After completing Karin's eye transplant, Shinji didn't return to his apartment. Instead, he contacted Haku through Naobi, informed him of Karin's condition, and instructed him to bring her food regularly.
Haku took the opportunity to report to Shinji on the mission Kirigakure had assigned him.
After hearing Haku's report, Shinji immediately realized that the power struggle among the Five Great Shinobi Villages over command of the operation was about to begin.
To seize command, the Five Great Shinobi Villages would inevitably take action against the Akatsuki Organization.
When that happened, the conflict between the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the Akatsuki Organization would surely escalate further. The future of the Shinobi World might well take a path completely different from the original timeline.
"Sigh!"
Shinji let out a sigh.
What he needed most right now was time to grow stronger, but things kept going against him. One conflict after another followed him like a shadow, leaving him feeling almost unable to breathe.
His strength currently lay mainly in his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
On top of that, he was only a little over eight years old, and his body hadn't yet reached its peak. Compared to adults like Nagato and Obito, he was at an inherent disadvantage.
He also had very little experience in high-level battles.
Using Susanoo to crush weak opponents was one thing, but if he encountered Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, Obito, who wielded Space-Time Ninjutsu and Wood Release, or Itachi, who had the legendary weapons Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror, his chances of winning would be very low.
And that was after all the effort he'd put into growing stronger.
If he'd run into those people a few months ago, he would have been dead for sure. Forget about winning—he wouldn't even have had a chance to