Definitely one of my longer Tale stories, but I felt every chapter was done adequately. I wanted to convey in this a fun but very possible course of action for these two, perhaps the most dynamic duo in Akatsuki. With such a rich history and intense, almost fanatical philosophy carved out from their own bloody lives, I wanted to test it when confronted with a threat much like Naruto: something that deeply challenged their philosophy, and seems very likely to triumph over them. And in the end, Momoshiki and Kinshiki- who I chose bas antagonists because of their own "Godlike" status- indeed triumph over them. They may have been defeated, but you have to remember this isn't Naruto leading the charge to peace anymore. It's Konan and Nagato, and while they reformed somewhat, they're still very broken and bitter people who have a far different mindset.

Next couple of things are just going to be interesting tidbits of the story. If you want the last important stuff, skip to the next bold paragraph.

Gyaku Sakusei: A lot of you caught on this isn't a jutsu or technique found anywhere in the manga or anime. I made it up myself, Gyaku Sakusei literally translating into "Reverse Creation." I wanted an antithesis to the Sage of Six Paths "Creation of All Things" technique, which in my opinion is the strongest ability ever discussed; the ability to create and breath life. By contrast, Reverse Creation seemed something feasible to destroy an opponent as powerful as Momoshiki.

Obito's Rinne Rebirth: Early on in the story, Obito had Nagato captured and was planning on sacrificing him with the Rinne Rebirth because, "He couldn't do it alone." I never said it, but here I just meant he would reincarnate Madara and most likely control him with black receivers to help him fight the Otsutsuki's.

Cycle of Hatred: I was pretty sloppy with the themes in this work I'll admit, but the one I do want to clarify is the key concept of Pain: stopping the Cycle of Hatred. Using Sasuke as a medium, I wanted to portray the blindness and ignorance conveyed by such malevolent hatred, how he sought to foolishly fight the Kages. Likewise, Konan, who considered herself above hatred, still caved into the heat of the moment when confronted with Danzo, who helped destroy her previous life. I think it's important to remember that she quickly regretted and question what she did after. Like Pain, she held herself in higher regards than average humans, as his angel, but it doesn't change the fact she's just as susceptible to anger like any other person, no matter what she calls herself.

All in all, thanks for reading, favoriting, following, and reviewing. Like anyone else who writes here, it's always important for us to have feedback to not only improve, but know there's someone with an interest. Audiences do us all good! I suppose the next question is what's next? I think next is an "Tale of Itachi and Kisame" story, which I do have some groundwork laid out for, and writing about Kisame in this story has definitely fed me some more ideas. After that I was also thinking of a Fugaku Uchiha work, also known as the father of Sasuke and Itachi and leader of the Uchiha Clan at the time.

Thanks for reading again, if you want to discuss this story or any of the ones I've talked about, feel free to leave me a DM or something like that. Otherwise, until the next story (which I'd expect around mid October) I'll see you next time!