Konan, you wouldn't want Nagato to suffer in prison, would you?

Konan and Nagato both fell silent.

Xuanye had given them two reasons to submit to Konoha, and neither was one they could refuse.

Especially when their lives hung on a single whim of Uchiha Genya's. If they didn't want to die, surrender was their only option.

Those so-called reasons were merely a way to let them bow out with dignity.

As for the first, they did have some affection for Jiraiya, but it was outweighed by their resentment that he hadn't appeared to save them when they needed him.

Although Jiraiya had saved them from the battlefield back then, they weren't idiots.

Anyone with eyes could tell that Jiraiya had saved them because of Nagato's Rinnegan. Otherwise, with so many children caught up in wars across the Ninja World, why had he saved those three in particular?

Still, Jiraiya truly had harbored no ill intentions. He had never even coveted Nagato's Rinnegan, which was why all three of them respected him.

The second reason went without saying.

Danzo was their enemy. When he was killed and all his crimes were made public throughout the Ninja World, Konan and Nagato had nearly set off firecrackers to celebrate that very day.

Of course, Konoha had been much the same in that regard. Far too many people despised Danzo and wanted him dead.

When Uchiha Genya killed Danzo, the whole village had practically celebrated.

Seeing that Konan was still hesitating, Xuanye continued:

"To be honest, Konoha already has other members of the Uzumaki Clan. Nagato's Uzumaki bloodline, worn down to almost nothing, really doesn't interest me much."

"Looking at him now, I doubt he could even hold the weakest tailed beast sealed inside him."

Kaho was such a delight, and she was incredibly obedient. She did whatever he told her to do.

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