'Konan, you're so spineless!'
After cursing herself a few times in her heart, Konan gritted her teeth and said, "Even if you praise me, it's useless. Today, I'm going to teach you, this brat, a lesson!"
"Uh…"
Konan no longer gave Aoba a chance to speak. The paper wings on her back extended once more, continuously splitting into thin sheets of paper that restructured in the air, forming paper shurikens one after another.
Aoba looked at this scene; this was somewhat like Unlimited Blade Works.
Konan raised both hands high above her head, the blush on her face had not yet faded, and her eyes were full of anger.
As her hands swung down, countless paper shurikens poured down like a landslide and tsunami, engulfing the isolated and helpless Aoba below.
Aoba had some estimation of Konan's strength in his heart.
In the original work, although Konan had very few direct combat scenes and basically lost them all, her losses were in high-level battles.
One time was against Jiraiya, and the other was against Uchiha Obito.
Although she lost to both, that didn't mean Konan was weak. There were also some counter-based factors involved.
Jiraiya, for instance, was Konan's teacher and knew the methods to counter her Paper Jutsu.
And Uchiha Obito was almost buried in Konan's sea of 600 billion explosive tags.
In the end, he only managed to survive by relying on the forbidden Uchiha technique "Izanagi," and then sneak-attacked Konan.
However, it wasn't like she had never won. Sasori of the Red Sand joined Akatsuki after losing to Konan.
Even though that fight also involved a counter-based advantage, Konan could still defeat Sasori head-on.
This undoubtedly also proved Konan's strength.
That overwhelming barrage of paper shurikens was an all-around strike, complete firepower coverage, completely sealing off all of Aoba's evasion routes.
But Konan had still held back. These paper shurikens flying toward him were just ordinary waterproof and fireproof sheets of paper.
There weren't any explosive tags mixed in.
He didn't believe that someone who had 600 billion explosive tags wouldn't carry a large number of them around.
However, if this kind of attack were used against ordinary shinobi, it would probably be enough.
But to deal with the top powerhouses of the ninja world, such an attack might not even break through their defenses.
And Aoba just happened to not be an ordinary ninja.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A large number of paper shurikens landed around Aoba, stirring up massive clouds of dust that wrapped around him as well.
These overwhelming paper shurikens all stopped around Aoba, an invisible repulsive force blocked all of Konan's attacks.
Within the thick smoke, Aoba remained completely unscathed.
His eyes weren't naturally awakened.
They were obtained through the system, so even while maintaining the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he could still use the powers of the Rinnegan.
As the dust cleared, Konan looked in disbelief at the scene surrounding Aoba. This kind of attack-defense method felt a bit familiar to her.
And at that moment, Aoba slowly raised his hand, his palm aimed at Konan in the air.
"Konan-neesan, next, don't be too surprised."
Under Konan's shocked gaze, Aoba slightly awkwardly shouted the name of a technique:
"Bansho Ten'in!"
In an instant, the sky full of paper shurikens created by Konan seemed to be affected by a terrifying gravitational pull and were absorbed by Aoba.
Almost the entire sky of paper shurikens came under Aoba's control.
Konan tried to control those papers, but she only felt as if they were tightly gripped by a giant hand. unable to move at all.
Those paper shurikens were no longer under her control.
The next second, Aoba shouted loudly once more, "Shinra Tensei!"
The paper shurikens that had been absorbed and gathered by Aoba were once again reflected back by a strong repulsive force.
The moment they were reflected, their power seemed even greater than when Konan had originally used them, covering all space around her.
Leaving her no room to dodge.
Seeing this, Konan couldn't bother being surprised.
Her wings spread out, and countless paper shurikens were once again fired.
BOOM!
The sky full of paper shurikens collided mid-air, letting out a thunderous boom that shook heaven and earth.
This time, Konan mixed in many explosive tags among them.
She detonated the paper shurikens reflected by Aoba. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to stop them.
Amid the deafening explosion, the earth seemed to tremble, and the surging flames lit up the night.
The entire world seemed to be ignited.
The sealed space created by Aoba became incredibly radiant.
Cracks in the earth continued to spread outward; aside from under Aoba's feet, there wasn't a single intact patch of ground around.
Konan was still desperately driving her chakra, releasing more paper shurikens.
But in this situation, the more paper shurikens she released, the more were reflected back by Aoba.
Her attacks now were just a slow death.
And as Aoba's attacks got closer and closer to her, she had already lost this wave clash.
Due to excessive chakra consumption from creating paper shurikens, Konan's figure in the air became unsteady.
The wings on her back began to scatter, and large amounts of paper floated down from them.
Yet despite this, Konan had no intention of stopping. If she didn't fight to her limits, how could she prove her resolve?
Konan put her hands together, her forehead covered in fine sweat, but she was still doing her best to drive the chakra in her body.
Maybe, only by giving her all and still failing to win, could she be at peace staying.
Finally, Aoba's attacks completely overwhelmed her. The terrifying sea of paper would engulf her the next second.
Due to excessive chakra depletion, the paper wings on her back completely collapsed, and the angel fell to the mortal world.
Her whole body fell from the air.
And at that very moment, all the paper shurikens that were flying toward her stopped in mid-air.
This shocking scene made Konan feel dazed.
She looked at the bright moon in the night sky.
That frozen sea of paper in the air looked like countless motionless pinwheels, shining together with the moon.
Her body was still falling, but she didn't worry about getting hurt at all.
Because she knew, that boy would catch her.
"Konan-neesan, from now on, you're my prisoner."
A gentle voice sounded in Konan's ear.
The next moment, she fell into a warm embrace.
Under the moonlight, the boy's gaze was even cleaner and purer than the moon.
His gentle smile made her feel utterly at ease.
Konan didn't think about why Aoba had mastered abilities only possible with the Rinnegan.
She simply closed her eyes silently and leaned against his chest.
At this moment, she truly felt a sense of release.
Aoba was right, she didn't want to be his enemy, nor did she want to betray Nagato.
So, she chose this way of escape.
'Sorry, Nagato… I really did give it my all, but Aoba is just too powerful.'
Konan apologized to Nagato in her heart.
Escape may be shameful, but it's useful.
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