Mugetsu was currently standing in front of the Deva Path. Konan rushed to his side, and Nagato followed closely behind, rushing over.
Her flustered appearance immediately drew the attention of both. The Deva Path looked at her and asked, "Did something happen?"
Konan looked at the Deva Path and Mugetsu, opening her mouth but unable to utter a single word. In the end, thousands of words could only transform into a silent sigh. "No... nothing happened."
Having said that, Konan silently walked to the Deva Path's side.
Seeing that nothing had happened, Mugetsu continued, "I think everyone's schedule is very tight. If there's anything to say, please speak openly. Let's not waste our precious time."
Normally, it was Konan who spoke on behalf of Nagato, so she took a deep breath, adjusted her mental state, and her expression became calm.
... Facing the two, he said, "Since you already have some understanding of our organization, then I don't need to introduce it again. Let's get straight to the point. We are here to invite you to join the organization. What is your answer?"
Although he had some suspicions, this development still surprised him a little.
"However, are you sure you really want me to speak?"
Mugetsu glanced at the Deva Path, then at Konan. An idea popped into his mind, and he immediately said, "An invitation, huh? Heh heh, this is the first time I've received such a 'passionate' invitation."
The Deva Path accepted the conversation, saying blandly, "Because our organization has no need for useless people. Only those who pass the test can qualify to join us."
Mugetsu chuckled, "Should I say I'm deeply honored?"
Konan ignored his sarcastic remark and continued to explain, "As you know, all the members of our organization are S-rank missing-nin, so strength is one of our important criteria for choosing partners. The weak cannot survive in this world."
The weak are destined to be dominated by the strong. Mugetsu deeply agreed with this point. So he chuckled twice, continuing to steer the conversation in the direction he wanted: "I've heard the name 'Akatsuki,' too. All of your members are S-rank missing-nin, aren't they? But you've gathered so much power; what exactly do you intend to do?"
Konan asked him, "So, you've already decided to join?"
Mugetsu's lips curled upwards. "Unlike the 'newcomers' who just emerged from the village, I have already truly put my thoughts and plans into action on the path of revenge. Compared to you, I am the true pioneer. There are countless things waiting for us to resolve. But what's the point of joining some 'small' organization that's just playing house? So if you want us to join, show some sincerity. You should know that what's before you isn't just a missing-nin wanted by a certain village, but the most heinous and notorious missing-nin in the history of the entire ninja world—War Mugetsu!"
After the Chunin Exams, War Mugetsu had already spread word of his intentions throughout the ninja world. This was clearly telling everyone he was going to start a Ninja World War, and then forcing them to join. Therefore, when Konoha began to hunt them down, other villages also added the two to their wanted lists.
By the time they started their second attack on Konoha and rescued the One-Tails Jinchuriki, they had once again become... the most heinous and notorious missing-nin in history!
Therefore, compared to Akatsuki, who had not yet begun their operations, War Mugetsu was the most audacious individual in the ninja world! They were the true big shots, undeniably! The battle records on their bodies were their confidence; otherwise, Nagato and Konan would not have personally come to invite them.
Although Mugetsu being called a 'newcomer' made Nagato and Konan a little displeased, there were already too many rebellious people within Akatsuki. As long as they could work for the organization and help Akatsuki achieve its goal of conquering the world, the two would not mind this small discomfort.
For example, that brainless guy Hidan had clashed with Nagato many times.
So Konan spoke, "Unlike you, who only creates chaos, Akatsuki's ideal is to rebuild order in this world and thereby achieve true peace and unity. Therefore, the organization's ultimate goal is to conquer the ninja world by force!"
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Mugetsu's lips.
At this stage, Akatsuki's goals and his own plans indeed had a lot of overlapping points. In the earliest period of Nagato, Akatsuki's goal was to prevent wars through non-violent means, through communication between ninja villages, to realize the world's desire for peace. However, with Nagato's death, which was now this period, Nagato and Konan, driven by hatred, under Obito's deception, changed Akatsuki's goal to unifying the world by force, to make everyone deeply experience the pain of war, and then realize that war only brings pain, ultimately achieving true peace.
As for Obito, who was behind them, he had an even more profound plan. He hoped to use the Eye of the Moon Plan to hang everyone on a tree and turn them into batteries, thereby creating a genjutsu world where everyone lived in a smooth and prosperous fantasy. Naturally, war would no longer exist, and peace would be realized.
The final Black Zetsu planned to use Akatsuki to collect all nine Tailed Beasts, then use the power of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to resurrect Kaguya, who was sealed in the moon.
And at the very bottom of all these plans were Nagato and Konan.
Everyone, every plan, was taking advantage of them. These two could be said to be the laborers among laborers. All their efforts were for others' benefit. To call them "laborers of heaven" would not be an exaggeration.
"Conquering the ninja world, huh?" Mugetsu chuckled. This was his dream for buying assassins; he couldn't let it be given to someone else.
Then he continued to guide, "This is indeed an ambition that couldn't be more fitting for our identities. However, as far as I know, your organization has been established for a long time, hasn't it? Why haven't I ever heard of you doing anything all these years? What efforts have you made to conquer the ninja world? This goal couldn't just be talk, right?"
Nagato and Konan had been 'gods' and 'angels' for too long. Almost no one dared to defy their will. At this moment, the direction of the conversation was easily controlled by Mugetsu. They were simply passively answering one question after another posed by Mugetsu.
Of course, this situation could not last. They could not endlessly answer Mugetsu's questions.
But at this moment, Konan, with a hint of patience, explained again, "Conquering the world is something even the Five Great Shinobi Villages haven't been able to achieve. It naturally won't succeed easily. So, all these years, we've been accumulating power, earning funds, and stockpiling strategic materials."
Konan recalled Hidan's report at this moment. When she was in the short alley, she had already known Akatsuki's plan to capture Tailed Beasts, so she revealed the subsequent plans: "We will also begin capturing Tailed Beasts later, then make them into war weapons, and also establish a mercenary organization that doesn't belong to any country, and at the same time, at low prices, undertake mercenary missions, stirring up the ninja world's great war, and finally using the Tailed Beast weapons to unify the ninja..."
Konan suddenly stopped there. The Deva Path also looked at Konan, because they only reacted at this moment.
The Ninja World War, it's already about to begin!
Mugetsu looked at the two, then said, "Let me summarize simply. This means you've done nothing so far. Even this impending Great Ninja War was stirred up by us. You haven't made any preparations, and you're still carrying out your so-called plan of recruiting partners and capturing Tailed Beasts."
Mugetsu's two eyes narrowed slightly, and he questioned, "Your plan... is it really to conquer the ninja world, or is there some other unknown goal?"
Nagato and Konan were somewhat bewildered by Mugetsu's words at this moment. Regardless of the reason, they seemed to have always been making various preparations, but they had never truly done anything to stir up the Great Ninja War.
Mugetsu's lips curled upwards, beginning to expose their flaws, "And if you think about it carefully, you'll find there's a huge flaw in your plan."
Before she could fully understand the previous question, she heard this, and Konan immediately asked, "What flaw is in our plan?"
"If according to your words, your plan should be..." Accumulate power -> Capture Tailed Beasts -> Establish a mercenary organization -> Stir up small-scale wars -> Continuously expand into a great war -> Borrow the power of all villages through war -> Use Tailed Beast weapons to conquer the world."
"The problem lies in the second step, capturing the Tailed Beasts. Tailed Beasts are the most important assets for every village. Under normal circumstances, every village will strictly protect its Jinchururiki. And once a Tailed Beast is lost, those villages will immediately go berserk. This brings two problems."
"Firstly, capturing a Tailed Beast from such strict protection is no different from directly confronting an entire ninja village. You simply cannot conceal your identity."
For example, Deidara rushed into Sunagakure alone and abducted Gaara in front of everyone. The next day, the entire ninja world knew that the Kazekage of Sunagakure had been kidnapped in the village.
"Secondly, once a Tailed Beast is lost, the entire ninja world will immediately become vigilant. Not to mention the S-rank missing-nin gathered in Akatsuki, even the alley cats and dogs would be captured several times before they could leave."
"And this means that once you start capturing Tailed Beasts, it's essentially equivalent to declaring war on the ninja world. The subsequent plans simply cannot proceed at all. But you seem to have completely failed to realize this."
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