I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

"Yes, I will cut off his head and offer it as a sacrifice to my people."

Sasuke agreed without hesitation, his fists clenched tightly, his voice filled with determination and resolve.

He finally waited for this day, from being weak at the beginning to gradually awakening the kaleidoscope.

Sasuke can stand before Itachi without relying on anyone else.

The killing intent in his eyes was no longer concealed. Ever since he saw his parents and many Uchiha masters become test subjects, he had no right to forgive Itachi.

"Understood, but you will need to wait patiently for two days. The Seven-Tails is being sealed away during these days. You should rest first, and I will personally bring these two people to you in a couple of days."

Pain also read Danzo's records of the persecution of the Uchiha clan, and if compared in terms of severity, this suffering was even more tragic than his own experience.

Ye Lan's chosen approach was to integrate into Konoha, find decisive evidence, publicize it, appeal the verdict, publicly eliminate Danzo, and then leave.

This restrained, rational yet mad approach earned Nagato's deepest admiration for Ye Lan.

"Okay, let's explore Amegakure first. We'll contact you if anything comes up. We'll stay at the same hotel we stayed at before."

Ye Lan didn't ask about the Seven-Tails. She only remembered that she seemed to have met that Jinchuriki once, but what did it have to do with her?

If he were to help Nagato realize his ideals, Ye Lan was prepared to become an enemy of the entire world.

Chapter 126 Change

"You don't need to do this task for now. Go and carry out a B-level task first."

Just as Ziyanghua was about to embark on her mission, Xiaonan reclaimed the S-rank mission she had been given.

"Why? My angel, is it because I haven't done enough?"

Ziyanghua hadn't expected this outcome and questioned Xiaonan for the first time.

"If it weren't for Uchiha Yelan's mission last time, you would probably be dead by now. After reassessing you, it would be more appropriate for you to take on some other missions."

Konan offered a rare explanation, which is unusual for her; she would never explain herself to a ninja of lower strength.

Is it because I'm not strong enough?

Ziyanghua looked grim, surprised that she hadn't been given a more important role after the last mission.

"Then strive to become stronger; Amegakure still needs you."

Xiao Nan tried to say some encouraging words, but these were a bit uncomfortable for her.

Hydrangea left disappointed, and was assigned to a new squad before leaving.

After the hydrangea left, Xiao Nan glanced at Ye Lan, who had appeared by the window, and said with some doubt.

"Does this really work?"

Konan did make a change, and this time it wasn't just for Nagato's ideals; she genuinely had feelings for the village.

There was no other way before, but now, with Ye Lan's suggestion, she is willing to do these things.

"If you want Amegakure to become stronger, you must start with some trivial things."

Ye Lan didn't face Xiao Nan, but kept looking at the scenery outside the house. Yu Yin's architecture was indeed very distinctive.

Aside from the constant rain, Ye Lan felt like she was starting to like this place.

"Has the seal on the Seven-Tails ended?"

"Yes, it's over. Many Akatsuki members have left. I kept Itachi's group behind. When are you planning to...?"

Xiao Nan looked at the boy, who was much younger than her, yet knew a lot. She wondered where he had learned it.

"Tomorrow, I'll go. There's a Uchiha ruins near Amegakure where Sasuke will wait for Itachi. As for me, I'll stay in the room where I met Pain last time."

The location for fighting Itachi needs to be carefully chosen, as for the masked man...

His tricks are the same everywhere.

"I understand. I'll personally bring...Ban to see you tomorrow."

The masked man kept calling himself Madara, and Konan didn't know what to call him, so she could only use this name as a substitute.

"Uchiha Madara, ha."

"There's one more thing. Yesterday, Konoha's Anbu appeared near Amegakure. Although the village's ninjas warned them, they still didn't leave."

Xiao Nan was slightly angry when she thought about this; it wasn't the first or second time.

Great powers never care about the feelings of small countries. When a violent organization like the Dark Guard openly appears on the territory of another country, it is not unreasonable for Amegakure to declare war directly.

"They're just some insignificant thugs. A warning will suffice if necessary. I don't need to teach you that kind of tactic, do I?"

"Don't worry, I'll handle this."

This has happened many times before with ANBU from other ninja villages coming to Amegakure. This place may contain the most S-rank rogue ninja in the ninja world.

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Ye Lan understood that these Konoha ANBU members were probably all after him, and it was indeed inconvenient for him to show himself.

After confirming everything, Xiao Nan looked out the window again, but Ye Lan was no longer there.

She remained composed and continued with her official duties, glancing at the mountain of scrolls before letting out a slight sigh.

"We definitely need to find some help..."

...

"Kisame, did something happen that the leader asked us to stay?"

Itachi put down his straw hat and tasted the new dessert from Amegakure. After taking one bite, he didn't touch it anymore. There was still a big difference between the desserts from Amegakure and Konoha.

“Mr. Itachi, how would I know about such things? You should ask the leader.”

Kisame said without changing his expression that he did have some feelings for Itachi, but Kisame had his own code of conduct. Akatsuki accepted his joining, and Akatsuki's goals had always interested him.

Kisame would not betray Akatsuki unless Akatsuki betrayed him; he believed that the leader with the Rinnegan was capable of doing so.

Itachi glanced at Kisame. Kisame's disappearance a couple of days ago had made him feel uneasy. Kisame returned unharmed, but Itachi still noticed that he looked slightly tired.

Combined with the leader's intention to leave him behind, he felt that Kisame was hiding something from him.

There's trouble...

Itachi gradually formed some guesses in his mind. He glanced at the dessert he had just rejected, picked up his chopsticks again, and began to taste it.

next day

"Nagato, what do you want with me?"

Obito came to meet Tendo alone. Here, he no longer needed to play the clown and attract attention. His voice was slightly dignified and deep.

“I told you, you must call me ‘God’!”

I *@##￥!

Obito felt an urge to curse out loud. How many times has this happened? What are you pretending for in front of me? Your Rinnegan belongs to someone else.

"Ban, listen to what the leader has to say."

Black Zetsu noticed Obito's displeasure and directly tried to persuade him, as he didn't want Obito to ruin his plans, and Nagato was still useful.

"Ah."

Obito gave a curt reply; he no longer wanted to see the face of the Heavenly Dao.

"It's about the second half of the plan; I think some changes are needed."

Tiandao spoke slowly, wanting to see the other party's reaction after learning Yelan's thoughts.

"The plan to capture the Tailed Beasts and revive the Gedo Mazo must not be changed! This is what we agreed on!"

Obito's voice was somewhat somber. He hadn't expected Nagato's thoughts to change. Hadn't the blow he received back then been enough?

Nagato had some questions in his mind about why the masked man was reacting this way, but he hadn't explained why.

"These plans remain unchanged, of course. I'm referring to the follow-up, after the Gedo Mazo is fully revived."

"I see. Well, tell me about it."

As long as it doesn't affect the revival of the Ten-Tails and the implementation of the Ultimate Moon, Obito doesn't care about any plans; Nagato will have to step down then.

Nagato noticed the masked man's slightly perfunctory expression and felt somewhat dissatisfied, but he continued speaking.

"I plan to unify the entire world using the revived Gedo Mazo."

Obito never expected Nagato's ideas to turn out this way. Didn't you always say you wanted to make great nations feel real pain? How did it turn into the ideal of a villainous big boss like unifying the world?

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Obito couldn't understand why Nagato had changed so much.

"Only by unifying the world, ceasing the struggle for resources, and redistributing all interests can true peace be achieved!"

Changmen took Ye Lan's words and used them himself; to say the least, he imitated them quite well.

"I object; this doesn't fit our plan..."

Obito thought this was wishful thinking. No one in the ninja world had done it, so how could Nagato, with his crippled body, possibly do it?

Moreover, if we were to act with this goal in mind, it might affect the plan to capture the tailed beasts.

"The matter has already been decided; I'm just informing you."

Nagato didn't care whether he agreed or not. He could see that the person in front of him only cared about capturing the tailed beasts and seemed even more anxious about the revival of the Gedo Mazo than he was.

"you!"

Obito was speechless. He couldn't very well say that it would all be over once the Tailed Beasts were collected, and that peace would be achieved once the Infinite Tsukuyomi arrived.

"Let's discuss this carefully, everyone. I was just a little surprised by this sudden news. I'm also wondering why you would have this idea, Chief."

Black Zetsu, who has lived for over a thousand years, truly did not expect Nagato to change so much. Why would he have the idea of ​​unifying the world? Although it sounds quite plausible, what does it have to do with his plans?

"I met someone a couple of days ago, and he talked to me about how to achieve true world peace."

The Way of Heaven spoke the truth.

"Who?"

"He's right next door, would you like to meet him?"