Uchiha Kyu came before Konan and looked down at her cold, unyielding face.
He bent down, pinched her chin, and revealed a hint of amusement.
"Don't tell me you're still hoping Nagato will come save you?"
A stubborn expression appeared on Konan's face. Her lips were puckered from being pinched as she retorted,
"He is the god of Amegakure. Gods do not lose."
"With those eyes, Nagato is the savior of this world."
"You people born into great clans simply cannot understand how miserable we war-stricken orphans had it."
"I don't understand, and I don't need to."
Uchiha Kyu patted her head as though teasing a pet, then slowly rose to his feet and turned his back to her.
"Although I don't agree with Akatsuki's original ideals, Nagato's plan was correct."
"The idea of suppressing the entire world through force to achieve peace is correct."
"Unfortunately, that ideal was never something a mere pawn could accomplish."
"What pawn?" Konan hurriedly got up, stood in front of him, and pressed him for answers. "Do you know something?"
Uchiha Kyu poked her delicate cheek and teased, "Want to know the truth about what happened back then?"
"Please tell me." Konan endured the discomfort and pleaded with him.
Uchiha Kyu deliberately kept Konan in suspense and refused to tell her.
"When you understand equivalent exchange, I will naturally tell you."
"Ha ha ha!!!"
With a sweep of his robe, Uchiha Kyu turned and left.
Konan stared fixedly at Uchiha Kyu as he left the house. She did not even notice that she had bitten her lip until it bled.
Uchiha Kyu arrived at the clan training ground.
As he watched the energetic children, bright as the morning sun, diligently swing their blades at straw targets, a gratified smile appeared on his face.
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