With the Scroll of Seals stolen, Obito Uchiha surely intended to resurrect Kumogakure's Kinkaku and Ginkaku and extract some nine-tails chakra from their bodies.
That would leave the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with chakra from nearly all the Nine Tailed Beasts!
"Now this is getting interesting," Uchiha Sora murmured to himself at the thought.
"Sora, what should we do now? That Masked Man must have stolen the Scroll of Seals. If he learns the forbidden techniques inside, the consequences could be disastrous!" Tsunade asked worriedly.
Everyone's gaze turned to Uchiha Sora. He was now recognized as the strongest in the entire Shinobi World, and they all had no choice but to rely on his power.
Uchiha Sora smiled faintly. "This isn't something we can resolve so easily. What's done is done, and catching the Masked Man now won't be easy. But I'll handle whatever comes next. You just need to manage things in Konoha. There's no need to worry."
"All right, Sora. Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease." Tsunade nodded.
With Uchiha Sora's assurance, everyone set their worries aside for the time being.
Meanwhile.
At the Akatsuki base.
Nagato leaned weakly against a stone chair.
Yesterday's battle had drained him so severely that he still hadn't recovered.
What filled him with anger and grief was the loss of Pain's Deva Path body. It was the body of his closest friend, Yahiko, and held a unique place among the Six Paths of Pain.
Beyond that, his heart was filled with guilt and worry over Konan.
When Konan had been gravely wounded and knocked down, he had been powerless to rescue her. By now, she was probably either dead or captured.
"I'm sorry, Yahiko. I failed to protect our dream, and I failed to look after Konan..."