Chapter 451
【As the distance shortens, the thought that Jiraiya and Kakashi are dead emerges in Naruto's mind, causing his emotions, which had been calmed down with great difficulty, to fluctuate again, with frowns and a sullen face. 】
["Naruto's expression doesn't look like he's here to talk."]
["If emotions were so easy to control, there wouldn't be so many disputes in this world."]
["So he really came to see Nagato without thinking anything through. I don't think we'll have to fight again."]
"How can he figure it out? He killed the lecherous sage and Kakashi-sensei..." Naruto muttered vaguely, and his mood became worse again.
【Looking at his gnashing teeth, Nagato asked, "Do you hate me? Your enemy is right in front of you, you want revenge, right?"】
【"Even if you kill Nagato now for revenge, the world won't change at all. It's just your self-satisfaction." Konan interrupted. 】
【At this moment, scenes flashed through Naruto's mind, including Pein's understanding of peace and humanity, the ninja system that even the Fourth Hokage could not do anything about, and the unbearable hatred. Naruto clenched his fists and trembled all over. 】
【"You don't even know the answer, so what can you do? The only thing you can do is to hand over the power of the Nine-Tails for the peace I create." As he said this, Nagato activated the device under him without warning and shot a black stick at Naruto. 】
["It seems that Naruto came here to see if he can forgive Pein, but obviously he failed to do so."]
["Don't even think about understanding and sympathy. Just fight for your life. No matter what, you can't just surrender."]
["I'm curious about how much strength Nagato can exert in this state. I always feel that he will die after walking a few steps."]
["Even if he has all the abilities of Pein, he will be easily targeted in this inconvenient state when riding on that kind of mechanical device."]
[Looking at the black stick piercing Naruto's abdomen, Nagato said coldly: "At this distance, my chakra can control your actions at will. Don't worry, I avoided your vital points. After all, you are an important Jinchūriki."]
[Naruto raised his head with anger on his face. The stimulated power of the tailed beast made his eyes appear with animal pupils, which combined with the original toad eyes to form a new cross pattern. 】
【The Nine-Tails Chakra that flowed along the black stick made Nagato realize belatedly that Naruto was hit by him on purpose. 】
【Naruto stood still, forced himself to calm down and said: "I came here to talk to you, and I also have other things I want to confirm."】
["Hey! Naruto's eyes, the power of the tailed beast and the sage mode are combined!"]
["It seems that the two are not incompatible. It was because of the Nine-Tails that he couldn't merge with the two old toads before."]
["If you want to confirm anything, you don't have to stand there and take Nagato's attack. If anything goes wrong, everything will be lost."]
["Probably to Nagato said he was not a threat? He took a step back to show his sincerity in the conversation? ”]
【“I want to know what I think. If I face my enemy, what will I do...” Naruto narrowed his eyes and said with a slight tremor. Nagato also wanted to know, so he asked: “So, what is your answer...”】
【“Sure enough, I can’t forgive you! I want to kill you now! The trembling in my body can’t be stopped at all!” Naruto pulled out the black stick on his stomach with both hands, and then rushed towards Nagato in Konan’s unbelievable eyes.】
【However, just when his fist was about to hit Nagato, Jiraiya’s figure appeared in Naruto’s mind again. Thinking of the bright smile on his face when he said, “It’s great to have you as a disciple,” Naruto suddenly stopped and stopped, with a look of unwillingness on his face. 】
["As expected, he can't forgive the other party. It's all because of the ideals entrusted to him by Jiraiya that he didn't put it into action."]
["This makes it seem real. The village has just been destroyed, and the people he cares about have just died at the hands of the other party. If Naruto can forgive the other party so easily, then I should doubt whether Naruto's feelings are real."]
["So this is Naruto's way of dealing with it? Although it's hard to accept it psychologically, but force the body to accept it? Would Nagato agree with this approach?"]
"...This approach is more difficult than directly forgiving the enemy, but...it's meaningless...If his thoughts can't be communicated, his heart will be overwhelmed by hatred sooner or later, and this will only delay the ending that should have happened." Nagato commented coldly. Obviously, this performance was not enough to impress him to give up his own plan.Naruto understood a little bit why the self on the sky curtain forgave Nagato.
After Jiraiya died in the battle, what was left to him besides memories was the dream entrusted by Jiraiya.
Out of respect for his master, no matter how unwilling he was, he could not really trample on Jiraiya's dream, so it was understandable that he stopped before the fist was thrown.
But understanding is understanding, which does not mean that Naruto can accept it now, after all, his master is still sitting next to him alive.
So Naruto's current thoughts are more about defeating Nagato first, as for how to deal with him later... who cares, anyway, just fight first and talk about it.
["The lecherous sage said that "the era when people truly understand each other will eventually come", and he has always believed in this. "Naruto retracted his fist and hung his head in frustration: "When he said this, I just listened and didn't think about it..."]
["He said that he entrusted me with the answer to finding this method, and I simply thought that this was a recognition of my disciple, and I was just happy. Now that I think about it, I finally understand what the lecherous sage meant. It's not that simple."]
["But you still can't forgive me, right? If you can let it go so easily, it's not human emotion." Nagato once again denied Jiraiya's ideal, the naive dream that he had abandoned and far away from reality.]
["Don't expect a 12- or 13-year-old boy to understand this kind of truth. It's funny that he can think of the answer without actually experiencing it."]
["There are many people in the ninja world who have had this kind of experience, but the reality is that no one has been able to come up with a perfect solution until now. Peace is really just a false proposition...even if it really exists in the prophecy."]
(To be continued)