Nagato nodded. "There is one more thing. Tell the Rogue Ninja who joined Akatsuki the truth. If they still do not intend to leave, have them come to the Rain Country and officially join Akatsuki."
"Alright, I'll handle it right away."
Watching Konan's departing figure, Nagato sighed. The helplessness of a small country was on full display. Still, there was no rush. The Rain Country would soon rise again!
Even if it could not compare to the great nations, it would become the strongest among the smaller ones.
Yet Madara Uchiha continued to worry Nagato.
What he did not know was that the so-called Madara Uchiha had long since been beaten into a cripple by Torikaze.
Recovering would not be easy now. He would need a great deal of time to return to his original state.
For at least the next year or so, he would be unable to move about the Shinobi World.
Because of the Rain Country's sudden transformation, the atmosphere throughout the Another World had become somewhat subtle.
Sunagakure quietly began training its ninja, while Iwagakure and Kumogakure directly began assembling their forces, preparing to respond to war at any moment.
After sending out so many scouts, even if they were wiped out, some information would inevitably make its way back.
Although the Rain Country's location was poor, the Land of Earth did not mind annexing it into its territory.
No one would refuse a new, sunlit piece of land. After all, the old Rain Country had been a vast inland sea with no value whatsoever.
But things were different now. With sunlight, crops could be grown. If crops could be grown, the land could generate profits and make money.
For the moment, never mind how much it could earn. The Rain Country had no particularly powerful