After a round of mutual comfort, Konan pushed Nagato back to the Hidden Rain Village.
Yuuki's words were relayed to Konan by Nagato. The content was too subversive, but Konan couldn't think of any reason to refute it.
Along the way, Nagato spoke first, and after he finished, the two fell into silence.
The two of them couldn't come up with anything useful, but fortunately, with Konan by his side, Nagato ultimately didn't overthink things.
The plan to attack Konoha and begin the Tailed Beast capture was naturally put on hold. If he couldn't even win a one-on-one fight, let alone anything else.
Nagato hadn't lost his fighting spirit. He was full of youthful arrogance before, simply unaware that there were people stronger than him. Now, after being harshly taught by reality, Nagato had found a new goal.
How to achieve peace wasn't an urgent consideration, because even if a method was devised, without the strength to back it up, everything would just be empty talk.
Unanswered questions were temporarily set aside; the key was to quickly improve his strength and level up.
This battle also made Nagato realize his shortcomings, the most fatal of which was distributing the Rinnegan's Six Paths abilities.
Normally, it might be effective, but once he encountered a true powerhouse, it seemed too weak.
Nagato chose to recall the Six Paths abilities, only hesitating for a long time at Deva Path Pain. In the end, Nagato still didn't recall the power of the Deva Path.
Except for the power of the Deva Path, Nagato recalled the other five of the Rinnegan's Six Paths abilities to himself on the way.
The reason for leaving only the power of the Deva Path was actually no different from why Nagato had always shown himself as the Deva Path before.
The dream inherited from Yahiko must be realized in Yahiko's identity.
Besides continuing to explore the Rinnegan's abilities, Nagato's experience of killing Suikazan Fuguki gave him new ideas.
Konoha Village, Hokage Office.
It was almost time to leave work. With Shisui by his side, Yuuki naturally returned to Konoha early.
The dedicated Yuuki didn't skip work. After returning to Konoha, he dutifully went to the office to ponder the overall situation of Konoha.
As closing time approached, Yuuki couldn't sit still; his mind had already wandered far away.
Thinking about his official business trip today, Yuuki secretly felt it was a pity.
He had once again protected the peace of the Ninja World. Unlike previous wars, this time he had directly nipped the seeds of war in the bud.
To avoid increasing the Akatsuki Organization's difficulty in capturing Tailed Beasts later, Yuuki couldn't make this matter public.
Only a few people involved knew of his great achievements. Yuuki, feeling heartbroken, could only indulge in self-admiration.
A good warrior has no glorious achievements!
Yuuki made a decision: when he retired in the future, he would definitely write an autobiography, documenting his immense contributions to the peace of the Ninja World.
After work, Yuuki went home alone. If it were in the past, guards would be hidden everywhere around him.
Now, because there were too many Ninja outside Konoha, Yuuki felt that at such a time, he, the Hokage, should set an example and sacrifice himself. The guards had all taken on missions to keep watch throughout the Village.
Hmm, this matter was widely publicized, emphasizing the dazzling will of fire on Yuuki.
Putting Konoha's safety above his own safety earned him unanimous praise from the general villagers.
And the few Ninja in the Village who knew the inside story, besides applauding, what else could they do?
Because of this, Yuuki met an acquaintance again on his way home.
"Uchiha Tomoki, why do you not only refuse to help but also obstruct the Akatsuki Organization's actions?"
Black Zetsu's tone, for once, carried anger as he questioned Yuuki.
The Rinnegan could detect the presence of White Zetsu, so Black Zetsu basically didn't know Nagato and Konan's movements.
However, the other Akatsuki members were not Nagato. Kakuzu and Sasori, who didn't have the Rinnegan, were constantly monitored by White Zetsu.
When he learned that Nagato planned to initiate the Tailed Beast capture plan, Black Zetsu's excitement was imaginable.
Black Zetsu, affectionately known as 'Little Chenxiang,' whose millennium-long plan to rescue his mother was about to unfold, especially while the Ichibi Jinchuriki was still in Konoha.
Black Zetsu had prepared many speeches in his mind, even planning to offer some substantial information in exchange for Yuuki's cooperation.
Black Zetsu, who had infiltrated Konoha with White Zetsu, occasionally revealed his presence, hoping to wait for Yuuki to arrive.
However, he didn't wait for Yuuki; instead, he received intelligence about a major battle from the Land of Rain.
Nagato and Yuuki were both beings that White Zetsu couldn't provoke, so he could only watch the battle from afar, getting a general idea.
Only the final blow from both of them was too grand, and White Zetsu saw it clearly.
Black Zetsu, who deeply understood the Rinnegan's abilities, knew from White Zetsu's intelligence that both of them had fought seriously.
Black Zetsu didn't know why Yuuki and Nagato met or why they fought.
However, after Nagato returned to the Hidden Rain Village, he made no further moves, neither contacting other Akatsuki members nor communicating with Obito.
What exactly happened during the battle? Why, after the fight between Nagato and Yuuki, was there no mention of capturing the Tailed Beasts?
Black Zetsu didn't know and didn't want to know. Black Zetsu only knew one thing.
That was, his millennium-long plan to rescue his mother was temporarily put on hold!
As for the instigator, there was no need to consider; who else could it be besides Uchiha Tomoki?
Black Zetsu, the old schemer of the Ninja World, lost control of his emotions for the first time when he saw Yuuki again.
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