The Akatsuki Organization spent two years gathering its members and began its subsequent operations, but Uchiha En and Asana were not idle either.
Over these two years, Asana completed her second Fetal Movement, and the Eye power of her Tenseigan greatly increased once more.
At the same time, Asana also mastered the second technique hidden deep within her bloodline: the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
This technique was previously used by Kaguya in the original work, and its power is immense.
Meanwhile, Uchiha En had transplanted the Rinnegan, and stimulated by the Rinnegan's Eye power, Uchiha En's Eye power grew daily.
Two years passed, and Uchiha En's status panel now looked like this:
Chakra Capacity: 2303
Physique: 748
Eye power: 4970
Vitality: 1109
Nature Affinity: 620
Level: lv89 (290/300)
Attribute Points: 0
Uchiha En's intuition told him that he was only 30 attribute points away from awakening the Rinnegan, so Uchiha En put his own eyes back in and had Asana return Madara's Rinnegan to Nagato.
After two years of recuperation, Nagato's body had recovered considerably. With the help of the first hokages cells, Nagato no longer felt any strain when using a single Rinnegan.
Nagato in this state was definitely stronger than his counterpart in the original work.
Now, having received the other Rinnegan, Nagato even hesitated about whether to transplant that eye back.
But in the end, Nagato chose to put the Rinnegan back.
A single Rinnegan was certainly better for his main body, but to perfectly control the six paths of pain, he still needed the Eye power of both Rinnegan.
With the return of this Rinnegan, Nagato felt an added pressure.
If the pressure the Rinnegan previously exerted on Nagato was a 1, it was now a 3; two Rinnegan were not as simple as 1+1=2.
Fortunately, Nagato now had the first hokages cells in his body. Although the pressure from the Rinnegan was immense, it wasn't unbearable, and at least he wouldn't exhaust his body using the Rinnegan like he used to.
After Uchiha En returned the Rinnegan, he began preparing for the final step of awakening his own Rinnegan.
Uchiha En came alone to the Ninja Academy.
This was Konoha Year 55, and with only five years left until the story began, Naruto and Sasuke had naturally already enrolled in the Ninja Academy.
Uchiha En's purpose in coming to the Ninja Academy was the Indra and Ashura Chakra within Naruto and Sasuke.
Uchiha En had previously discussed with Nijo that he planned to use the Chakra of Indra and Ashura, along with Nijo's Ten-Tails power, to make the final leap and awaken the Rinnegan.
Naruto and Sasuke were now seven years old and had been refining Chakra for about two years. Drawing out the Indra and Ashura Chakra now shouldn't have any adverse effects on them, which is why Uchiha En decided to act.
Upon arriving at the Ninja Academy, Uchiha En happened upon the class Naruto belonged to, engaged in sparring matches on the school's training ground.
All the Rookie Nine of Naruto's generation were present, and Uchiha En was in no hurry to act, watching the children's practice matches with great interest.
Kiba, Shino, and the other children who had received clan training were clearly a little stronger than the rest.
However, the performance of Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, who took the stage afterward, left Uchiha En very dissatisfied.
Ino was simply brawling with Sakura, Shikamaru listlessly struggled with a random extra for a long time, and what left Uchiha En most speechless was Choji, who forfeited his match because he hadn't finished his potato chips.
Uchiha En wasn't too worried about Hinata, who was up next. Hinata had been studying under Asana's tutelage, and under Asana's guidance, seven-year-old Hinata already possessed the ability to graduate from the Ninja Academy. This kind of childish sparring posed no difficulty for Hinata.
As for the last pair to enter, Naruto and Sasuke, for some reason, they still seemed to dislike each other.
Speaking of which, this was Uchiha En's first time seeing a slightly older Sasuke up close; Uchiha En had only held him once when Sasuke was an infant.
"He really is handsome, and he still looks so adorable now. No wonder so many little girls like him," Uchiha En muttered to himself.
Soon, their match began. Unlike the original work, Naruto had grown up alongside the Tailed Beast inside him. The created Tailed Beast had been with Naruto since the day it gained self-awareness.
The two youngsters grew up together and naturally became friends. Coupled with the guidance of Kushina and Minato Namikaze, Naruto's strength was now among the best of these children.
As for Sasuke, with the training provided by Fugaku and Itachi, the brother-complex, he was naturally not lacking either.
Fights between opponents of similar strength are always the best to watch. The two brats fought to a standstill until Naruto "cheated" by borrowing the Tailed Beast's Chakra, defeating Sasuke.
After the match ended, neither Naruto nor Sasuke could move. Both had sustained minor injuries, and seeing this, Iruka immediately prepared to take them for treatment.
"Wait a moment, leave these two brats to me!" Uchiha En spoke up, stopping Iruka.
Only then did Iruka notice Uchiha En. His face instantly flushed red, and he looked very excited: "Are you Uchiha En-sama?"
After the war with the Cloud Ninja, Uchiha En's prestige in Konoha had always been very high. Clearly, Iruka was also an admirer of Uchiha En.
Naruto, who had been unable to move, suddenly jumped up when he heard Iruka call Uchiha En's name: "Uncle En!"
Uchiha En smiled and patted Naruto's hair: "Well done, Naruto! Sasuke, you were also quite impressive! Truly worthy of being a member of our Uchiha Clan."
At this time, Sasuke had not yet experienced the Uchiha Clan massacre, and his personality was much more amiable than in the original work. Hearing the praise from Uchiha En, the Clan Head, Sasuke's face turned red with excitement.
"Come to think of it, Sasuke, I held you when you were one month old. You were only that tiny then, and now you're already this strong. Time really flies!"
"Heh! Sorry, I got carried away. Now, let me treat you first." As he spoke, a green light emanated from Uchiha En's hand.
Most of the children in Iruka's class came from large families, and at worst, one of their parents was a Ninja. These kids immediately recognized that Uchiha En was using the Healing Technique.
But in reality, Uchiha En was not using the Healing Technique but the Ten-Tails' Chakra. He didn't know Medical Ninjutsu; he had merely used a small trick to change the color of the Chakra.
Moreover, the Ten-Tails' Chakra was much more effective than the Healing Technique. Uchiha En placed his hands on Naruto and Sasuke's shoulders, and their injuries recovered at a visible rate.
The moment the Ten-Tails' Chakra touched Naruto's body, Uchiha En sensed the presence of the Tailed Beast within Naruto.
Uchiha En's consciousness silently entered Naruto's body.
In a space very similar to the Nine-Tails sealing chamber in the original work, but lacking the cage, lay a Tailed Beast that looked exactly like the Nine-Tails but contained the aura of all nine Tailed Beasts.
"Huh? You're Uchiha En, right? How did you get here?" asked the mixed Tailed Beast, seeing Uchiha En for the first time since its creation.
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