Hokage: I use spiritual power to release ninjutsu!

Time goes back a little bit.

When Uchiha Obito successfully rescued Uchiha Itachi, he took Black Zetsu and used his divine power to rush towards Nagato's body without stopping.

Both Nagato and Konan were very distrustful and fearful of the one-eyed masked man who called himself "Uchiha Madara".

When the war started, the two of them chose a hiding place on their own without informing Uchiha Obito.

"Are you sure it's here?"

Obito Uchiha emerged from the Kamui space with Black Zetsu, and quickly looked around the giant trees, but could not see anything unusual.

This place is nearly ten kilometers away from the battlefield and is located in a dense forest on a high ground.

In front of me are towering trees that are several meters in diameter and tens of meters high!

It is so lush and green that it is impossible to detect whether there are giant trees in disguise.

Obito knew that Konan could use his Paper Release to create an almost perfect giant tree;

But at this moment, he has quietly opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he still can't tell which one is their real hiding place!

"Hehehehe..." Hei Jue beside him let out a cold and confident laugh:

"The two of them are indeed in this forest. Although Xiaonan's paper escape disguise is very realistic, it still cannot be hidden from the investigation of Bai Jue's clone!"

"The White Jue people have identified this forest a long time ago. Now they are just investigating. I believe the results will be available soon."

Bai Jue's clone is a strange product born after the sacred tree sucked the ancient villagers dry; it has a natural ability to sense and distinguish the life breath of the tree.

Even if Konan's paper tree can hide from Obito's kaleidoscope, this disguised tree cannot exude the same breath of life as a real tree.

"We have to be quick. I'm afraid Tiandao Payne won't last long..."

Obito urged anxiously, the Rinnegan Eye is the key to him realizing the Eye of the Moon plan and resurrecting Lin, and it must not fall into the hands of the masked man!

"Don't worry, I have sent out a large number of Bai Jue, maybe the results will be available in the next second."

Although Hei Jue is equally worried and anxious, after all, he has been able to stabilize his mentality after thousands of years of experience.

"Screw rustle!"

The next second, a white sky suddenly appeared on the thick tree trunk they were standing on.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me where Nagato is hiding immediately!"

Black Jue ordered in a serious tone before Bai Juebiao could talk trash.

"It's right there..."

Without any nonsense, Bai Jue pointed at a giant tree in the distance with his pale fingers.

"go!"

After determining Nagato's hiding location, Obito immediately sucked Black Zetsu into the Kamui space and disappeared from the same place;

Then, through divine power, he touched the opponent without any movement.

"cough cough..."

At this moment, a violent and weak cough sounded from inside the big tree that Bai Jue was pointing at!

It was Uzumaki Nagato who looked extremely frightening with a dense number of iron rods inserted into his back!

"Nagato! Is it really worth spending such a price to use the Earth Blast Star?"

Xiaonan stood aside, looking at his friend with an extremely worried expression.

He just ignored his frail body and used his samsara eye to gather a massive amount of chakra, creating a black ball of light and flying towards the battlefield.

Ever since he used this extremely costly move, Nagato's aura had almost dropped to freezing point.

If he hadn't been able to breathe and speak, Xiaonan would have thought that his friend had exhausted his life force and died!

"Hu... hu... hu..."

A heavy breathing sound like a bellows came from the long doorway;

The long red hair, which is so dark that it is almost white, symbolizes that his life at this moment is like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished!

"Xiao Nan, the masked man is an extremely powerful being; if you don't try your best, I'm afraid it will be difficult to kill this man!"

"The battle has reached this point, and all members of the Akatsuki organization have died. I have no way out!"

Xiaonan's light orange eyes stared closely at the friend in front of her; her mouth opened slightly, trying to persuade him something, but in the end it just turned into a thick sigh.

At this moment, what if the masked man is killed?

Their Akatsuki organization has been destroyed, and their friends are destined to die soon; in the huge Rain Ninja Village, they will be left alone...

Thinking of the tragic reality she was about to face, the pain and sadness in Xiaonan's heart were so intense that she couldn't get rid of it...

"Did you fail? I didn't expect that even the Earth Blast Star could not seal the masked man; in the end, even Yahiko's body could not be protected..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

At this moment, Nagato coughed violently, and dull blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

The aura and vitality on his body have reached the extreme level and are almost inaudible!

He could only watch Yahiko's body being destroyed, without any way to stop it.

"Nagato! Since this ambush plan failed, then don't force it anymore and just return to the Rain Ninja Village..."

Xiaonan suddenly understood the plan to ambush the masked man through his friend's soliloquy, and he went bankrupt!

Looking at her friend whose face was full of bitterness and self-blame, she could no longer suppress the tears of grief and flowed from the corners of her eyes.

"Nagato, Yahiko won't blame you, you have done a good job; just put everything aside and spend the rest of the time in the Rain Ninja Village..."

Xiao Nan's voice was choked with sobs, and her tone was extremely soft. Her tears had quietly wet the clothes on her chest.

In Nagato's last life, she didn't want to think about things like peace; this was not her pursuit.

What she has always wanted is to live peacefully with her best friends.

That's it!

But it's just such a simple wish, but it's as difficult as reaching the sky...

"Xiao...Xiaonan, I'm sorry...I have never considered your feelings carefully..."

Nagato's face was ashen, and he looked at his most cherished companion with a pair of lifeless eyes.

"It's okay..." Xiaonan slowly walked to Nagato and gently tidied his messy hair:

"Bringing peace to the ninja world has always been Yahiko's dream; both you and I have been working hard for this dream."

Her tone was sad, and she looked at her friend with soft eyes; she took a deep breath, and a faint but extremely heart-wrenching smile appeared at the corner of her mouth:

"Now is the time to give up on this dream, and live for yourself for the rest of the days..."

"When you return to Rain Ninja Village, you don't have to think about anything..."

"I can never tire of listening to the drizzle inside the house; I am folding beautiful paper flowers, and Nagato is right next to me, silently watching me folding paper flowers, okay..."

With tears in her eyes, Xiaonan whispered about this scene that she had always seen in her dreams.

What a peaceful life, but this is the ordinary life she always longs for...

There are no disputes, no bloody battles, and no need to suppress your heart.

Even if Nagato doesn't live long, no matter how short it is, she wants to experience such a soothing and relaxing life with her friends...

"Xiao...Xiaonan, I'm sorry; I've really made you suffer these years..."

Nagato apologized to Konan very remorsefully. After spending so many years together day and night, why couldn't he find what she wanted most in her heart?

Now that he is in such a dying state, how long can he stay with her?

Once he leaves, what Xiaonan will be left with in the end can only be greater grief and loneliness.

"Nagato, stop blaming yourself; go back to our Rain Ninja Village..."

Konan gently held the hands that Nagato kept beating on his head; like an angel redeeming others, he pulled Nagato out of self-blame and regret.

"Okay... let's go back... no longer care about the disturbances from the outside world, and spend the rest of the days quietly in Yuren Village..."

Nagato raised his head slightly and looked at Konan with a smile on his face. This smile of letting go of everything immediately reminded her of the first time she saw Nagato when she was a child:

Gentle but with a little fear and trepidation...