Haruka was having an emergency meeting, it was a power only the department heads had, and only to be used when something world changing happened, or a threat to The Order of The Watcher was discovered.
And Hikari had called it, which was worrying, the head of the Intelligence Wing calling an emergency meeting most certainly meant either something big had happened outside of Wave or Wave was being threatened by an enemy.
Kenji was the first to show up, technically not a head of a Wing, but he was an important enough figure in the Order that he had an honorary place in meetings such as this one.
Kazuo was the second to show up, then Zabuza, recently promoted to the Head of the Military Wing.
They all exchanged greetings before taking their seats, sitting in silence waiting for Hikari.
"So how is everyone?" Kenji asked casually. "It's been awhile since we sat down and talked like this."
Haruka didn't bother hiding her amused smile.
"What the hell are you talking about, Kenji." Kazuo responded gruffly. "We all meet last week."
"That was so long ago!" Kenji defended himself. "How am I supposed to know what my precious friends are going through if I don't talk with them every day?"
Zabuza sighed heavily as Haruka laughed, while Kazuo glared at the grinning man.
Before anyone could respond, Hikari finally arrived, quickly sitting down.
"I apologize for being late." She said sharply. "I needed to make sure the information we have is accurate."
"What is it?" Haruka asked seriously. Everyone else sat up a bit straighter as well.
"The Land of Fire has a new lake, four mountains are missing, and there is a new Moon floating on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain."
Silence filled the meeting room.
"A new... Moon?" Zabuza said slowly.
Hikari nodded. "It appeared out of nowhere a couple days ago, not quite as big as the original moon, but large enough to be seen from most of the mainland."
"What about the four mountains? Where did they go?" Zabuza continued.
"Well... They and the land that was occupying the new lake are what's making up the new moon."
There were a few seconds of silence.
"What the fuck." Kazuo said bluntly.
Haruka's thoughts mirrored his words.
***
I seem to have misplaced a Naruto...
I found the younger one, you know, the one that was alive and didn't timetravel.
I used some DP to try to find Naruto, which I realized was not really what I needed after it showed me the littler blonde.
He was in the middle of a spirited spar with Jiraya. Well, 'spar', it was more Naruto angrily chasing Jiraya around trying to beat him up while the older man ran away.
So then I used some DP to attempt to find the same Naruto that disappeared, and got zero hits.
He's disappeared into the aether, I guess, maybe he moved on to the pure lands, maybe the Sage of Six Paths kidnapped him, I don't know.
Waste of DP honestly.
I think I will finish up transcribing my knowledge of the Jutsu Minato used, and then just turn my brain off and mindlessly train for a bit.
'Creator.'
Yatagarasu's voice interrupted my grumbling.
'Oh, hey Yata. What's up?' I responded almost instantly, I always had time for my favorite creations.
'I suspect that the confrontation between Obito Uchiha and Nagato Uzumaki has happened.'
Hm? Well, unless they fought in Wave itself, I assume something big happened in the outside lands.
'What happened?'
'A small moon has appeared above the Land of Fire, on the border with The Land of Rain, and a large amount of land is missing. I suspect Nagato has used the Chibaku Tensei.'
I decided to take a look myself, using some DP to check out what's happening there.
Yup, that was a Chiabaku Tensei alright.
'Is the Order planning to do anything?' I questioned idly as I continued to watch.
'They wish to petition me for answers, as a threat that could destroy Wave has appeared, but other than that they are not planning anything.'
'Right... Tell them what you think is relevant, you have all the information.' I thought to Yatagarasu before continuing. 'Just make sure to keep an eye on things, this could destabilize the continent if Nagato or Obito decide to go on a rampage.'
Although, I'm pretty sure Nagato's plan will look very different from the one he had in the original timeline.
If he survived, of course, his one disadvantage was his endurance, and Obito was in a perfect position to take advantage of that weakness with his half-Zetsu body and Mangyekou Sharingan.
'Very well, thank you for your time, Creator.'
Honestly, my kids were far too polite.
'Oh, wait a second, there's one more thing before I let you go.' I quickly said before he left. 'Tell Haruka to organize a group to go to Rōran, my efforts succeeded, and it's time for the Order to use some of that prosperity to help out, Rōran deserves to be rebuilt.'
Yatagarasu was quiet for a few seconds.
'Creator, could I participate in the rebuilding of Rōran?' Yatagarasu questioned curiously. 'I wish to learn architecture.'
I blinked in surprise. Architecture?
Well, if he wanted to make buildings...
'I don't see why not, just make to be mindful, they might treat your words as commands if you aren't careful.'
If Yatagarasu wanted to become an architect in his spare time, who was I to stop him?
***
"We need to change plans." Black Zetsu spoke up once Obito finished merging with the White Zetsu, he was now mostly Zetsu flesh, only the upper left part of his face not being the pale shade of white.
The fight was much closer than it should have been, with only the intervention of Black Zetsu preventing Obito from being crushed inside the Chibaku Tensei.
Obito pushed back the absolute rage he was feeling, Nagato had managed to undo years of planning, Akatsuki was salvageable, but without a Rinnegan user all their plans would be stymied.
"What do you suggest?" He questioned evenly, his tone cold and harsh. "The original plan is dead, we would need to find another Uzumaki to replace Nagato."
That would take time, time he technically had, but every year that passed meant one more variable that could appear and ruin everything.
Especially since the current crop of Jinchūriki were almost perfect in terms of how easy they would be to capture.
The only one that required some thought was the Hachibi, his host being the brother of the Raikage made capturing him problematic.
Everyone else was too weak or too isolated, the Rokubi showed that they had to be expedient, if any of the Tailed Beasts died and reformed somewhere else, then it could take years to find them again.
"We technically don't need the whole tailed beast." Black Zetsu stated slowly, as if he was thinking over his words before speaking. "All we need is enough of their Chakra to recreate the Ten-Tails."
Obito narrowed his eyes.
"If you have a plan, speak it now." He hissed out impatiently.
"We could use your new body to its fullest, it is a superb Rinnegan host due to the White Zetsu flesh, we could steal only a part of the Chakra of the Jinchūriki, and then, once you become the Juubi's Jinchūriki, use its power to drain them dry."
Black Zetsu stated as blankly as he could. Maybe if Obito was less angry, he would have noticed the hidden glee that Zetsu spoke with.
"It would mean that we need a massive source of Chakra to make up for the lack of the full tailed beasts, but there are ways of acquiring that kind of power." Black Zetsu continued.
That... Was not a terrible plan, it was risky, relying on the diminished power of the Juubi being enough to overwhelm the Jinchūriki once he was ready to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but it meant they could prioritize stealth and speed, with his Sharingan, he might be able to gather most of the Tailed Beast Chakra to revive the Juubi without anyone noticing.
He would start with the younger Jinchūriki, they were the least likely to resist his Genjutsu...
Obito stared at the jar containing the Rinnegan, contemplating his options.