Land of Rain.

At Nagato's request, Konan took him back to the Land of Rain, to where they came from, where Jiraiya taught them ninjutsu.

At that time, the three of them, a master, lived here together, and it was the happiest time of Nagato's life.

Later, Yahiko said that he would establish an organization to bring peace to the war-torn country.

So they began to wander around, mingling in the battlefield.

Later, Yahiko died, and Nagato was blinded by hatred, thinking that he had inherited Yahiko's will, and took Xiaonan with him, with the newborn Xiao, to stir up trouble in the ninja world.

Until a few days ago, he fell short in Konoha and sobered up from Sakura Haruno's words, realizing that he was nothing more than a puppet, a puppet blinded by hatred.

The two of them returned to the cabin, which was now almost one with the jungle, and green shoots had regrown on the decaying wood.

Nagato sat in a wheelchair, feeling his surroundings with his chakra, and he knew that this should be the last time.

"Xiao Nan, after I die, you have to keep your promise and go find Blood Sakura." Nagato said with a calm expression.

Xiao Nan stood behind him and pushed his wheelchair, lowered his head when he heard the words, and said softly: "After you die, there will be no more worries in this world." ”

Nagato shook his head and said, "Yahiko's death is already a thing of the past, and Hanzao is already dead, so there is no need to pursue it anymore." As for me, what I've done over the years is well deserved. ”

"But you're different, Nan."

"You are kind by nature, and you should not have blood on your hands, but I forced you to kill, this is my sin, and it has nothing to do with you."

As he spoke, Nagato's hand moved, turning the wheelchair around and facing Xiao Nan.

"Blood Sakura is a soft-hearted person, you follow her, Obito and will never dare to do anything to you."

"Now that I've figured it out, the peace between me and Yahiko was nothing more than a dream, and now I've woken up and seen the reality clearly. The only concern is you, and I don't want us to meet over there. ”

"Nagato, is there really no day of peace in this world?" Xiao Nan asked suddenly.

Nagato was silent for a moment and asked, "Why are you asking this?" ”

Xiao Nan didn't answer, but continued to ask, "Peace, is it really delusional as Blood Sakura said?" So why are there so many people in this world who are still pursuing? ”

Yahiko is dead, and his ideals are inherited by Nagato, and now Nagato is about to fall, and he doesn't let himself follow, so the dreams of those two will be inherited by himself, Xiao Nan thinks so.

"Xiao Nan, I don't want you to continue, I don't want you to be the same as me." Nagato said seriously.

"Our ideals are ours, it has nothing to do with you, I know you are different from us, so don't continue."

How arduous is the road to peace, if Xiao Nan chooses this path, he will live in pain for the rest of his life.

This so-called ideal should not have been passed down in the first place, and it was also his fault.

"When you say that, do you mean that there is such a way?" Xiao Nan asked again.

Nagato didn't say anything about her previous question, which meant that what Blood Sakura said was wrong, otherwise he would have just said no.

Nagato was silent for a long time before he said faintly, "Blood Sakura is a gentle person. ”

"She knew I was dying, and she took pity on me, so she told me that."

Xiao Nan was slightly stunned, what does this mean, is what Blood Sakura said just to comfort Nagato?

Nagato paused, organized the language, and then said:

"What she said is not unreasonable, indeed, with the existence of chakra, there will be strong and weak, which will lead to contradictions and wars."

"However, she said this very casually, not to make her own point of view, but to convince me with a new point of view."

Speaking of this, Nagato couldn't help but chuckle, which he had only figured out after leaving Konoha.

"In other words, what she said was not actually her own thoughts, she just came up with it on the fly for my needs."

Xiao Nan frowned and thought about it, recalling the expression and tone of the blood cherry before and after she spoke, there was indeed a sense of disobedience......

"Although I don't know if what she came up with on the spur of the moment is the truth, but at least I know that she is a person who is out of the norm."

Nagato said, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Chakra and ninjutsu in this world have existed for thousands of years, and everyone thinks that this is a product of nature, and it should have existed."

"However, Blood Sakura said that things like chakra and ninjutsu should not exist in the first place, and the reason why the world is so chaotic today is because of chakra and ninjutsu."

"Regardless of how much of this is true, one thing is certain, the pattern of the blood cherry blossom is far above you and me, and even the Uchiha Obito."

"So, if you were to ask me what exactly the path to peace was, I can't give you an answer, but I think there's a good chance that Blood Sakura will know."

Xiao Nan nodded thoughtfully, she understood what Nagato meant, whether she wanted revenge or ideals, she should go to the blood sakura.

Nagato couldn't see Xiao Nan's face, but said solemnly to himself:

"But Xiao Nan, I want you to remember that whether it is revenge or the realization of your ideas, you can't be separated from the blood cherry blossom, and you must be firmly tied to her."

Xiao Nan looked stunned and asked puzzledly, "Why?" ”

"Because you can't do it, Nan." Nagato said calmly.

"Maybe I'm a little heavier, but that's the truth, and you should know it yourself."

Xiao Nan pursed his lips and frowned, "No, I don't agree with what you said." ”

Nagato was silent for a while and said, "Xiao Nan, with your current strength, it will not be a problem to subvert a small country. ”

"If I told you to slaughter the city now, would you do it?"

Xiao Nan's body shook, closed his eyes, and said in a trembling tone: "Why must it be the slaughter of the city?" ”

"It's not a question of whether to slaughter the city or not, Xiao Nan." Nagato shook his head.

"I never deny that your abilities are beyond ordinary people, but your heart is too soft. On the road to peace, there will be more cruel things waiting for you to do than the slaughter of the city, and you will not be able to do it. ”

"I can't do it, can Blood Sakura do it? As you just said, she is also a soft-hearted person. Xiao Nan said stubbornly.

Nagato chuckled, stretched out his hand and patted the back of Xiao Nan's hand, and reassured: "She is different from you." ”

"Blood Sakura's softness is because I have no power to resist, and her gentleness is because I don't resist, all of which are only available under the premise that she has the advantage."

"If I had even the slightest resistance at that time, she would have killed both of us without hesitation and destroyed the Eye of Samsara."

So, if necessary, she would not hesitate to swing her butcher's knife at unrelated civilians, which is what she calls an "ordinary" mentality. ”

Xiao Nan was silent, she didn't know what else to say to move Nagato.

Nagato didn't hear Xiao Nan speak for a long time, and sighed slightly in his heart.

In fact, there is another reason why he didn't tell Xiao Nan about entrusting Xiao Nan to Sakura Haruno.

Blood Sakura is a man who protects her shorts.

Nagato discovered this when he provoked Sakura Haruno before, and Blood Sakura is a person who protects his shortcomings.

As long as Xiao Nan and Blood Sakura are tied together, Blood Sakura will not care, Nagato thinks so.

The two sides were silent for a long time before Nagato spoke again: "Xiao Nan, if you really don't want to, I won't force you, but at least, I want you to try it and follow the blood cherry blossom for a while." ”

Xiao Nan was silent for a while, nodded and said, "I know." ”

Suddenly, Nagato's body shook, and a sense of detachment gradually came, and Nagato looked stunned, and then regained his calm.

It's time to come, Yahiko, I'm coming for you.

"Xiaonan, I'm sorry ......"

Before the words fell, Nagato's head hung and his life was cut off.

Xiao Nan's body stiffened, his trembling hand reached over and probed, and finally put it down weakly, and a stream of tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes.

Nagato, the curtain ends.

……

Three days later, Xiao Nan set up three wooden signs, Yahiko, Nagato, and Xiao Nan.

Xiao Nan sat in front of Nagato's tomb and toasted him.

Although neither she nor Nagato drinks.

"Nagato, I'll keep my promise and go find Blood Sakura, but if she's not suitable, I'll leave on my own."

"And I'll try my best to stay alive and won't see you soon."

After speaking, Xiao Nan sat in front of Nagato's grave for a while before taking out the token given by Haruno Sakura and crushing it.

Xiao Nan quietly watched as the shadow energy flowed to the ground, and soon after, Sakura Haruno stood up from inside.

Sakura Haruno looked at her surroundings and noticed Nagato's grave, her face slightly serious.

"Have you thought about it?" Sakura Haruno asked.

"Well, keep the promise." Xiao Nan nodded calmly.

Sakura Haruno shook her head slightly when she heard this, and said, "I said, your business, Nagato said it doesn't count, if you don't want to, then forget it." ”

It doesn't matter if Xiao Nan is sincere or not, but it's important that it's not voluntary.

If she doesn't want to, then Sakura Haruno doesn't want to take her with her.

"Nagato's will is my will, and my will is to abide by the agreement," Xiao Nan said lightly.

Haruno Sakura frowned, and said seriously: "I don't know what you think, but I emphasize again, if you don't want to, I won't force it, and if you want, then don't drop the chain at a critical time in the future." ”

"I know." Xiao Nan nodded and said.

"Okay, here's for you." Sakura Haruno took a black ring from her hand and handed it to her.

Xiao Nan silently took it and put it on directly without hesitation.

Sakura Haruno saw her put it on, so she spoke: "Now I can't take you directly to me, you have two choices, first, go to the country of birds close to here, Feiduan and Yugito are there, Feiduan should still know you." ”

Xiao Nan frowned slightly and nodded, remembering in his heart the first group of Xiao members who died a few years ago.

"The second option is to go to the Iron Country, and in seven days, the Five Great Ninja Villages will hold a Five Shadows Conference there, and we are going to join in the fun."

"Iron Country."

Xiao Nan immediately made a decision after hearing this.

Sakura Haruno nodded when she heard this, and said, "Then you go to the Land of Iron, wait for us there, don't act rashly until then, if someone is looking for trouble, use that ring to find me, and the usage is the same as the bracelet before." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Nan nodded, indicating that he knew.

"Then I'll go first, and I'll introduce you to the rest of my companions when I get to the Iron Country."

Sakura Haruno waved her hand, and with a thud it turned into smoke and dissipated.

Xiao Nan stood silently in place, looked at the ring in his hand, and then looked at Nagato's grave.

"Companion ......"