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Whoosh…
Whoosh…
Whoosh…
Before Konan's astonished eyes—
A rush of wind, and tless paper explosive tags, drawn in by Gojo Kaigetsu's attrag force, gathered before him, densely packed, adhering to the infinitesimally small space dictated by the Achilles paradox—that theoretical point where motion bees impossible.
No matter how Konan urged her chakra, the tags wouldn't move an inch closer.
....
The instant, the sea of paper explosive tags that should have been under Konan's trol was untrolbly reflected back at her.
Because Gojo Kaigetsu's attractive force had gathered so many explosive tags, their density upon refle was immense, c every inch of space within Konan's field of vision.
BOOOMMMMM!
The vast sea of paper detonated in mid-air.
The roar was deafening, the entire earth seemed to tremble, and a blinding pilr of fire shot towards the sky, illuminating the world.
The two "Divireasuries" collided violently, tless paper and exploding tags scattering in all dires, triggering a rea of new explosions.
The forest ighe ground shook.
The earth was riddled with craters, cracks spider-webbing outwards, rapidly spreading across the entire area where Gojo Kaigetsu stood.
The more Konan pushed her Paper Ninjutsu, the more exploding tags she released with her Divireasury, the more tags were pulled by the Six Eyes' gravity, and reflected back at her.
Until…
Konan watched helplessly as the epiter of the explosions drew closer and closer.
Boom!
The encroag wall of explosions seemed to be the final straw.
The numerous fissures on the ground, now interected, triggered a rea. Entire ses of the earth began to crumble uhe force of the exploding tags!
The massive expenditure of chakra left Konan weak and unstable, uo maintain her paper wings. Like an angel falling to earth, paper feathers scattered as she began to plummet.
But even so, Konan had no iion of stopping or retreating!
She'd reached a point of urn; she couldn't accept defeat.
For Konan, only one of them would leave this alterimeline alive. Perhaps dying in such a ninjutsu csh would finally release her from the endless cycle of violence.
"Aaaah!"
Konan csped her hands together, her expression twisted in a scream as she poured every st drop of chakra into creating more exploding tags.
Until… the fiery light of the explosion engulfed her?
No, Gojo Kaigetsu didn't allow that to happen! When Konan's chakra was nearly depleted, he activated [Cursed Teique Reversal: Red] once more, pulling the airborne Konan towards him.
Caught off guard, Konan lost trol, her paper wings failing pletely, and she fell from the sky.
Gojo Kaigetsu caught her by the throat with one hand, suspending her in the air.
"Cough…"
"Kill me!"
Konan coughed up blood, staining the paper remnants ging to her. She closed her eyes in pain, a sense of release washing over her.
She no longer even cared how Gojo Kaigetsu had mastered both attra and repulsion.
Gojo Kaigetsu raised a hand aly removed Konan's mask.
This was his first time seeing the face of the Akatsuki's "Angel," Konan, up close.
Was she truly an Angel?
Konan was tall, and although she deliberately tried to appear mature, she couldn't hide the youth and vigor of aeen-year-old kunoichi.
Her short, light blue-purple hair was styled in a bun, with a pale blue paper flower on the right side. She had a delicate, refined face, ohat could have easily beloo a noblewoman, but certaiails gave her a… unique fir.
Pale purple eyeshadow, a bret pierg below her lip, e nail polish matg her eyes…
The words "noble" and "alluring," which should have been mutually exclusive, somehow merged in Gojo Kaigetsu's mind, giving rise to a new quality—trast.
His gaze drifted lower, aiced the ring on Konan's right middle finger, marked with the kanji for "White"
Although he k was Akatsuki policy to wear rings, he couldn't help but wonder why Konan wore her ring on her right middle finger, specifically.
Generally, for women, a ring on the right middle finger symbolized being in a retionship, being engaged, or being deeply in love.
A pyful gliered Gojo Kaigetsu's eyes.
He leaned close to Konan's ear, his voice a devilish whisper. "Kill you? What a waste."
"Konan-san, you're a valuable resource."
Resource?
Weakened, Konan's skin crawled. What did he mean by that?
Konan wasn't a naive, i girl. Having grown up in the dark and chaotiviro of Amegakure, she'd withe… darker side of adult ninja.
When lone women were captured, with no witnesses and no ws to restraihe ugliness of ninja often surfaced.
Was Gojo Kaigetsu like that?
Bastard! He had none of the dignity befitting a Konoha Elder Advisor!
This was the Will of Fire?
Despicable!
Kona him, her expression a mask of defiance.
She instinctively tried to summon chakra, to create o exploding tag and die with some sembnce of dignity.
But Gojo Kaigetsu, anticipating her move, swiftly pressed his finger against a pressure point on her neck.
The Byakugan could observe chakra flow and block it. The Six Eyes could do the same!
Normally, Konan's ability to dissolve into paper would make her one of the few ninja immuo the Byakugan's close-bat teiques. The Hyuga's Gentle Fist, which targeted chakra points, would be iive against her paper form.
But because Konan had recklessly used up her chakra creating that barrage of exploding tags, she didn't even have enough left to use her Dance of the Shikigami.
Was she going to be defiled?
Konan closed her eyes in anguish, turning her head away, tears streaming down her cheeks.
It was like… life. If you couldn't resist, you might as well close your eyes and… endure.
'I always said Konan-san was full of surprises.'
Gojo Kaigetsu scratched his head. Really… why was she g?
He cleared his throat. "Don't be so afraid~ Konan-san. Do I… look like a bad person? I won't kill you, and I won't do anything inappropriate. I just want you to calm down and listen. You were… too emotional before."
"You even… tried to kill yourself. Life is… precious. Why… throw it away?"
Gojo Kaigetsu's voice was soft, soothing. "Now, are you calm? Perhaps you should resider what I said earlier."
"Would it really be better to… kill me, to let the Akatsuki collect the Tailed Beasts, create their… ultimate on, and force peace through terror? Or… would it be better to join Konoha, to… unify the ninja world… peacefully?"
"You and Nagato do you have to oppose Konoha, to create your version of peace?"
Why?
Why did he know everything?!
Konan, momentarily fetting her fear of potential viotion, was ed by this question.
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