I'm sorry, the author published the new chapter late :(
Nara Shikaku's words completely silenced Konan.
Although she had already understood from her previous conversation with Uchiha Jin that Konoha didn't take the Akatsuki Organization very seriously, she still felt that the Akatsuki Organization was a powerful force in the Ninja World.
Even if Nagato was only the leader on the surface, they were not much weaker than the Five Great Nations.
But what about now?
After Nara Shikaku's explanation, she realized that Konoha's strength and foundation were so deep that they were beyond the imagination of the other four great nations, or even the Akatsuki Organization.
Yes!
She wasn't stupid!
Although Nara Shikaku hadn't explicitly said it just now, the disdain in his words was clear; he obviously treated the Akatsuki Organization as a mere pawn.
For a power like Konoha, which could crush the Akatsuki Organization and even knew the location of their base, they could have destroyed the Akatsuki Organization long ago if they truly wanted to.
Why hadn't Konoha acted?
To put it bluntly, wasn't it because the Akatsuki Organization still had utility?
Sigh!
Thinking of this, Konan couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh.
She suddenly felt it was all meaningless, and that the Akatsuki Organization was like a joke.
Of course.
She didn't feel despair or find it unacceptable. After all, she had wanted to join Konoha completely long ago, especially after learning that Nagato's Rinnegan wasn't his own and that he had been manipulated his entire life. Now, she was even more determined to persuade Nagato to come over...
Thinking of this, Konan couldn't help but look at Uchiha Jin.
Hokage-sama!
I want to persuade Nagato to join Konoha, and I'm confident I can convince him.
Is Konoha willing to accept him?
Uchiha Jin was stunned and looked at Konan in surprise.
He could certainly tell that since Konan could say such words, she had clearly been struggling with this idea for a long time.
As for why Konan had this thought? Actually, if he thought about it carefully, he could understand it.
In a sense, although Konan and Nagato's ideas were similar, their personalities and characters were quite different.
First, they were almost identical in their thinking—both belonged to the type of "salted fish" without dreams.
But the difference was that Nagato was more stubborn.
He was obsessed with fulfilling Yahiko's dream, and since he possessed the super cheat of the Rinnegan, he considered himself powerful and was less likely to listen to others' opinions.
Konan was different!
She basically didn't have many grand ideas; she just wanted to live her own small life peacefully.
Her willingness to join this hellish Akatsuki Organization was, to put it bluntly, only to help Nagato.
Although she also wanted to realize Yahiko's dream, she knew better than anyone that the idea was unreliable, so she had only been passively helping Nagato all these years.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Jin pondered for a moment before speaking slowly: "First, what I can promise you is that if you can recruit Nagato, Konoha wouldn't mind having another powerful expert to bolster our ranks."
"As for the Other Ninja Villages having objections?"
"Heh!"
"Whether the Other Ninja Villages will even exist by then is still an unknown in my eyes."
"Of course, don't be in a hurry."
"I don't want you to bring Nagato to Konoha for the time being, for two reasons."
"First, I still have plans for the Akatsuki Organization and hope to use them to get things done, so the time hasn't come for the Akatsuki Organization to step down yet."
"Second point: Black Zetsu!"
"He is the one I'm most wary of in the Akatsuki Organization. He definitely has the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Uchiha Madara's body is also in his hands. At the very least, I don't want to face that guy, Uchiha Madara, at this stage."
"So, wait a while."
"Once my plans here are finished, Nagato can join Konoha."
"Of course, you can take the time to contact Nagato during this period. After all, persuading Nagato isn't something that can be done in a short time; you know better than anyone how stubborn that guy is."
"Also, while you are persuading him, you must explain the situation clearly."
"I still have plans for the Akatsuki Organization, and I don't want him coming to Konoha just yet."
Uchiha Jin was quite direct.
Although Nagato was a mid-term boss in the original work, both he and Konan were eventually redeemed; they were both just pitiful people.
If you were to talk about them being evil, they weren't that bad.
After all, throughout the entire original work, they hadn't done anything truly atrocious!
Uchiha Jin himself had no desire to actively persuade Nagato to join Konoha.
To put it bluntly, he was lazy!
But if Konan wanted to persuade him herself, he was naturally willing to give them a chance.
He was, after all, a Trans-Kage level expert. Even in today's Konoha, he would be among the strongest handful.
Only that Uchiha Madara... he really had no confidence.
At least at this stage, he didn't want to face that guy!
After all, with the awakened Rinnegan, even Senju Hashirama might not be a match for Uchiha Madara, and he himself was only on par with Senju Hashirama.
Meanwhile...
Hearing this, Konan breathed a sigh of relief.
Uchiha Jin hadn't refused outright, which was indeed a good thing for her.
However, after pondering for a moment, she couldn't help but ask: "Is that Black Zetsu really that strong? Even you, Hokage, feel wary of him?"
"Should we find a way to kill him? After I persuade Nagato, we could set a trap and strike together to kill that Black Zetsu!"
After hesitating for a moment, Konan offered a suggestion.
Honestly...
She never expected that Uchiha Jin would be most wary of Black Zetsu.
As someone who often interacted with Black Zetsu, Konan didn't really take him seriously. In her view, aside from being good at gathering intelligence, there was nothing else about him worth being wary of...
However.
She also understood that Uchiha Jin was no ordinary person. If he was so wary of Black Zetsu, then Black Zetsu must be hiding something she didn't know.
And thinking carefully, she hadn't seen Black Zetsu fight either.
So, forget it!
Since this Black Zetsu was so troublesome, it would be better to find an opportunity to just kill him.
She believed that if she could persuade Nagato, it would be very easy to set a trap for Black Zetsu. With so many experts in Konoha now, could they really not kill a mere Black Zetsu?
But, unfortunately.
After hearing this, Uchiha Jin spoke without even thinking: "It's useless, give up."
"Black Zetsu's strength is actually quite average, but the problem is his escape ability is incredible, and at this stage, I can't think of any way to kill him."
"Even if we wanted to seal him, it would require Yin-Yang Release level abilities."
"I'm not very proficient in that area!"
"In fact, in the entire Konoha, there is no ability of that level!"