Staring at Kyo ahead,
Pain was almost instantly completely frozen, his mind blank.
This...
What's going on?!
Why is Kyo here?!
Isn't he supposed to still be in the Land of Earth, responsible for recruiting Deidara with Zetsu...?!
This...
Such a completely unexpected situation,
Naturally, in an instant,
Caused Nagato, who was in the shadows, to freeze!
Just now, he had controlled the Animal Path Pain to come here precisely because he had only sensed Konan's aura.
But... he never imagined,
After arriving here...
Kyo was also here!
You have to understand,
Although Nagato had mastered the Six Paths of Pain for many years,
Within Akatsuki,
Besides Konan, only the masked man and Zetsu knew of the existence of all Six Paths of Pain.
As for the other members,
Even including Kakuzu and Itachi, they only knew of the sole Deva Path Path.
Even Kyo,
Over these years, Nagato had always only appeared before him as Deva Path Pain.
But this time,
He unexpectedly appeared as the Animal Path...
Awkward!
In an instant, Nagato was completely stunned.
And at this moment,
Kyo and Konan on this side also looked over.
Seeing the long-haired Pain before them, Konan was also slightly stunned.
Huh?
What's going on...
Did Nagato forget to switch back to his main account...?
Appearing before Kyo in the Animal Path form???
Although just now,
She had already revealed everything to Kyo,
She also never imagined this situation would occur...
However, at this moment,
Before she could even speak,
Kyo beside her looked over, and then suddenly chuckled and said:
"Yo,"
"Pain, haven't seen you in half a month,"
"Did you get a haircut?"
"...Eh?"
At these words,
Instant silence.
Both Animal Path Pain, who hadn't fully emerged from the darkness, and Konan were stunned.
Huh?
Haircut???
This damn...
It's not just the hairstyle, even the body shape is completely different, alright?!
He didn't even notice that???
Konan was naturally a bit bewildered.
However,
Nagato in the shadows, after his initial bewilderment,
Suddenly had a thought, and instantly couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief...
It seemed,
He still mistook me for Deva Path...?
Perhaps due to the dim surroundings, he didn't recognize me...
This is good, saves exposure!
Thinking this,
Nagato instantly focused his mind, and through the Animal Path's body, spoke in a low voice towards the front:
"Ah... that's right."
"Sin- since you're back already, come, come to a meeting a little later."
"I'll go first."
With his indifferent words falling,
His figure instantly leaped away, disappearing into the darkness almost as if fleeing.
His speed was comparable to carrying a missile upstairs.
He didn't even bother to ask how Kyo had returned.
He just directly vanished into the distance.
Without a doubt,
He was naturally going to immediately switch accounts now.
After all,
The Six Paths of Pain were his big secret, and the time to reveal them to Kyo hadn't arrived yet...
He still needed to hide the other five paths.
And only appear before people as Deva Path.
"..."
And on this side at this moment,
After Animal Path had gone far,
After a moment of silence,
Konan suddenly looked at Kyo in surprise, then frowned slightly, puzzled:
"Kyo..."
"Didn't I already... tell you the truth about Pain, why didn't you..."
"Why didn't I expose him, you mean?"
Kyo chuckled.
And Konan was momentarily stunned, then nodded.
She understood in her heart,
With Kyo's extraordinary perception, it was impossible for him not to notice the difference between this Pain and the previous one...
After all, although their auras were similar,
Animal Path and Deva Path, whether in hairstyle, body type, or appearance, were in fact vastly different.
It was fundamentally impossible to mistake them for the same person.
Therefore, she had just suspected that Kyo had deliberately said that.
So she asked immediately after Pain left.
And at this moment,
Kyo withdrew his gaze, looked at Konan, and smiled calmly:
"It's very simple, Konan."
"You are willing to tell me these important secrets because you trust me."
"But... Nagato is different."
"Currently, he is still in a state of vigilance towards me."
"If I had really exposed him directly this time, then... things would have gotten troublesome."
"You know, I've never liked these unnecessary troubles."
"So,"
"I hope you won't reveal today's conversation to him for the time being either."
"Let's talk about it when the time is right, how about it?"
"..."
Hearing this, Konan was momentarily stunned.
"This..."
Konan's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of helplessness.
She then recalled,
This guy Kyo, although he indeed had many good qualities...
But,
He really did seem afraid of trouble.
For example, back then when he was tasked with pursuing Orochimaru and investigating the white Kitsune Ogre...
These two missions,
He had ultimately abandoned them,
And to this day, they remained unfinished...
However,
Before she could think further, Kyo raised his step and smiled:
"Let's go."
"Don't keep the leader waiting too long."
"I still need to report on this mission."
Saying this,
Kyo walked straight ahead.
And Konan, snapping out of it, shook her head slightly and followed.
Watching Kyo's familiar back as she walked forward, Konan's heart gradually calmed down.
She decided to temporarily follow Kyo's suggestion.
However,
At this moment,
What she didn't know was,
Kyo, with his back to her, had a faint, excited smile on his face!
Because,
Shortly after Pain appeared,
The system's main mission prompt...
Finally appeared!
From the time he left Konoha until now,
The part of the system related to the main mission had remained silent.
And just now, a clear prompt finally came.
Therefore,
Kyo naturally didn't want to waste any more time here.
He just wanted to quickly report the mission and then peacefully collect all the main mission rewards!
...
A moment later,
Kyo and Konan arrived at Akatsuki's tall tower.
This place,
Was usually where Akatsuki's meeting trio gathered.
But today,
Apart from Deva Path Pain and Konan,
The third participant in the meeting was not the mysterious masked man, but Kyo.
However,
Kyo was naturally there to report the results of this mission.
That's right.
The Konoha Joint Chunin Exams.
Although secretly, Kyo had gone purely to complete the system's main mission,
Ostensibly, of course,
He had gone to investigate intelligence on Konoha's Kyubi Jinchuriki.
Therefore,
From the very beginning of the report, he didn't intend to beat around the bush.
Instead, he looked at Pain ahead,
And chuckled:
"As I said in the communication earlier."
"All the intelligence has been thoroughly investigated."
"Konoha's Kyubi Jinchuriki is named Uzumaki Naruto, currently a Genin, training under Konoha Jonin, Hatake Kakashi."
"His mother was the previous generation Kyubi Jinchuriki of Konoha, Uzumaki Kushina, and his father was the deceased Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato."
"Currently, the Kyubi is still sealed within him, with no unusual activity."
"His Chakra Reserve is extremely massive, and for now, he seems to primarily excel only at the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."
"That's all."
Kyo spoke unhurriedly.
In just a few dozen seconds,
He instantly revealed almost all the information about the Jinchuriki.
After listening to this passage,
Even Pain and Konan, who were already mentally prepared, couldn't help but be stunned.
It took a long while after Kyo finished speaking for Pain to say in surprise:
"It's... this detailed?"
"That's right."
Kyo spread his hands and chuckled:
"Finding this out was actually not difficult."
"After all,"
"In other Shinobi Villages, Jinchuriki are often given special importance."
"But in Konoha, it's quite the opposite."
"This Kyubi Jinchuriki has always been treated as if he were the demon fox itself, so information about him was easy for me to obtain."
"So,"
"If there's nothing else to discuss, I'll be going now."
As he spoke,
Kyo suddenly stood up directly and immediately prepared to leave.
"???"
Seeing this,
Pain and Konan beside him were momentarily stunned.
This...
Isn't this too rushed?
Just finished speaking and already trying to slip away???