What he originally thought was a life-saving straw turned into another object weighing him down.
Nagato completely failed to understand why he had somehow managed to trap himself.
For so many years, everything I believed in, the goals I pursued, why are they no different from those hateful Great Nations???
Yuuki, who wasn't entirely clear on Nagato's specific thoughts but could somewhat gauge them from his completely lost expression management, chose to continue twisting the knife.
"It's rare to encounter a Ninja in a small country who sees issues so clearly. Although there are some flaws, they don't overshadow the brilliance. I, as the Hokage of Konoha Ninja Village, acknowledge your resolve!"
After speaking, Yuuki didn't forget to give Nagato a thumbs-up, and his smile broadened.
"Compared to your immature idea of entrusting peace to a single person, I believe the current balance of power among the Five Great Nations is better. What if that person forgets peace themselves? Others would need to bring them pain. The more participants in the cause of peace, the better. Are you interested in joining us?"
After asking, Yuuki immediately followed up with the benefits.
"With Konoha's support, your Land of Rain only needs to work hard for a few years to become the Sixth Great Nation. From now on, the Land of Rain will no longer be the crying country you spoke of!"
Facing Yuuki's invitation and enticement, Nagato had no desire to speak.
A person's thoughts and cognition are a concentrated reflection of their past experiences.
Nagato, who believed he saw through the essence of the world, his thoughts and ideas were merely a summary of his own encounters.
Born in the Land of Rain, caught between Great Nations, what he saw and heard was a microcosm of Great Nation wars.
The Ninja World War, instigated by the Great Nations, naturally perfectly aligned with Nagato's ideology, without any difference or error.
This kind of thing, even if it wasn't Yuuki, any of the other four Ninja Villages, any Hokage, would see it clearly.
The only difference was whether they had the strength to make Nagato listen to them quietly.
Yuuki felt it was about enough; he had made Nagato realize his strength and denied Nagato's will.
At least in the short term, Nagato shouldn't want to cause trouble.
"Alright, I've said all I can. Think about it carefully. Konoha always welcomes your arrival!"
After speaking, Yuuki left.
With Yuuki's departure, the cave became dark once more.
The Rinnegan could clearly see everything inside the cave, but that was all.
Many things cannot be seen clearly just by possessing advanced ocular jutsu.
Nagato, head bowed, stared intently at a small pebble on the ground, so incredibly clear in every detail.
But why is my vision completely dark?
Flying in the sky, Yuuki recalled his series of performances, feeling they were pretty good, still deserving of an 82%.
Ignorance is bliss; the truth is never kind.
I hope Nagato can overcome this!
Yuuki sincerely wished Nagato well in his heart, because compared to Obito, Nagato was more stable.
Nagato had Konan; this alone made Nagato, in Yuuki's eyes, no different from a little lamb.
Obito, who had lost Rin, was the opposite of Nagato; a madman's mind is vast, and his actions were much more unpredictable than Nagato's.
Not flying much further, Yuuki saw Shisui and Konan.
Shisui naturally smiled, while Konan looked at Yuuki, whose clothes were undamaged, with worry in her eyes.
Landing beside the two, Yuuki said with a cheerful smile.
"We just had a very pleasant conversation. It's hard to imagine the Akatsuki Organization could understand Konoha's good intentions!"
He spoke as he unsealed Konan.
Hearing Yuuki's words and seeing his actions, Konan was completely bewildered.
Akatsuki Organization!
Konoha!
Why were these completely unrelated words appearing so harmoniously in one sentence?
However, feeling no hostility from Yuuki and seeing his very comfortable smile,
Konan confirmed one thing: Yuuki, as the Hokage, must have reached some kind of consensus with the Akatsuki Organization!
Could it be Nagato's doing?
Konan recalled Nagato's long-held beliefs. Having also been impacted by both Yahiko's and Nagato's ideologies, Konan also firmly believed in Nagato's ideas, thinking that the world was indeed like that!
The consequences of not being educated were fully displayed in Konan and Nagato; their views on everything were so simple and crude, either this or that!
The world is chaotic, and human nature is complex.
Many problems are not simply black and white, nor can they be explained in a few words.
Such an unsystematic and flawed theory could truly only fool people in the Ninja World.
Yuuki liked these simple and crude things in the Ninja World, whether it was Konoha's will of fire or Nagato's 'pain theory'.
As long as he thought about it a little, he could make it his own.
After removing all of Konan's seals, Yuuki spoke.
"Now, you can choose to return to Konoha with us and continue leading your team in the Chunin Exams, or you can choose to return to Hidden Rain Village. Ultimately, as long as you love peace, whether it's Hidden Rain Village or the Akatsuki Organization, they are all Konoha's friends. Konoha always welcomes its friends."
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