There are continuous rainstorms.

The atmosphere inside the tower seemed very quiet.

The sound of light but clear footsteps came from the corridor. When I walked to the door of a room, I knocked on the door three times, and a male voice came from the room:

"Is it Xiaonan? Come in."

With the permission of the person in the house, Xiaonan then twisted the door handle and opened the door.

There was only Nagato in the room. The other party seemed to have just finished his nap. His hairstyle on his head was slightly scattered, and he was wearing only a long-sleeved shirt and gray trousers. Akatsuki's uniform was casually placed on the clothes hanger next to him, and he didn't wear it.

"You seem to be very tired recently. Nagato, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Xiaonan asked with concern.

As the core of Yuyin, any problem of Nagato is placed first in Konan's heart, and is even more important than his own life...

"It doesn't matter. It's just that I need rest recently because of repairing golems and practicing a little too much. Next, I will pay attention to my body."

Nagato shook his head and signaled Konan not to worry about him.

Cultivating Yin-Yang Escape also integrates the self of the first Naruto Wood Escape. With just physical strength, few ninjas in the ninja world can compare with themselves.

This level of fatigue can be recovered after a little rest.

"Don't force yourself."

Xiaonan nodded. After saying this, he did not continue to get involved in the topic, but instead reported a message to Nagato:

"Itachi and Kisame are back."

Nagato paused slightly when he picked up his coat and uniform, turned his head and asked:

"Where is the four tails?"

"The action was very successful. The four-tailed man, Joriya Otakuri, was successfully brought back by the two of them. He was imprisoned in the empty room next to 'Pen'."

Xiaonan answered.

"It seems that Danzo didn't add fuel to this cooperation, but it saved a lot of trouble."

Nagato seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

This time, Akatsuki's organization captured the four tails, and there was also a contribution from Danzo's roots.

If there were no clues and information provided by Danzo's head to the Akatsuki organization, it would be far from enough to capture the four-tailed man Riki Hakura who was monitored by Iwaki.

After the five-tailed genius Riki disappeared a few years ago, Iwahidun Village strengthened control and management of the only four-tailed genius Riki in the village. Even though Nagato was full of confidence in the strength of Itachi and Kisame, only two people wanted to have a head-on conflict with Iwahidun Village, a huge ninja village organization, which was too underestimated the foundation of these great powers.

For decades, the Kingdom of Rain has been struggling to survive between the cracks between the three major powers of fire, earth and wind. Nagato is very aware of the military power of these great powers' ninja villages.

Fortunately, the joint Zhongnin exam involved some of the attention of Iwahide Village, and the secret activity at the root provided reliable information clues about the Four-tailed Man Jiriki Laozi. As long as Danzo did not cheat in this transaction, it would be a foregone conclusion that the Akatsuki organization captured Jiriki Laozi.

"Danzo is plotting the position of the fifth generation of Naruto. He doesn't want to make trouble at this time, and he is not young anymore. If he misses this time, he will never have the chance to become a Naruto."

"No matter what, the four tails have already obtained it now, so we should step up the seal, and Chi Ze changes."

Nagatoshi put his coat on his body and said to Konan.

"Your body..."

"Don't worry, it's just sealing a head-tailed beast. I won't need much chakra. Besides, there are other members' help. Seal the tailed beast as soon as possible, and I can feel much more at ease here."

Nagato pointed to his heart.

As long as the tailed beast is not sealed in the heretic golem, a container that houses the tailed beast, there is a risk of being taken away in one day.

However, once the tailed beast enters the heretic golem, there is no other person in the entire ninja world except for him who has the Reincarnation Eye, which can allow the tailed beast to escape from the heretic golem and restore freedom.

"I see."

"Then let's go and prepare for the work, gather all the members back, seal the tailed beast."

Konan nodded and was about to turn around and leave the room when he suddenly remembered something and said to Nagato: "By the way, that guy Orochimaru seems to have gone to the Wind Country. Do you want to call him back too?"

"The Country of Wind?"

Nagato frowned and then loosened.

"If I remember correctly, according to the news released by the great power, Fengzhi Country is the second examination venue for the Joint Zhongnin Examination."

"Yes, the examination location is the famous 'Demon Desert' in the Kingdom of Wind. It is said that it was once the site of an ancient city. Even now, it retains some of the ruins of the ancient city. Could it be that Orochimaru wanted to find something there?"

Xiaonan guessed.

Orochimaru is a ninja who is passionate about his own interests and fully implements the fun of exploring the unknown. The ruins of the Wind Kingdom with a long history like the "Desert of Demons", which is very suitable as Orochimaru's hunting target.

"You are wrong, Konan, Mr. Orochimaru is not interested in the remains in the Demon Desert. He probably has already explored the weak defense. The reason why he has passed is because there are 'things' among the candidates who are eager to get."

"thing?"

Xiaonan frowned.

"Mr. Orochimaru seems to have a deep grudge against defeat at Itachi. Although he has been addicted to the study of immortality over the years, he has never given up on the study of Sharingan. The idea of ​​avenging Itachi has become his inner obsession."

Especially after knowing the connection between the Sharingan and the Samurai Eye, Nagato knew that Orochimaru had developed stronger ambitions in his heart.

And this ambition will drive Orochimaru to act involuntarily.

Therefore, in Nagato's view, Orochimaru had only one purpose in going to the Demon Desert during this special period—

"Uchiha Sasuke! Mr. Orochimaru wants to get Uchiha Sasuke's Sharingan, and then get Itachi's Sharingan, and fuse the two pairs of Sharingans with blood-related connections to form a higher level of Sharingan."

Nagato explained the purpose of Orochimaru's journey to the Demon Desert in one sentence.

"Just let him ignore it?"

Xiaonan asked.

Nagato knew Konan's concerns, and because of Yahiko's past incident, he had been resentful about Orochimaru's joining Akatsuki.

If you want to talk about the Akatsuki organization, who is most wary of Orochimaru, it is undoubtedly Konan.

"Let him go. This is Mr. Orochimaru's personal matter. I will not interfere. Moreover, the stronger his strength is, it is also a good thing for us. Because I don't think Itachi can defeat Uchiha Ryuri. Uchiha Ryuri is not only the holder of the Manechi Sharingan, but also proficient in immortal arts. The first Naruto who defeated Madara is also a ninja who can use immortal arts. It is an extremely terrifying and mysterious power, different from the conventional arts."

Nagato expressed his opinion.

"Is this true? However, it's necessary for Uchiha Sasuke to awaken the Maneidoscope Sharingan to have this possibility."

"That's to see how Mr. Orochimaru's own methods are. Since he has not notified this, it means he himself does not want the Akatsuki organization to intervene. This is his personal matter. If I intervene in the past, I would be too ignorant."

"I hope he won't make things worse by then. But he is really, he just goes to the Wind Country at such a critical moment."

Konan hates Orochimaru, but he has to agree that Orochimaru cannot have any accidents yet.

"Because this is the only opportunity for him to have direct contact with Uchiha Sasuke. When the third exam opens and the candidates go to the Kingdom of Demons, he will never have the chance to attack Uchiha Sasuke again."

Unlike the Fire and Wind Kingdoms, which have a huge gap in national defense capabilities, the defense system of the ghost Kingdom is very powerful. When Orochimaru goes there, it is undoubtedly a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and there is no difference between seeking death.

Bai Jue, who has extremely strong infiltrating ability, has left many corpses underground in the Ghost Kingdom over the years, but he still cannot get any splashes.

Over time, Nagato completely gave up on spying on the intelligence of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Using this kind of side-minded method, there is no way to shake the internal stability of the Ghost Country. It will only consume your own strength for no reason, and it will not be worth the loss.

"It seems that's true. Then I'll set up the sealing site now, but if you feel that your body is too hard, you can postpone the seal until tomorrow."

After Xiaonan said this, he left the room without dragging himself on.

After Konan left, Nagato's mind was no longer with Orochimaru.

For him, Orochimaru's strength is far less important than his own strength.

Over the years, the companions of Rain Kingdom have used countless sacrifices to awaken the truth he recognized in his heart, making him truly realize that diplomacy between countries will always be dominated by a powerful party.

Although he is a collaborator with Orochimaru, he will not put his real hope on an outsider who is not his own.

It is better to seek yourself than to seek others.

Only by becoming stronger can you gain voice internationally.

If Orochimaru threatens the safety of Rainland by then, even the collaborator will take action without mercy and completely erase it.

Peace in the Kingdom of Rain can only be obtained by force.

Any compromise and concession will only encourage the enemy's arrogance and make your own people suffer from oppression and bullying.

As for the so-called world peace, it is something that needs to be considered after becoming stronger.

So to some extent, he agrees with a certain man's approach.

First, strengthen your own country's strength, and then consider other countries' affairs after accumulating enough strength.

This is a gradual process. There must be no reversal or error.

Therefore, the peace he wanted to establish could only be world peace with the Kingdom of Rain as the core of the times, rather than peace led by countries such as fire, earth, and thunder.

In this way, Nagato can no longer make himself innocent when it comes to the issue of life and death of his country.

"Chanba Shiraishi... Compared with those great powers, you and the Kingdom of Ghost are the most terrifying enemies on the road of "peace" of the Kingdom of Rain!"

Peace in the Kingdom of Ghost is not the peace in the Kingdom of Rain.

Similarly, a peace era with the Kingdom of Rain as its core is not the peace that the Kingdom of Ghost wants.
To be continued...