Elsewhere, after receiving Danzo's precise information, the ten or so colorful figures gathered within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path vanished in an instant and began preparing to rush to Konoha!
The center of the Land of Rain.
"Nagato, are we really going to deploy everyone? Konoha's strength is very formidable! And as for Danzo, I don't think he's worth trusting.
"If this truly is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's due date, Konoha wouldn't send so many of its powerful fighters away. At the very least, Teacher Jiraiya wouldn't leave."
After the meeting ended, the first thing Konan did was go to persuade Nagato. In the end, she still felt this decision was too risky. Konoha was no ordinary opponent; going there rashly would be truly dangerous.
"Don't worry. I've never trusted Danzo. All this intelligence was obtained through White Zetsu. Also..." At this point, Nagato suddenly paused. The Rinnegan turned, and in an instant he opened a barrier, sealing off the room.
"Nagato."
"Mm. Don't tell a third person. For our mission this time, the Nine-Tails and the One-Tail are only secondary targets. Deterring the world doesn't necessarily require the power of Tailed Beasts! Capturing Tailed Beasts is only for certain people to see."
Konan froze. "Then what is our objective?"
If the target was not the Nine-Tails, then there was no need to mobilize every member of Akatsuki at all. To put it arrogantly, it was rather difficult for them to clash head-on with Konoha at present, but if they truly wanted to tamper with something inside Konoha, it would not be very hard either.
As long as the target was not Konoha's core, it would be fine. Because of that, Konan was genuinely curious.
"Danzo!" A sharp gleam flashed through Nagato's eyes. "Back then, it was he who