Pressure Vast as Mountains and Seas

At the same time, Nagato, who had been controlling the Six Paths of Pain remotely, coughed up a mouthful of blood. His face immediately went pale.

With all six bodies destroyed, Nagato suffered a severe backlash—one no less punishing than using Super Shinra Tensei.

"Nagato!"

Konan caught him at once and channeled some Yang Release Chakra into him.

Her Paper Release was also a form of Yang Release, but she had never studied Medical Ninjutsu. Her chakra could only ease the strain on Nagato's body, not heal him.

The main reason was that Jiraiya had never taught them Medical Ninjutsu. By the time they had grown strong enough to learn it themselves, neither had imagined Nagato would ever be pushed this far.

Konan did not know exactly what had happened outside, but one look at Nagato told her the Six Paths of Pain were finished.

"We have to leave, now! We're too close to Konoha. Its ninja could find us at any moment!"

Even the power of the Rinnegan had failed against Konoha. Konan had lost all composure.

Nagato struggled to his feet and tried to push her away.

"No! Yahiko... Yahiko's body is still in Konoha!"

When Guy had kicked Pain away, Nagato had lost contact with him. He did not know Yahiko's body had been reduced to a bloody mist.

To Nagato, Yahiko's body and Konan were almost all he had left to hold on to.

He could not abandon Yahiko's body in the wilderness, where Konoha might even desecrate it!

"Nagato, Yahiko is dead!" Konan suddenly shouted.

"Are you going to throw your life away for his corpse?"

"If Yahiko were alive, do you think he'd want to see this?"

Konan's shout snapped Nagato out of it. He stopped, his face torn with anguish.

Konan said nothing