Chapter 584: Itachi's question
Nagato suddenly spoke up to stop Saro. "Wait a moment!"
Saro stopped immediately, a nervous look on her face. "What is it, Lord Nagato?"
Saro's first reaction was that Nagato was still angry about what had happened last night and was about to reprimand her.
What Saro had not expected was for Nagato to simply take out a ring. Its design was very plain, with the character for "white" inscribed on it.
He said softly, "From now on, you are officially a member of the Akatsuki, with the code name White. You will stay by my side. If I need you to do anything else, I will assign it to you personally."
Nagato had only let Saro join the Akatsuki because it would make protecting her easier.
After all, aside from cooking for him, Saro had almost no other abilities at the moment.
Saro was delighted to hear this, because in her mind, the Akatsuki had always been a village that maintained peace.
Being able to join such a village filled Saro with pride. Beaming, she quickly nodded in agreement. "All right! Thank you, Lord Nagato!"
As she spoke, she reached out to take the ring and gently slipped it onto her finger. It turned out to fit perfectly, and she could not help admiring how carefully Lord Nagato observed things.
After thanking him again, Saro gave him a radiant smile.
Watching her, Nagato was momentarily dazed. Then he waved a hand and said impatiently, "Go on. Make sure you train diligently from now on!"
Saro immediately nodded. "Don't worry, Lord Nagato. I'll definitely train hard!"
With that, she turned and scampered out, glancing at the ring on her hand every so often.
Nagato watched her go with a conflicted expression, unsure whether he had said