As Nagato used the power of the Rinnegan to summon the souls of those who died in battle to the world of the living, and with a shout of "Reincarnation", a large number of the dead were resurrected and the crowd suddenly became chaotic.
Before performing the spell, Nagato did not loudly tell people that he would release the Rinnegan to resurrect the dead, nor did he explain or justify his actions.
Just like that, Nagato quickly released the Rinnegan after announcing the verdict and resurrected the dead in battle.
After reviving everyone, Nagato's body collapsed and he died as everyone watched.
Anyone with eyes could see that the moment Nagato finished the spell, he slowly lost his life force until not a trace of it was left.
"Nagato..." Seeing Nagato's body fall, Konan recited Nagato's name expressionlessly, clenched his fists tightly, and forced himself to not shed tears.
"Oh." Jiraiya sighed, his face showing both melancholy and a hint of confusion.
When Jiraiya met Nagato on the Rain Ninja Battlefield, he thought he had discovered the true child of prophecy as predicted by the Great Toad Sage.
It is believed that Nagato's eyes are very special, they are the eyes of the legendary Six Paths Sage.
Because of the request of Nagato and the other two, and some of Jiraiya's own considerations, he accepted the three as his disciples and began to teach them ninjutsu.
During the process of teaching ninjutsu, Nagato showed extraordinary talent. No ninjutsu could stump him, and he soon mastered the five-attribute ninjutsu. Jiraiya didn't teach Nagato for long and had nothing more to teach him.
This made Jiraiya even more convinced that Nagato was the child of prophecy predicted by the Great Toad Sage, possessing the eyes of the legendary Six Paths Sage, and that his own talent was so powerful that as long as there were no accidents, Nagato was destined to become a powerful man at the top of the ninja world.
But the reality is cruel, and things did not develop as smoothly as Jiraiya had imagined.
He had heard that these three children had created a ninja organization called Return to the Land of Rain, with peace as its mission. Later, he heard that they were all dead. However, judging from what he saw now, that was probably fake news...
"Such a powerful warrior actually died like this." The Grass Ninja leader shook his head with some regret, feeling a little worried about the future of the small ninja village.
What he regretted was not the death of Nagato, but the loss of a strong man who could fight against ten thousand enemies alone in the camp of the small ninja village.
Although Nagato cannot beat Nagazawa, he can beat everyone except Nagazawa.
"Ame Village is not an ordinary place either..." Ohnoki shook his head.
Faced with the situation that the Otsutsuki will invade the Ninja World in the future, there is actually a considerable voice within the Alliance, which is that Nagato should not be sentenced to death, but to life imprisonment.
The purpose of doing this is that Nagato is very powerful, basically second only to Nagase. When the Otsutsuki invades, Nagato and Nagase can act together.
Surprisingly, Ōnoki did not comment on this suggestion and remained silent.
This surprised many people, because the biggest victim in a normal war would be Iwagakure, who not only got hit hard in the face, but also got hurt inside.
The number of dead and injured ninjas from the other four countries combined is not as many as that of Iwagakure. There are thousands of dead ninjas from Iwagakure, and the casualties are countless.
Ōnoki had the most reason to hate Nagato, but he did not express his opinion on this suggestion.
Oonoki didn't say anything, and others didn't dare to ask, as that would be like rubbing salt into someone's wounds.
In fact, Oonoki was struggling deeply at that time.
"On one side are the future of the ninja world, the great cause, and on the other side are the ninjas of the Hidden Rock Village, the children I watched grow up... "
This left Ohnoki with no choice.
If it were in the past, Ohnoki would have chosen to stand on the side of his own village without hesitation.
But the situation is different now. Times have changed. In today's ninja world, one ninja village cannot rule the ninja world, even if it is the Iwagakure Village.
Now that the dead have been resurrected, Ōnoki's feelings towards Nagato are even more complicated.
You know, when Ōnoki was defeated by Nagato, Nagato did not kill him.
"Why did the leader commit suicide?" Musashi scratched his head in confusion. He was thinking about asking Nagato about the masked man after the trial. Wasn't this the reason why he joined the Akatsuki organization
Although Obito had appeared in front of Musashi, Musashi was thrown out by Nagase before he saw Obito take action. In addition, Obito showed more of the ability of the Shigeshige Fruit on the battlefield, so Musashi did not recognize him.
"In this cruel ninja society, anything is possible." Biwa Juzo said in a deep voice with a serious look on his face.
Suddenly, many resurrected ninjas appeared unexpectedly, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while. Some relatives of the deceased happened to be present, and they staged one perfect family reunion scene after another.
However, because the scene was a bit crowded, some people couldn't squeeze through and could only hug their loved ones in the empty air.
Nagase suddenly appeared beside Nagato's body and briefly explained why the dead were resurrected and why Nagato was dead.
Nagato died, and those who died in the war were resurrected. For most of the ninjas present, it was a happy ending.
Thus, the trial ended.
Although some people in Akatsuki organization also had to die, they were not serious enough to be judged like Nagato.
Looking at the somewhat confused handsome guy with dual swords in the crowd, Nagase couldn't think of how to deal with it for a moment.
The son I adopted when I went to brush up the template fusion degree was originally planned to be let go, but later he was inexplicably involved in the Akatsuki organization. Fortunately, he had the domineering talent and activated the Armament Haki and Observation Haki, so he didn't need him to save people and he stood firm on his own.
Nagase didn't know how to explain this matter to Musashi. Should he just confess to Musashi and tell him that your Whitebeard father was not dead at all, and that the masked man was also working for your Whitebeard father, and that your father was not called Whitebeard at all
Nagase felt that this reality might be too much for Musashi to bear.
Sometimes, lies are not always meant to harm others.
As Musashi and Biwa Juzo were about to leave, a Konoha ANBU stopped Musashi on Nagase's orders.
"What do you want?" Musashi looked at the Konoha Anbu cautiously.
Anbu ninjas do not have a good reputation in the ninja world. No matter which village the Anbu ninjas belong to, Musashi thought that Konoha was preparing to attack these two remnants of the Akatsuki organization.
"Let me make it clear first, we are no longer members of Akatsuki, and we have no plans to join any ninja organization," said Musashi.
"Don't worry, it's not related to Akatsuki. It's Nagase Fusa who is looking for you." Konoha Anbu explained.
"It's not convenient for me to say anything here. You will know after you meet him."
"Nagazawa Fuzuo?" Biwa Juzo frowned. This was more terrifying than the matter related to Akatsuki organization. It was actually related to Nagase.
Musashi thought about it and felt that the world-famous Fujiwara Nagase was not a bad person, so it would be okay to meet him. So he said to Biwa Juzo:
"Then Juzo, wait here for me. I'm going to meet this legendary Fujiwara Nagase."
Biwa Juzang nodded, then remembered something and said, "Don't even think about challenging him. I'll fight you to your heart's content after we get back."
Musashi said with a smile: "I am belligerent, but I am not stupid. My strength is not enough to challenge an opponent of this level. There is no point."
Musashi believes that fighting is the best way to practice, but the prerequisite is that the opponent cannot kill him instantly with one move.
Otherwise, if Nagaze took action and he fell to the ground, what's the point? Wouldn't it just be a pure beating
The best opponent has to be someone who is stronger than him, but he can still fight back and forth with him. This is the best opponent.
Musashi followed the Anbu ninja to meet Nagase.
Musashi was no stranger to the name Fujiwara Nagase. After all, he was the strongest man in the ninja world and the ultimate goal of Musashi's efforts.
After bringing Musashi here, the Anbu ninja left on his own, leaving only Musashi and Nagase alone in the room.
"Lord Nagase, what do you want to talk to me about?" Musashi asked very directly.
"Do you recognize this?" Nagase stretched out his hand, and then used Armament Haki to cover his body.
"Isn't this Dad's thing..." Musashi wanted to say, but then he found out that Dad Whitebeard seemed to have never told him what this was. He thought that he and Dad Whitebeard were the only ones in the entire ninja world who knew how to do it.
"This is called Haki, Armament Haki." Nagase said the name of Haki.
"Have you awakened a technique that can sense auras? That is also Haki, called Observation Haki."
"What a strange name." Musashi complained honestly, and then asked with a puzzled look: "Why do you know this?"
"In fact, I once had a traveling experience when I was young. During the journey, I met a tall and strong man named White Beard..." Nagase began to make up a story.
In Nagase's story, he was not the strongest in the ninja world at that time, and his strength was not that strong, but that was only relative.
He fought with Whitebeard, who, seeing his extraordinary talent, wanted to adopt him as his son.
"That's right, it's Dad!" Musashi laughed.
It was because of his battle with Whitebeard that he was adopted as a son.
Musashi couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how his naive self once tried to defeat his father.
Now he can easily kill a hundred of his former selves even with just one hand.
Even now, he still feels that his father's strength is unfathomable.
If it weren't for his old age and the fact that he had a tough battle with the demigod Hanzo and was poisoned by Hanzo, he wouldn't have...
"I didn't agree, but we traveled together for a while, and I learned this domineering secret technique." Nagase said.
Even though it was a made-up story, it was weird that Nagase didn't want him to be his son.
"It's a pity. I thought I had a brother who was the strongest in the ninja world." There was no regretful expression on Musashi's face as he said.
"Dad died in the Rain Country..." Musashi wanted to tell Nagase that his father had died.
After some communication, Musashi found that Nagase was a very easy-going person, and did not seem like the kind of person who would be ungrateful. So Musashi told Nagase about the masked man and wanted Nagase to help investigate.
Originally, Musashi was planning to ask Konan to see how much information Konan knew. It would be even better if Nagase could also help.
Nagase is not only the strongest man in the ninja world, but the ninja village he belongs to, Konoha, is also the number one ninja village today. He is also a permanent director of the Ninja World Alliance and can be said to have tremendous power.
Before Musashi could finish his words, Nagase took out a sealing scroll, cut out the Kusakumo on the facade, and handed it to Musashi.
"Where did you get this?" Musashi's eyes widened and he recognized at a glance that this was the weapon his father had used.
"I have heard about the things in the Rain Country. After some investigation, I found this weapon. Since you are his son, this weapon should be inherited by you." Nagase said.
This weapon was something he got for free in River Country. It was made of chakra metal and was a very valuable krypton gold weapon.
"The masked man who killed Whitebeard was also killed by me." Nagase said again.
In this matter, he was indeed very unkind, making his two adopted sons live in hatred.
So after that, Nagase didn't use this method to improve the degree of fusion. There was no need. He was Fujiwara Nagase and didn't need to become someone else to improve the degree of fusion.
Musashi was stunned and looked at Nagase stupidly, and for a moment he seemed to have forgotten how to speak.
"Is the masked man dead?" Musashi asked for confirmation.
"Well, the masked man is dead, and there will be no more masked men in the ninja world in the future." Nagase replied.
Musashi didn't know what adjective to use to describe his emotions at the moment.
Happy? His greatest enemy was dead, so he should be happy. In fact, he did have a hint of such emotion.
Melancholy? Until a few minutes ago, he was still trying to find the masked man, but he got the news that the masked man was dead.
In fact, what he felt most was emptiness. The goal he had been moving towards disappeared, and Musashi felt as if his heart had suddenly become empty.
The masked man is already dead, there is no need for revenge anymore, and there is no need to continue improving his strength, there is no need to keep challenging like this.
What he had been doing had lost its meaning, and Musashi could not find the direction to move forward.
"I heard that you like to challenge strong people?" Yongze asked.
"Yeah." Musashi clicked on him in a daze, and actually didn't hear what Nagase said.
After realizing what was happening, he waved his hand and said, "That was before. It's not necessary now."
"Why is it not necessary?"
"Because I did this before to avenge my father. Now that the masked man is dead, there is no need for that." Musashi replied.
“But, I once heard that there was an outlier among the samurai. He did not stay in the Iron Country to train, but instead wandered around in the Ninja World…” Nagase said.
Listening to his past stories, the look in Musashi's eyes became a little clearer.
"Your existence is not for revenge on anyone. Don't forget your original intention."