"The ninja who stole Takigakure's forbidden technique and became immortal, Kakuzu."
"The genius puppeteer who betrayed Sunagakure, Sasori."
"And the last is Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, who defected from Konoha."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over Pain and Konan.
"You will each contact the others and persuade them to join."
"Go, for the sake of our great undertaking."
With that, Obito's figure slowly warped and was drawn into the Space-Time Uzumaki.
Zetsu also sank silently into the ground and vanished.
Only Pain and Konan remained in the building.
Konan looked thoughtfully in the direction where Obito had disappeared.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
"What are you thinking about?"
Pain's voice remained indifferent, but held a barely perceptible trace of concern.
Konan withdrew her gaze and looked at Pain.
"Nothing. I was just wondering how much of what that Masked Man said was true."
Pain fell silent for a moment.
"Whether he is telling the truth or not, our goal will not change. We will make this world feel pain."
Konan nodded.
She turned and walked toward the door.
"Where are you going?"
Pain asked.
"To recruit companions."
Konan did not look back.
"Sasori is active around the Land of Wind. I'll go find him."
Pain said nothing more, merely watching quietly as her figure disappeared into the rain.
After leaving the Land of Rain, however, Konan did not head for the Land of Wind, but changed course directly for the Land of Hot Water.
In her view, this information had to be reported to Xuandou.
Besides, she had not seen him in a long time.
Two days later.
Konan entered Azure Tide Port.
She sensed an atmosphere in this port city entirely different from three years ago.
As the site of the Land of Hot Water's new Daimyo's Residence,