"Chase! Spare no expense, bring them both back to me!"
Seeing Konan and Nagato fly high into the sky, Danzo Shimura furiously ordered the Konoha Ninja.
When he saw Nagato's Rinnegan, he had already considered those eyes his own.
Now, the cooked duck was about to fly away, and Danzo Shimura was frantic.
However, after he finished speaking, except for the Root Ninja, everyone else remained in place, unmoved.
Seeing this, Danzo Shimura angrily said, "You guys, are you trying to rebel?"
A Ninja from the Nara clan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Sir, Minato's current situation is not optimistic. The Nine-Tailed could go berserk at any moment."
"We must first help Minato suppress the Nine-Tailed."
The rest of the people also nodded in agreement: "Exactly, the most important thing now is the Nine-Tailed. How important are those two Amegakure Ninja?"
"That's right, if the Nine-Tailed goes berserk here, who knows how many more people will die!"
"As the general commander, can't you see what's more important?"
Seeing everyone's righteous indignation, Danzo Shimura silently clenched his fists, but in the end, he could only choose to compromise.
Through the recent battles, Minato Namikaze had accumulated great prestige in everyone's hearts.
If he chose to ignore it, it would likely cause public outrage.
Thinking of this, Danzo Shimura coldly said to the Root Ninja beside him, "Go find Hanzou immediately and tell him to uproot the Akatsuki Organization. In exchange, Konoha will withdraw its forces from the Land of Rain."
The Root Ninja nodded: "Yes!"
After the Root Ninja left, Danzo Shimura quickly moved away from Minato Namikaze.
He planned to ask about Minato Namikaze's specific situation after the Nine-Tailed was brought under control.
In this Ninja World, who could possibly injure Minato Namikaze to this extent?
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Land of Rain.
Nagato and Konan sat alone by the bonfire, their expressions sorrowful.
After a long while, Nagato spoke hoarsely: "I harmed Yahiko, I didn't protect him well."
Hearing this, Konan comforted him: "Nagato, it's not your fault. No one expected the Konoha Ninja to suddenly attack."
"Now, what we need to think about is what to do next."
They had already returned to the Akatsuki Organization's base, but it was already empty, and there were obvious traces of a struggle inside the base.
The entire Land of Rain was covered with wanted posters for them.
The world was vast, but it seemed there was no longer a place for them to belong.
Nagato took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps Yahiko's method was wrong; people cannot truly understand each other."
"We... need to find another path."
After hearing Nagato's words, Konan was silent for a while, then slowly said, "Shall we go to Hidden Cloud Village to find Uchiha Yuzuru?"
"He said back then that we could go to him if we were at our wit's end."
Uchiha Yuzuru's figure appeared in her mind, and Konan's expression was somewhat complex.
The other party had a fearsome reputation, yet he had very easily agreed to their request for Hidden Cloud Village to withdraw its troops.
But at the same time, those eyes seemed to have already foreseen their current outcome.
If they had trusted him a little more back then, would Yahiko not have died?
Nagato casually threw a piece of wood into the fire, his gaze gradually becoming firm: "Then we will go to Hidden Cloud Village."
"I also want to know what Uchiha Yuzuru, who already foresaw our current predicament, will think!"
With just the two of them, whether it was to fulfill Yahiko's dream or to seek revenge on Konoha and Hanzou, it was a pipe dream.
Temporarily seeking refuge with Uchiha Yuzuru was the best option at the moment.
"Then without further ado, let's go to Hidden Cloud Village now."
After making up their minds, Konan and Nagato took advantage of the night to head towards Hidden Cloud Village.
After they left, a white figure not far away quietly submerged underground.
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Land of Grass.
Uchiha Yuzuru walked alone on the road to Kusagakure.
It was now the 50th year of Konoha, and it should be almost time for Karin's birth.
At this point, Karin's mother should have already settled in the Land of Grass.
So Uchiha Yuzuru planned to go to Kusagakure, and if Karin's mother was there, he would bring her back to Hidden Cloud Village as well.
"Good girl, eat something."
Uchiha Yuzuru crushed a Military Ration Pill into powder and placed it in Hydrangea's mouth, then used Water Release to create some water to help her swallow it.
The Military Ration Pill did not taste good, and Hydrangea's brows were tightly furrowed, but she still ate it all.
"Such a good girl."
Uchiha Yuzuru patted Hydrangea's back and gently rocked her.
Before long, Hydrangea yawned and fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing Hydrangea asleep, Uchiha Yuzuru activated Kamui and placed her into the Kamui Dimension.
Immediately after, he voluntarily stopped walking.
On a tree trunk ahead, a white humanoid monster slowly appeared.
"Hello~"
The white humanoid monster enthusiastically greeted Uchiha Yuzuru.
Uchiha Yuzuru frowned slightly.
White Zetsu?
Seeing Uchiha Yuzuru not react, White Zetsu quickly ran in front of Uchiha Yuzuru, extending his arms and dramatically waving them in front of Uchiha Yuzuru's eyes: "Hello, Uchiha Yuzuru!"
Uchiha Yuzuru recovered and slowly said, "What are you, and what is your purpose in finding me?"
White Zetsu laughed: "I'm not a 'what,' my name is White Zetsu."
"As for my purpose in finding you..." White Zetsu grinned, "If you're willing to answer one question for me, then I'll tell you in advance."
"What question?"
White Zetsu leaned closer to Uchiha Yuzuru, eagerly asking: "Can you tell me what the urge to defecate feels like for humans?"
"..."
Uchiha Yuzuru's mouth twitched.
Damn it, this was the real White Zetsu.
"Hey, hey, hey? Why aren't you talking again? I'm really curious about what the urge to defecate feels like!"
Uchiha Yuzuru calmed himself and slowly said, "If you utter one more word of nonsense, I'll throw you into the latrine."
White Zetsu's pupils constricted, and he took a few steps back in fright.
He wanted to understand the urge to defecate, but he certainly didn't want to eat feces.
"Uchiha Madara sent me to find you. He said he wanted to discuss some things with you."
"As a member of the Uchiha, you must have heard of Uchiha Madara's name, right?"
After hearing White Zetsu's words, Uchiha Yuzuru pretended not to understand and asked, "Uchiha Madara? Didn't he die a long time ago?"
White Zetsu smiled triumphantly: "Madara is still alive, you know. He has been observing the entire Ninja World."
"Come with me, I'll take you to see him."
After White Zetsu finished speaking, he turned and walked forward.
Uchiha Yuzuru thought for a while, then finally stepped forward and followed him.