Obito Breaks Away, Nagato Takes Action Personally

For specifics, one could look to Hashirama Senju's era.

While Hashirama Senju was alive, the Five Great Shinobi Villages remained peaceful. All of them focused on developing their villages' strength. At most, there were minor disputes of various kinds; something as major as war was simply impossible.

The moment Hashirama Senju died, the other four villages began stirring restlessly.

Even Tobirama Senju could not suppress them. He was forced onto the path of seeking an alliance, only for it to directly become the beginning of a great shinobi war.

Though it was somewhat inappropriate to compare the Akatsuki to Hashirama Senju, their significance was the same.

Having gone through this war, with the Akatsuki as a threat, the Five Great Shinobi Villages would not casually engage in major conflicts again, just as they had not in the early days of their founding.

Everyone would quietly develop and strengthen their own power. Once the Akatsuki had been dealt with and Black Zetsu's scheme crushed, the shinobi world would return to peace.

After the Five Great Shinobi Villages developed further, however, some people's ambitions would grow alongside their villages' strength, and a new war would descend.

Like an endless cycle.

So, should he lend him out or not?

Rasa pondered.

Granted, even if Sunagakure borrowed Yamato and carefully hid him away, the Five Great Shinobi Villages simply could not compare to the Akatsuki's methods of gathering intelligence.

Only in Konoha did Black Zetsu not dare act so brazenly. Elsewhere, he could roam about unimpeded.

If Yamato were lent to Sunagakure, no one could guarantee that his presence would not be exposed. If the Akatsuki abducted him then, things would get interesting.

Still, if Yamato was abducted, it would be the Five Great Shinobi Villages that suffered together, not Konoha alone.

While Rasa