion, his body wriggled, and white substances extended from his body, eventually forming a White Zetsu Clone next to him.
However, unlike other White Zetsu Clones, this White Zetsu Clone has no face. Its face is a vortex and an eye socket, but there are no eyes.
"Hello, I'm Tobi!"
As soon as Tobi came out of Obito Uchiha's body, he saluted Nagato and asked a bizarre question, "Leader, nice to meet you. What does it feel like to need to go to the toilet?"
Both the tone and the voice were exactly the same as Tobi, whom Obito Uchiha played.
At this moment, Nagato instantly understood why this Shinobi World Asura was sometimes so out of tune and often did things without any bottom line.
It turned out that Tobi was not him at all, but this special White Zetsu Clone.
Staring at Tobi, who seemed to be the embodiment of Yin Release Chakra, Nagato's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he looked at Obito Uchiha and asked, "Tobi, is that the method you mentioned?"
"Tobi is only one of them, you also need this thing..." Obito Uchiha took out a test tube from the Kamui space, filled with green liquid.
Looking at the test tube, Nagato asked, "What is this?"
Obito Uchiha's subsequent answer instantly changed his expression drastically.
"Hashirama Senju's cells, or rather, White Zetsu Cells."
"...I see."
Nagato once again sized up Tobi beside Obito Uchiha, finally understanding why this non-human creature possessed such astonishing Yin Release Chakra.
So they were all products of Hashirama Senju's cells!
"You want me to inject Hashirama Cell?"
Nagato asked vigilantly, "As far as I know, Konoha also conducted Wood Release Experiments, and the people who injected Hashirama Cell all exploded and died. How can you be sure that I won't have any problems after injecting them?"
"Because you possess the Rinnegan, and you have Tobi and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, as well as your bloodline." Obito Uchiha raised his hand and created a sapling, saying half-truthfully, "The Sharingan and Wood Release possess the power to balance each other. This is the answer I obtained after transplanting Hashirama Senju's cells after the Valley of the End Battle. It is also because of his cells that I was able to live until now, awaken Wood Release, and create Tobi."
"The Rinnegan is the leader of the legendary Three Great Eye Techniques, possessing even more powerful Eye Power than the Sharingan. The Preta Path can easily absorb all energy and suppress Hashirama Cell. Even if there are any unexpected events, if the Preta Path cannot absorb it, you still have the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
"And you are a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan. The Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan are distant relatives, and they were the most steadfast allies during the Warring States Period. The two clans often intermarried. Therefore, almost every member of the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan has the bloodlines of both clans in their bodies. Some descendants may even experience a return to their ancestors, such as... you!"
Obito Uchiha pointed at Nagato and continued, "You, chosen by the Sage Eye, your Chakra far surpasses any member of the Uzumaki Clan or the Senju Clan. The Senju bloodline in your body must have reverted to an extremely high degree, with an extremely high compatibility with Hashirama Cell."
"With the help of the Rinnegan and Tobi, who is also a product of Hashirama Cell, you can not only perfectly absorb the power of Hashirama Cell, but also awaken Wood Release that is even stronger than mine!"
Hearing this, Nagato finally felt tempted.
Normally, even if Obito Uchiha's words were flowery, Nagato would be vigilant and refuse.
Moreover, his dream was to make Yahiko a god and create a 'new world' in the name of Pain.
Without Izayoi, he could indeed do it with his strength.
He disdained borrowing such external forces and did not want to accept the help of 'enemies'.
However, the appearance of 'Toneri Otsutsuki' made Nagato feel pressure for the first time.
The opponent's Tenseigan was on the same level as his Rinnegan, but unlike him, he was not disabled.
The Six Paths of Pain, which split the Six Paths Technique, were not his opponent at all.
Once the opponent solved the Six Paths of Pain, he would definitely come to find him, the Outer Path.
At that time, how would he face a 'Outer Path' in his prime?
Therefore, Obito Uchiha's helping hand came at just the right time.
However, Nagato instinctively felt that Obito Uchiha would not be so kind as to help him become stronger. He was a little worried that the other party would leave a trick in Hashirama Cell, or even want to take the opportunity to harm him.
After all, from beginning to end, he and Konan did not trust Obito Uchiha and Black and White Zetsu, and had been guarding against them.
Seeing that Nagato was still hesitating, Obito Uchiha's next words completely sealed his fate.
"Don't you want to protect Yahiko and Konan?"
This sentence made Nagato, who was struggling internally, make a decision in an instant, his eyes firm, "Come on, how do I transplant it?"
"Tobi..."
"Understood."
Obito Uchiha handed the test tube to Tobi, who took it and hopped over to Nagato, smiling, "Leader, I'll attach myself to you in a moment, don't resist."
"Come on," Nagato nodded.
Immediately, Tobi's body opened up like a Venus flytrap, enveloping Nagato's body.
However, his face didn't close, but instead revealed Nagato's head.
Then Nagato's palm involuntarily lifted, opening the test tube in his hand, and a section of vine grew from his fingers, extending like a tentacle into the test tube, absorbing all the liquid inside.
Thump—
The next second, a violent heartbeat echoed so loudly in the dimly lit, barrier-filled secret room.
Nagato's eyes widened even more.
Because a sharp object pierced his Left Chest.
The aggressive liquid seemed to be injected into his heart.
His heart, which had been weakening and beating slower, suddenly began to beat violently, but it wasn't a feeling of palpitation, but a rebirth, a powerful pulsation.
"Leader, use the Preta Path to absorb my Wood Release Chakra."
Tobi's voice rang in Nagato's ears.
Nagato immediately used the Preta Path's ability to absorb Tobi's Yin Release Chakra.
A transparent white barrier appeared, like a transparent glass ball, enveloping Nagato.
The next second, an unbelievable scene unfolded.
Within the light barrier, Nagato's emaciated body, with its skin stretched over bones, sunken eye sockets, pale skin, and dry hair, was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was as if an old man's body was suddenly reversing time back to his youth.
Nagato, who was only thirty-two years old this year, in his prime, but was like a paralyzed old man, transformed into a fair-skinned, rosy-cheeked, handsome young man with smooth, glossy red hair in less than a moment.
Both were unlike a thirty-two-year-old, but the previous Nagato was a paralyzed old man, while now he was a young man.
Seeing Nagato like this, the look in Obito Uchiha's eyes under the mask was filled with shock and apprehension.
He had underestimated the compatibility of Nagato, who had awakened both the Uzumaki Bloodline and the Senju Bloodline, with Hashirama Cell.
He didn't need the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path at all, or rather, the help of the White Zetsu Cell within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Just a tube of Hashirama Cell with extremely high capacity and purity, along with the assistance of the strongest White Zetsu, Tobi, allowed Nagato to be reborn and return to the prime of his age!
Even the previous Nagato could bring a huge sense of oppression to Obito Uchiha.
Now, Nagato, who had regained his youthful appearance and was wearing the Tobi Armor, gave Obito Uchiha a sense of suffocation that he couldn't defeat.
If it weren't for the invincible Kamui, Obito Uchiha felt that even if he possessed Wood Release, he would be mercilessly killed by Nagato.
He didn't know if cultivating such a monster was right or wrong?
"Incredible…"
At this time, Nagato naturally didn't know that he had scared Obito Uchiha.
In fact, not to mention Obito Uchiha being frightened, even he himself was frightened by his current state.
Before being drained by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Nagato could only use the power of Almighty Push when he lost control.
When his emotions were stable, the Rinnegan's only function was the six Nature Transformations that even Nagato himself didn't know about.
After being sucked into a bag of bones by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and obtaining the Six Paths Technique and Yin-Yang Release from Obito Uchiha, Nagato gradually mastered the power of the Rinnegan.
But at this time, he had become a disabled person, and could only divide the power of the Rinnegan into six, creating the Six Paths of Pain.
He simply didn't have a so-called peak period.
But now, Nagato felt the vast, sea-like Chakra and vitality in his body, as well as a new Nature Transformation, and the soaring Eye Power in his eyes...
At this moment, he was so strong that even he himself was afraid!
"I... I'm about to be drained, Leader."
Tobi's weak voice pulled Nagato back to his senses.
A long-lost smile appeared on Nagato's handsome face, and he said in a gentle voice, "Thank you for your hard work, Tobi."
Cracking and whooshing sounds rang out, and the wheelchair under Nagato's lower body, which was also the control panel for the Six Paths of Pain, made a crisp cracking sound.
The Black Rods inserted into his back, which were also the signal receivers for the Six Paths of Pain, shot out from his body.
Nagato only felt a slight pain, and the wound had already healed.
Coming out of the shattered wheelchair, and setting foot on the ground again after many years, Nagato didn't feel any discomfort at all.
It was as if... he had never been paralyzed at all.
It wasn't that he had been constantly controlling the Six Paths of Pain, and still remembered the feeling of walking.
His self-healing ability was not strong enough to force out the Black Rods and dismantle the control panel, and immediately recover to that level.
All of this... was thanks to Tobi.
"Summoning Technique!"
Nagato suddenly formed hand seals, squatted down and slapped the ground.
With a bang, smoke filled the air, and Deva Path Pain, who had been blown away by Izayoi's Repulsion storm, immediately appeared in the dark secret room.
Due to the loss of the control panel and signal receiver, Deva Path Pain had lost consciousness and turned back into a corpse lying on the cold ground.
Even the Rinnegan in his eyes had returned to their original appearance.
Nagato looked at Yahiko's eyes, as if he was talking to a close friend, and said softly, "Yahiko, I can finally protect you and Konan again. After I deal with that threat, you will still be Pain, still... the god of the new world!"
After closing Yahiko's eyes, Nagato stood up, and his entire aura instantly became completely different.
Surpassing the Five Kage, a super-standard combat power that belonged to a unique level in this era - was born!
To describe such a strong person in three words, that would be - Super Kage Level!
Looking at Nagato in front of him, Obito Uchiha asked, "Do you want me to give you a ride?"
"No, I want to familiarize myself with my current body, and this power."
Nagato shook his head and refused, his figure turned into an afterimage and disappeared.
Obito Uchiha also used Kamui, his figure twisting as he flew into the fist-sized black hole.
"There's such a thing?"
On the battlefield, Izayoi, who had also easily dealt with Asura Path and was now surrounded by the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of Rain Hidden Village, a look of surprise on his face that mirrored that of Fire Cloud Cthulhu.
Because the secret room where Nagato was located was too dimly lit, and the Tenseigan did not have the ability to eavesdrop, and the attention of the Main Body and Wood Clone was on the battlefield.
Izayoi didn't know the conversation between Nagato and Obito Uchiha, but he noticed that Nagato's Chakra had suddenly become stronger.
But now, Izayoi saw Nagato leaving the secret room, wearing the Tobi Armor.
Looking at the handsome young man with long red hair, Izayoi was not surprised but delighted, allowing the Fourth Raikage and Killer B to instantly seize the opportunity, teleporting over and striking with their elbows.
"Lightning Release: Double Lariat!"
Faced with the combined attack of the AB Combo, Izayoi seemed to have not reacted, still looking in the direction of Rain Hidden Village.
But the next second, the figures of these brothers flew out like arrows released from a bow.
"I originally wanted to take advantage of the rare gathering to see if the system had any new mechanisms, but I didn't expect to accidentally trigger such a butterfly effect." The corners of Izayoi's mouth rose slightly, and he thought to himself, "It's really... getting more and more interesting!"
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