The Chibaku Tensei in the sky began to scatter. Naruto landed with the debris and looked around. This was no longer Konoha village; the Nine-Tails' rampage had already destroyed it.
"Tell me where your real body is. I have something to say to you," Naruto confronted the Deva Path, attempting to resolve the situation through conversation.
However, the Deva Path had no intention of talking further. He extended a black rod from his hand and quickly charged towards Naruto.
Seeing that the Deva Path was uncommunicative, Naruto had no choice but to resort to force. Under the perception of Sage Mode, Naruto easily dodged the Deva Path's black rod. He then grabbed the rod, snapped it in half, and kicked the Deva Path into a pile of rubble.
Holding the broken black rod, Naruto unhesitatingly plunged it into his own shoulder. He then used his chakra to sense the location of Nagato's real body.
"Found you! Now, I'll defeat you!"
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Naruto summoned two shadow clones, threw two smoke bombs on the spot, and then used the smoke to form a Rasengan.
"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
The Deva Path kept his eyes on the smoke. Suddenly, a Rasenshuriken flew out from it. The Deva Path immediately used Shinra Tensei to repel the jutsu.
However, after repelling it, another Rasenshuriken flew out. Due to the five-second cooldown, the Deva Path could only jump upwards.
Unexpectedly, the surrounding rubble turned into Naruto's shadow clones, which rushed forward and firmly grasped the Deva Path's limbs, preventing him from escaping.
Although he dodged the second Rasenshuriken, the Deva Path was trapped by Naruto's shadow clones. Then, Naruto himself was forming another Rasengan, and with a powerful throw from the two shadow clones behind him, it struck the Deva Path's vital point in the last second of the Shinra Tensei cooldown.
After defeating the Deva Path, Naruto looked up towards the sky and then swiftly moved towards Nagato's hiding place.
Meanwhile, Ryo had finished making the earrings. After putting them on, he tidied up his dining table and prepared to go back to revive Jiraiya.
"Goodbye! Tsunade, you promised me, so you can't go back on your word! Wake up!"
Ryo gently kissed Tsunade's forehead. Tsunade slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the earrings. It was the necklace she had given to Naruto, so why was it on Ryo? Had Naruto been captured?
Before she could ask Ryo, he had already vanished. Fortunately, there was a slug summoned by Ryo beside her to ask.
"Shizune-nee, Ino, it's done! See you next time."
Ryo arrived at the Four Violet Flames Formation. After dispelling it, he walked up and gave Shizune and Ino a hug. Just as Shizune and Ino were about to ask something, Ryo had already disappeared.
...
On the outskirts of Konoha village, next to a villa, Yugito was fighting Karin.
The two exchanged blows, neither gaining an advantage. Just as they were about to deliver a decisive strike, Ryo descended from the sky and stood between them.
"Ryo-kun, you're back! There was combat activity in Konoha earlier. Was it Pain fighting Konoha?"
"You brat, you don't come early or late, but you have to come at this time. I was just about to defeat Karin."
"What did you say! When did a defeated opponent become so boastful!"
"You've lost to me before too, so if we're talking about defeated opponents, you're the same. Ryo, you be the referee, and Karin and I will fight again."
Before they could even catch up, the two women started arguing again. However, Ryo hadn't returned to watch a fight; he still had Jiraiya to revive.
"Alright, stop arguing. I need to revive Jiraiya now. You two be quiet for a while." Ryo directly took both their hands and led them into the villa.
In a room, Jiraiya lay on a bed, his body sealed by Ryo. He didn't need to eat or bathe, merely clinging to life.
After breaking the seal, Ryo placed his hand above Jiraiya's wounds. A powerful energy flowed into Jiraiya's body. As Ryo's hand passed over each wound, it began to heal, including his severed throat and broken arm.
In a short while, Jiraiya's body had returned to its original state, but he was still essentially a human, unlike Karin and Yugito.
"Where is this... Heaven? I didn't expect Heaven to have such beautiful women. It seems doing good deeds does have its rewards..."
Jiraiya opened his eyes. His blurry vision saw Karin and Yugito standing beside him. And the first thing he said upon waking was about women.
"Perverted old man, this isn't Heaven, it's the Land of Fire. You can't see me, a person as big as I am, but you see my two wives? Do you have any conscience? I'm the one who saved you, do you know that?"
Ryo backhanded Jiraiya with a resounding slap. Even in death, the perverted old man was still thinking about women, making Ryo almost regret saving him. If he had saved Jiraiya, perhaps the women's bathhouse would be in danger again in the future.
"Ouch! You brat! Watch me teach you a lesson..." Jiraiya reacted and immediately got up, grabbing Ryo by the collar. He was about to slap Ryo back when he suddenly remembered what happened in Amegakure.
"Right, where's Pain? Where in the Land of Fire is this? How is Naruto doing?"
Ryo grabbed a chair, sat down, and crossed his legs. "Perverted old man, aren't you going to care about me? I saved you, you know!"
"You... Ryo! You saved me? How did you save me from Pain? Oh, right, I heard you joined the Akatsuki. What is your ultimate goal? Huh? I remember Pain broke my throat, and now I can speak. And this arm isn't broken either. Is this all a dream?"
Jiraiya had too many questions. Ryo was too lazy to explain them one by one. He grabbed Jiraiya's body and with a single stride, appeared before Nagato and Konan.
By this time, Naruto had already arrived and was listening to Nagato recount his experiences. Jiraiya, seeing this, was stunned. Those eyes were indeed Nagato's. The person in front of him was Naruto. How could they be talking together? Why had Nagato become so emaciated?
As Jiraiya was about to step forward, Ryo stopped him. "Listen to them here. They won't be able to detect us. You can even do a striptease here."
In reality, Ryo had woven a spatial world onto Konan's paper. Inside, they could see the outside, but from the outside, there was no sign of the space.
Finally, when Nagato finished recounting the death of Yahiko, Jiraiya was weeping uncontrollably. Ryo gently patted Jiraiya's back. "You're such a big man, crying like this. How will you face your disciple later?"
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