Stay

Gigue paused, turned to glance at Konan, and said nothing. He merely smiled and nodded before looking at Samui again.

"Not bad cooking. Come by often when you have time."

With that, under the watchful eyes of the assembled ninja, Gigue and Kaguya stepped into the black spatial portal and vanished.

Konan supported Nagato as she warily watched the numerous ninja around them. She worried that these people might defy Gigue's wishes and seize her and Nagato after Gigue had left.

However, Konan's worries were clearly unnecessary. Everyone present was either an elite from one of the major ninja villages or the leader of a village, and all of them had witnessed Gigue's strength. Konoha especially would never do something as foolish as defying Gigue's wishes, so long as he did not intend to destroy Konoha.

Besides, Nagato had already lost his most important Rinnegan. There was little value in capturing him now. As for the terrifying organization Nagato and Konan had created...

What terrorist organization could possibly be more dangerous than an alien invasion now?

Thus, the ninja present silently reached an understanding. The leaders of the major ninja villages exchanged a few pleasantries, then led their respective teams away.

Jiraiya had wanted to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi what he intended to do about Nagato and Konan, but before he could speak, Hiruzen had already sent medical ninja to treat Nagato in accordance with Gigue's wishes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood with his hands behind his back and said,

"No force in the Ninja World now dares to defy Saint Gigue's will. Your two students are safe now. Rest assured."

Jiraiya relaxed upon hearing this, and he could not help feeling somewhat grateful toward Gigue. In truth, he had never held much ill will toward Gigue. In Jiraiya's impression, aside from his