Obito Uchiha's words struck a chord with Nagato. They were exactly what Nagato had been thinking.
The two were almost instantly in agreement. Yahiko said softly, "Then the Akatsuki welcomes you!"
At those words, a weight finally lifted from Obito Uchiha's heart.
"See? I told you I'd be your comrade from now on!"
As he spoke, Tobi turned and leaned in close to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru sincerely felt that Nagato's decision was unwise.
"Pain, are you sure?"
Pain looked up at Orochimaru. "If you don't want to stay, you still have a chance to leave."
He clearly meant that Tobi was staying.
Orochimaru understood. "I don't care where I am, as long as I can continue my experiments!"
He raised his brows with an indifferent look.
Pain nodded. "Then it's settled."
He walked over, took Saro's hand, and led her out. Nagato followed behind Pain like an attendant.
Chapter 570: Forceful Revenge
The only reason Nagato was willing to keep Saro with him was that Yahiko had rescued her.
Yahiko had also asked him to take good care of her. Nagato might have complained about Yahiko's actions,
but he had faithfully taken every word Yahiko said to heart.
Even though seeing Saro reminded him of Yahiko's terrible death and brought back that heart-wrenching pain, Nagato chose to endure it in silence.
Because Yahiko had entrusted her to him.
Orochimaru watched the three of them leave, his expression shifting. For some reason, Nagato's retreating figure looked unbearably desolate to him.
But there was nothing Orochimaru could do to change any of it, so he could only watch and wait.
The Great God turned to the man calling himself Tobi. "I hope we can stay out of each other's way from now on."
Tobi's eyes crinkled with amusement. "That would be best! I'll