"Second, whenever the Uzumaki Clan comes up, Chou's tone becomes especially complicated. When he mentioned Nagato, he was full of regret, and even lamented that Nagato hadn't left any descendants."
"That kind of regret definitely isn't something an ordinary acquaintance would feel. He never even met Nagato."
"Only someone whose own bloodline is closely tied to the Uzumaki Clan would feel something so profound."
After listening to Kisame's analysis, Sarada nodded repeatedly, her expression growing grave.
"In that case, the Uzumaki survivors in the Veil Organization must have been in extreme danger all along."
Kisame nodded lightly.
"Back then, they dared to join forces with the previous Akatsuki and openly blow all of Konoha apart, yet afterward, they left absolutely no trace of their reputation in the shinobi world."
"That tells us most people died before they even understood what had happened. And those who knew deliberately erased every record, covering up the entire incident."
"And most importantly, the Seventh Hokage, Naruto, is himself a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan."
Sarada let out a soft sigh.
"I hope Naruto will spare these last Uzumaki survivors in the Veil Organization for the sake of their shared blood someday."
After a brief conversation, the two stopped discussing those distant conflicts and buried themselves in the Land of Rain's official affairs, large and small.
But at that very moment, the entire shinobi world was utterly dumbfounded.
Civilians and shinobi across the Five Great Shinobi Villages and countless smaller shinobi nations erupted into an uproar.
"What?! In the future, there's actually a Veil Organization that blows Konoha sky-high?!"
"I'm going to die once in the future?! Even if Nagato can bring me back, I still don't want to die!"
"That's terrifying! Just how ruthless is this Veil Organization?! Even Konoha was almost wiped out!"