Although his words made perfect sense, Konan had to admit they did not sound like something someone trying to deceive her would say.
Besides, if Bai Ye attacked her now...
Or tried to fool her...
Konan would have found either perfectly normal. What she truly had not expected was for things to turn out like this.
"So... you're just letting me go?!"
In the end, Konan could not help asking.
She was still here. Capturing her would take some of their fighting strength out of the equation.
It would also make Nagato hesitate to act.
In fact, once she left and started investigating...
If she uncovered anything, wouldn't Bai Ye fail to achieve his original objective?!
Of course, Konan still could not be certain what Bai Ye's objective actually was.
But she knew that simply letting her leave seemed rather hard to explain.
This was completely different from what she had imagined.
"Are you that important to the Rain Ninja?! And... you seem awfully eager for me to capture you! Isn't it a good thing that I'm letting you go?! Yet you insist on staying in Konoha..."
Bai Ye rubbed his forehead helplessly, thinking that what Konan was saying really was rather funny.
It almost felt as though she would be dissatisfied unless he detained her.
Did he really have to make her stay?!
After hearing Bai Ye's words, Konan opened her mouth, unsure what to say for a moment.
Put that way, she really was acting rather strangely.
He had already told her she could leave.
Yet she kept pressing the issue.
Wouldn't it be better to go and see whether those things had really happened?!
At that thought, Konan took a deep breath and said, "I understand. I'll do as you suggested. Tomorrow, I'll leave Konoha and travel