Chapter 123: Chapter 123: The Grandson of the Rinnegan

"You can go out if you want."

Natsuki suddenly remembered that they hadn’t met Nagato yet.

If they stayed in the cave all day because of him and missed meeting Nagato, the loss would outweigh the gain.

After all, he now had the Jiraiya template and had to teach Nagato.

"But for your safety, remember to take these five dolls with you when you go out."

Natsuki extended his hands and used Seith Magic: Human Possession, summoning ten dolls.

Konan’s eyes lit up slightly.

The five dolls were very cute, and she liked them a lot.

"You each get five dolls."

Natsuki explained. "When you encounter danger, bring them out."

He specifically left a portion of his soul in the dolls.

This way, he could locate Konan and Yahiko at any time.

When they encountered danger, he could also remotely control the dolls to launch attacks.

As long as they didn’t encounter a Jonin, they could resolve it.

"Thank you, Teacher Natsuki!"

Yahiko and Konan happily accepted the dolls.

Watching Konan fondle the dolls, Natsuki suddenly had an idea.

In the original work, Yahiko excelled in Water Release, while Konan excelled in Paper Ninjutsu.

Natsuki could teach Yahiko Water Release, but he couldn’t teach Konan Paper Ninjutsu.

However, he now had an idea, which was to teach her Seith Magic: Human Possession.

After localization, Seith Magic: Human Possession was a Yin Release ninjutsu.

Because Yin Release had the ability to create form from nothing.

The five dolls were created this way.

As for Paper Ninjutsu, Natsuki suspected Konan created it herself.

Because Jiraiya didn’t know Paper Ninjutsu, though it was possible he guided Konan.

But there was no rush to teach her.

Natsuki had many character templates and could teach a lot.

Of course, there were also many things he couldn’t teach, such as Tsubame Gaeshi, Unlimited Blade Works, and so on.

However, Natsuki never intended to teach these anyway.

After all, these were the foundation of his current standing.

Unless he became so powerful that he no longer needed them, then he might try teaching them to others.

"It’s about time. I have to go back, otherwise my teammates will get worried."

Natsuki stood up and said.

He had been teaching for a whole day.

Fortunately, he left a shadow clone when he came out.

This was probably why Nawaki and the others hadn’t come looking for him yet.

Yahiko and Konan immediately showed reluctance.

Although they had only spent a day together, they had never experienced such goodness.

Not only did they have delicious bentos, but they could also learn ninjutsu.

Yesterday, this was a life they wouldn’t have even dared to dream of.

"I’ll come again tomorrow."

Natsuki smiled and said.

His mission this time was to guard the island in the center of the lake for three days.

"Goodbye, Teacher Natsuki!"

Yahiko and Konan said in unison.

Natsuki nodded slightly, turned, and left.

Exiting the cave, he found it was already dark. He immediately accelerated toward the island.

"Natsuki, you’re finally back!"

Seeing him, Nawaki immediately asked. "Why were you gone so long? Did something happen?"

"It’s nothing major."

Natsuki said half-truthfully. "I met two displaced children and helped them out."

No one doubted him.

They all knew Natsuki’s personality.

Although he killed without blinking an eye, he was essentially a good person.

"Where are those two children?"

Nawaki asked curiously.

"I took them home and gave them some food."

Natsuki replied.

"It’s probably very hard for two children to survive in this chaotic world."

Namikaze Minato suggested. "I think we could send them to the Konoha Orphanage."

The orphans in the Konoha Orphanage came from two sources.

One was like Natsuki, whose parents died, and being young, they could not live alone.

The other was war orphans. Yakushi Kabuto was a war orphan from the Third Shinobi World War.

War orphans weren’t just from Konoha. They could come from other places as well.

Like Yakushi Kabuto, who wasn’t a Konoha orphan.

"I’ll arrange it."

Natsuki nodded and said.

Hearing this, the others didn’t say anything more.

After dinner, they took turns keeping watch according to their previous arrangement.

And the squad keeping watch tonight happened to be Natsuki’s squad.

The night deepened.

But the rain never stopped.

"Do you think Amegakure ninjas can sneak in?"

Nawaki yawned and asked.

"There are other ninja squads arranged by Teacher Orochimaru outside."

Maruboshi Kosuke smiled and said. "It would be very difficult for Amegakure ninjas to sneak in."

Just as Natsuki was about to speak, he suddenly raised an eyebrow.

With the enhancement of Clairvoyance and Night Vision, he saw a figure flash by in the dense forest of the left valley.

And the progress of his Misaka Mikoto template’s Electromagnetic Wave Sensing increased by a fifth.

This meant that figure was an enemy, not a Konoha ninja.

"Prepare for battle."

Natsuki reminded them.

"Did Amegakure ninjas really sneak in?"

Hearing this, Nawaki showed a look of surprise.

Maruboshi Kosuke was also very surprised.

"Left valley."

After Natsuki finished speaking, he projected a bow.

He hadn’t used a bow for a long time.

Mainly because he had been busy unlocking character template abilities recently.

Although the bow was useful, it didn’t meet the unlock conditions.

Nawaki and Maruboshi Kosuke exchanged a glance and immediately got ready.

Natsuki looked at the left valley.

Due to the dense forest, he wasn’t sure of the enemy’s exact location, but it didn’t matter.

If accuracy isn’t enough, make up for it with firepower.

Natsuki drew the bowstring.

A Sword of the Thunder God aimed at the dense forest in the valley.

Armament Haki!

Reinforcement Magecraft!

The Sword of the Thunder God was instantly enveloped in an invisible, armor-like fluctuation.

But that wasn’t all.

Railgun!

Natsuki released his grip.

Layers of electricity surfaced on the blade of the Sword of the Thunder God.

The night sky was illuminated for an instant.

The Amegakure ninjas in the valley noticed immediately, but it was already too late.

In the blink of an eye, the Sword of the Thunder God violently exploded.

A massive flame generated out of thin air, followed by lightning.

Fragments carrying lightning spread in all directions like ocean waves.

The nearby Amegakure ninjas scrambled to dodge.

And this dodging exposed them.

"What’s going on?"

Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Mikoto, who were sleeping, immediately appeared before them.

"Eight ninjas snuck in."

Natsuki immediately said. "In the dense forest on the left. I suspect they tried to sneak in through the lake."

After speaking, he drew his bow again.

Armament Haki!

Reinforcement Magecraft!

Railgun!

The three-in-one Sword of the Thunder God flew out.

This time, Natsuki aimed at two fleeing Amegakure ninjas.

Surging flames and lightning intertwined, engulfing them.

They died amidst miserable screams.

Uchiha Mikoto and the others all showed expressions of awe.

They all knew Natsuki excelled in archery.

But only after seeing it with their own eyes could they understand how terrifying this archery was.

Let alone an arrow from the shadows, even an arrow in plain sight, few ninjas could block it.

Namikaze Minato’s mouth twitched.

He only had one thought: No wonder Natsuki learned Lightning Release ninjutsu. It was to use it with archery.

Although Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou already knew he learned Lightning Release ninjutsu to enhance his archery, they didn’t expect it to be effective so quickly.

They could only say, it was terrifyingly powerful.

"Pursue!"

As a veteran, Maruboshi Kosuke immediately reminded them.

The others reacted and ran across the water toward the dense forest on the left.

Natsuki stood in place, using his arrows to seal off the Amegakure ninjas’ movements, preventing them from escaping immediately.

When Maruboshi Kosuke and the others arrived, they successfully defeated them.

This Amegakure ninja sneak attack ultimately ended in failure, and the whole process took less than half an hour.

Aburame Katsuhisa and the others felt unaccustomed to this.

When they executed missions, it was often a near-death experience and extremely difficult. When was it ever this easy?

It could only be said that having a powerhouse holding the fort was indeed different.

The next day.

The two ninja squads patrolling outside the valley were replaced by Uchiha Mikoto and Aburame Katsuhisa’s squads.

Natsuki and Namikaze Minato’s squads stayed on the island in the center of the lake.

Like yesterday, after leaving a shadow clone, Natsuki headed toward Yahiko’s secret base.

Walking on the road, Natsuki suddenly remembered something.

Were the abilities of the Jiraiya template too few?

Especially Sage Arts, not a single one was mentioned.

Jiraiya’s most famous Sage Arts were undoubtedly Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon, Sage Art: Massive Rasengan, and Sage Art: Goemon.

It was normal that Sage Art: Massive Rasengan wasn’t there.

The Jiraiya template Natsuki obtained was from the Third Shinobi World War period.

Sage Art: Massive Rasengan was created by Uzumaki Naruto, who was born after the Third Shinobi World War ended.

But he definitely knew Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon and Sage Art: Goemon.

Natsuki fell into deep thought.

Was it because both of these Sage Arts originated from Mount Myoboku?

Especially Sage Art: Goemon, which required Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima to execute together.

Moreover, theoretically, once he mastered Sage Mode, he could learn these Sage Arts on his own.

Natsuki soon arrived at Yahiko’s secret base.

"Teacher Natsuki!"

Seeing him, Konan and Yahiko called out happily.

"Mm."

Natsuki nodded and said. "Continue your training."

Hearing this, Konan and Yahiko resumed their training.

They were both very diligent.

Because they had experienced a chaotic world and knew this opportunity was hard-won, they were determined to seize it even if it meant risking their lives.

Natsuki didn’t stay idle.

He thought for a moment and decided not to learn Fire Release ninjutsu for now.

Although Fire Release: Dragon Fire Flame Bullet was very powerful, it wasn’t irreplaceable.

Natsuki continued to learn Wind Release and Lightning Release.

Two days passed quickly.

"I have to return to Konoha’s main camp. I won’t be able to come see you every day from now on."

Natsuki looked at Konan and Yahiko and said.

The two couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.

But they were both very mature for their age, so they didn’t say anything, just nodded.

Natsuki thought for a moment, formed hand seals, and used the Summoning Jutsu.

The monkey Ensei appeared.

If summoning beasts also had ranks, the Monkey clan was undoubtedly a high-rank summoning beast.

They had high intelligence and knew ninjutsu and taijutsu.

Although Ensei couldn’t compare to Enma, its strength was greater than most Chunin.

Most importantly, it could also guide Konan and Yahiko.

If they encountered an invincible enemy, it could also notify Natsuki.

"Be careful."

Natsuki reached out, rubbed Konan’s head, turned, and left.

He returned to the island in the center of the lake.

After completing the handover with the newly arrived Konoha ninja squad, Natsuki and Namikaze Minato’s squads returned to Konoha’s main camp.

"You did very well."

Inside the main tent, Orochimaru looked at Natsuki, Nawaki, and the others and praised them.

"How is our situation now?"

Nawaki asked curiously.

"It’s going very smoothly, of course."

Jiraiya laughed and said. "Amegakure is retreating in defeat."

"We estimate Amegakure will launch a final decisive battle with us soon."

Tsunade said with a smile.

"Although the current situation is very good, don’t forget that Hanzo hasn’t made his move yet."

Orochimaru reminded them. "Hanzo won’t just sit and wait for death. We must be even more careful from now on."

"That’s true."

Tsunade paused and added. "You’ve worked hard these past three days. Go down and rest."

"Yes."

Everyone bowed slightly and left the main tent.

"Natsuki."

Aburame Katsuhisa smiled and said. "It was a pleasure working with you. I hope we have the chance to do a mission together again."

After speaking, he left with his team members.

Uchiha Mikoto looked at Natsuki.

For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.

"See you next time."

Natsuki said with a smile.

"Mm."

Uchiha Mikoto nodded gently.

"The main camp is still better. No need to get rained on every day."

After the two ninja squads left, Nawaki relaxed.

Konoha’s main camp had a barrier, so they wouldn’t get rained on.

"The war is about to end. You must seize the time to get stronger."

Natsuki patted his shoulder. "Maybe after the war ends, you can also become a Jonin."

During a war, accumulating enough merit was also a way to become a Jonin.

For example, Hatake Kakashi became a Jonin at the age of twelve precisely because he had accumulated enough merit.

"Right!"

Nawaki’s fighting spirit was instantly ignited.

Time slowly passed.

November passed, and December arrived.

In the main tent of Konoha’s main camp.

"I have an important mission for you."

Orochimaru took out a scroll and handed it to Natsuki.

Natsuki opened it and took a look, finding it was a rendezvous mission.

Simply put, a batch of supplies was dispatched from Konoha to be delivered here.

For safety’s sake, Orochimaru wanted them to rendezvous with the convoy.

"You will depart tomorrow."

Orochimaru continued. "At a normal pace, you will arrive at the border of the Land of Fire the morning of the day after tomorrow, just in time to meet them."

"Yes, Teacher."

Natsuki immediately responded.

"Minato will also go with you."

Jiraiya said with a smile.

Natsuki nodded, not feeling surprised.

Over the past month, they had basically been executing missions with Namikaze Minato’s squad.

Natsuki put away the mission scroll and left the main tent.

He glanced at the sky and decided to make a trip to Yahiko’s secret base.

After all, he hadn’t been there for three days and didn’t know how they were doing.

Thinking of this, Natsuki left Konoha’s main camp.

Normally, leaving the camp without a mission was strictly forbidden.

But with his current strength and status, he could be an exception.

As Natsuki walked, he activated Electromagnetic Wave Sensing.

This was exactly one of his achievements over the past month.

In a war, detecting five infiltrating enemies wasn’t difficult.

He unlocked the Misaka Mikoto template’s Electromagnetic Wave Sensing half a month ago.

Natsuki had already tested it. Electromagnetic Wave Sensing could detect any disturbance within three kilometers.

Coupled with his Clairvoyance, it was simply invincible.

And that wasn’t all. Electromagnetic Wave Sensing could also detect nearby metal objects, such as iron sand.

This made it convenient for him to use electromagnetic force or Magnet Release.

Besides that, he also unlocked the Artoria template’s Mana Burst.

Its unlock condition was to defeat five Jonin relying solely on kenjutsu.

At the same time, he also learned one Lightning Release ninjutsu and one Wind Release ninjutsu.

Natsuki suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise.

Because he noticed there was an extra person at Yahiko’s secret base.

Could it be... him?

Thinking this, Natsuki walked in.

"Teacher Natsuki!"

Konan spotted him first and stepped forward.

Natsuki smiled and rubbed her bluish-purple hair.

But his gaze fell on the little boy next to Yahiko.

Red hair and... the Rinnegan.

Without a doubt, he was Nagato.

Nagato’s Rinnegan came from Uchiha Madara.

But he didn’t know it, always believing he awakened it himself.

This led him to call himself a god after turning to the dark side, believing he was the second Sage of Six Paths.

Of course, Uchiha Madara didn’t have good intentions either.

He chose Nagato for two reasons.

One was to have him help nurture the Rinnegan.

The other was to have him sacrifice himself to use the Rinnegan’s Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect him.

Ultimately, due to the power of Uzumaki Naruto’s Talk no Jutsu, Uchiha Madara’s plan was not realized.

But after Nagato’s death, the executor became Uchiha Obito, which still allowed him to be resurrected.

In conclusion, Nagato’s life was a tragedy.

From a young age, his ending was predetermined by Uchiha Madara.

"Teacher Natsuki, this is Nagato."

Yahiko said somewhat apprehensively. "We found him passed out outside and decided on our own to bring him back."

"It’s nothing."

Natsuki said with a smile. "In a chaotic world, we should help each other."

"Konan, I told you Teacher Natsuki wouldn’t blame us!"

Hearing this, Yahiko immediately said happily.

Konan embarrassedly lowered her head.

Nagato glanced at the Konoha forehead protector on Natsuki’s forehead, remaining silent.

"Teaching two is teaching, teaching three is also teaching."

Natsuki looked at Nagato and said. "From now on, you will learn ninjutsu with them."

Nagato couldn’t help but be stunned.

He didn’t expect Natsuki to teach a complete stranger like him.

Setting aside the Rinnegan, Nagato was also a super genius.

In the original work, by the age of ten, he had mastered all six chakra nature transformations, including Yang Release.

In other words, he could use almost all mainstream ninjutsu.

But that was normal.

After all, he was handpicked by Uchiha Madara.

In the original work, when he implanted the Rinnegan into Nagato, the Uzumaki clan still existed, but he didn’t choose any of them. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

By evening, Natsuki said goodbye to them, telling them he wouldn’t be able to come for a while.

After all, his next mission would take at least three days.

Natsuki returned to Konoha’s main camp.

He was pondering a question.

Should he tell Jiraiya and the others about the existence of the three of them?

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed unnecessary.

But Natsuki couldn’t stay in the Land of Rain for three years.

Even if he wanted to rebuild the Land of Rain and Amegakure, he wouldn’t run over here every day.

Natsuki finally decided to tell Jiraiya and the others after the war ended.

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