In a dim cave near Otogakure.
"Nagato, meeting you is truly not easy." Obito could not help but let out a scornful laugh, a hint of excitement visible in his Three Tomoe Sharingan eyes.
Fortunately, the person who came this time was Nagato himself, and not the Six Paths of Pain. Otherwise, Obito might not have dared to show himself.
"Why are you in such a hurry to die? You know I will kill you if we meet again." Nagato's face was full of indifference.
"Heh, today, once you entered this cave, your life and death are no longer up to you."
Obito's words instantly made Nagato vigilant. But he clearly had not sensed anything unusual about the cave. There were obviously no traps on the ground or underground.
"I do not know where a sneaky rat like you gets his confidence. If you have lost your mind, then let me end your suffering."
As Nagato spoke, he raised his palm. He was certain that the two people before him were no match for him, because Obito's most troublesome space ability had already been taken by Ryun.
He simply could not figure out where the other party got the confidence to say that his life and death were not his own to decide.
"Heh, you traitor, you are utterly unworthy of possessing Madara's Rinnegan." Obito said, suddenly forming a hand seal.
"Shinra... Hmm???"
At the very moment Nagato was about to activate his ocular technique, a large amount of black substance abruptly erupted from his pores. In the next instant, even the power of his eyes was forcibly sealed by some kind of force.
'I, I cannot move. Why is this happening.' Nagato was both shocked and furious for a moment.
While Nagato was in a panic, Obito eagerly stepped forward quickly, reached out his fingers, and brutally gouged out one purple eye.
"Ah."
Nagato's scream instantly echoed throughout the entire cave.
"Why. Why is this happening."
Nagato, now having lost his eyes, let out a series of unwilling roars.
This scene was all too similar to when Obito himself had his eyes gouged out. So much so that the excited smile on Obito's face stiffened.
"Answer me. What did you do to me." Nagato's angry roar sounded again.
"These Rinnegan were never yours. Both you and I are merely pawns of someone else. It is just that compared to you, I still have a chance to turn the tables." Obito answered Nagato's question after safely storing the Rinnegan.
"Impossible."
Nagato could not believe this at all. But as he shouted this, scenes from his past conversation with Ryun suddenly surfaced in his mind.
Ryun, "Do you remember what I said to Obito before? His Mangekyō Sharingan is mine. And your Rinnegan. Are they truly your own?"
Nagato, "Heh. You are not going to say my eyes are yours too, are you?"
"Of course they are not mine. But they are not yours either."
"Nonsense."
"Do not get excited. If you do not like hearing it, just treat it as me talking nonsense."
Memories flashed through his heart one after another. Nagato finally realized now that these things might all be true.
Back then, Ryun had clearly given him a warning, but he had scoffed at it. Afterward, he never even went to ask Ryun about it, leading to his current predicament.
At that time, he had just gained control of the Ten Tails and launched a country destroying Tailed Beast Bomb. He was arrogant. Although he superficially submitted to Ryun's leadership, in his heart he always believed that only the Rinnegan could control the Ten Tails, and that he was the Ten Tails' true master.
Possessing the Ten Tails, this 'ultimate weapon', Nagato believed his power had surpassed Ryun's. Not overthrowing Ryun and taking charge was already giving Ryun face. Expecting him to lower his head and seek Ryun out was impossible.
"Heh." Knowing that his own arrogance had harmed him, Nagato could not help but let out a bitter laugh.
Hearing this bitter laugh, Obito could not help but shake his head. He decided in his heart not to kill Nagato. He could even grant him the most perfect dream life in the upcoming Infinite Tsukuyomi.
"Tell me the whole truth. Whose Rinnegan are they really." Nagato suddenly calmed down, and even his tone was no longer angry.
"Uchiha Madara, that is, the famous 'Shinobi World's Asura'. Only two people in this world have truly awakened the Rinnegan. One is the legendary Sage of Six Paths. The other is Uchiha Madara."
"You are not some reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths. You possess the powerful vitality and chakra of the Uzumaki clan. That is why Madara chose you to be the container for his eyes. From the moment you 'awakened' the Rinnegan as a child, you were already Madara's pawn."
Obito said everything he knew in one breath.
After hearing all this, Nagato did not make a scene. Instead, he showed a look of sudden understanding.
Nagato never expected that in the end, he was the real clown. For so many years, he was in the game without knowing it. He even missed the one chance to break free from it.
"Life is like a game of chess." Nagato murmured the words Ryun had once said. Finally, he could not help but let out another bitter laugh.
"It turns out I have always been living in someone else's chess game."
Obito watched him talk to himself quietly, feeling in his heart that he still had a chance to turn the tables.
As long as he transplanted the Rinnegan, the Ten Tails far away would immediately become his personal pet.
"Reality is always cruel. But you do not need to despair. Because soon, I will drag the entire world into the dream world. At that time, any wish of yours can be fulfilled."
Obito rarely offered comfort.
"The Ten Tails in your hands is completely wasted. The so called 'ultimate weapon' was just a smokescreen to lure you into the game. The hope for peace truly lies with the Divine Tree. However, that hope is not deterrence by force, but the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi'."
"What is the Infinite Tsukuyomi. What exactly are you trying to do." Nagato asked through gritted teeth.
At this point, there was no use complaining. Understanding the truth of it all and the other party's goal was the most important thing. Even if he died, he did not want to be a clueless ghost.
"Infinite Tsukuyomi is a large scale genjutsu. To perform it, one must first become the Ten Tails Jinchuriki. After that, the power of the Rinnegan must be projected onto the moon. Through the moonlight's illumination, all living beings in the world will fall into an eternal genjutsu world."
"In the future, everyone can realize their wishes and ideals in that beautiful dream. There will be no more war or hatred in the Tsukuyomi world. That world will only have happiness and love."
Obito's speech shocked Nagato to his core. He never imagined that the other party's purpose in having him collect the Tailed Beasts was this. Although Nagato did not trust this sinister fellow, a trace of yearning for such a world arose deep in his heart.
"I must thank you. And I must thank that bastard Uchiha Ryun. Thank you for helping me gather the Nine Tailed Beasts."
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