Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 458 Seizure

Overwhelmed by memories, the familiar sensation of chakra draining washed over him once more. Sasuke thought he heard Naruto scream; it was truly surprising that this seemingly mature young man had lost his composure like this. He roughly knew the ability of his other Mangekyou Sharingan, but using it seemed even more dangerous than using the Dark Soul Technique. Clinging to his last vestiges of clarity, he briefly considered the cause and effect of this series of memories, finally realizing with astute clarity that Nagato's life might have already been secretly planned.

"Sasuke! What did you just use?! Do you really want to disappear?!"

"What's wrong with you now!?"

"You didn't use the Dark Light technique, did you?! Have you forgotten that chakra can't be replenished? You can't save him!"

The surrounding noise was overwhelming, and he could barely stand. He was feeling dizzy and on the verge of losing consciousness, but he felt that Nagato should know about that matter, that those eyes were not a gift, but rather someone's "gift"...

"Nagato-senpai... your Rinnegan was transplanted to you by... an old man with the Sharingan..."

After speaking, he fell into a deep sleep.

The chaos began almost simultaneously.

Sasuke left behind words that nearly paralyzed everyone, even the dying Nagato took a few extra breaths because of them, but their attention was so focused that they overlooked a shadow lurking in the darkness.

"Yo~ Hello everyone!" A white Zetsu suddenly emerged from the ground, saying in an extremely irritating tone, "This is the last time I'll see our boss alive, how could I miss it~"

The giant paper wheel sliced ​​off that annoying mouth. This was the first time Xiao Nan had been so fierce. She was furious at what that guy had said. However, almost the instant that White Zetsu's head hit the ground, strange little white things started growing wildly on everyone's bodies.

"It's the Spore Technique... Nagato!" Konan reacted immediately, but no matter how fast she was, she couldn't outrun that strange space-time ninjutsu. The White Zetsu's wildly growing body buried Nagato. His chakra was exhausted, and his life was almost over. His deep red hair had turned pure white, but... that guy did not leave peacefully with him.

A hand reached out from the shadows, its target Nagato's eyes!

The usually unremarkable White Zetsu managed to stall for a few seconds at the crucial moment, and it was in those few seconds that the mysterious masked man had the opportunity to steal the Rinnegan.

"Damn it, that guy ran away without hesitation." Izuna had already breathed fire on himself without hesitation, not even caring that he was burned. If Tobi had hesitated even for a moment, he would have lost his chance to escape. However, he seemed to have guessed the strength of the people here. He immediately and clearly took one of their eyes without trying to be greedy at all.

“Nagato, you…” Konan transformed herself into a piece of paper, and as she broke free of her restraints, she precisely peeled off the white Zetsu spores stuck to Nagato’s body.

"Konan, don't be sad." Blood still streamed from Nagato's eyes, yet he said with a sense of relief, "Even if these eyes came from a scheme, I... saw hope for this world in my last moments. Entrust the other eye to Naruto; I believe in him..."

Nagato breathed his last in Konan's arms. Normally, once the Rinne Rebirth technique is used, death is inevitable. The strength of the caster's life force and chakra only affects the number of people he can save. Nagato possessed the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, which gave him extremely strong life force, allowing him to hold on until he could finish his last words.

But! He might have spoken a little too soon.

"Your name is Konan, right? Do you want to reunite with your companions?" Izuna asked directly, without any intention of beating around the bush. The memories he showed the two of them were very comprehensive, including the parts where the original members of "Hui" were resurrected using Edo Tensei, so Konan would definitely understand what he was saying.

Konan tightened her embrace of Nagato. So many years had passed; of course, she missed those days, but things had changed, and she wasn't sure she truly had the courage to face Yahiko again. The young man who had warmed her and Nagato's hearts remained in the best of times, entrusting their future entirely to them. But... what had they done in return?

Moreover, resurrection performed with the Rinnegan requires the sacrifice of a life. Whose life does Naruto intend to sacrifice?

Is it his own?

While the battle raged on, things were also quite lively on Sasuke's side. A human, a fox, and a ball of chakra were circling around the unconscious boy, but Sasuke's illness was too troublesome, and even with the three of them taking turns, they couldn't wake the boy up.

"There are signs of severe mental exhaustion."

"The veins around my eyes are simply a terrible sight..."

His soul... grew even dimmer...

"Sigh." All three parties involved in the consultation sighed simultaneously, reaching a tacit understanding in a seemingly inexplicable way.

Tobirama muttered to himself, "What is this? Inheriting your 'fine tradition'?"

Nine-Tailed Raman took over the body. Although he opened his blood-red beast eyes, his vision was still dark, which was basically the same as being unable to see.

"Hmm, I can confirm that they can't see anymore. Are all kids these days so difficult to deal with? They don't care about their own bodies at all."

"The Mangekyou Sharingan causing blindness is a 'curse' of the Uchiha clan. These tiny meridians around the eyes have to withstand a qualitative change in chakra, so damage leading to blindness is almost inevitable. As for the eye transplant curing it... I'm more inclined to interpret it as the meridians being unintentionally widened during the surgery." Tobirama wasn't surprised that Kurama opened his eyes, and even kindly explained, "His surgery has to be scheduled. Honestly, he holds the record for the fastest blindness."

"Even if I've done anything reckless, I haven't messed with souls! What am I going to do now?!" Naruto looked at Sasuke's sleeping spirit in his sea of ​​consciousness. As everyone knows, destruction is easier than creation. He is indeed very good at destroying souls, but repairing souls or performing delicate cutting surgery on them is something he really can't do!

He is just a remnant of the original body's chakra, and he can only avoid dissipating by hiding in Kurama's tail. It is already the limit for him to be able to produce a little "source" to scare Orochimaru. He really can't do anything to save people!

Before he could even finish his outburst, he suddenly noticed that Sasuke's soul was acting strangely again. A thin thread, which appeared out of nowhere, wrapped around Sasuke's soul core, and in a short while, the core's light brightened slightly.

...What is that? Is someone rescuing Sasuke?