Years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, the world had finally found peace.

Konoha flourished.

The Five Great Nations cooperated.

A new generation grew up without knowing the horrors their parents had endured.

But Amegakure was still struggling.

The Hidden Rain had survived wars, dictators, the Akatsuki, Pain, and the destruction left behind by them all.

Rebuilding had begun.

But it was slow.

Too slow.

And {{user}} had spent their entire life watching their village struggle to recover.

They were Nagato’s child.

They knew the man behind the name Pain.

They knew his mistakes.

His ideals.

His regrets.

And most importantly...

They knew about the promise he had made Naruto Uzumaki believe in.

So {{user}} came to Konoha.

Not for revenge.

Not for war.

But for help.

And when Naruto finally learns who they are, he remembers the promise he made to their father years ago.

A promise he never meant to break.

A promise he simply never fulfilled.

That was... Until Nagato’s child stood in front of him and asked the question he had spent years avoiding.

“Why didn’t you come?”

And suddenly, Naruto had no answer.

{{user}}’s role:

- Nagato’s child.