No one could answer.
The Third Hokage gazed out the window at Konoha.
Since the Uchiha had left Konoha, the balance of power in the Shinobi World had changed again and again.
Railways, merchant guilds, the medicinal herb industry, Seireitei, the Shrine Squads.
And now Ren possessed the Rinnegan.
This Seireitei Conference might determine the course of the Shinobi World for decades to come.
"Keep people watching Seireitei's movements."
The Third Hokage spoke.
"And prepare a delegation."
Tsunade frowned.
"You've decided to go?"
"The invitation has already arrived in Konoha."
The Third Hokage looked at the letter on the desk.
"Whatever Ren intends to do, Konoha cannot be absent."
Meanwhile, in Seireitei's great hall.
Most of the Uchiha Family's senior members had gathered in the spacious hall.
Clan members filled the seats on both sides.
Uchiha Shisui sat near the front, his fingers tapping slowly on the armrest. His gaze kept drifting toward the Clan Head's chair above the hall.
Itachi Uchiha sat beside him, outwardly calm, though he was just as uncertain.
Ren had suddenly sent invitations across the entire Shinobi World.
Yet he had discussed something this momentous with none of the family's senior members beforehand.
Even Jian Zhen, the Elders Council, and the core members of the Temple's various Squads had come to the hall only after receiving notice.
"What exactly does the Clan Head intend to do?"
A senior Uchiha member asked the question under his breath.
"Invitations to the Seireitei Conference have gone out across the entire Shinobi World. The Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Daimyo of every nation, the Noble Forces—almost no one was left out."
"Does the Clan Head really mean to use the appearance of the Rinnegan to force every faction into submission?"
"Quiet."
Another man immediately lowered his voice.
"If