Chapter 551: Chapter – 544 Helpless, Uneasy, Anxious, & Guilty
Listening to the reasoning of Konan and 'Madara', the cold and indifferent Nagato fell into a deep thoughtful look…
On Yama's side, as he saw 'Madara' and Konan trying to stop Nagato with sensible reasoning, reasoning that sounded plausible enough, he can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and really hoped that 'Madara' and Konan can persuade Nagato to retreat this time so that Yama doesn't really have to fight it out with Nagato to the end.
But it's a pity that even if what 'Madara' and Konan said was perfectly reasonable, they still failed to persuade Nagato…
After 'Madara' told Nagato the intelligence about the abilities of Homusubi present in front of them, as well as the possibility of the other members of Amatsukami, including, the second Homusubi, Fujin, as well as, Suijin who might still be hiding nearby and waiting for the perfect opportunity to make a sneak attack on them, although a solemn and vigilant expression appeared on Nagato's face, as he looked at Yama, and Homusubi, however, there were still no signs or intentions of backing down from this fight.
It can clearly be said that even the persuasion of 'Madara' and Konan did not shake Nagato's confidence in being able to win against Yama.
In fact, 'Madara', himself, really couldn't figure out why exactly was Nagato so eager to fight Yama despite their passive situation considering the current circumstances and looked at him with a thoughtful expression, 'Is it possible that Nagato has awakened 'something' that would give him unrivalled confidence?'
Looking at eager Nagato, 'Madara' felt that perhaps his guess is indeed correct… and thought to himself with a resolute expression, 'If it is as I guessed, then I need to at least know what exactly has Nagato awakened so as to be able to prepare corresponding countermeasures against that 'something' too.'
And while 'Madara' was trying to figure out what that 'Something' is and thinking up countermeasures against that 'Something', the unaware Nagato looked at Yama with war intentions.
If it was Nagato from before, he might have really agreed with 'Madara' and Konan and immediately retreated just after capturing Sanbi and Hachibi's Jinchuriki.
This is because, even if has the Rinnegan, reputed to be the most exalted eye amongst the Three-Great Dojutsu, the eyes of Rikudo Sennin himself, not only helped him in learning the basics of the Yin-Yang Release but also allowed him to blur the boundary of life and death to a certain extent… Nagato never truly forgot that Rinnegan is not only his greatest weapon that can crush all his enemies; it is also his greatest restriction that can crush him too.
Although he has had the Rinnegan ever since the death of his parents and awakened it following his friend Yahiko's sacrifice, however, because his Yang Chakra has never been strong enough, Nagato was never able to display the true potential of these eyes of the Gods.
And perhaps it was because of the psychological resistance of power that is too strong, or maybe fear of losing himself to this exhilarating rush of power, Nagato, himself, never dared to explore the true potential of these eyes of the Gods.
But this all changed after the War of the Best at Amegakure.
Because of his serious injuries, Nagato had no choice but to follow 'Madara' and Zetsu's advice and transplanted Hashirama Cells.
After the successful transplantation of Hashirama Cells, the Yang Characteristic in Nagato's body underwent both qualitative and quantitative improvement, because of which, the Yin-Yang balance in his body stabilized, and entered a harmonized state.
Overall, it not only strengthened his basic strength, giving him a better and stronger Sage physique quite similar to Senju Hashirama, himself but also presented him with the opportunity to explore and bring out the true potential of these eyes of the Gods.
At the same time, because of the existence of Yama that threatened him and his goals, Nagato neither had any more psychological resistance to power that is too strong; nor did he care about losing himself to power. In fact, he needed to be so strong that all his enemies became helpless in front of him. So, Nagato actively decided to use this presented opportunity and started to explore the true potential of these eyes of the Gods.
As a result, not only did his mastery over Yin-Yang Release improve, but his understanding of the Rinnegan and its various techniques also reached a whole new realm.
Among these, the best thing that happened is that he was able to master several new Rinnegan Jutsu, new Jutsu, and powerful Rinnegan Jutsu that have always been present there, but he was neither aware of them nor was he able to master them up until some time ago…
And now that he has mastered these new Rinnegan Jutsus, Nagato is confident to be able to defeat Yama, while still remaining unscathed.
Therefore, Nagato looked eager to fight against Yama, his intentions were clearly perceivable from the faint yet heart-palpating Chakra fluctuations that covered the entire battlefield.
Perceiving Nagato's intentions, Yama's expression shrank, and he can't help but scream inwardly, 'Damn it Nagato, just retreat already, will you? Why do you want to fight against me so much?! What good will come from our fight?'
Of course, these thoughts of Yama were only known to him and nobody else on the battlefield.
For Yama who has the Tenseigan, perceiving that the opponent's strength is higher than his is not that difficult of a task, in fact, he can do so without even the need to rely on the Tenseigan, and because he knows the difference in their strength, so he also knows that winning this battle is not possible for him… this is exactly why he doesn't want to fight against Nagato at this time…
After all, even their last battle at Amegakure wasn't a definitive win for Yama and resulted in somewhat of a draw, or perhaps in mutual defeat; where Yama wounded the enemy by 1000 points and suffered 800 points of injury, himself.
If it weren't for his excellent bluffing skills that not only fooled Nagato, 'Madara', and Zetsu but also the other people present on the battlefield at that time, the end result of the War of the Best at Amegakure might have been something completely different, in fact, it might even be hard to say which side would be the first one to retreat from the battlefield.
Of course, Yama also understands that even if he has excellent acting skills, he can't always bluff his way out, but Yama had still hoped to delay this at a later date.
But it appears that that's not a possibility anymore, as Nagato is really determined to fight this time.
Although a little doubtful, Yama also considered the possibility that one of the reasons for such an ardent determination of Nagato is that Nagato who has the Rinnegan might have also seen through the difference in their respective strength, otherwise, he wouldn't be so ardent.
'Damn it, damn it, damn it… if only I had managed to combine my Sennin Mode with my Tenseigan Chakra Mode… If I had managed to do that, then I would have had the strength to defeat Nagato…!
But unfortunately, I am unable to do so at this stage…!' – thought Yama with a regrettable expression.
But there is no medicine for regret in this world, so although, helpless, Yama can only sigh and think of some other method that he can use to defeat Nagato.
And while Yama started to ponder over all his options, Itachi, who was disguised as Homusubi felt something wrong with the situation, and immediately a worried expression appeared on his face.
Although Homusubi has very high confidence in Yama, he can't help but get worried because of the 'what if' possibility.
After all, the chakra fluctuations emitting from the leader of the Akatsuki Organization are really heart-palpating and even made him, an extremely calm-hearted individual feel frightened to the core.
Homusubi never thought that a Shinobi could be so strong… such a level of unfathomable strength reminds him of the legendary tales of the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama.
And Homusubi is not certain whether Yama can defeat such an enemy, therefore, he can't help but feel uneasy.
Shisui's forehead and back were also covered with cold sweat because he too realizes the danger of Nagato.
Shisui is different from the others in regards to the fact that his Nekomata Sennin Mode gives him unusually high perception, therefore, he has a better understanding of the depths of Nagato's strength.
At the same time, because of being able to sense Natural Energy, Shisui is also able to sense and feel the life energy exuded from the Gedo Statue standing behind Nagato. Such a thing being in the hands of someone like Nagato is really synonymous with destruction for the entire Shinobi world, so he can't help but feel uneasy too.
And while Homusubi and Shisui were feeling uneasy, the gaze of everyone else jumped back and forth between Yama and Nagato.
Influenced by the oppressive and gloomy atmosphere, others started to lose their judgment and slowly started to get anxious.
Of course, unlike others, Sandaime Hokage was not so confused, after all, he is different from everyone else, as he has personally experienced all kinds of events in the Shinobi World. Sarutobi Hiruzen has not only presided over the situation of the Shinobi World over several decades but has also witnessed the peak strength of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
Those Jutsus that could travel all the way to the other shore, and those cloud-towering and earth-splitting moves are not something he can ever forget in his life…
Standing here, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that the leader of the Akatsuki Organization, although, has a solemn and vigilant expression, is determined to fight it out with Yama, while the leader of the Amatsukami Organization, although appears to be calm and confident, however, is hesitant, and does not seem to want to confront Nagato for some reason.
This observation of his made him understand that the situation might be even more passive for their side than he had initially judged, which only increased his worry and guilt.
At the same time, Jiraiya also stared at the opposite Nagato with a dazed expression. Although the appearance of Nagato standing on the other side is similar to the Nagato in his impression, however, Nagato in his impression was a confused and troubled child who wanted to protect Yahiko and Konan, sought peace more than anything, wanted to find a way to get rid of the cycle of hatred and also had the power to believe in that possibility… But, the Nagato currently standing in front of him is completely indifferent towards such things…
And Jiraiya has no one but himself to blame for such a change in Nagato… Had Jiraiya stayed in Amegakure and not left the three young kids to their own devices, perhaps the result might have been something different…
And the worst thing about all this is that he doesn't even have the power to stop Nagato's actions, so there is another round of guilt and self-blame.
But there is no crying over the spilt milk, so blame himself all he can, it would change nothing.
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Chapter 552: Chapter – 545 Re-establishing Resonance
At this time, Nagato slowly raised his right hand and while pointing his index finger towards Yama, he said coldly, "The future of this Shinobi World… will be decided here and now between you and me… No matter what you try, you can not avoid it, I will not allow you to avoid it!"
Yama didn't answer, or more like he couldn't answer as he was using all of his brain cells to figure out something that would let him get past this predicament.
Seeing Yama silent, Nagato, who is usually not very talkative continued, "Although your mask hinders me from figuring out much about you, I can at least feel that just like me you are also a Dojutsu user… Even if I don't know what kind of Dojutsu you have, I can still feel your Visual Prowess… And, you don't need to deny that the Visual Prowess of my Rinnegan is higher than the Visual Prowess of your Dojutsu!"
As soon as Nagato said so, Yama squinted his eyes slightly, but did not give any definitive answer to any of Nagato's assumptions… even if in his heart Yama knew that Nagato is indeed right, he did not acknowledge it out in the open.
But Yama understood that he has been cornered now, and started to consider the possibility of making a major breakthrough under such heavy pressure… he also knows that it isn't strange for certain people to make a major breakthrough under heavy pressure, especially when they are driven to a corner and left with no option…
As the saying goes, even a cornered rat will bite a cat.
And Yama can only hope that he is also one such individual…
As for the option of turning around and running away?
It's not that he did not consider this possibility, he did consider it but immediately denied it.
The reason why he denied this possibility is not something so foolish or naïve as 'Only cowards run away, and I am not a coward!'
NO! Yama would never act or believe in something so foolish and naïve!
The only reason he denied the thought of running away is that if he were to run away now, then the invincible image of Amatsukami in the hearts of everyone would collapse… which would mean that all the hard work he has done up until now to build this invincible image of Amatsukami in the hearts of others would go to waste, and Yama can't have that, not if he can help it!
Moreover, if the invincible image of Amatsukami collapsed, then the unbridled Akatsuki Organization would become even more wanton and will be easily able to collect all the nine Bijuu with no one to stop or oppose them, which would only speed up the resurrection of Juubi and the events following that!
But Yama can't allow the Juubi or Shinju to come to the stage at this point, as it will be non-conducive to his own plans… therefore, no matter what, Yama can't allow Nagato or the Akatsuki Organization to continue collecting the Bijuu…
Even if Yama can't stop Nagato, he must at least find a way to delay Nagato's plans, so that he and the Shinobi World can have enough time to prepare corresponding countermeasures.
Of course, it's not that Yama has no way to defeat or stop Nagato, he has it, it's just that he has not managed to successfully learn that method, at least not yet… therefore, it's sort of useless.
But now that he has been driven to a corner, he has no choice but to do everything he can to turn that useless into useful…
As such, Yama again used every bit of his brain cell to carry out all sorts of calculations, and tried to figure out a way to somehow combine his Sennin Mode with his Tenseigan Chakra Mode…
Yes, combining his Sennin Mode with his Tenseigan Chakra Mode!
Combining his Sennin Mode and his Tenseigan Chakra Mode to give birth to an all-new Chakra Mode is the only thing he can think of at this point that would give him enough strength to defeat Nagato. And Yama is certainly confident that as long as he can combine these two modes, he can outright crush Nagato…
Of course, this is only possible if he can do it… and he must do it!
Now with a clear objective in his mind, Yama tried to think up a way to really do it.
But the moment Yama started to think of a method to combine the two modes, Nagato took another step forward and after walking out of the protection of Gedo Mazo, he questioned in a deep tone of voice, "Could it be… you are... afraid of me?!"
Following Nagato's question, Gedo Mazo standing behind Nagato let out a heart-palpating roar, at the same time, intense pressure descended upon the battlefield, cracks appeared all over the ground and stormy winds started to rage all over the battlefield.
'Damn it Damn it Damn it Damn it… at this rate he wouldn't even give me enough time to make a breakthrough!' Yama cursed inwardly and was now in a really panicked and hopeless state, 'What do I do? What should I do? What can I do?'
The moment Yama's thoughts started to become muddled and panicked, the dark clouds that have been covering the battlefield in an oppressive atmosphere up until now suddenly dispersed.
As soon as the Gloomy Dark Clouds dispersed, silver moonlight sprinkled on the earth and illuminated the dim and dark battlefield into an elusive state.
White and Black, light and dark, sharp and soft… such a combination appeared on the battlefield… and it was painful yet beautiful… simply as that of an illusion.
When this silvery moonlight fell upon Yama's figure, all his muddled thoughts suddenly disappeared, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he looked at the unusually close bright moon in the starry night sky.
The appearance of the moon also made Yama realize that he still has a trump card that can reverse the state of the battlefield, and can't help but think, 'It's been a few years already since the previous incident… those old people of the last generation of the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon should have relaxed their vigilance by now, right?'
The more Yama thought about it the brighter and the more obvious his smile became. Of course, because he was wearing the Yama mask, this smile was not visible to anyone…
Anyhow, it has been more than four years since Yama's Tenseigan resonated with the Giant Tenseigan on the moon.
After that accidentally coincidental incident, those old fellows of the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon were extremely vigilant for a while and used the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon to search the Shinobi World of the Earth from time to time, trying to investigate the specific cause responsible for such an unusual occurring.
Yama who also has the Tenseigan and Hamura's Chakra flowing in him was always able to perceive all their attempts and chose to decisively cut off the connection between his own Tenseigan and the Giant Tenseigan on the moon. Of course, he didn't stop just there, he also made sure to lay low during those times by shielding his own chakra fluctuations and didn't even dare to use his own Tenseigan at those times, all for the sake of avoiding being perceived by those old yet arrogant radicals in any manner possible.
Yama's efforts obviously bore fruits, and despite all their search, they were unable to find anything that would give them an answer for such an unusual occurrence.
With the passage of time, the frequency of their search for the cause became less and less and finally stopped about eighteen months ago, which really made Yama take a relieved breath.
Maybe it was because no matter how much they tried, it gave no result except for more and more speculations and assumptions with no substantive proof and no definitive answer, as a result, they simply gave up, or perhaps something unusual happened on the moon itself, which diverted their attention on the more pressing matters…
Regardless of what was the exact cause of their giving up, what's certain is that they did give up their search.
Of course, Yama still did not drop his vigilance, and never tried to borrow any chakra from the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon… this is because he knew that if such an unusual occurrence with the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon were to happen again, then those radical old fellows of the Otsutsuki Clan wouldn't give up so easily, yes, they would definitely not give up the second time, and there's no telling what they might try to do to find the 'cause'.
It's possible that they might even come down to earth in search of the 'cause', or maybe even use a more radical approach and directly collide the moon with the earth to completely destroy the 'cause', and the Shinobi World at the same time.
Whichever the case, it would not only not be beneficial for him, but in fact be harmful to him… Therefore, Yama avoided trying to cause a second unusual occurrence that is inexplicable.
After all, once might be an unusual occurrence that is inexplicable, but more than once is definitely not an unusual occurrence that is still inexplicable.
Therefore, to make sure that neither of these possibilities doesn't come true, Yama chose to lay low and avoided attracting their attention to both himself and the Shinobi World of the Earth. Although he knew that this is not a permanent solution to the problem as sooner or later, they will definitely be able to find him, he had no other option, as this was the only method, he had at the time in his hand to solve his dilemma.
But Yama believed that sooner or later he will be able to find a permanent solution, so he was not too worried, besides, there is also the fact that not many of those Otsutsuki descendants are left on the Moon, and even the ones that are alive now wouldn't stay alive for very long.
After all, even the Cannon story focused on the events that happened more than 10 years later, that is, two years after the conclusion of the Fourth Great Shinobi War, when Otsutsuki Toneri kidnapped Hyuga Hanabi and also attempted to destroy the Shinobi World of the Earth to carry out the so-called 'last will of Hamura'. At that time, he was the only descendant of the Otsutsuki Clan of the moon to have survived.
Anyway, all that aside, now that he has no other option left and Nagato wouldn't give him enough time to forcibly integrate the Sennin Mode and Tenseigan Chakra Mode, so he decided to rely on the Giant Tenseigan on the moon… which is his only and best option at this point.
As for the possibility that he might be found by those Otsutsuki Clan descendants on the Moon? Yama doesn't have nearly enough time or attention to think about it… and he will be reckless for once and think about how to solve that problem later.
So, with his objective clear, Yama converged all his divergent thoughts at this moment, then focused on reestablishing the resonance with the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon.
Instantly, the pair of Tenseigan in his eye sockets glowed with a brighter light, following which a resonating connection between his Tenseigan and the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon began to be reestablished.
"Almost done… just need a few more seconds…" – muttered Yama to himself.
The connection has already been established, but Yama has to wait a few more seconds for the Chakra from the Giant Tenseigan to arrive in his body, after all, the distance between the Earth and the Moon is still several hundred thousand miles and can't be covered instantly unlike spatial movement.
So, now Yama has to only delay Nagato for a few seconds so that the Chakra of the Giant Tenseigan on the Moon arrives in his body, and then he will be all set to beat up Nagato.
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