Click~ Click~ Click~
With the sound of soft footsteps, three people slowly walked toward the direction of Tanbukai Street.
As the largest gathering place for entertainment districts in the Land of Fire, Tanbukai Street had long since developed into a town of considerable size.
However, compared to the usual bustling scene, Tanbukai Street was now desolate.
Within a radius of dozens of miles, not a single person could be seen.
"I really didn't expect that Konoha would one day become like this..."
"I came here once when I was still a bounty hunter; the scene was completely different back then."
A Ninja in black with deep green eyes spoke slowly, his tone carrying a hint of nostalgia.
Beside him, a man wearing a black robe embroidered with red clouds snorted coldly.
He said in an indifferent tone, "These great nations are always self-righteous, wantonly starting wars for the sake of their own interests."
"They leave the surrounding small nations in misery while they themselves enjoy everything with peace of mind."
"It is high time they tasted the experience of war burning on their own soil."
While the two were talking, a woman with blue-purple hair and a paper flower on her head slowly descended from the sky.
"Nagato, Kakuzu, there is a large number of Konoha Ninja stationed in the town ahead."
"Roughly estimated, there should be over three thousand."
Hearing this, Kakuzu couldn't help but rub his chin, "Over three thousand Konoha Ninja?"
"That's a bit tricky."
Even with his five hearts, facing over three thousand Ninja directly would likely leave him with no chance of survival.
Konan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Give me some time, and I can first set up some exploding tags in the surrounding area."
"When we detonate them all at once, we can launch an attack while they are in chaos."
Nagato frowned, "How many exploding tags would that require?"
Konan smiled, "Don't worry, there is absolutely no need to worry about the exploding tags."
Kakuzu's mouth twitched, and he said with some heartache, "Isn't there any other way?"
"How about we wait for the main force? Calculating the time, they should be able to arrive tonight."
"Lord Yuzuru gave us three thousand men; we must make use of them."
Just as Konan was about to speak, Nagato waved his hand directly, "The three of us are enough. We will resolve the battle before the main force arrives."
"It is enough to let these Konoha Ninja experience the pain of war."
After Nagato finished speaking, he stepped forward.
When he approached the outer wall, Nagato's right arm directly transformed into a laser cannon.
Boom!
With a massive roar, the wall of Tanbukai Street was blown open.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The alarm sounded instantly, and Konoha Ninja rushed to the top of the wall.
But when they saw that there were only three people in front of them, they were all dumbfounded.
They only sent three people?
What on earth are those bastards from the Hidden Cloud Village thinking?
Only some of the high-ranking officials stationed here had ugly expressions on their faces.
Compared to ordinary Ninja, they knew more intelligence.
The fact that the Hidden Cloud Village only sent three people meant that the strength of these three must be extraordinary.
But fortunately...
Everyone turned their eyes to the burly, white-haired man on the side.
The man's expression was grave, and his eyes were fixed unblinkingly on the incoming enemies in front.
Walking closer, Nagato raised his head, looked at the man for a while, and then slowly spoke, "Jiraiya, long time no see."
Hearing this, Jiraiya said in a deep voice, "Nagato, Konan... why are you here?!"
"Where is Yahiko?"
Back then, after the Second Shinobi World War ended, he, Orochimaru, and Tsunade were preparing to withdraw from the Land of Rain.
On the way, they met three teenagers: Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
After seeing Nagato's Rinnegan, Jiraiya regarded him as the child of prophecy mentioned by the Great Toad Sage and spent three years teaching the three of them.
Later, when he left the Land of Rain, he never heard any news about the three of them again. He didn't expect to see his former Disciples here.
"Jiraiya, Yahiko is dead."
Hearing Nagato's answer, Jiraiya's pupils shrank suddenly, "Yahiko is dead?!"
"That's right," Nagato said indifferently, "He died at the hands of Konoha Ninja."
Jiraiya's heart sank, and a bad premonition welled up in his mind.
He still refused to give up and asked, "What exactly happened? Was there some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding?"
"Hahahaha..." Nagato couldn't help laughing a few times, then suddenly said coldly, "During the Third Great Ninja War, Yahiko, Konan, and I came to the Konoha camp, thinking we could resolve the war through communication, but Shimura Danzo suddenly attacked us."
"If Yahiko hadn't fought to the death, Konan and I probably wouldn't be alive today."
After listening to Nagato's account, Jiraiya fell silent for a moment.
He knew Shimura Danzo quite well.
It was not surprising that the other party would do such a thing after seeing Nagato's Rinnegan.
"Nagato, I am very sorry about Yahiko, but war is something no one can avoid."
"We don't want to see such tragedies happen either; we can also feel the same pain as you."
"No one wants war to happen; we should all be understanding of each other."
After Jiraiya finished speaking, Nagato's eyes became cold and menacing.
"Jiraiya, from what perspective are you able to say such things?"
"You say no one wants to start a war, but every war is led by you great nations."
"You say war is unavoidable, but every time war burns, it is in our small nations."
"You say you can feel the same pain as us, but while we struggle to survive among the ruins, constantly fearing being killed like stray dogs by passing Ninja, you are able to enjoy fine food and hold grand discussions in warm houses."
"After the war ends, you return to your own countries, while we can only weep over the corpses of our loved ones in our destroyed homes."
Nagato's tone was as biting as midwinter; every word made people feel a bone-chilling coldness.
Sensing the increasingly heavy killing intent on Nagato, Jiraiya said anxiously, "Even if some mistakes were made in the past, our original intention was to pursue peace, wasn't it?"
Hearing this, Nagato suddenly lost interest in continuing the conversation.
"Ridiculous..."
He smiled contemptuously, his body slowly rose into the air, and finally, he turned into a black speck.
"Only those who have experienced the same pain can truly understand each other."
"Without understanding the pain of war, one cannot understand true peace."
"Therefore..." Floating above the center of Tanbukai Street, Nagato raised his arms high.
"From this moment on, let the world feel pain."
"Shinra Tensei!!!"
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