Ryou wanted to monopolize the contribution points for saving Nagato so that Konan would fall for him; ideally, he'd even brainwash Nagato.
The Wood Release Chakra in Madara's body was also top-tier medical Chakra, but Ryou's forbidden jutsu-level Medical Ninjutsu was clearly more suitable for the currently dying Nagato.
Madara left Nagato to Ryou.
Nagato was no waste; he was the Rinnegan host Madara had meticulously chosen.
By the age of ten, he had already mastered six types of Chakra Nature Transformations, including Yang Release, and could use nearly all mainstream Ninjutsu.
Although it was a bit late, Nagato eventually awakened all the Rinnegan's abilities, qualifying him as a true host for the Rinnegan.
Moreover, after experiencing the despair of Yahiko's death, Nagato had come to agree with Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan.
If Madara were to meet with any misfortune, Nagato would inherit his will and carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan.
As for Ryou, he might very well be the misfortune Madara encountered; this scumbag was a vulgar man who felt nothing but disdain for the Eye of the Moon Plan.
During the few days Madara wasn't watching him, how wildly had he been playing around in the Land of Rain?
Madara looked at Ryou and Nagato, one was his grandson's generation, an Uchiha who resembled Izuna.
The other, while not of the Uchiha Clan, was someone Madara had held high hopes for since childhood and who now accepted the Eye of the Moon Plan.
It was truly difficult to decide who should take precedence.
Ryou was currently using a forbidden jutsu to treat Nagato; if he knew Madara was thinking of replacing his heir, he might have killed Nagato on the spot.
Madara looked in the direction where Hanzo and Danzo had fled.
"Hmph! Thinking of escaping!"
Madara turned into a streak of red light and gave chase.
After Madara left, Konan ran up with a blushing face. Why was she blushing?
Probably only she and Ryou knew.
Konan now felt like killing Ryou; her best companion had just died, and she was in a state of emotional collapse.
Was this the time to be doing such beastly things?
But Ryou was treating Nagato, so Konan couldn't touch him.
Halfway through the transfer, Ryou suddenly blackmailed Konan: "Konan, you don't want Nagato to die like this, do you? If not, hurry up and give me a kiss, or I'll stop treating him!"
"ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ." Konan was furious at this naturally evil and lecherous Uchiha.
But ultimately, out of helplessness, Konan stood on her tiptoes and kissed Ryou on the cheek.
Nagato wanted to speak, to say he wasn't a useless man, but he was being controlled by Ryou and couldn't move at all.
Nagato was devastated. Yahiko's body wasn't even cold yet; was it really appropriate to do this?
He felt it would be better if he just died! That way, his heart wouldn't ache.
After Konan kissed Ryou, Ryou transferred a life spore from his body into Nagato's.
The life spore burned rapidly, and a powerful Yang Release force erupted within Nagato's body.
In the blink of an eye, Nagato's pale hair regained its vibrant red color, and his withered skin filled out, returning to a healthy hue.
Nagato transformed from looking like a seventy or eighty-year-old man into a youth in his teens.
Konan was so happy she almost jumped.
But Nagato still had one defect: he had no eyes.
Eyes are the most fragile and important organs in the human body; Ryou's forbidden jutsu couldn't regenerate them. Only Yin-Yang Release could do that.
For example, Naruto in Sage of Six Paths Mode used Yin-Yang Release to regenerate an eye for Kakashi.
He even saved the dying Might Guy.
Konan shouted to Ryou, "Eyes! Quickly find a pair of eyes for Nagato."
Nagato reached out to refuse: "No need. I have Chakra sensing; I can sense my surroundings even without eyes."
Konan refused: "No, Nagato, you must have eyes."
So many people had died on the battlefield; they could just find any corpse, gouge out the eyes, and install them for Nagato.
In his previous life, this would have been impossible.
But this was the Naruto world, where eyes could be installed and replaced at will.
Just as Ryou was about to go gouge out some eyeballs, he was suddenly tripped by a corpse next to Nagato and almost fell.
He cursed, "Who is it? Couldn't you die a bit further away?"
Konan looked at the corpse at Ryou's feet and could vaguely see orange hair. She roared in anger, "Uchiha Ryou!"
How dare he desecrate Yahiko's body?
Nagato reached out his hand to hit Ryou with a Shinra Tensei, but then he suddenly realized.
He no longer had the Rinnegan.
Damn it, he had become incompetent.
Konan ran over, grabbed Ryou's ear, and pulled hard.
"Konan, I was wrong! I'll apologize to Yahiko right now."
Ryou begged for mercy incessantly.
Nagato shook his head and stood up to gather Yahiko's remains, which only consisted of the upper half of his body.
Where's the butt? Where's Yahiko's butt?
Nagato activated his Chakra sensing to look carefully, but he couldn't find it; it turned out it had been blown away earlier.
Nagato felt sorrow for this, and then he glanced at Konan's figure as she scolded Ryou. This kind of reprimand...
It was like a wife scolding an erring husband. They were a well-matched couple; standing together, they looked even more like a pair.
Yahiko was gone, and Konan had been bewitched by that evil Uchiha.
Grief welled up in Nagato's heart, and he wailed loudly.
"Yahiko—!"
Konan left Ryou and went to comfort Nagato, who was crying like a child.
While the atmosphere here was all warm and fuzzy, things over on Obito's side were heart-wrenching.
Madara's appearance delighted Black Zetsu. Madara had retrieved the Rinnegan; next would be collecting the Tailed Beasts and reviving the Ten-Tails.
With the Rinnegan, Madara was the strongest person in the world.
Even if the Five Great Nations formed a Shinobi Alliance, so what? They would be nothing but a ragtag bunch.
So far, the plan was going smoothly.
Madara's Chakra giant was also seen by Kakashi and the others, leaving them all in a daze.
Minato was struck down by Madara's 60-meter Samurai Sword, his fate unknown, which left Kakashi and the other two in complete despair.
Kurenai collapsed, dropping her Kunai and kneeling on the ground, unable to muster any more will to fight.
Madara's power had already transcended the scope of a Ninja; it was the power of gods and demons.
Just then, Tobi seized the opportunity, his palm extending a long Wooden Spike toward Rin's chest.
"No!"
Kakashi rushed forward recklessly to block Tobi's Wood Release.
Tobi's Wooden Spike pierced Kakashi's chest; it looked like Kakashi and Rin were about to be skewered together by Tobi.
I am Obito of the Uchiha Clan!
In an instant, Obito's tenacious will surged into his Sharingan, and his Sharingan gained another tomoe on top of the two-tomoe base.
Kakashi's Sharingan resonated with Obito's eye, evolving from two-tomoe to three tomoe.
They seemed to develop an indescribable resonance.
A pair of matched Sharingan struck the Genjutsu Madara had placed on Obito; in the next second, the energy of Madara's Genjutsu was shattered.
Obito regained control of his body and roared ferociously, "I will never let you hurt my companions!"
"Obito—"
Black Zetsu and Tobi were shocked. Obito had such a tenacious will?
It wasn't over yet; Obito pulled back the Wooden Spike that had pierced Kakashi and aimed it at his own heart.
Although he had broken through Madara's Genjutsu, Tobi and Black Zetsu still held a powerful restraint over him.
Now the only way... was suicide!
"Kakashi, goodbye!"
"No!"
Kakashi endured the sharp pain in his chest and rushed forward.
Obito slowly closed his eyes, but a yellow shadow appeared.
It was Minato.
He wasn't dead, but he was in poor condition, covered in wounds, and his Sage Mode had been deactivated.
Minato caught the Wooden Spike Obito was thrusting toward his own heart; this time, Minato finally made it!
"Minato-sensei!"
Kakashi and the other two were instantly overjoyed.
Hope also rose within Obito.
"Contract Seal!"
Minato performed the Contract Seal on Obito.
The Contract Seal could even break the contract between a host and a summoned creature, let alone the connection between Tobi, Black Zetsu, and Obito.
In the next second, Black Zetsu was forced to separate, Tobi withdrew from Obito's body, and Gamabunta on Minato's body took the opportunity to deploy a Sealing Scroll.
Unfortunately, as soon as Black Zetsu left Obito's body, he merged into the ground and vanished; Gamabunta only sealed Tobi.
Obito was overjoyed; he was saved, and he had finally broken free from Madara's shackles.
He could finally return to Konoha and be with Kakashi and Rin.