Konoha Anbu Base.
The vast secret conference room was steeped in silence. Some of the attendees lowered their heads and sighed, while others sat facing one another without a word. The entire room felt heavy and stifling.
Hyuga Kagami, who had already secretly switched identities back with Itachi, silently studied the loss report that had just been compiled in his hands.
Although this battle had once again taken place in Konoha, the earlier emergency evacuation, followed by Hyuga Kagami luring Nagato away from the village, meant that the actual casualties were far fewer than expected.
Without a doubt, that was thanks to the village's tactic of having disguised God Organization members delay the Akatsuki offensive.
Thanks to Shisui's squad, the village had had enough time to evacuate its people, thus preventing massive casualties.
As for the buildings within the village, losses had naturally been unavoidable.
After all, the five Jinchuriki whom Nagato had turned into the "Six Paths of Pain" had each entered complete Tailed Beast Transformation within the village. It was essentially equivalent to Konoha being ravaged by five berserk Tailed Beasts at once. Not only ordinary homes, but even areas guarded by powerful shinobi, such as the Ninja Academy, Konoha Hospital, and the Hyuga Clan Grounds, had inevitably suffered severe damage.
Fortunately, the daimyo of the Five Great Nations had also received special "attention" from the Akatsuki this time. As a result, they were unusually united in dealing with the Akatsuki. Hyuga Kagami, as Hokage, did not need to worry about funding for the village's reconstruction. Even Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure had expressed their support for rebuilding Konoha.
Clearly, after this cooperation, trust among the major shinobi villages had deepened somewhat.
Moreover, the shrewd figures led by the Third Tsuchikage had keenly realized that having Konoha stand at