How Will the Land of Waves Mission Differ?

Amegakure, the highest tower.

The ceaseless rain beat against the metal pipes on the tower's outer walls, making a dull, endless pattering sound.

In a windowless room inside the tower, the light was dim, provided only by several twisted oil lamps on the walls. They cast the figures of three people seated in ring-shaped chairs onto the cold, damp walls, stretching out long, swaying shadows.

On the central seat, Deva Path Pain sat motionless. Beneath his short orange hair, those rippled purple eyes gleamed coldly in the gloom. His face was expressionless, radiating an icy, solemn authority.

On the left, Konan sat quietly and upright, a pale blue-purple paper flower adorning her hair, her features beautiful and indifferent.

She held a scroll in her hand and reported in a steady voice, "...We have confirmed receipt of the invitation to the joint Chunin Exams issued by Konoha. As planned, we will send two Genin squads to participate. The personnel have been preliminarily selected. This is a good opportunity to gather intelligence on Konoha's current defensive deployments, the strength of its new-generation ninja, and information on other major nations—especially the new-generation ninja of the Land of Stars."

Her voice echoed through the spacious room, interweaving with the rain outside the window.

On the right, wearing an orange, tiger-striped, spiral one-eyed mask and a black robe, Uchiha Obito, who moved under the name "Madara," leaned lazily against the back of his chair.

He gave a low laugh of unclear meaning, his voice somewhat muffled and distorted through the mask. "The Chunin Exams, huh... the futures of so many villages gathered in one place. Maybe I'll even run into Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. How exciting."

Konan glanced at him, did not take up the topic, and continued speaking to Pain. "According to the intelligence provided