"Uchiha Itachi, he's a traitor—no, actually, he's a spy. A spy for Konoha." [Konan] smiled faintly at Makoto's question and calmly delivered her answer.
"Huh?"
Makoto, along with everyone watching the broadcast from the spectator seats above, was genuinely surprised.
Had the Akatsuki in this weird timeline actually been that perceptive?
Without Makoto even dropping a hint, they had already figured out Uchiha Itachi was a double agent?
"Are you surprised? You literally just said it yourself—" [Konan] pointed a pale finger at Uchiha Hikari.
"Her greatest hatred is for Uchiha Madara, the man who created the current ninja world alongside Hashirama Senju."
"Our Akatsuki naturally knows all about Uchiha Madara's historical actions, and we hold a deeply natural wariness toward the Uchiha clan—a cursed group born with innate hypnotic furry-controlling abilities."
"Sure enough, based on the reliable reports from our other organization members, Uchiha Itachi frequently uses large flocks of crows to carry out his despicable acts. It's absolutely appalling."
"...Heh, alright, I get it. Let's just hurry up and take action." Makoto felt that if he had to listen to this for even one more minute, he could probably stomach it, but the real Konan watching from the sky was going to literally die of cringe!
He could even instantly deduce exactly how the alternate Itachi had gotten lost or kicked out of the group.
He probably got caught secretly playing with Summoning Beasts, heavily violating the organization's strict anti-furry principles.
"Yeah, let's hurry up and move. Stop talking," Uchiha Hikari frantically urged.
If [Konan] kept running her mouth, Hikari was going to completely lose her composure too.
After all, there were only three core anchors for this Limited Tsukuyomi World: Fuu, Yugito, and herself.
Although the illusion would autonomously evolve based on the subconscious circumstances of these three—potentially introducing some wildly new settings—it didn't mean everything came from Fuu and Yugito.
Uchiha Hikari could easily deceive others, but she couldn't deceive herself.
And even if she could deceive herself, she definitely couldn't fool Makoto.
The absolutely bizarre, unhinged changes in this world's Akatsuki Organization were ninety-nine percent her fault.
The worst part was that this [Konan] wasn't the originally cold, tight-lipped Konan from their real world—she was unusually chatty!
Having literally just met them, she had already dumped so much crucial, embarrassing information.
If she kept talking, it wouldn't be Konan who died of embarrassment—it would be Hikari!
"It seems your righteous hatred for furries has completely overflowed beyond words, making you incredibly impatient. You're actually this eager to slaughter the Nine-Tails." [Konan] felt quite gratified by their bloodlust.
With a serene smile, she raised her hand and gathered a swirling pile of paper scraps.
"Can you two fly? If not, I can carry you."
"That won't be necessary."
As Uchiha Hikari spoke, she instantly materialized her Skeletal Susanoo and the massive, glowing wings of the Susanoo spreading out wide behind her.
During a previous mission, her Shadow Clone had used this exact method to carry the priestess Shion back to Amegakure.
If even a mere Shadow Clone could break the inherent rules of the Susanoo—using the Complete Body's wings while only in the skeletal state—then naturally, her true self could pull off the same god-tier cheat.
"Alright then." [Konan] nodded, glancing over at Makoto, who hadn't said a word but was simply casually floating in mid-air with his feet off the ground.
Confirming that both of her new recruits could keep up, she gracefully unfolded her paper wings and soared toward Konoha.
Makoto's earlier assumption was dead-on: the Akatsuki in this world indeed possessed exact intelligence on the Tailed Beasts.
[Konan] clearly knew the exact spawn location of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, flying purposefully in one specific direction.
Konoha was also incredibly peculiar in this timeline, seemingly operating without any sensory barriers or air defenses whatsoever.
"Wait a second." Makoto suddenly called for a hard stop.
"Hm? What's wrong?" [Konan] turned her head in confusion.
"..."
Without a single word, Makoto just pointed a finger down at a specific person below for Uchiha Hikari to see.
Using the unparalleled visual prowess of her Sharingan, Hikari zoomed in and clearly saw the individual in the streets below.
The observing audience up in the sky could also see it in 4k.
Down there was [Hyuga Neji].
With the veins bulging aggressively around his eyes, he had fully activated his Byakugan and was "patrolling" the busy streets.
Was he diligently guarding Konoha? Checking the perimeter for enemy spies?
Not even close.
[Hyuga Neji] was blatantly leering at the female passersby, audibly and shamelessly commenting on every single person's underwear style.
As he shamelessly strolled down the street, [Neji] eventually arrived at the entrance of the women's bathhouse.
His pale eyes immediately lit up like Christmas trees.
Especially when he suddenly spotted some very familiar figures—Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Tenten, and a few others—walking inside together.
[Neji] grew so incredibly excited he started aggressively rubbing his hands together like a cartoon villain as he desperately sought a good vantage point.
SHOOM!
A massive, glowing crimson arrow violently pierced straight through [Hyuga Neji]'s chest, pinning his ass dead to the dirt.
That's right—following Hikari's cheat ability to use flight-capable wings without the Complete Susanoo form, her Susanoo weapons could now be freely altered and customized as well.
The Mangekyo's unique Eye Techniques were honestly a lot like the divine arts of the Ōtsutsuki Clan and their various broken tools.
You couldn't exactly call this a "low-tier version," nor could you call it "high-tier."
It could only be accurately described as the "Ninja World-Exclusive Version."
For instance, Eida's [Omnipotence] appeared to be a massive, group-cast version of Kotoamatsukami, but compared to the absolute, flawless subconscious control of Kotoamatsukami, [Omnipotence] had several glaring loopholes.
Similarly, the physical shaping and weapons of the Susanoo shared remarkable similarities with Kinshiki Otsutsuki's Byakugan of Power, which could create glowing red weapons of various styles using raw chakra.
Hikari casually manifesting a giant bow and arrow was basically the exact same concept.
And upon witnessing this absolute degenerate [Hyuga Neji] attempting to engage in such despicable acts, Hikari didn't hesitate for a microsecond to violently end his life with a single, brutal arrow.
"Wh-why...?"
[Hyuga Neji] spat out a massive mouthful of blood, looking around in complete, agonizing confusion.
He simply couldn't comprehend why a giant, glowing arrow had suddenly flown down from the goddamn heavens to impale him.
Had his sheer lack of morals actually incurred literal divine retribution?!
'What a tragedy! I still hadn't even seen what I wanted to see!'
"Am I... going to die?"
"To die meaninglessly like this...?"
"NO! I absolutely refuse!"
"I am the undisputed genius of the Hyuga clan! The true inheritor of the Byakugan's will! I will never give up!"
[Hyuga Neji] suddenly snapped his eyes wide open, erupting with a massively powerful surge of chakra throughout his bleeding body.
"BYAKUGAN!"
With unwavering Shonen-protagonist-level determination, [Hyuga Neji] violently activated his Byakugan once more, staring intently through the walls toward the women's bathhouse.
He absolutely had to see heaven one last time!
Uchiha Hikari: "..."
Witnessing this utterly cursed scene and hearing [Hyuga Neji]'s bold, heroic declaration just to be a peeping tom, Hikari instantly felt a profound urge to activate her Perfect Susanoo and completely level the entire Konoha.
And for the record, this horrifying change in [Hyuga Neji] definitely had absolutely nothing to do with her subconscious!
"Amaterasu."
Sizzle.
"AHHHHH—!"
Black flames suddenly ignited directly inside [Hyuga Neji]'s eyes.
Before he could even catch a glimpse of anything, he was violently plunged into absolute darkness, letting out continuous, blood-curdling screams.
"I WILL NEVER GIVE UP! I'LL NEVER SURRENDER! KEEPING MY WORD IS MY NINJA WAY! BELIEVE IT!"
"MY BYAKUGAN IS GONE, BUT I STILL HAVE MY MIND'S EYE! I'LL LISTEN WITH MY EARS, I'LL SEE WITH MY HEART!"
Pfft—
Right in the middle of his incessant, delusional howling, [Hyuga Neji] finally breathed his absolute last and died.
The surrounding pedestrians on the street trembled in pure unadulterated terror at the gruesome execution.
"See?" [Konan] calmly observed the flaming corpse below and spoke slowly, her tone dead-serious.
"This is the descendant who inherited the lecherous, filthy will of Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara. If we don't eliminate the nine Tailed Beasts and completely rebuild this ninja world, degenerate filth like this will only multiply. This is the exact reason our Akatsuki Organization was founded."