Gaining Akatsuki's Trust

As soon as Might Guy appeared, every Akatsuki member in the dense forest rose to their feet.

Only Munashi Jinpachi avoided Might Guy's gaze.

His face bore undisguised fear.

Everyone else instantly went on guard, even faintly forming an encirclement.

Might Guy frowned.

This tense, suspicious, even hostile atmosphere was definitely not right.

His gaze swept across the group, and he found that Konan was indeed absent.

A sense of foreboding grew stronger in his heart.

Pakura walked over to Yahiko's side. Looking at Might Guy with a complicated expression, she was the first to speak.

"Might Guy, why are you here at a time like this?"

Might Guy glanced around and answered calmly.

"The war is over. Lord Jiraiya and I have come to the Land of Rain as envoys of peace."

"Did something happen here? Where's Konan?"

At the mention of "Jiraiya," obvious joy appeared on Yahiko and Nagato's faces.

But the moment they heard "Konan," both their expressions darkened, their brows knitting tightly.

"What exactly happened?"

Might Guy asked tentatively, though he already had a guess in his heart.

Sure enough, Yahiko sighed, his voice thick with suppressed anxiety.

"Konan... has disappeared."

Might Guy narrowed his eyes.

He immediately confirmed the situation.

Disappeared?!

No!

She hadn't disappeared!

Konan had been kidnapped by Hanzo!

The plot has actually reached this point!!

Might Guy was secretly shocked, but also deeply relieved.

As the founders of Akatsuki, Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato were practically inseparable.

There had only been one time when she had "disappeared."

That was when she had been abducted by Hanzo's men while out on patrol!

Then Hanzo pretended to invite Yahiko, Nagato, and the others to "peace" negotiations.

In reality, he used Konan to threaten Nagato into killing Yahiko.

In the end, Yahiko committed suicide, and Nagato