I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

"I didn't expect you to know this kind of information."

Tiandao indirectly acknowledged Ye Lan's words. He recalled what happened in the Water Kingdom. Only Shuang knew some of this information.

"The fact that the Kirigakure Ninja told you this shows that he trusts you very much."

Ye Lan chuckled and did not continue the topic. He certainly would not tell Tian Dao that the information he got was from a dead person. It was related to trust, but not much.

"What does this have to do with you joining us?"

Ever since reading Danzo's records, Tiandao has already assumed that Ye Lan is a member of Akatsuki.

"Of course, it depends on the depth of our cooperation."

Tiandao was somewhat dissatisfied with the word "cooperation". In his opinion, Ye Lan should join. However, before he could express his opinion, Ye Lan continued speaking.

"If you just want us to be like the other members, that's fine. You provide shelter and we'll capture tailed beasts for Akatsuki. Choose any two except the Nine-Tails."

Ye Lan has some feelings for Naruto, but it's not so bad that he can't do it. In other words, what the other party has provided is not enough for him to take action against the Nine-Tails, and he needs to pay more.

"You can't attack the Nine-Tails? If something like this happens, there will be no turning back for you and Konoha!"

Tiandao was very dissatisfied with Ye Lan's answer. Originally, the Nine-Tailed Fox was Itachi's share. If Itachi was eliminated, the person who replaced him would have to go and retrieve it. Now Ye Lan directly said that he would not do this job, and Nagato would definitely be dissatisfied.

"What can I say about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki kid? He has little to do with my leaving Konoha, and it is very likely that he still doesn't know about it. His teacher and I have some friendship. If they were not in Konoha at the time, I might not have left so easily."

Ye Lan thought about it and told the truth. In fact, what he was most worried about at that time was not Tsunade or Kakashi, but the high-level officials of Konoha.

It was Kakashi's best friend, Might Guy.

Ye Lan had seen the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, and he also knew the legend after Might Guy opened the Eight Gates. Might Guy was just a basic Genin, but after opening the Eight Gates, he was able to defeat all the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

What about Might Guy?

His own strength was quite good, and he really didn't know if he could withstand it after Might Guy opened the Eight Gates. Fortunately, Kakashi stopped Guy at that time, so he could see it clearly.

Ye Lan remembered the love, but Nagato was not satisfied. He hated this kind of lingering feeling the most. He had no awareness of being a ninja at all.

"You mean you won't intervene in Konoha's affairs in the future?"

"No, I'm not a pedantic old man. I can tolerate some things once or twice, but if they conflict with my goals, I will definitely fight back."

Ye Lan shook his head. Sometimes, achieving one's goals does not require the use of force to solve problems. It's just that this world, with its extraordinary powers, values ​​the use of fists even more.

"Tell me more about the deeper cooperation methods."

"Payne!"

This time, Xiaonan did not call the wrong name, but she did not expect that Nagato would agree to Ye Lan's request.

Tiandao thought about it and realized that there would definitely be conflicts with Konoha in the future, and Ye Lan would not have the final say at that time. Besides, his bounty order was still there, and there had never been a precedent of an S-class rebel ninja returning to any ninja village.

Tiandao signaled Xiaonan not to panic, as he had a plan.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Nagato, Konan stopped. She had never been a person with her own opinions, and she would support Nagato no matter what he did.

“Another way is to have a deeper understanding of your purpose.”

Ye Lan touched his chin. To be honest, from what he learned from the history in his previous life, how many people could actually change the world?

They often die miserably. If Ye Lan had not been completely disappointed with Konoha, he would not have found Akatsuki.

"I have received information that you have something that can absorb all the tailed beasts and eventually become an ultimate weapon that no one can defeat."

"I think you want to rely on this weapon to achieve true peace through force."

Tiandao nodded. Ye Lan’s inference was similar to what he had originally thought, but he still added a few words.

"That weapon is called the Outer Path Demon Statue. After absorbing all the tailed beasts, it will be fully revived. Then I will use it to make all the big countries feel the pain that our small country once suffered. Only in this way will those big countries not easily start a war in the future."

Ye Lan frowned deeply. This seemed to be an unreliable method. The Outer Path Demon Statue was the thing that sealed the Tailed Beast?

Does such a thing still exist in the ninja world? How is it controlled and what is the principle?

"The Outer Path Demon Statue can only be controlled by the Samsara Eye. There is no need to worry about that thing getting out of control. Our current mission is to collect the tailed beasts."

Tiandao saw Ye Lan thinking and starting to explain. This was something all the Akatsuki members knew, so there was nothing wrong with telling Ye Lan.

"Rinnegan, is that so? This will cause even more trouble."

Ye Lan sighed.

"Why do you say that?"

"Let's assume that all your previous plans are successful, and the ninja world has ushered in a temporary peace, but what about the future? Apart from anything else, I don't think you are immortal. If you die, who will control this thing?"

"Don't worry about this, I have a solution."

Nagato had also thought about this kind of thing. It was nothing more than finding a suitable person to inherit his Rinnegan. Although it was an unreliable method, it was the only way to do it at the moment.

The main goal now is that even the first stage of collecting the tailed beasts has not been completed, so it is too early to talk about what happens next. Nagato feels that these are minor problems compared to the complete revival of the Outer Path Demon Statue.

"Okay, even if you can solve the problem of the Rinnegan, you don't think that this will bring peace, do you?"

Ye Lan spread his hands. It was obvious that Nagato's answer did not take other things into consideration.

"Do you have any other questions?"

After he has complete control over the Outer Golem, he will use the Outer Golem to destroy the village of anyone who starts a war. He doesn't believe that there will be another war at that time.

"While discussing this issue, I would like to ask you one thing: Why do you think there is war?"

"Benefit."

Nagato is certainly not a child in the ninja world. Yahiko's death has made him mature. He certainly won't talk about hatred and will. War is driven by interests.

Ye Lan nodded. It seemed that they could still communicate. He was afraid that the leader of Akatsuki would say something naive like hatred.

"Yes, it's about interests. All wars are actually to satisfy some kind of interests or needs."

"But in my opinion, war is also a means of politics. When ordinary means cannot meet the needs, war will be used. In other words, war serves politics."

"On the other hand, when war is no longer an option, other villages still have other methods, other than war, which can leave corpses everywhere without bloodshed."

Ye Lan's tone was a little melancholy. Things like peace were impossible to achieve in that world, and humans were the animals with the shortest memories. All the lessons of history could be repeated over and over again.

"Is there any other method?"

Tiandao doesn't believe that anything other than war could cause such great suffering.

Ye Lan sighed, humans will not learn from their lessons, but will become smarter and smarter, and will come up with more and more methods.

"If nothing else, your country buys all its food from other countries. What if other countries stop exporting food to you, or sell it to you at ten times the price?"

When Ye Lan came to Yuyin, he specifically inquired about Yuyin's situation and learned that most of the country's food relied on imports.

If the situation Ye Lan described really happens, there will be a terrible famine. Except for the nobles and wealthy people, no one will have food to eat, and a large number of people will leave or starve to death.

This is something more terrifying than war. War can last for days, months, or even years, but people will die if they don't eat for a week.

"If that happens, then I will use the Outer Golem."

Tiandao said without hesitation.

"So, what is the difference between you and those so-called great powers?"