Hinata, Stop Pretending

"At the same time, Iwagakure of the Land of Earth has also sent word. They hope Akatsuki can cooperate with them this time."

Nagato immediately let out a cold snort, followed by a fit of coughing.

Xiao Lan immediately asked with concern, "Are you all right, Nagato?"

After coughing for quite a while, veins stood out one by one across Nagato's exposed skin. Clearly, he was still enduring immense pain.

After hearing Xiao Lan's concerned question again, Nagato said, "It's nothing."

Then, without giving Xiao Lan a chance to speak, he continued in a relatively calm voice, "What Ōnoki is planning is obvious enough."

"They clearly want to use Akatsuki, hoping our people will create an opportunity for them."

"Although it's unpleasant to hear, we saw through this cruel world long ago."

"So there's nothing surprising about it. If that's the case, so be it. We know exactly what kind of people Akatsuki is made up of."

"We'll take this mission. Notify White Zetsu and convene a meeting afterward."

"Send a few people to participate. No matter how this turns out, I hope this will serve as a warning to those people whose ambitions are higher than the heavens."

"Let them know to restrain themselves in the future."

Xiao Lan nodded. Clearly, she would not oppose any decision Nagato made,

but there were still some things she needed to ask. "Nagato, we can also clearly see that someone is manipulating this incident from behind the scenes."

"Although we don't know which force it is, this organization looks quite dangerous. Don't we need to investigate it?"

Nagato said, "Without needing to say it, I already have a rough guess about this organization's identity. However, their target should be that so-called ultimate weapon."

"And if that's the case, then as long as