In memories, it was always raining.
As if summoned by the sound of the pouring rain, Konan crossed the border of the Land of Grass and flew into the Land of Rain.
The unremarkable scenery and colorless world—this was Amegakure.
Amegakure was surrounded by the three nations with powerful military forces: the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind.
It had also been dragged into war several times.
To the great nations, this land was nothing more than a battlefield.
Countless lives were trampled underfoot by violence.
Konan was also a victim of war.
She had lost her parents and her home, and had even gone hungry.
It could be said that the only thing she could do was die.
But someone saved Konan.
It was Yahiko.
Although his attitude was rough, Konan received a trace of warmth from him.
Having lost everything, Konan once again gained something important.
But then the memory changed.
In the blink of an eye, Yahiko had become a puppet wearing earrings, possessing the Rinnegan, and devoid of any expression of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness.
Pain - Heavenly Path.
This was the body of Yahiko, who no longer smiled.
In the past,
it had always been Yahiko and Nagato protecting Konan.
But now...
Konan glanced at the pursuer behind her: Konoha's White Demon, Hyuga Sho.
Now, it was her turn to protect Nagato!
Yahiko's ideal was to become the "god" of the world, unify the world, and put an end to all war.
Nagato inherited part of Yahiko's ideals.
He acted in the name of "god."
The title of god was Nagato's way of pushing Yahiko to the forefront.
The wish he fulfilled using Yahiko's body
was, in essence,
Yahiko's idea.
Because Yahiko wanted to become a god,
Nagato