Yuuki said polite words, not wanting money, and Konan's choice was not unexpected by Yuuki.
"I want to return to the Village!"
The Village Konan spoke of was naturally not Konoha Village.
Yuuki nodded when he heard her, then turned and said,
"Let's go, Shisui!"
After Yuuki and Shisui's figures disappeared, Konan, after recovering some Chakra, condensed wings and flew towards the direction of the previous Battlefield.
Now, Konan had too many questions in her heart that she couldn't figure out.
What happened after she left the Battlefield?
Not long after, Konan had already arrived at the previous Battlefield.
Compared to when Konan left, the ground was even more shattered, with irregular stones everywhere.
Konan, scanning the entire Battlefield from the sky, quickly found her target: Deva Path Pain, lying sprawled on his back, staring blankly at the sky.
Konan landed beside Pain and looked at Deva Path Pain, who resembled a corpse, and had a bad premonition.
Ever since Yahiko was made into the Deva Path by Nagato, he had always given off a cold feeling.
However, Konan, who had spent day and night with him, could still detect some characteristics of a living person from subtle details in Pain, which were some of Nagato's habits.
After a quick scan, Konan, realizing that the Deva Path had no damage at all, knew that something must have happened to Nagato.
Konan hurriedly knelt beside the Deva Path, making sure she was in his line of sight, and asked anxiously,
"Nagato!"
"Nagato!"
.....
In the dim mountain cave, Nagato suddenly saw Konan's face appear before his eyes, and heard her familiar calls in his ears.
Nagato, who was constantly doubting himself and whose will was almost completely depressed, instantly came alive as if injected with a stimulant.
Konan!
Other things were insignificant in front of his companion; Nagato temporarily cast everything aside.
At the Battlefield.
Konan, who was still constantly calling Nagato, noticed that Pain's eyes had focused.
"Konan, follow me, I'm over here."
Nagato controlled Deva Path Pain to slowly take off and head towards his location, and Konan immediately followed behind him.
Pain and Konan, especially Pain, had flight speeds that simply couldn't compare to Yuuki's, so about five minutes later...
Konan finally followed Pain and arrived at the mountain cave where Nagato was located.
Someone had been here!
The traces outside the cave were not hidden at all; Konan could tell at a glance that there had been visitors before.
And based on a series of events, Konan knew that person was Yuuki.
Had Uchiha Tomoki and Nagato met?
From Uchiha Tomoki's demeanor, it seemed Nagato had a good conversation with him!
Konan entered the cave, but could only see a pitch-black area.
Turning to the cave entrance, Konan made a slight adjustment, and the sunlight from outside entered the cave, allowing Konan to see the objects inside.
The moment she turned around, Konan's heart skipped a beat.
It wasn't because of Nagato's weakness; Konan was very familiar with a sickly Nagato.
What surprised Konan was Nagato's current state; although Nagato's body was usually very weak, his eyes were exceptionally firm and bright.
That's right, Konan used to see light in Nagato's eyes!
That was his yearning for the future.
But now, these were gone; Nagato's eyes appeared hollow and lifeless, and most importantly, the light within them had disappeared.
It was like the eyes of a dead person; even when Nagato, after Yahiko's death, wanted to madly slaughter everything, he had never made Konan feel such fear as he did now.
In front of Nagato, Konan no longer pretended to be cold as ice as she did to the outside world.
Her face showed obvious worry and fear, and her voice even carried a hint of a sob.
"Nagato, what exactly happened to you?"
Konan, after shedding her disguise, became a bit fragile, which slightly invigorated Nagato's spirit, but only a little.
Nagato, for the first time since Yahiko's death, finally showed his vulnerable side and asked Konan in return,
"Konan, do you think I've been wrong all this time?"
Nagato and Konan both had flaws in their personalities; having lost Yahiko, they often merely pretended to be resolute and strong.
Seeing the expression on Nagato's face that hadn't appeared in over a decade, Konan was momentarily flustered, then her peripheral vision caught sight of the Deva Path, like a statue.
Yahiko, Nagato and I need you!
Yahiko was dead, destined not to be by their side, but Konan looked at Nagato's fragile appearance, which only existed in her distant memories.
She tried hard to recall Yahiko's appearance back then, and how Nagato had behaved over the past decade or so.
Konan suppressed the worry and fear in her heart, put on a brilliant smile, and slowly walked to Nagato's side.
"No, Nagato, you have never done anything wrong; Yahiko and I have always believed in you!"
At this moment, Nagato seemed to see the shadows of both Konan and Yahiko in Konan alone; after so many years, Nagato actively stretched out his arms and embraced Konan.
And Konan's eyes silently filled with tears, in a place Nagato couldn't see.
Nagato and Konan, having lost their backbone, were actually not much different from most people who relied on each other.
It was just that this time, it was Konan's turn to pretend to be strong.
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