Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 302 The Death of Konan
Having successfully switched places with Sakura using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sakura, who had escaped from Konan's Paper God Technique, now grabbed Konan's slender and fragile neck from behind.

Konan looked tremblingly at Nagato, who was rushing to her rescue.

She wasn't trembling because of fear of death.

Instead, it was hatred.

Hate one's own weakness.

Hate one's own powerlessness.

Hate one's own incompetence.

"If you take one more step forward, she'll die!"

"After all, such a thin neck must be very delicate~~"

The pink-clad girl was behind Konan, one hand gripping Konan's neck and the other tightly around her waist to prevent her from falling from the sky when her chakra ran out.

The pose looked rather ambiguous, but clearly no one present had thought of it that way.

"Nagato... Nagato..."

Xiao Nan looked at the silent man before her, no longer the aloof person she had been before; her voice trembled slightly.

At this moment, she would rather die than hold her companions back.

But behind her is the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world.

Whether she lives or dies is no longer up to Xiao Nan to decide.

"What...do you want to do?"

Nagato stared intently at everything before him, his voice hoarse as he spoke.

"What do I want?"

Don't you understand?

Xiao Nan felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing the words of the person behind her.

This Hokage wants the Rinnegan!
Now, the combined forces of wind, earth, and rain have been almost half defeated.

What within the Allied Forces could attract this Hokage?
It's nothing more than Nagato's eyes!
"No, Nagato, don't do this!"

"The Rinnegan is a treasure of the Land of Rain!"

"We absolutely cannot let him fall into the hands of outsiders!"

Konan tried to struggle, but with her chakra depleted, how could she break free from the Hokage's control?

Or rather, even if Xiao Nan were still at full strength, she wouldn't be able to escape the current situation.

Nagato's Rinnegan stared intently at the Hokage behind Konan, remaining silent for a long time.

His heart was aching, bleeding, and struggling.

He thought of the past, of Yahiko, and of who had accompanied him along the way.

He also considered the purpose behind all his actions.

"Nagato..."

"don't want……"

Her amber eyes were now brimming with tears as Konan shook her head at Nagato, trying to stop him.

She had been with Nagato day and night for over twenty years, and knew Nagato's personality all too well.

At this moment, Nagato is truly struggling between herself and the Rinnegan.

Sakura didn't stop Konan's actions; instead, she gently wiped away her tears with tenderness, and said with a look of pity:

"Look, what a thoughtful person she is, even now, she is still thinking of you."

"Can you really bear to watch her die here?"

"Looking at her like this, she's truly pitiful to behold."

Sakura's words pierced Nagato's heart like a sharp arrow, and he trembled as he looked at the blue-haired woman in front of him, who was crying uncontrollably.

"me……"

Nagato originally thought he could give everything for the goal he was committed to.

But at this moment, he discovered...

He can't...

He simply cannot do it.

Compared to Xiao Nan...

The so-called peace...

Absolutely not worth mentioning!
He wanted to save Xiao Nan; he wanted to protect Xiao Nan!
He wanted Xiao Nan to live a good life!

Not only for Yahiko, who entrusted Minami to him back then, but also for himself...

he……

I love Xiao Nan!

More than 20 years of being together day and night, the bond we share is stronger than anything else!
"no, do not want……"

Konan's body was trembling; she wanted to stop Nagato's choice.

"I...I promise you."

"But...you must keep your promise!"

Nagato gritted his teeth and stared at the Hokage before him.

Ultimately, he made the choice to follow his heart.

Compared to Konan, the Rinnegan... is nothing!

A true man keeps his word.

“Look, the Han people over there are the best proof of my credibility.”

The Hokage spoke to the Han man who was looking this way from a distance.

Nagato stared intently at the person before him, having made up his mind.

"Go down first..."

Nagato's voice was hoarse and strained.

Even though Konan was still signaling him not to do it, Nagato couldn't care less about anything else.

Sakura naturally agreed with Nagato's words.

As the two descended slowly, their respective groups of men spontaneously positioned themselves behind them.

"Lord Hokage!"

Upon seeing their own Hokage, the Konoha ninja could not hide their excitement.

He fought against an army of 30,000 men single-handedly, then killed four enemy masters and captured one more alive. One of the victims was the renowned Third Tsuchikage.

How could they not be excited?

Just as the Hokage said before the battle began.

In the ninja world at this moment, she is the God of Ninjas!
"Are you really going to do this?"

“For a woman…” Huang Tu stood behind Changmen, looking at the other’s back, his eyes narrowing slightly.

In any case, after paying such a price, how could he bear to give up just for a woman?

Especially after the deaths of the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure and Deidara.

However, Nagato completely ignored him, his gaze fixed solely on Konan.

"It's settled now, as long as you keep your promises."

"I'll guarantee your safety."

The Hokage glanced at the group behind Nagato and spoke with a slightly sharp tone.

This made Huang Tu and Han, who were behind Nagato, feel a slight unease.

"……it is good."

Nagato took a deep look at Konan, who was being restrained by the Hokage.

At this moment, Xiao Nan seemed to have resigned herself to her fate, and simply shed tears in silence.

Just then, Nagato stretched out his hands, about to gouge out his own eyes...

Xiao Nan couldn't bear to watch this scene, so she closed her eyes, turned her head to the side, and pursed her thin lips until they turned white.

The sudden change!

A twisted vortex suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

It's Uchiha Obito!

After being informed of the situation on the battlefield in the Land of Rain by White Zetsu, Obito Uchiha rushed to the battlefield in a great hurry, wanting to stop everything.

The Rinnegan is the core of the Eye of the Moon Project, and it absolutely cannot be lost!
The black rods of Yin-Yang Release, crackling with crimson lightning, charged toward the Hokage!

However, the Hokage sneered and, with Konan in his hand, simply sidestepped the attack!
"Uchiha Obito!"

Nagato was filled with shock and anger upon seeing this.

No matter what, he had to protect Xiao Nan!

"Shut up!"

Obito Uchiha was too lazy to waste any more words with Nagato. He simply grabbed his black rod and charged at the Hokage!

"It seems you can't control your subordinates."

"Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony."

The Hokage glanced at Nagato, sneered, and a kunai appeared in his hand. In the midst of Nagato's terrified despair, it pierced through Konan's body in an instant!

With an absolute understanding of the human body, this most ordinary kunai shattered Konan's life force!

!!!

"Nagato..."

In her final moments, Konan looked at Nagato with eyes devoid of anger or fear; her amber eyes held only relief.

With a sense of relief towards everything.

Xiao...Nan...

Nagato stared blankly at everything, her outstretched hand frozen in mid-air...

Blood seeped from Konan's chest, staining Nagato's vision as well...

At this moment, Nagato's vision could see nothing but that familiar figure staggering forward. She took two steps forward, two steps toward Nagato...

The glaring blood surfaced from the corner of her mouth, staining Xiao Nan's pale lips red.

"superior!!!"

At this moment, Huang Tu and Han behind Nagato could no longer hold back and commanded everyone to charge towards the Konoha members in front!
Obito Uchiha immediately activated Kamui to avoid being targeted by the Hokage.

Everything he did was to kill Xiao Nan.

Want to rescue the hostages from the Hokage?

Do not make jokes.

Even Hashirama Senju couldn't do that.

Based on his understanding of the Hokage, the other party was the kind of powerful being who seemed harmless but actually had an absolutely decisive and straightforward personality.

Even worse, some people simply want to see Nagato make a fool of himself.

I want to see whether Nagato would choose the Rinnegan or Konan when faced with the choice.

But all of this seems to have nothing to do with Nagato anymore.

He looked tremblingly at the woman who had fallen to the ground in front of him, and carefully took Xiao Nan into his arms.

Looking at her familiar yet pained face, Nagato felt as if everything in the world was irrelevant to him.

He originally thought his heart was big enough to hold the whole world.

But at this moment he realized that his heart was exceptionally small, only able to hold Xiao Nan alone.

"Indeed, people only cherish what they have lost."

"Just like the light that is most ordinary to ordinary people, it is a precious thing that blind people would trade anything for."

At this moment, the Hokage walked step by step toward Nagato, whose words sounded so harsh to Nagato's ears.

"You... never intended to let Xiao Nan go..."

Nagato raised his head, and once again felt the malice of this world.

This terrible world...

This world without Xiao Nan...

fundamental……

It shouldn't exist!

"No way, I really do intend to make a deal with you."

"After all, every bit of chakra saved is a bit more."

"But the moment Obito Uchiha appeared, I changed my mind."

"After all, do you really think he can save Xiao Nan from me?"

"If he can't save this woman, then what is his purpose in appearing here?"

"That's really hard to guess~~~"

Looking at the trembling man in front of her, the pink-haired woman couldn't help but curl up her lips into a malicious smile.

After saying that, the sixteen-year-old girl in front of her tapped her head in distress.

"So, who do you think killed her?

It was like the whispers of a demon echoing in Nagato's ears.

At this moment, Obito Uchiha, who had intended to use Kamui to quickly escape, felt his hair stand on end. He realized he had fallen into a trap.

A trap from which there is no escape...

(End of this chapter)