Throughout this time, Nagato had been devoting all his efforts to preparing for war, even though he had chosen to attack Konoha while Shihōin Naraku was away.
But Konoha itself was far from weak and had no shortage of elite ninja.
Even with Shihōin Naraku taking people away, plenty of capable people remained. At the very least, the group led by the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, was still there, which meant taking Konoha would be difficult for Nagato.
There was even a chance he could fail!
That was why Nagato had left everything to Konan while he threw himself wholeheartedly into preparing for war.
Of course, Nagato still had plenty of confidence in this attack.
As long as he did not face Shihōin Naraku directly, he felt he had a very good chance of taking Konoha.
Once he successfully captured the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and sealed them inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Nagato would no longer fear Shihōin Naraku.
Once the Ten-Tails was born, he could absolutely crush Shihōin Naraku!
This was also why Nagato insisted on pursuing the Akatsuki's plan. The main reason was that Shihōin Naraku's strength was simply too far beyond the norm.
Even with the Rinnegan, Nagato believed he would struggle to contend with him.
"Konan..."
Nagato hesitated for a moment before saying, "Once we successfully capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, we must temporarily abandon Amegakure to be safe!"
"No! Amegakure is our home! We can't abandon it, no matter what!"
This was the first time Konan had opposed Nagato's opinion. In the past, she had always supported him quietly from behind, never raising any objections.
Just as she had when Yahiko was alive, she had always supported Yahiko as his partner.
But this time was different. Amegakure was Konan's home, and it held all