Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 108 Recalling the Past

Rain-Hidden Village.

"Uncle Kakuzu, you didn't kill your teammates again, did you?" Lone Star asked in a low voice.

Kakuzu stood silently to the side, tacitly acknowledging what he had done.

“Uncle, it’s not easy for the leader to recruit someone. Be careful he doesn’t like you, and then…” She didn’t say it directly, but just gestured at her neck.

"They were killed so easily, which means they're not strong enough. There's no point in having them join Akatsuki!" A cold voice rang out behind her.

"Chief, could you please stop appearing and disappearing so mysteriously? It's kind of scary." Lone Star's voice was not as clear and melodious as usual; it sounded extremely weak, but he still couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark.

She was exhausted after saying that, but after a short pause, she continued, "Sorry, Uncle, I suddenly got sick. I'll team up with you to make money when I'm better."

"I...I'll go back to my room to rest first."

She braced herself against the ground to stand up, but less than a second later, she fell backward. "It's over... my condition is probably even worse." Then she fainted.

Pain, who happened to be right behind Lone Star, quickly caught him, "Lone Star... Lone Star..."

The person in his arms did not react at all; her face visibly grew even paler.

What on earth is going on? I had no symptoms at all, so how did I end up like this?

Kakuzu had never seen anything like this in all his years of life. He took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket and handed it over, saying, "Chief, try this medicine!"

"If it still doesn't get better, we'll have to seek help from Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin."

Pain took the medicine, then picked the person up and carried them away.

"Xiao Nan, is this medicine effective?"

Konan shook her head. "Payne, give up!"

She was also struggling internally as she said this. Since Lone Star joined the organization, the dull atmosphere of the organization has become much more relaxed. Although she often goes against Payne, she has never completed a mission and has even had Payne clean up her messes.

Payne himself was indulging in all of this.

Perhaps he himself didn't realize that when Lone Star was around, although his face was expressionless, the smile deep in his eyes betrayed him.

Even she herself has changed a lot. Every day, someone calls out "Sister Xiao Nan" in a sweet voice, which melts even the hardest heart.

She was often dragged into doing strange things, and every time she refused, she would be met with a pair of teary-eyed girls tugging at her clothes and acting coquettishly, making it impossible for her to say no.

"Sister Xiao Nan, come with me, come with me..."

"Sister Xiaonan, these are the flowers I picked early this morning. They suit you perfectly today, so I'm giving them to you..."

"Is Sister Nan missing Brother Yahiko again? Brother Yahiko will definitely come back if he knows how much you miss him."

"..."

These words echoed in her mind like a slideshow: "Payne, I want to go out for a while."

"You want to go find Tsunade!" Pain bluntly stated.

"Yes, the organization needs you, so I'm the most suitable person to go out." Xiao Nan not only didn't deny it, but directly admitted it.

"No...you stay. With your current strength, you are no match for Tsunade."

"I go."

Just then, a vortex appeared beside them, and a person dressed in a black robe and wearing an orange vortex mask walked out.

Pain, who was about to leave, paused. "Madara Uchiha, what are you doing here?"

"I heard from Black Zetsu that you've affected the progress of the plan because of a woman, so I came to check it out."

He glanced at the person lying on the bed. "It seems that Black Zetsu was right."

"We're just business partners, don't meddle too much," Pain sneered.

“As long as it doesn’t affect the progress of the plan, I naturally won’t say anything, but now…” Obito didn’t finish his sentence, and Pain naturally understood the meaning behind his words.

"I won't affect the progress of the plan. By the way, I'd like to give you a piece of advice: don't go to Konoha too often lately and expose the organization prematurely," Pain retorted.

Obito Uchiha gave him a cold look, then disappeared from the spot.

"Payne, wouldn't doing this...?" Xiao Nan's eyes flashed with worry.

"It's alright, Xiao Nan. Take good care of Gu Xing." He was about to leave when he remembered something and turned back to say, "Don't let Xie get close to Gu Xing."

"Pain, are you worried that Scorpion will turn Lone Star into a puppet?"

"You can rest assured about that. Although the two of them seem to not get along, they actually have a good relationship."

“Scorpion even bestowed puppetry techniques upon Lone Star.”

Recalling Scorpion's first meeting with Lone Star, a smile involuntarily appeared on Xiao Nan's face.

"Chief, how can you even bring disabled people to work? That's too cruel!"

Upon hearing this, Sasori of the Red Sand, who was hiding inside Hiruko's body next to Pain, instantly became enraged and lashed out with his tail.

"Hey...hey...you really don't know what's good for you. I'm speaking up for you, can't you be reasonable?"

"I'll talk to you properly once you become one of the members of my puppet art."

"Puppet? Art? Are you Sasori of the Red Sand?"

"You know me?" Sasori's words were tinged with doubt, but he didn't stop moving, his tail whipping around with deadly attacks.

"Stop right there, Brother Scorpion," Lone Star said, changing his form of address.

Her words immediately infuriated Sasori.

"Leader, aren't you going to do anything about this?" She timidly peeked out from behind Pain and asked.

Of course, all of this was an act by Lone Star.

Pain gave her a strange look. "Scorpion, stop. Internal strife is not allowed in the organization."

"Pain, you're not lying, are you? Kakuzu has killed several of his teammates." Lone Star directly exposed her, though her voice was low, everyone on the field heard her clearly.

"Lone Star!!!" Pain's face darkened instantly, and he shouted through gritted teeth.

Faced with such an expression, Gu Xing chuckled dryly, rummaged through her belongings, and finally found a crimson gemstone. She said pragmatically, "I'm sorry, I misspoke just now. Consider this gemstone my apology."

After a while, she noticed that the gem was still lying quietly in her hand. She glanced at Sasori's current condition and suddenly realized, "Sorry, I forgot you are disabled. I'll take it to your room in a bit."

"Die!" Sasori roared in fury upon hearing this, completely disregarding Pain's presence nearby.

"Don't push your luck, Brother Sasori..." But the more she spoke, the angrier Sasori became.

Payne thought the gem was meant to appease him, but it turned out to be for Scorpion, which made him even angrier.

He understood that Lone Star was deliberately going against him in order to break away from the organization, and he would never let her have her way.

In the end, Sasori of the Red Sand accepted the gem, and he would never admit that he was forced to accept it.

The flashback ended there, and Konan's smile faded. Pain had already left the room to find Tsunade.