Rasa was waiting, and Grandma Chiyo was waiting too. Even Hikaru was no exception. But none of them had expected that, besides waiting for the other ninja villages to declare war on Konoha together, they would also be waiting for a troublesome figure—Nagato!!! And the Six Paths of Pain that Nagato took everywhere with him.
With Black Zetsu's manipulation from behind the scenes, Akatsuki's three leaders had split up, and Konan fell into Hanzo of the Salamander's hands at the first opportunity.
"That's impossible!!!" Yahiko had just arrived at their destination and had not even begun the operation when he received news that left him shocked and furious: Konan had fallen into Hanzo of the Salamander's trap and been captured!!!
Yahiko had arrived in high spirits, but now he felt as though his whole world was about to collapse. Aside from his dream of world peace, Konan and Nagato were the most important people in his heart. Now that Konan had fallen into the hands of Hanzo of the Salamander, a man determined to eliminate them, anyone could tell that things had become serious.
"Go back, immediately!! Konan has been captured by Hanzo of the Salamander!!!"
Ignoring everything else, Yahiko immediately led his people rushing back. His heart was filled with shock and rage, yet even amid that shock and fury, he could not help thinking about how Hanzo of the Salamander had learned of their plans and how he had set a trap to capture Konan.
Very few people knew about their plan to split up. Besides the three of them, only Black Zetsu and a small number of Akatsuki Organization higher-ups knew.
Who had leaked the information?
Though Yahiko's mind was in complete chaos, he still forced himself to think, to eliminate suspects one by one, hoping to