Unlike Obito and Black Zetsu, Konan was genuinely worried about Nagato's physical condition. Unlike those two, she wasn't merely using him.
"I'm fine."
Gasping for breath, Nagato closed his eyes, looking utterly exhausted. Konan opened her mouth, but in the end, she could not say anything. She chose to remain silent and let Nagato rest.
"What should we do? If this continues, Nagato may not be able to hold on much longer."
Nagato's condition made Konan uneasy.
Black Zetsu and Obito exchanged a glance. In the end, Black Zetsu smiled.
"Then I'll make the trip. I can also see what Uchiha Ronglin wants with us."
As long as he was not trying to disrupt the launch of their plan, that was what Black Zetsu and Obito felt fortunate about.
"Alright."
Obito nodded, indicating that he had no objections. Their unilateral decision displeased Konan, but she could not really say anything. With Black Zetsu going out now, he truly was more suitable than anyone else.
"I wonder how many days you can endure."
After stabbing them twice in succession, Ronglin returned to Konoha and continued dealing with the matters at hand while waiting for Akatsuki to come knocking.
More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. While Ronglin was sitting in the Hokage's Office handling official duties, he suddenly sensed a strong fluctuation in the Nine-Tails' emotions. He abruptly raised his head, looked in the Nine-Tails' direction, and smiled.
"They're here."
"No need to follow me."
Ronglin tore open space, and in the next second, he vanished from the office and appeared beside the Nine-Tails.
"Grrr~~~"
Far from Konoha, the Nine-Tails was baring its fangs and letting out a warning growl at Black Zetsu, who stood atop a tree with a helpless expression.
From the Land of Water