Trading acting tips with Konan: What's your real objective?

It seemed

he should do this sort of thing less often from now on.

After all,

people resented unequal treatment more than having too little.

If he wanted harmony in his harem,

he had to treat every wife with equal love.

Thud!

Just as Naruto Uzumaki's thoughts were wandering, a woman walked straight into him.

With a cry of pain,

she landed on her backside.

Naruto Uzumaki looked up. The woman had blue-purple hair and wore a black robe.

The stud below her lip and the pale blue paper flower in her hair were especially eye-catching.

"Ouch..."

The woman got to her feet, her lovely, cool face creasing in a slight frown.

Then

she bowed to Naruto Uzumaki. "I'm so sorry. My mind wandered."

"Go ahead."

After speaking, she stepped aside.

Once Naruto Uzumaki got a clear look at her, the corner of his mouth lifted.

So she had finally come looking for him after all?

Konan...

Konan and I Put on a Show for Each Other: What Was Her Real Goal?

Konan watched him with a cool gaze that held a hint of anticipation. Naruto Uzumaki merely gave her a polite smile and nod.

"Watch where you're going next time. Don't let your mind wander again."

With that, Naruto Uzumaki walked on without stopping.

At the sight,

Konan stood rooted to the spot, stunned.

She had imagined countless possibilities, but never that Naruto Uzumaki would react like this when he saw her.

That wasn't right, was it?

Hadn't he called her his "wife" in the Diary?

She had gone out of her way to arrange this chance encounter. How could his reaction be so... indifferent?

I need to think of something, Konan murmured.

Nagato had already urged her to return. He said he wanted to clarify some of the