Inside a restaurant in Konoha.
Nagato wore a sharply tailored suit and held a bouquet of roses. Cold sweat trickled down his face from time to time, while the hair wax Konan had sprayed on his head made his already eye-catching red hair shine even more.
Nagato kept taking out his phone to check the time, then turning to look at a table behind him to his right.
Konan and Yahiko, both wearing sunglasses, gave Nagato a thumbs-up.
Just then, someone slowly walked into the restaurant...
"Hello, do you have a reservation?" the waiter asked the newcomer with a warm smile.
"Ah, table 27." She took out her phone, checked her messages, and nodded.
Nagato sat rigidly, his ears straining for every sound around him. When he heard "table 27," he hurriedly checked the number on his own table.
27. That's right! She's here!
Nagato's brows knitted tightly. He was incredibly nervous.
"Hello, are you Akatsuki Leader?" A voice drifted into Nagato's ears.
At the other table, Konan and Yahiko immediately clutched their heads and pulled down their sunglasses, staring intently at the newcomer.
"Uh... that's me. Are you Sweetheart Little Bear?" Nagato asked nervously, not even daring to turn his head.
"Yes, looks like I've got the right person. You're more handsome than I imagined." She slowly pulled out the chair opposite Nagato and sat down, smiling brightly.
"You..." Nagato froze as he looked at the person before him.
"What's wrong? Do I look strange?" she asked, puzzled.
"No, no. You're really beautiful. My real name is Nagato Uzumaki. Oh, and I bought these flowers for you," Nagato said, terribly nervous as he handed her the roses.
"Thank you. They smell lovely. The Uzumaki Clan, then? My name is Hana Yuki. I'm from the Yuki Clan of Kirigakure. It's