Yahiko glanced at Konan nearby and Nagato beside him, then looked toward Amegakure in the distance. His expression shifted several times before he finally broke into an easy smile and said clearly:
"Looks like two incredible people have shown up in Amegakure. Judging by that kind of power, even Nagato as he was before would have had trouble matching it, right?"
At that, Yahiko turned his gaze to Nagato beside him.
Hearing Yahiko's words, Nagato fell silent for a moment before shaking his head and answering with some difficulty:
"Even with the Rinnegan, I'd have to give it everything I had and concentrate all the chakra from the Six Paths bodies into the Deva Path body just to come close to that level."
Nagato looked into the distance with a complicated expression, then added:
"In other words, even at my peak, I might not have been able to match them. And now, I've already..."
Yahiko naturally understood what Nagato meant. Smiling as though it hardly mattered, he patted Nagato on the shoulder.
"Don't go overthinking things now. Rather than having that power that never belonged to you, Konan and I would much rather see you with a healthy body, just like you have now."
As soon as he finished, Yahiko gave a playful wink and teased with a smile:
"Besides, do you think Konan had it easy? She paid a steep price to get Shin to personally restore your body. Once this is settled and Konan goes off to pursue her own happiness, we'll need to have a big gift ready."
By then, Konan had flown back down from the air. Hearing Yahiko's words, she seemed to think of something, and a blush immediately rose on her usually pale face. After shooting Yahiko a fierce glare, she said:
"All right,