Waiting (Part One)

In Amegakure, Black Zetsu stared at Nagato and asked, "Why did you send a message to Konoha?"

"Could it be that you're planning to negotiate with them?"

The conflict between the two sides was fundamentally irreconcilable. In the end, only one side could remain.

Nagato stood quietly atop the mechanical apparatus and said in a low voice, "No. I was only issuing a warning!"

"The impression of Amegakure as a weak village in their eyes needs to change!"

He would never forget that it was precisely because Amegakure was weak that this land had been recklessly turned into a battlefield by the three nations, leaving countless civilians displaced and families torn apart.

Now, it was time to make them pay.

Hearing Nagato's words, Konan seemed to recall the past. Her face was likewise filled with sorrow.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu hurriedly changed the subject. "Although our White Zetsu army has sufficient numbers, we're severely lacking in high-level combat power."

"On high-level battlefields, I'm afraid the situation will be completely one-sided. Do you have any plans?"

Their organization did have top-tier fighters such as Kakuzu and Itachi Uchiha, but they still could not compare with the allied forces of the Five Great Villages.

Even if each village sent only two or three top-tier fighters, that would be enough to overwhelm them.

Nagato replied coldly, "If we can't stop them, then we won't stop them!"

"We only need to concentrate our forces and capture Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Qi Shuang—the three key figures!"

"Even if we can't capture them, bringing back their blood will do!"

"As long as we use their blood to activate the summoning blood contract, the gates to Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave can be opened!"

Black Zetsu cackled when he heard this. "That's true. Their blood can also connect