Chapter 344: Ninja World Unification, Nagato Returns!

The entire conference room was heavy with silence.

Everyone was shaken by Uchiha Jin’s words; clearly, the battle just now with Jiraiya had made all of them realize how terrifying the enemy was.

For a moment,

no one knew what to say.

Uchiha Jin, however, spoke with perfect calm.

Clearly,

he never expected anyone to come up with a solution, so he spoke directly.

“The situation we face from now on will be as I just described.”

“Of course!”

“There’s no need to be overly fearful—since I, Uchiha Jin, dared to do this, I’ve already foreseen this moment.”

“I can tell Itachi this: once the ninja world is fully unified, my power will instantly ascend to a new realm.”

“Therefore, from now on!”

“There’s no need to hide anymore. The five war zones must deploy all their strength and unify the entire ninja world at the fastest possible speed.”

“The Administrative Force must keep pace.”

“Once the five war zones occupy territories, Itachi must establish order in each region as quickly as possible.”

“Also, Konan!”

“Itachi may inform Nagato that the Akatsuki has outlived its usefulness.”

“Tell Nagato to immediately withdraw everyone from the Akatsuki who wishes to join the Hidden Leaf.”

Uchiha Jin spoke calmly.

Yes!

Jiraiya’s intervention this time made him realize that, though the Hidden Leaf’s actions had seemed restrained, they had still drawn the attention of those behind the scenes.

Since hiding was no longer possible, there was no point in hiding anymore.

Meanwhile,

with Uchiha Jin’s words, the eyes of those present grew complex.

Unification?

These people had all fought in more than one war; each had lost loved ones to it, and each had dreamed of peace more than once…

Now, they were to launch a war of unification—naturally, this left them all in a daze.

But in the end,

after taking a deep breath, everyone solemnly nodded.

Including—the Four Kage!

They had no other choice now; the people, the ninja, their families—all had already been absorbed into the Land of Fire.

More importantly, Uchiha Jin stood at the forefront!

Even if that mysterious force wished to act, they would surely target Uchiha Jin first—so what could they possibly say?

If Uchiha Jin died, it might all return to how it was before.

If Uchiha Jin won, it would make no difference from now.

…

The next morning, early.

The commanders of the five war zones returned to the frontlines with their elites; countless ninja legions immediately marched out, finally revealing the fangs they had hidden for so long, swiftly advancing toward the other four nations and remote small states.

In this process, there was virtually no resistance.

After all, in today’s ninja world, no force remained capable of standing directly in the Hidden Leaf’s way.

Though the Sannin Mountains and Hagoromo’s faction appeared powerful, their true strength lay only in their top-tier warriors; unless they could kill Uchiha Jin outright, they could not possibly hinder the unification process.

The speed of unification was astonishing!

In just seven days, the entire ninja world was fully unified.

Fifteen days later,

the administrative personnel trained by the Administrative Force had stabilized every occupied region, and the ninja world was thus completely unified.

Peace now seemed within reach!

…

The Land of Snow.

In a secret base atop a snowy mountain, healthy Nagato used his Rinnegan to completely destroy the spirit of the Uzumaki White Zetsu possessing him.

Before him now stood four people.

Kakuzu, Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame Hoshigaki.

These were the individuals he had fully won over during this time.

Kakuzu’s reason for joining was the simplest!

After consulting Uchiha Jin, Nagato offered him the position of Minister of Finance.

The argument to persuade Sasori was to build him a laboratory so he could pursue his art.

Deidara? The simplest of all!

Uchiha Jin simply promised he admired his explosive art and would provide a platform for it.

Kisame needed no persuasion.

The entire ninja world had been fully unified; peace seemed to have finally arrived—he had no reason to continue following Obito.

“Everyone…”

“The Hokage has sent word: our mission is complete. We may return directly to the Hidden Leaf.”

“From now on, Itachi are all Hidden Leaf ninja. No objections, I assume?”

Nagato spoke gently.

At this moment, the real Nagato—no longer performing—had returned to his original gentleness, free of the arrogance he carried as Pain.

Clearly,

he was truly exhausted, and truly wanted to return to the Hidden Leaf as soon as possible.

This change was natural!

After all, he had never harbored great ambitions; he simply wished to live peacefully with his friends.

Now?

Uchiha Jin’s promised peace had arrived, and with his Rinnegan, he could revive Miyan at any moment.

Under these circumstances, what use was the Tailed Beast Weapon Project?

It meant nothing at all!

Meanwhile,

upon hearing Nagato’s words, the remaining four paused, exchanged glances, then spoke in turn.

Kakuzu: “No objections!”

Deidara: “I can’t wait to return to the Hidden Leaf and show everyone my explosive art!”

Sasori: “I hope the Hidden Leaf has already prepared my laboratory.”

Kisame: “I’m eager to see what a peaceful world truly looks like.”

Seeing all four had no objections, Nagato immediately used the Illusionary Light Body Technique to contact Konan, far away in the Hidden Leaf, and informed her of their location.

Then,

after ending the communication, Nagato pulled out a Flying Thunder God kunai and activated it with his chakra.

Yes!

Long before Nagato agreed to join the Hidden Leaf, Uchiha Jin had used a special channel to deliver a Flying Thunder God kunai into his hands.

Meanwhile,

Konan naturally found Uchiha Jin, who then contacted Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju.

Both had no hesitation about this mission.

Sensing the chakra signature of the Flying Thunder God kunai, they vanished with a flash—using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Had they been alive, they might have faintly sensed the coordinates, but they lacked the chakra reserves to span such a distance.

Now, it was different!

Thanks to the Impure World Reincarnation, their chakra was virtually limitless—this feat was no longer difficult.

Twenty minutes later,

Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze arrived on the Hokage Tower’s rooftop, bringing the five Akatsuki members with them.