"All right, I understand, Nagato. What about Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki, Kakuzu, and Hidan? Do we still need them?"
Though she was still somewhat worried,
Konan also understood that her side didn't seem to have any better options.
Besides,
Nagato's reasoning did make sense.
As someone they had been wary of for years,
Konan had actually made some necessary preparations for dealing with Obito.
Including his space-time technique that allowed him to phase through things.
In Konan's plans,
there was also a trump card that could be considered a sure-kill move, to be used as a last resort!
The Konan in the original story had nearly killed Obito with that very trump card. In the end, she had fallen just short—not because she was at fault, but because the gap in their knowledge had led to her defeat.
But the Konan of today naturally had no idea what would happen in the future.
She only felt that she was prepared.
Nagato wasn't acting recklessly; he had made his decision after thinking it through rationally.
Even if there were risks,
they should be able to keep them to a minimum.
At this stage,
their top priority was still dealing with the Six Great Ninja Villages.
So the issue came down to a problem within their own organization. There was no need to discuss the peripheral members.
It wasn't a question of whether they were reliable.
It was a matter of their strength.
The peripheral members couldn't help at all.
The key still lay with the few remaining official members.
Would they continue to stand with them, or choose to leave at this point?
Konan felt they needed to issue those people a final ultimatum!
"Do you think they have any choice? They're missing-nin from those great villages, and they've done plenty to