"By the way, where's Kakuzu?"
Hearing Naruto's question, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Sasuke, Tsunade, and the other two looked at one another. In the end, Jiraiya stepped forward to answer Naruto's question.
"Ahem, Naruto..." Jiraiya cleared his throat and said, "Kakuzu... passed away peacefully!"
After saying that, Jiraiya and Kakashi stepped aside. Naruto and Nagato looked over to see Kakuzu lying on the ground. His entire body seemed to have swollen by a full size, and his bruised, battered face was likewise much larger than usual.
His swollen eyes still bore two clear tear streaks. Evidently, just as Jiraiya-sensei had said, Kakuzu had passed away peacefully.
"My condolences, Senior Brother Nagato. In the end, we arrived one step too late." Naruto turned to Nagato beside him and let out a heavy sigh.
Nagato looked at Kakuzu's corpse without speaking for a while. Surrounded and attacked by six powerful ninja, Kakuzu had done well to hold out this long.
After Akatsuki had been slaughtered by Hanzō, only he and Konan had remained. But after rebuilding Akatsuki, he had recruited many rogue ninja from various countries, and Kakuzu had been one of them.
There was no mercy in battle.
All that could be said was that Kakuzu's death had been his fate.
If they could continue pursuing that dream of world peace, then Kakuzu might one day live again in a peaceful world. But now...
Everything was unknown.
Before long, Konan arrived as well. She immediately spotted Kakuzu's body. Sighing inwardly, she finally looked toward the silent Nagato.
Nagato looked at Konan and asked, "Where are they?"
Konan shook her head. "Deidara, Sasori, and Hidan are all dead."
Hearing Konan's answer, Nagato gave a bitter, silent laugh. Akatsuki Organization's core members had all fallen. Only he and Konan remained.
Under normal circumstances, Nagato would