"It's a new showdown. Want to make it more interesting?"
Nagato did not dare say much to Uchiha Yato at this moment.
After all, Jerry beside Uchiha Yato posed far too great a threat to him.
If it were any of the Six Paths besides Naraka Path Pain, who had not been attacked, he could use Naraka Path Pain to revive them all.
But the methods of Uchiha Yato's summoned beast could directly cause their souls to perish, making Nagato unable to revive the Preta Path Pain and Asura Path Pain he had already lost.
For that very reason, Nagato did not want to listen to a single word of Uchiha Yato's bullshit right now. He only wanted to kill Uchiha Yato as soon as possible.
However, just as Nagato was about to make his move, something unexpected happened—a small, delicate toad appeared out of nowhere.
The little toad opened its mouth, and a strange flash of light passed by. A familiar figure appeared before Nagato as though by magic.
"I already know all about what happened to you, Nagato," the figure said slowly, his voice carrying an undeniable authority.
Nagato looked closely, and his heart jolted. The person who had come was actually his teacher—Jiraiya!
Jiraiya stood there tall and straight, his expression solemn, completely unlike his usual lively and humorous self.
At this moment, he seemed to have become a mature, steady, unfathomable older man.
"Stop. Leave what comes next to your teacher," Jiraiya said. His words were calm, but the force contained within them was impossible to resist.
Hearing Jiraiya's words, complicated emotions surged through Nagato's heart.
He had already made up his mind, but his teacher's sudden appearance made him waver.
As for Pain, when he heard Jiraiya's way of addressing him, his first reaction was