On the tower of the Land of Rain, Nagato looked at the Rain Village shrouded in rain, and a look of sorrow involuntarily appeared in his eyes. This country and this ninja village seemed to be soaked in bitter water, suffering endlessly for many years.
Nagato gritted his teeth and made up his mind to collect the tailed beasts and form tailed beast weapons, so as to truly become the god of the ninja world and bring long-term peace to this tragic and chaotic world!
"Konan, I've made up my mind. The two of us will set off immediately to launch a surprise attack on Konoha and seize the Nine-Tails!"
Nagato's words startled Konan.
"Nagato, are you really going to attack Konoha right now? Why don't you reconsider? At least let your body recover a bit more."
Konan still harbored some reservations about directly attacking Konoha. Konoha was, after all, a major village in the ninja world. Although it had made a fool of itself in recent years and its strength had diminished considerably, who knew how much of its true strength remained? Jiraiya's strength had greatly surprised them last time; if it weren't for the powerful and unique Rinnegan, that battle would have already posed a threat to Nagato.
"It's alright. Information obtained from our allies and from our own investigations indicates that Konoha has lost a significant amount of strength and is no longer the formidable number one ninja village it once was."
In recent years, Konoha has made so many fools of itself, constantly entangled in border disputes with Iwa and Kumo ninja, resulting in heavy losses for the Anbu and Root forces, and the Sarutobi and Shimura clans losing more than half their strength. The Uchiha, Hyuga, and Ino-Shika-Cho clans have all broken away from Konoha, making other clans unstable as well. Konoha is currently at its weakest point.
Although Nagato was full of confidence and seemed to have the upper hand, Konan still had doubts about the idea of one or two people launching a surprise attack on an entire ninja village, after all, Sasori and Deidara were examples of what could happen.
"In that case, why don't you wait a little longer? Unless something unexpected happens, Konoha will only get weaker and weaker. Wouldn't it be better if we made more thorough preparations?"
“I’m afraid we can’t hold on any longer,” Nagato turned to look at Konan, his cold eyes flashing with a ghostly light.
"And I don't want to delay any longer. We've endured for so many years and finally made some progress. We've already obtained all nine tailed beasts except for the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails. As for the Eight-Tails, let's leave it to that so-called 'Uchiha Madara.' To cooperate with 'God,' he must prove his worth!"
"'Uchiha Madara'!"
Xiao Nan frowned and repeated it, her usually cold face showing great seriousness. She had always been suspicious of this masked man and Black Zetsu.
"Has he finally stopped hiding and agreed to take action?"
"Well, whatever his hidden intentions may be, he must demonstrate some value on the path to peace, otherwise what right does he have to stand in the footsteps of 'God'?"
Looking at the confident Nagato, Konan sighed silently.
"Since they are willing to take action, why not wait until they have the Eight-Tails before attacking Konoha? Once the Eight-Tails is sealed into the Gedo Mazo, your burden will be much lighter, and you will have a better chance of success."
Nagato gave a mocking sneer. "We can't wait any longer. We have to act quickly. Those ninja villages aren't all fools, after all. Rumors have already spread that they're conspiring together. If the Eight-Tails is lost again, the Cloud Village will definitely get restless. If all five villages unite, it'll be a real problem."
If we and Madara Uchiha launch our attacks simultaneously, they won't have time to react. At that point, no matter what happens to Madara, once we have the Nine-Tails, the remaining Eight-Tails will be much easier to deal with.
"Besides, our intelligence indicates that Kumogakure also suffered significant losses. Under these circumstances, he should be able to capture the Eight-Tails, right?"
Hearing that Nagato had thought it through so clearly, Konan sighed again and forced herself to cheer up.
"So, besides the two of us, who else are you planning to bring along for this attack on Konoha?"
Cough cough cough, Nagato couldn't help but cough a few times.
“We’re not taking any of them. Those rogue ninjas are all selfish and can’t be trusted at a time like this. It’s a pity that, apart from us, most of our original comrades have been sacrificed.”
Speaking of their former comrades, Nagato and Konan both fell silent. They couldn't help but recall those passionate and energetic companions, especially Yahiko. How youthful they were back then, but sadly, they all perished on the path of pursuing peace.
After a while, Konan was the first to recover from her silence. She stared intently at Nagato's emaciated body, her voice clear and firm.
"Now that you've made your decision, whatever lies ahead, I will walk with you."
As she spoke, a tenderness flashed in Konan's eyes, while she sighed inwardly. In truth, after killing Hanzo to avenge Yahiko, she would have preferred to retire with Nagato rather than continue maintaining the Akatsuki organization.
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"Lord Yukage, our two clans sincerely wish to join Yukinin Village from now on. Please give us your guidance and instruction."
Inside the Aburame clan's meeting room in Konoha Village, the clan heads of the Aburame and Inuzuka families, along with their elders, were respectfully bowing to Hyuga Kaze. Their demeanor was impeccable, showing no sign of resentment towards Hyuga Kaze for having killed many of their clan's elite members.
The fate of ninjas is either to kill or to be killed; they've gotten used to it. Of course, more importantly, ever since the Ino-Shika-Cho trio disappeared from Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his ilk have gone increasingly outrageous.
After Nara Shikaku and his group left Konoha, Shimura Danzo immediately launched an attack. He led his Root members to pressure the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, claiming that the Aburame and Inuzuka families had always been on good terms with them, and now that they had betrayed Konoha, the Ino-Shika-Cho clan was also suspicious. Inuzuka Tsurugi was furious, her face turning red, and she almost cursed. She wanted to say, "Isn't the Sarutobi clan the closest of the three clans? Why don't you go and investigate?" Even the usually composed Aburame Shiki almost lost her composure. Danzo had taken so many people from the Aburame clan over the years; this was definitely another opportunity to demand their return.
Over the past few years, both the Inuzuka and Aburame clans have suffered significant losses. Many of their members were either taken away by the Root and Anbu and never heard from again, or perished on the borders of Konoha. Therefore, when Danzo made his demands again, the two clans initially intended to unite and firmly refuse. However, at this time, the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, also arrived with his forces.
What follows is the familiar plot.
Danzo: Very suspicious, we must wait for him to prove his innocence.
Hiruzen Sarutobi: I absolutely believe in my comrades.
Danzo: The villagers are all suspicious; we must not tolerate this.
Hiruzen Sarutobi: Send a portion of your forces to dispel the villagers' doubts and protect Konoha.
This series of combined attacks not only forced both families to obediently contribute their manpower and resources, but also completely dissuaded them from pursuing their goals. So they followed suit and secretly contacted the Snow Village, requesting to contribute their efforts to the Snow Village's great cause, which led to today's scene.
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