Goal: Nuclear Peace

"Can he really do it?"

Lord Hanzo had once said he would make Amegakure incomparably powerful, that it would never become a pawn of war. But now, it seemed Hanzo had failed. Shan Juhua had lost her own convictions and had even been captured by Konoha ninja, left to await death.

Yet the person before her, who had given her hope again, made anticipation bloom in her eyes.

He really would do it.

"Mr. Yuu, 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, Yuu looked at the renewed light in her eyes and gently nodded, accepting her request.

"But following me requires great strength. Right now, you're still too weak. You must have the courage to give everything before you can keep up with my pace."

"I'll do it."

Indeed, to accomplish such a feat, Uchiha Yuu needed many people to follow him and acknowledge his convictions.

As he pondered, he thought of someone whose future bore many similarities to his own.

His gaze turned toward the distance, toward Amegakure—the place where Akatsuki would one day be founded. Born at dawn, Akatsuki would undergo tremendous changes before becoming something 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 Enlightenment!"

"We will lead a new tomorrow—a tomorrow without war, without pain, without ninja."

Sunlight shone behind Uchiha Yuu as he spread his arms. He had always stood in the light, just as he himself was; his power had been born from