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

I can't fail.

Naruto knew what that felt like.

Carrying the hopes of countless people and being entrusted with countless futures.

I can't fail.

But he could demand so much of himself as a matter of course, because he knew how heavy the pressure was, so even if he could only stand by her side for a moment, he wanted to support her.

Morning dew...what memories do you see now?

Naruto thought uneasily, did you see what happened to Obito?

He did what he said and immediately dispelled the illusion. As expected, he saw himself and Chaolu's bodies floating in the pool, holding hands quietly.

Although he had woken up, Chaolu still looked as calm as if he was asleep, with his eyes quietly closed.

Morning dew...

Naruto silently chanted her name in his mind and reached out to hug her gently.

Chaolu...is there anything I can do for you?

……

When a person is extremely shocked, his first reaction is that his brain goes blank. Although I feel that I can still think, my emotions seem to have stopped.

I was not surprised at all and thought about Obito without any fluctuations in my mood.

Madara and Afei are the same person, and they...

It's Obito.

Obito is not dead...

Ah, it turns out he is not dead.

That's why Madara had that reaction to Obito before... This makes sense...

It's not Madara who likes Rin, it's Obito...

It's Obito...

[“You can call me whatever you want. It doesn’t make any sense to me anyway.”

"Since you have survived... why have you been here until today..."

"My life or death is no longer important. But... well, if you must ask... it's all because... you didn't save Lin from death."】

I looked at everything in front of me without any idea.

Somehow I feel like I can accept whatever happens now.

[“Don’t panic, and don’t make that expression, Kakashi…”

"...Aren't you going to blame me..."

"At this point, what's the point of pursuing these unbearable realities? I have absolutely no interest in this world that is about to disappear."】

I watched him fight alongside the real Uchiha Madara, saw Neji stand in front of Naruto and die, saw him transform into the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki in front of Naruto, saw him fight countless people, saw him summon the Ten-Tails, saw the Ten-Tails transform into its final sacred tree form and draw everyone into its body...

He saw no one behind him and was facing Naruto - and the countless companions behind Naruto.

[“You said I am Uchiha Obito?”

Obito looks like the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and the horns on his head look a bit like those of the Otsutsuki clan.

To this end, he said, "My will and body are now equal to that of the Sage of Six Paths... that is, the second Sage of Six Paths."

"No! You are Uchiha Obito!" But Naruto flatly denied it and said, "When the chakras were connected just now, I saw your past. You and I have similar childhood experiences and the fact that we both want to be Hokage in life... Even the fact that we don't know our own parents is the same... We both lost the most important person to ourselves... At the beginning, you also longed for everyone's recognition and praise... Since you are the same as me, then look at what you are like now! Being an enemy of the ninja world, and saying that you are doing all this for the perverse logic of this world... I think this is just to please yourself! Everything you do... can't be recognized by anyone, including the person who is most important to you! What is your dream now!?"】

My gaze shifted from Six Paths Obito's face to Naruto's face.

No, that's not right.

Why do you and Obito have to be recognized and appreciated by everyone? It seems that being recognized by others is the most important thing in the world.

Is it wrong to cater to yourself, insist on yourself, and be the enemy of the ninja world?

Is the side with more people necessarily right?

If you are afraid of loneliness, desire to fit in, don't want to be rejected, want to be surrounded by people, and just cater to the ninja world, aren't you erasing your true inner desires?

If what you said now is correct, then why are you, the one I met in reality, still so lonely?

You have become a hero who saved the world, highly praised and admired, but are you really happy?

Naruto?

You only meet the interests of the majority, so they will nominate you as a representative and stand behind you.

But the old world you have maintained has caused so much suffering and tragedy! If it does not change, such a system will continue to be deeply rooted and give rise to new suffering.

You seem to have dreams and aspirations, but that is just to cater to others and live for others.

What about you? What do you want?

You are just walking on the recognized "correct" path. In order not to be excluded by everyone, do you dare to take a wrong step?

Do you dare to follow your true inner feelings and express your true wishes?

You are simply acting as the perfect "savior" in other people's eyes according to their preferences.

The more the real you is suppressed and the more you are not allowed to be seen, the more painful it will only make you.

【“…You who share the same dream as me…are already on the opposite side of becoming a Hokage! Precisely because you are similar to me, you…”

"No... that's why," Obito, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "I'm desperate for this world, so I want to see you..."

"..."

"I want to verify once again whether the path I have chosen is indeed correct. Fighting with you reminded me of my past self... so I want to try to see when you will begin to despair... until you give up your dream."

"You! You just abandoned everything and ran away!!"

"No...what I have done is no different from becoming Hokage. I can even say that I have surpassed Hokage...because it can achieve peace."

"You...are all these words coming from your heart?"

"..."

"Do you really...really think so?"

"..." Obito was silent for a long time, and with a reluctant expression that everyone could see, he insisted: "Yes... I have always thought so. Without a clear goal, there is no need to deliberately go through the difficulties. With a clear goal, since there is a shortcut, everyone will choose to take the shortcut! Yes... The goal that the Hokage should pursue is world peace."

"What are you talking about..." Naruto clenched his fists: "I only know that it is not an easy road, and walking on that road will encounter countless difficulties and obstacles. The Hokage is the one who endures the pain and walks in front of everyone... It is the one who perseveres to the end for everyone. There is no shortcut to becoming a Hokage! To become a Hokage, you can't escape!"】

Can’t escape…

During the confrontation between Obito and Naruto, I gradually felt a path slowly appearing before my eyes - that was the path I wanted to take.

I don't want to be a Hokage, and I don't want to act like Naruto, just to get everyone's praise and recognition...

My wish has never changed.

I'm not fighting for everyone, even though "saving a world on the brink of destruction" sounds like saving everyone.

But from the beginning, I just wanted to save the people who were important to me.

Shikamaru-sama, Ino-sama, Orochimaru, Sakura, Kankuro-sama...

I have been working so hard until now because I want to save them, to save those who were once connected to my consciousness...

Just as I had understood from Deidara - I knew that standing on the side of innocent people was "right", but those people were nothing more than empty conceptual symbols to me, while Deidara, even if he was "wrong", was still a "person" that I could concretely perceive.

Even though I knew he had done something wrong, even though I knew he was not a "good person", even though I should have caught him and killed him immediately according to the "correct" approach...

But I still let him go and didn't want to hurt him.

It doesn’t matter if it’s not correct…

Even if I am not understood, even if everyone wants to stop me...

I also want to stick to myself...

Even if I have to fight against the world, I will only fight for the people I care about. Even if I have to change the world, it is so that they will not be let down by the world again.

As long as they can be happy...it doesn't matter even if I'm not part of their happiness.