Konan followed behind, her heart aching at the changes in the village. It had suffered so much.
"How have you two been lately?"
She could see they were safe, but the fear she had felt earlier still troubled her.
Yahiko smiled. "We've been fine. With Nagato guarding this place, what could possibly happen?"
Nagato couldn't help smiling at that.
The village mattered to him, but it could never compare to the two people before him.
Being trusted and needed by them made Nagato deeply happy.
Konan's anxious expression vanished, and she smiled. "That's true. With Nagato here, everything will be fine!"
The three walked together and soon reached the center of the village.
Though the area lay in ruins, many people still moved busily through it.
Men and women, young and old, calmly went about repairing houses, making places where they could shelter from the rain.
The work was hard, but at least their lives were no longer in danger.
Only after seeing this did Konan truly relax.
She seemed not to notice the villagers' numb expressions.
Looking at the villagers, Konan's face filled with distress. "All right, all right, I believe you. I'll head back in a little while. Will that put your minds at ease?"
Yahiko and Nagato finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If anything happened to Konan here, they would either die of guilt or be killed by Uchiha Yin.
That man truly cared about Konan.
After walking a few laps around the village, the three decided to send Konan out.
Konan felt helpless at how cautious the two were being. She wasn't some terrible monster. Did they think she would bring disaster to the village?
But despite what she said, she was delighted inside.
After all, their caution was also an acknowledgment of how much