A gentle breeze stirred, leaves rustling softly in the wind.
Within the Land of Fire, near a vast canyon.
A rushing river surged through, its banks lined with sprawling red stones.
Su Xiao sat atop one of the red stones, his face deep in thought.
This large area of red stones was once a stronghold of the Akatsuki in Konoha, now abandoned and destroyed from within.
Judging by the current traces, this was not the work of an enemy attack; it was very likely that members of Akatsuki themselves had sabotaged it.
Su Xiao took out the “Ring of the Void” stored within his dimensional space.
This item had been confiscated after he left the Naruto world previously, but now he had regained the right to use it.
However, the Illusionary Lantern God Technique attached to the Ring of the Void could no longer be used.
This was likely because Nagato had died.
Nagato was the master and wielder of the Illusionary Lantern God Technique, a ninjutsu that only those with the Rinnegan could employ.
With this technique disabled, communication within Akatsuki was seriously hindered.