Yūto looked at Nagato and said eagerly, "Think about it. The Rinnegan can use repulsion, right? Wouldn't that be perfect for moving rocks, laying foundations, and building houses? And the roads in the Land of Rain are a muddy mess. Using it to level and compact the roads would be much better than fighting, wouldn't it?"
Nagato froze. This was an answer he had never considered. "Build... build houses? Fix... fix roads?"
The Rinnegan possessed godlike power, yet the uses Yūto suggested were simply too outlandish.
Yūto saw nothing strange about it. "Exactly! What couldn't you do with control over repulsion? Have it pull in rocks like a crane, push earth around to level roads. Think about it. Putting that strength into construction-how wonderful would that be!"
Nagato thought it over, and his eyes slowly lit up.
Repulsion could indeed control objects and reshape terrain.
He lowered his head and said sincerely, "Thank you, Mr. Yūto."
His gaze grew resolute. "I understand. I'll definitely do as you said and use it to do good."
Yūto smiled in satisfaction and patted Nagato on the shoulder. "That's more like it! Good boy. As long as you've figured it out."
With that, he stood up and left the room.
As soon as he stepped outside, Yahiko, who had been waiting there all along, hurried over, his face full of worry. "Mr. Yūto, is he all right? How did it go?"
Yūto tilted his chin toward the room, signaling for Yahiko to look for himself. "See? You're getting anxious again. Why not take a look yourself?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened.
Nagato walked out. Although his face still looked somewhat tired, he wore a smile that had long been absent, no longer gloomy as before.
Seeing Nagato like this, Yahiko