Walking into a Trap

After searching the Shinobi World for a long time without receiving any news of Konan, Kakuzu was utterly astonished when he happened to hear that the Land of Rain still had a god and an angel governing the country.

The Land of Rain was exceptionally closed off. Coupled with its poor weather and year-round rainfall, its people rarely went outside, and outsiders rarely came in. As long as those in power imposed further restrictions, it became a place isolated from the rest of the world.

The former leader of Akatsuki, who had called himself a "god," had surely died. Yet Konan, the angel, was still alive and had even taken most of the organization's savings with her. This left Kakuzu extremely dissatisfied.

"Playing a little trick right under everyone's nose—the most dangerous place is the safest place. She hid back in her old nest and thought no one would notice?"

Though he could not be entirely certain who was impersonating the current "god" of the Land of Rain, there was a considerable chance that the angel was Konan. Not knowing before was one thing, but now that he knew of this development, Kakuzu naturally had to come verify it. It would be best if it was Konan; if not, he could vent his anger on these charlatans pretending to be gods and spirits, while making a little profit along the way.

Although bounty hunters were mercenaries who accepted missions to eliminate evildoers, they were hardly good people themselves. They were all ruthless types willing to do anything for money. If they could do it without anyone noticing, moonlighting as bandits was nothing unusual.

Kakuzu did not believe that, after losing Akatsuki's former leader, this country still had anyone capable of stopping him. Even against the organization's former White Tiger, Kakuzu