"Very well." Liuyu finally nodded. "We'll start with the Land of Rain.
Haschwalth, draw up a detailed plan."
"As you command." Haschwalth bowed slightly, then took a scroll from inside his coat-not a physical scroll, but a faintly glowing, virtual blueprint formed from reishi.
He tapped his fingers over it, and soon a map of the Land of Rain, a troop deployment map, a chart of Hanzō's daily routes, and an analysis of Amegakure's internal factions...
A dense array of information appeared.
"Before we settle on a specific plan, Your Majesty, there is something else you should know."
Haschwalth enlarged the map and pointed to an area in Amegakure's northwestern corner.
"While I was 'balancing' the 'fortune' and 'misfortune' of this place, I sensed an extremely unusual 'fluctuation.'
It doesn't belong to the conventional chakra system. It is closer to... the level of rules."
He paused, a strange gleam flashing through his azure eyes.
"In that direction, I sensed a pair of eyes."
"A pair of eyes... that should belong to the age of myth."
Uchiha Ryūha's fingers stopped tapping against the rock.
"Eyes from the age of myth?" he repeated.
"Yes." Haschwalth nodded, a rare note of gravity in his voice.
"Though still immature and far from fully developed, their fundamental standing is extraordinarily high.
If my senses are correct, they should be..."
He raised his head and looked at Liuyu, enunciating each word:
"The Rinnegan."
"Bring them under our control..."
"I want a concrete plan."
"Tier Harribel, Starrk, and Luppi will lead their subordinate officers in a frontal assault to crush Amegakure's resistance.
Capture or kill Hanzo of the Salamander and swiftly establish our rule." Haschwalth spoke evenly, clearly having already thought it through.
"I will secretly head to the Akatsuki's base and make contact with the bearer