Yu could kill Nagato in an instant now, but he couldn't guarantee that he could take the Rinnegan from Nagato's hands intact. Nagato was a powerful man, and even on the brink of death, he could still destroy the Rinnegan. Yu acknowledged that.
As he'd said before, he didn't care whether Nagato lived or died. The only thing he cared about was the Rinnegan in Nagato's hands.
"Konan was taken by me. I'll make sure she can live in peace from now on," Yu told Nagato.
Yu had made his meaning perfectly clear, and Nagato understood him.
"I believe you."
Those were Nagato's final words. Then he pitched forward and fell to the ground. The last bit of energy in his hands faded away, revealing the two Rinnegan clenched in his palms.
Nagato, the wielder of the Rinnegan, had met his death. But this ending was far better than the one in the original story. At least Nagato had once fought with all his strength.
"I'd wanted to have a proper battle with you, but it ended like this." As he spoke, Yu took the Rinnegan from Nagato's hands.
Although it bothered him a little that he hadn't gotten to fight Nagato, obtaining a complete pair of Rinnegan was enough to make him forget his regret.
These were the only Sage's eyes in the entire Shinobi World. The Sage of Six Paths' eyes were the highest form of ocular Kekkei Genkai.
The hand holding the Rinnegan wriggled and opened a mouth. It swallowed both eyes into Yu's body. They were his spoils of war, and he didn't want anyone else to see them.
Once he had put the Rinnegan away, Yu pressed one hand to the ground, summoning a coffin. It took Nagato's body inside, then sank back beneath the