"In short, you all actually time-traveled? Does that mean that Tenshou Sennin is really a god?"
"Though hard to believe, it's the reality!"
Nagato no longer had any doubts, having been convinced of Lux's identity from the start.
Meanwhile, Itachi and Sasuke, after experiencing the 'warm greetings' from their ancestor Madara and their father, also became increasingly convinced of Tenshou Sennin's abilities.
"Unexpectedly, there really are gods. Leader, what's his relationship with the legendary Sage of the Six Paths?"
Itachi asked deliberately, probing for information at the same time.
"I don't know either, but he said the Sage of the Six Paths is still alive."
"What?!"
"It's said that the Sage of the Six Paths rules the afterlife, controlling all deceased spirits. Since he's still alive, that's proof that the Infinite Tsukuyomi is a lie. If the Infinite Tsukuyomi could truly bring about eternal peace, the Sage of the Six Paths would have already achieved it."
"A god from thousands of years ago is still alive? How terrifying!"
Several people were shocked by the information Nagato revealed.
Compared to these legendary gods, they suddenly felt like children who had been playing around their whole lives.
It truly made one ponder.
"Leader, I also want to experience the miracle of time travel!"
"Calm down and do your job, there will be opportunities later."
Nagato soothed casually.
Although he wasn't certain, but after truly completing the mission of world unification, asking Tenshou Sennin for help to fulfill Deidara's and the others' wishes shouldn't be difficult.
"Hooray! I will obey you, Leader!"
"By the way, Leader was very angry earlier because Amegakure was destroyed in the future? Who was the culprit?"
"Nagato, who did it?"
Becoming increasingly curious, Konan was even very agitated, wanting to immediately kill the perpetrator of Amegakure's destruction.
"The whole world..."
"Huh?"
Itachi and the others were surprised; this sentence sounded very familiar.
'It's not me who's wrong, it's the whole world?'
Had the kind Leader Nagato suddenly turned into an Obito version?
Did he also want to create a beautiful world where only 'Yahiko' existed?
"Nagato, what do you mean?"
"Tenshou Sennin told me a truth: the weak will be beaten!"
"Huh?"
"Most of you are from the five great villages, so it might be hard to understand how difficult it is for a weak small village to survive in this world. Even just surviving is a luxury."
"Let's change the way of explaining it."
"Sasori, if you lost your puppet techniques, would the people of Sunagakure let you live?"
"Kakuzu, if you lost your forbidden techniques, how long would your bounty last?"
"Deidara, without explosion ninjutsu, would you dare to challenge Sasuke?"
"Itachi, Sasuke; without the Sharingan, could you two have survived until now?"
Nagato's questions silenced everyone.
They weren't stupid, they understood very well that sufficient strength was the guarantee that they could be Rogue Ninjas but still be safe.
Without sufficient strength, they would have been killed by ANBU forces long ago.
They wouldn't have lived until today.
"What does this have to do with the destruction of Amegakure?"
Nagato said gloomily, continuing: "Amegakure is the same, even though I hated that rotten Hanzo, but I have to admit, without him, our village would have been destroyed in the Second or Third Great Ninja War!"
"And in the future, if it follows the original course, I'm already dead, Akatsuki is destroyed. Even Konan will be killed by Obito... After that, Amegakure loses the power to defend itself, becoming a weak lamb as it was before."
"Tender meat without the ability to defend itself, in this cruel world, does the outcome need to be explained again?"
Everyone began to understand.
The bottom line was that Amegakure became weak and was then divided up!
The logic was simple.
But considering the cruelty of the ninja world, it made perfect sense.
"So? Is the future already determined? Can it be changed?"
"Yes! This is what I need to do next."
"What is the Leader's next plan?"
Itachi quickly grasped the main point and immediately asked.
"Unite the entire world! This is Akatsuki's next mission..."
Nagato gave a firm answer.
How to prevent the destruction of Amegakure in the future?
Nagato had thought of many ways, but finally realized there was only one safest way.
That was to destroy all other villages and countries!
As long as there were no threats in this world, Amegakure would not be destroyed. At least, it would be peaceful for a long time!
Moreover, world unification was also Tenshou Sennin's last request; with the same goal, Nagato certainly wouldn't go against a god.
And after witnessing the bleak future, Nagato wouldn't trust anyone anymore! No one could convince him!
Only by uniting the world himself was the best path for Amegakure!
"Unite the entire world? Leader's ambition has grown!" Sasori muttered.
This idea was far grander than Nagato's previous plan.
In the past, Nagato only planned to collect the Bijuu and revive the Juubi. Then use the terrifying power of the Juubi to intimidate the world and achieve eternal peace.
He had never thought of destroying all countries and uniting the world!
There was absolutely no such vision and ambition!
"This is the next goal. Who agrees? Who opposes?"
Nagato looked sharply around, ready to unify opinions and eliminate 'potential threats'.
"I agree! So I can freely use my art anywhere, right?"
"I have no problem."
"The national treasury of the destroyed countries, I must receive it!"
"Nagato's will is my goal."
Deidara, Sasori, Kakuzu, Konan, all agreed.
Then everyone looked at the remaining two Uchiha brothers.
Sasuke was stunned, responding vaguely: "%&%&..."
"What did he say?"
"He said he doesn't care about world unification. As long as he can get revenge for the Uchiha clan and destroy Konoha, he'll join!" Deidara translated for Sasuke.
"You can understand?"
"I can read lips!"
"His lips are so swollen, you can still read them? Are you sure you're not under a genjutsu?"
"Liar, I'm not under a genjutsu!"
"Enough!"
Nagato stopped Deidara and Sasori's banter.
Whatever Sasuke's thoughts were, as long as he was willing to join the world unification mission, that was enough.
Finally, everyone looked at Itachi, the biggest remaining uncertainty here.
Clearly, everyone knew Itachi was the only one loyal to Konoha.
Faced with the question, Itachi certainly didn't want to betray his village, let alone agree to destroy Konoha!
But even though he had many thoughts, he didn't dare openly oppose Nagato and Tenshou Sennin.
Especially since Sasuke was here.
He wasn't thinking about himself, but had to consider Sasuke's safety.
After pondering, Itachi replied: "I won't participate in attacking Konoha, but I'm willing to join in attacks on other parties."
"With one condition: You must not touch Sasuke!"
Itachi's condition was somewhat harsh, as he actually had no right to bargain.
"Uchiha Itachi, you..."
Konan was angry; she was beginning to understand Deidara. Uchiha people were indeed annoying!
"Fine! I accept your condition."
Nagato stopped Konan, quickly agreeing to Itachi's condition.
"But, Itachi, let me remind you of one thing."
"Please, Leader."
"World unification, or world peace; is Tenshou Sennin's request, also the Sage of the Six Paths' hope; do you understand?"
Itachi was startled, understanding Nagato was warning him.
If you don't have the power to fight a god, don't mess around!
You don't want your beloved younger brother to get hurt again, do you?
"I understand, thank you, Leader!"
Nagato was satisfied, then immediately began the action plan:
"In one month, I will start a war against the entire world!"
"Before that..." Deidara, Sasori, Kakuzu, Kisame; the four of you are tasked with capturing Hachibi Jinchuuriki!"
"Huh? Still capturing Bijuu?"
"Just do it, don't just bring back the tail."
"Relax, I won't be fooled again!" Deidara patted his chest.
This joke made Sasuke annoyed and embarrassed.
"Itachi, Sasuke, you go to the secret base in the Land of Iron, move all the Zetsu and supplies there."
"Understood."
"Konan, you and I return to Amegakure, find a way to retrieve Jiraiya-sensei's corpse from the bottom of the sea!"
"Huh? Nagato, you want to..."
"I will revive Jiraiya-sensei with Edo Tensei!"
"This..."
"Do you think, how will Naruto and the Fifth Hokage react to the revived Jiraiya-sensei destroying Konoha?"
"Besides, if Kabuto can create an Edo Tensei army, so can we!"
"Hiss—!"
Konan was shocked, suddenly feeling Nagato had become very evil. But since it was all for their village, it didn't matter.
It was time for Konoha to feel pain!