"Next, the Land of Rain is going to be very chaotic..."
After explaining everything and making clear plans for the future, Nagato finally felt a little more at ease.
Standing beside Wuye, he said softly, "I'll gather all the ninja across the Land of Rain, eliminate those still loyal to Hanzo, then help Konan become the leader of the Land of Rain. I'll disband the Akatsuki members and summon them back under the name of the Rain Ninja Village..."
"I can handle all of that alone..."
Nagato turned his head and lowered his voice. "If Teacher doesn't have anything urgent to do, could you stay here with Konan for a few months?"
"Of course."
Wuye agreed without hesitation.
With two Slug split bodies maintained—one with Tsunade at the Daimyo Palace and one beside Kaguya in Konoha—he could reverse-summon himself back at any time.
Slug really was a great aid for time management...
"Thank you, Teacher. Good night."
Nagato politely nodded to Wuye, then walked toward the wooden cabin opposite them.
When he lay alone in bed, an immense loneliness washed over him.
Whenever he had returned with Konan in the past, Yahiko had always slept in the room opposite with him.
Now Konan had someone by her side, while he was left alone...
It was as if, the moment he turned around, their group of three had dwindled to only him, facing everything alone.
Nagato curled himself into the corner of the bed.
This was his final moment of weakness. When he woke tomorrow, he would be a new Nagato, the leader of a new Akatsuki...
"Konan..."
Wuye pushed open the wooden door, then gently closed it behind him.
He walked to the bedside, took off his Hokage robe, and hung it up.
Under the moonlight, Konan's eyes were tightly