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Under the trap laid with absolute strength as assurance, Nagato successfully induced Obito into making a compromise.

Obito had no choice but to rebuild Akatsuki.

But having learned from his mistakes, Obito did not agree immediately. He wanted Nagato to clearly state what the standards for "rebuilding" were.

He truly did not want to be taken advantage of again. Based on the standards Nagato gave, he would judge whether Nagato was genuinely willing to let go of their past grievances and cooperate with him on the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Nagato gave him the standards plainly and directly.

"Obito, including you, the 'leader,' Akatsuki must have a roster of ten rogue ninja with Hokage-level strength!"

Ten members with Hokage-level strength...

Obito frowned, but soon relaxed.

Though this standard was high, it was not completely unattainable. The problem was... what exactly counted as "Hokage-level strength"?

Obito asked, "Nagato, the Hokage-level strength you mean doesn't refer to a Hokage like Minato Namikaze, does it?"

Nagato smiled. "Of course not. As long as they surpass the level of an elite Jonin and possess a clear gap in strength from them, they can be considered to have Hokage-level strength under my standards."

I see. That was fairly reasonable.

Obito pressed on, "Also, do they have to be rogue ninja?"

He possessed the Shinobi World's most advanced White Zetsu intelligence network and considered himself thoroughly familiar with its overall landscape.

Below the Five Kage of the Five Great Nations, he knew perfectly well which ninja possessed strength close to that of a Kage, or had the potential to reach Kage Level, whether they were active or rogue.

Therefore, he believed that gathering nine people from rogue ninja alone would be a vast and arduous task.

"If you can recruit active Kage, or the candidates