"No shit, if they were to oppose me after being resurrected, do you think I would spare them? But they couldn't possibly lie to me in my presence. Even if they don't become my subordinates after being resurrected, it's fine. But if they choose to be my enemies, I'll kill them instantly. As long as they don't oppose me, then letting them go doesn't matter," Ryoha sneered, looking at Deidara as if he were an idiot.
"Alright," Deidara nodded in agreement. However, he had already made up his mind. If Ryoha really followed through on his words, resurrecting them and granting them freedom, and if Kakuzu and the others chose to become Ryoha's subordinates or left peacefully without opposing him, then Deidara would keep his promise and become Ryoha's loyal subordinate.
But if there were issues with their resurrection or if they intended to be Ryoha's enemies and were killed by him, then Deidara would willingly die alongside Kakuzu and the others. Ryoha seemed to have noticed this, but he didn't say anything.
Although he admired Deidara, it wasn't to the extent of forcing him to become a subordinate. For Ryoha, if Deidara ended up dying in the end, so be it. Ryoha wouldn't feel any regret. With his strength or the strength of his wives and companions, he was already powerful enough to dominate the ninja world.
Therefore, regardless of the final outcome, whether Deidara lived or died didn't matter much to him, and he wouldn't be too concerned. If he gained something, he would be a bit happy; if he lost, he wouldn't feel unhappy. Having Deidara as a subordinate was just a fleeting idea, and success or failure made little difference.
"How about it, Konan? What's your decision now?" Ryoha looked at this woman who claimed to be like an angel. Honestly, when he saw the loli version of Konan in the anime, he was shocked. The childhood version of Konan was very kind, gentle, and extremely approachable. Now, while she was still kind and gentle, the approachable part had disappeared. Her kindness and gentleness were buried deep inside, all due to the effects of war.
Konan remained silent, not even giving Ryoha a glance. At this point, all she sought was death, but for her current self, even death was a luxury.
"Dark Release: Dark Seed." Ryoha smiled, completely unbothered. Since he had stated that he wouldn't let Konan die, he would certainly keep his word. A dark light appeared and directly entered Konan's body. Konan, however, didn't seem to care.
"Don't worry; this isn't something that will take your life. On the contrary, it's just a technique that can detect your inner fluctuations. In other words, as long as you have thoughts of suicide, I'll be the first to sense it. You won't be able to succeed. Furthermore, for safety's sake, I'll add another jutsu, like this, Dark Release: Dark Curse."
Ryoha stared at Konan, and she suddenly felt a strange sensation. It was so strange that even she found it absurd. If she had thoughts of suicide, it would be extremely dangerous.
"With this double safeguard, you'll be much safer. If you want to commit suicide, go ahead. Later, I'll go to Amegakure and take care of the final Nagato."
Ryoha's words made Konan immediately glare at him with anger and resentment. She knew very well that any action she took wouldn't pose any threat to Ryoha.
"The more I look at you, the more familiar you seem. Now that I've heard you mention Nagato, I finally remember," Tsunade walked over. At this point, Ryoha, Konan, and Deidara had all landed on the ground. Tsunade came to stand in front of Konan and reached out to hold her delicate chin, lifting her head slightly, carefully examining her for a while.
"I felt more and more familiar with you. Hearing you mention Nagato, I finally remembered," Tsunade walked over. By this time, both Ryoha and Konan, along with Deidara, had already landed. Tsunade came in front of Konan, reaching out to hold Konan's delicate chin and lifting her head slightly, examining her carefully for a while.
"So you're one of those three little brats from back then. The one you just mentioned, the Deva Path Pain, is another one, and the last one is probably Nagato with the Rinnegan. And she is the one manipulating Pain. I never thought that the three kids Orochimaru proposed to kill back then would become enemies of Konoha. Jiraiya, oh Jiraiya, you're truly good at taking on students."
Tsunade's tone was uncertain, as if she were mocking or praising Jiraiya's ability to take on students. Each of his students was outstanding. They were disciples he had taught. The people Orochimaru had proposed killing back then turned out to be enemies of Konoha, and one of them had the Rinnegan.
Inside the Eternal Abyss, Jiraiya, upon hearing this sentence, rarely showed an awkward expression. After all, if it weren't for him stopping it, the Akatsuki might not have appeared now.
"Ah..." Konan suddenly took out an exploding tag, ready to end her own life, but she found that as soon as she had this thought, a pain from the depths of her soul immediately appeared. At the same time, Konan felt like she was shrouded in darkness. In the darkness, countless terrifying things that frightened Konan seemed to appear: the people she had killed, the people who had died because of the war, the people who had died because of the Akatsuki, they all seemed to appear.
Under the invasion of darkness, Konan, who wouldn't have been afraid at all, suddenly screamed, as if her soul had become extremely fragile under the shroud of darkness. As the feeling of pain and the darkness' engulfment deepened, the temporary thought of suicide faded. The agony of the soul and the corrosion of darkness suddenly disappeared.
Konan had already figured it out. This was the double safeguard Ryoha had just mentioned. As long as she had thoughts of suicide, this excruciating pain, unbearable pain would appear. It was simply impossible to die with such torment.
"You're not infatuated with her again, are you?" Tsunade's tone was still very gentle, but Ryoha clearly detected a hint of jealousy.
"It's not exactly infatuation. It's just that I think it's a pity for this angel to die so easily. Let me show you something." Ryoha showed Tsunade the memories of Konan's childhood that he had seen in the anime, and all about Konan's appearance as a child appeared in Tsunade's mind, as if Tsunade had participated as an insider.
"I really didn't expect things to be so complicated. It seems that Danzo, that old fox, has done countless abominable things in places unknown to others. And Hiruzen, he was killed by those little brats from back then. Fate is truly unpredictable."
The sourness in Tsunade's tone also disappeared, and when she looked at Konan, there was a hint of pity. She had never expected that the kind, gentle Konan from back then would become the cold and ruthless angel of today.
"So now that this is resolved, let's head to Konoha. After dealing with Konoha, it's on to the last stop, the Amegakure." Ryoha looked at the Eternal Darkness Prison that covered the entire Konoha, and then at Tsunade, Deidara, and others who were reluctant but were directly controlled by Ryoha with the Dark Rinne Sharingan. They followed Ryoha and walked towards Konoha.