Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Rinnegan! The External War Ends, Time to Look Within!

Amid the gentle drizzle, a ninja's corpse lay in a pool of blood on the muddy ground behind a small town. In the distance, a red-haired boy stood trembling, his face filled with terror as he watched the scene unfold.

"Nagato, Lord Yosuke is here!"

Konan's exclamation snapped Nagato out of his daze, pulling him back to reality. His eyes were filled with boundless fear and panic.

"The remnants of a ninja..."

When Uchiha Yosuke and Uchiha Mikoto arrived, they were greeted by this scene. Mikoto initially thought it was just remnants of enemy forces within the Land of Rain, but her pupils suddenly constricted.

"Yosuke! It's a Konoha ninja!"

Mikoto's expression turned grave. The dead ninja lying in the pool of blood wore a Konoha forehead protector.

Konan, hearing this, hurriedly began to explain in a panicked voice.

"No, Mikoto-senpai, Lord Yosuke! It's not what you think! This ninja suddenly appeared, tried to rob us, and even… Long story short, Nagato was protecting me, and..."

Konan's trembling voice, disheveled appearance, and the chaotic scene seemed to tell a clear story.

A Konoha ninja, consumed by the ravages of war, attempted to assault others in a foreign land but was killed by Nagato in self-defense.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yosuke's face turned grim. A Konoha ninja? And such a scene...

**Uchiha Madara!**

Wasn't this the same scenario as in the original storyline? Using a crisis to awaken Nagato's powers, but this time involving Konoha ninjas, ensuring Nagato could not follow him back to Konoha.

And it seemed to be a test as well!

"Yosuke! Nagato’s eyes!"

Mikoto's voice, lowered but heavy with urgency, snapped Yosuke's attention back to Nagato, who was panting heavily and still in shock. One of his eyes, visible through his fear, revealed its peculiar design—a purple, ripple-like pattern.

It was an eerie, powerful eye that radiated residual chakra. Even Mikoto, with her three-tomoe Sharingan activated, could sense its immense strength.

"An unknown dojutsu?"

Mikoto, unfamiliar with the appearance of the Rinnegan, immediately assumed it to be some kind of unknown bloodline ability.

Uchiha Yosuke, however, feigned shock and exclaimed:

"These eyes… Could it be? The legend is real!"

His startled reaction startled Mikoto further. She had never seen him so shaken—not even when facing Hanzō of the Salamander.

Suppressing his shock for the hidden observers, Yosuke spoke in a low voice:

"Unbelievable. The legendary Three Great Dojutsu truly exist."

Records from the Uchiha clan mentioned them, so his knowledge wasn’t fabricated. Mikoto, meanwhile, had never come across this because she focused solely on jutsu scrolls related to strengthening her abilities.

"The Three Great Dojutsu!?"

Mikoto had heard rumors of the Three Great Dojutsu—Byakugan, Sharingan, and the legendary Rinnegan—but never truly believed in the latter.

"This can’t be possible!"

While Mikoto was stunned, Yosuke quickly regained his composure, analyzing the situation calmly.

"Konan, how did this ninja appear?"

"Lord Yosuke, it’s…"

Konan supported Nagato as she nervously recounted the events. She was genuinely panicking—would Uchiha Yosuke forgive them for killing a Konoha ninja?

"No! Something doesn’t add up!"

Examining the corpse in the rain, Yosuke's expression turned solemn.

"The victim was subjected to immense, focused force—like being crushed by omnidirectional air pressure, similar to a Wind Release technique. His internal organs are shattered…"

Mikoto analyzed the gruesome death, but Yosuke knew better. 'This was the power of the Rinnegan’s Deva Path—truly formidable.'

But then, Yosuke’s face darkened. He picked up a senbon and lifted the dead ninja’s tongue.

When Mikoto saw this, her pupils shrank, and she gasped:

"Root operative!"

Yosuke nodded grimly.

"The Tongue Curse Seal—a mark only members of Root possess. I’ve heard of it before but never expected to see it in person."

Root's presence naturally irked the Uchiha clan, given their strained relations with Danzō and Root's strict, dehumanizing practices.

"Would a Root operative appear here for no reason? And why target two children? What’s their true goal?"

After completing his investigation, Yosuke thought to himself: 'This is Madara’s doing again, using White Zetsu to create a convinc

ing illusion of a Root ninja to bait Nagato’s Rinnegan powers.'

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