At that moment, Kushina Uzumaki seemed to understand something. She murmured,
"I never thought... that besides me, I'd get to see someone else from the Uzumaki Clan!"
Kushina couldn't help feeling wistful.
She had thought the Uzumaki Clan had been wiped out.
She just hadn't expected to see one of her own people today.
Still less had she expected that person to be her enemy.
When Kushina and the other two came before him, Nagato showed no sign of panic. He simply looked at them calmly and said,
"Since we're from the same clan, you should understand my actions even better!"
"Understand? What do you mean?"
Kushina furrowed her brow.
"I... came to create peace!"
The three of them froze, thinking they must have misheard him.
"You said... peace!?"
"Of course!"
"Sorry, but you suddenly attacked our village and caused countless casualties. I don't see anything peaceful in your actions!"
Kushina spoke coldly. Nine-Tails Chakra was already beginning to form within her, and she was ready to strike at any moment.
However, seeing how utterly confident Nagato seemed, she felt somewhat wary.
After all, he possessed the legendary Rinnegan, and there was no telling what other abilities he might have.
The latest reports from the front had said that Namikaze Minato defeated Pain, but from what Kushina could see, Minato hadn't faced Pain's true body directly.
In any case, it was always best to be careful.
"Is that so? Then does Konoha waging war against other nations count as peaceful?"
At that, the three fell silent.
They were the ones who had taken the initiative to start this war.
Kushina and the others couldn't very well claim that they were doing it "for peace."
No matter how compelling their reasons, it was an undeniable fact that Konoha had started the