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Back in Konoha, Goku handed over the unconscious Nagato and Konan to Tsunade.
After Tsunade thanked him, he went to a barbecue restaurant with Shikamaru and the others.
Although he had eaten 150 bowls of ramen earlier, the battle had depleted his energy, and he was hungry again.
It just so happened that Shikamaru and the others hadn't eaten dinner yet.
And for this evening's meal, Tsunade generously agreed that Konoha would reimburse him.
"Goku, we might need a little more help."
Leaving the barbecue restaurant, a full moon hung in the sky, and it was already eleven o'clock.
Goku, who had planned to go back to sleep, was stopped by Asuma, who had rushed over.
"What do you need my help with?"
"We need you to help us read Nagato's memories, obtain all the information about Akatsuki, and the location of Yugito, the captured Two-Tails Jinchuriki, so we can go there in time to rescue him."
Asuma said quickly.
It turned out that after Nagato was sent to the interrogation department, the department's most skilled memory-reading and intelligence-gathering experts took turns trying, but they couldn't extract any information from Nagato's mind at all.
They couldn't break through the powerful eye power of the Rinnegan.
Meanwhile, Konan's side was also in a stalemate, and it was estimated that they wouldn't be able to completely break down the enemy's resistance until at least tomorrow morning.
But Konan wasn't the leader, so she certainly didn't know as much information as Nagato.
Left with no other option, they turned to Goku for help.
Goku was also skilled in information-gathering ninjutsu, and quite proficient at it.
Even Danzo, with his eleven Sharingan, couldn't stop Goku's ninjutsu.
Therefore, if anyone could break through the Rinnegan's power and access Nagato's memories,
it was only Goku.
Even if he couldn't break through Nagato's Rinnegan, he could at least quickly break through Konan's blockade and access the information.
Speed was crucial now; if they were too slow, Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, might be discovered and moved by the other Akatsuki members who had captured Nagato.
"Lady Tsunade said that, given your contributions to Konoha, after this incident, you are qualified to learn all of Konoha's ninjutsu and secret techniques."
"No problem!"
Goku answered without hesitation.
Although he had fought many Konoha ninjas that night and learned many ninjutsu...
However, most of them were ordinary ninjutsu; many of the truly powerful ninjutsu were no longer learnable.
And even without these, he was willing to help if the goal was to save people.
So, led by Asuma, Goku and Shikamaru quickly arrived at the interrogation room of Konoha's intelligence department.
"I won't tell you any information. Give up."
Facing Ibiki and Yamashiro Aoba, Nagato's eyes were resolute.
He had been defeated by Goku, and this had once again refreshed his understanding of Goku's strength.
But that didn't mean he would abandon the ideals he had upheld for so many years, or his Tailed Beast weapon plan.
Moreover, he wasn't without a plan to escape.
The mysterious Uchiha Madara wouldn't watch him be captured by Konoha, nor would he want Konoha to obtain information from him.
Therefore, he would definitely try to save him.
After summoning the Gedo Mazo, he encountered a man claiming to be Uchiha Madara.
That man taught him how to use the Rinnegan's power, helping him avenge Hanzo of the Salamander and unify Amegakure.
He also told him about a plan called "The Eye of the Moon," hoping he could collect the Tailed Beasts, synthesize the Ten-Tails, and become its Jinchūriki.
Using the Ten-Tails' terrifying power, he would activate the Rinnegan and project its power onto the moon.
Through the moon, he would cast a genjutsu called "Infinite Tsukuyomi" over the entire world.
This would place all of humanity in their own beautiful genjutsu world, free from war and suffering.
In this way, those who had been lost could return to their side within the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Everyone could live a peaceful and happy life, forever. However, although he outwardly agreed to Madara Uchiha's plan, he didn't actually approve of it.
The peace brought by the illusory world was meaningless.
Therefore, he only intended to execute the first half of the plan—collecting the Tailed Beasts to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki—while the second half would be his Tailed Beast Weapon Plan.
He wanted to make the whole world feel pain, to make people understand the cruelty of war through pain, to instill fear of war, and to prevent them from ever waging war again, thus achieving ultimate peace.
Therefore, once the Ten-Tails was synthesized, he would definitely turn against Madara Uchiha.
But now, the capture of the nine Tailed Beasts was not yet complete, and the two sides were in a cooperative state. Madara Uchiha, for the sake of his Eye of the Moon Plan, would definitely infiltrate Konoha to rescue him.
He only needed to prevent information leaks and patiently wait for rescue.
In the future, after he had captured all nine Tailed Beasts, synthesized the Ten-Tails, and become its Jinchuriki, he would then wield the Rinnegan.
He believed his strength at that time would truly rival that of the Sage of Six Paths.
Even Goku wouldn't be a match for him.
"Let me see your memories!"
At this moment, Goku entered the interrogation room and activated Legilimency on Nagato. His powerful spiritual energy began to invade Nagato's brain.
Sensing the invasion, Nagato's expression changed instantly, and he immediately activated the power of his Rinnegan to defend himself.
"He actually blocked it!" Goku's face showed surprise.
"Then increase the output."
Using the techniques taught by Kami, he used ki to enhance his spiritual power and began to forcefully break through the Rinnegan's spiritual defenses.
"Not good!"
Feeling that the spiritual defenses formed by his Rinnegan's power were crumbling, Nagato also began to fully activate his Rinnegan.
Two streaks of blood flowed down Nagato's eyes.
"Block him!"
If he couldn't defeat Goku, fine, but if he couldn't even stop Goku from reading his memories, then there was really no point in sticking to his plan.
"A bit troublesome, but this is how it is."
Discovering that his attacks couldn't penetrate the Rinnegan's defenses, Goku roared.
"Haa!!!"
His hair instantly turned golden, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body, his strength increasing fiftyfold, and his mental power also greatly enhanced.
In his golden warrior state, not only was his aura enhanced, but his spirit and body were also strengthened—a comprehensive, flawless enhancement.
It didn't take five seconds, just one second, for him to break through Nagato's Rinnegan's defenses, then he returned to normal and began reading memories.
"What was that just now?"
Tsunade and the others, startled by Goku's sudden burst of aura, were filled with shock.
Although it was only for a second, in that second they faced Goku as if they were facing a god.
Nagato was equally frightened, and because of the mental confrontation with Goku, his feelings were even more pronounced.
He even began to doubt whether, even if he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he could defeat Goku in that state.