"You little brat, you went back without saying a word and left me all alone. From now on, I will live in the old Konoha house. Even if you beg me on your knees, I will not return to the Shadow Mansion..."
In the afternoon, Kushina, who had returned home from the Uchiha clan grounds, was cleaning the small house while grumbling.
But when she pushed open the door to the room where Asuka used to live, she was so startled by the figure sitting cross-legged on the tatami that she nearly jumped out of her skin.
"You scared me to death! You damn bastard... I called for you and you didn't make a sound, so you were hiding here!"
Anger flared in Kushina's eyes as she rolled up her sleeves, ready to confront him.
But before she could get close, Ryun spoke calmly, "The ocular power fusion is about to complete. Do not disturb me during this time."
Kushina was visibly stunned upon hearing this. The next moment, she suppressed her anger, exited the room, and closed the door behind her.
As she communicated with the Dragon Pearl inside her body and activated Sage Mode, she immediately sensed a large amount of natural energy entering the room and flowing into Ryun's body. Realizing this, she promptly set up a soundproof barrier around the cottage and waited quietly in the courtyard.
Night fell. As the last trace of Mangekyō ocular power finished merging, Ryun walked to the dressing table and tore off the black cloth blindfolding his eyes.
The original pattern of three curved swirls had quietly changed into six. His Mangekyō clearly lacked that previous sinister feeling, but had become even more profound and mysterious.
The awakening of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan greatly amplified his power. Whether it was mental energy, sage chakra, or physical strength, all aspects had seen some degree of improvement. His overall strength was clearly a significant step above what it was yesterday.
However, Ryun was not satisfied with this result!
"The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan combined with a perfected Sage Body still cannot awaken the Rinnegan... So indeed, the chakra of Indra and Asura is the key to awakening it..."
"Although I do not have their chakra, I have the chakra of the Ten-Tails Ocular Beast!"
As he spoke, Ryun reached his hand towards the Ten Revolutions Seal located on his abdomen.
The Ten-Tails is both the origin of chakra and the true source of the Sharingan and the Rinnegan!
Ryun had thought long ago that even if he possessed the Sage Eye and the Sage Body, awakening the Rinnegan probably wouldn't be that easy. So, after long contemplation of certain details from the original story, he came up with this alternative idea.
Thus, the contingency plan was born: capture the nine tailed beasts, construct the Nine Revolutions Seal, and reconverge the power of the Ten-Tails!
His pursuit of power had always been step by step. He never dared to fantasize that one day some old sage would suddenly appear in his dreams, bestowing upon him Yin-Yang power and helping him awaken the Rinnegan...
As a transmigrator, all he could do was combine all the plot details from the original story, deduce certain hidden knowledge and truths, and then, through early planning and scheming, gradually obtain the supreme power of the Naruto world.
Ryun always firmly believed: One must rely on oneself!
A transmigrator without a system, a Naruto extra without an old sage to rely on, if he wanted to survive in this cruel ninja world, if he wanted to live a stable, happy life with his loved ones and cherished ones, if he wanted a life of unconstrained freedom, then he could only rely on himself!
If he lacked skill, he would study hard. If his power was insufficient, he would train diligently. Back when he couldn't awaken the Mangekyō, he set his sights on Nagato. Without a Sage Body, he targeted the Dragon Vein of Loulan and Hashirama's cells. Unable to find matching eyes from a close blood relative, he thought of his deadbeat dad...
His deadbeat dad only had the Two Tomoe Sharingan, and he wasn't confident he could awaken the Mangekyō either, so he set his sights on Obito. Without the chakra of Indra, Asura, or the Sage of Six Paths, he would collect the essential power of the Ten-Tails Ocular Beast himself...
Ryun was never one to sit idly by, fully embodying the phrase 'where there's a will, there's a way'. Probably no one in the entire ninja world was more power than him!
"Sigh..."
Myriad thoughts ultimately condensed into a sigh. Ryun pushed open the door and left the room, finding his wife waiting patiently for him in a corner of the courtyard.
"Let's return to the Sound Hidden Village... It's time to extract the Nine-Tails from your body. Let's go home and prepare first..."
Seemingly sensing that Ryun was not in a good mood, Kushina didn't dare say much at this moment. She just nodded silently and then reached out to hold Ryun's arm.
"Let's try another way to travel..." Ryun suddenly suggested.
"What do you mean... Ah..."
Kushina had just started speaking when she let out a surprised exclamation. The next moment, the space around them twisted strangely, and the two figures quietly vanished from their own courtyard.
This spatial ability originally belonged to his pawn, Obito. Now, this powerful ability had been mastered by Ryun!
A short while later, accompanied by the appearance of a spatial vortex, Ryun and his wife returned to the Shadow Mansion in the Sound Hidden Village.
The villa was brightly lit, but only Nanaise was home alone.
"Neither of us were home. I wonder if our silly daughter ate properly and trained properly..."
The moment Ryun opened the door, he was surprised by the scene before him. Nanaise suddenly jumped up from the sofa. The area around her was a mess. The TV volume was turned up very loud. All kinds of snack wrappers were scattered on the floor and the coffee table. Juice, drinks, and food scraps were everywhere throughout the living room...
With her parents away, she had completely let herself go. Earlier during the day, she had even invited a few childhood neighbors over for a kids' party. The key point was that she hadn't had time to clean up the mess before Mom and Dad suddenly returned home...
"Mo... Mom... I... I'll clean it up right now..." Nanaise said, looking panicked.
"Don't move. Let me handle this..."
Kushina's face was expressionless as she strode towards Nanaise.
Ryun knew what Kushina meant by 'handle this'...
Soon, Nanaise's pleading screams echoed through the villa, "Dad! Save me!!!"
Two days later.
Kakuzu, Sasori of the Red Sand, Kisame Hoshigaki, Hidan, and Deidara officially joined the Sound Hidden Village. The village registered them, essentially clearing their status as rogue ninjas. They received new forehead protectors and became a private force under the Shadow Mansion.
After arranging for their accommodation, Ryun decisively took his wife and child to the ancient Land of Loulan.
He intended to extract the Nine-Tails within the Dragon Vein, and also have their daughter Nanaise train here properly for a period of time.
After years of energy accumulation, the Dragon Vein spirit liquid had mostly recovered. The Ryun family could once again enjoy this vibrant earth energy!
"Extracting the Nine-Tails at the core of the Dragon Vein... won't it accidentally damage this excellent place?" Kushina asked with some concern.
"Don't worry. With me here, the Nine-Tails won't even make a ripple. Extracting it here is to allow you to recover faster..." Ryun's face remained confident and calm.
Seeing this, Kushina nodded. She then proactively took off her outer garment, revealing the spiral seal on her flat stomach.
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