Nagato shook his head. "That was all a long time ago. We've already avenged Yahiko."
Jiraiya was silent for a long while before finally sighing. "What a shame about Yahiko. I was very fond of him back then, and I truly saw you as my disciples."
Although he had only taught them for three years, and although they had not seen each other in a very long time, the bond between master and students would not fade with the passage of time.
The more Jiraiya said this, the guiltier Nagato felt. He had learned ninjutsu under Jiraiya, yet he had not used it for the right things. Instead, he had been misled by villains.
He had almost caused a catastrophe that would have destroyed the Shinobi World.
Fortunately, in the end, Yahiko from the other world had suddenly appeared and brought Nagato a new dawn.
Otherwise, the Shinobi World would have been thrown into chaos because of them.
"Don't blame yourself too much either. As ninja, any of us could die at any moment. The fact that you're still standing here now means Yahiko's sacrifice wasn't in vain."
The three master and disciples continued reminiscing for quite some time. Minato Namikaze also did his best to liven up the atmosphere, and only then did Nagato return to normal, becoming able to converse freely again.
"All right, in that case, which one of you is going to tell me what exactly is going on now?"
"A few months ago, I heard that three countries were about to start a war, so I immediately rushed back from the Land of Water as fast as I could."
"But after I came back, I found I didn't even recognize my own home anymore. What is that thing built at the village entrance? People are