Inside the Akatsuki base.
Kabuto threw Yamato, who was poisoned by snake venom, down. Obito's mood soured slightly when he saw that there was no Jinchuriki.
"It seems you failed. You got the wrong target, didn't you? Kabuto, is this the extent of your abilities?"
Kabuto shook his head. "The Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails have the support of Lord Onoki. It's already good that they could return alive. This person can use the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju's Wood Style. I can use him to greatly enhance the strength of the White Zetsu."
"Heh! If that's the case, then follow me. I'll handle the Tailed Beasts myself." Obito snorted coldly and walked into the cave.
Ryoho and Kabuto followed Obito underground, where they saw the Gedo Statue and the hundred thousand White Zetsu created from Hashirama's cells.
Kabuto merely showed a slight surprise and, without further ado, threw Yamato beneath the Hashirama cells on the wall, using the cells and Wood Style to reinforce the White Zetsu.
"Add this too!" Ryoho threw an extraterrestrial meteorite over. If this thing could enhance Edo Tensei, it should be able to enhance White Zetsu as well.
Soon, with the enhancement of Kabuto's Sage Mode, the extraterrestrial meteorite smoothly integrated into the bodies of the hundred thousand White Zetsu. The White Zetsu below immediately awakened and let out roars.
After finishing all this, Obito took out Nagato's corpse and threw it to Ryoho.
"I want to know the jutsu formula for Edo Tensei, what are the weaknesses of this technique, and now, in front of me, resurrect Nagato using Edo Tensei."
Ryoho actually didn't want Nagato to be resurrected. However, seeing the unity of the Allied Shinobi Forces, Nagato would probably be happy to see it. This was the peaceful world of mutual understanding that Jiraiya had spoken of, but it would have to wait until after the war.
To show Obito clearly, Ryoho once again demonstrated Edo Tensei, performing the formula and hand seals slowly.
As for the sacrifice, Ryoho casually grabbed a White Zetsu from below as a sacrifice. Hashirama's cells were a good thing.
"Did you see it clearly? Then I will begin!"
"Edo Tensei!"
Ryoho clapped his hands, and Nagato's corpse on the ground merged with the White Zetsu. Then, a red-haired young man appeared before them.
Ryoho had specifically enhanced Nagato. His legs had been repaired, and his condition was at its peak. However, Ryoho did not intend to let Nagato act alone.
"This is..." Nagato woke up and hadn't figured out what was going on before Ryoho recalled him. It was better to release him during the battle.
"You still haven't told me the weakness of this technique? And I want to know how to undo Edo Tensei."
"The Edo Tensei body can only be dealt with by sealing jutsu, but that's for ordinary people. There's another method: the soul. Attack the soul of the deceased, making it cease to exist. As for undoing it, only the caster can perform the hand seals. Killing the caster is useless."
After understanding the forbidden jutsu of Edo Tensei, Obito thought carefully. Then he instructed Kabuto to deploy Edo Tensei on the battlefield and hid somewhere to control it himself. Ryoho was free to act.
After formulating the plan, Obito set off towards the direction of the Hidden Cloud. Kabuto also left after bidding farewell to Ryoho. Black Zetsu burrowed underground to search for the Daimyo of the five great nations. The hundred thousand White Zetsu also burrowed underground, trying their best to bypass the Allied Shinobi Forces and head towards the headquarters of the Hidden Cloud Village.
"Only I am left. Oh, no, there's also Anko." Ryoho looked at Anko, whose five senses were sealed on his back, and shook his head before walking outside.
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Ryoho found a place to sit and contacted Karin and Yugito, who were out playing, asking them to bring Fu back and prepare for the war.
Then Ryoho disappeared from his spot and entered the Infinite Domain.
Konan was still asleep. Ryoho clapped his hands, and Konan slowly opened her eyes, seeing only Ryoho's face.
"Good morning. It's a beautiful day today. Do you have anything to ask me? Or will you agree to go on a trip with me?" Ryoho showed a very sunny smile, looking at Konan with an innocent expression.
Konan recalled the previous battle in the Hidden Rain Village, Ryoho's ninjutsu that could tear the sky apart, and felt despair again.
Seeing that Konan was about to revert to her state from yesterday, Ryoho quickly picked her up and turned to leave the Infinite Domain. The next second, they arrived at the Hidden Rain Village.
It was still raining in the Hidden Rain Village at this moment, but the raindrops couldn't touch Ryoho. It was as if there was a wall in the air separating them from the rain.
"Don't make that expression again. I can make the Hidden Rain Village clear. Do you believe me? I am the true god of this world."
Konan clearly didn't believe Ryoho's words. Ryoho's power was undeniable, but making the perpetually rainy Hidden Rain Village clear was simply impossible, unless Ryoho was truly a god. But would a god be as lazy as Ryoho?
"Tendō, I am Tendō, different from Nagato's Tendō. I am the second Heaven." Ryoho looked up at the sky, his lips curling slightly.
Immediately, the dark clouds over the Hidden Mist Village gradually disappeared. A dazzling sun shone through the white clouds onto Ryoho's face. A rainbow bridge appeared in the sky.
Konan was stunned by this ray of sunlight. The sky was indeed clearing up. Looking at Ryoho's face again, she found him closing his eyes, enjoying the sunlight. His handsome face was so dazzling in Konan's eyes.
"God... the true god..." Konan muttered to herself, unsure what to say for a moment.
Then, the clouds in the sky slowly formed Konan's likeness. Konan stood on the rainbow bridge, with two pure white wings appearing behind her. In the sunlight, she was as beautiful as an angel.
"Konan, look at the sky. That is my proof."
Ryoho's words woke Konan. She immediately looked up at the sky and was stunned again. The scene before her was like a dream.
"Ryoho, are you really a god?"
Ryoho lowered his head and smiled, shaking it. "To weak humans, I am a god. But to true gods, I am just a slightly larger ant."
"For example, ants on the ground are absolutely inviolable to you, a god, because you can arbitrarily control their lives. The relationship between me and this ninja world is like that."
Konan now believed Ryoho's words. However, Konan still believed that peace would definitely exist and that it would not be as Ryoho said.
Seeing that Konan's eyes had regained their former look, Ryoho breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't stimulated Konan into a vegetative state incapable of thinking.
"Can you put me down? I promise to travel with you, but you have to quit the Akatsuki and help Naruto achieve his goal of world peace." Konan had made up her mind. For peace, she would dedicate everything she had. She absolutely could not let Ryoho become an enemy of the world; there was no chance of winning.
The more he said, the tighter Ryoho held her. "No, you're complaining even though I'm carrying you like a princess? Do you see this person on my back? I've been holding her like this the whole time."
"Also, you might have misunderstood something. I joined the Akatsuki not to help you achieve your desires, but for my own travels. Think carefully, have I ever killed anyone from Konoha? Logically, I should be a member of Konoha."