Chapter 149

Senju Xingye looked in the direction of the sound; Konan, who had been in a coma, seemed to have woken up, and she had also witnessed the scene of the Three-Tails and Four-Tails being devoured.

Because she was frightened and couldn't control herself, she had caused a commotion.

Although.

Konan was now at the strength of a Jonin.

And her tempering in the Akatsuki organization had given her a sufficient improvement in her horizons.

However.

Those were Tailed Beasts, the weapons of war.

To see them suppressed and subdued so easily, and even ground to dust and fed to some unknown thing—anyone who saw this scene would be dumbfounded.

"Did you see the scene from before?"

"No, no, absolutely not."

Konan shook her head rapidly.

She knew that if some secrets were known by others, they would have to be silenced.

If she had accidentally learned such a big secret.

Perhaps.

She would also follow in the footsteps of the Three-Tails and Four-Tails.

Being ground to dust without even a scrap left, and having to endure that bone-deep pain before dying—that would truly be worse than death.

"It doesn't matter if you saw it; it's not a big secret anyway."

"You don't need to be so terrified."

"I'm not the type to kill people casually over such a small matter; I am a peace lover."

"........"

Looking at Konan, who was like a frightened little rabbit.

Senju Xingye couldn't help but smile; the future 'White Tiger of Akatsuki' still had quite a bit of a girlish aura when she was young.

After finishing the trivial matters at hand.

He turned and prepared to leave the courtyard; with the current power of the Tree of Life of Kabbalah.

It was no longer something that an ordinary ninja could shake; if anyone didn't have eyes and wanted to touch this little sapling, they should be prepared to have all their chakra sucked dry.

"Wait!"

"Is there something the matter?"

"May I ask, where is this?"

"Konoha Hidden Village, Senju of the Forest encampment; this is my clan's encampment."

"Konoha?!"

Upon hearing the name of this village.

Konan's heart was undoubtedly filled with mixed feelings and was exceptionally complex.

During the Second Shinobi World War, it was because of the battle between the Rain Hidden Village and the Konoha Hidden Village that countless war orphans were born, and Konan was one of them, so this gave her a not-very-good first impression of Konoha ninjas.

In her eyes.

If it weren't for the invasion of the Konoha Hidden Village.

Her parents would not have died for no reason.

Later.

She met Jiraiya of the Konoha Sannin.

He took Uzumaki Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan as disciples, stayed to take care of them, and taught the three of them ninjutsu.

This was a turning point where Konan's view of the Konoha Hidden Village improved slightly; at the very least, the ninjas there were not all executioners, and there existed a portion of kind-hearted people.

However.

Until a few days ago.

A person named Shimura Danzo used the name of Master Jiraiya.

To trick and ambush her; if it weren't for a dark-skinned guy who saved her in the end, she would probably have been captured on the spot.

And Konan knew.

Shimura Danzo was a high-ranking figure in the Konoha Hidden Village.

In an instant, her view of Konoha took a sharp turn for the worse, becoming not very friendly again.

"Are you... one of Shimura Danzo's people?"

"No, my name is Senju Xingye, and I am the clan leader of the Senju of the Forest."

"?!"

This name.

For the vast majority of girls in the ninja world, it was absolutely a name like thunder to the ears.

Because this was synonymous with the number one tall, rich, and handsome man in the ninja world.

Wealthy, handsome, powerful, and influential.

Even.

Konan had collected a portrait of Senju Xingye, but because she hadn't seen the real person with her own eyes, she hadn't recognized him immediately.

Now that she was sure the other party was indeed Lord Xingye, she had starry eyes, just like a young girl chasing a star.

"My relationship with Shimura Danzo."

"Can only be described as water and fire not mixing, so you can rest assured."

"I won't hand you over to that old schemer, and he is not qualified to come to my Senju of the Forest encampment to demand people."

"Of course—"

"If you want to leave, I won't stop you; you can go at any time."

"However, whether you will be ambushed by 'Root' ninjas once you step outside, that is not something I have to worry about."

"........"

Senju Xingye said indifferently.

Although Konan's appearance and strength were quite good.

However, she was neither his wife or concubine, nor his friend.

Staying in the Senju of the Forest encampment.

Senju Xingye naturally wouldn't let Danzo's subordinates run wild, and could keep her safe for a while.

If she left the Senju of the Forest encampment.

Then he was sorry.

He didn't have the time to be a nanny and escort her all the way back to the Akatsuki organization in the Rain Hidden Village; whether she would be ambushed by that old schemer Shimura Danzo again on the way was still an unknown.

"Um—"

"If it's possible, could you let me recover from my injuries here for a while?"

Originally.

Konan, who was concerned about her companions in the Akatsuki organization.

Even though she saw the 'star' she was chasing, she wanted to rush back to help everyone.

However.

After hearing what Senju Xingye said.

She temporarily dismissed this thought.

That's right, because she was ambushed by Shimura Danzo, she still had certain injuries on her body; if she were intercepted again halfway, the situation would likely be grim.

And Lord Xingye was not related to her, so it was good enough that he could take her in; it was impossible for him to spare the time to escort her back to the Rain Hidden Village.

There was no other way.

No matter how anxious she was in her heart.

Konan didn't want to become a captive and become someone that Uzumaki Nagato and Yahiko would be afraid to act against.

Recovering from her injuries.

And choosing the right time to set off.

This was the most important thing she needed to do now.

After all.

The Konoha Hidden Village was the base camp of that Shimura Danzo, so she had to be absolutely careful and vigilant. ===== CHAPTER 153 =====