Konan: Lord Cangyue, You're My Only Master... (Continued)

Even those eyes had been taken!

"Rather than choosing not to ask for help, he probably never had the chance."

"He didn't even manage to destroy his Rinnegan. Aogetsu Hyuga must have given him no room to breathe..."

Zetsu saw it from a different angle.

He realized at once

that Nagato had never had a chance to call for help!

Aogetsu Hyuga was simply too strong!

Kabuto Yakushi said nothing.

His eyes flickered.

Baki's face darkened.

He wanted to lash out at Obito and the others, but he knew he was no match for them.

Now two pieces of bad news lay before them.

Nagato was dead. Akatsuki had lost one of its greatest fighters. They could revive him with Impure World Reincarnation, but he would be far weaker than before.

That was how Impure World Reincarnation worked. It bolstered the weak, but held the strong back.

The second piece of bad news was that Aogetsu Hyuga now had the Rinnegan. Their enemy had grown stronger!

With them weakened and their enemy strengthened, the plan's chances of success had fallen sharply!

"What do we do? Postpone the plan? I have no objection."

Kabuto Yakushi finally spoke, and his suggestion was entirely reasonable.

Before anyone else could respond,

Baki slammed his hand on the table and sprang up.

"No!"

"Sunagakure's finances are already stretched thin after all this preparation. Any more delays will ruin the village!"

"You've used so much of Sunagakure's money and resources. We even handed over One-Tail Shukaku! The plan must go ahead!"

What irony. Baki, an outsider, insisted on carrying out the plan, while Obito and Zetsu, who had devised it, hesitated.

Obito and Zetsu had to take his words seriously.

Baki had his own interests at heart, but what he said deserved consideration for the sake