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As they spoke, Konan's aura continued to rise, displaying the bearing of a predator at the top of the food chain. What she offered was an invitation, but what people heard was that those beneath her had to obey, with no choice at all.
However, Retsuo remained unmoved. "Hey, hey, I was the one who let you off just now, right? Just consider it exchanging his life for yours. You're so much stronger than him. If you ask me, your organization made a huge profit. No need to thank me."
Konan sneered. "How can a ninja be shackled by past achievements? It seems you aren't a qualified ninja after all. How did Sasori lose to you? Don't tell me you pretended to be his friend and then ambushed him?"
With that, the two paper wings formed from her body began to beat continuously. She did not fly very high, but paper kept splitting away from her body. White sheets unfolded and fell away from her face, body, and clothes, one after another, like the pages of a book being turned. The entire scene was bizarre beyond words.
White paper whirled through the forest as Retsuo prepared for battle. It was obvious that this foul woman had completely come apart and was getting serious.
Konan said slowly, "My Dance of the Shikigami isn't easy to deal with. All these sheets are incredibly sharp, with tremendous cutting power, especially when they start spinning under my control."
Retsuo smiled instead of getting angry. "A defeated loser like you—where did you find the courage?"
"If I hadn't suddenly felt like trying the Explosive Tag Clone Technique, which I normally never have a chance to use... The tree hollow was simply too