"Anyone else like you? I haven't really noticed."
Pain the Wanderer, thought carefully for a long time but couldn't find any memories of other strangers. So far, he had only seen these two strangers in front of him: Sasuko and Kakashi.
But the Pain the Wanderer sensed something else in their words: the traitor who had been chasing the village had unexpectedly arrived in this world. Could there be other strangers among them? And what about the traitor they spoke of? Could he, like them, have arrived in this world before them?
So who is truly capable of saving this world? Is it these two people before us? Or the traitor they speak of?
Holding onto preconceived notions, the Pain the Wanderer believed that Sasuko and Kakashi were the ones who would save the world, the twin stars of destiny, and the saviors of the world.
Having figured things out, the Pain the Wanderer slapped his forehead and muttered to himself, "Just as I thought! I told them I was a genius! Nobody believed me! Ridiculous. Indeed, some people are destined to be different from others."
Sasuko and Naruto watched Pain the Wanderer silently as he wandered about, sometimes crying, sometimes laughing, sometimes deep in thought with furrowed brows, and sometimes beaming with joy and sudden enlightenment.
The two of them didn't dare to make a sound and just looked at her with loving eyes.
Set aside your desire to help others and respect their fate.
Pain the Wanderer, who was wandering around, saw that Kakashi and Sasuko hadn't spoken for a while, he felt that the surroundings were too quiet. So he came out of his own world and saw that Kakashi and Sasuko were staring straight at him.
Feeling uncomfortable under the gazes of the two men, Pain the Wanderer touched his face.
"Is there something on my face? Why are you staring at me?"
"No, I didn't want to disturb you because you were so engrossed in your work."
Sasuko's words made the Pain the Wanderer blush. It seemed he had been too flamboyant just now. The thought of how he acted in front of someone as beautiful as Sasuko made him feel inexplicably embarrassed.
However, Pain the Wanderer was still Pain the Wanderer. He quickly adjusted his state and returned to his usual calm and composed demeanor, looking perfectly proper and respectable, as if the flamboyant person from before had not been him at all.
Naruto highly praised the speed at which the character changed his expression, saying that it truly lived up to the reputation of the Naruto world, where changing one's expression was an essential skill for every ninja.
"Ahem, alright, Sasuko, stop fooling around. We should go find that guy."
Despite his playful antics, Naruto hadn't forgotten his mission. Otherwise, wouldn't Sasuke's cross-dressing have been for nothing?
Besides, even if Sasuke were willing, Naruto wouldn't be. How could he let others see Sasuke in this state?
Sasuko:... So? That's not a reason for me to cross-dress!
Hearing Naruto's words, the Pain the Wanderer became curious and couldn't help but ask.
Who are you looking for?
Upon hearing Pain the Wanderer's words, Naruto realized what was going on. He knew that while others might not know about Konan the Wanderer in the Wanderer World, this person in front of him certainly did.
After the two told Pain the Wanderer who they were looking for, they saw that Pain the Wanderer was excited, and his gaze towards Naruto and Sasuko became even more intense.
"What? So you were looking for her? You should have said so earlier."
"Oh? So you know where she is. Can you take us to her?"
Upon hearing this, the excited expression on Pain the Wanderer's face vanished, replaced by embarrassment and awkwardness. He looked at Naruto and Sasuke with some embarrassment.
"Um, I'm very sorry, I don't know where Konan is right now."
As he said this, Pain the Wanderer awkwardly scratched his face. After all, he had given someone hope and then returned despair; it was indeed a bit unfair of him to do that.
"What?"
You don't know either?
Seeing Naruto and Sasuko closing in, Pain the Wanderer felt a wave of embarrassment and unconsciously retreated. He knew that even if he knew where Konan the Wanderer was, he couldn't say. After all, Obito the Wanderer was a very dangerous guy, and it was only with Konan the Wanderer's help that he had managed to escape Obito's control.
Next, the Pain the Wanderer recounted the events that had occurred, embellishing them slightly, to Naruto and Sasuke. Only then did Naruto and Sasuke let him off the hook. It turned out that the Pain the Wanderer and the Konan the Wanderer had met not long ago, but the Konan the Wanderer had gone on a mission, and even the Pain the Wanderer didn't know where she was now.
"Okay, then be sure to let us know when you hear something."
"Okay, no problem, Kakashi, Sasuko, trust me, I'll definitely let you know if there's any news."
Of course, Naruto didn't believe a word of what Pain the Wanderer said. If Naruto's guess was correct, the fact that Pain the Wanderer was able to escape from the Akatsuki in the Wanderer World, especially since it involved Konan the Wanderer, meant that Pain the Wanderer must have faked his death to deceive Obito the Wanderer and thus escaped from the Akatsuki.
As for where exactly is Konan the Wanderer?
Since the Pain the Wanderer didn't want to talk, Naruto didn't press him further. He believed that if the Nagato Pain the Wanderer wanted to tell him, he would. However, the current situation was that Naruto was still unsure whose reincarnation this guy was—Nagato or Yahiko?
Therefore, Naruto really wanted to know whose reincarnation the Pain the Wanderer before him was.
But he couldn't ask directly; that would be too inappropriate.
The three walked and talked, with Naruto deep in thought, occasionally chiming in on what the Pain the Wanderer was saying, while Sasuko seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation with the Pain the Wanderer.
The two chatted casually like that.
"Does your world have things like this? Really?"
Pain the Wanderer exclaimed in surprise, "Sasuko really lives up to his reputation as a member of the atmosphere-enhancing team; he's absolutely unmatched when it comes to livening up the atmosphere."
"Of course, this thing is very common in our world, let me tell you..."
Just as the two were having a pleasant conversation, Naruto's words silenced the Pain the Wanderer.
Do you know Jiraiya?
Upon hearing the name, Pain the Wanderer's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.
"Never heard of it."
"Oh well."
Naruto pretended nothing had happened, but he had taken in Pain the Wanderer's panic earlier. At the same time, he had already made up his mind: Sure enough, this guy definitely has memories from the Shinobi World, but he just didn't know how many memories he had.