"Of course. Konan, take them to their quarters."
Yahiko and Konan exchanged a glance. Clearly, neither of them had expected things to go so smoothly.
They had thought they would need to prove themselves extensively, perhaps even fight, before earning his trust.
Yet after merely chatting for a few moments, the mission had succeeded?
"Nagato is very happy today. I haven't seen him smile in a long time. Thank you."
Konan shook her head. "What are you thanking us for? We're friends, aren't we?"
Alternate Konan smiled faintly. "Yes, we're all friends."
Yahiko understood the reason as well. It seemed he had benefited from his alternate self.
He silently murmured in his heart, My self from Another World, thank you.
The place Nagato had arranged for Yahiko and Konan was considered quite good within Amegakure.
Though the room was still somewhat damp, that was unavoidable.
No matter how well a building was waterproofed, it could not withstand endless rain year after year.
So Yahiko and Konan decided to endure it for now. Things would be better once they returned to Konoha.
Besides, they had even slept in paper houses while traveling. What was a little dampness in this room?
"Oh, right, Konan. Cover the whole room with paper. That might reduce some of the dampness."
Konan thought about it and found the idea feasible, so she immediately got to work.
Before long, under Konan's ninjutsu, the entire room was covered in white paper.
Yahiko then began using Fire Release to dry out the room.
Though he was not skilled in Fire Release, ninjas traveling abroad needed to know one or two practical Fire Release techniques to handle various situations.
For example, this flame-based drying technique was extremely useful right now.
It was said to have been developed by some Fire