Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

After a day passed, it was night again and the moon was hanging high in the sky.

Men Nan and his companion settled outside a valley in the southern part of the Fire Country.

Nagato put down the branches he had collected along the way and said with a smile, "Xiaonan, let's take a break here. I think you must be tired after all this journey."

Xiaonan said: "It's okay for me, let's go find Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku right away, this is related to your plan!"

"There's no time to waste. They're going to a place where they can't leave for even a moment."

Nagato smiled and squatted down, starting the project of building a fire grill out of branches.

Xiaonan followed and lent a hand, asking curiously: "Where did they go?"

"Platycodon Mountain."

Hearing the name of this place, Xiaonan's face changed slightly: "That was... the most tragic battlefield at the end of the Third Ninja World War! It is said that tens of thousands of ninjas from all countries were killed!"

"What are they...doing at Kikyo Mountain?"

"They said they were cleaning out the traps left by the ninjas during the war. I don't know the details, but it's undoubtedly a huge project."

The grill is done.

The burly Payne Hungry put down the captured wild boar and retreated to a distance to serve as a guard.

The bonfire was lit and the wild boar was put on the rack.

Nagato sat on the ground, and while waiting for the meal, he took out the remaining scroll of the "Book of Seals".

"This, this is...!" Just opening the book made him lose his composure.

Konan came up behind him, looked curiously, and was equally surprised: "Flying Thunder God Jutsu? Is this the special skill of Konoha's Yellow Flash?"

"Yes. What a pity, this page, which is the dividing page from the main body of the "Book of Seals", is not complete..."

Nagato's Rinnegan scanned the pages of the book, praising it endlessly, "It's really ingenious! What kind of structure is inside the head of that silver-haired hedgehog who created this technique?"

"Can you learn incomplete words?"

"Yes, but I'm sure there will be flaws. It's difficult to use it in high-intensity combat, but it should be sufficient as a means of daily use."

In the firelight, Konan looked at Nagato's focused profile, her eyes flickering.

Recently, she often observed him unconsciously...

"Xiao Nan, look quickly!!"

When Nagato turned around, he was almost face to face with Konan... their eyes met!

His face... turned red.

"Uh...I, I."

Xiaonan smiled and said, "Don't you have something you want to show me?"

"Yes... yes! Look! This technique! Is it very suitable for you?" He handed the "Book of Seals" to her in a hurry.

Xiaonan didn't take it in a hurry. Instead, she sat down beside him, gently stroked her hair, grabbed the other side of the scroll, and looked over.

“Is this the page?”

The shoulders of two people are touching.

Nagato could feel the change in his heartbeat.

This won’t do... I have to stay calm and composed, otherwise I’ll be exposed.

“Yes, this is the page.”

"Let me see……"

This look... doesn't matter.

She was completely shocked by the theory of the "Mutual Multiplication Detonating Talisman" recorded on the pages of the book.

His orange eyes trembled and sweat dripped down his cheeks.

"It's unbelievable. There's actually such a way to use the Detonating Talisman. I now understand why Konoha is known as the strongest of the five great nations..."

"Ah!" She suddenly realized something: "Sorry, Nagato."

Nagato asked curiously, "Why do you want to apologize to me?"

Xiaonan said with some guilt: "Because, because, you, your parents, after all, are..."

Nagato said, "Ah, that's it. My parents died at the hands of Konoha ninjas, that's a fact, but Konoha is very powerful, that's even more true."

"One thing for one thing."

Not wanting this topic to ruin the atmosphere, he slid his finger to the page of the book beside him: "Xiao Nan, let's take a look at this technique again!"

The technique that is separated from the "Mutual Multiplication Detonating Talisman" is called "Night Dark Higanbana".

The principle of the technique is very similar to Orochimaru's "Cursed Seal", but the Night Dark Higanbana is the power of the cursed seal that is displayed in the dark... The caster will display a form that can only be seen in the dark, as well as unprecedented power.

Just when Nagato was wondering why such a highly taboo technique was not shown in the original work... he saw the footnote on the last page and understood the reason.

It turns out that this 'Night Flower' technique is not perfect. In terms of characteristics, it is more suitable for 'women' and poses great risks to the user. In theory, one needs to learn 'immortal techniques' to cooperate with it in order to truly control it.

Woman, fairy technique... these two points alone are enough to make it disappear from the ninja world.

Nagato was very curious: Speaking of "Xian Jutsu", was the developer of this technique also Tobirama Senju? Why did he develop a forbidden technique specifically for women to practice?

Well, I'll ask him in person when I get the chance.

Xiaonan also seemed to be interested in this 'Night Flower'.

"Is the Immortal Technique... the inheritance of the sacred Myoboku Mountain that Master Jiraiya once mentioned?"

"That should be the case." Nagato smiled and thought: There is more than one kind of magic in Myoboku Mountain. In addition to Myoboku Mountain, there is also the Wet Bone Forest and Ryuchi Cave.

But Xiaonan... probably has no affinity with fairy arts.

What Nagato never expected was that... after that, in order to completely master the "black butterfly" form given to her by the "Night Sky Flower", Konan really went to the most dangerous of the three holy places to practice fairy arts!

For this...she even experienced life and death.

Of course, that's all for later.

On the grill, the roasted pig was sizzling with oil under the scorching flames.

The aroma that hit their noses stimulated their taste buds.

"Xiao Nan, let's eat..."

"Hmm~!"

In the ninja survival course, making fire in the wild is a taboo.

But Nagato did it on purpose. He was eager to be discovered. It was just right that the lost "human way" could be replenished.

But until the end of the meal, no ninja came to disturb their peace...

What a pity, what a pity.

Xiaonan pitched the tent and asked, "Nagato, don't you want to rest?"

Nagato was sitting cross-legged, looking at a page of the "Book of Seals" in his hand.

"Yes. This technique is very effective against 'eyes'. It might come in handy in the upcoming battle with the two Uchiha."

Xiaonan said with a complicated expression: "Don't push yourself too hard at any time. You are not alone."

"Yeah, I understand, Xiaonan."

After entering the tent, Xiaonan lay on the simple bed.

She hadn't had a good night's sleep for three days and three nights.

It's time to...get some good sleep.

With the dim light of the candle, she glanced through the cracks in the tent at the back of the person who made her feel at ease, and said softly, "Good night, Nagato."

"Good night." Nagato's gentle response came from outside the tent.

Blowing out the candle, Xiaonan closed his eyes.

No one can predict what will happen in the future...

Cherish the present and let nature take its course.

……

A hundred miles away from here, at the border of the Fire Country, on Platycodon Mountain, two figures from different generations stood, looking at the bleak scene before them.

After the battle of Mount Kikyo ended, the three parties of Fire, Cloud, and Sand took a full ten days and ten nights just to recover the bodies of the fallen ninjas.

Because Mount Kikyo is located in the Land of Fire, Thunder and Sand would not be kind enough to help Konoha clean up the mess, so after collecting the bodies of their own fallen soldiers, they evacuated completely.

Countless traps were left behind, waiting for the Konoha ninjas to clean up.

This mission was accompanied by great life-threatening danger. After Minato took over as Hokage, he was troubled about who to send to carry out the mission.

Among the figures of the next generation, the younger one is a boy with naturally curly hair. He stares at the elder beside him with his bright Sharingan.

"Uncle Fugaku, why did you take the initiative to ask the Fourth Hokage to take on this mission?"