Chapter 412 Traveling together
Yuyin, the same night.
The never-ending rain dyed the sky and the distance black, and only the bright lights on the street gave people hope.
Pain stood on the statue in the center of Yuyin and looked out over the village.
The once prosperous Amegakure has become much quieter at night under the shadow of war. The streets are solemn, and many ninjas wearing Amegakure forehead protectors are patrolling.
Only the bright lights on the street showed the changes in the past Yuyin.
The white paper fluttered in the sky and finally gathered behind Pain, condensing into a human shape.
It’s Xiaonan who is here.
Payne asked, "Is there a spy in the village that needs to be dealt with, Konan?"
Xiaonan pursed her lips and said, "You still like standing here and looking at the village as before."
When Payne saw that Xiaonan didn't answer, he knew the answer.
Yugakure is very peaceful. After recently dealing with a group of lurking enemy ninjas, the Anti-Konoha Alliance seemed to know that he had special abilities and stopped sending anyone over.
Payne said: "I like to stand here and look at the village, to see how it changes, to see who has joined the village, and what new things have been added."
"Watching the village become better step by step, watching people become happier step by step, from being hungry at the beginning to pursuing spiritual pleasure now, this change from material to spiritual makes me feel at peace, especially from Yahiko's perspective."
"Perhaps he can use the Rinnegan to watch the development of the village to this day in the Pure Land world, just like me."
Xiaonan walked to Payne's side, and she seemed to intentionally get closer to Payne's body:
"Nagato, don't you feel tired? In fact, in many cases, you can just leave the affairs of the village to others."
"For example, Kakuzu is very good at handling finances. No one dares to embezzle when he is in charge, and any financial problems will be discovered by him."
"Jakuzu is the kind of person who hates others taking his money. Even if the village's money does not belong to him, he is happy to manage the money. He can manage the money, and he rarely uses the money on himself."
"Nagato, don't you admire Haneda? That's what he does, entrusting things to people who are good at it, and having time for himself."
Pain said: "I can't let go of the village, and I can't let go of Yahiko's dream. Before the dream of peace is realized, I am a god, the god of the world. I don't belong to myself, and neither do these eyes."
Konan was silent. She hinted to Nagato for a long time, but Nagato remained unmoved.
She didn't know whether Nagato was playing dumb or deliberately avoiding her.
The situation in the ninja world has now reached a critical period. The ideal of peace will be realized after the war, and Konan is not willing to take the initiative to talk about such things.
Xiaonan got down to business and said, "Three hundred billion detonating talismans are ready. When the time comes, I will give them to..."
Payne suddenly interrupted, "You keep it and protect yourself."
Hearing this, Xiaonan subconsciously looked into Payne's eyes, which were still the same cold and indifferent Rinnegan.
But for some reason, Xiaonan saw tenderness and concern in those eyes.
Her face immediately turned red, and she turned her head away so as not to be noticed by Payne:
"Yeah. I will protect myself..."
"I mean, they will probably do something to you, and then threaten me and force me to hand over these eyes. If that happens, I will agree to them."
"you……"
"You misunderstood, Konan. What I meant was that Haneda specifically instructed me to do this. He said that Madara needed these eyes to absorb the tailed beasts and perform the Infinite Tsukuyomi. He said that he needed Madara to witness the destruction of his ideals with his own eyes..."
"..." Konan's blushing face suddenly froze, thinking that Nagato was still thinking about serious matters.
Xiao Nan said: "But those are your eyes, are you just going to give them up like that?"
Payne said, "Don't you still have it?"
Hearing this, Xiaonan was completely stunned.
She subconsciously stared into Payne's eyes, trying to see something in his eyes.
But the Rinnegan is cold and indifferent, and will never show any human emotions.
Under these eyes, Pain is a god.
Suddenly, Xiaonan seemed to understand something.
She moved closer to Payne, pressed herself against him, and put her slender hands around his waist, holding onto him.
Tendo Pain's body is connected to Nagato's spirit, sharing senses and vision.
He could clearly feel Xiaonan's slightly hot face and the fragrant, sweet breath she exhaled.
"Promise me, Nagato... don't force yourself when you get to the battlefield. If you bring... Madara to snatch the Rinnegan, just give it to him."
"Without the burden of the Rinnegan, you will become healthy, and your legs may get better."
"No one will recognize you then, and we can walk around the village together, or go to Konoha or somewhere else."
"I heard that the beaches in the Land of Waves are beautiful, the hot springs in the Land of Hot Springs are very comfortable, the mountains and rivers in the Land of Rivers are magnificent, and the glaciers in the Land of Frost are very quiet..."
"We can travel by train. I heard that Konoha's research institute is about to invent a flying vehicle called an airplane. We can also travel by airplane."
"We can go anywhere together."
A gentle and earnest voice surrounded Payne's ears.
Nagato's stiff face in the cold dungeon turned rosy, and his dull red hair became much brighter at this moment.
Ever since the day Konan kissed him, he admitted that he had a concern that was no less important than realizing Yahiko's dream.
He no longer wanted to be a god in the eyes of the world.
He wanted to accompany Xiaonan, he wanted to be with Xiaonan, after the war, after peace.
So, he agreed to Haneda's request without hesitation.
He gave up the Rinnegan in his eye sockets. It was his burden. Those were Madara's eyes and also the eyes of the world.
He is no longer God.
He is human.
He can let go of all his burdens, let go of everything in the past, and be with the one he loves.
Payne said, "Okay, I will travel with you to see the sea of the Land of Waves, to soak in the hot springs of the Land of Hot Springs, to see the mountains and rivers of the Land of Rivers, to see the glaciers of the Land of Frost, and to see the mountains and rivers."
Payne and Xiaonan leaned against each other, they started to cling to each other, then hugged and kissed like a couple in love.
Perhaps the two were in love from the very beginning. They did not resist and snuggled together.
The cold rain was still falling from the sky, hitting their hair, faces, clothes, and shoes.
But love is hot.
At this moment, the rain is away from the mind, and matter is isolating the thought at this moment.
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Jiraiya and Tsunade of Konoha, Nagato and Konan of Amegakure are just microcosms of the ninja world.
When the shadow of war comes, when life and death are at stake, the courage that was previously impossible to muster emerges in human beings.
There are too many people expressing their love in this cold night.
War will hurt some people, but it will also benefit others.
But this has nothing to do with the war, the Fourth Ninja World War is still on the verge of breaking out.
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