"They were preparing for negotiations. I'd been here for half a day already. Yahiko was confident that they wanted peace, so he hadn't brought too many powerful fighters. He was also afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstandings."
A trace of mocking ridicule appeared on Shan Juhua's face. She admitted that they shared the same goal as her and had acted on it, but their ideals were far too beautiful. They had overlooked the darkness involved in realizing those ideals. The people before her were no match for Hanzo of the Salamander. After only a few exchanges, the ground would likely be covered in corpses.
"I'm already waiting to watch them be destroyed."
That was Shan Juhua's firm reply. In her view, the Akatsuki had no chance of turning things around.
"Then let's wait and see."
Uchiha Yuu did not refute her. Back then, he had merely reminded Shan Juhua to pay close attention to Nagato's eyes. As for just how terrifying those eyes were, that power could not be described with words. Only by witnessing it firsthand could one understand that a sage's eyes made slaughtering ninjas effortless.
He had not been idle. A faint green glow radiated from his hands as Uchiha Yuu deliberately increased the Radioactive Element in the surroundings, filling the air with power. This expanded his sensory range, while his body underwent silent changes.
In order to seize the White Zetsu hidden in the shadows, Uchiha Yuu pushed his sensory abilities to their limit. The surrounding ninjas all felt as though someone was watching them, and they turned their gazes toward Uchiha Yuu as well.
They could not help feeling somewhat astonished. Every movement being exposed beneath someone else's gaze made them uncomfortable. Unfortunately, they were specialized ninjas trained by the Enlightenment Organization, so they could not