The Daimyo Estate and the ninja village.
Uchiha Kyu had given Uchiha Obito another idea for draining the Shinobi World's strength.
"Why hadn't I thought of that before?!"
Uchiha Obito suddenly pounded his palm in frustration.
"What is it?" Seeing how annoyed he was, Black Zetsu could not help asking, "Did you think of a way to speed up the plan?"
"That's right." Uchiha Obito snapped his fingers smugly.
"I thought of an excellent plan."
"I'm leaving first."
Konoha Ninja Village. What had once been Hokage Rock had now become a massive statue of Uchiha Kyu.
Especially the indifference toward all living beings in Uchiha Kyu's Mangekyō Sharingan—it had been carved by Uchiha Okamoto with astonishing lifelike detail.
If Uchiha Okamoto had not become a ninja, he would surely have become a famous sculptor in the future.
Behind the statue, Konan, who was now free to move around Konoha, released a paper crane.
Not far away, Anbu member Kakashi leaned behind a large tree, taking in Konan's every move.
Kakashi then recorded everything he had observed in a notebook for Lord Hokage to review.
"I hope everything is safe and well."
After watching the paper crane vanish into the sky, Konan let out a sigh of relief.
She had not written anything about Konoha in the letter. It was mostly instructions for Nagato.
She told Nagato not to think about rescuing her, that she was doing well in Konoha.
If anything changed in the future, she would still be able to look after Amegakure and Akatsuki from Konoha's side.
So much time had passed. She wondered how Akatsuki was developing now.
Without her there to watch over him, she wondered whether Nagato had acted impulsively.
After Konan left, Kakashi, who had been assigned to monitor her, left as well.