In this world, everyone is just an amateur group.
The Akatsuki Organization is no exception!
Despite having become the public enemy of the entire Ninja World, the organization actually lacks intelligent people.
Nagato's brain isn't quite up to the task either, but compared to the others in the Akatsuki Organization, he has become a so-called smart person; at the very least, he knows how to 'pull chestnuts from the fire' while the Ninja World is in chaos!
Afterward.
With the conclusion of the Akatsuki Organization meeting, the entire organization began its operation. A group of people wearing the Akatsuki robes left the Land of Snow in a grand and ostentatious manner.
Similarly.
As the Six Paths of Pain pushed Nagato in his wheelchair, and with the departure of Obito and Konan, the heavy snow that had persisted in the Land of Snow for two months completely stopped.
Evidently.
Considering the difference between the Land of Rain and the Land of Snow, Nagato had modified his Rain Tiger at Will Jutsu. Previously, it infused a wisp of Chakra into the rain, but now he had changed it to infuse a wisp of Chakra into the snow to ensure he could monitor the entire Land of Snow.
Now that they were leaving, this technique was naturally no longer necessary.
However, it was a pity.
What Nagato and the others failed to notice was that inside an ordinary house in the Land of Snow, an apparently very ordinary tavern owner closed his doors and disappeared into the bedroom deep within the tavern as soon as he saw the Akatsuki Organization leaving.
Immediately following.
The tavern owner sliced his palm, formed hand seals, and slammed his hand onto the ground.
'Summoning Jutsu!'
With a soft 'bang' sound, a Ninja Cat was directly summoned.
"Hiss, so cold!"
"Is that you, Shin'ichi? Why did you call for me?"
Looking at the summoned Ninja Cat, the tavern owner handed it a letter and a 'thousand-ryo' banknote.
Then.
His tone became very serious: "Nekomata, please deliver this letter to Lord Jin as quickly as possible!"
"I see, understood!" The Ninja Cat nodded.
After taking the envelope and the banknote, it directly ended the Summoning Jutsu and vanished completely in a puff of blue smoke.
The tavern owner's expression was cold, and he only let out a light sigh after the Ninja Cat left.
"I really—didn't expect this!"
"Lord Jin, you planned the fake deaths of our brothers during the Third Great Ninja War and secured several escape routes from Konoha to the Land of Snow. But I didn't expect that in the end, you wouldn't retreat from Konoha as planned, but instead led the Uchiha to take the seat of Hokage."
"I originally thought this line was wasted. I was even prepared to return to Konoha with the brothers and start living there again."
"However, you were right!"
"Those who do not plan for the big picture cannot plan for the moment. Even if the Uchiha Clan seems to be at the height of its power in Konoha right now, we still must make the worst-case preparations in advance!"
"The escape route in the Land of Snow must never be abandoned!"
"I was prepared to stay hidden for a lifetime just to keep this final retreat for everyone, but I didn't expect the Akatsuki Organization to take an interest in the Land of Snow as well, making the same decision you did back then, Lord Jin."
"Now that the Akatsuki Organization is moving in full force, they are clearly preparing for something big."
"I hope this information can be of help to you!"
The tavern owner muttered to himself.
His name was Uchiha Tianyong, just a Chunin of the Uchiha with mediocre talent who had not awakened the Sharingan.
He was supposed to have died in a patrol mission during the Third Great Ninja War, but in the end, he was saved by Uchiha Jin. He could still vaguely remember the shock in his eyes back then.
There was no other way.
One must know that the strength Uchiha Jin displayed outwardly back then could almost be described by the simple words 'utterly mediocre'.
But the terrifying power he showed when saving him made him feel extremely shocked even when recalling it now.
Too powerful!
And what surprised him even more was what Uchiha Jin said afterward.
He didn't want him to return to Konoha, but to follow the route he had planned in advance and go directly to the Land of Snow to begin lying low.
At that time, Uchiha Jin spoke briefly about his views on Konoha and his pessimistic outlook on the Uchiha's future. If it had been any other normal Uchiha, they would likely have treated Uchiha Jin's words as nonsense.
But, unfortunately.
Uchiha Tianyong was different. On one hand, he came from the Uchiha Civilians, and more importantly, his bloodline ability was insufficient; similarly, his outward behavior was not as extreme as that of ordinary Uchiha.
This allowed him to have the mind of a normal person, but not being extreme also meant it was destined to be very difficult for him to open the Sharingan.
Although he wasn't as smart as Uchiha Jin, he had subtly noticed the problems within the Uchiha, but with his lack of strength, he had no influence within the clan.
Similarly.
It was precisely for this reason that after hearing Jin's deductions back then, he was immediately convinced.
Plus, his parents had died long ago, and with no ties in Konoha, he immediately cooperated with Uchiha Jin to fake his death and maintain this retreat in the Land of Snow.
However, it was a pity.
Who could have expected that things would change so unpredictably!
Through the cautious actions of their group during the Third Great Ninja War, the retreat from Konoha to the Land of Snow was established, but Uchiha Jin, the leader, didn't use it. Instead, he directly rose to the position of Hokage in Konoha?
Truly—sigh!
After a helpless sigh, the tavern owner didn't bother to say more.
Finally.
A faint smile appeared on his face again as he returned to the tavern's front counter, beginning to boast and chat with the civilian customers of the Land of Snow while running his small business... Meanwhile, on the other side.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
Uchiha Jin, who was sitting in the Hokage Office slacking off, suddenly felt a summoning voice in the dark.
He immediately performed the Summoning Jutsu, and a Ninja Cat appeared.
"Lord Jin, this is a letter from Tianyong."
Hearing these words, Uchiha Jin's eyes narrowed slightly.
Then.
He directly pulled out a ten-thousand-ryo banknote and gave it to the Ninja Cat, waiting for it to leave before opening the letter to read.
A moment later, he spoke immediately.
"Shikaku, meeting!"
"Immediately summon the core members, drop everything at hand, and go to the conference room next door for a meeting immediately."
"Be quick!"
After saying that.
Uchiha Jin immediately walked toward the conference room next door. Although Nara Shikaku was puzzled upon hearing this command, thinking of the letter the Ninja Cat had just brought, he knew something big must have happened... His face instantly became serious, and he stood up to begin issuing the task.
Fifteen minutes later.
The new generation of Konoha's core leadership had all arrived in the conference room.
Uchiha Jin's eyes narrowed slightly.
Looking at the people before him, he immediately began the introduction.