When the envoy from Otogakure, carrying Ryun's letter, went to Sunagakure to deliver the threat, the entire Land of Wind, and even the entire Ninja World, was thrown into an uproar.
The Illusory Sun Dragon God, who had been silent for many years, really had been staying in Otogakure all along, and his attitude was still so unyielding, showing no regard for the great ninja villages.
Upon receiving the threat, Sunagakure immediately convened a Four Kage network meeting. They discussed the feasibility of jointly attacking Otogakure, but in the end, they did not dare to touch a single hair of Otogakure...
Everyone felt they should deal with Konoha first. Without taking down Konoha, without using the Land of Fire to replenish their resources, this protracted Third Great Ninja War would be meaningless, and the Five Great Nations would all be losers.
The Land of Wind acted decisively. Having decided not to provoke Uchiha Ryun for now, Rasa chose to compensate the ancient land of Loulan with ten times the amount of food. He even eventually sent an envoy secretly to Otogakure to apologize to Ryun, his attitude reaching an extremely low point.
Land of Rain - Amegakure.
Inside a certain high-rise tower.
"Has Hoshigaki Kisame successfully infiltrated Otogakure?" Konan Pein was the first to ask.
Beside him was the White Tiger of the Akatsuki and the Angel of Amegakure, Konan. Across from him was the Masked Man, Uchiha Obito.
"He has infiltrated. He should be in a silent state during this period, so it's unlikely he can transmit much useful information to us," Uchiha Obito reported truthfully.
He did not tell Nagato and Konan about the White Zetsus who infiltrated Otogakure but were completely eliminated. He didn't even dare to tell them about the existence of White Zetsu.
Years ago, Ryun had done something in the Land of Rain that disgusted White Zetsu: he used shadow clones and transformation jutsu to create the identity of 'Lily', then disappeared himself, creating a false impression for the Nagato trio that they had been persecuted by White Zetsu...
If White Zetsu appeared before Nagato and Konan now, these two might become even more wary of Uchiha Obito, and might also investigate the events of that year, likely causing trouble for White Zetsu.
Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito learned about this through White Zetsu, so Black Zetsu joined the Akatsuki in his fully black state, which didn't arouse suspicion or antipathy from Nagato and Konan.
Of course, it was also possible the two had forgotten the events of that year, as their contact with that 'big sister' was very brief. Or, it was entirely possible that Nagato and Konan simply didn't care about that 'woman' Lily anymore.
"Nanto wasn't killed, which proves he indeed succeeded... That guy Uchiha Ryun is now publicly revealing his location to the Ninja World, and he isn't afraid of the Four Great Nations putting Konoha aside to cause trouble for Otogakure..." Konan took the initiative to remark with emotion.
"The nations fear him... as they fear tigers and wolves. They avoid him whenever possible, how could they dare to seek trouble for him..." Uchiha Obito actually didn't understand why the Five Great Nations were so terrified of one person. In his view, all the Five Kage were weak and incompetent good-for-nothings.
"Over a decade ago, a terrifying great battle erupted in a certain mountainous area within our Land of Rain. That battle affected a wide area. According to records, the scene was devastated, with forests shattered and large swathes of trees broken, even a distant great mountain was severed by a single, man-made slash..." Konan Pein began recounting a past event.
"The shocking slash extended for dozens of miles. The terrifying destructive power can still be felt at that location even today..."
As he spoke, a look of apprehension involuntarily appeared on Pein's face. He only learned about this matter from the classified files after he defeated Hanzō of the Salamander and took over Amegakure.
Hearing Pein's words, Uchiha Obito's eyelids twitched violently. His eyes fixed intently on the other, waiting silently for Pein to continue.
"After that battle, Hanzō of the Salamander rushed to the scene upon hearing the news. There, he saw the corpses of elite jōnin from four nations, and he also found the mangled body of the Third Mizukage at the scene..."
Hearing this, Uchiha Obito's pupils contracted sharply, and a terrifying guess formed in his heart.
"Not long after, the Lands of Water, Earth, Wind, and Thunder all sent elite teams to Amegakure to claim the bodies. They also sternly warned Hanzō of the Salamander to keep his mouth shut and not reveal this matter, otherwise they would wage war."
"After this battle ended, Uchiha Ryun forcefully compelled the various nations not to lightly start wars for ten years. Although unwilling, the Five Great Nations collectively acquiesced to this fact."
By this point, the meaning Nagato wanted to convey was already very clear.
"The Four Kage, possibly even the Five Kage... they had already fought Uchiha Ryun, and they lost!" Uchiha Obito stated this fact darkly.
'No wonder, no wonder the Five Great Nations are so afraid of Uchiha Ryun...' Uchiha Obito finally understood.
"After the Illusory Sun Dragon God rose to fame, the Lands of Earth, Lightning, and Water never mentioned the theft of their tailed beasts. From this, it can be seen that guy had already achieved invincibility in the Ninja World over a decade ago. How strong his current power is, is truly difficult to fathom and imagine..."
Nagato's tone was somewhat heavy, but deep in his eyes there was a trace of rare admiration.
"Invincible... He is still far from it... Ultimately, he's just a young junior..." Uchiha Obito forced a calm and disdainful tone.
His current persona was Uchiha Madara. As the 'Shinobi Rikudō', he absolutely could not show fear of the Illusory Sun Dragon God, not even a hint of apprehension!
"He alone holds five tailed beasts in his hands. If we cannot get past this obstacle he represents, perhaps we really should try to persuade him..."
Konan Pein brought up this proposal again.
"His power cannot be ignored. Creating a peaceful Ninja World will be hard without his assistance."
The Nagato trio had met Ryun before. He strongly agreed with Ryun's ideology of peace, one could even say what he was doing now was implementing the Illusory Sun Dragon God's ideology!
Combining the nine tailed beasts into one, using the 'Nation-Destroying Weapon' to make the world feel pain, forcing the Five Great Nations to take the lead in achieving peace, permanently replicating Ryun's 'Ten-Year Peace Agreement', using force to completely eliminate war — this was Nagato's current ideology.
"It's not that simple. Don't underestimate that guy's ambition..."
Uchiha Obito really didn't want to make contact with Uchiha Ryun. That man... he always felt he couldn't handle him.
He might not even care about his identity as Uchiha Madara...
Of course, Uchiha Obito, possessing the power of both Kamui, wasn't truly afraid of Uchiha Ryun either. After all, the two had never truly fought, and Uchiha Obito's heart was still filled with confidence.
"His ambition could also be our ambition. I believe that guy will accept our ideology, after all, we are the same kind of people as him..." Nagato still insisted on this idea.
"Then go ahead and try..." Obito did not completely deny Nagato's idea.
If Uchiha Ryun was willing to join them, it would of course be a good thing. Once all nine tailed beasts were gathered into the Gedo Statue, as long as he seized the initiative to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, who could stop him then?
Nagato? Uchiha Ryun? Uchiha Madara??? They would all be mere pawns for Uchiha Obito!
'I am the savior of this world!'
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