The compound in Niger was already complete.

Well, the reactor room and a few of the dormitories. The apartment blocks, hydroponics bays and the rest of the structures still needed some work done, but at least at this point, I could have work begin on the reactor.

With everything in place, I ferried dozens of individuals to Niger, along with several groups of security forces.

The particle physicists, mechanical engineers and computer all had a basic task, construct the reactor, with the parts I had already had shipped in, and properly calibrate it to achieve maximal muon density in the chamber.

It was an incredibly delicate task and one that I couldn't afford to focus on right now.

Still, they were taking to the work with gusto, checking over all of the parts that I had commissioned.

The new dorms had also galvanized the local workforce. It was temporary housing until the apartments were put together for sure, but they were still better than anything they had before, and allowing them to bring their families in and curtain off private living spaces had definitely endeared me to them.

It had also attracted far more workers, less exciting deals for them though, the latecomers only got the apartment and the salary, and lost out on the preferential treatment when it came to the hydroponics bays.

Still not a bad deal for these people.

Things only picked up after I started hiring teachers to keep the children busy.

Education was in great demand for some reason, I suppose.

Still, if I was doing something, I might as well do it right. With the lax standards in Niger barely holding me back, I was able to let the teachers run wild, with the only restriction on the curriculum being the requirement that they pass their IGCSEs and SATs at the appropriate ages.

That was mostly to ensure that they could find places to study in other countries when willingness to subsidise their education ran out.

Still, that was a problem for the future.

With everything going well, I could start work on other things.

I checked in with Gwen before popping over to see how Angela and Raven were getting along with their deep dive into Blair's psyche.

The two women were busy though, and after another dive through the ex-assassin's psyche had failed to turn up anything, they turned to more mundane methods, with Raven on hand as they took Blair through their day, trying to find the things that she legitimately enjoyed.

The results were somewhat unsurprising. Blair apparently loved serving others, Angela in particular. Any time she did something that she was asked to do, she was genuinely happy, and praise for doing that task, or even just an indication that she was doing it well was enough to magnify that feeling significantly.

They also discovered something far more disturbing.

Blair's soul is a lot younger than her body.

It's an adult soul, but one that's basically newly formed.

I don't really know what to say about that.

Honestly, none of us were ready for that.

Still, with a better season mental professional on hand, they were able to find a few trouble areas in Blair's psyche, places where Talon - if they somehow managed to resurface - could exploit the conditioning.

So, I was forced to leave them to break those bonds as I travelled between worlds once more.

I touched down in the Elemental Nations, my halberd hidden away in my cloak as Jiraya stumbled out of the trees next to me.

"Where's Naruto?" I asked.

Jiraya shrugged, "Tsunade sent that Hyuuga girl to take him on a mission near the Tanzaku Quarters. Apparently, some banker there wanted to hire a few Ninja to hunt down people skipping out on their loans. So when I asked her if there was a place where I could stash the kid for a few days, she sent him there."

I chuckled, "Sounds like they have a fun time ahead of them. I know Hinata asked for a new outfit the last time I saw her."

Jiraya nodded at me.

We fell into some companionable conversation befoe we were finally met by the Angel of Ame herself, Konan.

I bowed deeply towards the woman, who looked at me sternly, "Speak."

I pulled a scroll out of my coat and tossed it to her, "I have evidence that Danzo was solely responsible for the interference in the fight against Hanzo, not The Third Hokage. Still, the Fifth Hokage recognizes the damages done to you and the part played by Konoha in this roll. I have been contacted to act as an impartial mediator between you, as a representative of the Akatsuki, and Jiraya as a representative of Konoha."

Jiraya nodded, bowing low, "Our offer, in reparations, a means of raising the long dead. Though new information surrounding the Rinnegan, it was discovered that a forbidden technique created by Konoha could be used in conjunction with one of the techniques of the Rinnegan to raise the dead, regardless of how long they have been as such."

Konan froze, before her gaze hardened, "And what? We spare this Danzo?"

"No," Jiraya said, "We wish to request the aid of Ame in the apprehension and execution of Danzo Shimura, who has been declared a traitor to Konoha by the Fifth Hokage. In light of his crimes against Ame, we wish to grant you the rights to execute Danzo."

Konan stared at him in shock, as plumes of white smoke appeared alongside her.

I stepped back as the six puppet bodies of Pein appeared around Konan.

The lead body grabbed the scroll, scanning over it.

He turned to me, "Is this true/"

"As far as all the intelligence I have suggests, it is true." I confirmed.

Pein nodded, "And what do you want for this?"

"For you to revoke your support of Madara," I stated, "His plans have a high likelihood of awakening an immensely powerful sealed evil that would kill or enslave every thinking being on this planet. I have been given additional powers with which to negotiate on this front."

Nagato scanned over the page quickly, "If this is true…"

I reached into my pocket and pulled out a series of scrolls, "This represents a request from Konoha to interrogate several ROOT soldiers currently being held in captivity through the use of the Human Path in order to confirm the information we have shared. The prisoners will be delivered to a location of your choosing outside of Konoha and Ame."

Nagato nodded, "I will arrange a location and send a communication to Konoha n the following days."

As Konan began to spread her wings, I took a moment to hand a second scroll to Nagato, "This contains some information with regards to 'Madara', I suggest you read that before meeting with the Akatsuki."

Nagato nodded and stared at me strangely, "Why are you being so helpful?"

"I would like to believe that you aren't insane, and that, when faced with facts, you are willing to focus your actions towards a reasonable result," I remarked casually.

He frowned, "That's not everything."

Jiraya laughed, "You really need to get a better poker face, kid."

I rolled my eyes, "Okay, it's because I don't want to see you die and I know that you represent one of the better chances for unfucking this world. Also, I want a piece of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but that's not a big deal right now. That can wait for when we aren't on track to see the end of the world."

Nagato stared intentlyat me, "You are still hiding something, but I suspect that it will come out soon enough."

"Probably after Danzo is dead." I grunted, "The asshole needs to die as soon as possible. He's already fucked up a lot more than you know."

Nagato nodded, "I will arrange the interrogations shortly."

As he prepared to leave, I called out to him, tossing a final scroll. "Oh, and here!"

Nagato unfurled the scroll and chuckled, disappearing into the forest around us shortly after.

"Jon, what was that?" Asked Jiraya.

I just chuckled as I took off into the sky, leaving the older man alone in the woods as I raced off into the distance.

As I began to reach the upper atmosphere, I was reminded of the crazy moon people.

I should probably get around to dealing with them at some point soon.

Now, what was the best way to deal with a bunch of homicidal assholes that plan to drop a moon on everybody.

Eh, that's a few years out at worst.

I'll have to see if Hamura is kicking around, maybe I can have him sort out his insane descendants.