Naruto and Sasuke are doing nothing; Madara and I will set an example.

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It was because Nagato survived with the legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths that Yahiko, I, and my Akatsuki companions from that era were able to have the belief to fight for peace in a chaotic world.

Although that belief began with a lie, the bonds we've built along the way are genuine.

Under Madara's expressionless gaze, Konan walked up to him.

"Young lady, what can I do for you?"

"I am honored by your instruction," Xiao Nan said, raising her eyes to meet Ban's gaze directly, her tone neither humble nor arrogant.

Madara secretly praised: Hmm, good eye, seems like someone who can handle things. No wonder he could even intimidate Obito.

Konan said, "Actually, I caught up with Obito not entirely to make fun of him, but also because I have something to give to you and him."

"What?" Madara lowered his arms, which were crossed over his chest.

Konan reached into her ninja tool bag and took out two brand-new, exquisite headbands!

"These are headbands that I specially commissioned for you after our last meeting; they're from the Dark Ninja Village!"

The pattern on the headband looked just like a kaleidoscope.

But the pattern was neither dusty nor any of the kaleidoscope patterns that Ban had ever seen.

Ban was incredibly perceptive; a thought quickly led him to a conclusion: Could this be a headband designed based on the kaleidoscope of light? (See attached image)

Uchiha Hikaru's Mangekyou Sharingan

Besides the design, the headbands of the Hidden Village have another major difference from the headbands of the five great ninja villages.

Madara stared at the lower right corner of the two headband iron plates in Konan's hand, where his name, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Obito's name were clearly engraved in the Flying Dragon Cursive Script!

Konan said, "Each ninja has a headband. The headbands worn by the Shadow Ninjas are registered under their names, symbolizing that every Shadow Ninja is an indispensable part of this village!"

"Uchiha Madara, the past is the past. Now we all have new identities and new goals to strive for. I hope that you and Obito can also join the Ankugakure family."

Ban pondered for a moment and said, "Is this what Chen means?"

Xiao Nan said, "No, this is just my personal opinion, but I think Shadow also sincerely hopes for it."

"I cordially invite you to join us!"

"I understand now why Chen chose you as the leading lady of Dark Shadow."

After a silent gaze, Ban didn't hold back his praise.

From Xiao Nan's right hand, she took the headband engraved with her name and tied it around her waist.

"I can't represent Obito's share. If you have the chance, you can give it to him yourself."

Respecting Obito's opinion? That's only one reason.

As for the other reason...

Only Madara himself knows.

I want to see more of Obito's constipated state after he sees you...

The night was deep and the moon was still, its shadow hidden behind the mountain.

Ban stood on high ground, looking down.

Below, on the barren, scorched earth, a young girl is sweating profusely!

"Just a little bit more, just a little bit more and I'll succeed..." The girl, Uchiha Yuki, stretched out her severely burned right palm with all her might.

She gripped her right wrist tightly with her left hand to prevent the burning pain from affecting her next movements!

"Buzz!" A sharp red light flashed in her Sharingan eyes, indicating that her chakra was operating at full power!

"Whoosh!" Five clusters of dark red flames danced and burned on her five fingers for what seemed like the umpteenth time!

"Aww... I must live up to Father's expectations!"

She slammed her right palm into the ground!

—Uchiha Flame Formation!

"Boom!" In the back mountains of Konoha, Boruto watched as the Great Flame Technique, released by a scientific ninja tool, melted the rocks!

"Ha, ha, even my stinky old man would be shocked if he saw this!"

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing! Scientific ninja tools are so powerful! I feel like I'm invincible! I can't wait to settle the score with that Uchiha Chen!"

Chapter 56 The Sleepless Night in Darkness (Part Two)

July 5, 3:18 AM.

Dust gently lowered the light that had been suspended in the air.

Even after I put it down, the light was still trembling.

After cleaning the dust, I covered her with a blanket.

She covered half her face with the blanket, turned over, and looked at Chen, who was getting dressed to go out, with blurry eyes. "Going out again? Aren't you tired, honey?"

Dust donned the divine robe, his chest and abdomen exposed, and sat in the entrance hall putting on his boots.

"I don't know why, but after a long day of exhaustion, I suddenly felt inexplicably energetic again after all that activity."

"It's probably related to the fact that I absorbed Hashirama Senju's chakra when I activated the Rinnegan?"

Standing up, Chen picked up a shoehorn and lifted his heel up.

"The plan has been launched, and there are more things to do in the future. I may have to go out and do some activities in the middle of the night quite often."

Guang said lazily, "You have your own things to do, I understand. I don't ask much of you, just come home for dinner on time."

Chen walked over with a smile, bent down and gently touched Guang's forehead.

At that moment, Guang suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Chen, when you went out yesterday, Sister Xiao Nan came to me during the day and said that Xue, Feng, and Hua are qualified to graduate from the Ninja Academy."

"Should our Hidden Angus Village attend this year's Chunin Exams?"

"She felt that this matter was neither a big deal nor a small one, and ultimately it was up to you to make the decision."

"The Chunin Exams?" Chen zipped up his divine robe, straightened his collar, and fell into thought.

Snow, Wind, and Flower—several children have lived in this secluded village of hidden ninjas since they were six years old.

They were comfortable, but they had no idea what the ninja world was like.

They lacked a broad perspective.

Chen had always wanted to find an opportunity to take the children out for a walk and have them spar and exchange ideas with ninjas from other villages.

The Chunin Exams right now present a good opportunity.

Moreover, Chen estimated that if Momoshiki were to make a move, it would most likely appear at the Chunin Exams venue, just like in the original timeline.

Then we can begin the operation to close in.

“As long as the ‘Peach Blossom Spring’ is not exposed, it’s not a bad thing to attend.”

"I'll talk to Xiao Nan myself later. I need to 'borrow' something from her."

"Um, I can't go on anymore, I'm going to sleep now~".

"Good night~."

"Good night~."

At this time when Chen left home, the streets were already dimly lit.

He leaped and crouched atop the telephone pole.

"Whoosh!" A short while later, Obito landed on the adjacent telephone pole, accompanied by a black vortex.

"Not with Uncle Ban?"

"He's in the back hill with your eldest daughter, he can't come over."

"That's good." Chen smiled as expected.

Obito asked curiously, "Why are you up again at this hour? You were up all day yesterday, I thought you'd be sleeping in."

That's right, I wanted to sleep too, but who knew that I would be fully charged again after messing around with Guang!

Of course, you can't talk about what happens between a couple in their home.

Chen laughed and said, "He's in his prime, so he has to persevere. Let's go see our star performer."

The Hidden Ninja Village is surrounded by four large mountains in the east, west, south, and north.

"Whoosh!" Chen and Obito arrived at Nanshan.

Three years ago, Chen ordered Kakuzu to break ground and hollow out the entire mountain to create a cave chamber even more magnificent than Ban's lair.

Then it is protected by a powerful barrier.

Walk through the entrance where the torii gate stands.

We entered the stone chamber.

There were no fewer than twenty candlesticks on all sides, illuminating the huge stone chamber brightly.

The demonic statue of the heretic sat cross-legged on a huge wooden lotus throne, just as it had in the past.

After punishing Black Zetsu, a brilliant idea flashed through Chen's mind.

At the time, he described the idea as 'leaping' and 'crazy'.

This is still the case.

He came to verify whether this idea was feasible.

A flash of vermilion light appeared in Chen's right pupil.

"Snap!" In his hand appeared the sleeve and severed hand of Kaguya that had been frozen in time.

As the frost thawed, the texture of the severed hand's skin became soft and supple.

Obito didn't ask anything, and sat on a stone chair to the side, quietly watching what Chen was going to do.

Dust makes a hand seal with two fingers.

"Wood Release Technique".

"Crack!" The rising tree, carrying dust, reached mid-air and looked straight ahead at the artificial body on the chest of the golem.

The artificial body of Hashirama was still covered with black, fused corpse material created by Dust using Yin-Yang Release, commonly known as 'asphalt'.

The gift effect of Dust activating the Rinnegan allowed him to absorb the state of the Twin Flower Synchronization artificial body.

Therefore, this artificial body is no longer useful to him.

Dust changed hand seals, and a thin layer of azure chakra covered his palm.

Obito was surprised: That was a chakra scalpel. Not only was Chen skilled in medical ninjutsu, but he also seemed to possess the level of Kabuto Yakushi?

No wonder he can develop cell technology on his own and create a magical creature like the Guhuoniao.

Dust used a chakra scalpel to perform a precise surgery on the chest of the Hashirama artificial body, which lasted for half an hour.

Half an hour later, the tree lowered its height, and the dust returned to the ground. It took out a handkerchief and wiped away the sweat that had flowed from its intense concentration.

Obito stepped forward, staring intently at Kaguya's arm that had been grafted onto the chest of the Hashirama artificial body, and exclaimed, "I can't believe you dared to think of that!"

Chen said, "I can't predict the consequences either, because it's unprecedented."

"Cuckoo..."

Over the next hour and a half, Dust and Obito witnessed the dramatic change that occurred.

The connection between the Hashirama artificial body and Kaguya's arm was visibly protruding forward.

Along with the black markings that belonged to the freckles, the protrusions began to spread towards Kaguya's arm.

The ends of the arms gradually became thick and bloated, while the artificial body in the pillars began to shrink continuously, until it was almost impossible to see the outline of a human.

Obito was shocked: "Kaguya is a terrifying existence. Her severed hand, as the object of the graft, actually took the initiative and devoured and absorbed Hashirama's artificial body, along with the asphalt left by Madara!"

Those who consume the Chakra Fruit will undergo a qualitative transformation in both their soul and body.

Madara once said that even Hashirama Senju's enormous chakra was once part of the Divine Tree under Kaguya's control.