Noticing Xuandou's gaze appraising Ajisai, Konan immediately told Ajisai to wait for her outside the office.
Though a little puzzled, Ajisai obediently nodded and withdrew, gently closing the door behind her.
Only the two of them remained in the office.
Konan sat down on the sofa.
She looked at Xuandou and said:
"You don't need to worry about her revealing the secret of my coming to see you."
"As a spare body for Nagato's Animal Path puppet, death is the only fate awaiting her."
Xuandou frowned slightly at her words.
The Loli Way was one of the system's Dual Cultivation targets.
Though she was still young, he would win her over sooner or later once she reached adulthood. Of course he couldn't let her die as she had in the original story.
So he said:
"Find a way to make Nagato use another body. Don't let her die."
"She'll be useful to me later."
Konan didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded.
"What did you want to see me about this time?"
Konan brought the conversation back on track.
Xuandou sat down behind the desk.
"How is recruitment for the Akatsuki coming along?"
Konan nodded slightly and gave a detailed report:
"The Akatsuki has recruited nine members so far. Their code names and ring names have all been decided."
"Pain is the leader of the Deva Path, code-named Zero. He possesses the Rinnegan and is the supreme leader on the surface."
"My code name is White. I handle the organization's external relations and intelligence."
"Zetsu is Mysterious. He handles reconnaissance and post-battle cleanup. He has two bodies, half black and half white, and can move freely underground. There's almost nowhere he can't infiltrate."
"Kisame Hoshigaki is South. He was one of Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and