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

"Boom!" The palm fell to the ground, and the earth and rocks in front collapsed. A burst of white smoke blocked the view. A heart-pounding force came from the depths of the earth, causing the rain in the sky to freeze for a moment!

"This is..." Orochimaru covered his face with his hands, his eyes between his hair were filled with madness!

Yakushi Kabuto pushed up his glasses and said solemnly: "There is such a chakra. Even a non-sensing ninja like me has goose bumps all over my body!"

Konan could hear Nagato's screams when he first summoned the monster in front of him. It wasn't the first time Nagato saved her and Yahiko, but it was the most unforgettable one...

She walked forward and said to Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, "Even I have only seen it once, and Yahiko's evaluation of it was - 'It is a power that does not belong to this world'!"

The white smoke dissipated, and the monster looked down at the earth in its unrivaled appearance.

Nagato couldn't contain his excitement.

Even though I have seen its appearance as an outsider, this is the first time I have summoned it in person.

No wonder he let out a sigh.

"We finally meet, the Outer Path Golem..."

Nagato already has the ability to summon the Outer Path Statue, but the reason he doesn't do so is because... he is worried about the threat posed by Obito.

Whenever he did anything, he had to consider what Obito would think.

But now, not only did he openly break the agreement with Obito to attack Konoha together, but Orochimaru's whereabouts were also discovered by White Zetsu.

There is nothing to say about the falling out.

Then shouldn’t he have already taken control of the Outer Path Golem and waited for the New Year?

From the perspective of behavioral logic, this is absolutely correct.

However, in the rain, Nagato's expression gradually became solemn.

Because, a detail that had never been brought to the table for scrutiny in the original work was discovered by Nagato with the realization of the golem's spiritual communication!

"broken!!"

"What's going on, Nagato?"

Nagato's palms slowly clenched.

"I was careless. I didn't realize this until after the communication was complete..."

Madara summoned the golem from the moon to the earth, and since then, the golem has remained on the earth and did not return to the moon after the summoning ended.

This actually does not conform to the logic of 'spiritualism'!

But... in the original work, after Nagato's summoning of the Outer Path Demon Statue ended, the Demon Statue did disappear!!

That means the spiritual connection is released!

The golem went back somewhere...where was that place?

It's not the moon, it's Obito, no... it's the nest where Madara once lived!!

"That nest is the 'reference point' for spiritual communication!"

"It was the original owner of this pair of Samsara Eyes, Uchiha Madara, who used his powerful eye power to set it for the Golem! When the time limit for summoning in the outside world is reached, the Golem will return to the 'reference point', which is Obito's current lair!"

"And I just noticed this now. Sure enough, my recent plans have been going too smoothly, which led to me rushing into things too easily and overlooking the details that I should have discovered..."

After careful consideration, Orochimaru said, "Nagato-kun, you don't have to blame yourself. Regardless of whether there is a benchmark for summoning, it is necessary for you to summon the Golem at this critical moment..."

"If you want to change the spiritual base point, you either have to tamper with it with pupil power comparable to the original owner, or... you don't have to use spiritual means, but use physical means to move the golem."

Pharmacist Dou pushed up his glasses and said, "Physical means? That's almost impossible to achieve, right?"

Orochimaru said in a low voice: "But there are two people in this ninja world who can do it. One is Namikaze Minato, who uses the superb Flying Thunder God Technique to transfer, and the other is Uchiha Obito, who uses the eye power called Kamui to directly absorb the golem into another space..."

"Moreover, compared to the Flying Thunder God operating in the same space, the Kamui's operation in a different space is obviously more deadly. It can even directly block the connection between Nagato-kun and the Outer Path Demon Statue, making it impossible for Nagato-kun to communicate with the Outer Path Demon Statue!"

"This..." Pharmacist Dou took a breath of cold air.

Orochimaru said: "And Obito hasn't done that yet, because he hasn't thought of this. After all, he just experienced a heavy blow at the hands of Minato, and he probably doesn't have the energy to spare physically and mentally. However, I'm afraid that if it's too late, we will be completely passive..."

Orochimaru's eyes slowly raised and stared at... where Nagato was currently staring.

On the chest of the Outer Golem.

"Nagato-kun, if I remember correctly, the artificial cells of Hashirama that No. 1 risked his life to obtain for us should be embedded in that position of the golem, right...?"

Nagato said sternly, "Yes, it is right there, but now... that artificial body of Hashirama is gone. It has been stripped away completely. This is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

Orochimaru looked at Nagato's profile and said, "Nagato-kun, what do you think?"

Nagato said: "I think we should be thinking alike..."

Orochimaru nodded, "That's right, Uchiha Obito. Perhaps his injuries were too severe, or perhaps he was unwilling to be satisfied with his current strength, so he decided to take a risk and peeled off the artificial body equivalent to 'Senju Hashirama' from the Outer Path Statue and transplanted it onto his own wound!"

Yakushi Kabuto trembled and said, "Are you kidding? In order to activate Izanagi, I also tried to transplant some of Hashirama's cells, but just those few made me suffer inhuman pain. He chose to transplant the whole body while being seriously injured. In my opinion, this behavior is tantamount to suicide..."

"Kabuto, I agree with what you said." Orochimaru said solemnly: "But even if he succeeds, he will gain a power 'almost' comparable to that of Master Hashirama himself..."

"He will succeed..." Nagato said firmly.

Yakushi Kabuto said: "Why are you so sure?"

Even if Nagato had a personal grudge against Obito, he had to admit one thing.

How firm and terrifying are Uchiha Obito's will and obsession.

That guy... could even endure the pain of the Ten-Tails' body being torn apart, let alone the cells of Hashirama Senju.

I'm afraid that the next time Obito appears, the common sense of the past will be of no use to him!

"This damn sense of crisis, hahahaha..."

Sometimes, fortune and misfortune really go hand in hand.

It was because Nagato did not consider the matter too thoroughly that he summoned the golem and confirmed Obito's crazy idea!

In addition... Obito is temporarily unable to operate the golem.

It would be a foolish decision to cancel the communication or to leave it like this and let the golem return on its own!

Since you have taken a wrong step, let's just make the best of it!

"The Outer Path Golem, with my current chakra, can last for about three days like this! Orochimaru, during these three days, you must do everything you can to 'analyze' the Golem and get as much information as possible!!!"

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“Tick…!”

In the Dark Lair...

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Thanks to 'Art Scorpion' for the two inspiration capsules!