Uchiha Fucheng rubbed his chin with a thoughtful expression.
"Are both of the red-haired boy's parents still alive?"
UchihaMikoto shook her head. "During this operation to wipe out the remaining Ninja in the Land of Rain, two of Doshin's subordinates hid in this child's home. They killed the boy's father first, and the red-haired boy's mother was also severely injured, but she was eventually rescued by our people."
Uchiha Fucheng thought it strange. "Nagato's destiny has already changed, but why hasn't there been a reward notification?"
Uchiha Fucheng suspected, "Could Nagato's mother's severe injuries still worsen? As long as Nagato can still become an orphan, it doesn't count as truly changing his destiny."
"Let's go. Take me to see the boy's mother first."
Uchiha Fucheng stood up. Two of the Misaka Sisters had already separated from the group, holding umbrellas and obediently following Uchiha Fucheng and UchihaMikoto.
Inside the Konoha field hospital, which had been converted from a row of residential houses, Nagato's mother was in critical condition and was receiving intensive care in the intensive care unit.
Because this differed from Nagato's original path of destiny, Nagato's parents had not died at the hands of Konoha Ninja. Instead, they had become targets of the remaining Rain Ninja.
His father died from a Rain Ninja's Kunai, his carotid artery severed.
His mother, in an attempt to protect him, had been stabbed in the abdomen and had also been exposed to Salamander poison.
Massive hemorrhage, ruptured internal organs, systemic poisoning...
If it weren't for the fact that Nagato's mother was also from the Uzumaki Clan, with an incredibly robust recovery ability, she likely would have passed away long before any rescue could be attempted.
However, there was not much more the Konoha medical Ninja could do.
They first used the Healing Jutsu to treat the internal bleeding, then the Palm Sage Jutsu to treat the arterial wounds, and finally, they specifically used the "Extraction Technique" to remove the Salamander toxin from her body.
Even this treatment regimen was the most advanced in the entire Ninja World.
The rest would depend on whether Nagato's mother could rely on her own body and willpower to pull through.
...
Outside the field hospital.
UchihaMikoto asked softly, "Brother Fucheng, is Nagato very important? Do we need to bring him back to Konoha?"
Uchiha Fucheng pondered for a moment, not rushing to answer. "Let's see how things develop first. Bringing him back to Konoha might not be the best choice."
Because in Uchiha Fucheng's view, although Uchiha Madara was old and frail, the Rinnegan was still a "soft spot" that would make Uchiha Madara willing to risk everything.
Recalling the power of Uchiha Madara's Perfect Susanoo, Uchiha Fucheng did not intend to gamble his life against Madara.
Furthermore, this pair of Rinnegan was like a "tumor" parasitic within Nagato's body; it needed to absorb the nutrients from Nagato's body to continue growing.
Even without the issue of Uchiha Madara risking his life, Uchiha Fucheng himself had no intention of using the Rinnegan on himself.
This thing could drain Nagato, with his Uzumaki Sage Body, into a dried corpse; he certainly wouldn't dare put it into his own eye sockets.
The best place for this Rinnegan right now was to remain on its host, Nagato.
At the Uchiha field hospital, Uchiha Fucheng took a simple file on Nagato's mother into his hands.
Name: Fusō
Bloodline: Suspected Uzumaki Clan
Gender: Female
Family: Husband Ise (Deceased), Son Nagato
Injuries: Ruptured liver, ruptured intestine, abdominal hemorrhage, 6cm abdominal laceration, Salamander toxin poisoning, electrolyte imbalance, moderate malnutrition.
Uchiha Fucheng frowned slightly as he looked at the long list of injuries. "This Uzumaki Fusō's physical condition isn't very good."
UchihaMikoto didn't speak, but a door next to them opened slightly, and a red-haired boy stood in the doorway, looking somewhat terrified.
"Sir, can my mother be saved? Please, I beg you, please save my mother."
The red-haired boy was, naturally, Nagato, who had fallen into terror and grief.
He had witnessed his father's tragic death with his own eyes.
He had watched from up close as his mother was pierced by a Rain Ninja while trying to save him.
If Nagato were from the Uchiha Clan, this intense mental trauma alone would likely have been enough to make him awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan directly.
The essence of the Rinnegan is also an evolved form of the Sharingan.
Intense negative emotions and turbulent spiritual energy caused Nagato to exhibit a pathological fear.
Just like how adrenaline secretions go wild after a person is injured, Nagato, lacking any sense of security, seemed to have triggered the power of his bloodline.
The vitality of the Uzumaki Clan surged violently, flickering in and out of existence on his body.
Under the observation of Uchiha Fucheng's Mangekyo, Nagato's Rinnegan was also absorbing this massive, surging vitality.
"A crucible!"
These two words appeared abruptly in Uchiha Fucheng's mind.
This pair of Rinnegan had only been successfully awakened through Uchiha Madara's brilliant talent, the cellular vitality of Senju Hashirama, and the accumulation of nearly Madara's entire lifetime.
However, the true formation of these eyes still relied on Nagato, with his special Uzumaki Sage Body.
It required cultivation through vitality to eventually grow into a complete Rinnegan.
"Don't worry. I came here specifically to save your mother." Uchiha Fucheng softly comforted Nagato, trying his best to alleviate the boy's fear.
On the hospital bed, the deep red-haired Uzumaki Fusō remained unconscious.
A nervous Nagato spoke with a tremor in his voice. "Th-thank you. Please, you must tell me your name. When I grow up, I will repay you for saving our lives."
Uchiha Fucheng shook his head and gently patted Nagato on the head.
"What talk of repayment? It's enough if you can remember in the future that I saved your mother and that these Ninja from the Konoha Hospital saved you both. If you ever cause trouble in the future, it would be great if you didn't mention us."
Nagato was stunned by Uchiha Fucheng's joking words.
UchihaMikoto, who was standing nearby, smiled and comforted him, "Nagato, don't worry. Lord Uchiha Fucheng is the best medical Ninja in Konoha. Your mother will definitely be fine."
Seeing that Nagato's emotions had stabilized quite a bit, Uchiha Fucheng suddenly activated his Mangekyo ocular jutsu.
He precisely used [Okuninushi-no-Mikoto] from his left eye on Uzumaki Fusō.
The Mangekyo rotated.
A stream of blood flowed down his cheek.
The mysterious Mangekyo and Uchiha Fucheng, with his face covered in blood tears, left Nagato, who was looking up from the side, stunned into silence.
He seemed to understand that Uchiha Fucheng's magical eyes were using an overloaded power to treat his mother.
Turning his head again, Nagato looked at Uzumaki Fusō on the hospital bed.
His mother's originally pale complexion was becoming rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The severe injuries caused by excessive blood loss were also recovering rapidly.
Even though she had seen it twice already, UchihaMikoto still felt shocked witnessing Uchiha Fucheng's Mangekyo ocular jutsu again.
The first time was treating Fugaku. The second time was treating Sakumo Hatake's wife.
That kind of visible healing effect was like a miracle!
It was just that after using the ocular jutsu, Uchiha Fucheng's eyes would bleed profusely, which made people very worried.
UchihaMikoto didn't know that Uchiha Fucheng had long since mastered the technique of using a small Kamui to hide his tears.
This time, he intentionally let his eyes bleed profusely just to increase Nagato's feelings of admiration and gratitude.
Because of the constant destiny rewards, although Uchiha Fucheng's Mangekyo Sharingan would still lose visual acuity due to overuse, with each reward strengthening, the side effects of his Mangekyo Sharingan were not as severe as imagined.
Instead, because he had mastered part of Fugaku's ocular power, it had a trend of evolving toward the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Seeing Nagato's mother recovering rapidly, Uchiha Fucheng had the medical Ninja remove the bandages from Fusō's abdomen simultaneously.
Once the bandages were removed, the healing effect became even more intuitive.
A diagonal slash longer than a finger, which had still been oozing blood after the medical Ninja's sutures, was now visible to the naked eye as it closed, faded, and disappeared.
A long-awaited system notification also appeared in Uchiha Fucheng's mind as Nagato's mother's injuries healed.
[Changed Nagato's destiny path]
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