Stubborn girl!
Hearing Konan's words, Shishou felt exasperated. Though she wasn't entirely wrong...
Next, he revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, activating a 3D holographic genjutsu that transported them to a desolate wilderness.
The immersive feeling intrigued Konan.
Around them appeared the figures of Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato.
Pointing at the three in the genjutsu, Shishou said, "Look, this is a scene of you, Yahiko, and Nagato meeting."
"Uh..." Konan was left speechless, stunned by the familiar scene around her.
If Shishou merely knew about these things, it would be one thing, but being able to recreate them so accurately was almost unbelievable.
The scene shifted again, this time showing Jiraiya.
Watching the four of them playing in frog costumes, Konan felt her breath catch.
Then, the scene shifted again.
Konan saw herself being captured by the leader of the Rain Village, Hanzo.
"No..."
Seeing this familiar scene, Konan's pupils contracted.
Shishou glanced at her reaction and waved his hand, freezing the scene at Yahiko's death.
"Yahiko..."
Seeing Yahiko lying on the ground, Konan, with tears in her eyes, tried to reach him, only to find her hand passing through his body.
In the next instant, the scene around Konan vanished, returning them to the office.
Realizing where she was, Konan, filled with regret, collapsed to the floor, tears streaming down her face.
If she hadn't been captured back then, Yahiko wouldn't have died because of her, and Nagato wouldn't have stubbornly taken the path he did.
Shishou, expressionless, squatted in front of Konan and said, "Yahiko is already dead."
Konan covered her face, sobbing, "I know."
Shishou continued, "Do you want Nagato to follow in his footsteps?"
Konan fell silent.
Seeing this, Shishou gently pulled Konan's hands away from her face, cupping her tear-streaked cheeks, his Sharingan spinning.
This time, he showed her the entire conclusion of Nagato and Konan from the original story.
He only showed Nagato's death and Konan being killed, leaving out everything else.
Watching Nagato destroy Konoha, get persuaded, and then use the Rinne Rebirth to die, Konan gritted her teeth.
Seeing herself placing Yahiko and Nagato's bodies among the paper flowers, she bit her lip, recognizing it as her style.
Finally, seeing herself being killed by Uchiha Madara, Konan's expression remained unchanged.
After the scenes played out, Shishou said, "This is what I saw in my prophecy about your fates."
"Of course, because of my presence, these things won't happen."
"So, prophecies really exist..." Konan said quietly after a long silence.
Shishou not only knew all her experiences but even the cards she had prepared to deal with the masked man, which could only be explained by something like prophecy.
Shishou continued to hold Konan's face, smiling, "It's due to a special reason that I have such precise prophecies. For others, treat them as frauds."
"Moreover, due to the butterfly effect, most events in the ninja world have already deviated from the prophecy. I don't know what will happen next."
In simple terms, Shishou's actions had already sent the story veering into unknown territory.
After a period of silence, Konan asked, "Do you know that Uchiha Madara's real name?"
"Uchiha Obito."
"And that boy named Naruto, can he really defeat Nagato?"
"Right now, he's only eleven years old, so he probably can't."
"Nagato's peace plan, it will ultimately fail, right?"
"With me around, he's destined to fail."
"If Nagato really collects all the Tailed Beasts like in the prophecy, would you kill him?"
"Of course."
"Isn't prophecy supposed to be a secret for you? Why tell me?"
Konan's eyes were intense as she looked at Shishou.
"Because of you, naturally," Shishou replied frankly.
With his current strength, these matters were no longer significant.
With a rustle, Konan's body turned into paper, flying out of Shishou's hands and reassembling nearby.
"You're really trying to make a move on me!" she exclaimed. "You already have Miroku and Eri."
She glared at Shishou, turning her back to him and looking out the office window at the moonlit night.
She had known that Shishou's sharing these secrets without reason had ulterior motives. Turns out, he was after her body all along.
Shishou didn't deny it, walking over to stand beside her, both looking up at the bright moon.
"Konan, now that you know all this, what do you plan to do next?"
"What else? Stay by your side."
"I thought you might tell Nagato."
"This is your secret. I won't tell him."
"Really?"
"Of course. Besides, with Nagato's current strength, Uchiha Obito is no threat. You're the real threat."
"So, you plan to keep an eye on me?"
"Naturally."
"How about watching over me for a lifetime?"
"… Get lost!"
"..."
They continued watching the moon and bantering.
Before long, Shishou's clones successfully used the chakra bugs to slaughter twenty thousand pigs and returned to the office via Flying Raijin.
After sending Konan back, Shishou returned to his experimental base.
Using the chakra bugs to cultivate Otsutsuki cells and implant them into White Zetsu, he began the process of mitosis.
Then, he absorbed the resulting Otsutsuki chakra.
Entering Hyuga Rimei's room, Shishou took her hand and smiled, "Are you ready for what comes next?"
"I know what to do," Hyuga Rimei replied, grabbing Shishou's playful hand with a smile.
The Otsutsuki clan's records detailed the method of actively transferring Otsutsuki chakra to the Byakugan to accelerate the transformation into Tenseigan.
Hyuga Rimei had long mastered this method.
Shishou smiled, turned off the room's lights, and then removed the black cloth covering her eyes.
Looking at her pale golden eyes, he said, "Let's begin."
With that, Shishou brought out the chakra bugs, attaching them to Rimei's left hand.
"Replenish!"
With Shishou's command, a vast amount of chakra flowed into Rimei's body.
Following the documented method, Rimei began transferring the chakra to her eyes.
Stimulated by the chakra, her pale golden Byakugan started to absorb the Otsutsuki chakra actively.
In the darkness, a pair of golden eyes with six-pointed star patterns gradually took shape.
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