Behind Pain, a barely perceptible odd glint flashed through Uchiha Obito's scarlet Sharingan. The way he looked at Pain—or rather, at Nagato, who controlled Pain—was as if he were looking at a dead man.
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Year 60 of Konoha. More than a decade had passed since the end of the Third Shinobi World War.
Over those dozen years, the Shinobi World had undergone earth-shaking changes unlike anything seen in its long history.
Konoha's hegemony—Saiki Yuu's hegemony—indirectly ruled the entire world!
Everyone knew that the whole world was under Saiki Yuu's dominance!
Although many nations' rulers were unwilling to admit it, anyone with sense knew that Saiki Yuu sat high upon his throne in the heavens, his influence spread across the entire world!
He could manipulate the upper echelons of every nation completely within his palm.
Vast wealth, terrifying influence, and cutting-edge technology. As for the other Four Great Shinobi Villages—Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure, the three villages that had been directly defeated by Saiki Yuu during the Third Shinobi World War—even had Konoha shinobi garrisons stationed within their villages.
Konoha's influence over the Three Great Shinobi Villages was immense. Even Kirigakure, which had ultimately not truly gone to war with Konoha during the Third Shinobi World War out of fear, had fallen under Konoha's influence. Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, had long since issued a statement on behalf of Kirigakure, welcoming Konoha's cutting-edge technology and expressing her admiration for Saiki Yuu.
If not for her wariness of Saiki Yuu's unpredictable temperament, Mei Terumi had reportedly intended to visit Konoha personally, pay Saiki Yuu a visit, and express Kirigakure's goodwill.
It could be said that the entire world lay beneath the terrifying influence of the throne seated high in the heavens.
Under such terrifying influence, the Akatsuki Organization's