Yahiko said nothing.
He silently absorbed what Obito had told them.
Yuki had stopped appearing in public years ago.
Some said the royal family had hidden her away, while others said Hanzō had killed her.
"To think Yuki went to Konoha..." Konan murmured.
Obito sighed.
"She was disappointed in the Land of Rain—desperate, even. That's probably why she chose to leave."
The three lowered their heads, their eyes dimming.
If they hadn't grown up in the Land of Rain,
none of them would have wanted to stay on this land.
If they'd had a choice,
they would have wanted to be born in a country at peace.
Obito saw how downcast they were.
Looks like this hit them hard...
No. I need to give them a pep talk!
Obito cleared his throat and spoke with conviction.
"But the Land of Rain still has you, doesn't it? And right now is the best chance you'll ever have to change it!"
"Hanzo of the Salamander is dead. Don't you believe you can turn the Land of Rain into a haven of peace?"
"If you can give Yuki even a glimmer of hope, I'm certain she'll come back without hesitation and rebuild the Land of Rain with you."
Under the force of Obito's impassioned words,
the three raised their heads again, hope rekindled in their eyes.
Seeing that it had worked, Obito felt reassured.
The Will of Fire really does deliver!
Where the art of persuasion reaches, the fire keeps burning!
Now, then.
Time to share a few ideas of my own.
Obito looked each of them in the eye.
"Like you, I want to change this world and bring peace to every inch of it."
"But war is unavoidable on the road to peace. You know that as well as I do."