"Obito..."
Along the coastline of the Land of Rain.
White Zetsu and Black Zetsu emerged from the soil.
They gazed out over the sea.
That steel city standing on the sea was Amegakure.
Konan stopped in the air above the sea and locked eyes with Hyuga Sho, who had arrived.
The leader of the Akatsuki Organization, Pain, was currently inside that steel city, silently guarding the village.
But outside, where he knew nothing of what was happening...
His companion, Konan, was preparing to fight to the death against the powerful enemy known as the White Devil.
"Where is your leader, Pain?"
Hyuga Sho stood on the surface of the sea.
The ceaseless rain fell from the sky, scattering into the seawater.
"To defeat you, we don't need Pain at all. I'm more than enough on my own!"
Konan snarled.
"Oh..."
Hyuga Sho replied nonchalantly.
"From beginning to end, I've already defeated or killed so many members of your Akatsuki. And you still have the confidence to think you can stand against me?"
"White Devil!"
Konan shouted.
"You are an obstacle to our realization of peace!"
Konan raised her arm and aimed it at Hyuga Sho.
"It has always been this way... and it still is... Your great nations invade small countries like ours at will. The 'Akatsuki' is an organization we established, and the red clouds on these clothes symbolize the wars that caused our Land of Rain to shed blood! And you were the ones who started those wars!"
"Is that so?"
Hyuga Sho sized up Konan.
So that was the meaning behind the Akatsuki's black robes with red clouds.
Besides...
What was hidden beneath the tightly wrapped outer robe Konan wore?
Hyuga Sho had seen it long ago.
A sexy figure set off by a sleeveless, backless halter