Half an hour later, in a cavern in the Land of Rain.
Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, and Uchiha Obito.
Pain, Konan, Orochimaru, Kakuzu...
"First, welcome to our new member."
Aside from Orochimaru and Kakuzu, who had been projected here through Pain's technique using the distributed "Akatsuki Organization: Rings" and Limbo: Heavenly's Illusion Technique.
Everyone else was physically present.
Orochimaru was busy with Otogakure, as well as various research and development projects.
Kakuzu was busy making money.
At this moment, the "new member" who had appeared here was a young man under twenty.
"Everyone, my name is Yomi."
The young man named Yomi had long black hair.
He rarely smiled and was a very serious person.
"I'm a ninja from the Land of Demons."
"The Land of Demons..."
Kakuzu turned his head and looked at him.
The Land of Demons was a small country on the edge of the Shinobi World, beyond the Five Great Nations.
Its territory was roughly the same size as the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Valleys.
The Land of Demons had no ninja village.
However, its ninjas all served the Daimyo of the Land of Demons.
The newly appointed Daimyo of the Land of Demons was an ambitious young man.
He had broken with the Land of Demons' traditions and begun adopting the advanced practices of other countries.
The ninjas of the Land of Demons were loyal to the Daimyo.
Together with the guards of the Land of Demons, they protected the country.
There were no class conflicts between ninjas, samurai, ordinary people, nobles, and the like there.
For a thousand years.
The Land of Demons had maintained the traditions of that era, passing them down from generation to generation.
A thousand years ago.
The Land of Demons today was