In the open space outside the tower of the Hidden Rain Village, thousands of Naruto's shadow clones sat in the pouring rain.

Konan stood by Naruto's side, looking apologetic. "Sorry, there are too many of you to do this indoors."

Naruto replied gently, "Konan-nee, you should go to sleep. Don't stay out in the rain with me."

Konan insisted, "How can I? With your determination, how can I slack off?"

And so, Naruto and his shadow clones began trying to fall asleep.

Perhaps the rain was too heavy, the night too cold, or maybe it was just psychological, but they couldn't fall asleep.

"Achoo...!" One shadow clone sneezed from the cold and disappeared in a puff of white smoke.

Another shadow clone managed to fall asleep but experienced sleep paralysis and vanished in white smoke.

The experiences of the shadow clones fed back to the original Naruto, who frowned, growing more restless.

Konan's eyes darkened. "This isn't working..."

She extended her arms, and her body dissolved into thousands of paper sheets, which folded and formed into floating paper umbrellas, shielding Naruto and his clones from the rain.

Naruto was astonished. "Konan-nee!"

In front of him, Konan's incomplete paper body held a paper umbrella over him. "This way, you should be able to sleep more soundly."

Naruto glanced back. Controlling such a large number of paper sheets to match the number of his clones required an enormous amount of chakra.

Those paper sheets were part of Konan's body, meaning she had essentially enlarged herself thousands of times, exposing herself to the rain. It was reckless!

Naruto felt deeply guilty and began to regret his stubbornness.

Konan said, "Helping sensei find peace from the sea is my small way of atoning, Naruto..."

"I understand!"

Naruto said no more, overcoming the pressure, and tried to sleep, gaining some insight.

His mind often worked best under pressure, even in this second life.

"The meditation process of Sage Mode requires extreme tranquility of mind and body. Maybe I can use that..."

So, Naruto and his shadow clones meditated in the manner of Sage Mode, calming their minds.

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"Z~~Z~~~Z~~~!"

It worked. Clearing his mind, he and his clones fell asleep, bubbles forming from their noses.

Triggering the Realm of Reincarnation required luck. Increasing the number of participants significantly increased the chances, though the outcome was unknown.

After all, this was an unprecedented attempt.

In the cold rain of the long night, half an hour passed.

Boom!

Suddenly, all the shadow clones disappeared simultaneously!

Konan's expression changed. "This is..."

To enter the Realm of Reincarnation, chakra needed to be highly concentrated, forcing the shadow clones to dispel and feed the chakra and triggering effect back to the original body.

"So it worked...!"

Yes, one of Naruto's shadow clones successfully triggered the Realm of Reincarnation, and the phenomenon that followed was exactly as Konan had deduced!

"The Realm of Reincarnation is not a simple place. There could be dangers. To be cautious, I must assist him..."

Swish!

In mid-air, the thousands of paper umbrellas scattered, and the wet paper sheets reassembled.

Konan's orange eyes gazed at Naruto. She sat down, took out a special paper talisman, and placed it on Naruto's forehead, forming a hand seal.

—Paper Jutsu: Transference!

Konan's eyelids slowly closed as chakra flowed into the talisman, breaking the 'seal' character in the center!

...

Whoosh! Naruto found himself in a vast, unfamiliar land. As he looked around in confusion, Konan's figure appeared beside him!

Naruto was surprised. "Konan-nee!"

Konan said, "I used a secret technique to transfer my chakra here. I did this for Nagato in the past."

Naruto scanned the surroundings, puzzled. "Is this the Realm of Reincarnation? I don't see any summoning beasts."

Konan explained, "The Realm of Reincarnation is vast, so sensory abilities are crucial here. Nagato's sensory abilities were extraordinary..."

Naruto nodded in agreement, thinking: Yes, when Nagato was reanimated by Kabuto, he sensed me, Bee, and even Kabuto...

Konan continued, "Your sensory abilities in Sage Mode won't be much different..."

"Ah, I was just thinking that!"

Naruto sat down and began meditating in Sage Mode!

Orange eye shadow appeared, and the external Naruto mirrored this feature.

Sizzle!

Naruto opened his eyes and pointed behind him. "I sensed you. Don't think I don't know you're there...!"

"There?"

Konan extended her hand, and a large number of paper sheets wrapped around a shape!

Naruto's eyes lit up. "A chameleon!?"

Konan said, "That's a chameleon, one of Nagato's former summoning beasts. With Nagato gone, it returned to the wild. Its ability is invisibility..."

Naruto frowned. "Its chakra isn't very strong."

Konan explained, "The Rinnegan's summoning technique is an 'amplified summoning technique.' After signing a summoning contract, its power will increase several times!"

Naruto realized, "I see. The monsters Nagato summoned had black rods like Pain, but this one doesn't..."

Hiss!!

The chameleon spat acid, dissolving the paper sheets, and turned to flee!

Konan said, "Spitting acid is one of its abilities. Defeat it and insert the black rods to form a summoning contract!"

Naruto cracked his knuckles. "It's okay to be a bit rough, right?"

Konan smiled, "Not too rough. In the Realm of Reincarnation, they won't truly die but will respawn in another location. If it respawns too far away, it will be much harder to capture again..."

"Got it!"

Boom!!

Naruto leaped forward with incredible speed and agility in Sage Mode, quickly catching up to the chameleon. He charged his fist and struck from a distance.

—Frog Kata!!

Boom!

The natural energy-formed fist slammed the chameleon to the ground!!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Several black rods were thrown, pinning the chameleon in various places...!

Whoosh!

The chameleon's body dissipated in smoke!

Konan said, "It has become your summoning beast. Once you leave the Realm of Reincarnation, you can summon it using the Animal Path."

Naruto said, "It was easier than I thought..."

Konan warned, "Don't be complacent. It's said that the Realm of Reincarnation contains powerful summoning beasts from ancient times, some of which even Nagato at his peak couldn't contract..."