She certainly wasn't going to survive.
But she wouldn't drop dead on the spot, either.
The one who dropped dead on the spot was Nagato.
The Space Slash from [Open] had sliced him vertically in half.
Never mind a ninja.
Even an earthworm would die if it were sliced vertically like that!
The instant Nagato was "split in two," his consciousness dissipated, and his soul departed for the heavens.
"Hh... hh..."
Konan clutched her chest. Crimson blood spilled uncontrollably between her fingers, staining her clothes red.
She could feel her strength draining from her body little by little.
Jiraiya flashed to Konan's side. He wanted to reach out and support his student, but feared that his movements might be too rough and worsen her injuries.
At that moment.
Jiraiya bitterly hated how poor his medical ninjutsu skills were.
But he also knew.
Even if Tsunade were here, she couldn't save Konan with her heart pierced through.
"Nagato... Yahiko..."
Konan murmured, her voice faint beyond measure.
Even Jiraiya, who was right beside her, couldn't make out what she was saying.
The next moment.
Konan collapsed face-first onto the ground, all signs of life gone.
Even before her death, her thoughts remained with her two dearest friends in the Akatsuki.
"Konan!"
Jiraiya's expression grew even more grief-stricken.
Uchiha Minamoto withdrew his gaze, then looked at Nagato's corpse beside him.
Although the Space Slash had cut Nagato's body down the middle.
Under Uchiha Minamoto's precise control, Nagato's eyes had remained undamaged.
Uchiha Minamoto bent down, extended his right hand, and reached into Nagato's eye sockets.
Squish-
Two strange sounds rang out.
A pair of bloodstained, deep-purple onion eyes immediately appeared in Uchiha Minamoto's hand.
[Rinnegan], acquired!
[Heart of Great Love] activated at the same time, rapidly analyzing these eyes that came from the