"Can he really do it?"
Lord Hanzō had once said he would make Amegakure incomparably strong, no longer a pawn of war. But now, Hanzō had failed. Shan Juhua had lost her faith and been captured by Konoha's ninja, left to await death.
Yet the person before her, who had given her hope again, made anticipation shine in her eyes.
He really would do it.
"Mr. Yū, I want to follow you. I want to see a shinobi world without war."
Shan Juhua lowered her head and dropped to one knee. At that moment, his dream had won over her heart. Even if it cost her life, she wanted to see that dream fulfilled.
"Follow me?"
Surprised by her words, Yū looked at the light that had returned to her eyes and gently nodded, accepting her request.
"But following me requires great strength. You're still too weak right now. You must have the courage to give everything if you want to keep up with my pace."
"I'll do it."
Indeed, to accomplish this great feat, Uchiha Yū needed many followers—and he needed them to believe in his ideals.
As he pondered, someone came to mind, someone whose future had much in common with his own.
His gaze turned toward the distance, in the direction of Amegakure—the place where Akatsuki would be founded in the future. Born at dawn, Akatsuki would undergo immense changes before becoming a terrifying existence that made people shudder.
But Nagato's ideals happened to align with his own.
"Our organization was born from war, so it shall be called Dawn!"
"We will usher in a new tomorrow—a tomorrow without war, without pain, without shinobi."
Uchiha Yū spread his hands beneath the sunlight. He had always stood in the light, just as he himself was. His power had