The Hakimaster of Naruto

Chapter 242 242: The Power of the God’s Eye

"Konoha?"

Ragnar shook his head immediately.

"Impossible, Tsunade."

"Konoha is the village that killed Nagato's parents."

He looked at her calmly.

"Didn't you notice the faint hostility he showed during dinner?"

Tsunade froze.

She had felt Nagato's cold attitude earlier, but she had assumed it was simply the boy's personality.

Now everything suddenly made sense.

Nagato wasn't quiet because he was shy.

He carried hatred.

Deep hatred.

Tsunade lowered her head slightly.

"So… Konoha shinobi killed his parents?"

"Yes," Ragnar replied.

Tsunade fell silent.

Orochimaru chuckled quietly.

"Heh… fate is truly cruel."

"To carry the legendary Rinnegan while bearing such pain…"

"Interesting."

Ragnar's gaze sharpened slightly.

"I'll handle Nagato's situation myself."

"Neither of you should interfere."

"It would be better if you simply forgot what you saw tonight."

After saying that, Ragnar turned and walked away.

Tsunade and Orochimaru exchanged glances.

Both of them understood the same thing.

This matter had just become extremely dangerous.

A Sleepless Night

That night, Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato went to sleep early.

But Tsunade and Orochimaru remained restless.

Neither of them mentioned the Rinnegan again.

Yet neither could sleep.

Inside her room, Tsunade lay on the bed staring at the ceiling.

Her thoughts kept returning to Nagato.

During the war in the Land of Rain, many Konoha shinobi had carried out secret missions.

Sometimes those missions required eliminating witnesses.

Civilians.

Villagers.

Even entire families.

Nagato's parents…

Had likely been victims of such operations.

Tsunade sighed quietly.

"Now that it's happened…"

"The only thing left is to find a way to make amends."

But even as she thought this—

She knew how difficult it would be to erase hatred like that.

Suddenly—

A cold wind blew through the window.

Tsunade sat up instantly.

But the moment she tried to move—

Her body froze.

She couldn't move.

It was as if an invisible force had wrapped around her entire body.

Footsteps echoed softly in the darkness.

Step.

Step.

The faint moonlight suddenly illuminated a figure standing in the room.

"Nagato…?!"

Tsunade's pupils shrank.

Nagato stood silently before her.

His expression looked twisted and unnatural.

And beneath his red hair—

The ripple-patterned Rinnegan shone faintly.

Cold killing intent filled the room.

Tsunade was one of the legendary Sannin, yet she had never faced the Rinnegan before.

Her strength…

Her chakra…

Her monstrous power…

None of it mattered.

Under the pressure of those eyes, she couldn't even move.

Nagato slowly raised his hand.

A strange purple light formed in the center of his palm.

The light felt terrifying.

It seemed to pull at Tsunade's very soul.

Her spirit felt as if it were being dragged into an endless vortex.

Nagato placed his palm against her forehead.

Then—

He pulled.

A pale sphere of light emerged from Tsunade's body.

The shape resembled a distorted human face.

It screamed silently.

Tsunade realized the horrifying truth.

That sphere…

Was her soul.

Fear flooded her mind.

Her consciousness began to fade.

Darkness swallowed her completely.

Another Room

At the same time, the same scene was unfolding elsewhere.

Orochimaru lay on the ground.

His body was completely immobilized.

Cold sweat covered his skin.

He stared in shock at the figure standing before him.

"Nagato…"

"This is the power of the God's Eye?"

Orochimaru laughed nervously.

"I finally get to see it."

"But… are you really planning to kill me?"

He continued talking, trying to buy time.

If Nagato killed him—

Tsunade would likely die as well.

Orochimaru's mind raced.

Perhaps Ragnar was involved.

Perhaps this was a trap.

But Nagato didn't answer.

He simply raised his hand.

The purple soul-light gathered again.

Orochimaru felt a deadly crisis.

He couldn't allow that attack to succeed.

At the last possible moment—

Orochimaru opened his mouth.

A dark snake burst out.

From the snake's mouth, a sharp sword shot forward.

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"

At such a close distance—

Even the Rinnegan shouldn't be able to avoid it.

But Nagato didn't even react.

The sword shattered before it touched him.

The fragments disintegrated into dust.

"How is that possible?!" Orochimaru gasped.

The next moment—

Nagato seized his soul.

Orochimaru felt something terrifying.

The aura surrounding Nagato was like an endless abyss.

In front of that presence…

He felt smaller than an insect.

Yet something was wrong.

Very wrong.

This pressure…

This presence…

It didn't feel like Nagato at all.

A terrifying realization flashed through Orochimaru's mind.

This person…

isn't Nagato.

Before he could think further—

Darkness consumed him.

Nagato stood motionless in the darkness.

A faint smile slowly spread across his face.

But it was not the smile of a child.

It was cold.

Cruel.

And filled with an ancient, sinister will.

Far beneath the Land of Rain—

Someone else was watching.

And controlling everything.

End of Chapter

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