Chương 173: Return the favour

Let's do a quick recap of the situation, I think too many things have happened and I don't want to worry about leaving something out.

Nagato was treated and there are only a few remnants of Akatsuki left, I still have no news from Konan, which could be good or bad. I hope it's good.

Obito is dead and Kakashi is keeping his Sharingan, I'm curious about what Rin will ask him about his life and he'll have to lie to her face not to scare her.

Black Zetsu is still trapped while the Gedo Mazo is sealed.

Both Orochimaru and Kabuto are officially dead, so the revived Onoki was released while he gave me a death glare that read: Stay away from my granddaughter!

Should I try Edo Tensei with Orochimaru to be sure?

Madara... surely he's still waiting to be revived, so if he meets Obito accompanying Rin, it will be a situation worthy of a Latin soap opera.

I also have his Rinnegan, so he won't be going anywhere.

Toneri died at Nemu's hands, so the danger of the moon is... Wait a minute!

What about Kaguya?

Without anyone releasing her, she should stay on the moon for a while longer, but I don't know how long the seal can hold.

Should I blow up the moon while she's at her weakest state?

It wouldn't be too complicated to do something much more decent than Kumo's chakra cannon, I have plenty of things that could easily cause much greater destruction.

But then more people from her clan would come from space or something, I don't want to have to become the defender of this damned planet.

Mmm...

Hagoromo (or his ghost) is not someone I would qualify as a reliable ally. He sealed his own mother while still unquestioningly following that toad's words, which shows that he's not as smart as the series or history wants us to believe.

I also remember what he did to me when I tried to explore the Pure Land, so if I'm going to deal with Kaguya, I should also eliminate or find a way to block the interference of the so-called Sage of the Six Paths with the world.

That includes, naturally, permanently eliminating Indra and Ashura's chakra signatures. That pair of brothers have already "lived" on borrowed time, too long.

As for possible future invaders...

What a headache!

Mmm...

If I gave Mikoto the Rinnegan, could she help me with these things?

I think when she finds out that Sasuke has an external chakra trace influencing him, she should be happy to eliminate it. But at the same time, that old man might try to contact Sasuke or Naruto to deceive them and make things more difficult...

When I created Nemu, I should have made them twins to give one the Rinnegan while the other keeps the Tenseigan.

—Let's let everyone rest first, I don't remember how many years are supposed to pass from Naruto to Boruto, but a few years give us a lot of room to handle things from now on —I reflected as I left— I think I need to vent some stress, should I start working to give my children some younger siblings? I think Ameyuri was looking for me...

Two months later...

—Thank you for the effort you made —I thanked Mariko as she handed me a jar with two purple eyes floating inside.

— I think it's the first time in history that someone has recorded fuinjutsu directly on eyes instead of on the face, fortunately you could give me an unlimited supply of artificial Byakugan to practice first or I would have failed on the first try.

I know, I was there for the first attempts, they weren't exactly pleasant to watch, for anyone.

As for the seals applied to the Rinnegan, they are simply backups in case of emergency or theft, nothing that Mikoto should worry about... but she won't be able to pass them on to her son.

Sasuke has already recovered for the most part and regained consciousness a week ago.

It was a great idea to temporarily blind him, the boy became frantic to the point that he didn't listen to his mother and I had to give him a headbutt in the pure Garp style to get him to stop acting like an emo idiot.

—Then, Sasuke wants to travel to clear his mind and you've decided to accompany him?

—Yes, a family trip sounds quite good and Konoha is too busy to pay us any attention —Mikoto nodded with a smile— Thank you again for the money, I doubt Konoha left the clan's accounts intact given their need for money to rebuild the village.

Yes, I'm still incredulous that Sasuke barely touched the fortune he inherited from an entire clan. He didn't even think about taking that money when he left Konoha, which shows his tunnel vision.

Did he not think about how that could help him become stronger?

There are at least nine ways he could take advantage of it. Hiring Kakuzu to hunt Itachi would be the simplest, if he fails he doesn't pay and if he succeeds, he's already fulfilled his revenge.

—When are you planning on leaving?

—Karin says Sasuke needs to rest for another month while he goes through some rehabilitation exercises before he can move around normally without getting tired. So I guess after that and when he recovers his eyes.

Right, maybe I went too far with the beating to calm him down. Fortunately, Mikoto doesn't seem upset by my corrective measures.

—Mikoto, how much do you know about the Rinnegan? —I asked her because I didn't know if her husband had talked to her about the Uchiha tablet or what level of knowledge she had in that area.

—Well, I know it's the eye of the Sage of the Six Paths —she commented puzzled by the change of subject.

I took out the jar with the Rinnegan and showed it to her.

—Do you think you could do me some favors while your son finishes recovering?

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