As a member of the Hokage, one dares not be a loyal subject of Konoha!

"Don't worry, he's not easily fooled. Before, the Mizukage could easily kill his own hero with just a few words, let alone this."

"Okay, then leave this to me!"

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Chapter 81 Dawn.

The battle to defend Konoha has ended, but its aftermath continues to unfold.

Undercurrents were running high in each village, with everyone closely monitoring the latest developments in the battle.

"Ah!"

The land of rain.

As soon as he stepped into the Akatsuki base, Kakuzu couldn't help but sneeze several times in a row.

However, because he was wearing a mask, he absorbed most of the expelled liquid repeatedly, which caused Xiao Nan, who was not far away, to feel physically uncomfortable.

Out of concern for the Akatsuki members, she felt compelled to inquire further:

"You've caught a cold? The weather in the Land of Rain is different from outside, so be careful to keep warm."

Damn it, keep warm.

Kakuzu's lips twitched. He had no idea that Jigengo's body could catch a cold. To be precise, he was a living dead man, so the concept of illness didn't apply to him. At most, he might have a heart problem and be replaced by a younger person.

"It's nothing, I don't know why I've been sneezing a lot these past few days, it's an old problem of mine."

Kakuzu was also a little confused. Ever since the Konoha defense battle that shocked the ninja world a few days ago, he would sneeze from time to time, as if he were possessed. He had gotten used to it and always carried a spare mask with him.

"What about the leader?"

After changing his mask, Kakuzu asked Konan in a muffled voice.

He came back to report his mission. He had killed almost all the valuables in the underground exchange this quarter, but thinking that the organization would still be short of funds, the diligent man wanted to help out.

Payne is busy with other things.

Seeing that Kakuzu was alright, Konan resumed her aloof demeanor, her tone becoming much more distant.

There was no way around it; she had only recently become the White Tiger of Akatsuki and was still not used to the atmosphere of being an angel. Her habit of caring for her subordinates was a habit she had developed in the previous Akatsuki organization.

"Then shall I continue to make money?"

After a moment's hesitation, Kakuzu finally couldn't resist the urge to try. He'd heard that the Land of Fire was in a bit of turmoil lately, and he figured he could get some high-paying assassination missions.

"Wait a minute. An employer has specifically requested you to handle a task, but it's not certain yet whether you should accept it."

Konan hesitated for a moment, then stopped Kakuzu from being diligent.

"Speaking by name?"

Kakuzu was taken aback, his expression showing some surprise and uncertainty.

In this day and age, does anyone still remember the name Kakuzu?

"No, it's not that. Judging from your tone, you want to ask a master who fought against the First Hokage to help, but you didn't mention your name."

Xiao Nan shook her head and offered an explanation.

That's it!

Kakuzu smiled with relief. Had his attempt to assassinate Hashirama Senju been exposed after all?

Honestly, I'm making people feel embarrassed.

Clearing his throat, Kakuzu adopted a stern expression, as if he were a master, and pondered:

"Can this task earn money?"

Well, it seems he's still concerned about the payment; nothing in the world is more important than money!

"You can make a lot of money, but it's also very dangerous."

Xiao Nan nodded solemnly.

"How dangerous could it be compared to the danger posed by Hashirama Senju? I, the God of Shinobi, am not afraid!"

Jiao didn't even bother to smile; he had completely immersed himself in the role.

However, as the person in charge of logistics for the Akatsuki organization, Konan still had to follow the procedures. After calming down the Finance Minister Kakuzu and telling him to go and wait, she finally found Pain, who was standing there in a daze.

"What did Madara Uchiha say? Should we accept this mission?"

Konan's cool voice carried out, but Payne remained standing there in a daze, offering no response whatsoever.

I've been disconnected again.

Or perhaps Nagato is asleep.

Xiao Nan shook her head secretly, walked to the terrace next to her, and leaped into the air, flapping the wings of Shiki no Mai (Paper Dance) as she flew towards the tower not far away.

In fact, it was pretty much as she had imagined. At this moment, Nagato was sitting in a wheelchair, resting with her head tilted to the side.

However, as the inheritor of the Rinnegan, Nagato's perception was obviously not bad. After Konan arrived, he opened his eyes and looked over.

"Remember to retrieve Pain before you go to sleep next time. Other Pains don't matter, but you don't want to ruin Yahiko's corpse, do you?"

Seeing Nagato's somewhat puzzled expression, Konan offered a disapproving reminder.

She had previously opposed turning Yahiko's body into Pain, but Nagato stubbornly insisted that Yahiko's will must be carried through to the end, so that Yahiko could see the peaceful world of the future, and she couldn't stop him.

However, as Nagato became increasingly fond of playing with Yahiko's corpse, he basically didn't take good care of it, so as long as you got close to Tendo, you could smell a foul odor, which Konan found unacceptable.

"The Hell Path will be completed soon, so there's no need to worry. Yahiko's corpse will not continue to stink."

Nagato calmly said after settling into his chair.

He hasn't overused the Rinnegan yet. Although he still looks thin, he doesn't look so sickly and appears much more normal.

Nagato tilted his head slightly, then moved the Heavenly Path to the Hell Path and looked at Konan again.

"That mission is acceptable."

Nagato already knew about the request from Iwagakure, but since he couldn't contact Madara Uchiha at the time, he didn't make a decision on his own.

After all, the mastermind behind Akatsuki was not Nagato, but the man who called himself Uchiha Madara.

As agreed, the general direction was to be guided by this man who claimed to be the one who guided the Rinnegan. However, a few days ago, during the Konoha defense battle, at the scheduled meeting time, the masked man, who was the true leader, was strangely absent.

That meeting was actually quite important.

Nagato had recently used Pain to defeat Hanzo of the Salamander and become the true leader of Amegakure, so he still had a lot of things to deal with.

Madara Uchiha is not here.

Some things were thus put on hold.

"Did Madara Uchiha respond to you?"

Xiao Nan raised an eyebrow.

"No need to ask for his consent."

Nagato's tone remained calm.

In fact, both he and Konan knew that Uchiha Madara was not trustworthy. Even though he claimed to be the guide of the Rinnegan, it was Nagato himself who developed the Six Paths of Pain. They didn't see Uchiha Madara helping at all.

Moreover, in the end, this was the Akatsuki organization that Yahiko and his team built themselves. If they listened to Uchiha Madara in everything, how could Madara's small brain capacity be utilized?

"Konoha should also pay the price for its arrogance."

A cold glint flashed in Nagato's eyes.

Like Xiao Nan, he has only played the role of "god" for a short time and has not yet completely let go of some personal grudges.

If, in the later stages, Nagato immerses himself in the role of a god and develops mental problems, he will indeed start thinking from a god's perspective.

For example, when he went to capture the Nine-Tails, if it weren't for Tsunade's words, Nagato really wouldn't have planned to use Shinra Tensei to destroy Konoha.

After all, Tsunade's intention at the time was that you shouldn't leave unless you destroyed Konoha, and Nagato, being a god, naturally responded and readily agreed to punish anyone who provoked him.

However, Nagato is not yet that "godlike." He has only recently defeated Hanzo of the Salamander and has not been a god for long. So when he saw the news about Konoha, he was in his dream just now, and Nagato thought of his parents who were killed by Konoha ninjas.

Even if it's just to do something for his deceased parents, and have his subordinates kill a few more Konoha ninjas, he can say goodbye to his former self. From now on, he is a god who maintains world peace, no longer the simple Nagato.

"You and Kakuzu make the trip. Since the Tsuchikage has already agreed, let him go. If he really can't win, then you can help. If the opponent is too strong and you can't fight them, then retreat and wait for Uchiha Madara to come back so he can go."

The money offered by Iwagakure was substantial, which was incredibly tempting for Nagato, who desperately needed to stabilize Amegakure. If Amegakure hadn't just been captured and he didn't need to stay behind to prevent leaks, he would definitely have personally taken action to ensure everything went smoothly.

Konan nodded upon hearing this, turned around, flapped her wings, and found Kakuzu again.

"Go make big money?"

"earn."

"where?"

"fire."

"Alright, shall we also take down a few more Guardian Ninjas along the way?"

"can."

This angel of God must be seriously ill; he seemed perfectly normal just now.

Seeing Konan's taciturn and aloof demeanor, completely immersed in her role, Kakuzu secretly shook his head and, too lazy to speak, the two, disguised as mercenaries, headed towards the Land of Fire in the silence.

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Chapter 82 Fame, Konoha's Twin Eyes.

The ninja world is in turmoil.

The battle to defend Konoha had already attracted countless eyes, and when the result came out, people were surprised and hurriedly inquired about the details.

Countless spies were active within the Land of Fire, and several days later they finally relayed the details of this earth-shattering battle.

Aside from the fragile internal problems of the Thunder-Earth Alliance, several important pieces of intelligence also shocked others.

"The ultimate power of the Sharingan has appeared! The head of the Uchiha clan fought against the Third Tsuchikage and repelled Iwagakure in one fell swoop!"

"Susanoo! The legendary third power? The Uchiha clan's ambitions are growing, and the Hokage of Konoha may change hands."