Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

"Yeah. Can't sleep."

Konan's profile was very peaceful, but Nagato could read an inexplicable sadness in it.

I guess you still haven't gotten over the pain of Yahiko's death...

Nagato sighed inwardly, and all the distracting thoughts in his mind were completely calmed down at this moment.

There is no romance under the moonlight. Now he and Xiaonan are displaced and wandering in a foreign land.

There's no place to call home.

Make a living first, then find love.

"I can't sleep either." He walked over to Konan, "Today's fight with Scorpion allowed me to discover a major weakness of Pain. Help me improve it."

Xiaonan looked at him and her eyes suddenly brightened.

The two men were in the courtyard, and they were ready to fight.

"When Scorpion attacked with his true form, my first reaction was to use the power of Heavenly Path to repel him, but then I discovered that Heavenly Path's power had been nullified by Pain."

"As the number of Paynes increases, my ability to be sidelined will also increase."

Xiaonan lowered his eyes and pondered: "Maybe I am worrying too much. If Pain's Six Paths is formed, in my opinion, he will be completely invincible."

Nagato smiled and said, "Pein's strength lies in his secrets, but there is no impenetrable wall in the world. In the ninja world, there are many talented people, and secrets will always be revealed one day, so it is particularly important to prepare for a rainy day."

Konan nodded in agreement, "Indeed, Nagato, you are very forward-looking now."

"So, what is the way to return Pain's power to his original form?"

Nagato said: "It's actually very simple. Just interrupt the transmission. Pain will become a puppet that loses the ability to move. However..."

"Relying solely on this will greatly reduce the significance of Pain's technique."

"So, the assumption I made is that we can find a way to make the main body and Payne compatible."

"This... sounds a bit difficult." Xiaonan pondered, "It's like looking to the left and the right at the same time. It seems a bit unrealistic no matter how you think about it."

Her words cheered Nagato up.

In the original work, when Naruto was practicing immortal arts, Shenzuo Sage also said these words.

Naruto was inspired and created a method of using shadow clones to collect fairy chakra.

"If the clone is responsible for transmitting chakra to Pein, will the original body's ability be unlimited?"

Nagato immediately tried to use Shadow Clone.

However, he discovered that Shadow Clones could not be used when using Pain's Six Paths.

"This road is completely cut off."

"Sure enough, Naruto's way is impossible to imitate."

"I can only find a way that suits me."

He looked up at Xiaonan.

"Attack me first. I might get some inspiration during the battle..."

Xiaonan raised his hands and formed a seal, and his body began to turn into paper...

Nagato dodged and moved swiftly, concentrating on avoiding Konan's attacks, his body and mind entering a state of stillness and tranquility.

The principle of Pain's technique is signal transmission.

Taking the mobile phone signal as an example, it is like the 'main body' has turned on 'hotspot sharing', and Pain Six Paths is the terminal that accesses this hotspot network!

No matter what...it is impossible to guarantee the traffic at both ends.

It still doesn't work... I have absolutely no clue.

"Crash!"

At this time, Nagato looked at the layers of paper in front of him, which were separating and combining, but always maintaining a continuous attack!

A flash of inspiration... suddenly flashed through my mind!

"Ah... why should I be so obsessed with ensuring the traffic at both ends? Isn't it enough to just use the traffic where it should be used at that moment when it is needed?"

To explain it in terms of communication technology, it is what is called... "resume connection"!

"Nagato, be careful!"

Surprised by his discovery, he forgot to dodge the attack and was scratched on the cheek by the paper shuriken...

Nagato didn't care at all, and was as happy as a child, "I have a solution, Konan! I have a solution!"

"Eh?"

Nagato told Konan his thoughts.

"That is to say, when the main body needs it, the chakra that is transmitted to Pein will be interrupted for a moment, used by the main body, and then immediately transmitted to Pein. It can be done this way. I'm really surprised you thought of it, Nagato..."

"Konan, I was actually inspired by your paper jutsu."

"Is that right?"

"Ah, yes, that's the principle. However, in practice, it's not that simple. It requires a lot of practice."

"Once I have mastered this "breakpoint resumption" technique, my main body and Payne will no longer conflict!"

In sight, Xiaonan walked over.

"Xiao Nan..."

"do not move."

She stood in front of Nagato, stretched out her hand, and put a sticker on his scratched cheek...

The cool touch of her palm... instantly made Nagato shudder.

Konan withdrew her hand, and stared at Nagato with her orange eyes without blinking: "No matter how important the discovery is, you can't be so happy that you are distracted in the battle. Also, the first thing you should do after being injured is not to share your experience, but to treat the wound."

"Ah...you're right, everything you said is right!"

"Why is your face red?"

"Maybe... maybe it's from the hot springs!"

"That happened an hour ago."

"This is the aftereffect..."

"You're really strange, Nagato." Konan smiled: "But this is the first time I've seen you like this, it feels a bit fresh."

"Uh." How should I put it? Nagato felt a little drunk.

"Okay, it's getting late, go back to sleep. We'll set out early tomorrow morning for the Tiandi Bridge in Kusagakure."

Nagato raised his hand and placed it on his cheek, looking at Konan's graceful back.

Even if I knew...it didn't contain any special meaning other than friendship.

But the way she smiled at me for the first time still made me intoxicated.

I'm probably going to have insomnia tonight.

……

Three days later, at the Grass Hidden Heaven and Earth Bridge.

Nagato and Konan looked at Scorpion walking out of the woods.

"Xie, you are so punctual. You said three days and it's three days."

"I said, I don't like to make people wait, and I don't like to wait for people."

Scorpion said seriously: "When I set foot in the Kingdom of Grass, I unlocked the seal of the subconscious sand in his brain. He should be coming soon. Do you want to wait here with me, or wait in the dark first?"

Nagato thought: The situation is still unclear at the moment, but I am sure of one thing: if Orochimaru wants to escape, no one can stop him, so let's be safe...

"Xie, you should meet with Dou alone. I will wait for the opportunity in the dark."

"Then you better watch carefully, otherwise I might not be able to resist and kill Orochimaru first."

Nagato and Konan retreated into the woods and watched from afar.

The slightest movement caused ripples on the water surface under the Tiandi Bridge...

I saw... a young man walking slowly towards me from the other side of the bridge. He had short silver-gray hair, a pair of black-framed glasses on his harmless face.

Xiaonan sighed: "Is that Kabuto Yakushi? It's hard to imagine that he was a spy who once worked for Danzo and traveled to various countries."

Nagato smiled: "As the saying goes, you can't judge a person by his appearance."

Yakushi Kabuto stopped in front of Scorpion and knelt on one knee: "Scorpion-sama, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting..."

Scorpion walked forward slowly: "You haven't been discovered by Orochimaru, have you?"

"Don't worry, everything..."

Kabuto lowered his head and caught a glimpse of the black shadow that stopped in front of him. The corners of his mouth suddenly curled up into a ferocious smile, "This is all within Lord Orochimaru's expectations!"

He swung the chakra scalpel hidden behind him at the scorpion in front of him...