"Konan!"
Though Yahiko had already anticipated the outcome, he was still furious when Konan was carelessly captured alive by Hanzo.
"This ends here!"
Shimura Danzō looked at Nagato and Yahiko as if they were already dead. Hanzo took a deep breath. Though regret showed in his eyes as he looked at Yahiko, his kunai still sliced through the skin of Konan's neck.
"No matter what, your organization is a huge problem for me. Whether it's for the Land of Rain or anything else is irrelevant, Yahiko..." Hanzo clearly hesitated as he called Yahiko's name, but Shimura Danzō coughed at that moment, and the regret in Hanzo's eyes vanished completely. "As the leader, die here! If you dare move, this woman dies!"
After saying that, Hanzo tossed a kunai toward Nagato and said again, "You, the red-haired brat—use that to stab Yahiko through the heart. I'll let this woman and you go!"
As he watched Nagato and Yahiko remain motionless with a mocking gaze, Konan struggled frantically.
"Don't worry about me! Nagato! Yahiko, you two, run!"
Yahiko pressed a finger against Konan's throat, leaving her unable to make a sound. Then Yahiko suddenly laughed. He raised his head to look at the gloomy sky in silence for several seconds before turning to Hanzo with a solemn expression. "You are the sky of the Land of Rain, but like this weather, you are ever-changing and unpredictable. You cannot bring people happiness or warmth. Though you preserved your dignity, you lost your ninja's heart and the people's support. Hanzo, I'll wait for you in hell! Nagato! Kill me!"
"Yahiko!"
Nagato simply could not bring himself to act. On either side were the people he cared about most. More than ten years of living together had long made Konan and Yahiko his closest family,