Nagato, Filled with Gratitude

Nagato was so useless, I almost got a GG.

The Sage of Sage of Six Paths has returned in triumph, but even the most skilled cook cannot cook without rice; most of his mana was used for healing.

Sensing his rapidly dwindling blue mana, the Sage of Six Paths knew that if he didn't leave soon, the Rinnegan would change hands.

The purple light in his eyes flashed again.

[Kamui!]

Kakashi, having lifted his Forehead Protector, could already see the red-robed figure lying on the ground in the distance.

Kakashi arrived at the scene as the Four Red Yang Formation was activated.

With a distortion of space, Nagato's figure vanished.

Did you make it?

Kakashi pondered for a moment, then gave his answer.

No, there isn't!

As a disciple, Kakashi inherited his teacher Minato's excellent tradition of being a bit slow on the uptake.

"Nagato, what just happened?"

Konan looked at Deva Path Pain, who had previously seemed to have crashed, and then opened her eyes with a slight twitch of her eyelids.

He asked, his tone filled with worry.

Then Konan saw a pair of eyes that seemed to ignore everything.

Deva Path Pain, being an inanimate object with an empty gaze, was practically as close as Konan, with whom he spent every day.

You can see the burning passion hidden deep within those cold, Rinnegan.

That was a gentleness unique to Nagato, a gentleness concealed by his cold exterior.

However, the moment Konan saw Deva Path Pain's eyes, Konan saw was emptiness; even at its deepest point, there was not a trace of warmth.

Just as Konan was slightly stunned...

"Bang!"

A soft sound came from beside her, and Konan Nagato.

[Animal Path - Reverse Summoning!]

After doing everything, the Sage of Six Paths' consciousness returned to his body, while Deva Path Pain, crashed again and closed his eyes.

Konan no longer cared about Deva Path Pain; she gently but quickly picked up Nagato from the ground and fled.

One day later.

Everyone in Konoha who knew the truth was grieving, and a secret funeral was held for the deceased.

At the funeral, no one spoke; there was only silence.

The deaths of more than ten ninjas represent Konoha's greatest casualty spree in years.

The most tragic thing is that the deceased gave their lives for Konoha, yet received no honor whatsoever.

Even the deceased themselves must continue to live within the fabricated lies.

The only thing the deceased's family knew was that their father, son, and husband had received a top-secret mission and left Konoha yesterday.

Yes, it was personally informed by the 'Lord Hokage'.

Fugaku was filled with guilt at this moment, and he saw everything as his responsibility.

If we had been more decisive or more cautious, perhaps none of this would have happened.

Thinking too much and doing too little, and having a tendency to follow the crowd, were Fugaku's biggest flaws.

Ren- kun, please come back soon! Konoha can't wait another two years!

Amegakure.

The Sage of Six Paths' methods were incredibly skillful; Nagato awoke in the early hours of the morning, and his injuries had already healed.

However, Nagato did not get up and remained lying quietly on the bed.

This wasn't the first time Nagato had encountered a situation where he lost consciousness in a critical moment, then the enemy died, and his situation drastically changed.

The first time was after her parents died, but before Nagato was about to die.

The second time was when they were following Jiraiya, but Jiraiya did not teach the three of them any training. On that occasion Yahiko and Konan were in danger and about to die.

Since that incident, Nagato, who had fully awakened the Rinnegan, never encountered such a situation again.

Unlike the previous two times, after Nagato lost consciousness, she was able to clearly recall the scenes that occurred.

The first two times were simple; Nagato genuinely unleashed his Nagato. Even if he hadn't, Black Zetsu would have taken care of everything for him.

This time, the Sage of Six Paths deliberately recorded the scene in the Rinnegan, hoping that Nagato could better protect the Rinnegan.

However, all of this was completely different in Nagato's eyes.

The Rinnegan saved him three times. The reason why the last time was different from the previous two was that Nagato attributed it to the fact that he had fully awakened the Rinnegan.

Nagato is carefully contemplating the events that occurred after he lost consciousness.

Simply put, it's like Nagato, a bronze-level noob, watching a compilation of high-level gameplay from a pro player.

Meanwhile, Nagato himself is also making rapid progress. If the development of new abilities was an improvement in his hard power, then...

This is where soft power comes in.

It's impossible to fully comprehend the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' methods; even if Nagato had another hundred years, he still wouldn't be able to.

But it has indeed improved Nagato's strength, if his previous skill level was that of a weakling in Bronze IV.

Nagato had by now become a strong Bronze III warrior.

This is far from the end. Keep studying hard, and becoming a Silver-ranked expert is just around the corner.

Every gift of fate comes with a hidden price tag.

Nagato, who did not understand this principle, had not a single doubt, just like most ordinary people.

After all, even if ordinary people know that the eyes and the body's immune system are different, who would doubt that there is something wrong with their eyes?

Having reaped a bountiful Nagato, Nagato silently murmured a phrase to himself before getting up.

Thank you, I will make you stronger!