[On the Streets of Konoha]
At this mont, Konan's mind was still sowhat dazed.
She originally thought that her evil intentions had been discovered by the ninjas of Konoha.
Then they sent this pretty boy, Shirakumo Aoba, to lure her in, and finally capture her at the Senju ancestral ho.
But after a round of discussion, it turned out that he only wanted to invite her out for shopping.
At first, she refused.
But for so reason, when he said the four words "Since you're already here," the words of refusal suddenly beca hard to say.
So she half-heartedly followed him out.
After a simple conversation, she more or less figured out why those little girls were hostile toward her.
Because among these girls, except for the Tsuchikage's disciple, all of them turned out to be Aoba's girlfriends.
It was her first ti seeing soone dating multiple girls at once.
Even Konan's usually calm heart was deeply shaken and couldn't recover for a long while.
But what surprised her even more was that Terumi i and Kurotsuchi could get along with Konoha people so harmoniously.
Kurotsuchi was Onoki's granddaughter, and Terumi i was also likely to beco the next Mizukage.
Aoba was the Hokage's disciple.
In other words, if things developed normally, these three would most likely beco high-ranking figures in the three great ninja villages.
It was not even impossible for them to beco Kage.
Now they could actually live in the sa house and get along peacefully. Terumi i was even Aoba's girlfriend. It was just like a family.
'If this relationship can be maintained, the three great ninja villages will never go to war again, and peace can be sustained?'
She didn't know why, but this absurd thought suddenly arose in her heart.
Then her gaze subconsciously fell on Aoba walking ahead.
She knew that he was the bond maintaining this relationship.
Although Kurotsuchi was not Aoba's girlfriend, from their interaction, they were definitely very close friends.
She thought again of the information on Aoba.
'A kind and innocent boy, is it possible that he wants to use this kind of thod to bring peace to the ninja world?'
'Using himself as the dium, becoming a bridge between the ninja villages.'
'A bridge to peace in the shinobi world...'
It was a very naive idea, but he really seed to have taken the first step.
That also made her start thinking about Aoba's purpose in inviting her out.
Although the leader of Agakure was Pain, in truth, the entire village was managed by her.
She could also decide the future of Agakure.
Looking at the nearly shoulder-to-shoulder Aoba and Terumi i, a blush climbed up Konan's pale and cool face.
'Could it be that Aoba has taken a liking to and wants to invite to join his team?'
Thinking of this, Konan shook her head.
When she tossed out that thought, her face only beca more flushed.
She wasn't feeling shy, but ashad.
She was already a woman in her thirties, and she was actually fantasizing about a boy almost twenty years younger than her liking her.
Aoba probably just wanted to get along well with her, like Kurotsuchi, as a very good friend.
If she were just an ordinary ninja of Agakure, maybe she would be willing to try this path to peace.
But she was a mber of the Akatsuki.
Peace was her pursuit, and also the goal Akatsuki had always been chasing.
It was just that the thods of achieving peace were completely different.
She knew Nagato's thoughts. And also knew his purpose for collecting the tailed beasts.
Nagato intended to gather the power of all nine tailed beasts to create a tailed beast weapon strong enough to destroy a nation in an instant.
Then use this weapon as a deterrent to make countless lives disappear in an instant.
To ignite fear in people's hearts, so that the great nations would no longer dare to start wars, thereby pushing the shinobi world toward peace.
Unlike Aoba's path of mutual understanding, Nagato and Akatsuki believed in absolute violence.
Because they already knew that true understanding between people was impossible.
And for that belief, they had paid the most painful price.
Akatsuki needed the tailed beasts, and Konoha just happened to have the Nine-Tails. Plus, their current plan, there was no doubt they would eventually beco enemies.
Even if they were walking on different roads, she did not hate soone like him.
Because they had once been like that too.
It was just that now Aoba wanted to understand her and beco friends, while she planned to unleash a tailed beast in his village and ignite war.
Thinking of this, Konan's heart beca lost and uncertain again.
She seed to have beco the very thing she once hated the most.
"Ow!"
Suddenly, a little girl holding a candied hawthorn stumbled and bumped into her leg.
She staggered back a step and almost fell to the ground, but was caught by Aoba who reacted in ti.
The little girl looked up and thanked him, "Thank you, Onii-chan!"
"You're welco," Aoba smiled and patted her head.
The little girl then looked at Konan, opened her hands wide, and bowed deeply in apology with sincerity.
"I'm sorry, Nee-san, I accidentally bumped into you."
Konan snapped back to reality and quickly waved her hand, saying, "You don't need to apologize, I was just distracted by sothing."
The little girl looked at Konan with pure eyes again, "Nee-san, are you in a bad mood?"
"This…", Konan didn't know how to answer.
She wasn't good at dealing with such enthusiastic children, just like how Aoba had forced an umbrella on her yesterday.
"Umm~", Suddenly, the little girl pouted. She looked at the candied hawthorn in her hand, face full of conflict.
"Little one, you…", Konan thought the girl was hurt and was about to ask, but the little girl suddenly held out the candied hawthorn to her.
"Nee-san, please eat this candied hawthorn!"
"Eating candied hawthorn will make you feel better. I always eat it when I'm sad."
Konan was stunned. She stared blankly at the little girl offering the candied hawthorn.
Bright sunlight filtered through the treetops, falling onto the little girl's innocent face.
Her eyes were full of reluctance and conflict, but it was precisely this reluctance that made her emotion so pure.
Those bright, black, spirited eyes seed to be conveying so kind of ssage to her.
From the little girl's pure gaze, Konan felt her innocent kindness and beauty.
'Between people… Maybe understanding is possible after all.'
Suddenly, this thought flared up again in her heart.
"Tha… thank you, but I don't need it," Konan shook her head and refused. She felt her throat was a little dry when she spoke.
"Please accept it," At this mont, a middle-aged woman, probably the little girl's mother, walked over, smiling warmly at Konan.
"Just take it as an apology gift from this child."
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