The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 36 Hey, Nagato, do you want to stand up?

"Um..." Uchiha An scratched his cheek and said with a grin, "Boss, manpower is easy to find. I can recommend someone."

"There's a guy on the black market named Kakuzu. He's said to have assassinated the First Hokage back then, and he's quite strong."

"Most importantly, he loves making money but doesn't spend it, so he must have a lot of savings at home."

"By recruiting him, we can confiscate his savings and solve the organization's current funding gap!"

Seeing that Uchiha An did not cause any more trouble this time, but instead put himself in the organization's shoes and offered advice, Pain breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in satisfaction.

"Is it a win-win situation?"

"Very good, we can recruit Kakuzu later."

"Since it was your suggestion, then you can take charge of the recruitment."

Are there any other candidates you would recommend?

"The others..." Uchiha An tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Deidara should only be ten years old now, and Hidan should be about the same age. They joined Akatsuki a few years later. Or we could go and see Kisame Hoshigaki, but he hasn't killed Suigetsu Fuguki yet, so it's probably a bit early."

"Eh!" Uchiha An's eyes suddenly lit up at the thought of Kirigakure. He turned to Obito and grinned, "Boss, Obito can get Kirigakure to declare war on Konoha. I won't go into the reasons because we can't leak information about our comrades. But this is something that would be extremely beneficial to the organization, much more important than recruiting comrades."

"Huh?" Pain was taken aback and immediately turned to look at Obito.

Seeing that such secret information had been revealed, Obito became increasingly wary of Uchiha An's "prophetic" abilities.

But both Kirigakure and Konoha were his enemies. He was happy to see the two villages fighting each other to the death, so he nodded and said:

"I will have Kirigakure declare war on Konoha after the war begins."

Payne nodded and waved his hand, saying:

"Very good, An, your prophetic abilities are indeed powerful enough. You also saw any intelligence that is beneficial to the organization. Please speak up."

"I see!" Upon hearing Pain's words, Uchiha An immediately laughed.

His gaze swept over Payne, and he put on that smug look again, grinning as he said:

"Hey, Nagato, do you want to stand up?"

"What?!" Everyone who knew of Nagato's existence felt a jolt in their hearts, and their expressions changed in unison.

Pain is a puppet, so you can't see any expression; Obito wears a mask, so you can't see anything; Zetsu is in a vegetative state; but Konan's expression is very obvious, and you can tell something is wrong at a glance.

Everyone present was shrewd. Although they didn't know who Nagato was, just by looking at Konan's expression, they knew that this "Nagato" must be an important figure.

Immediately, everyone fell silent, simply watching Uchiha An with expressions of eager anticipation.

"Hey, Nagato, you're so badly injured that you can't even stand up. You might die any day now, and that's not what I want to see."

"But coincidentally, the eye technique of my left eye happens to be the ability to replenish life force using Yang Release, which is perfect for you!"

"Hey, would you like me to treat you so you can stand up from your wheelchair again?"

Uchiha An smiled and kept urging him on.

"Think about it, if you can appear at your peak condition, why would you need to recruit any companions?"

"You alone could easily defeat the entire Hidden Leaf Village!"

"At that point, we might just wipe out the Five Great Nations in one fell swoop and forcibly seize the Tailed Beasts, wouldn't that be possible?"

He spoke these words casually, but no one who heard them could take this information lightly.

Orochimaru and the others were deeply shaken. They looked at each other, wondering who this so-called Nagato was, how powerful he was, and why Uchiha An admired him so much.

Konan stood up nervously and looked at Payne beside her, waiting for Payne to make the final decision.

Payne was silent for a moment before finally speaking:

"The power of prophecy is truly terrifying! So... have you witnessed the arrival of peace?"

"Hahaha..." Uchiha An burst into laughter, "No, I didn't see the arrival of peace, I saw the destruction of the ninja world! I caused it with my own hands!"

Are you satisfied with this answer?

"Has hatred consumed your reason?" Payne shook his head regretfully. "Never mind, whatever the future holds, I will not change my course."

"However, your choice is right. Once the gods descend to earth, mortals can only submit to their will."

"Come with me, I'll take you to see Nagato."

"Everyone else, meeting adjourned!"

Amidst the strange looks from the crowd, Uchiha An skipped and hopped after Pain, heading towards the top of the tower.

Upon reaching the top floor, there was only one huge room. Opening the door, one could see the emaciated Nagato sitting upright in a wheelchair, with a jumble of tubes inserted into his back—these were the tubes left on him by the Gedo Mazo when he was summoned years ago.

He was too young and lacked strength back then, and the Rinnegan wasn't his original one.

With so many negative buffs, his legs were first blown up by the explosive tags, and then he forcibly activated the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which sucked him in so much that he almost turned into a dried-up human.

Even with the powerful regenerative abilities of the Uzumaki clan, he has not been fully recovered for many years and can only move around in a wheelchair.

But now things are alright, Uchiha An has arrived, and we have a savior!

Pain and Konan stood on either side of Nagato, keeping a close eye on Uchiha An, fearing he might do something dangerous.

Uchiha An, however, was not offended at all. He sat cross-legged on the ground and said with a grin:

"Hey, leader, my eye technique can use Yang Release to replenish your life force, which will definitely restore you to your original state, but you can't expect me to work for nothing, can you?"

Seeing that Uchiha An was asking for benefits right away, Nagato and Konan felt much more at ease. After all, no one gets up early without a reason, and they had already been tricked into developing PTSD, so they wouldn't dare to take any bait lightly.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"It's simple, I want revenge! I want to destroy Konoha!" Uchiha An made no attempt to hide his hatred for Konoha. "This doesn't conflict with your goals at all, so I'm sure you won't refuse, will you?"

"Okay, I can agree to that. The Akatsuki wants to collect all the Tailed Beasts and revive the Ten-Tails, and Konoha is a target they must defeat."

"No, not defeat, but destroy!" Uchiha An interrupted Nagato, "You're not planning to wait for Konoha to come knocking on our door, are you?"

"Under the rule of Akatsuki, the Land of Rain has recovered quite well in recent years, but it will be brought back to its original state as soon as there is a war."

"Konoha can fail countless times, but the Land of Rain has no future after just one defeat!"

"You should take the initiative and attack Konoha Village, Nagato!"

"If you want them to suffer, you have to wage war on their own soil!"

"During these several Shinobi World Wars, Konoha Village was never invaded by the enemy. That's why those ignorant and foolish villagers ignore the contributions our Uchiha clan has made to the village and think their happiness is a given!"

"Nagato, I wholeheartedly agree with your philosophy. Those who haven't experienced suffering cannot truly appreciate the value of peace!"

"Alright, let's go to Konoha Village and let those ignorant fools experience the pain of war!"

"After this village annihilation incident, they will surely all begin to cherish peace!"