The weather was a bit cool, and the streets were covered in a fine drizzle as usual. The sky was shrouded in dark clouds, a common sight for the citizens of the Land of Rain.
Konan strolled down a street in a certain town. Everything she saw was familiar, yet the cold rain on her face brought a sense of unfamiliarity.
She hadn't been here in a long time. This was where they first met.
Konan stood lost in the rain for a long time, until the rain stopped. Oh, no, it turned out a paper umbrella had appeared above her head.
"Why are you standing here alone in the rain?"
Konan leaned gently against the person's shoulder, smelling the familiar scent. A hint of comfort filled her heart.
"Because I missed Lin Yu, so I came out to stand in the rain."
"..."
Lin Yu didn't reply. He extended his other hand to embrace Konan's slender figure. This blue-purple haired woman in his arms always said surprising things to tease him.
They stood in the rain in this pose until, after a long while, Konan whispered, "If I hadn't met you and Jiraiya-sensei that day, would I have already died?"
"Don't be silly."
Lin Yu pinched Konan's delicate face and smiled, "If you hadn't met me that day, there would only be one possibility."
"That is, the day before, I would have already found you, Konan."
Upon hearing this, Konan's fair, smooth face immediately flushed. She reached out, grabbed Lin Yu's mischievous hand, and squeezed it tightly, pouting slightly.
"I'm being serious. Why do I feel like you've known me for a very, very long time?"
Lin Yu clasped Konan's soft, small hand in return, teasingly, "Because I came back from the future, and I knew in advance that Konan would grow into a great beauty, which is why I made my move on you!"
"Hmph! Fine if you won't say it!"
Konan's lips curved upwards, all trace of her usual cold demeanor gone, appearing like an innocent girl in love.
They walked slowly, and gradually, the citizens of the Land of Rain appeared on the streets, engaged in their labor.
Konan said softly, "The Land of Rain has completely changed now. The Rain Village is entirely under our control, and the Rain Shinobi will never again invade and kill civilians."
Lin Yu nodded. The changes in the Land of Rain were evident not only to him but to all the nations in the ninja world. It was hard to imagine a small nation on the brink of extinction developing to this extent.
Konan continued, "Now, the Akatsuki's strength has also greatly increased..."
In fact, Konan wanted to say more: the Land of Rain was no longer in turmoil, the Akatsuki had developed steadily, and she could leave with him with peace of mind.
However, Konan was still Konan; she wouldn't let the person she liked feel burdened by her.
"In a few more years, we will have the power to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. When that time comes, if other nations want to start a war, they'll have to ask us, the Land of Rain, first!"
Konan thought about the three hundred billion explosive tags she had in her inventory, and her confidence was still a bit lacking. If she could accumulate a trillion, she would be stable, right?
Lin Yu was quite surprised this time. He hadn't expected that, without anyone noticing, the Land of Rain had developed to its current strength.
If one were to strictly speak of top-tier combat power, the Kage of the Five Great Nations wouldn't be a match for Nagato. But in terms of grassroots strength, the Land of Rain was nowhere near sufficient.
The interference in internal affairs that Konan spoke of likely included the Akatsuki. With all Akatsuki members deployed, destroying a country wouldn't be a problem.
Seeing Lin Yu fall silent, Konan thought he didn't like the topic and quickly changed the subject. "I, I also know a lot of gossip within the Akatsuki. Lin Yu, do you want to... mmph!"
Lin Yu threw away the umbrella, wrapped his arms around Konan's slender waist, and pulled her into his embrace, their foreheads touching.
Although the paper umbrella was gone, the rain from the sky automatically parted around them, as if an invisible barrier had blocked its descent.
"I'll happily listen to anything you say, Konan."
At this moment, Konan felt her heart beating rapidly, her face flushing. Their eyes met, their gazes only three centimeters apart.
Both could feel each other's heartbeats. Because she had been caught in the rain earlier, Konan's clothes were still wet. Her normally loose black robe now clung to her, revealing her figure when Lin Yu held her.
Feeling the soft fullness against his chest, Lin Yu gently kissed Konan's cold lips, slowly savoring them.
Konan entwined her arms around Lin Yu's neck, responding slowly. Her fair, slender legs, hidden within the black robe, swayed slightly, wishing to wrap around his waist, but she felt the posture was somewhat unsuitable.
The place they were in was a secluded alley, devoid of any human presence. This was because Konan had acquired all the surrounding shops, and the shop next to them was named "Konan's Origami Shop."
"Today... I want to be the King of Zhennan!"
Konan's eyes were hazy, her rosy lips pouting. She playfully nudged Lin Yu and asked coyly, "What is that? A feudal lord?"
Lin Yu smiled faintly and said nothing. He reached through the curve of Konan's legs and picked her up in a princess carry, then kicked open the shop door.
"Be gentle! This is my shop!" Konan buried her face in Lin Yu's embrace, her black robe disheveled, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin on her chest.
"You can barely take care of yourself, and you still have the energy to worry about the shop?"
Konan's heart tightened, and she buried her face even deeper. Although she had waited for a long time, she still felt a bit shy when it was actually happening.
Feeling her shoes and socks being removed, Konan gently arched her jade-like feet, her rosy lips occasionally letting out soft breaths.
The wet black robe had long since been discarded on the floor, and Konan's perfect figure was now revealed to Lin Yu.
Feeling the smooth, soft, and hot body beneath him, Lin Yu asked again,
"Konan, how old are you this year?"
Konan blushed, glaring at Lin Yu with her beautiful eyes, and lightly chided, "It's very impolite to ask a girl her age. Anyway, you can do whatever you want..."
*Pat!*
The surrounding windows were covered by folded paper, and the entire room was enveloped in countless pieces of origami.
Faint moans could be heard from within the house, scaring away the dark clouds in the sky of the Land of Rain. Sunlight once again shone upon the country.
The sky cleared up...
...
At the Akatsuki base, Itachi, Kisame, and Sasori had already left, leaving only Kakuzu behind, waiting impatiently for his teammates.
After a while, Kakuzu finally saw Obito slowly approaching, still wearing that spiral mask, his expression unreadable.
Kakuzu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Are you really Uchiha Madara?"
Obito flicked his wrist and said, "Call me whatever you like. Let's go, it's just the two of us now."
"Huh?"
Kakuzu asked confusedly, "Isn't the financial manager coming?"
"He's taking leave!"
Obito glanced at the sun appearing in the sky. The surrounding clouds seemed to have been artificially dispersed, as if a hole had been poked in the sky.
"Sigh, I wish I could take leave too, Kakashi..."
"What did you say, Kaka?"
"If you say one more word, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
Kakuzu's eyes twitched, and he suppressed the anger in his heart. He couldn't defeat this person, but he could bully the newly joined newcomer, right?
The two disappeared into the shadows, one after the other.
Nagato, standing atop the tall tower, looked at the sunlight appearing in the sky and doubted himself,
"Did my Rain Tiger Dependent Variable Jutsu fail?"