The interview did not go smoothly, as the Kage were all extremely wary of these Konoha Ninja.
In their eyes, these guys were just people who came openly to steal information.
However, Konoha's open and aboveboard actions made it difficult for them to physically drive them away; they were only thinking about getting rid of them as quickly as possible.
"Mizukage, these are the questions we'll be asking in our upcoming interview. You can look them up beforehand, and if you don't wish to answer any, you can cross them out now!"
A gentle-looking female Uchiha Clan ninja handed the question board to Mei Terumi.
The whiteboard was densely covered with dozens of questions.
From Mei Terumi's basic personal information, such as height, physique, and age, to her personal experiences, her strategy for leading the village, her expertise in Ninjutsu, and the bloodstains she possesses...
It covers almost all the information about a ninja.
The problems that followed were even more outrageous: the village structure of Kirigakure, its departmental organization, its operational mechanisms, and even more absurdly, the number of Genin high, middle, and low-ranking), and the number of troops stationed on the border...
It covers every aspect of a ninja village.
Mei Terumi frowned after reading it. Although she had a good relationship with Konoha, it wasn't this good.
Large sections of the problem were crossed out by Mei Terumi.
The Uchiha Clan clansman, seeing Mei Terumi's actions, offered a reminder from the side.
"Mizukage, are you sure you won't answer these questions?"
"Sure!"
Mei Terumi answered without the slightest hesitation.
Upon receiving Mei Terumi's reply, the Uchiha Clan clansman did not immediately begin the interview, but instead placed a scroll in front of him.
"This was given to me by the clan chief, and I was told to give it to you if the Mizukage refuses to cooperate."
To Mei Terumi didn't want to pick up the scroll, but in the end, she picked it up with a somewhat displeased expression.
Mei Terumi opened the scroll, and after reading its contents, her expression became quite interesting.
After a long while.
"Lord Mizukage, thank you for your cooperation. Finally, could you please provide a personal photo? If you don't have one, we can take one for you if you don't mind."
Mei Terumi pondered for a long time before speaking.
"Then, I'll leave it to everyone in Konoha."
After filming was completed, the Uchiha Clan member led his group away.
Before long, they arrived at an office building next to the Hokage Building. After entering an office, they found that their colleagues had already started writing reports.
Their leader, Uchiha Qiyue, was also supervising from the side. When he saw them come in, Qiyue asked a question.
"How are things going? Don't tell me things aren't going well on your end either!"
"Fortunately, I thought it would be difficult, but after giving the clan leader the scroll, the Mizukage seemed very cooperative."
Qiyue nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good. With Kirigakure and Hidden Cloud Village, who barely cooperated before, plus our Konoha, the Three Great Shinobi Villages are almost there. Hurry up and write the first draft."
"Yes, Lord Qiyue."
Konoha's publicity department was working overtime to meet deadlines.
Two special visitors arrived at a body of water outside Kirigakure in the Land of Water.
It was Nagato, who should have been training in Amegakure, and Konan was always by his side.
"Take out the hidden sentries around here, but remember, don't kill anyone."
Nagato's voice rang out, and as his words fell, Konan flew into the air, while Deva Path Pain appeared beside Nagato with a 'bang'.
So many days have passed, and he got beaten up by Ren and then talked to by Nagato.
Still unable to find his own path, he realized that the path he had always believed in was no different from that of the great ninja village he originally hated.
Nagato fell into a long period of confusion, not knowing what to do all day.
Constantly agonizing over things isn't a good thing, so Nagato finally decided to focus on improving his strength first.
Even if a path to peace is found, it's all just empty talk if one's own strength is insufficient.
The experience of Yahiko's death allowed Nagato to understand the path to peace that the great powers had learned from their actions.
This also made Nagato realize that strength is the foundation of everything.
Although Nagato has now regained the abilities of the other five paths except for the Deva Path, he is still crippled.
If the Deva Path Dao isn't reclaimed, Konan's help will still be needed for travel.
Nagato traveled the Shinobi World under the identity and appearance of Yahiko, while he himself remained hidden in the shadows, just as he and Konan had followed Yahiko back then.
He thought that with the development of the Rinnegan, he would be invincible in the Shinobi World and become a new god.
However, the slap in the face always comes unexpectedly. After witnessing Ren's strength, Nagato knew that he would not be able to achieve his goal in his current sickly state.
Nagato knew that to recover, he only needed to obtain a large amount of Chakra. Even though his legs had completely atrophied, they could still be restored under the power of the Rinnegan.
We didn't do this before, firstly because we didn't want to, and secondly because it wasn't necessary.
Times have changed, and things are different now Nagato has now taken the initiative to seek power.
If you want to plunder Chakra, Tailed Beast are the best choice, and right now, there happens to be a wild Tailed Beast in the Shinobi World.
Deva Path Pain and Konan went to deal with the surrounding sentries; without a doubt, they were Kirigakure ninjas.
If it were the Nagato, he would have killed them all without hesitation. However, now that he has discovered that there is no difference between them, Nagato is unwilling to cause more hatred and suffering.