The World Government was not unconcerned about the chaos in places such as the Land of Demons, the Land of Iron, and the Land of Swamps. As the World Government's main stronghold in the Shinobi World, Loulan had been keeping watch.
But in the eyes of Sakazuki and the Otherworld Strategy Committee, these were not particularly urgent matters.
They believed Crocodile, who was stationed in the Land of Earth, could command the ninjas from the various villages well enough to resolve them.
By comparison,
the Otherworld Strategy Committee placed greater importance on the three groups arriving in Loulan one after another.
One group consisted of Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, whom Sea Ninja Village Jonin Tengen Uzui had brought back.
Nagato's Rinnegan and Yahiko's Two-Tails, Matatabi, had already been assessed as special resources of extremely high value.
As for Konan, no one particularly cared about her.
Although she could be called a talented girl, thanks to her self-created secret technique, Paper Style, and strength that surpassed many Chunin despite being only twelve or thirteen years old,
this level of talent was clearly nothing remarkable.
Not to mention Konan—even a talent on Hatake Kakashi's level, who was only nine this year yet had already been a Chunin for three years, was no great matter to the World Government.
Still, no one intended to separate Konan from them because of this.
Anyone with a little sense could see that these three youngsters were as close as siblings.
Forcibly separating them would only make Yahiko and Nagato hate the World Government.
"So this is the inside of Loulan."
When Konan followed Tengen Uzui and the others through Loulan's gates,
the "ultramodern" cityscape immediately left her stunned.
Towering skyscrapers and spires stood everywhere.
Wide, smooth concrete roads stretched in every direction.
Bridges hung in the