In the end, Uchiha Hikari temporarily remained in Konoha.
This news also reached the Akatsuki.
"Konan, was Hikari captured by Konoha?"
Nagato was furious when he learned of it.
The Akatsuki's current members were Kakuzu, Hidan, Zabuza Momochi, Obito, Black Zetsu, and Uchiha Hikari.
It was not easy to find suitable members in this era.
Over the past few years, only Uchiha Hikari had developed some emotional bond with him and Konan. The others did not feel much sense of belonging toward the Akatsuki.
Konan truly regarded Uchiha Hikari as her younger sister.
"Hikari is also a member of the Uchiha. Konoha probably won't do anything to her..."
Konan sounded uncertain, but there was nothing else she could do now. She could only try her best to dissuade Nagato.
The current Akatsuki was no match for Konoha.
But Nagato did not see it that way. He was extremely confident in his Rinnegan. Unfortunately, those were not his eyes; even his chakra in all five natures had been bestowed by them.
Blindly trusting power that did not belong to him would only create an illusion.
"Gather information on Hikari. If there's a problem, we'll head to Konoha immediately!"
Nagato took a deep breath and chose to compromise for the moment. There seemed to be no other option.
The Akatsuki was working hard. Konoha now stood unrivaled in the Shinobi World, and perhaps the only way was to incite war among the ninja villages.
But unless something happened, the other ninja villages would never go to war with Konoha. The Mist Village could practically be considered annexed by Konoha already.
Sunagakure was too weak, while the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning had been taught a lesson by Konoha only a few years ago. Other than bullying smaller countries and