There Will Always Be Someone to Play the Villain. You Can, but I Can't?

Jiraiya pretended to have Naruto place a Sealing Technique on Konan, binding her Chakra and preventing her from suddenly using Ninjutsu.

Konan remained indifferent, like a puppet being manipulated by others.

Naruto had no idea what kind of Sealing Technique he was using, so he just casually slapped Konan on the ground. After all, she hadn't even glanced at Yahiko's corpse; the greatest sorrow was a broken heart.

The people of Amegakure were filled with unease, and everyone looked toward the High Tower where the god resided.

High atop the High Tower, Jiraiya and Naruto, along with Konan, easily encountered Nagato was endlessly draining his lifespan. The disheveled master and disciple met, speechless.

The space was pitch black and extremely rudimentary. The emaciated Nagato, his Nagato dim and his face utterly defeated, sat on a stone seat. Half his face was hidden by his long hair; his beard was unkempt, and he had lost the ability to walk.

Clusters of black iron rods connected his body to his back, making him look like a giant monster sitting behind Nagato, staring at the intruder with his mouth open.

"When did Yahiko die?" Jiraiya a low voice, his mood seemingly not very good.

"During that war, the people of Konohagakure framed us, Hanzo took me Hanzo, Yahiko sacrificed himself to save me." Konan paused for a moment, then continued calmly, "And died willingly."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya sighed, unsure of what to say. Naruto stood by, seemingly uninterested in speaking the entire time.

Ultimately, it's all in the past. How to deal with Nagato and Konan is Jiraiya's decision. As long as the Akatsuki Organization is gone, it doesn't matter what happens.

Just when Naruto thought things would end in this peaceful master-disciple atmosphere, Nagato, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up in a low voice.

"Jiraiya- sensei, where were you when Yahiko died?"

The first half of his voice was cold and sharp, but in the second half, even Nagato himself didn't realize that his voice carried a hint of a sob. Jiraiya, standing to the side, caught his breath and opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

Konan's heart clenched, and she silently looked away. She couldn't say that she hadn't harbored any resentment towards Jiraiya back then. Yahiko's death pained her more than anyone else.

She hated everyone she could.

But time, like grains of sand, has diluted all obsessions. Yahiko's death can only be blamed on their weakness and naivety at the time; not everyone in this world desires peace.

"That Hanzo guy, he never wanted peace, he only wanted to control the Land of Rain." Nagato's voice trembled. "Yahiko, he..."

"Yahiko believed Jiraiya's peaceful rhetoric, which is why he so easily trusted Hanzo. When Yahiko died, he told me and Konan that we must live no matter what."

"He said I was the savior of this world, but what kind of savior am I! This world is filthy and disgusting. Yahiko is dead, so I will make this world suffer. What's wrong with that!"

"Why do you keep stopping me, teacher?"

Jiraiya remained silent for a long time, then turned to look at Konan, and then at Nagato, who sat on the stone seat looking neither human nor ghost. He sighed again and said...

"The news I received is that you are all dead, killed in that war."

Nagato remained silent, while Konan, standing beside him, clenched her fists until they turned white, her lips trembling. She turned to stare at Jiraiya, her body frozen in place, her voice trembling as she suppressed her emotions.

"Jiraiya- sensei, did you go back to look for our bodies later?"

"We went, but didn't find it." Jiraiya said solemnly, half of his face hidden in the darkness. "The rain in the Land of Rain is too heavy. I'm worried that wild dogs will carry the body away."

Jiraiya had, of course, searched several times, but to no avail. The torrential rains of the Land of Rain extinguished the last glimmer of light in his heart; who could believe that one of the legendary Sannin, a member of the Legendary Sannin, had gone so far as to search the mountains for wild dogs?

He found a mass grave filled with the corpses of Amegakure ninjas, the bottom of which was filled with poisonous gas. He jumped in and searched through it, but the bodies were so rotten that they were unrecognizable.

"It is only natural for a disciple to pass on his ninja way to his master. I have taught Yahiko so well, so he will naturally go and put his ideals into practice. Even if he knows there is danger, he will still go."

"How could he possibly back down? If he really backed down, he wouldn't be Yahiko." Jiraiya's words seemed to be spoken to himself, his voice gradually becoming more resolute.

"Nonsense! If it weren't for Jiraiya- sensei's nonsense, Yahiko wouldn't have died at all!" Nagato roared.

With a bang, Naruto suddenly appeared beside Nagato. Using the Invisible Flying Thunder God Technique to switch places, he took advantage of Nagato's unstable emotions and rushed to his side.

A heavy, merciless punch smashed into Nagato, causing it to cave in. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his nose was knocked crooked.

"Nagato!" Konan exclaimed excitedly, but was stopped by Jiraiya just as she was about to make a move.

"He was also my disciple. Before I learned that you were still alive, he was my only living disciple," Jiraiya said, as an introduction.

"I didn't want to get involved, but I really can't stand it anymore." Naruto glanced at Jiraiya, then turned to Nagato. "I'm in a hurry to get home. How long are you going to keep this up?"

"Even a handsome young man like me knows one thing: this world is complex and intricate, but justice exists. There will always be people who disregard the consequences, one after another, sacrificing their lives for the justice in their hearts."

"I've already said it, blame yourselves for being too weak. The world is so big, how many people are willing to listen to your reasoning? Your momentum is too strong, your ideals are too high, so naturally you will be brought down."

Nagato's eyes turned cold. "So what you're saying is right? We deserve to die? We've done nothing wrong, so why are people constantly stopping us!"

"This world is a mess, riddled with holes. Since Yahiko's path cannot bring peace, then I will turn it upside down!"

Naruto's eyelids twitched, and he thought to himself, "What the hell are you going to do if you turn the Shinobi World upside down? What am I supposed to do if you do this?"

Suppressing his anger, he roared back at Nagato.

"What are you trying to flip over? Try flipping it now! If you were that capable, you would have done it already. What's the point of planning for so many years? Just stay put!"

"How dare you say that! Have you ever felt pain?!" (Naruto yells back, "Screw your pain, you're out of your mind!") "I'll overturn this world, then the world can truly be at peace! (Peace my ass!)"

"The world has been rotten for a long time. You're so good at talking, why don't you do it yourself! (Naruto: I have to be a good person! I can't be a bad person!) You can't be a savior!"

"Someone has to be the villain!" Naruto roared, pointing at Nagato. "Who wants to be a savior? You can be evil, but I can't? I'm going to keep you in check and make sure you can never rise again!"

Nagato roared, "You're asking for death! (Naruto: Come on! You piece of trash!)"