Limitless held the secret scroll Danzo had given him, and together with Konan, he once again left the Leaf Village.
Behind them, the massive sewage treatment plant had already turned into a ruin. Not far away, Root ninjas from the Leaf Village were rushing over. No one knew what reason Danzo would use to gloss over this, or perhaps it was...
A VAST explosion?
Heh heh.
The two were in the sky. Konan asked Limitless with some concern, "Brother Limitless, aren't we just threatening Danzo by doing this? Isn't this very dangerous? You also said he's a very formidable opponent."
Limitless's face wasn't that relaxed. He nodded. "The small tricks everyone played under the table before were different. This time, Konan and I have completely turned hostile with him. Now, besides killing us two, he probably wants to do nothing else."
"But there's nothing we can do about it. Joining the Akatsuki means we might come into contact with Obito earlier, so we must get the means to control him. This is a gamble. If we win, we become the true leaders of the Akatsuki. If we lose, there's nothing left. But the probability of us winning is very high."
"If Danzo is threatened by us, just consider this his last transaction. If not for that, we would be enemies from now on, once we meet again."
Konan nodded, then asked again, "Since we've obtained Izanagi, should we make a move on Obito now?"
"Not now," Limitless shook his head, then said, "But soon. We'll wait until we're fully prepared..."
The two, above the clouds, once again passed through the Land of Fire's border and returned to the Grass Village.
...
At this moment, Konan's face in the Hidden Rain Village was grim, because she inexplicably felt that someone was monitoring her.
All of the Hidden Rain Village's affairs were handled by Konan. The leader, Nagato, claimed to be a god who didn't meddle in worldly affairs. The main Akatsuki members were fine, but further down, those lower-level people didn't even recognize him.
So, the task of arranging people to monitor Konan was given to the Black and White Zetsu.
Because the Black and White Zetsu were responsible for collecting intelligence for the Akatsuki.
But...
The Black and White Zetsu wore identical pants, so they naturally followed Obito's instructions, actively letting Konan detect the anomaly around her. The goal was, of course, to sow distrust between Konan and Nagato.
The smooth wall suddenly began to transform into paper fragments and scatter, revealing Konan hidden within, watching the distant figures. The other party was following her paper clone from afar.
Looking at the distant figures, Konan already recognized them as ninjas specializing in intelligence gathering for the organization!
Had her investigation into Nagato's affairs been exposed?
Konan's face instantly grew serious.
But if this was the case, why would Nagato secretly send people to follow her? Why wouldn't he just ask her directly...?
After a moment of silence, Konan decided to act as if nothing had happened. No matter who was monitoring her, the fact that they were only monitoring meant that the other party couldn't be sure what she was doing.
However, she would have to be more careful in her next actions.
After a moment of thought, Konan returned to her residence and summoned three subordinates.
They were Ziyang Hua, Kyorin, and Suiren.
Ziyang Hua was so excited she almost jumped for joy. As a loyal fan of Konan, she never expected that she would also have a day when the Goddess summoned her!
Kyorin and Suiren's eyes also curved into crescents. Like Ziyang Hua, they treated Konan as their entire life's faith!
And precisely because they admired Konan, the three of them joined the Akatsuki without hesitation, becoming low-level cannon fodder for the organization.
Konan looked at these three timid, smiling girls and wondered if she had chosen the wrong people.
However, regardless of whether they were timid or not, Konan could at least be certain that these three girls' loyalty to her definitely surpassed Nagato's!
All the political affairs of the Hidden Rain Village were handled by Konan. She also often gave peace speeches in front of the populace and recruited new members, so her reputation among the populace far surpassed Nagato's.
Konan said to Ziyang Hua, "I have a mission for you. The organization has new members, but when they arrive, their rings will not be ready. I will leave it to you to deliver them."
Ziyang Hua listened and immediately straightened her face, then said forcefully, "I guarantee with my life! I will definitely complete the mission for Lady Angel!"
Kyorin and Suiren also chimed in, making promises, "Me too!"
Konan hummed, then walked over, handed a small box to Ziyang Hua, and quietly said, "Give this to the other party too. Don't let anyone mention this matter, not even... God."
Ziyang Hua's face instantly froze, then immense joy surged into her heart.
Her!!!
She was actually treated as a confidante by the Angel!
"I guarantee I will complete the mission!!!! Even if it costs my life!!" Ziyang Hua said excitedly.
Kyorin and Suiren also said with excited faces, "Me too!!"
Ziyang Hua always guaranteed with her life, not because she didn't value her life, but because...
For Ziyang Hua, an orphan, life was the only thing she possessed, and also the most precious.
Leaving Konan's residence, Ziyang Hua and her two teammates immediately made simple preparations and embarked on their journey.
But what they didn't discover was that a shadow was following them from afar.
And what no one had discovered was that a paper airplane was quietly observing the scene from the sky.
After a day of travel, Ziyang Hua and the other two had already entered the Land of Grass, rapidly rushing through it.
But just at this moment!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh, several kunai appeared out of nowhere like lightning!
The three were instantly startled. Ziyang Hua and Suiren crumbled under pressure, but Kyorin's arm and leg were stabbed by kunai!
Seeing this, Ziyang Hua immediately shouted the names of her two teammates, "Suiren! Kyorin!"
The three of them understood immediately. The other two instantly understood Ziyang Hua's intention, and nodded at her.
Then, Ziyang Hua pulled out a piece of paper. It had a unique ninjutsu diagram drawn on it. She then shouted towards the direction of the surprise attack, "Unseal Technique: Paper Snow Storm!"
The magic circle on the paper opened, and an immense amount of paper instantly sprayed out, obscuring the enemy's line of sight.
At the same time, Kyorin opened an umbrella in the air and launched it. "Ninjutsu: Rain of Needles!"
The umbrella spun in the air, and countless nearly invisible needles shot out from it, covering the area around the three and preventing the enemy from approaching!
Suiren also quickly formed hand seals. With one hand making a sword gesture in front of her, and the other raised above her head, "Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"
A large amount of water began to gather around the three. Through the refraction of light, their figures gradually became hidden.
All three of them were genin, and their combat ability was not particularly outstanding, so they had practiced a lot of... escape techniques!
The figures of the three had already disappeared into the mist. Next, they just needed to quietly slip away...
But...
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A fierce wind suddenly erupted! It instantly dispersed the mist, revealing the figures of the three!
The three were slightly startled. The attacker immediately threw a kunai and a shuriken towards them!
Ziyang Hua wanted to use the unsealing technique again to attack the enemy, but a shuriken accurately stabbed her arm, followed by several kunai piercing her body. The three immediately collapsed to the ground, losing their combat ability...
At this moment, the attacker slowly walked over and asked them, "What were your orders?"
The three of them stubbornly didn't say a word. They had already guessed that the other party was able to ambush them so accurately because they were traitors from the village!
The attacker threw another kunai, which stabbed Ziyang Hua's thigh. He made her let out a cry of pain and said, "What was the order that the angel gave you? Speak up if you want to live."
Ziyang Hua looked fiercely at the other party. "Hmph! We will absolutely not betray Lady Angel! Lady Angel is the hope of this world! We will only die here waiting for your orders! It's just that we couldn't complete Lady Angel's request!"
Kyorin and Suiren also said with gnashing teeth, cursing bitterly, "Me too!"
The attacker said coldly, "It's too easy to die, but we have a lot of time to get along."
Ziyang Hua had extremely high talent in space-time ninjutsu. Konan had once planned to use her body as a spare for the Path of the Human Realm among the Six Paths, which was why she paid attention to these three girls.
However, before this, Konan had never truly listened to their thoughts, because all her thoughts had already been dedicated to Nagato.
She lived for Nagato, so these children must also live for Nagato!
But now...
She suddenly didn't want to do that anymore.
Konan lowered her head, then abandoned her previous plan. She decided to save these three children, because they made Konan realize for the first time that even without relying on Nagato, she could become someone else's hope!
The pressure from the attacker was slowly and silently spreading, closing in on the three.
Ziyang Hua stretched out her hands to both sides, firmly grabbing Suiren and Kyorin's hands. The unknown fear made their bodies tremble, but even so, they did not betray Konan!
The attacker's eyes narrowed, and the kunai in his hand immediately went for Ziyang Hua's throat!
He wouldn't kill her, he would torture her just like before...
Ding!
At this moment!
A paper airplane instantly blocked the kunai!
Paper!?
Angel!!!
The attacker's pupils suddenly constricted into a dot. Then, countless paper fragments immediately swirled around the paper airplane!
With a whoosh, Konan, wielding paper, suddenly appeared in front of everyone!
The attacker was greatly alarmed. He wanted to explain something, but he only saw Konan reach out to him, and then a paper spear directly pierced his scrawny body!
Konan looked back at the three girls whose eyes were radiating brilliant light...
No, it's not enough!
Hundreds of paper spears instantly formed around her. Like a torrential downpour, they pierced the attacker. One after another, the paper spears continuously penetrated his body, finally...
Tearing him into pieces!!!
The crisis was resolved. Ziyang Hua and her companions forced themselves to stand up. Then, with mixed emotions, they came to Konan's side. "Lady Angel! Oh, no, we failed your mission!"
Konan was silent for a moment, then looked at the three exhausted girls. She tried her best to make her voice gentle and said, "No, you did very well. You helped me find out who the village traitors are. I hope you won't blame me for not telling you earlier."
Ziyang Hua immediately shook her head. "No, Lady Angel! You must have your reasons for doing this! We absolutely believe you! This is for that peaceful future we envisioned! Even if we have to sacrifice ourselves, it's worth it!"
Suiren and Kyorin also said, "Me too!"
Konan lowered her head. After she once again saw herself as a "person"...
She suddenly realized that her actions all along...
...were truly those of a beast.
Konan tried her best to keep her voice from trembling. She sent another paper airplane towards the three, then said, "Although I'm very sorry, the mission continues. I'll give this to you too. You should temporarily not return to the village. Avoid the limelight with those two for now."
Ziyang Hua immediately asked anxiously, "Lady Angel, what about you?"
Konan looked towards the Hidden Rain Village. Paper fragments began to scatter from her body. At the same time, she slowly said, "I... want to go and see again, that place where I lived for thirty years..."
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