Fujimoto's words left the room silent. The Uchiha had shown the full extent of their strength in this Shinobi World War.
Guangtai was still wearing White Zetsu, hiding his face. Only he knew how bitter he felt.
Pain said, "There's no need to worry about the Tailed Beasts yet. It will be some time before we begin collecting them.
"Keep an eye out for suitable people to bring into the organization. You'll have a long stretch of free time ahead.
"The Five Great Nations have stopped fighting. You can take missions in some of the Small Nations. When the time is right, I'll notify you again."
Akatsuki had only recruited two core members so far: Fujimoto and Kakuzu.
The others left one after another. Even Zetsu and Guangtai departed, leaving only Pain and Konan in the room.
Konan looked at Pain with concern. "Nagato, we should bring our plan to an end as soon as possible. The Shinobi World has found peace.
"As long as Konoha remains this powerful, a large-scale war cannot break out in the Land of Rain.
"And Konoha is too strong now. Taking all Nine Tailed Beasts from under their noses would be far too difficult."
Pain fell silent. Konoha's current lineup was a serious problem, and he had no confidence at all in facing Fugaku Uchiha.
"We'll take it one step at a time. If Konoha really can bring peace to the Shinobi World, we'll have no choice but to disband Akatsuki."
Organizations across the Shinobi World reserved judgment on the Land of the Moon Treaty, but the civilians of the Five Great Nations were pleased. At least they would not have to fear another war in the near future.
In Sunagakure, the Sand Shinobi forces had withdrawn from the Land of Birds after Ōnoki