Konan and her two subordinates returned to Amegakure to prepare for the travel to Konoha. The S-ranked kunoichi was worried about how she would be welcomed in a village she and her partner destroyed. Even though Konan used non-lethal interrogation methods, she was perceived as an enemy.

Before leaving the village, Konan needed to do one last thing.

"Suri, go to the forensic wing of the hospital and find me Tashika"

"Yes, Lady Angel"

Ten minutes later, a tall blonde man dressed in white appeared before the leader of the Rain.

"Milady, we managed to restore Lord Nagato to the point he is recognizable. Do you want to see him?"

Konan felt her eyes wetting with tears. "Yes, Tashika. Thank you!"

"For you, everything, Lady Angel"

Konan arrived at the Hospital. A nurse asked her if she was OK.

"I've seen much death… I need this…this closure in my life! I will be fine." Konan smiled, a rare thing for the extremely stoic kunoichi. She entered the room and looked towards the table in front of her. Nagato stood there, inside a chakra field force. Konan couldn't help but fall on her knees and started to cry.

"Lady Angel, are you alright?" A medical-nin asked her. "I am fine… Is this field really necessary?"

"Yes, milady. Lord Nagato is dead for more than seven years now… The smell and the bacteria are very persistent."

"Fine, I do not want to hear about this trade of yours, but I appreciate everything you and your guys have done for him and for me…"

"It is an honor, Lady Angel."

"Now please, leave me with him, for a few minutes!"

"Of course, milady!"

The medical-nin and the nurses exited the room and Konan stood there, watching the barely whole body of Nagato. "It's been too long, my dearest friend…" Konan touched the chakra field with her right hand. She was staring at the ring she had on her middle finger. "Everything we have done in the Akatsuki after Yahiko's death was so wrong... We ruined dreams, we crushed villages and we took fathers and mothers away from their children… It marked me, as I know it marked you. But in the end, we obtained peace… And all of that is because of Jiraiya-sensei, you and Naruto… The three chapters in a novel full of pain and suffering, but with the hope of a new tomorrow. A tomorrow where the killing would stop and we will be free from this curse of hatred." Konan's makeup was running down her cheek as her tears were unstoppable. "I'll leave you here, in your home. Nobody will ever take you away from us. You are the treasure of this village, and… the treasure of my life. I am so sorry, Nagato! So sorry that I couldn't love you as you deserved… The pain of losing Yahiko devastated me, tore away the very fabric of my soul. I am so sorry! But rest assured, my friend. Your will shall be accomplished. I will see to that!"

Konan left the room crying and instructed the medical-nin to continue the work on Nagato's body. Outside the hospital, in the rain, her tears were invisible.

"Ahimaru, Tsukuri! We should leave!"

"Yes, Lady Angel!" Konan noticed the questioning eyes of Ahimaru. "What is wrong?"

"Milady, you plan to go to the Hidden Leaf dressed in the Akatsuki cloak?"

"Ahimaru, do you know about Cain and Abel from the Christian Bible?"

"No, milady, I am an atheist!"

"Well, Cain killed his brother, Abel, and God marked him for eternity. This cloak would be my mark, my burden to bear as I atone for my sins."

"I understand. I didn't take you for a believer, Lady Angel."

"I am not. At least, I believe in only one god."

"Lord Nagato?"

"No… Peace! I believe in peace!"

Ahimaru smiled. He and his partner, Tsukuri were two young upstarts from the Hidden Rain, very talented but without much experience. Konan took them in order for them to gain courage in their abilities.

In the meantime, in the Hidden Leaf, it was a sunny day. Children were running and playing, old people were sitting on the bench, talking about days long gone, and the shinobi of Konoha were pretty relaxed. In the Hokage's office, Naruto Uzumaki smiled at his computer.

"I can't believe this! Shikamaru, come and see this!"

Shikamaru looked at the screen and, after that, at the smiling face of the Hokage. "Naruto, aren't you a bit old for porn?"

"It's not porn, stupid! This is the fifth edition of the Icha Icha Parade and my Sexy Boobs Harem Technique won the first place!"

"You are the Hokage, you should concentrate on important things, such as the welfare of the village and, if you have time to waste on doing porn stuff, you should go home and spend this time with your kids!"

"It is not porn but…" Naruto's smile faded away. He remembered seeing his son, Boruto, defacing the Hokage's stone faces yesterday. That boy needed his attention, his acceptance. He knew how hard it was to grow up without parents and, even though Hinata loved their children immensely, Boruto was a boy and there are things that he would understand only from his father. "You are right, Shikamaru! Thanks for clearing out my head!"

"It's bothersome, but someone must do it!"

Naruto smiled, and left the Hokage's office. Outside, he shook hands with many persons whom he met alongside the way. He was a very popular Hokage and, during his reign, Konoha evolved very much, both technologically and socially. Finally, he arrived home only to hear people arguing inside. Naruto feared that something happened and jumped through the window. Fortunately, nothing has happened, except for one thing. Boruto looked at his father, without his shirt, having written on his belly "Being Hokage sucks!" Hinata looked at Naruto: "Naruto-kun, you should have a long conversation with your son."

"It is our son, Hinata."

"Yes, but he does this stuff because of you"

"Oh… Boruto, what have I told you? You ran away naked with this on you?"

"So what, dad, it's not like the things I have written on my legs!"

"Good thing you were wearing pants and… don't tell me… You didn't wear pants, no?"

"Nope!"

"Ok, son… We must talk!"