Chapter 452

[“Ordinary peace can still be achieved. Hasn’t the Third World War lasted for more than a decade? The difficult part is the kind of peace that Jiraiya talked about, where everyone understands each other. Although I really want to support Naruto, my reason tells me that this kind of thing is impossible to achieve.”]

[“Nagato sees human emotions more clearly than anyone else. Although his ideas are a bit extreme, they are much more pragmatic than Naruto’s boastful talk.”]

[“Boastful talk? Naruto just doesn’t have a specific direction. If he had one, do you think he would risk his life to achieve it!”]

[“Tsk! This assumption again. Now the key is that Naruto can’t figure out how to achieve it. This is the answer Nagato was waiting for. ”]

【“Didn’t you say before that you would defeat me and bring true peace to the ninja world? Even if it was just a polite remark, even if it was just revenge for self-satisfaction, if that is your justice, then it’s fine, after all, you are not a god.”]

【Nagato looked deeply into Naruto’s eyes and asked, “But after seeing this reality, can you really believe in Jiraiya’s jokes?”]

【“...After learning that you are also a disciple of the lustful sage, there is something I want to ask you no matter what...” Naruto did not respond directly to Nagato’s question, but instead made other requests. 】

["Heh, I'm also curious about how Naruto evaluates Jiraiya's ideals."]

["It feels like there is no room for easing up. If Jiraiya's ideals are not believed in, then Jiraiya's ideals will be meaningless. But from Naruto's performance, he obviously failed to do so."]

["Don't you think Naruto is forcing himself to believe what Jiraiya said, even if he doesn't agree with it."]

["Unless he is a fool, no normal person would believe Jiraiya's words without reason. At least there must be reasons and conditions to support this idea. Isn't that what Naruto is doing now?"]

"Just kidding... It's really frustrating..." Jiraiya said with a wry smile, but he didn't feel offended. After all, he knew how difficult it was to achieve his ideals. It was understandable that Nagato, who had been seriously hurt, couldn't accept it.

【"You were once the disciples of the lecherous sage, why did you become like this? You are not like the previous members of Akatsuki who only enjoy killing people. I know this, but I know nothing about you, so I want to hear your story and find the answer."】

【"...Okay, I will tell you our pain one by one." Nagato agreed to Naruto's request. Although Konan advised him not to make things complicated, Nagato insisted on hearing Naruto's answer. 】

【"I have two biggest pains, one of which is the death of my parents..." As Nagato narrated, the scene came to his past. 】

["Uh, what is Naruto talking about? What do you mean by other members enjoy killing, but Nagato and the others are different? Is it really okay to treat them separately like this?"]

["Don't elevate the individual behavior of the organization members to the organization itself? It has nothing to do with the organization's boss?"]

["He doesn't seem to have said anything wrong. Among the Akatsuki members who have performed so far, Deidara is a bomber who talks about art, Hidan is a psychopath who talks about gods, Kakuzu is a mercenary who talks about money, and even Itachi is a Konoha member who talks about his younger brother. Push people, compared to Nagato's great ideal of peace in the ninja world, the others do seem to be people who will kill for some inexplicable reasons, no wonder Naruto treats them differently. ”]

[“The ideal is great, and the damage caused is greater than that of others combined, right? Then I would rather face those who enjoy killing people.”]

[The never-ending heavy rain fell on a small village that looked like a ruin. Under the protection of his parents, the young Nagato shivered and hid in the corner of the house, listening to the voices of two strangers coming from the living room in fear.]

[From the conversation between the two, Nagato's parents judged the identity of the other ninja. For safety reasons, they planned to take Nagato away while they were searching for food, but they accidentally made a noise after they started to act, which attracted the attention of the two intruders.]

[In the unlit corridor, Nagato's father rushed towards the two ninjas in order to protect the other two. Because of this action, the two ninjas mistakenly thought he was an enemy and attacked him without thinking. 】

【Seeing this, Nagato's mother also stood in front of another attacking ninja. Just like that, two ordinary people who posed no threat fell under the attack of the ninja. Nagato was terrified and shed tears. Looking at his parents who were killed, ZhangNo sound came out of his mouth. ]

["Tsk, this is the way to die. I admire Nagato for living with Jiraiya for three years."]

["Did Nagato's parents overreact? If they had immediately covered their heads and squatted down, they would have had a greater chance of survival."]

["...The people above must be from a large ninja village, and they have never experienced war. Don't take people like Naruto and Kakashi who are full of sympathy as common examples. In such situations, the safest move is to strike first. Otherwise, you are playing with your own life."]

["Even if it is confirmed that there is no threat, it does not mean that it is safe. Ninjas in wartime are all nervous, and it is not uncommon to massacre civilians."]

[The two ninjas realized that the three people in front of them were just ordinary people, and they were suddenly a little panicked, because they did not expect that there would be ordinary people staying in such a war zone. 】

【One of the ninjas squatted in front of Nagato carefully and apologized. At this time, the lightning outside the house allowed Nagato to see the pattern on the forehead of the person in front of him clearly, which was the symbol of Konoha. Suddenly, a force that he had never felt before surged out of Nagato's body, driving him to roar and pounce on the two people. 】

【When Nagato came to his senses, he saw that the two Konoha ninjas who killed his parents had fallen in front of him without a breath. 】

【Nagato had no memory of the rampage and had no idea what happened. After seeing his parents who also fell to the ground and died, he burst into tears. 】

["It's actually in the war zone. Are ordinary people really not afraid of death if they stay here?"]

["Do you think you can survive if you leave? We are not a country rich in resources. It is very difficult for people who have left their homes to find a new place to settle down. If possible, who would be willing to stay in a war zone where they are in danger of losing their lives?"]

(To be continued)