Ryun held six eyeballs in each hand. As he willed it, Senjutsu Chakra immediately covered these eyes and forced out all the Rinnegan pupil power within them.
Soon, two balls of pale purple energy appeared in Ryun's hands. The Senjutsu Chakra, carrying this energy, slowly flowed into his left eye along his meridians.
The moment the purple energy entered his eye, Ryun felt a relatively comfortable warmth emanating from his left eye. But as more and more energy was absorbed by the eye, the original warmth quickly turned into a kind of dry heat.
After absorbing the Rinnegan pupil power, the Three Tomoe left eye did not successfully awaken as Ryun had hoped. He found that the pupil power of his left eye had greatly increased, and the eye became more crimson. Other than that... there were no other changes.
"What exactly is this special pupil power in the left eye... Why, after absorbing so much Rinnegan pupil power, does the eye still not show any signs of evolution..." Ryun looked at his left eye in the mirror, feeling very frustrated.
Actually, in its current state, the pupil power of his left eye was already comparable to that of his right eye. But for some reason, he simply couldn't use the pupil power of his left eye. It was his own power, he could still sense it, but it just wouldn't obey his control.
It was hard to imagine that someone of his current strength would encounter such an absurd situation. A member of the Uchiha clan who couldn't control his own Sharingan...
The aftereffects of using 'Izanagi' far exceeded his imagination. He had been optimistic initially, having restored the Three Tomoe state thanks to his great Sage Body. But this failure to 'awaken' the eye made him realize how tricky the problem was.
His situation had never occurred before in the history of the Uchiha clan, so it was also difficult to find a solution from his memories of the original Naruto story.
Including his current attempt to use high-level Rinnegan pupil power to stimulate a lower-level eye and force it to upgrade, this was actually just Ryun's personal idea. There were no such cases in the original story.
Of course, this was only a theoretical conjecture of his. It wasn't unacceptable if it truly failed. Although the 'awakening' failed, the pupil power had significantly increased, which made Ryun feel a little better.
"Forget it, as long as the effort wasn't wasted, it's not a loss... Now I can only pin my hopes on the second Mangekyō Sharingan pair." Ryun's mind involuntarily conjured up the image of Obito.
His ambition was very great. The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan could no longer satisfy his appetite. When he finished absorbing the dual Kamui Mangekyō, he wanted to see his own eyes become purple Rinnegan, not just the Eternal Mangekyō.
"Husband, what are you doing in the room? Can I come in..." Kushina's voice sounded outside the room.
"Wait a moment, coming right away..."
A blazing flame rose from Ryun's hands, and the twelve eyeballs were instantly incinerated into ashes.
Just as he opened the window to let the wind into the room, Kushina pushed the door open.
"What are you doing? So secretive..."
"Huh, why is there a strange burnt smell in the room..." Kushina sniffed the air, puzzled.
"Wasn't doing anything..." Ryun said with an awkward laugh as he came to her side.
"What burnt smell...
Stop sniffing all the time, are you a puppy?" Ryun put an arm around her neck and teased.
"You're the puppy. You've been acting flustered all day. Just who dared to invade our Otogakure..." Kushina asked persistently, looking displeased.
"Just a false alarm. I already sent the enemies away..." Ryun said casually, sitting on the sofa.
"Then are you okay?" Kushina quickly scanned his body and found that apart from his clothes being a bit dirty, there was no problem.
"I'm fine..." Ryun answered reflexively.
"If you're fine, then go take a bath... You're all dirty." Kushina said, pinching his clothes with a look of disgust.
"Uh... I'll go now..."
Ryun had rushed back to absorb the Rinnegan pupil power, afraid that delaying would cause the pupil power in the eyes to dissipate. He had actually forgotten about bathing and changing clothes.
As he carried his clothes to the bathroom door, he seemed to suddenly think of something and turned his gaze to Kushina.
"Nana... do you want to wash together..."
Hearing this, Kushina's heart suddenly fluttered.
"Wash your head... Nanaise is still at home..." Kushina said, her face blushing red.
"She went next door to play with the other children... It should be fine..."
Faced with Ryun's coaxing, Kushina held out for only two and a half seconds before quickly stepping forward and throwing herself into Ryun's arms...
"Haha... Weren't you just disliking me for being dirty? Why aren't you disliking me now..." Ryun laughed and teased.
"You're really annoying..."
Nagato was ultimately too weak, so much so that after fighting him, Ryun still had the energy to come home and 'have another fight' with Kushina...
...
Time flew by, and two months passed.
On this day, an 'Angel' from Amegakure, carrying a letter from the leader of Amegakure, entered Konoha Village.
After the Fourth Hokage finished reading the letter, he immediately decided to receive this guest from the Land of Rain with the highest level of ceremony.
The Angel from the Land of Rain brought good news to Konoha. The leader of Amegakure expressed willingness to send high-level combat power to assist Konoha in attacking certain major nations.
During this wartime period, such an action was seen by Konoha as nothing less than timely assistance.
If not for the messenger's considerable strength, the identity seal of the Amegakure leader on the letter, and the fact that the letter's contents were beneficial and showed no signs of a trap, he would have suspected this was another enemy plot...
"Thank you for Amegakure extending a helping hand to our Konoha at such a time. If the Land of Fire can win this great war, we will certainly not forget the kindness of Amegakure..."
Sakumo had never imagined that Amegakure would choose to help Konoha at such a critical juncture. It would be fortunate enough if they didn't take the opportunity to kick them while they were down... It seemed this new leader of Amegakure held considerable goodwill towards Konoha...
"Lord Hokage, you flatter me. The Land of Rain and the Land of Fire are neighbors who cannot be moved away. Our Amegakure naturally will not stand by idly and watch Konoha in trouble without doing anything..."
Konan acted as if she wanted to do good deeds without seeking reward, which for a moment made Sakumo feel surprised and doubtful.
"Angel... could you clearly state the conditions for helping us this time? Your village leader's letter did not mention this point. Does he wish for you, the Angel, to convey them personally..."
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Without clarifying Amegakure's interests and demands, Sakumo found it hard to feel at ease accepting Amegakure's help.
"Lord Hokage, you need not worry. Our Amegakure will only send elite ninja to assist Konoha in dealing with the enemy. The interests we seek lie with the enemy nations, not with the Land of Fire...
We will obtain our benefits ourselves, without troubling Konoha, and without damaging the interests of the Land of Fire in the slightest. Lord Hokage can trust our leader's goodwill..."
Konan patiently stated words that Sakumo could not refuse.
The Akatsuki organization was pressured by someone, so much so that they wanted to obtain the Tailed Beasts as quickly as possible. For this, they did not hesitate to choose temporary cooperation with Konoha Village... even though the Akatsuki leader himself held a grudge against this village.
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