Home / Naruto: End of the Shinobi World / Chapter 161 161: Nagato’s Story

Continue on Novkyn

Naruto: End of the Shinobi World

Chapter 161 161: Nagato’s Story · Oct 25, 2026

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter

Chapter List (423)

Page number / 9

151 Chapter 151 151: We’re Going to Help Sasuke 2026-10-25
152 Chapter 152 152: The Rinnegan Invasion 2026-10-25
153 Chapter 153 153: For the Sake of World Peace 2026-10-25
154 Chapter 154 154: Peace Through Destruction 2026-10-25
155 Chapter 155 155: Shinra Tensei 2026-10-25
156 Chapter 156 156: Konoha Is Nearly Wiped Out 2026-10-25
157 Chapter 157 157: Karin’s Excitement 2026-10-25
158 Chapter 158 158: They Must Be Captured 2026-10-25
159 Chapter 159 159: Sasuke Makes His Move 2026-10-25
160 Chapter 160 160: Hinata Is Impaled 2026-10-25
161 Chapter 161 161: Nagato’s Story 2026-10-25
162 Chapter 162 162: As Expected… It Was Danzō Again 2026-10-25
163 Chapter 163 163: Naruto — I Believe 2026-10-25
164 Chapter 164 164: A Little Sun Begins to Shine 2026-10-25
165 Chapter 165 165: Talk no Jutsu Succeeds 2026-10-25
166 Chapter 166 166: The Crow with the Sharingan 2026-10-25
167 Chapter 167 167: Got You 2026-10-25
168 Chapter 168 168: Naruto Has Been Hit 2026-10-25
169 Chapter 169 169: The Demon God Loves Me Most 2026-10-25
170 Chapter 170 170: When Darkness Descends, Even Light Must Recede 2026-10-25
171 Chapter 171 171: Asura 2026-10-25
172 Chapter 172 172: Playing with Fire 2026-10-25
173 Chapter 173 173: Does Your Father Not Like You? 2026-10-25
174 Chapter 174 174: Planetary Devastation 2026-10-25
175 Chapter 175 175: Breaking the Seal 2026-10-25
176 Chapter 176 176: A Single Sigh 2026-10-25
177 Chapter 177 177: The Demon God’s Favorite Child 2026-10-25
178 Chapter 178 178: A God-Tier Move 2026-10-25
179 Chapter 179 179: Naruto and Sasuke Awaken 2026-10-25
180 Chapter 180 180: Heroes? 2026-10-25
181 Chapter 181 181: Descendants of Traitors 2026-10-25
182 Chapter 182 182: The Devil Fruit 2026-10-25
183 Chapter 183 183: Yamata no Orochi 2026-10-25
184 Chapter 184 184: Let’s Call Them the Seven Warlords Under the King 2026-10-25
185 Chapter 185 185: Jiraiya — I’ll Be Fine 2026-10-25
186 Chapter 186 186: Naruto — Even If I Become a Puppet 2026-10-25
187 Chapter 187 187: Maybe… It’s Better If You Don’t Come Back 2026-10-25
188 Chapter 188 188: This Is What an Invasion Looks Like 2026-10-25
189 Chapter 189 189: You Konoha Are Far Too Arrogant 2026-10-25
190 Chapter 190 190: Tsunade Was So Angry She Laughed 2026-10-25
191 Chapter 191 191: Would You Bare Your Heart to an Ant? 2026-10-25
192 Chapter 192 192: Hashirama Senju Was the Ultimate Weapon 2026-10-25
193 Chapter 193 193: A Trace Discovered 2026-10-25
194 Chapter 194 194: Danzō Appears 2026-10-25
195 Chapter 195 195: The Mysterious Bark-Skinned Man 2026-10-25
196 Chapter 196 196: Toying With Him 2026-10-25
197 Chapter 197 197: The Perfect Fall Guy 2026-10-25
198 Chapter 198 198: Utter Nonsense 2026-10-25
199 Chapter 199 199: One of the Seven Warlords 2026-10-25
200 Chapter 200 200: Elevating Karin’s Status 2026-10-25

A few seconds later, Naruto suddenly opened his eyes. A flash of understanding—and resolve—passed through them.

”Yeah. I’m going.”

He pulled the black receiver from his body, his gaze unwavering.

”I’m going to talk to him… properly.”

Naruto paused, his voice low but steady.

”Consider it… for Jiraiya-sensei.”

And also… to find an answer for Hinata, for Kakashi, and for the countless souls of Konohagakure who had fallen.

Sasuke looked at Naruto and let out a scoff, as if mocking his naivety and stubbornness.

But the derision soon faded. He brushed the dust from his clothes and walked to Naruto’s side.

He said nothing—but the gesture said everything.

He, Uchiha Sasuke, would accompany Naruto on this journey.

”I heard what you said earlier. Honestly… my mind’s a mess too. Let’s hear him out together.”

Seeing Sasuke stand beside him, a faint yet genuine smile finally appeared on Naruto’s pale face.

”What happened?! How did they win?!”

”What happened to Sasuke’s Susano’o? Did Naruto’s berserk state take care of it?”

”How was the Animal Path defeated? And how were the other Paths taken down?”

”They didn’t show any of the crucial details! Is this sky-screen doing it on purpose?!”

Complaints and speculation echoed across the shinobi world.

The scene shifted. Naruto and Sasuke did not linger in Konoha’s ruins.

Having determined the direction, the two battered shinobi forced their wounded bodies forward with astonishing willpower, racing toward an inconspicuous hill outside the village.

That hill was their destination.

Unbeknownst to them, two furtive figures trailed behind.

Naruto and Sasuke soon arrived at the small hill. After exchanging a glance, they entered without hesitation.

Two figures awaited them inside.

One was a woman with short blue-purple hair, wearing a black cloak embroidered with red clouds. Her delicate features carried both vigilance and sorrowful resolve.

Konan.

Behind her sat a man whose appearance caused both Naruto and Sasuke’s pupils to contract.

He was emaciated—little more than skin and bone.

His long white hair, dull like withered grass, hung limply around his gaunt face. His cheeks were sunken, his complexion pale as death.

Most striking of all, his frail body was pierced with numerous black chakra receivers.

Nagato had clearly anticipated their arrival. Under their guarded and complicated gazes, he slowly, laboriously raised his head and opened his eyes.

A pair of ripple-patterned purple Rinnegan glowed faintly in the dim cave as his calm gaze settled first on Naruto, then on Sasuke.

”I am… Nagato.”

After the simple introduction, he extended a quiet invitation.

”Would you… care to hear my story?”

Naruto looked at the man before him—so different from the demonic figure he had imagined. What remained was not a monster, but a broken body burdened by a heavy past.

His expression grew solemn as he nodded slowly.

He had come here to talk. To seek answers.

From the moment they entered the cave, Sasuke’s gaze had lingered more on Konan—more precisely, on the red-clouded cloak she wore.

Outside the cave, Karin and Kabuto Yakushi lay hidden in the best possible vantage point, silently observing and listening.

Nagato’s voice echoed through the cave.

”I am… a survivor of the Uzumaki clan.”

Naruto trembled slightly. He hadn’t expected that the man who had brought such devastation would share his bloodline.

”When I was a child… in the Land of Rain… my parents were killed by shinobi from Konoha.”

Nagato’s tone remained calm, yet the root of his hatred—etched into his very bones—was unmistakable.

”I hated Konoha. I hated the great nation that brought war and death to our land.”

”Later, when I was on the verge of dying in the war-torn Land of Rain… Yahiko and Konan saved me.”

At the mention of those names, a faint trace of warmth flickered across his withered face—something undeniably human.

”Yahiko… was like a ray of light.”

”Then Jiraiya-sensei appeared. He taught us for three years—ninjutsu, and the ideals he believed in.”

Nagato’s feelings toward Jiraiya were complex—respect, nostalgia, perhaps even regret.

”He believed I was the Child of the Prophecy. The one destined to bring change to the world… simply because I possessed these Rinnegan.”

Nagato gestured weakly toward his glowing purple eyes, a bitter curve touching his lips.

”But I didn’t believe that.”

”I always believed… Yahiko was the true Child of the Prophecy.”

”Not because of special eyes or bloodline—but because he possessed a heart brighter and more steadfast than the sun.”

Nagato’s voice carried deep admiration and longing.

”He believed people could understand one another. That hatred could be resolved through communication and goodwill.”

”And unlike Jiraiya-sensei, who only spoke of such things, Yahiko acted.”

”He founded the Akatsuki. In the beginning, it was an organization devoted to helping the Land of Rain—to helping all those suffering in war.”

”With his passion and ideals, Yahiko drew in many like-minded comrades—people who longed for peace and were willing to fight for it.”

”We did many things… helping villagers, mediating conflicts, standing against those who preyed upon the weak…”

”Those days were hard. But Yahiko’s smile—and Konan’s gentleness—filled everything with hope.”

What Nagato described was utterly different from the terrifying criminal organization the Akatsuki would later become.

It was a beginning filled with idealism—

A group of young people bound by kindness, passion, and a desire to change the world.

Naruto listened quietly, deeply moved.

He could picture that version of Yahiko.

That version of the Akatsuki.

How similar it was to his own belief in bonds… and in mutual understanding.

◇ BONUS & SUPPORT ◇

◇ 1 bonus chapter for every 10 reviews — drop a comment!

◇ 1 bonus chapter for every 100 Power Stones.

◇ Read 70 chapters ahead on P@treon → /Sagamaster789

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter

Also worth opening

Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God Lucky Old Cat

Super Gene Twelve Winged Dark Burning Angel

Versatile Mage Chaos

Earth's Greatest Magus Avan

Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Unknown

Legend of Swordsman Mr. Money

The Martial Unity Lord_Streak

Legend of Swordsman Mr. Money

Myriad Paths of the Dragon Emperor Mu Tong Ting Zhu

Complete Martial Arts Attributes Don't Enter The Jianghu

Cultivation Online Mylittlebrother

Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao Flying Alone

Martial World Cocooned Cow

Apocalypse Descent: Farming with My Harem A Little White Snake