Trouble

Sangzhi and Konan traveled in considerable silence.

After leaving the borders of the Land of Fire, Konan suddenly turned back and said, "At this point, there's no need for you to return to the Land of Rain."

"No. If I leave you alone, Madara will kill you for the Rinnegan."

"It has nothing to do with you anymore. You've been lying to me all along, haven't you? You never intended to revive Yahiko. Nagato has been too tired these past years. Maybe Yahiko was the same. Wanting them to return from the dead was nothing more than my own wishful thinking."

"Konan, the original body should have told you that he's forming a world united organization. Its establishment will bring unprecedented peace. Isn't that what Yahiko and Nagato hoped for? Once the organization is established, I will definitely revive them."

"Is the peace you speak of really peace? Nagato chose to believe in Naruto and Teacher Jiraiya. I have no reason to go against his wishes."

This woman had suddenly become quite troublesome.

Had Nagato's death really affected her that deeply?

Sangzhi sighed. "Konan, do you really think Naruto can bring peace to the Land of Rain? Even if Naruto becomes Hokage, at most he can change Konoha's situation a little. Forget the Land of Rain—even the Land of Fire is beyond his power to change, because above the Hokage is the Daimyo. A commoner's vision can only go so far. You now control Amegakure, but can you change the policies imposed by the Daimyo of the Land of Rain?"

Konan immediately fell silent.

No matter the country, a hidden village was merely a military force. Matters involving national policy were entirely decided by the Daimyo's officials, and diplomacy was no exception. Hidden villages only had a voice; they absolutely