[Nagato originally thought he would die like this, but unexpectedly, he was saved by Konan, another orphan, who brought him back to Yahiko's base.]
[After spending some time together, the three of them successfully formed a market theft gang and started stealing.]
[As for Nagato's identity, it went from being a poor orphan to becoming the third-in-command of the theft gang.]
[His quality of life also improved dramatically as he became more dependent on Yahiko and Konan.]
[Although he still got beaten up when their thefts failed, at least he wouldn't starve to death.]
[If things continued developing smoothly, the trio would probably become the rulers of the stealing world!]
"Oh~ The rulers of the stealing world, that title sounds so powerful."
In the Hokage office, after successfully teaming up with his younger brother to fool little Jiraiya, Senju Hashirama heard this title and couldn't help but feel attracted to it.
His own title: "The God of Ninjas." At first, it might sound impressive, but upon further thought, it felt too old-fashioned.
Titles like "God of Death," "God of Love," "God of Birth" — there are just too many titles with the word "god" in them.
Things become less valuable when they are too common.
According to Tobirama, there was a guy named Hanzo in the future who had the title of "Demi-God?"
LOW, absolutely LOW. It had no class at all.
"Tobirama, from now on, call me the Ninja Overlord, thank you!"
Upon hearing this, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but roll his eyes and retort, "Is being the God of Ninjas not enough for you? You want to be the Ninja's father now?"
"Not that father, but the 'overlord' father."
"What's up? Do you always have subtitles when you talk to others? If you don't want people thinking you're crazy, stop talking about that ridiculous title everywhere."
". Subtitles? I guess it's not impossible."
Hashirama ignored Tobirama's complaints and instead became interested in the idea of subtitles.
"I'll just prepare a wooden board that says 'Father' on it, and take it out when introducing my new title to others~"
". Sis-in-law, you're going to have to put up with this for a while."
Seeing that Hashirama wasn't listening to advice, Tobirama had no choice but to direct his attention to Uzumaki Mito.
"Don't worry, Tobirama, with me around, your brother won't stir up too much trouble."
"Why did I even get married back then?"
Hashirama felt like crying. He had finally come up with a title he was happy with, but it was immediately shut down by his brother and wife working together.
"Huh? Are you saying you regret marrying me?"
Seeing Mito glaring angrily, Hashirama immediately straightened up his expression. "You must have heard wrong, what I meant was, marrying a wife like you is truly the greatest blessing of my three lifetimes."
"Heh!"
Seeing Hashirama backpedal, Mito didn't say anything more.
But from her cold smile, it was clear this wasn't over.
"I'll deal with you when we get home."
[As the saying goes, when people are well-fed and warm, they start thinking about desires.]
[The three of them, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, were still young and hadn't formed any fixed concepts about this, but that didn't stop them from talking about ideals and life.]
[In the past, Nagato never considered such topics, but Yahiko expressed his desire to stand at the top of the world like a god.]
Hashirama: See, everyone wants to be a god. So low.
[This dream of Yahiko's was still far off, but it accelerated when the three of them were accidentally involved in the battle between Hanzo and the Three Ninjas.]
[In this crisis, Nagato's puppy was killed in an explosion, and the three of them realized how fragile their lives were, desperately wishing to become stronger.]
[The three tried to learn from the Legendary Sannins who fought against Hanzo.]
[For their request, Tsunade ignored them, Orochimaru suggested killing them, and only the kind Jiraiya didn't refuse. He took care of them for three years as compensation for the Rain Village.]
[During these three years, Yahiko was attacked by ninjas, and Nagato unintentionally killed them with his Rinnegan, but he fell into guilt for taking lives.]
[Because of this, Jiraiya began teaching the three ninjas and, to help Nagato control the power of the Rinnegan, privately counseled him. Those who have experienced pain can truly care for others.]
[Because of this, Nagato was redeemed. He solemnly promised Jiraiya that one day he would break the curse of this world and lead the ninja world to peace.]
[This statement became the inspiration for Jiraiya's book, "The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi."]
[But Jiraiya never expected that after Yahiko's death, these words would make Nagato become someone who "carries the rice bag" (laughs).]
"Damn, 'carrying the rice bag.' If I didn't know about the issues with Danzo's era and the current situation in the Hidden Cloud Village, I almost believed it."
Jiraiya felt that the videos or "content" made by Hayashi Sora were getting more and more mischievous, always throwing in some jokes in the review videos.
It's clear that Hayashi Sora has become freer in his video-making, no longer constrained like he was in the beginning.
"Who would've thought, Jiraiya-sensei, that the inspiration for your book would come from Nagato."
Beside him, Minato, Naruto's father, didn't expect that his son's name had something to do with Nagato.
"Yeah, if Nagato hadn't said those words to me back then, maybe this book wouldn't have been written."
Naruto's name comes from the protagonist in Jiraiya's novel.
If Jiraiya hadn't written that novel, Naruto might not have been called Naruto, maybe he would've been named Menma?
[At the age of ten, Nagato unlocked all major ninjutsu, mastering all five elements.]
[Several years after Jiraiya left, the three, led by Yahiko, formed the Akatsuki organization.]
[Jiraiya in the distance was moved after hearing about his disciple's business ventures. While enjoying the gentle service of waitresses in certain shops, he still couldn't help but show off with a few extra bowls of rice.]
[But where there is light, there is also darkness. For every person chasing their dreams, there is someone who betrays their faith.]
[The rising Akatsuki organization was seen as an obstacle by the Demi-God Hanzo.]
[At this moment, Danzo extended an olive branch to Hanzo, who then colluded with him, kidnapping Konan and demanding Yahiko's life in exchange for hers.]
[Nagato, who had secretly vowed to protect the two of them, watched Yahiko run into his kunai and die.]
[In his extreme anger, he activated the Rinnegan's power and saved Konan.]
[However, during the rescue, his legs were destroyed by Hanzo's explosive flame formation.]
[Nagato, who wanted to kill his enemy Hanzo with vengeance, continued to summon the Outer Path's Gedo Statue to attack.]
[But the cost was immense—he was drained to the bone by the statue.]
"What is this Gedo Statue?"
Jiraiya stared at the screen, shocked as he saw this creature summoned by Pain. It turned him from a regular person into a withered corpse in an instant.
He had felt something was wrong when he saw Nagato appear during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
No matter how busy Nagato was, no matter how many problems there were in the Akatsuki, or how much Konan coughed, he shouldn't have become so thin.
Now, seeing the image on the screen, Jiraiya realized that the reason Pain was so thin was because of this Gedo Statue.
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