He had not expected to run into Konan!
Good thing he had left behind a Shadow Clone Jutsu. Iwa really had intended to make a move against the Land of Wind delegation!
If I hadn't arrived, with Konan's strength, the Iwa ninja, and this not being terrain the Kazekage was suited to, something might really have happened.
But since Konan had said so, there should be no problems further down the road. I could rest easy.
As Chiba sped onward with the Kazekage and his four companions, he seemed to receive some information. His brow furrowed slightly as this string of thoughts flashed through his mind.
Still, Konan had probably said that it had nothing to do with Akatsuki because she was afraid I might form a favorable impression of the organization.
She probably meant that she could not represent the organization personally. She was telling me not only not to think favorably of Akatsuki, but to be wary of the organization.
Then that meant Yahiko... could be confirmed dead.
And now, Nagato had already fallen into darkness.
That also seemed to explain why Konan had told me there would be no more problems ahead.
Konan was probably still reeling from the loss of Yahiko, feeling lost and helpless, while worrying over Nagato's change.
That was why, upon seeing an old acquaintance like me, she had suddenly told me things she should not have said.
Fortunately, I hadn't asked about Yahiko and Nagato, and fortunately, she had suddenly had urgent business to attend to, so we hadn't continued talking.
Otherwise, I would have had to ask about Yahiko and Nagato's current situation.
That would certainly have hurt Konan.
And in this matter, I did owe something to the people who had once saved me.
After that series of thoughts, however,