Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

Payne looked at me, narrowing his eyes, but said nothing more.

In order to show my sincerity, I spoke very directly, which seemed to arouse his vigilance.

But if I don't state my purpose directly, the result will be the same -

It seems that we have to defeat him first in the end.

Kakashi struggled to stand up from Susano's palm at this time. He shouted to me: "Asakaro - I want to support other places!"

I looked down at him and used Susanoo's other hand to cover him more tightly to prevent him from running away.

"No, Kakashi, you have to stay by my side."

He was stunned.

Seeing this, Pain took the opportunity to give up continuing to fight with us. He rose into the sky and raised his hands high above Konoha.

"Let the world be hurt."

Enormous pressure descended from the sky, bringing with it a thunderous crushing force.

Without my calling, Neji's body radiated an ice-blue chakra glow. He rose up with his head held high, and rushed towards Pain, despite the invisible repulsive force that could crush anything in his way and shatter Konoha's high-rise buildings.

The force field of the Rinnegan withstood Pain's pain. Although Pain could raze Konoha to the ground with one blow and the momentum was extremely terrifying, the gravitational repulsion controlled by the Rinnegan on the moon could change the trajectory of the planet, which was simply beyond human imagination.

Payne's face rarely showed any expression, and even if it changed, the change was very small. Finally, he showed a look of astonishment.

"How could you?!"

"The Samsara Eye is indeed very special..." Neji understood his feelings at the moment very well. He said calmly: "But it is not unrivaled."

"These are the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths...!"

"Ah, really? What a coincidence, these are the eyes of the Six Paths Sage's younger brother." Neji floated across from him at the same level: "Stop, if you continue to fight, you won't stand a chance of winning. Asaka's Samsara Eye may open at any time - you will be facing two pairs of Six Paths Eyes."

As he spoke, he looked in the direction of Nagato's hiding place: "We know where you are. You're not in good condition right now... Did you use all your strength in that attack just now? If you keep struggling, you'll really die."

"…If you can kill me, why do you let me go?"

"Because Chaolu said she wanted to talk to you." Neji said, "She didn't say she would kill you, she just wanted you to live. She has her own plan. Since she asked you if you want Yahiko to come back, you just need to answer."

While they were talking, I also controlled Susanoo to fly into the sky and stood next to Neji.

Pain's attack exhausted all of Nagato's strength. Neji's Rinnegan originally contained enormous power. It could not only control the moon, but also provide an artificial sun at the same time. Therefore, he seemed to still have spare strength at this moment.

However, a few beads of sweat oozed out of the tip of his nose, and it was obvious that his condition was not as relaxed as he appeared.

My Susanoo took him into its body and brought him to my side.

Between Susanoo's eyebrows, I held his hand and silently injected my chakra into him.

Looking at us standing side by side, Payne seemed to be thinking of something and his expression changed slightly.

Ningci said: "Among the companions who came with you, there is one person who is not under your control... the blue-haired woman... Even if you plan to die in battle here, don't you want to think about her feelings?"

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Neji looked at me. While flying up, I had already put Kakashi into the Kamui space.

I don't have to worry about him at this moment. "Maybe our goals are the same. What if we can cooperate? The more allies... the better."

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from the ground——

"Asaroya!!!" Naruto's voice was surprised and happy. "I'll help you!!"

He was on the ground and saw us floating in the air from afar, probably thinking that we were in a standoff.

One by one, chakra bugs silently clung to the folds of Pein's robes, and I urged, "Go!"

Payne looked at us steadily, then turned and left without hesitation.

Naruto just rushed to my side, and was about to chase me impatiently: "Wait——!"

"Naruto!"

I called out to him, and Neji raised his hand and used gravity to pull Naruto back who was chasing after him.

Naruto was a little confused when he saw Pein's back quickly disappearing into the forest. "What are you doing, Neji?! The guy you wanted to catch should be that guy! You caught the wrong guy!!"

I stared at him carefully. After getting used to the 16-year-old Naruto, I was quite uncomfortable suddenly seeing the 19-year-old Naruto.

But after spending so much time together and getting to know the 19-year-old Naruto, when I saw the 16-year-old Naruto again, I felt a complex feeling of familiarity yet unfamiliarity.

"Naruto, I need to tell you something."

"...Asaro?" Naruto looked at me uneasily: "Can't we get rid of the enemy first?"

"To me, Payne is not the enemy."

"What are you talking about?! That guy attacked the village! He caused so much damage!"

"The matter of Konoha..." I wanted to say "It has nothing to do with me", but looking at Naruto's excited and stunned face, I couldn't say it.

Naruto has been working hard to gain the recognition of everyone in Konoha. Can I really convince him?

Konoha has so many of his companions, and his teachers - Naruto and Jiraiya have such a deep relationship...

"Asaro," Neji said at the right time, "Although you didn't ask, I thought you might want to know that Shikamaru and Ino are in the village. Shikamaru's leg seems to be injured."

"..."

I wanted to find Naruto and Kakashi and take them away immediately. What does what happens to Konoha have to do with me?

Even if there are casualties, I don’t even know those people, so why should I take it to heart and feel sad for them in vain?

But Shikamaru is someone I know.

He is someone I...value.

It would be better if I didn't show up, but because I was worried, I couldn't help but show up even though I knew it was not good.

Was that how Obito felt at that time?

At this time, Neji and Naruto were both within my Susanoo. When I landed, I was worried that Naruto would rush out to chase Pain regardless of the consequences, so I grabbed his sleeve.

He looked at me in confusion but trust: "Zhaolu...? Do you have any other plans? Did you find out that guy has accomplices, so you let him go on purpose and want to find his lair? Is that right?"

Neji led us to find Shikamaru accurately, and Susanoo disappeared after we stood on the ground.

Shikamaru smiled bitterly and looked up at us and said, "Asaro, Neji... It seems that Konoha was saved thanks to you this time... If possible, I really don't want you to see me in such an embarrassing state."

"..."

Shikamaru didn't doubt me at all.

He took it for granted that I was here to save Konoha.

I lowered my eyes and didn't answer, but squatted down to check his injuries.

"It's just a broken leg." Shikamaru said, "Lady Tsunade has already sent out the slug..."

But when he saw that I had already started to treat him with medical ninjutsu, he silently shut his mouth.

I didn't look up, but I could feel his gentle gaze on me.

I looked up at him, and sure enough, my eyes met his dark eyes.

Shikamaru's eyes subconsciously avoided for a moment, but soon looked at me firmly again.

His expression... was different from Shikamaru in the previous world.

The Shikamaru in that world was always wary of me, but the Shikamaru in this world looked at me with a very gentle expression.

He trusts me.

I won't doubt you at all.

...Will I have to break his trust myself one day?

Will that tender look one day turn into shock, disbelief, disappointment, and pain because of me?

I held his ankles and lowered my head.

Shikamaru reached out and carefully brushed the long hair that fell on my face behind my ears, and said with a smile: "Why do you look so sad? I'm really not seriously injured!"

"I had a dream yesterday..."

"what?"

"I dreamt that Shikamaru was very cold to me."

Shikamaru immediately said: "Dreams are always the opposite. And..."

He was a little surprised and whispered, "So Chaolu also dreams about me?"