Konan looked at the other paper flower in Young Obito's hand and froze again.
Compared to the flower she gave to herself, the flower in Young Obito's hand was easier to understand, recognition and protection.
Combined with what Young Obito had said earlier, she was certain that she had indeed acknowledged this younger brother and genuinely wanted to protect him.
Being able to take out these two flowers was enough to prove that Young Obito was one of her own, someone she could unconditionally trust, just like she trusted Nagato.
Did she truly recognize Nagato's ideology as the second leader of Akatsuki? She did, but in reality, what she recognized was her friendship with Nagato, she ran around unconditionally for him.
So, at this very moment, if another person worthy of recognition appeared, why shouldn't she try to trust him?
In an instant, Konan no longer held any hostility. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Little brother, I entrust Nagato's eyes to you. I hope you won't let him down."
Young Obito was very happy to see that two paper flowers had convinced Konan, and smiled, "Don't worry, Konan-nee, I also greatly agree with Nagato's ideals. Maybe not all of them, but my plan does include part of his dream."
Konan looked at Young Obito strangely, then at Old Obito and Rin, and asked, "Just who is your leader? Also, would you like to join the Akatsuki? Although we've lost a lot of members, we can still help you with certain matters."
Young Obito was just about to speak, but Old Obito had already walked over with Rin and said, "Join? We were Akatsuki members to begin with."
Konan only glanced coldly at Old Obito and said, "We are not on the same path."
Then she looked at Young Obito again. Obviously, Old Obito didn't have the paper flowers she gave, so she didn't trust him at all, right now, she only listened to Young Obito.
Young Obito smiled slightly and reached into the Kamui space to take out the child-sized Akatsuki uniform that Konan had made for him with her own hands, and also showed off the nail polish on his hand.
"Konan-nee, you made the uniform, you painted the nail polish, and you're the one who invited me."
Only then did Konan notice the nail polish on Young Obito's hand, which was the same color as Old Obito's. Adopting a senior's tone, she lectured him.
"Don't use the same color as that guy. Change it later."
"And also…", Konan looked at the uniform in Obito's hand and said, "Hurry up and put on this outfit. It can't be taken off casually. Even though wearing it might bring a lot of trouble, it's still best to wear it."
Young Obito obediently put the clothes on. Sure enough, ever since the Akatsuki members kept dying after taking off their uniforms one after another, even though no one said anything aloud, everyone somewhat believed in Madara's so-called curse of gods and demons.
Even Madara himself, because he had taken off his clothes, was almost dead. Although there was no necessary direct connection between the two.
However, regarding the nail polish issue, Young Obito said, "Konan-nee, I can't change this nail polish. It's a couple's set."
After saying that, Young Obito couldn't help but look toward Rin.
Rin's face flushed slightly, but she didn't deny it.
Konan followed Young Obito's gaze and saw that the color of his nail polish matched Rin's. She suddenly understood, "So this young lady is your girlfriend?"
Then, she coldly looked toward Old Obito, "In that case, you should change your color. Theirs is a couple's set, what is yours supposed to be?"
Old Obito: "…"
Old Obito snorted, "I remember the Akatsuki rule only said you had to apply nail polish. It didn't specify the color. There's no mandatory requirement."
Konan was silent for a while, then said, "Now that Nagato is dead, I am the leader of the Akatsuki. What wasn't a rule before, now is."
Old Obito: "…"
Old Obito said, "Little girl, don't push your luck!"
Konan furrowed her brows, "Still calling me little girl? Are you addicted to playing Uchiha Madara?"
"When facing the leader, use honorifics. Call me Konan or Lady Angel."
Young Obito, watching this scene, had a strong sense of déjà vu. As expected, though Konan's personality differed between worlds, some core traits were the same.
He knew it was impossible to get Old Obito to change his nail polish color, after all, Old Obito had his own Rin.
So he spoke, "Konan-nee, don't mind him. Just treat him like an irrelevant person."
Old Obito: "…"
Old Obito felt that if this kept up, he would die from anger, so he could only say, "Let's go get the eyes first. We still have a lot of things to do."
Konan looked at Young Obito and, seeing that he had no objections, said, "Follow me."
Then, a pair of wings made of paper appeared on her body. She slowly floated up and headed toward Nagato's location.
Seeing this, the group immediately followed…
———
Not long after, they arrived at a hidden place. Under Konan's watchful eye, Young Obito carefully removed Nagato's eyes.
Konan also let out a sigh of relief. Looking at Nagato's peaceful face, she said, "This is fine too. With the eyes gone, I no longer have to constantly leave them here. I can finally lay him to rest."
Young Obito nodded, also looking at Nagato's face, and suddenly asked, "Konan-nee, did Nagato really get persuaded by Naruto?"
Konan fell into some thought and finally sighed, "You could say that. But the key is, Naruto found our location. Nagato wasn't in good condition at the time, what else could he do but be persuaded?"
Young Obito became puzzled, "With Naruto's strength, even if Nagato wasn't at his best, he should still have been able to deal with him, right?"
Young Obito was well aware that when Naruto defeated Nagato, he hadn't even fully entered the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki mode. He had only mastered Sage Mode and still had a significant gap compared to Nagato.
But Konan shook her head, somewhat shaken by the memory, "No, it wasn't like that. At the time, Naruto's pupils turned vertical. In that state, he was very dangerous. Even I sensed it, Nagato must've sensed it even more clearly than I did."
'Vertical pupils?'
Young Obito immediately fell silent. That mode of Naruto, even he would break into a sweat.
He hadn't expected Naruto to have entered that state so early?
Seeing his expression, Konan continued, "At the time, it was ultimately Naruto's words that convinced Nagato. Otherwise, even if he fought to the death, Nagato wouldn't have given in."
Young Obito nodded and handed Konan a special Flying Thunder God kunai, saying, "Konan-nee, we have other things to do and need to leave."
"Right now, the five great nations are still enemies with us Akatsuki. I'm worried you'll encounter danger. No matter what kind of danger, as long as you activate the seal on this kunai, I can provide support from anywhere in the ninja world."
"As long as I arrive, the problem will be solved."
Konan was stunned, and couldn't help but ask, "Little brother, are your abilities really that strong?"
Young Obito said seriously, "Maybe I wouldn't have dared say this before, but now, maybe I can."
Having obtained the Eternal Mangekyo, even though he might still lag behind the Six Paths state in terms of power, speed, chakra quantity, and various jutsus, Young Obito had a feeling: even if the Six Paths version of himself tried to fight him now, it would be difficult.
Maybe… he might even get overturned, and the belief that "all below the Six Paths are ants" would be shattered by his own hand.
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