Chapter 221: Why Do You Always Want a Bonus When Making a Deal!
Upon receiving the news that the high tower was an empty nest, Kitahara's mood wasn't great, much like the weather in the Hidden Rain Village, which was drizzling with rain.
Even the weather was interfering with its mood…
Under Konan's astonished gaze, a bean-sized Tailed Beast Bomb rapidly formed in the crow's mouth and was then shot fiercely towards the sky!
The scorching explosion quickly evaporated the cumulonimbus clouds…
The Hidden Rain Village welcomed a clear sky for the first time in a long while.
"I am very familiar with Orochimaru. He once told me that you are the fourth Great Sage of the ninja world, an existence who knows all the secrets of the ninja world…"
The gentle breeze stirred Konan's hair. She looked at the figure of the orange-haired youth constantly leaping on the high tower and sighed softly, "Looking at it now, it's indeed true."
"However, this also made me understand one thing…" Konan said, suddenly looking back at the red-eyed crow and continuing in a cold voice, "What we are about to do must be something that can succeed, otherwise you wouldn't be so afraid."
Kitahara: "…"
Lady, you're thinking a bit too much!
As if because her old friend had left, Konan no longer minded the darkness tainting her being perceived by others. She continued, "As long as you are willing to spare the Hidden Rain Village, in the future, I will find a way to tell you the whereabouts of 'Madara Uchiha' and Zetsu…"
After a moment, she added, "If you are willing to agree, I can even find a way to arrange for them to walk into your trap…"
Compared to Nagato, who was gradually trying to choose to trust the mysterious masked man and Black Zetsu, Konan was much more wary… Compared to those two old geezers, the two of them were too naive.
Plus, she believed she had obtained a piece of intelligence from the crow here; it seemed the masked man and Zetsu in the organization were not particularly important… She had to find a way to carefully arrange for them.
Mm, it would be best if they could die a more useful death.
The development of the Akatsuki had reached a truly sad state. Almost everyone had their own little schemes, and everyone hoped that their allies or teammates would die in battle against the crow, shedding their last drop of blood for the organization's plan.
Aside from Nagato and Sasori of the Red Sand, two redheads with grand ambitions, the rest of the organization were basically just scheming double agents.
Of course, the certain unknown public interest organization that was opposing the Akatsuki was even more pathetic. Besides the shark-faced man and Itachi Uchiha, everyone else was looking forward to the organization's leader dying in battle against the Akatsuki.
"Well, has Kitahara already taken control of the situation?"
A clear voice came through as Itachi Uchiha landed on the tall building and slowly approached them. He looked up at Konan's delicate face and said, "I just heard, does the Angel of God from the Akatsuki want to be a spy for our organization?"
"Itachi Uchiha…"
Konan secretly gritted her teeth. This person was too much in line with her aesthetic taste, and his status also made her quite envious! What a suitable member for their organization!
Unfortunately, he just had to raise a redundant crow…
In the past, over the matter of Orochimaru, their organization had had many clashes with Itachi Uchiha. The enmity between them, to be honest, was quite significant.
But now that Orochimaru had defected, it seemed the matter could be easily resolved.
"Still not resigned?"
"I thought the Angel of God would die in battle for her beloved village…"
Itachi Uchiha looked down at the chaotic Hidden Rain Village below, then turned to the crow and said, "This is already an empty nest. Kisame and the others have searched the entire village and found no chakra from other Akatsuki members…"
"...Caw..."
Kitahara nodded. This was not unexpected. The moment Yahiko reported from the high tower that it was empty, it had guessed that the entire Akatsuki would retreat.
I never thought… even a god would flee…
"However, we did find conclusive evidence that this Hidden Rain Village was indeed the nest of the Akatsuki." Itachi Uchiha looked at Konan, a worried look on his face. "Then how should we deal with this village, which is suspected of terrorism?"
"The Hidden Grass Village once took in a Konoha rogue ninja, and I believe everyone in the ninja world who should know knows the result…" The young Konoha Jonin rubbed his forehead and said softly, "And the Hidden Rain Village has taken in at least two…"
The youth was clearly stating a fact calmly, yet in Konan's ears, it sounded particularly terrifying. He seemed to be threatening her!
They had only formed a joint reconnaissance squad to infiltrate and gather intelligence, but due to the Six Paths of Pain's proactive attack and Orochimaru's defection, the Akatsuki had become a mere fox in a tiger's skin…
They had previously feared and been wary of the Akatsuki's power. Not to mention anything else, at least the Dance of the Shikigami's sea of explosive tags could have blown up Konoha or the Land of Waves several times over…
Yet overnight, the founder of the Akatsuki, Orochimaru, had abandoned the organization, and those feared Rinnegan had been easily defeated…
This was a paper tiger!
To have broken through the enemy organization's base in one fell swoop—this joint reconnaissance squad couldn't be happier. Although many people had escaped, it had at least caused a great blow to the Akatsuki's vitality.
Konan said calmly, "The civilians of the Hidden Rain are innocent…"
Itachi Uchiha cut her off, calmly retorting, "They supported the Akatsuki, so they cannot be called innocent…"
"Itachi Uchiha…"
The iris flower trembled gently. Konan ignored the crow on her shoulder and leaned down to look into the Konoha youth's eyes. "We are both students of Jiraiya-sensei. You must understand our conviction. Don't waste time trying to persuade me to surrender… That deal is my bottom line."
"This deal, if you want to make it, then let the villagers of the Hidden Rain calm down! This place… is temporarily yours!"
"And one more thing, let Yahiko's soul ascend to heaven! Consider it a bonus for this deal. Perhaps we can cooperate in the pursuit of Orochimaru in the future…"
After glancing at Itachi Uchiha, Konan looked again at Yahiko on the high tower. As if she had seen a glimmer of light, her body suddenly turned into paper and fell to the ground.
This body was just a paper clone she had created.
Because that crow could use the Flying Thunder God Technique, she didn't dare let Kitahara leave a Flying Thunder God seal on her body. The moment she saw Kitahara, she had created a paper clone…
Kitahara spread its wings and landed on its chick's shoulder.
Konan had already left the Hidden Rain Village.
This ninja village no longer had a ruler and would probably soon fall into even greater chaos.
After completely securing victory, no one wanted a large-scale slaughter. Konan was frightened by what had happened to the Hidden Grass Village; this was why they wanted the weapon of war even more…
With the Akatsuki having completely left the Hidden Rain Village, they had lost the trail for tracking its members. For Konan to be willing to proactively sell out two of her teammates was for the best.
Itachi Uchiha scratched his hair, stood up, and landed on a high platform. Seeing this, Kisame Hoshigaki followed closely behind him, swung the Samehada greatsword in his hand, and struck down a Rain ninja who was loudly slandering Konoha.
The young Konoha Jonin looked at the Rain civilians and ninjas below and said loudly, "Please do not panic. We Konoha ninjas are here to help you…"
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