Late at night.
It was another day of drizzling rain.
With a soft creak, the wooden door was gently pushed open.
Yahiko muttered something, turned over, and continued sleeping.
Nagato, who had stiffened at his voice, breathed a sigh of relief. He quietly slipped out of the cabin and headed toward the house opposite...
Inside this cabin, Konan was already half-asleep.
Hyuga Wuye had long since fallen asleep.
Konan looked at his profile as her eyelids gradually drooped...
"Creak..."
The faintest sound of the door opening jolted her awake, but the inertia of sleep still made her unwilling to open her eyes.
Not until a dark figure stood by the bed, its shadow falling over them both...
"Who?"
Konan suddenly woke with a start, but the moment she opened her eyes, she saw a black rod in the figure's hand plunging down with unstoppable force.
Its target was... Hyuga Wuye's heart!
Thump!
Her heart clenched violently. At that moment, Konan could not even feel her own existence.
Only one thought drove her body, mind, and soul...
No!
Splat!
At the critical moment, she shoved Hyuga Wuye off the bed with all her strength!
The sharp tip of the black rod pierced through her outstretched arm, then her shoulder, and finally emerged from her collarbone.
The excruciating pain made Konan feel as if she were dying. She did not even manage a cry of pain before passing out from the agony.
Splat!
The next moment, the black rod was pulled out, spraying a great burst of blood across Hyuga Wuye's face as he jolted awake.
His Byakugan opened instantly.
He not only saw Nagato's face covered by the dark figure, but also saw the severely wounded and unconscious Konan!
Without a moment's hesitation, he flipped to his feet, his palm coated