[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch":3,"chapter-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-429":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Strongest Shinobi System With a Glitch",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1819286,2309,"Chapter 429 - War?!","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-429",429,"\u003Cp>Ten o’clock in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa slowly lowered his hands, bringing his training to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been practicing the Wood Golem, and the chakra circulation within his body was still humming faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Kitazawa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ANBU shinobi suddenly appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Haru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa glanced at him calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Sensei looking for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked the question almost instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Tsunade wanted to see him, she usually had Haru deliver the message directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the matter wasn’t urgent, ANBU would inform Konan first, and she would then pass the message along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Haru replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hokage-sama requests that you go to her immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he appeared inside the Hokage Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade was already waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was unusually serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This intelligence just arrived,\" she said, handing him a scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tsunade with such a grave expression was rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the scroll and began reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After only a few lines—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So... the Eye of the Moon Plan has begun.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared with the timeline of the original history, it had begun roughly four or five years earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking about it carefully, the reason was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original timeline, the Akatsuki had been forced to wait for the Three-Tails to revive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the Three-Tails had never died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the Akatsuki now possessed two major financial sources:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the silver jewelry business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sufficient funds secured earlier, advancing the plan’s timeline made perfect sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this, Kitazawa did not feel particularly alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current strength was already more than sufficient to deal with most threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had not yet mastered Sage Art: Wood Release—True Several Thousand Hands, the enemies he would face in the near future were not Uchiha Madara or Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito relied almost entirely on Kamui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Nagato, the Six Paths of Pain had struggled even against an eight-tailed semi-transformed Naruto during the invasion of Konoha in the original timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only real variable...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Black Zetsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Flying Thunder God in his arsenal, it would be nearly impossible for Black Zetsu to ambush him successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa already knew of his existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had been unaware of Black Zetsu, things might have been different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sneak attack was almost impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa steadied his thoughts and continued reading the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It described the capture of Gaara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the circumstances were very different from the original storyline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Akatsuki member responsible had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of Deidara, it was Sasori who carried out the operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his battle with Rasa, Sasori had even deployed the Third Kazekage puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His identity had been exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he hadn’t used the puppet, the truth would have surfaced sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there were only a handful of puppeteers powerful enough to fight a Kage-level shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Sasori’s partner—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not directly participated in the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the description in the report, Kitazawa immediately recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Obito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Akatsuki, only one member consistently wore a mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another major difference as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to ANBU intelligence, the cause of the conflict had been identified as the ongoing struggle between Amegakure and Sunagakure over control of the water trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reasoning was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Sasori and Obito appeared on the battlefield, all Amegakure ninja had withdrawn back to the Land of Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for someone as powerful as Sasori—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside of the Five Great Villages, only one person would have had the authority to recruit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzō of the Salamander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa had only informed Tsunade of Hanzō’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ANBU, unaware of the truth, still believed Hanzō was secretly orchestrating events from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a logical standpoint—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That conclusion actually made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Amegakure and Sunagakure had been clashing over the water trade for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa rolled the scroll back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the current situation in Sunagakure?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade answered slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fourth Kazekage Rasa has been seriously injured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chiyo has already ended her seclusion and taken command again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused briefly before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the latest reports, Ebizo is currently holding the village together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Chiyo—she has already led a team to rescue Gaara.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She had no choice,\" Shizune said from behind Tsunade with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one expected that the attacker would turn out to be her own grandson... Sasori.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Sasori has even turned the Third Kazekage into a human puppet,\" Tsunade added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this point, he’s effectively become a missing-nin of Sunagakure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has Sunagakure requested assistance from us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade suddenly laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could they possibly ask us for help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, Sunagakure is more afraid of us than a rabbit facing a tiger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa paused briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original timeline, Sunagakure and Konoha were allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Sunagakure had requested assistance after Gaara was captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the current situation was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been no Konoha Crush plan orchestrated by Orochimaru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasa was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gaara had not become the Fifth Kazekage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under those circumstances—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would Sunagakure dare request help from a village that wasn’t their ally?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Konoha decided to take advantage of Rasa’s injuries and Gaara’s capture...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could easily launch a full-scale war against Sunagakure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sunagakure has only requested assistance from the Hidden Mist Village.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shizune spoke up, breaking the brief silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa nodded thoughtfully before asking another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are the other villages reacting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kumogakure is too far away,\" Tsunade replied casually. \"So far, there’s been no movement from them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned back in her chair and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Iwagakure, they’ve already reinforced the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Rain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Kitazawa heard that, he immediately understood Ōnoki’s thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Akatsuki Organization wasn’t particularly famous in the ninja world yet, many influential figures were aware of its existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ōnoki was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Akatsuki had helped Amegakure deal a heavy blow to Sunagakure, it naturally led people like Ōnoki to assume that the organization was under Hanzō’s control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone who knew about Akatsuki believed the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa had previously learned from ANBU intelligence that Deidara had already returned to Iwagakure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Ōnoki could obtain accurate information about Akatsuki from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was precisely why the old Tsuchikage had strengthened his borders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The biggest question right now,\" Shizune said seriously, \"is what Akatsuki’s true objective is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they simply fighting over the water trade...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...or are they trying to trigger a war?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I once heard Jiraiya talk about Akatsuki.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, their goal was peace in the ninja world, and they even carried out many righteous actions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, her expression darkening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now... it looks like their purpose has changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Akatsuki were truly pursuing peace, they would never have captured Gaara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone understood one thing clearly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jinchūriki was the absolute taboo of every hidden village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing one meant declaring a life-and-death conflict with that village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By abducting Gaara, Akatsuki had effectively declared war on Sunagakure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that they’ve made their move,\" Kitazawa said calmly as he placed the scroll on the desk, \"their real goal will reveal itself soon enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, Konoha will simply observe the situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa’s thoughts drifted elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the system mission to create a new generation of Konoha Sannin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasori would be a perfect stepping stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to a series of coincidences, his identity had already been exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even worse, the long-missing Third Kazekage had been revealed as one of Sasori’s human puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Sasori of the Red Sand was arguably the most infamous shinobi in the entire ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original timeline, Sunagakure had requested Konoha’s help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasori had eventually died in battle against Chiyo and Sakura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gaara, whose One-Tail Shukaku had been extracted, had been revived by Chiyo using the Life Reincarnation Technique, sacrificing her own life in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha had not been invited into the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant Chiyo would most likely face Sasori alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome was difficult to predict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would also depend on whether Obito decided to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Sasori’s personality, he would probably refuse outside interference and insist on facing Chiyo personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Kitazawa, the real problem was that Sunagakure had not asked Konoha for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without that invitation, it was difficult for Konoha to intervene openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa intended to step in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had another idea in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to bring the Akatsuki Organization under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, every member of Akatsuki was a rare talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And considering his connection with Konan, it would be far too wasteful to eliminate them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Nagato...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa already had a rough plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagato’s greatest hatred was directed toward Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagato learned that his parents hadn’t truly died at Konoha’s hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he discovered that his entire life had been manipulated by Uchiha Madara?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the system interface appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Mission: Incorporate the Akatsuki Organization into Konoha Village]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Reward: 50% Ōtsutsuki Clan Bloodline]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Accept?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa glanced at it and accepted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With or without the system mission—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already planned to do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the reward was extremely tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty percent Ōtsutsuki bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would bring him significantly closer to awakening the Tenseigan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if defeating Akatsuki would make him practically invincible within the ninja world...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that world still existed the Ōtsutsuki Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who was sealed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger he became, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another system notification appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Mission: Defeat Sasori]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Reward: Red Secret Technique — Performance of a Hundred Puppets]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Accept?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the previous mission, this reward felt somewhat underwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Performance of a Hundred Puppets was certainly the pinnacle technique of a puppeteer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It allowed the user to control one hundred puppets simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for someone like Kitazawa—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t particularly useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a third mission appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Mission: Recruit Gaara into the Genius Class]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Reward: Master-Level Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Accept?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Three missions at once?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This particular mission actually aligned with something he had already considered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When thinking about expanding the Genius Class, he had once contemplated recruiting Gaara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the current circumstances made it surprisingly plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaara’s relationship with Rasa was extremely strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would soon be captured by Akatsuki and have Shukaku extracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa could save him using an improved version of the Life Reincarnation Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why stop there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temari and Kankuro could join as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Sunagakure—and Rasa in particular—would never agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t really matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If persuasion failed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was always physical persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade’s voice broke his train of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, have the ANBU monitor this situation closely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Notify me immediately if there’s any new information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa paused briefly before adding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll personally investigate the situation using Flying Thunder God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade originally looked hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she remembered his space–time technique, she finally relented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying goodbye to Tsunade and Shizune, he headed toward the ANBU headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open the door to his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stepped inside—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze landed on the familiar figure sitting on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at him calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to request a week’s leave... to return to Amegakure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa looked at her for a moment before asking bluntly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because your Akatsuki organization captured Gaara?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gedo Statue required a sealing technique to extract and absorb the chakra of a Tailed Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That technique demanded ten shinobi working together, and the ritual itself would last three full days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Kitazawa mentioned the Tailed Beasts, Konan’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of unease rose in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instinctively looked away, falling into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she reveal the truth—that the Akatsuki’s real goal was to capture all nine tailed beasts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she said that aloud, it would be no different from declaring an open break with Kitazawa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she had long known that the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was Uzumaki Naruto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this were only about the water trade,\" Kitazawa said calmly as he stepped closer, \"there would be no need to go this far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your real objective... is the Tailed Beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan’s pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock flickered uncontrollably across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly hadn’t expected Kitazawa to deduce the Akatsuki’s intentions so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually,\" Kitazawa continued softly, raising a hand to gently touch her cheek, \"there’s another question I’m more curious about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thumb brushed lightly across her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you still return to Konoha?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan’s eyelashes trembled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lower lip without realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry,\" Kitazawa said gently, lowering his head to place a soft kiss on her forehead. \"I’m not interrogating you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan’s voice finally emerged, trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’m sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t stop the Akatsuki.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you one of them?\" Kitazawa asked as he sat down beside her. \"Why would you want to stop them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow of sadness passed through Konan’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Akatsuki... wasn’t always like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since Yahiko’s death, both the organization and Nagato himself had changed completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa pulled her gently into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan looked up at him, doubt lingering in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her perspective, Kitazawa couldn’t possibly understand the Akatsuki... or the power that Nagato possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to worry about this matter,\" Kitazawa said softly, patting her head. \"I’ll handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan blinked, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not worry about it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she wished to stay out of it, that simply wasn’t possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa didn’t understand how terrifying Nagato’s Rinnegan truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even someone as powerful as Kitazawa with Wood Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rinnegan was the legendary eye of the Sage of Six Paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the disbelief in her gaze, Kitazawa merely smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t try to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes actions spoke louder than words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he defeated Nagato, Konan would understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t think too much,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan stared at him, feeling strangely dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eye of the Moon Plan had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant her time remaining in Konoha was rapidly running out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Kitazawa told her not to worry, she silently dismissed the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could she not worry?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, Konan suddenly made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped out of Kitazawa’s embrace and stood gracefully before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" he asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she slowly removed her ANBU cloak, revealing the outfit she wore beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sleek, backless bodysuit that clung closely to her slender frame, outlining every curve with elegant precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, Kitazawa was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodysuit slipped to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan’s pale, flawless skin caught the light like a pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN: Check out my P@treon For +90 extra Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank You For your 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