gold and silver rule

what?

What's the point of this world without you?

……

Wait, Kakashi-sensei.

I'm going to find you now.

In the dim corridor, a pair of dark red eyes suddenly opened.He looked at the beast pupil who had been staring at him.From the corner of the mouth under the eyes, there was a crazy bloodthirsty smile——

"Hehe, it's time for me to appear."

Use the whole world to be buried with that guy.

bring it on……

The feast of killing, now, begins!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" In the red barrier, the blond boy suddenly let out a heart-piercing roar.The voice seemed to be howling unwillingly from the underworld, like the irrational howl of tortured human beings, like the terrified scream of a mortal man who fell off a cliff.

That was the creepy final sound that could only be made by losing all of them.Everyone who heard it felt deeply terrified of all the pain, unwillingness, despair, and anger in the world.

Then, under the gaze of five pairs of eyes, the blond boy disappeared from the barrier that he couldn't shake with all his strength just now.

The surrounding space was terribly distorted, and it was like a broken lens, splashing down, and then returning to its original shape.Everyone who stayed here was shocked and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

That feeling, that roar, was really terrifying.

Immediately, the worry in my heart could no longer be contained.

In the end what happened?

The space is distorted again, and the masked man appears again.

"Didn't break the barrier, but directly tore the space..." He ignored the questioning of several people, and directly raised his hands to form seals, without even looking at the four people who gradually turned into dust, and once again entered his own space. in the space.

"Let me see, what would you do if you lost the person you love the most... Naruto-kun."

Leaf Village.

Next to the silver-haired man, a person suddenly appeared.

He quietly looked at the man's serene face and his usual bent eyes.

He knelt down, removed the things around the man, and let him lie in his arms.He stroked the wound on his body, his fingertips trembling.

His body temperature was already cold, but he could recall how warm his body was once.His soft silver hair was next to his chin, just like his soft heart, who obviously did nothing wrong, but always took the blame on himself, leaving that heart full of holes.

I failed to protect you.

Failed to protect you.

I am sorry.

You must be lonely over there alone, right?

It's okay, I'll go over to accompany you right away.

This time, I will never... leave you again.

The colorful world is replaced by the color of blood.

The blond boy looked at the six people who appeared in front of him, and suddenly pulled out a...

An extremely cold, bloodthirsty smile.

"Sa... are you ready to be my teacher's... sacrifice?"

☆, parents

Kakashi opened his eyes.

In front of his eyes was a piece of extreme blackness.

He looked down at his shiny hands, feeling a little dazed.

I'm... dead...

His eyes suddenly lit up, and an event in his lifetime flashed past like a fast-moving movie.

Is this... the legendary revolving lantern?

Kakashi watched quietly.Then, he raised his head and looked forward.

There, something is calling him.

He lifted his foot and was about to walk over there.Suddenly, a familiar soft call came from the silent space behind him——

【teacher……】

"Naruto?" Kakashi's pupils shrank, and he turned around abruptly. However, there was only the same blackness behind him.He stared blankly for a while, then sighed, turned back with a wry smile.

My heart, which had been feeling nothing all this time, suddenly throbbed in pain at this moment.Hatake Kakashi is dead, what will happen to Uzumaki Naruto?

Kakashi remembered the note he found this morning.I don't know what Naruto found, he must leave the village immediately?Before he left, he specially set up a defensive barrier. Did he know that something would happen today?Today should be the day when he and Master Jiraiya defeated Payne, but Payne came to attack the village. Are he and Master Jiraiya okay?I hope he will come back soon, the situation in the village is not optimistic...

If I die, will that household waste wood take good care of me?I knew in the Anbu that he is a guy who is desperate to do tasks, he must learn to combine work and rest...

Will he be sad?Can you cheer yourself up?Can dreams come true?Can you find out?

Kakashi has been standing in place, thinking blankly.He looked ahead, the mysterious force still calling him.Father, Rin, Obito, Minato-sensei... Are they calling him?

Just now, there was still a brilliant clear sky in front of his eyes, and in the next second, he was here.life is amazing...

He was thinking wildly, but he couldn't move a step.After standing for an unknown amount of time, he lowered his eyelids slightly and sighed again.It is said that the dead are gone... Naruto, I am worried about you, what should I do?

He did manage to take that heart to the grave.Moreover, he now has no regrets about doing so.He didn't want to cause even the slightest bit of trouble to Naruto.

But now, he suddenly realized that...he couldn't bear him.

Hatake Kakashi, doesn't want to leave Naruto Uzumaki.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew from behind.Kakashi smiled wryly: Yeah, yeah, it really can't be like this?

After taking a last glance, Kakashi's eyes seemed to flash the smiling face of Naruto before he fell into darkness.With infinite reluctance, he turned his head and took a deep breath.

Lift your feet and move forward.farther and farther away from the original position.Kakashi lowered his head, walked slowly, counting his steps silently.

Naruto, I'm staying away from you.

Naruto, are you behind me, behind where I was standing?

Naruto……

He suddenly felt strange.Touching his face suddenly, he was surprised to find that there was water stains on it.

He cried?

Putting down his hands weakly, Kakashi didn't wipe away his tears, nor did he stop, letting the tears flow silently.also good.Forget everything, just let me cry like this for a while.During this journey alone, let my tears flow for a while for my life, and for you... for a while.

【I promise, I will never make your heart cry again in the future. 】

Sorry, Naruto...just today, let me cry for a while.My heart didn't shed tears, I thought, what it shed should be blood.Ah, though, I've lost my mind now.

This is, since October 14th when I was [-] years old, I have not shed a single tear.

On that day, Naruto was born.Today, Kakashi died.

Haha... Kakashi twitched the corner of his mouth.In this way, your whole life is related to me, right, Naruto?I'm so selfish, I still miss you even after I'm dead, and I still want to have something to do with you...

Farewell, Naruto.

Never again. See you soon.

In the darkness, the glowing figure of Kakashi gradually drifted away.Behind him was a piece of extreme blackness.

Faintly, there was a calling sound——

【teacher……】

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Kakashi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"...Is it Kakashi?" A magnetic voice came.

Kakashi opened his eyes wide, looking at the back of the man sitting in front of the fire.After a while, he walked over gently, looking sideways at the man's turned face.

It was a face very similar to his.

"You are here..." He sighed and sat down beside him.

"Tell me about you." The man smiled.

"Ah...it's a long story, so I have to speak slowly."

"……It's ok."

"Well," Kakashi bent his eyes into crescents, "Father."

……

There was a cruel red in front of his eyes.

The blond boy looked at everything in front of him expressionlessly.

Eyes full of horror, he carefully hid the three children in the cellar, blocked the exit with his body, and did not let the bandits find their mother until his death; because the young brother was crying, he was discovered by the bandits, and he got out of the cellar in exchange for chastity and life. The sister of two younger brothers who had the chance to escape; the villager who was tortured to death by a brutal bandit; the bandit who pretended to be an old man who met a handout on the way, was first fed by his loving brother, but was poisoned by his brother...

The child who survived was him.

The overwhelming training, the massacre of erasing emotions, the environment of stabbing in the back, the brutal mission...

The boy standing on the mountain of corpses is him.

Gradually increasing enemies, endless killings, life in hiding, anger at being deceived, guilt at killing benefactors, unbelievable loneliness, hopeless despair...

That young man who died miserably was him.

The pictures and portraits in front of him were like red silent movies playing quietly in front of his eyes.

In this world, he was the only one left, and he was as silent as the picture in front of him.

Why……

Why do it all over again, or someone hurt his family?Why did he do it all over again, but still couldn't protect his beloved?

There must be something wrong... this world! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

What is that, dead in front of me?The young man watched cruelly.

Now he is strong, stronger than ever.But he was just bored.

With the knife in his hand, all the odds and ends that stood in the way fell under his feet.There was no feeling in his chest, no sense of guilt for killing, and no pleasure.Just quietly watching them die under his knife.

Why are they dying?It doesn't matter.

Ah, the guy with the eyes of reincarnation...

What are you doing?I can't remember.

Who is this woman with blue hair in front of me?

What did she do again?

I can't remember.

... Well, forget it.

You, with the world—

[All go to die! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 】

Hand up, knife down.

"Snapped--"

what happened?

The woman and man in front of him suddenly disappeared, replaced by a dim yellow wall.

Staggering back two steps, he was stunned for a while before he realized that someone had slapped him.

Viciously, without a trace of spare energy, as if to wake him up all at once.

He turned back slowly, the blood red in front of his eyes receded at some point, he looked at the blond man, looked at his stern gaze, and slowly widened his eyes.

And the man looked at his suddenly constricted pupils, and the sternness in his eyes gradually turned into deep sadness.

"Naruto, Kakashi... would you like to see you like this?"

"Roar—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————,

All his sanity seemed to be drilled back into his body at this moment, and the name that was spoken by the man was more like a piece of red iron, which made him tremble all over!

"No!!!!!!!!! Kakashi-sensei, he's dead! He's dead!!!!" Naruto took a few steps back, as if avoiding something terrible.He clenched his hands into fists and shook his head fiercely as if trying to disperse something, "It's all my fault... If I can be stronger, if I can—no, it's the world's fault , obviously I didn’t do anything, obviously at the beginning, someone else provoked me first!!!!!! I—”

He has clearly lost his mind.Hysterical, he lost his composure and roared loudly, but after being hugged gently in his arms, he lost his voice.

The smell of sunshine lingers on the tip of the nose, and red hair flutters in front of her eyes.He thought of something, his whole body stiffened, he lowered his head slowly, and the woman who happened to be holding him in her arms also raised her head at this time.

His lips quivered as he looked straight into those indigo eyes.

"I know, both Chuan and Naruto have had a hard time." The woman smiled softly and said softly.

Naruto held his breath for a moment, looked at his "mother" and then at his "father" who was also smiling.After a long while, he stammered and said, "You, you...you know?"

"Of course I know." Minato said with a smile.

"At that time, you looked at us with eyes wide open. Mom is still very moved!" Kushina recalled sweetly, letting go of Naruto who had calmed down.Minato nodded in agreement.

Naruto's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again: "But, after all, I took your original child—"

"Naruto, no matter what happens, we hope you will remember." Minato was a little more serious, but still looked at Naruto tenderly.He said, and Kushina looked at each other, both saw the smile in each other's eyes, and then looked at Naruto together.

"You will always be our child."

"We, forever, love you."

A warm current gurgled through the heart of the blond boy.These two sentences are probably the most precious gift he has never received in his pursuit of two lifetimes.

A strange force gradually spread from his throbbing heart to his limbs.The love of parents is the strongest force for every child.

"Hey, Naruto, people live in this world, there will always be all kinds of painful things happening." Minato hugged his wife's shoulders, looked at his son with her, and said patiently.

Naruto's blue eyes darkened, he lowered his head slightly, tried to twitch the corners of his mouth, but failed: "I know. But, Mr. Kakashi... the teacher taught me the most important thing, because he, I Only then did I gradually have things that I didn’t dare to think about before, and I understood how to go on the road in the future. When I went on the wrong road, he was the one who pointed out the direction for me... Now, he is gone, I can’t control myself not to hate, But I feel that this time is also the same as the countless encounters before..."

He raised his head, looked at Minato with eyes full of fragile sadness and confusion, and called out that title for the first time: "Dad... I don't want to go on like this anymore. I have been fighting against hatred in my two lives, but when it comes to Now, I am still controlled by it... Kakashi-sensei was killed by Payne, and the lecherous fairy almost died... You were also killed by that masked man..."

His eyes gradually turned red again: "So, I can't forgive Payne, and I can't forgive the masked man. But my blind revenge has in turn brought more hatred and pain..."

He looked up at Minato, and said in a low voice, "Fourth Hokage, please teach me..."

"……what should I do?"

"...Naruto." Minato called him softly, "Both Jiraiya-sensei and Kakashi entrusted you with this problem."

"True. But I..."

"The answer, you need to find it yourself."

Naruto widened his eyes.

"Because, I don't know the answer." Minato lowered his eyes, and before Naruto could speak, he said again, "Wars will arise to save important things, and if there is love, there must be hatred, and ninjas will be killed. Hate takes advantage of it. Perhaps as long as the ninja system exists, the monster called hatred will breed new enemies."

"How to end the hatred, Mr. Jiraiya, me, and Kakashi, none of us know."

"Even you don't know...you don't think about me! I have been taking revenge, killing many, many people, taking many detours and wrong paths. Now I know that this will not solve the problem, but how can I be like this? I may find the answer! And I can't even protect my teacher and the people I love, so how could I-"

Minato kept smiling, and suddenly raised his hand and pressed Naruto's head hard: "If it's you, I'll definitely find the answer."

Naruto's blue eyes widened.He raised his head and stared at the water gate with burning eyes.

"I believe you."

Naruto's pupils shrank suddenly.

【Your sunny side is by no means fake, it is the strength you have always had. 】

[Maybe you will be confused...but you will eventually find the right direction, enduring the pain and moving forward. 】

[I have always believed that if it were you, I would definitely be able to find the answer. 】

[I have always believed in it. 】

In the hazy moonlight, Kakashi's gentle smile appeared before his eyes.

"You... really want to believe me..."

"Yeah." Minato nodded with a smile.

Naruto was stunned for a while, and finally, the corner of his mouth curled into a shallow arc.He looked down at his right hand, and after a while, stretched towards the water gate.Minato froze for a moment, looking at him puzzled.

Naruto took a deep breath: "Let's make an appointment. I will definitely find the answer."

Mr. Kakashi, and you, are the most important motivation in my heart.Let's make an appointment, so that when you are not by my side, I will have the strength to move on.

Only in this way can I guarantee... to continue to live in this world where there is nothing left.

Minato obviously understood what Naruto was thinking.He and Jiu Xinnai looked at each other, and both saw the helplessness and distress in each other's eyes.

How much more will this child go through?

However, there is no way.People, no matter what, always have to live.

Naruto, this is the hurdle you must cross... No matter how painful it is, you must cross it.

Minato held Naruto's hand full of bitterness, "No problem. This is an agreement between father and you, man."

Naruto held it tightly and smiled confidently: "Ah. I will definitely make it happen."

The two pairs of blue eyes looked at each other with a smile, and suddenly, the smile on the corner of Minato's mouth became a bit bitter: "It's almost time." Sensing Naruto's hand tightening, he looked at him comfortingly, and then at Jiu Chennai.The latter happened to look at him with a smile, but he saw the sadness deep in her eyes.

Smiling, he took his wife and children into his arms, wrapped their arms around their shoulders, and Minato quietly felt the family reunion that was probably only once.His body became transparent, and he looked at Naruto: "My son, remember my words. Konoha's future depends on you!"

Kushina quietly watched him give Naruto his final entrustment, and the next second, his blue eyes turned to her.She smiled and waved to him, tears welling up in her eyes: "I'll go find you soon, Minato."

The blond Hokage smiled and nodded, then took one last deep look at them, fading into nothingness.

"Okay, you should probably call me 'Mom' now, Naruto?" Kushina suddenly looked at her son and said with a little taste.

Naruto was taken aback for a moment, turned to look at her, and then smiled brightly: "...Okasan."

Kushina's eyes were filled with happiness for a moment.She touched Naruto's head: "Promise Mom, you must be happy."

Naruto's eyes darkened, but then he smiled and nodded.

"I have a lot of chakra left, so I will save it for the next time, and come out to help you." Kushina said, looking at Naruto, "Now, that 'you' outside... you can do it yourself solve it?"

Naruto sighed and nodded again: "...ah. It's definitely possible." He watched Kushina take a step back and became transparent, "Because, in my heart, you are my sun."

The author has something to say: ... So, Naruto in my heart is such a person.He has hatred, but with the help of the people around him, he is never consumed by it.He's had a hard time, it's very distressing, but he will definitely get over it in the end.That's who he is.I hope that the Naruto I created is such a person. He will be confused and evasive, but he will eventually stand up strong with everyone's help, even if he loses his favorite.

☆, father

Coming out of the spiritual world, Naruto's first feeling was that every inch of his skin hurt.

When the fierce wind came, he subconsciously dodged to the side, but the moment he made a movement, he felt stagnation all over his body.The next second, a black stick pierced through his right abdomen, sharp pain hit his nerves, Naruto gritted his teeth, and forced himself to hide further away.However, the attack did not follow, he only saw a flash of blue light in front of his eyes, the blue-haired woman in the [Dawn] robe was already standing far away, hiding behind a skinny red-haired man.

Not realizing that they were just staring at him vigilantly, and had no intention of attacking again, Naruto quickly took the opportunity to check his situation, and this made him curse that "him".Many black sticks of different lengths were pierced through his body, leaving many large and small blood holes. At least four of them made him feel dizzy for a second.Too much blood loss, bastard!Hu Lai doesn't bring such a thing!

Hastily took the anti-bleeding pill and ate it, Naruto looked at the two enemies facing him again, thinking that he would see them take the opportunity to attack him, but after observing their expressions carefully, Naruto was stunned.

Before he could speak, the red-haired man spoke first: "...Do you still want to kill us?"

Naruto looked at him carefully, but found that there was a stream of cold sweat on his face, and his eyes subconsciously wanted to look away, but he insisted on looking at him.Naruto squinted his eyes, then looked at the woman next to him, but saw her flinch subconsciously.

Before he could speak, the man replied as if answering himself: "I want to know... Jiraiya-sensei, your teacher and many companions died at my hands... I have no other requirements, I just hope you Let Xiao Nan go! I did everything! Stop torturing her!"

Naruto didn't speak, just looked at the man almost beggingly at him.In the next second, overwhelming memories flooded his mind, Naruto was in a trance, and understood the reason for the appearance of these two people.

It seems that the power displayed by that "I" has made the two of them fearful to the point of fear...

He glanced at the woman with injuries all over her body and a haggard face.Indeed, he knew a lot about the ways to torture people alive.When that "I" is implemented, I'm afraid the effect will be even more astonishing.

That's right.In Naruto's spiritual world, there is another him.The accumulated resentment, pressure, and pain in the long process of revenge; the anger caused by the attitude of not repenting when the enemy was found by oneself; Playing tricks on oneself, self-pity and self-pity... The accumulation of all kinds of negative emotions, coupled with long-term avoidance and neglect of his own side, made Naruto gradually produce a "me" after he came to the ninja world.

And during the three years of practice, when he used the Nine-Tails Chakra once, another Naruto who already had his own consciousness took the opportunity to control the body.Jilai was also the only witness, and the Naruto at that time was cruel, bloodthirsty, and ruthless, with hatred for the world and fate in his heart and eyes.Of course, Jilai was also seriously injured by "Naruto", and "Naruto", who was still weak at the time, was quickly regained control of the body by Naruto.

Since then, Naruto no longer uses the incarnation of hatred - the chakra of the Nine Tails, but his existence has become a secret that is usually suppressed as much as possible.

But this time, Kakashi's death directly caused Naruto to collapse emotionally, and another Naruto took the opportunity to reappear.And Naruto carefully checked the memory he left behind, and finally he was relieved to find that, except for some houses, "he" did not cause much damage to Konoha.

And "he" easily dismembered the six Payne within a few strokes, and then completely ignored the red-haired man's attack, and carried out all kinds of inhumane tortures in front of Xiao Nan...

The fear of being unable to do anything, unable to resist "him", unable to protect the last important person in the world, made this man who wanted to achieve "peace" - Nagato, completely panicked, and even gave up the fight directly. Ask Naruto to let Xiao Nan go.

After finishing all this, Naruto looked at the two people in front again, and saw them swallowing their saliva in unison.

... Really capable, another me.

But... Thinking of Kakashi's serene face with eyes closed, Naruto felt a surge of anger rushing straight to his forehead.After that, it was endlessly sad.

"Killing you, will Kakashi-sensei come back?" He said, showing a mocking smile to Nagato.

"I was thinking about what I wanted to do when I saw you." He looked at Nagato with a blank expression on his face, "Then I found out that maybe after killing that woman, you can recall that losing something important is what does it feel like."

"What do you know! Let people understand the pain, and only obey the orders of my 'god', so that wars will disappear and eternal peace will come!!" Hearing the sarcasm in Naruto's words, Nagato was immediately excited began to promote their ideas.

Then, he heard the terrifying boy who was covered in blood and still standing upright say: "...But, you made me understand pain..."

He came to Nagato's side in an instant, and his right hand was already on his neck.Looking at his reincarnated eyes full of shock, Naruto smiled: "I can kill you with a single move. Next, I want to start a war against Yuyin Village and let all the villagers there accompany you die……"

He looked at Nagato's terrified wide eyes, and smiled happily: "You said, as the hero who saved the village, the next Hokage...what do I think?"

Seeing those samsara eyes gradually lose all their light and turn into ashes, Naruto sneered and let him go: "Stupid bastards! If hatred can be eliminated by force, then thousands of years of fighting What is it? Or do you think that you are really powerful to the point of number one in the world? Ha, it's ridiculous!"

He watched the two of them lower their heads, and murmured: "I can't believe that you are the disciples of the lecherous fairy... You are so naive that people laugh out loud!"

"My pain, our longing for peace, how can a ninja in a big country like you understand? We—" bloodshot eyes appeared in Nagato's eyes, and he stared at Naruto fiercely, while the latter With a sneer, he interrupted him mercilessly: "Yes, I don't understand. But why should I understand?"

"...W-what?" Nagato was stunned.

"So, you are really naive. The world has been unfair since the day it was opened. Weakness is a sin. You expect kind humanitarianism to save you who are weak and in danger? You are laughing! If you lag behind, you will be beaten. Who will you be?" Let you..." He stared closely at Nagato's eyes, with extreme contempt in them, "So weak?"

"You—!" Nagato stared, but the next second he spat out a mouthful of blood.Naruto watched Xiao Nan frantically taking care of him with cold eyes, and snorted.He knew that Nagato listened to his words.

Before he could catch his breath, he looked aggressively into his eyes again: "As you said just now, I can't forgive you. On the contrary, I can't control my desire to kill you now... ..."

"So, Jiraiya-sensei's talk about a world where people can understand each other is nothing but nonsense! It's a delusion deviating from reality! Only—" Nagato retorted fiercely.

"So, can what you do really bring peace?" Naruto asked him calmly.

Just as Nagato was about to answer, he froze suddenly.

"Those people can't resist you because they don't have enough strength." As if trying to confuse him, Naruto said in a low voice, his eyes burning, "And my strength is already enough, so killing you is like pinching someone to death." It’s as simple as an ant. Hatred is not so easy to eliminate. If you take something important from someone else, then ten or twenty years, no matter how long it takes, you will wait for his revenge sooner or later... Of course, temporary peace is easily suppressed by force Come on, but now, Nagato..." He held his neck again, his voice was low and hoarse, "You heard my revenge plan just now, do you still think that your method can usher in eternal peace?"

Nagato stared at him blankly, his eyes turned gray again.

"As long as people live, they will hurt others. Hatred and human beings exist together. In this cursed world, there will be no real peace. Everything Jiraiya-sensei said is simply unrealistic. "He opened his mouth suddenly, but said almost the same words as what Naruto heard just now, and what Minato said.And Naruto's eyes became dark because of these words.

"This is a curse, a curse of hate and love. As long as we are alive and in this cursed world, true peace will not come." Nagato was no longer excited, but stated quietly.His eyes were fixed on Naruto, and when he didn't know it, there was an urgent light in it.

Of course he knew that his method was not feasible.However, he has had enough of the torment of the war, he yearns for peace and a happy life.After his self-deception was ruthlessly broken by Naruto, he really didn't know what to do.Fear of a powerful fate and resentment for this cursed world made him not know what to do.

Then, this young man who broke his fantasy, this young man who is also Jiraiya's apprentice, but completely different from himself who abandoned Jiraiya's theory... What will his answer be?

Naruto remained expressionless, he looked into Nagato's eyes, seeing the confusion and eagerness in them.

How similar he is to himself, Naruto thought.I was also teased by fate, I was filled with resentment and anger towards the world, and I didn't know what to do.

However, I am different from him.If it was me a few minutes ago, I might have killed him directly, or I might have heard his words and was stopped by his question, not knowing how to answer.

But now, he thought, he could answer.

This is an explanation to my father and Mr. Kakashi.

"My father, my teacher, and my master all said the same thing to me." As soon as he opened his mouth, Nagato subconsciously breathed lightly.

"Then, they left me the same question." He looked at Nagato with a calm tone.

"I am also deeply trapped in this curse, and I haven't been able to get out until now."

"Then your answer—" Nagato became even more anxious.

"But!" He sharply raised his voice, and in the silent cave, only his echo was left circling around.He looked at Nagato, and the confusion in his blue eyes gradually faded away, replaced by an unshakable firmness like a mountain.

"Since they all believe in me, then I will not betray their trust. I just have to find out the answer to it myself, so simply—let me undo this curse! As long as peace really exists, I will will make it a reality.”

"I will never give up."

The last sentence was resounding, like a powerful heart-saving pill, swallowed by Nagato.Looking at those deep blue eyes and the firmness inside, Nagato suddenly reacted: "You! Those lines are..."

"That's right. "The Tale of Strong Perseverance", the first book of the Lecherous Immortal." Naruto took out the book and looked at Nagato with a smile, "And at the end of the book, he wrote that the inspiration actually came from him. One of his apprentices, whose name is—"

He looked at Nagato and said in a low voice, "Nagato, it's you."

Nagato widened his eyes.In an instant, scenes of the past flashed before my eyes.Jiraiya's trust in the past, teachings in the past, the words he said to him, and... the self in the past, the firm determination to usher in peace.

But in the next second, he struggled and asked Naruto: "So, how can you guarantee that you can do it? Can you guarantee that no matter what kind of pain you encounter in the future, you will always stick to yourself and will not change? ? Do you have the confidence? Do you dare to make this assertion?" He was almost aggressive.However, who can say that at this moment, he doesn't regard Naruto as the last straw to see the hope of the future, and he can't wait to grab it, but he must first confirm its firmness?

And Naruto just looked at him quietly, and after a while, he tilted his head: "The lecherous fairy believes in me, and my teacher also believes in me. So,