"Interesting. Martial uncle, huh?"
After an unknown amount of time, Nagato finally came back to his senses. He stared at Naruto with a strange expression and murmured under his breath.
Nagato had actually always wanted to meet Minato.
They were both Jiraiya's disciples, making them fellow disciples by nature.
Normally speaking, their relationship should not have been bad.
Just like Soji's five disciples, whose bond was as close as brothers.
Yet Nagato and Minato were an exception.
Although they were both Jiraiya's disciples, they had never even met face-to-face!
Their best chance to meet had been when Minato, together with the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, attacked Amegakure, while Nagato led the Akatsuki Organization in a surprise raid on Konoha.
The two sides had simply missed each other.
To be honest, Nagato had always been somewhat jealous of this Senior Brother of his.
Born in a major shinobi village like Konoha, with a happy family, companions by his side, and eventually becoming the village's Fourth Hokage.
Even when everyone had believed he was dead, he had returned more than a decade later.
Compared to that, Nagato's life could truly be described as miserable.
Not only had he been born in a small shinobi village like Amegakure, but his parents had also died in the war at the hands of Konoha Ninja.
Later, he met Yahiko and Konan. The three of them formed a team, and soon afterward, they encountered the teacher who would change their lives—Jiraiya!
At first, Nagato had not cared much for Jiraiya, a ninja from Konoha.
After all, his parents had died at the hands of Konoha Ninja.
But Jiraiya had moved Nagato through his actions.
Jiraiya's selfless teachings and companionship also allowed Nagato to let go of his prejudice against Konoha. He came