Creeping Shadow

Summary
Kakashi comes looking for Jiraiya and tells him that the Ame Orphans are attempting to bring about change in Amegakure, through dialogue instead of military might. Jiraiya is satisfied to learn that the orphans are now growing up and reminisces of his time with them. Elsewhere at Amegakure, Kyūsuke brings letters of requests to Yahiko, which the Akatsuki will fulfil. Yahiko is determined that the Akatsuki can surpass Hanzō one day. At Hanzō's residence, he is informed of the Akatsuki by one of his men and expresses his approval for an organisation which shares the same ideal as him. Meanwhile, Yahiko, Konan and Nagato head to a small village that was earlier attacked. There, they meet with a group of people, who want to attack Iwagakure but the Akatsuki insists solving the issue through peace talks instead with the villagers refusing. This effort is in vain as the Konoha Anbu disguised as Iwa-shinobi refuse to negotiate and assault the three. Nagato is enraged, having witnessed Yahiko and Konan being beaten which has him remembering his parents confronting and dying at the hands of Konoha shinobi along with the three being attacked by an unnamed Iwagakure chūnin who Nagato later killed. Nagato's despair causes him to unwillingly summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path which attacks the rival shinobi but Yahiko and Konan stop him, Yahiko bringing Nagato back to his senses before Nagato passes out. Once they've retreated, fleeing the area, Danzō arrives to the location, to witness the event of the "Iwa shinobi" dying and as the shinobi get up, revealing some are members of Root, one expressing concern that if Akatsuki move, their undercover team will be in danger. Danzō then announces that for Konoha's sake, peace must not exist in Iwagakure and orders the bodies to be gathered while any traces of their involvement must be erased. Yahiko departs, having originally expressed guilt over the fact that his right hand is shaking after he stabbed a Iwa shinobi. Upon receiving assurances from Nagato and Konan, he leaves, the remainder of the Akatsuki following, expressing their trust in him. Meanwhile, Danzō arrives at Hanzō's residence, with the corpses of the fallen shinobi, whom he recognised as members of Hanzō's clan, stating he and his men were on his way to a conference when they discovered the bodies. Hanzō is shocked to hear that the Akatsuki, a group that shares the same ideal as him, is responsible for this with Danzō eventually convincing him Akatsuki are wolves disguised as sheep and a threat to his rule.

Trivia

 * In one scene, Obito Uchiha's Sharingan is mistakenly depicted with two tomoe instead of three.