Uchiha Yuzhen's abrupt arrival caught all three of them by surprise.
"Yuzhen-kun?!"
"God of Shinobi?!"
The three people present were all taken aback by Uchiha Yuzhen's arrival.
Having experienced firsthand, at close range in the Land of Lightning, just how absurdly powerful Uchiha Yuzhen was—
After greeting him, the three of them, not daring to be negligent, wanted to bow to him once more.
Seeing this, Uchiha Yuzhen waved his hand in boredom. "There's no need for excessive formalities. I only came here to see how far you've gotten."
"Now that I've seen it, your work seems to be progressing very smoothly."
The world of Naruto followed Japan's worldview, where there was no shortage of petty etiquette.
Nagato and Konan knew that he was their "boss."
Deidara was not stupid either. After that Akatsuki meeting to purge Isshiki, he had understood that Uchiha Yuzhen was the one who truly controlled Akatsuki.
Thus, Uchiha Yuzhen understood perfectly—
Why the three of them had reflexively wanted to bow in greeting the instant they saw him.
As someone who had been an East Asian in his previous life, Yuzhen was truly fed up with such frequent petty formalities.
He immediately told them not to stand on ceremony.
He had only come to see how far their work had progressed.
Hearing this, the three complied readily.
They no longer continued with the formalities. As Akatsuki's public leader, Nagato directly reported in a deep voice, "The mission is progressing very smoothly. The countries handled by the others are also advancing without issue."
"After all, Yuzhen-kun, you have already completely subdued the other four great shinobi villages. Without interference from other shinobi villages, it would be impossible for things not to go smoothly when dealing with mortal nobles."
"I already learned through the Magic Lantern Body