"Before deciding whether to cooperate, I hope everyone can consider one question," Mokgetsu began.
"And that is our most important task at the present stage for the Ninja Sect."
The atmosphere at the scene became very quiet, with all the ninjas contemplating the question posed by Mokgetsu.
"The most important task is to do better than the ancient Ninja Sect, and achieve eternal peace in the Ninja World?" Yahiko thought of the ultimate dream of the Ninja Sect.
The ultimate dream of the Ninja Sect was the greatest dream Yahiko had ever heard.
To create a world of peace, where everyone lives equally, understands each other, and there is no hatred—a harmonious world.
Yahiko shook his head. Although the ultimate dream was indeed great and thrilling, it seemed somewhat unrealistic at present. There were too many problems to solve, and it wasn't a goal that could be achieved in a short time.
As time went by, people gradually started to converse quietly.
"There's no way the task at the present stage could be to overthrow the Daimyo; that would only make the Land of Rain more chaotic."
As more people began to converse, the volume gradually increased.
"Nagato, why don't you share your thoughts?" Mokgetsu spoke again, calling on Nagato.
Nagato slowly stood up, his expression a bit hesitant.
He felt Mokgetsu should have asked Yahiko to stand up, as Yahiko was much better in this area than he was.
But when Nagato looked at Mokgetsu's encouraging expression, he took a deep breath and most of his hesitation disappeared. He could not disappoint Mokgetsu's expectations of him.
"I think the most important task for the Ninja Sect at present is to restore peace to the Land of Rain," Nagato stated his conclusion first.
"Due to various reasons, the current Land of Rain is incredibly chaotic, and this chaotic environment has become the breeding ground for various ninja organizations.
These ninja organizations further aggravate the environment of the Land of Rain, making it a place mixed with good and bad people. Coupled with the activity of ninjas from various Great Ninja Villages, the people of the Land of Rain live in constant anxiety, which is quite sad for a country." Nagato proceeded to give his reasoning.
"By orderly handling the domestic ninja organizations, expelling the foreign village ninjas conducting ninja activities, eliminating marauding wandering ninjas, and only by removing these factors causing chaos in the Land of Rain, can the Land of Rain restore true peace, allowing the Ninja Sect to continue moving forward."
After exhaling a large paragraph of words, Nagato cautiously observed the surroundings, especially the expressions of Mokgetsu and Yahiko.
It was a genuine outpouring from Nagato. It was because his parents died in the turmoil that he understood even more how important and precious peace was to the Land of Rain.
Yahiko was excitedly clapping for Nagato. "Nagato, you spoke so well, the urgent task is to restore peace, everything else can be put aside temporarily."
Yahiko also thought so, although there were some differences in the specific content between him and Nagato.
The other ninjas followed suit with Yahiko, clapping, acknowledging Nagato's statement.
"Rain Country has been chaotic for too long. Everyone desires peace; if we can make Rain Country peaceful, our Ninja Sect will surely gain great support."
Mokgetsu nodded, "The path must be taken step by step, we cannot forget the ultimate goal, but we also need to consider practical realities. Restoring peace to the Land of Rain is what we should be doing at this stage."
Mokgetsu also didn't know how to achieve that ultimate goal, so for now, he wasn't thinking too complexly, just doing what he could.
Upon hearing Mokgetsu also recognized this, Nagato couldn't help but smile slightly and sat down.
With the clear target, whether to cooperate with the Rain Village could be transformed into a question of whether the Ninja Sect and Rain Village cooperation could bring peace to the Land of Rain.
Most of the ninjas in the Ninja Sect were people from the Land of Rain who grew up there since childhood. Although they sometimes complained about Hanzo's inaction, no one could deny the role of Rain Village in Rain Country.
Without Rain Village, the Land of Rain would definitely be several times more chaotic than it is now.
There are indeed countries in the Ninja World that can maintain peace without ninja power, but the Land of Rain could never become such a country, because it borders three major countries, making it a rare strategic location.
"Rain Village has many Rain Ninja, and our Ninja Village has powerful individuals like Sosuke. If the Ninja Sect can truly cooperate with Rain Village, it might form a force that even great nations won't underestimate," a Ninja of the Ninja Sect discovered this could actually work.
At that time, the great nations that attack each other would have apprehensions about the power of Rain Country and wouldn't easily provoke it, allowing them to solve a series of domestic issues.
"If Rain Village genuinely cooperates with us, the strength of the Land of Rain will reach an unprecedented peak." Yahiko was gradually leaning towards cooperation.
Though he almost died at the hands of Hanzo, Yahiko can set aside past grievances to cooperate with Hanzo for a more magnificent dream.
Most of the ninjas in the Ninja Sect gradually leaned towards cooperation.
They didn't like Hanzo but longed for peace to return to the Land of Rain.
Kakuzu's expression still did not change; he actually thought the main point of this matter wasn't about the Rain Ninja but was the Hidden Rock acting as an intermediary.
However, Kakuzu believed that Sosuke, that old fox, certainly wouldn't ignore this main point, so he didn't hurry to speak.
"I personally think it's feasible to cooperate with Rain Village, but there is one precondition and one key point," Mokgetsu began to express his view.
"The precondition for cooperation is equal collaboration. We need to collaborate with Rain Village with equal status, and Rain Village must acknowledge the legitimacy of the Ninja Sect."
Mokgetsu saw through the Hidden Rock's intentions, to make the Rain Country a leverage against Konoha, the Hidden Rock was surely willing to pay the price.