Chapter 458
[“I don’t know whether this result is good or bad, but suppressing emotions is anti-human, and you will definitely not be able to bear it for a long time.”]
[“Perhaps this is the price of becoming the child of prophecy...”]
“Naruto...” Sakura covered her mouth reluctantly and cast her eyes on Naruto beside her. Sasuke, who was leaning against the car, also subconsciously looked at him, and then remembered Naruto who said he would bear his hatred and die with him.
‘You want to swallow my hatred, other people’s hatred, and even your own hatred by yourself, just for your so-called ninja way and peace, is it really worth it, Naruto...’
[Looking at his serious eyes without any evasion, Nagato said calmly: “Believe what Jiraiya once believed in... So that’s it, is this your answer?”]
[“So, you want us to believe and wait until you bring peace to this world?” Nagato’s tone gradually became heavier. Looking at Naruto’s undoubted eyes, he felt extremely annoyed, and the emotions that had originally calmed down rose again with anger. 】
["Stop kidding! You still want me to believe Jiraiya's words at this point! Real peace doesn't exist! As long as we live in this cursed world, this kind of thing is a delusion!"]
["See, Nagato doesn't agree with this statement at all."]
["After all, he has been emphasizing from the beginning that Naruto should give a specific approach, but now Naruto still gives this general answer."]
["Naruto's answer only convinced himself. What is needed now is an answer that convinces Nagato."]
Nagato stared at the sky, his chest heaving violently, his mood extremely depressed, relying on strong willpower to hold back from bursting out.
'What else can you say, that kind of joke can't convince me, peace can't exist in that kind of answer! ’
【After listening to Nagato’s words with a sullen face, Naruto answered without hesitation: "Then... let me break this curse. As long as peace really exists, I will make it a reality! I will not give up!"】
【An ordinary sentence made Nagato, who was originally furious, stunned for a moment. He stared at Naruto with wide eyes: "You... that is..."】
【Konan was a little confused about Nagato's emotional change, but Nagato ignored her and stared at Naruto: "Those words..."】
【"Yes, those words just now all came from this book, the first book written by the lustful immortal... He seems to really want to use this book to change the world."】
["Hmm? Nagato... What is Nagato's reaction? Is there any deep meaning in this line that makes it so touching? "]
["Isn't this Naruto's catchphrase all along, that he won't give up or something, but it just incorporates Jiraiya's understanding of peace."]
["Rather than saying it's Naruto's answer, it's better to say it's Jiraiya's answer, but the problem is that he still hasn't given a specific solution."]
Jiraiya's eyes widened slightly: "What I remember about that line is..."
In the belly of the god of death, Minato nodded with appreciation: "This line is my favorite."
In the Hidden Rain Village, Nagato was also slightly stunned like himself on the sky. As the first reader of the Perseverance Ninja Biography, he naturally knew what this line was about.
It's just why, obviously that was the innocent past that he had long abandoned, but why, his mind still unconsciously remembered what happened at that time.
[Looking deeply at the book in his hand, Naruto continued: "At the end of the book, he wrote that the inspiration for this book came from one of his disciples... your name, Nagato."]
["How could it be..." Nagato wanted to stay calm, but in Naruto's words, he couldn't help but dig out the memories buried deep in his mind. ]
[It was still the place where the rain never stopped. In that small house, Nagato, who couldn't find the direction of life, came alone to Jiraiya who was eating ramen. ]
[Kneeling by the door, Nagato looked at the rain outside the house and said to Jiraiya behind him: "Teacher once told me that in this world, hatred is everywhere. I thought about it carefully."]
["Oh, is there any good answer?" Jiraiya asked casually without thinking too much. 】
["Hmm... What on earth is going on here? I don't quite understand."]
["Well, I do understand, but this method of persuasion..."]
["Naruto is also gambling. This method of persuading has a success rate of only 50%. Although he won the bet in the end, it feels very shameless.. ”]
[“What are you talking about? Can you explain it?”]
[“You will know if you read on.”]
[“Peace... I don’t know the way to achieve it yet, but...” After a pause, Nagato turned his head and looked at Jiraiya, and answered seriously: “One day I will break this curse. As long as peace really exists, I will make it a reality!”]
[“Compared to the method, I think the power of belief is more important!”]
[“Is that so... This answer is good, it may really be like this.” Jiraiya nodded with satisfaction. Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind, and he said excitedly: “Ha! Thanks to you, I should be able to write a good book! Then, the next thing is to think about the name of the protagonist...”]
[Jiraiya folded his hands, looked at the Naruto scroll in the bowl, and immediately had an idea.]
[“Oh, it turns out that this answer was given by Nagato, and then used by Jiraiya and Naruto. ”]
[“And now Naruto uses this answer to convince Nagato, and after a roundabout way, the source is actually himself.”]
[“Ha, it’s like Jiraiya, Naruto and the past Nagato come together to convince the present Nagato, with triple power, no wonder Nagato would accept it.”]
[“But... didn’t Nagato think that the answer he got in the past was worthless? Why was he still touched here?”]
[“So Naruto is also gambling, and whether it will succeed in the end depends on what Nagato thinks at the time.”]
[“It turns out that this so-called "power of belief" was also proposed by Nagato, but he, the proposer, doesn't believe it anymore.”]
[“Jiraiya really carried out his role as a guide to the end, passing on the inspiration he got from the child of prophecy to another child of prophecy, and now it has returned to the first child of prophecy.”]
(To be continued)