"Kill him. Prepare to return to the Mountains' Graveyard. It's not safe here."
"Mm."
A spatial vortex appeared, and a fine chakra short sword from the Kamui dimension was spat into Obito Uchiha's hand. With a backhand thrust, he plunged it through the opening revealed by Black Zetsu and into Nagato's left chest.
Nagato groaned, and then there was no more movement.
Controlled by Black Zetsu, Nagato died without even experiencing a life review. Before his death, there was no fear, only anger, unwillingness, and concern for his partner, Konan.
Black Zetsu detached from Nagato's body and reattached to White Zetsu, sinking into the stone throne. Obito Uchiha was sucked into the spatial vortex.
After the two left, the stone chamber was silent, without a single sound. In the semi-dark environment, Nagato's death looked quite terrifying.
...
"This must be the work of the Masked Man and his lot. To kill the leader of the Akatsuki, they really have no humanity."
"What a pity. You won't have a chance for revenge."
Kageyama Kogetsu looked at Konan and flicked his finger, releasing her mute point.
Konan, who had lost the will to live and whose heart was dead, was moved by these words. She stopped crying, her eyes filled with resentment, and said through gritted teeth, "I want revenge!"
She wasn't afraid of death at all, but she didn't want her most hateful enemy to live in this world. She wanted to take her enemy with her!
Kageyama Kogetsu walked up to Konan and tapped her forehead. The black formula seal on her skin quickly faded.
"Why should I give you a chance?" Kageyama Kogetsu smiled meaningfully.
That's right. Why should the man in front of me give me a chance?
Wait, the man in front of me let me speak and restored my mobility. He must have a plan.
What kind of plan is it?
With this thought, Konan's mind raced, recalling all the intelligence about Kageyama Kogetsu...
A moment later, a flash of inspiration struck Konan's mind. She said seriously, "I can make Amegakure form an alliance with Konoha."
"Even Sunagakure has to act according to Konoha's whims. Is Amegakure worthy of forming an alliance with Konoha?" Kageyama Kogetsu said with a disdainful expression.
"You..." Konan was furious. She hated this arrogant attitude of the great nations the most.
For the chance to avenge Nagato, she endured it!
"Amegakure is willing to become a vassal village of Konoha," Konan said, swallowing her humiliation.
"Now that's showing some self-awareness. But the alliance must be secret, unknown to the outside world."
"Without him, do you have the ability to control Amegakure?"
Konan said confidently, "Even without Nagato, I can do it. It will just take some time."
"The conditions you offered aren't quite enough. What else?"
"Don't be too greedy," Konan said angrily, glaring at Kageyama Kogetsu.
Kageyama Kogetsu said calmly, "The Akatsuki has already lost. I can completely use the fact that the Akatsuki originated from Amegakure as an excuse to start a war."
"Under the combined attacks of Konoha—no, of Sunagakure, Otogakure, and Kusagakure—Amegakure has no chance of winning. Only destruction awaits."
"If you fail, you must admit it. If you're going to take a beating, stand up straight. So, it's still not enough."
Hearing this, Konan became even angrier, but only for a moment.
"Hmph, just say what you want," Konan snorted, her face full of unwillingness.
"He wants you, Konan," Pakura said with a smile.
There were so many women in the family. She used to be alone outside for years, not close to anyone, isolated and weak.
If Konan could join, she would be a helper for her.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Kageyama Kogetsu said with a displeased expression.
"You guys go out first. The following content is not suitable for you to hear."
Kakuzu, Itachi, Kisame, and Jūzō looked at each other. Lord Hokage (Brother Kogetsu) was anxious.
If he wasn't anxious, why would he have such a big reaction?
But it didn't matter much, as long as he didn't indulge in lust and forget his dream.
"Lord Hokage (Brother Kogetsu), we'll leave first." The four bowed.
"Mm." Kageyama Kogetsu smiled and waved his hand.
The four left the cave together, consciously walking far away.
Coming back to her senses, Konan's usually frosty face flushed crimson. She said with a mix of shock and anger, "You really are a lecher!"
For a ninja, the mission comes first. Lust is one of the three prohibitions for ninja. Lechers are quite despised.
In Konoha, Kageyama Kogetsu wasn't despised, but outside, it was different.
"Sigh... I really didn't have that intention at first."
Kageyama Kogetsu sighed, putting on a helpless and wronged look.
"Fine, it's all my fault," Pakura glanced at Kageyama Kogetsu and said grumpily.
"How could it be? You reminded me and made a great contribution," Kageyama Kogetsu said with an apologetic smile.
"But to be honest, I'm not satisfied with just a vassal village. Amegakure will have to merge into Konoha sooner or later."
"If it's not handled well and chaos breaks out, Konoha will have to kill people."
"If the leader of Amegakure marries me, the Hokage, I imagine Amegakure can be peacefully integrated into Konoha. At least many fewer people will die."
"I don't hesitate to sacrifice for Konoha. I imagine you, Konan, won't hesitate to sacrifice either, right?"
Konan said coldly, "After avenging Nagato, I will go to the other world to accompany Nagato and Yahiko."
"While I am alive, you can support a puppet in Amegakure."
She naturally didn't want to see Amegakure lose its independence, let alone merge into Konoha.
But the cruel reality left her no choice. If she didn't agree, Amegakure would be destroyed. Becoming a vassal or even merging into Konoha was better than destruction.
As for seeking help from Iwagakure or Kumogakure, she didn't even consider it. Iwagakure and Kumogakure were no good either.
Rather than choosing Iwagakure or Kumogakure, it was better to choose Konoha. At least the Land of Fire was richer, and Konoha was wealthier than the other two great villages. The ninja of Amegakure would be able to live better lives.
Although Nagato didn't die directly at the hands of Kageyama Kogetsu and the others, they were indirectly responsible for his death.
How could she give herself to an enemy?
Kageyama Kogetsu gave a thumbs-up in praise. "Amazing, amazing."
"What a pity. I was originally going to say that since the Akatsuki hadn't had time to cause harm to Konoha, and you have a deep connection with Lord Jiraiya, I would revive this fellow named Nagato."
"Since that's the case, forget it."
Konan's body trembled, and her frosty expression vanished. Her eyes widened, and she said excitedly, "What? You have the ability to revive people?"
As a woman, Konan didn't have as deep an obsession with world peace as Nagato and Yahiko.
For Konan, the most important thing was for Nagato and Yahiko to be alive, just like when they relied on each other as children.
The relatives and friends of the three of them had long since died. Although they weren't related by blood, they were closer than family!
"That's right, that's right. The Rinnegan has the ability to revive people. It's normal for the Tenseigan, which is on the same level as the Rinnegan, to have the ability to revive people too."
"As long as you can revive Nagato... and Yahiko, I'll do anything!"
Kageyama Kogetsu laughed. "Hey... and you said I was greedy. Aren't you the same?"
"What does the death of that guy named Yahiko have to do with me?"
"Who knows how many years he's been dead."
Konan said seriously, "Yahiko's death has nothing to do with you, but it has something to do with Konoha."
"Back then, that despicable Hanzō worked with your Konoha ANBU ninja to deal with the Akatsuki, which was dedicated to practicing Jiraiya-sensei's ideals."
"As the Hokage of Konoha, shouldn't you take some responsibility?"
"Or is it that you can't revive two people at all?"
"That's right. Nagato could only use the Rinne Tensei no Jutsu once. After using it, whether to save one person or many, he would die."
"Bastard! I was almost tricked by your sweet words."
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