Although at the very beginning, there were some misunderstandings and deviations of opinions between the two sides, but this exchange meeting about the attack and killing incident finally ended in a relatively normal way.

Didn't get any benefit from the incident.,On the contrary, it may have provoked the hostility of Konoha and Fog Hidden because of the actions of that group of guys acting in the dark.,Naturally, it's not willing to give the black pot to the people behind the scenes.,After the two sides fully exchanged information and each other's opinions,The intelligence system of the Sand Hidden Village was mobilized as a whole.,Began to search for information and clues that may be related to this incident across the country.。

After receiving the assistance of the officials of the Sand Hidden Village, Nagato no longer needed to secretly collect information in the territory of the Wind Country by himself, and he accepted Luo Sha's invitation to live in the residence provided by the Sand Hidden Village for foreign missions, and as a guest, his investigation journey entered a new stage.

"To be honest, if Shisui, who has been collecting information diligently, knows that you can not only rest in peace while lying on a comfortable bed, but also instruct the ninjas of the sand to run around to help you collect information and clues, he might be so angry that he will want to give you a knife."

It's still the familiar magic of the slide body, but this time, Kaguya's illusion is no longer the appearance of wearing a water shadow, but a very casual, homely look, sitting on a chair in the room leisurely and relaxed, looking at Nagato and saying:

"But I have to say that your approach is obviously smarter than Zhishui, although you are the leader of a neutral organization, and Zhishui is the ninja sword seven in Wuyin Village, and the reason why you can't win people's trust so easily, I'm still very happy that you can have such a change."

"Neutral organization? Looking at the entire ninja world, I'm afraid you're the only one who will admit that we're a neutral and peaceful organization, Kaguya? ”

Nagato shook his head helplessly, sighed and said:

"In the eyes of the other countries around it, Akatsuki is just a ninja organization that replaces Hanzo's Rain Hidden Village, ruling the Land of Rain, and any neutrality, peace, and dialogue are just a cover for us to infiltrate and spy on their country......"

"But from this attack, they should know that your idea is not false."

Kaguya's vision waved his hand soothingly, and then continued, "But then again, Konoha's ninjas are also on the list of victims of the attack...... Is this news true? ”

"Well, it's true," Nagato nodded, "The corpses of the Konoha ninjas who appeared on the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain also have some wounds that are very similar to those of the killed Shinobu of the Fog Hide, although it will be impossible to determine for a while whether these things are the same group of people, but it is always right to be vigilant." ”

"What about time? Did Xiao's intelligence officers estimate the time of death of those Konoha ninjas? ”

"When they were found, they were almost all dead for more than a week," Nagato sighed and said helplessly, "And we're not sure if it's just these victims, what about you?" ”

"When the two people who were killed were found, they had died no more than three days ago, and the missing Mizuki Aoba, judging from the blood stains left at the scene, it was not more than two days before he was attacked."

Kaguya's expression became serious, "Assuming those attackers are the same group, then their attack started with the ninjas of Konoha and didn't come at us...... I had thought that these people would be the remnants of the former 'roots' who had taken revenge on me because they thought they had gathered enough strength, but now it seems that there is a different reason behind their actions. ”

"The 'roots' of the rebels? If that's the case, it's not that they can't understand that they abandoned the corpse of the Konoha ninja to the territory of the Land of Rain. ”

Nagato sighed with a wry smile and sat down on the bed with a tired face.

"War brings pain, pain breeds hatred, hatred forms chains, chains create reincarnation...... In the midst of this chain and cycle of pain and hatred, I really don't know what to do to cut it off and create a new order and peace. ”

"Simple, unify the ninja world, let all people obey the instructions of the same regime, use long-enough unity, to build an economic foundation that can support the arrival of peace, and then through economic development and long-term stability of the social environment, to soothe those fierce and sharp hatreds, so that the people of the new generation will accept the edification of peace from the beginning and accept the concept of unity...... In this case, I think I will be able to live peacefully for a long time. ”

Hearing Kaguya Rei say this, Nagato subconsciously had some thoughts of resistance, he looked at Kaguya's vision, and asked seriously:

"Isn't there a way to reach the other side of peace while preserving the independence of each country?"

"So Nagato, do you think it's easier to communicate with a group that shares basically the same philosophy, or is it easier to communicate with a group of people who have their own ideas and positions, and whose interests are even more different?"

Kaguya's vision patted Nagato's shoulder, turned around and stood in front of the window, looking at the sand hidden village that was silent under the night sky, sleeping with the cold desert, and said slowly:

"The world is so small that each country has its own disadvantages that are difficult to change, and it is impossible to be truly self-sufficient. These disadvantages will become the core interests of their absolute unwillingness to back down, and the previous wars in the ninja world have also revolved around these core interests. ”

"But if the ninja world is unified into one country, then it can make up for the shortcomings of each region through the overall allocation of resources, so that they can use their own energy to develop advantageous industries, rather than like the current countries, even if they are facing natural disadvantages, they must also develop their own insufficient industries, so as to prevent being choked by other countries."

Speaking of this, Kaguya Ren paused, looked at the barren mountains in Shayin Village, which were very suitable for carving Yan Yan, and let out a long breath.

"Nagato, you said that the attempt to maintain peace while retaining the independence of each country has already been done by the first Hokage Senju Pillar, when he was alive, the countries were barely able to hold back the dissatisfaction in their hearts, and as soon as he died, the ninja war began immediately, and the second-generation kagets in each village were almost wiped out in that war, this tragic backlash is enough to show to what extent the dissatisfaction contained in the hearts of all countries has been suppressed."

"But your idea of unifying the entire ninja world has the same problem, Kaguya?"

Nagato looked at Rei Kaguya, who had his back to him, and the slight abnormal tremor on his illusion, and asked in a deep voice:

"You are the only one who can fully understand the idea of unifying the ninja world, and you are the only one who knows what to do to make the various countries of the ninja world live a better life than before after being transformed into a region...... When you die, the successor who can't convince everyone at the same time with his strength and ideas like you will not be the same as the one that will become the flashpoint for the troubled times? ”

"Even if I fail, I will only fail after taking a new path," Kaguya Ren turned back and looked at Nagato with deep meaning, "My failure will accumulate experience for future generations, and at the same time, it will allow them to avoid going through my old path again, so that if we continue to change from generation to generation, we will eventually give birth to the perfect ideas and practices that can truly bring peace to mankind." ”

"You don't have to be perfect in your own time, since the birth of human beings, it is by generations of people who continue to innovate the ideas and technologies of their predecessors that they have grown to the point where they are today...... It is enough for me to leave to the people who come after me the ideas of unity, peace, international trade, and regional complementarity. ”

"Passed down from generation to generation, the old and the new...... Do you think so, Kaguya? ”

Nagato shook his head helplessly and smiled, and said in a thoughtful tone: "Then according to your thoughts, my goal is to let everyone know that peace can indeed be partially achieved through dialogue and communication, and that the ninja's approach is not necessarily the only right thing to do." ”

"Then you have to find a successor who is willing to inherit your ideals."

Kaguya's illusion yawned, looked at the reincarnation eye in Nagato's eyes with interest, and said teasingly:

"However, Nagato, you have the eye of reincarnation, I heard that each successor of the eye of reincarnation can inherit their strength and will from the previous master, if this idea is true, then when you die in the future, will you directly hand over these eyes to the young man you fancy, even if you have completed the inheritance and continuation of the will?"

“…… How can the eye of reincarnation have that strange ability? Nagato waved his hand at Kaguya's illusion with a speechless expression, "Have you been too busy and tired lately to have a clear mind?" ”

"I just want to ask the owner of the eye of reincarnation to verify this rumor that I don't know where I heard it."

Kaguya smiled and disconnected herself from the magic of the slide show, while Nagato shook his head at where he had disappeared and lay down on the bed in the room with a calm face.

He hadn't forgotten that he had come to capture the ninjas who were trying to provoke a war, and when the intelligence agents found their tracks, he would have to fight the dangerous fanatics.

"You will not be given the opportunity to undermine the hard-won peace...... Never. ”