"Uncle Sōsuke, do you know about the Rinnegan?" After a moment of silence, Nagato chose to trust Mu Yue.
"I do." Mu Yue nodded with a smile. "They are the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, and they are right in front of me."
Nagato stared at Mu Yue in astonishment. It turned out Mu Yue had already recognized his Rinnegan without him knowing.
"You don't need to be so surprised. There are quite a few descendants of the Sage of Six Paths in the world. Anyone who knows about the Sage of Six Paths can recognize your eyes," Mu Yue reminded him.
Nagato wore an enlightened expression. Only when Mu Yue fell silent did he realize that he was supposed to tell Mu Yue about himself.
"Although these are my eyes, I still can't control their power very well. The first time I discovered I possessed this power was on the day my parents were killed by Konoha ninja." Nagato's expression dimmed several degrees at the mention of his parents' deaths.
It was a painful memory he had never been able to forget. He had once been a child with both parents.
Mu Yue gently patted Nagato on the back. Even in the world of Naruto, Nagato's life had been among the more tragic ones.
Because Uchiha Madara had chosen him and implanted the Rinnegan in him, his entire life had been arranged for him, and he had constantly lost the people important to him.
"Because of my parents, I hated Konoha ninja. But one Konoha ninja changed my impression of them. That was Teacher Jiraiya." Nagato's expression improved somewhat when he mentioned Jiraiya.
If there were a ranking of the important people in Nagato's heart, Yahiko would be first, Konan second, and Jiraiya third.
Jiraiya had taught