In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 312 Naruto's Ambition

Nagato's death left Naruto feeling very down.

Although Nagato "killed" his own mentor.

But the moment the Konoha ninja were revived, everything was nullified.

"Yes, this Pain was made from Yahiko's corpse, so he's a very important person to us." Konan nodded.

"This guy is Yahiko." Naruto realized, and continued, "So what are you planning to do next? I don't think you'll go back to Akatsuki, right?"

"I will leave Akatsuki. For me, Nagato, Yahiko, and Sen are everything. Since Nagato has entrusted his and Yahiko's dreams to you, then I will trust you too."

With that, Konan reached out and gathered countless sheets of paper into a bouquet, which she handed to Naruto. "I entrust Nagato and Yahiko's dreams to you. And Chiya too."

Naruto was taken aback. "Brother Senya?!"

Konan said, "I suppose you should have realized by now that the area Nagato destroyed was not Konoha."

"You mean, this is Brother Chiya?" Naruto's eyes lit up with surprise.

Konan sighed, "There are three junior members who came to Konoha this time: me, Nagato, and the last one is Chiya."

"The genjutsu that can deceive Nagato's Rinnegan is something even the Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan cannot do. I can't think of anyone other than Chiya who could do this."

"Perhaps it's time for me to try a new life. I'll persuade him to leave the Akatsuki. Chiya's partner is absolutely obedient to Chiya; if Chiya leaves, she will leave too."

Images of Mikoto, Izumi, and Chiya raising their daughter together flashed through Xiaonan's mind, and a blush of longing appeared on her pretty face.

Although she had envied that kind of life in the past, she had always suppressed herself because of Nagato's opposition and Nagato and Yahiko's dreams.

Now I can finally let it go.

"Then I'll leave it to you. I will keep the dreams of my senior brothers Nagato and Yahiko in my heart."

Naruto made a gesture as if he were offering his heart.

The gloom in my heart was swept away.

At that moment, he felt that the world had suddenly become infinitely beautiful, and everyone in Konoha had been resurrected.

I've become stronger too.

Even Brother Qianye is about to return.

That leaves only Sasuke.

Konan nodded quietly, carrying the bodies of Nagato and Yahiko towards Amegakure.

Naruto then headed towards Konoha.

Hesitantly, due to the excessive use of shadow clones in his previous battle with Pain, fatigue suddenly overwhelmed him after everything was over.

Just as he was about to faint, he unexpectedly fell into Jiraiya's arms.

"Perverted Sage." Naruto slowly opened his sleepy eyes, rubbed them hard, and couldn't believe that his mentor had actually come back to life.

"Well done, Naruto." Jiraiya smiled with satisfaction.

"You're already...?" Upon confirming it was Jiraiya, Naruto shed tears of emotion.

Could it also be because of Nagato's technique?

But according to the toad, didn't the body of the lustful immortal sink to the bottom of the sea?

Could it be that Brother Qianye brought back the corpse of the perverted immortal?

Well, that's probably the only explanation.

Thinking of this, he wiped away his tears, then suddenly laughed and said, "Hahaha."

"What's so funny?" Jiraiya asked, looking embarrassed.

"It's nothing." Naruto shook his head, wrapped his arms tightly around Jiraiya's shoulders, and leaned against his back. "I'm just glad to see you're still alive."

Not long after the two left, Kakashi arrived.

"Even Kakashi-sensei has been revived!" From a distance, Naruto jumped off Jiraiya's back and hurriedly ran towards Kakashi.

However, due to his weak body and unsteady steps, he staggered and fainted.

Kakashi and Jiraiya simultaneously teleported to his side and helped him up.

"He's really putting on a brave face," Jiraiya remarked.

"But it was precisely because of Naruto's stubbornness that Konoha was able to overcome this crisis." Kakashi carried Naruto on his back.

At this moment, the slug hiding on Naruto had already relayed everything Naruto had experienced with Pain to all parts of Konoha.

As the two walked towards Konoha, Kakashi said, "I just didn't expect that you, Lord Jiraiya, would actually still be alive. When we came here, someone said they saw you, but I thought I was mistaken."

"It seems you were also resurrected because of Pain's technique."

"Naruto really has an incredible power. He accomplished things that others couldn't, such as the Kazekage recapture mission and Pain's invasion of Konoha. He has shown unparalleled power in all of them."

"No, things aren't as simple as you think." Jiraiya stopped in his tracks. "Actually, I wasn't resurrected by Pain's technique."

"Moreover, I was buried in the deep sea at that time, and even the Rinnegan could not revive me."

At this point, Jiraiya's expression suddenly turned serious. "It was Chiya who truly resurrected me, and the same goes for the battle to reclaim the Kazekage. It was Chiya who deliberately left clues. Chiya's influence was also a factor in the Kazekage's resurrection."

"What's going on?" Kakashi turned around, his expression suddenly becoming serious. He could tell from Jiraiya's words that the situation was serious.

Jiraiya said seriously, "This matter is very complicated to summarize, and I can't tell you right now. All I can say is that in the near future, Konoha, and even the entire ninja world, will face an enemy that is more powerful and more terrifying than Pain."

"I can't believe Pain was actually killed. What about Chiya? How could Nine-Tails have done that with him around?"

Outside of Konoha, a giant pitcher plant rose from the tree trunk, and it was White Zetsu's voice, filled with disbelief.

"It's probably the same as with the Eight-Tails; he was just observing and left after seeing the Jinchuriki captured. There's still a trace of the Nine-Tails' chakra in the air. It seems that the Nine-Tails went berserk after the Jinchuriki was captured."

Black Zetsu took over the conversation, his tone filled with resentment and barely concealed anger.

It waited nearly a thousand years, and finally got this opportunity, but now...

We're almost there!

Unfortunately, things went wrong at this crucial moment.

First, the Eight-Tails used its octopus tail to create clones and escape.

Then it was Nine-Tails again.

"So what do we do now?" Bai Jue asked.

"Go and inform Fei quickly." Black Zetsu suppressed his anger and controlled the pitcher plant to slowly merge into the ground.

Now, all it can use is Obito.

As for Qianye.

It's beyond its grasp.

"Are you about to go crazy with anger?"

On the only route from Konoha to Amegakure, Chiya listened to the conversation between Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, a gloating smile on his face.

At that moment, Konan finally arrived with Nagato and Yahiko's corpses, which were wrapped in paper and floating in the air.

Qianye opened her arms to him, and the latter took a step forward and rushed into Qianye's arms.

(End of this chapter)