What the hell?!
After finally building up his mental resolve, how did the summoning fail?!
The reason he hadn't used Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation to bring back Mizuguma for so long was just one concern—
Rinjin worried that deep down, Mizuguma didn't want to be resurrected.
This wasn't impossible. Back then, he had used clumsy and despicable methods to saddle Mizuguma with two wives as bonds.
In the end, he still died!
And he died on the battlefield.
True, he was sent to the battlefield by Hanzō of the Salamander.
But he actually had a choice!
As long as he continued to silently remain a Special Jōnin, teaching students every day, he wouldn't have been forced to his death.
Rinjin had actually asked Hanzō about this long ago.
After Rinjin left the village back then, Mizuguma had behaved himself for a while.
But it didn't last long. The guy gave all his money to his two wives and chose to divorce them.
After that, he once again charged into Hanzō's office...
You could tell that by then, he already had a death wish!
Rinjin had buried this matter in his heart for a long time... a very long time...
All these years, he had consciously and unconsciously avoided it, avoided this reality.
Until now, with tailed beasts from various villages under attack.
The Akatsuki organization had already collected all the tailed beasts except the Two-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails.
And in the Hidden Rain Village, members of Akatsuki wearing black robes with red clouds had appeared.
They wanted the Two-Tails...
Ever since Rinjin had infiltrated the Hidden Mist Village, he would occasionally let the cat wander around.
Though part of this was to let the cat relax, the bigger reason was to make the cat's relationship with him more distant.
Because at that time, he was planning to make a move against Uchiha Madara.
Once the plan succeeded completely, he could directly obtain a pair of Rinnegan.
And the necessity of the cat's existence wouldn't be so important anymore!
But the plan only half-succeeded...
One Rinnegan couldn't use the Rinne Rebirth technique.
Since then, Rinjin never gave the cat another vacation, instead focusing on cultivating his relationship with the cat.
Because he knew that for Nagato to collect all nine tailed beasts, he couldn't avoid dealing with him.
And he wouldn't have to worry about historical changes caused by his existence.
As long as Nagato started collecting tailed beasts, he inevitably couldn't avoid him, so he could precisely grasp the timing of his attack on Konoha.
When that time came, as long as he let Nagato personally kill Mizuguma's Impure World Reincarnation body, then use the Rinne Rebirth technique, Mizuguma would definitely come back to life.
In the end, Rinjin was still that domineering person—he didn't want to give Mizuguma a chance to think.
Live, he must live!
Only by truly living would the seven emotions and six desires prevent his desire to die.
However, plans couldn't keep up with changes.
The first turning point in the plan: as their bond deepened, he could no longer ruthlessly abandon the cat like before.
The existence of their bond had already put him completely on a path of life-and-death struggle with Uchiha Madara and the others.
He absolutely wouldn't allow the cat to be taken away, no matter who the opponent was!
This was also why his mindset had changed.
Originally, he just wanted to find a place with good feng shui to hang himself when the Divine Tree descended...
Now, he wanted to personally strangle that damn tree! Even if it shared the same roots as him!
Now, the second setback had appeared.
Mizuguma couldn't be brought back through Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation.
Staring intently at the patterns on the ground, Rinjin's eyes were full of cold killing intent.
After who knows how long, Rinjin finally supported himself on his knees and slowly stood up.
Taking out a scroll marked with "Seal," he spread it out to cover Mizuguma's clone.
With a soft "poof," Rinjin sealed away his teacher's corpse.
Based on his experience with conspiracies, the current situation was already obvious—he was just waiting for the Sage of Six Paths to come find him.
Walking out of the underground laboratory, Rinjin returned to his study and sat quietly behind his chair, waiting.
After who knows how long, sudden raindrops began tapping against the window.
It was raining in the Hidden Rain Village.
The curtain of rain made the pitch-black night even deeper.
In the study, the ancient oil lamp on the desk flickered, its light alternating between bright and dim.
The next instant, an old man sitting cross-legged in mid-air appeared across from the desk.
The old man wore pale robes, his wrinkled face bearing a pair of Rinnegan that carefully examined Rinjin.
Between two small horns on his forehead grew an additional blood-red eye.
The old man sat cross-legged in the void, his entire form carrying an unreal feeling.
"Finally, we meet, Rinjin-kun~"
A kind yet strange voice rang out, carrying a feeling that made people unconsciously want to get closer.
Hearing this, the corner of Rinjin's mouth curved up. He nodded expressionlessly and spoke directly:
"Speak. What do you want me to do?"
"Do what? No, no, no, I don't have anything that needs Rinjin-kun's help."
"Heh~" Rinjin smiled coldly, his narrowed eyes staring intently at this old schemer who had lived for who knows how many years.
"If you don't need me to do anything, then why did you stop my Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation?"
"The dead enjoy eternal peace and happiness in the Pure Land. Why would Rinjin-kun want to disturb his tranquility?"
"Is that so? But as far as I know, your two sons' souls have been reincarnated more than once, right? Who is it this time? Uzumaki Naruto? Uchiha Sasuke?"
At this point, Rinjin immediately began mocking sarcastically:
"Oh I remember! Your two sons never got along. Are you planning to let them have a good tempering, putting on a show of brotherly harmony"
Across from him, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's face showed no change, still smiling as he looked at Rinjin and nodded in acknowledgment.
"Something like that~ They were enemies their whole lives when alive, and even in death they weren't at peace. Letting them completely eliminate the resentment in their souls is a good thing.
"But looking at Rinjin-kun's teacher, Mizuguma, it seems he doesn't want to be disturbed."
"Hehe~"
Looking at the Sage of Six Paths' calm expression, a black line crept up the corner of Rinjin's eye as he smiled darkly.
"You... think you've got me figured out?"
As his flat voice fell, the Sage of Six Paths' expression instantly showed slight changes, his purple Rinnegan contracting almost imperceptibly.
However, this nearly invisible change was caught by Rinjin, who was staring at the Sage of Six Paths without reservation.
The next second, black markings began densely gathering at the corner of Rinjin's eye.
Fighting with old schemers, especially ones who had lived for who knows how many years, was completely unnecessary.
Rinjin prided himself on being an expert at conspiracies, but facing this type of opponent, even he wasn't confident.
But!
This didn't mean he would let himself be manipulated.
In his previous life, Rinjin had once watched a Texas Hold'em broadcast.
A Chinese boss versus the then-dominant TO.DAN.
In terms of experience, how could the Chinese boss match a professional player? But what was this boss best at?
Going all fucking in!
Rinjin's meaning was clear:
Come on~
All in!
The bet was: Did he dare completely let the monster loose? Would the ninja world be destroyed?
Come on~
One hand... winner takes all!
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