bioinnovel Chapter 240 For Xiao Nan, are you willing to become my executioner?
Chapter 240 For Xiao Nan, are you willing to become my executioner?
The sky over the Land of Rain is shrouded in rain all year round.
But then, as if someone had pressed the pause button, it suddenly stopped in a bizarre way.
Deep within the Akatsuki's base, Nagato sat in a specially made mechanical chair, surrounded by six Pain corpses, his eyes unusually vigilant.
Just now, an indescribable pressure suddenly enveloped the entire base.
The next second, Uchiha Mitsumine appeared in front of him, his golden six-tomoe Rinnegan particularly dazzling in the dim room.
"Uchiha Mitsunaga, why do you have the golden Rinnegan?"
Nagato's chakra surged rapidly within his body, and the eyes of the Six Paths of Pain simultaneously lit up, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
He could sense that the man before him was far stronger than anyone he had ever seen, including Madara Uchiha.
Uchiha Mitsunori released a faint pressure: "Because the limit of the Rinnegan is the Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan. As for your Rinnegan, it was secretly transplanted onto you by Uchiha Madara when you were a child. He wrote the script for your life, and I am here to change your destiny."
Nagato and Konan frowned because they had also seen the recent hit movie, "The Legend of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju".
Nagato: "In the movie, wasn't it said that Madara Uchiha was killed by Hashirama Senju? Why did he have the Rinnegan?"
Uchiha Mitsunori: "Uchiha Forbidden Technique: Izanagi, which can alter events within a certain period of time, including death and resurrection. Madara used this forbidden technique to fake his death at the hands of Senju Hashirama, then hid and awakened the Rinnegan. He only successfully awakened the Rinnegan in his old age, so he specifically chose you as the vessel for the Rinnegan."
Konan looked at Nagato, a hint of sadness in her eyes, and asked, "What proof do you have that what you're saying is true?"
Uchiha Mitsunori transformed his golden six-tomoe Rinnegan into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, then into the three-tomoe Sharingan, then back into the eyes of an ordinary person, and finally back into the golden six-tomoe Rinnegan.
"Nagato's father was from the Senju clan and his mother was from the Uzumaki clan. Nagato possessed the bloodlines of both the Senju and Uzumaki clans, which is why he was able to withstand the enormous consumption and pressure of the Rinnegan. Madara Uchiha's plan was to revive Nagato using the Rinne Rebirth Technique, so he cultivated a puppet to guide and control him, which is the mysterious masked man you see."
Nagato: "You didn't come all this way just to tell me this, did you? What's your real purpose?"
"Nagato, what are your thoughts on peace?" Uchiha Mitsunori spoke slowly, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable authority.
Nagato put down his novel, his eyes becoming complicated: "My peace is to collect the nine tailed beasts, combine them into the Ten-Tails, become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and use absolute power to intimidate the entire ninja world, so that no country dares to start a war again."
Uchiha Mitsunaga shook his head: "Peace gained through deterrence is only temporary. Once your power weakens, or a stronger person emerges, war will only break out again. Just like after Hashirama Senju died, Konoha's deterrent power declined, and the ninja world still descended into war."
He paused, a sharp glint in his eyes: "True peace is eliminating the possibility of war at its root. Only by making the entire ninja world one nation, one regime, without borders or resource competition, can war be completely avoided."
Nagato looked up abruptly, his eyes filled with shock: "Unify the ninja world? That's impossible! The daimyo and nobles of all the countries will never agree to it; they will fight to the death!"
Uchiha Mitsunori's gaze fell on Nagato: "Therefore, I need a 'villain.' I need you to conquer the Land of Grass in the name of the Land of Rain. The Land of Earth will definitely declare war on you then. I want you to appear strong enough, 'evil' enough, so that everyone in the ninja world believes that you want to destroy the world and rule everyone."
Konan suddenly spoke up, her eyes fixed warily on Uchiha Mitsunori: "Are you crazy? Doing this will make Akatsuki a target of everyone's hatred, and it will kill Nagato! You're not pursuing peace at all; you're using us!"
Uchiha Mitsunori looked at Konan, his tone still calm: "With my strength, I could have forcibly unified the ninja world a long time ago. But that would have killed many people, and I don't want to see that happen."
His gaze returned to Nagato, his voice now more solemn: "The ninja world needs a 'villain' to eliminate those stubborn daimyo and nobles for me. They are the biggest obstacle to unification. When you have them terrified and subdued, when everyone in the ninja world yearns for someone to stand up and end the chaos, the Land of Water can then step forward as the 'savior' and unify the ninja world. In this way, the resistance from other countries will be minimal, and the casualties will be the lowest."
He paused, his eyes sharpening: "Nagato, are you willing to bear the burden of this 'villain,' to become a butcher's knife for the peace of the ninja world?"
Nagato fell silent. He looked at Konan's worried eyes and thought of his ideals over the years.
He pursued peace, even if in extreme ways, but Uchiha Mitsunori's words showed him another possibility.
But he also knew that becoming a "villain" meant he would be despised by the entire ninja world.
"Can I refuse?" Nagato's voice trembled slightly. He tried to resist, but found that his body was unable to move under the pressure of the Uchiha Three Peaks.
Uchiha Sanfeng's golden Rinnegan suddenly lit up, and an even stronger pressure erupted instantly. Nagato's mechanical chair began to tremble slightly, and Konan was directly forced to kneel on the ground, her face pale.
"You can refuse, and I will take back the Rinnegan. After all, those eyes belong to Uchiha Madara; you are merely a temporary user."
He paused, his gaze falling on Konan, his eyes becoming somewhat ambiguous: "However, I can heal your eyes and legs, allowing you to live like a normal person. This is my Uchiha clan's compensation to you. As for Konan... a woman as beautiful as her, you no longer deserve her! I will take her as my queen and let her live a peaceful life."
Konan struggled to lift her head, her eyes filled with anger and resentment: "Uchiha Mitsunori...you can't...I...I'd rather die than go with you!"
Uchiha Mitsunaga ignored Konan, staring intently at Nagato, and pressed, "Nagato, I'm giving you a choice now. Will you become my weapon, continuing your pursuit of peace, in which case Konan will stay by your side? Or will I retract my Rinnegan, heal your body, and Konan become my queen? Which do you choose?"
Nagato's body trembled violently as he looked at Konan kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with pain and struggle.
He knew he had no right to refuse; doing so would not only cost him the Rinnegan and the opportunity to pursue peace, but would also implicate Konan.