Ren politely said that he didn't need the money, and Konan's choice was not Ren.
"I want to go back to the village!"
The village Konan mentioned is obviously not Konoha.
Ren nodded upon hearing this, then turned around and said.
"Let's go, Shisui!"
After Ren and Shisui disappeared, Konan recovered some of her Chakra, then condensed wings and flew towards the direction of the previous battlefield.
Konan has too many questions in her mind that she can't understand.
What exactly happened after they left the battlefield?
Before long, Konan arrived at the previous battlefield.
Compared to when Konan left, the ground was even more scrambled, with irregular stones everywhere.
Konan, scanning the entire battlefield from the air, quickly found her target: Deva Path Pain, lying face up with his head spread wide, looking dazed.
Konan, who landed next to Pain, had a bad feeling when she saw Deva Path Pain, who looked like a corpse.
Since Yahiko was made into the Deva Path Nagato, he has always given people a cold feeling.
However, Konan, who spends every day with Pain, can still detect some of the characteristics that only living people have from subtle details; these are some of Nagato's habits.
After a quick scan, Konan discovered that the Deva Path was completely undamaged, and knew that Nagato must be the one with the problem.
Konan hurriedly crouched down beside Deva Path, bringing herself into Deva Path line of sight, and asked anxiously.
"Nagato!"
"Nagato!"
In the dimly lit cave, Nagato suddenly saw Konan's face and heard her familiar voice calling his name.
Nagato, who was constantly doubting himself and whose will was almost broken, suddenly seemed to be injected with adrenaline and came back to life.
Konan!
Everything else was insignificant compared to his comrades, and Nagato temporarily put everything aside.
At the battlefield.
Konan, who was still calling out to Nagato, noticed that Pain's eyes had regained focus.
"Konan, come with me, I'm over here."
Nagato controlled Deva Path Pain, to slowly take off and head towards his location, with Konan immediately following behind.
Pain and Konan, especially Pain, couldn't compare to Ren's flying speed at all, so after about five minutes...
Konan finally followed Pain to the cave where Nagato was located.
Someone has been here!
There were no traces of the cave being concealed at all, and Konan could tell at a glance that there had been visitors before.
Furthermore, based on a series of events, Konan knew that person was Ren.
Have Uchiha Yushu and Nagato met?
Judging from Uchiha Yushu's behavior, it seems that Nagato and he had a very good conversation!
Konan entered the cave, but could only see pitch blackness.
Turning around and arriving at the cave entrance, Konan made a slight adjustment, and sunlight entered the cave, allowing Konan to see things inside.
The moment she turned around, Konan was startled.
It wasn't because of Nagato's weakness; Konan was quite familiar with the sickly Nagato.
To Konan's surprise, Nagato was in a different state. In the past, although Nagato was in poor health, his eyes were unusually firm and bright.
That's right, Konan used to be able to see light in Nagato's eyes!
That was a vision for the future.
But now all of that is gone. Nagato's eyes appear empty and lifeless, and most importantly, the light within them has vanished.
It was like the gaze of a dead man. Even when Nagato had just lost Yahiko and wanted to kill everything in a Nagato, he didn't frighten Konan as much as he did now.
In front of Nagato, Konan no longer pretended to be as cold and aloof as she did in front of others.
Her face showed obvious worry and fear, and her voice even sounded like she was about to cry.
"Nagato, what's wrong with you?"
Konan's somewhat fragile appearance after shedding her disguise slightly cheered Nagato up, but only a little.
After Yahiko's death, Nagato finally revealed his vulnerable side, asking Konan a question in return.
"Konan, do you think I've been doing something wrong all along?"
Both Nagato and Konan have their own personality flaws. After losing Yahiko, the two of them are often just pretending to be firm and strong.
Seeing the expression on Nagato's face that she hadn't seen in over a decade, Konan was momentarily flustered. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the statue-like Deva Path.
Yahiko, Nagato and I need you!
Yahiko is dead and destined never to appear by their side, but Konan looks at Nagato's fragile appearance, which only exists in her distant memories.
He tried hard to recall what Yahiko looked like back then, and how Nagato had behaved over the past ten years.
Konan suppressed her worries and fears, revealed a bright smile, and slowly walked to Nagato's side.
"No, Nagato, you've never done anything wrong. Yahiko and I have always believed in you!"
At this moment, Nagato seemed to see the shadows of both Konan and Yahiko in Konan alone. After all these years, Nagato took the initiative to reach out his arms and embrace Konan.
Meanwhile, Konan's eyes filled with tears silently, out of Nagato's sight.
Without their Nagato of support, Nagato and Konan are actually quite similar to most people who depend on each other for survival.
This time, however, it was Konan who was just pretending to be strong.