After the three went their separate ways,
Jiraiya taught Nagato and the others for a while,
but he was astounded by Nagato's talent and the power of the Rinnegan.
Thanks to the Rinnegan, Nagato was born with seven types of chakra nature transformation,
and he grew and transformed at an unbelievable pace every day.
If this continued, Jiraiya soon realized he might run out of things to teach him.
Teaching Nagato felt just like teaching another student of his from years ago.
She was the most senior of all his students, Hoshizuki Hyuga!
She, too, seemed to possess a pair of God's Eyes-the Tenseigan!
She also had seven chakra attributes and was equally gifted and formidable.
Perhaps the two kinds of eyes shared some connection. Exchanging ideas and learning from one another might benefit them both more.
Once this occurred to him, Jiraiya could not get the thought out of his head.
In the end, he decided to take Nagato and the other two back to Konoha.
Besides, according to Madara,
some great calamity was imminent. If the Third Shinobi World War broke out,
and both the Heavenly Emperor and Madara decided not to intervene again,
Konoha would certainly need more capable fighters.
And the potential of Nagato and his two companions was limitless.
He immediately set off for Konoha with the three of them,
though naturally, he had some persuading to do along the way.
After all, judging by Nagato's faint resistance toward Konoha,
his parents seemed to have died at the hands of its shinobi.
"Nagato, do you know anything about your clan?"
Jiraiya patted Nagato's head. This quiet, reserved child rarely spoke,
but he cared deeply about the people close to him.
Stroking Nagato's red hair, Jiraiya asked him the question.
"Our... clan?"
Nagato tilted his head