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

If becoming Hokage is destined, would Uchiha Sasuke definitely become Hokage no matter what happens?

If that happens, the world will end!

Even though I knew that Neji wasn't targeting me, nor was he intentionally denying all the efforts I've made, as well as the efforts of Lord Shikamaru, Orochimaru, Lord Ino, Lord Kankuro, Lord Yamato... all of them, I still couldn't help but frown when I heard someone say such discouraging words.

Of course, I won't doubt whether our efforts are really meaningless just because of Neji's words. I will just be very angry at the person who said such words.

"There is only one fate... that is common to everyone. That is death."

But death is also different.

I leaned on the railing, looked at them with a frown and thought: There are two kinds of death... dying in obscurity and dying in glory.

There are two types of death: dying surrounded by family and friends, and dying alone, unwillingly and full of regrets.

I thought again of Moonlight Gale who died recently. Before he died...what did he see and what was his mood?

Going back further, on the day when the Uchiha clan was exterminated, what were the last thoughts and feelings of those who were unable to survive the night and wait for the dawn before they died?

Going further back, when Naruto's parents died on the day he was born, what was the last thing they saw and what were their final feelings?

Death would be very sad if there were things you wanted to accomplish, attachments you couldn't let go of, places you wanted to go back to, and people you wanted to see before you died.

"Ino."

"Ok?"

"Do you know about the sacrifice of Senior Moonlight Gale?"

"I heard about it... Alas, I didn't expect something like this to happen."

"Are there any other family members in his home?"

"No, my father told me that his parents died a long time ago...but he has a lover that he is very close to."

I was surprised: "Won't she be very sad?"

"I think so... I haven't met her. I heard that they are already considering getting married... Oh, things are so unpredictable."

death.

die……

If he was strong enough, he wouldn't have died.

If Moonlight Gale was stronger than his enemy, he wouldn't have to face this cruel fate, leave this world forever with regrets, and let his important people face such painful consequences.

strength!

But as soon as I thought this, I suddenly became alert and wondered if Uchiha Sasuke was thinking the same way.

I can understand many of his ideas more and more, but the path he finally took was definitely not the right one.

It's not a question of strength...

I think it's the world's problem.

This world... no, it is the existence of ninjas. The rules of the ninja world do not allow weak people to obtain happiness.

People have to strive for more powerful power, but there are always people better than you.

Even someone as powerful as the Fourth Hokage had to abandon his newborn child and die with hatred in his heart.

Didn’t the legendary first Hokage also part ways with his former companions in the end and die with regret?

How strong do you have to be to achieve happiness?

Or does it mean that no one can be happy in such a system?

"Ugh!"

At this moment, Naruto's cry of pain was heard from inside the venue.

He was once again severely knocked to the ground by Neci. This time, not only was his body injured, but he was also unable to dodge even one of Neci's attacks.

Each of the sixty-four palms of the Gentle Fist Bagua will hit an acupuncture point on the human body. If all sixty-four acupuncture points in the body are hit, the meridians that transport chakra will be blocked and closed, making it impossible to use chakra and even normal activities will be greatly affected.

It’s just that Naruto’s chakra is a little special…

Can acupressure really cut off his chakra?

After training with Jiraiya for a month, I believe that Naruto is definitely more than just this level - after all, he said that he learned summoning techniques and can summon a super, super, super big toad!

How could he lose when he didn't even play all his cards?

I stared at Naruto closely. He fell to his knees, curled up into a ball. I didn't know if it was because of pain or unwillingness, but his whole body was shaking slightly.

I couldn't help but hold the railing tightly.

Seeing Naruto like this, Neji did not press on and said, "Do you feel it? This feeling of powerlessness? Being defeated by a force that cannot be changed, no matter how hard you struggle, it is meaningless... You can do everything as long as you work hard? Ha, ridiculous."

"..."

"You give up."

"I don't... want to!"

To everyone's astonishment, Naruto actually stood up from the ground after being hit by all sixty-four palms!

Despite being shaky and stumbling, his spirit was not at all depressed.

I then relaxed my grip on the railing a little.

"I... have always been at the bottom of the class. What I hate most is geniuses like you! You say that gifts and abilities are determined at birth, and that hard work is useless... I don't care!! I must defeat you! I want to catch up with the so-called geniuses, I want to defeat you bastards who act arrogant and cool all day long, and then become Hokage!"

After he finished speaking, Neji didn't answer immediately. Naruto immediately turned his head to look in my direction and shouted, "Of course, Chaolu is an exception! She's the only genius I don't hate!"

I was stunned for a moment, and then I couldn't help laughing.

Naruto grinned at me, then turned his head to look at Neji again: "Also, I will never forgive you for treating Hinata like that! She is indeed not as strong as you, but she has been working hard - and you, a genius, looked down on her and beat her like that... laughed at her, denied her... just because she was born into the main family and you are a branch family?! I know that the branch family has to protect the main family, but even if you think she is a drag and does not deserve the protection of a genius like you, you shouldn't vent so much resentment on her!"

"You don't understand anything."

"Then just tell me!"

Neji seemed to be shocked by Naruto's self-righteous look. After a while, he really explained: "The Hyuga clan's hateful fate... is not only the tradition that the branch family must protect the main family, but also the secret seal technique passed down from generation to generation."

"Curse seal...secret technique?"

He raised his hand to untie his forehead protector. On the boy's smooth forehead, a swastika symbol was clearly engraved in black and white.

"When I was four years old, Konoha was holding a celebration. The leader of the ninjas from the Cloud Country, which had been at war with Konoha for many years, came to sign an alliance treaty.

Everyone in Konoha attended the celebration, except for the Hyuga clan. That was because that day was the third birthday of the eldest son of the main family... Miss Hinata."

Ino suddenly complained beside me: "It's like this, and you're still using honorifics to address Hinata."

But the next second Neji turned around and looked over, which scared Ino, who thought he heard something.

But following his gaze, we discovered that he was actually looking at the audience.

Ino whispered, "The head of the Hyuga family is here."

"Did you come here specifically for Neji?"

Ino shook her head: "You came here specially for a branch family? Hinata doesn't have any competition. Ah, he has his little daughter with him. I heard that he has decided to give up Hinata and is ready to train his little daughter with all his strength. Sigh... It's really a headache to think about the family relationship."

Neji just looked at Hyuga Hiashi. Given the difference in their status, looking him in the face like that was extremely offensive and rude. He came from a traditional and conservative Hyuga family, but he showed extremely strong rebellious intent towards the head of his own family.

"My father, Hyuga Hiashi, and Miss Hinata's father who is sitting there, are twin brothers. But because Hyuga Hiashi-sama was born first, he became the heir to the main family as the eldest son. My father became a branch family."

When he mentioned his father, the look he gave Hinata Hiashi could almost be considered a glare.

Even though Neji retracted his gaze the next second and continued to look at Naruto, a strong resentment gradually emerged in his tone that he could no longer suppress.

"When the eldest son of the main family was three years old, I was branded with this curse and became a 'bird in a cage'." Neji paused, as if recalling something that made him angry now, "The main family can easily kill the branch family through this curse. Only death can break this curse, and it can also seal the power of the Byakugan."

"Then, that incident happened—"

Naruto realized the enormity of the situation and swallowed hard, "What is it...?"

"That night, someone tried to kidnap Miss Hinata, and Lord Hyuga killed the person. It turned out... that person was the ninja leader of the Cloud Country who had just formed an alliance with Konoha."

Neji sneered, "After the truth was revealed, the Cloud Country used the murder of their own ninja as an excuse to cause trouble, which caused many disputes and almost led to a war. Konoha valued peace and reached a deal with the Cloud Country - the Cloud Country demanded the body of the Hyuga head family, that is, Hyūga Hiashi, and Konoha agreed."

I looked at Ino and asked in confusion, "Why would Hokage agree to such a condition?"

Ino looked at Shikamaru not far away and said, "Shikamaru, it's time for you to show up!"

"I was only a few years old at that time, how could I possibly know!"

"Your father must know, right? Why don't you just repeat what Uncle Shikaku said?"

"Hey, Hokage-sama is here now, my dad will beat me! This involves the decision of the village's top leaders." Shikamaru glanced at me and muttered softly: "But, didn't you hear what he just said? Everyone in the village went to the celebration, only the Hyuga clan didn't go... If that's the case, even the Uchiha clan attended."

The Hyuga clan was prominent at this time, but few well-known strong men were left behind for the future, so in my opinion, they are far inferior to the Uchiha clan.

Even a proud and powerful family like the Uchiha clan attended the village's alliance event, but the Hyuga clan only followed the traditions of the clan, celebrating the birthday of the eldest son and branding the caged bird for the four-year-old Neji...

Did this cause dissatisfaction among the higher-ups? Did they think they could use the aggressiveness of the Cloud Country to pressure the Hyuga clan into being more obedient?

But I always feel that the Uchiha clan simply has no traditional customs that conflict with village affairs.

If there really was a conflict, the Uchiha clan probably wouldn't be present at the village's event.

Besides, what if the Uchiha clan is gone? The Hyuga clan is still alive and well, but the Uchiha clan is gone.

If Sasuke was the Hokage at that time...the Cloud Country would have been flattened by his Susanoo.

Just like the future.

But the Hyuga clan might be crushed along with the Cloud Kingdom by him.

"The war did not break out, but it was my father who died in order to protect the main family. He was handed over as a substitute for Hyuga Hiashi." At this point, Neji laughed out loud in anger: "Even though they are twin brothers... their fates are so different, and it was all destined since birth. And the outcome of our match has already been decided - your fate is to lose to me."

He re-tied his forehead protector, and no matter how many times Naruto tried to get back to his feet, he could easily knock him to the ground again.

The difference in their strength makes it almost impossible for Naruto to win.

Even though he was covered in wounds, not even a hair of Neji's was out of place.

But I know that Naruto is not cornered.

His own chakra might not be usable, but Naruto had another, more powerful chakra within him that could emerge at any time.

I asked Shikamaru, "Shikamaru, what do you think?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"What Neji said about fate."

"If I were him, I might think the same way... After such an experience, he feels that fate cannot be changed and there is nothing he can do... But I am not him." After saying this, Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I am not him."

"..."

Seeing that I was silent, Shikamaru asked, "What about Chaolu? What does Chaolu think? Chaolu should hate this statement."

"I don't like it now either. But after listening to him, I understand another thing better."

Shikamaru asked curiously, "What?"

"The world looks different in different people's eyes... Can people in different situations really understand each other?"

"You..." Shikamaru said, "After the exam, do you want to go eat tempura together?"

"Huh?" I was stunned: "Why are you suddenly talking about food?"

"We haven't seen each other for a month. It's okay to have lunch together later." Shikamaru muttered, "It doesn't have to be just the two of us. We can all get together. Haven't you and Ino seen each other for a long time?"

"but……"

"Instead of thinking about things that are exhausting, vague, and you may not be able to come up with answers, you might as well think more about what to eat every day. I think this kind of thing that is more realistic and closer to life needs is more important."

My eyes widened, and I felt that what he said was very philosophical. "As expected of Shikamaru! I will write down these two sentences when I go back!"

"I was just saying it casually, don't be like this!" Shikamaru was amused and helpless: "I just think that action is more important than thinking too much."

That’s why Naruto said to Neji: “—This is not a matter of fate! The problem is that you always use fate as an excuse to escape reality!”

"Escape?" This word obviously angered Neji, "What do you say I'm running away from?"

"Hmph... you think you are the only one who is different and unique, you are self-pitying and self-pitying...! If you really hate the fate of being a bird in a cage, then work hard to change it! Even though no one may recognize you at the beginning, you can only complain without taking any action! People like you... always look down on others and judge them as laggards or have no talent... I will definitely become Hokage, I will definitely change your fate for you to see!! Just wait for me to become Hokage and change the fate of the Hyuga clan!"

After hearing this, I stood up straight and walked towards the stairs.

Ino was surprised and asked, "Asaro, where are you going?"

"The next match is mine, I have to get ready to go on stage." I turned back and smiled at her, "Naruto's match will be over soon."

"Naruto was beaten like that by Neji, how can you still laugh!"

"Because...I know Naruto will win."

When I turned around and went downstairs, I felt the powerful pressure of the Nine-Tails' Chakra coming from behind me.

At the same time, a wave of negative emotional chakra came from Sasuke.

...After feeling Naruto's power, did you feel impatient?

Soon, Sasuke, soon I will finish the game, and then...

You can go and chase power.

Maybe it's better to separate temporarily. The longer I stay with Sasuke, the harder it becomes for me to distinguish between right and wrong in him.

I left the viewing area and headed for the medical room.

The defeated party in the battle will eventually be sent here.

I waited for a while and then the door opened.

Neji was brought in on a stretcher.

The medical class was stunned when they saw me: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"Asaro?" Neji stood up from the stretcher and turned to look at me with a surprised look on his face. "Aren't you taking the second exam? You should be getting ready to enter now."

Probably because they knew my identity and determined that I was not a suspicious person, the medical team carried Neji to the bed without saying anything else.

"I have to come see you first."

After hearing what I said, the people in the medical class looked at each other, as if they had misunderstood something, and then they went out quietly and considerately.

"Are you here to wait for Naruto? Did you think it would be Naruto who was sent here?"

"No, I know he will win. I came to you for the position of Hokage."

"what?"

I smiled and said, "Naruto and I both want to become Hokage, so we have to compete with each other. I can't let Naruto win you away. Naruto said that he will change the fate of the Hyuga clan after he becomes Hokage, but I can change your fate now. However, do you really want to get rid of the caged bird?"