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After separating from Nagato, Wujie and Konan once again ascended into the sky, flying towards Kusagakure.
However, Konan's paper ninjutsu couldn't keep up with the two of them in terms of flying speed, so Wujie and Konan used Body Flicker Jutsu to quickly cross the border of the Land of Fire at supersonic speed.
Around midnight, the three of them arrived back in Kusagakure.
The long journey made them extremely tired. The three of them simply ate a late supper in the elder's room. Only after Konan confirmed that there was no one else around did a faint smile slowly appear on Wujie's lips.
Konan's eyes narrowed slightly. She instinctively felt a trace of bad premonition. This premonition seemed to be telling her...
Don't let the other party speak!
For no apparent reason, Wujie had already placed his hands on the table, propping his chin up as he asked Konan, "Alright, have you ever wondered what we are talking about, Konan?"
Before Wujie could even finish his sentence, Konan immediately interrupted him, "Yes, Wujie, don't call me that as if we're close."
Wujie nodded his head, then continued, "Alright, Konan, in these years, have you ever thought about a question? Nagato was actually killed by that Outer Path Demon Statue a long time ago. Now, he, like those six corpses, is just a puppet being manipulated by someone."
"Huh?" Konan, who had just been thinking about whether to teach Wujie a lesson, suddenly had her mind go blank!
She understood every word Wujie said, but when she put all these things together, it became something utterly incomprehensible!
What was he saying? Nagato is dead!? Hahahaha, how is this possible!
No! Wait! How does he know Nagato's name!?
And how does he know what happened back then! And how does he know about Nagato manipulating six corpses!!!
Konan's eyebrows furrowed tightly. Her body trembled slightly, and her breathing became slightly hurried. She wanted to ask questions, but she had no idea where to even begin!
At this moment, Wujie saw Konan's bewildered expression, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Yes, between Nagato and Konan, Wujie ultimately chose Konan. No, more precisely, Wujie chose to abandon Nagato among the two of them!
Although the Akatsuki outwardly belonged to Nagato and Konan, in reality, Obito and Black Zetsu were the true speakers of this organization. Wujie wanted to extend his hand into the Akatsuki. Since this small organization could no longer tolerate more conspiracies and schemes, choosing whom to pull over as his partner was a very important question.
Of course, pulling over both Nagato and Konan would be the best choice, but Wujie ultimately gave up on pulling over Nagato.
Nagato possessed the Rinnegan. Although his strength was the strongest, there was something in this world that could not be ignored, and that was the beliefs of the ninjas... The Ninja Way!
The so-called Ninja Way refers to a belief that a ninja firmly holds throughout their life, something that is extremely difficult to change once it is set.
But Nagato had no beliefs to speak of. In his life, he had no career or ideals that he absolutely had to achieve. He always lived in the shadows of others.
When Nagato was a child, he was a naive and weak child. He had no ambition or ideals. What he loved to do most was play with small animals, because it allowed him to forget the cruelty of the world.
Later, he, Konan, and Yahiko became Jiraiya's disciples. Jiraiya, discovering that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, believed him to be the Child of Prophecy who could change this world.
So he spent three years in Amegakure diligently teaching them and imparting his Ninja Way to the three of them.
Nagato's belief during this period was what Jiraiya instilled in him. He lived in Jiraiya's shadow, inheriting Jiraiya's Ninja Way. He hoped that everyone could understand each other, thereby bringing peace to the world, and he would make this his lifelong goal of action.
However, Jiraiya left after teaching them for three years. Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan remained in Amegakure and began to practice their ideals under Jiraiya's influence. But they were just three small children; they had no life experience whatsoever and simply didn't know how to act.
Ultimately, it was Yahiko, who was cheerful and optimistic by nature and possessed great leadership abilities, who emerged. Yahiko led his followers to establish the Akatsuki in Amegakure, with the ideal of changing the attitudes between villages, achieving mutual understanding through communication between people, and then bringing true peace to this world.
Nagato, who didn't know what to do, then adopted Yahiko's ideal as his own. He followed in Yahiko's footsteps, believing that Yahiko was the bridge that could bring peace back to this world, and he stood in Yahiko's shadow.
Later, after Yahiko died from Hanzo and Danzo's conspiracy, Nagato, in extreme grief and anger, used the power of the Rinnegan. He summoned the Gedo Mazo and defeated Hanzo.
However, in this battle, most of the original members of the Akatsuki, who had high ideals, all died here. Having lost Yahiko's guidance, Nagato fell deeper into confusion.
And it was at this time that Obito, disguised as Uchiha Madara, started to deceive Nagato, making him carry out this so-called plan to conquer the ninja world. During this period, Nagato's belief was what Obito instilled in him, and Nagato also firmly believed in this belief without a doubt.
He believed that only by bringing pain to the world could true peace be achieved. For this reason, he even cruelly killed Jiraiya, who had taught them for many years.
Logically speaking, Nagato killed even Jiraiya for this ideal, so his belief should have been firmly established.
However, in the process of capturing the Nine-Tails, he was once again easily persuaded by Naruto and finally accepted Naruto's, which was also Jiraiya's, belief. He once again became the person who... hoped to achieve world peace through understanding between people...
Up to this point, Naruto had forgiven Nagato, and Nagato had paid with his own life for this belief. However, what was slightly amusing and pathetic was Nagato's persistence for over a decade. The bloodshed and crimes committed by the Akatsuki during this period, the villages and countries they destroyed, all became irrelevant. Instead, they were all cast aside by everyone.
Because Naruto forgave him! Places outside Konoha no longer mattered to them.
From the moment he was chosen by Obito to be the vessel for the Rinnegan, Nagato's entire life was lived under the influence of others. His beliefs, his ideals, and his ninja way were all instilled in him by others, and he could even be easily swayed.
Such a person, Wujie would absolutely not allow him to become his companion. No, not even a cooperator. Even if he possessed great power, Wujie could not be sure whether this power would turn against him and be used to deal with him!
As for Konan, on the surface, her beliefs seemed to be constantly changing, but in reality, Konan's belief had never changed from the very beginning. At first, she firmly believed that Yahiko and Nagato would be the saviors of this ninja world, so she was willing to give everything and support all of their actions from behind.
So the reason Konan's thoughts changed was entirely because Nagato's thoughts kept changing after Yahiko's death.
Looking at it this way, Konan seemed to be someone without her own opinions, but if that were truly the case... Wouldn't that be even better!
Therefore, Wujie ultimately chose Konan, hoping that she would extend her hand into the Akatsuki. Of course, the reason he did this was also because he found a weakness in Nagato that he could exploit.
After some time, Konan finally sorted out what Wujie had just said. Her face instantly became extremely pale. The amount of information in Wujie's words was too great. Konan furrowed her brows, doing her best to calm herself down, then looked at Wujie and asked, "What exactly do you mean by telling me all this?"
Wujie said with a faint smile, "What you heard is naturally what I want to convey, Konan. Do you still remember what kind of personality Nagato had when he was a child? He was introverted, weak, and irresponsible. He clearly had the Rinnegan, yet he liked to hide in the shadow of others. He disliked fighting and disliked using violence. But when did all of this change? Yes, it was that day. After that day, he became cruel, emotionless, arrogant, and ambitious. He believed that only by possessing power could he control everything. Do you think such a change is normal for a person?"
Wujie's words instantly plunged Konan into memories. Back when the three of them lived in Amegakure, Nagato was like her younger brother. No matter what, she had to take care of him. But now...
Thinking halfway through, Konan abruptly shook her head, her face a mixture of emotions as she asked, "How do you know all these things?"
Konan's heart was filled with doubts. No one knew about their childhood, except for Jiraiya, not even the early members of the Akatsuki. Could Jiraiya have told him? But why?
Wujie's lips curved upwards. He decided to shift the blame to Jiraiya. Then he slightly changed the content of his words and said, "Since you are Jiraiya's disciple, then you must have heard him talk about the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, right?"
Konan's expression changed. Wujie understood that she had indeed heard this prophecy. Wujie began to recount the Great Toad Sage's prophecy: "Jiraiya will become an outstanding ninja, and after he is able to stand on his own, he will begin to take in disciples, and this disciple will bring change to the world."
"Jiraiya also believed that after seeing Nagato possess the Rinnegan, he would be the Child of Prophecy who would bring change to this world, but Jiraiya didn't tell you that the Great Toad Sage's prophecy also said that Jiraiya's disciples would bring change to the world, one of them would bring peace to the world, and the other would bring destruction."
"In other words, the Child of Prophecy in the Great Toad Sage's prophecy is not one, but two people! One of them will bring destruction to the world, and the other will truly bring peace to this world. Jiraiya couldn't determine which one Nagato was, so he left you and secretly observed your changes. Only then did he determine that Nagato was not the Child of Prophecy who could save the world, because... he couldn't even save his own companions!"
"Oh right, or perhaps you don't know, but Jiraiya finally found that Child of Prophecy who could bring peace to the world not long ago. He keeps this Child of Prophecy by his side at all times, teaching him diligently and protecting his safety. But unfortunately, not long ago, I posed a threat to that Child of Prophecy. So, to eliminate this threat, as part of our transaction, Jiraiya sold me information about you. He... really values that Child of Prophecy."
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