Chapter 123 I Will Also Be the Head of the Family in the Future (Please Subscribe)

Under the scorching summer sun, Naruto, who was bandaged all over, looked at the memorial in front of him, without any heat in his heart.

Instead... it was full of coldness.

This is a public cemetery in the center of Konoha, where every ninja who has made contributions to the village is buried, including the former Kage.

And his companion, the Genin Sarutobi Rin, was fortunate to have a seat in this hero's tomb because of his meritorious service in covering his companions' retreat, but secretly because of his reason for protecting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Although... it is just a cenotaph.

When the client died in the battle, symbolizing the failure of the mission, the already seriously injured Kakashi teacher took the two of them to evacuate, and there was no time to take Sarutobi Rin's body with him.

And the Konoha ninja who rushed to clean up the scene later could not find any trace.

So the only clothes that Sarutobi Rin usually wears are offered and paid tribute here.

Standing in front of the cenotaph, he stood motionless for a whole morning.

Slowly putting down the bouquet in his hand, Naruto left the hero's tomb alone.

Walking quietly on the street, the usual noise and prosperity around him made him look out of place.

As his figure appeared on the street, the malice coming from all directions made Naruto's already depressed mood even heavier.

The sacrifice of his companions made him have a more real understanding of life and death, but it also made him confused and uneasy.

Unknowingly, Uzumaki Naruto came to the door of the Hyuga clan.

Since that farewell, he hasn't seen that childhood friend for a while.

Yes, after officially becoming a ninja, Naruto's positioning of himself is no longer a child.

"Um... Hello uncle, do you remember me?"

After hesitating for a moment, Naruto looked at the Hyuga clan member guarding the door and asked politely, "Excuse me, can you call Ryosuke-kun for me?"

Last time, when Hinata brought him here, it was also this uncle guarding the door.

Most people in the village were familiar with Uzumaki Naruto's existence.

And the gatekeeper Hinata also remembered that he was a friend of Ryosuke.

Instead of driving him away, the gatekeeper also politely asked him to wait, and then turned and entered the clan land, as if to announce his arrival.

Knowing that Hinata had strict rules, Naruto didn't care, and stood quietly by the big tree at the door, waiting for a reply.

In the village, he didn't have many friends he could confide in.

If the sacrificed Sarutobi Rin was the one he thought was the warmest.

Then Ryosuke was the one he thought was the most powerful among his few friends, and he was very powerful in various aspects.

In his short school life, Ryosuke, his deskmate, taught him a lot of useful things intentionally or unintentionally, such as calm thinking and hiding his emotions.

Although these things were not substantial combat skills, they affected his personality and behavior in all aspects, allowing him to survive until now.

So, after this happened at this moment, Naruto couldn't wait to tell the other party everything about himself, and as usual, try to find a solution from the other party.

But unfortunately... the sky gradually changed from clear sky to red clouds, and finally starry sky.

The gatekeeper who helped him report did not bring the person he wanted to see.

Standing quietly under the street light.

No one would go out at this time.

Naruto was the only one left on the quiet street.

Loneliness and depression occupied his mind.

Obviously, he used to be used to the feeling of being alone, but unknowingly, he was no longer alone.

Not having it from the beginning is different from having it and losing it. This makes him very scared and confused.

"Um... I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

The hurried footsteps sounded from the clan land, like a ray of dawn in the silent night.

But unfortunately, when Naruto looked up, he didn't see Ryosuke, only the gatekeeper.

"Sorry, sorry, because Master Ryosuke is doing very hard training and doesn't contact outsiders, it's not convenient to see people during this period." The gatekeeper came to the gate with an apologetic look and looked at Naruto outside the door.

"Is that so... I understand."

Nodding with a gloomy face, Naruto said thank you and turned around silently.

Boom.

Behind him, the gate of the Hyuga clan slowly closed because it was late at night.

Everything around him fell into silence again.

The faint street lights on the street were like the dark lights on the Naihe Bridge, bringing a little gloom to the night.

But Naruto's attention was no longer here.

Immersed in his own world, he didn't even know how he got back to the house.

In the next few days, Naruto appeared at the gate of the clan every day in a daze, waiting for Ryosuke's training to end.

Because one person was missing from the team and they were all injured, they didn't need to go on a mission for the time being.

During this period, Naruto didn't work hard to supplement the knowledge he needed and improve his strength after returning to the village as usual, but gave up most of his life like a walking corpse.

The small and depressing home, the entrance of the Hyuga clan, the quiet and solemn memorial, and the three-point one-line action pattern occupied his life.

Whenever he wanted to try to go out, he saw Rin's figure in a trance.

This kind of mental torture brought him pressure like a mountain and a sea.

But fortunately, Naruto finally met the person he wanted to see...

"Don't you want to continue to be a ninja?"

Hearing Naruto's words beside him, Ryosuke turned his head in surprise, "Are you serious? In order to become a ninja, to become a Hokage, you have made a lot of efforts. Are you now avoiding the facts that have already happened?"

The Naruto he knew in his heart didn't seem so fragile, right?

Even if his personality was slightly different from the original timeline, his persistence and perseverance in his personality remained unchanged.

"...Maybe I'm just avoiding the problem."

Naruto wiped his face with his sleeve and wiped away his tears and snot. "On the one hand, I can't accept Rin's death. On the other hand, I have another level of understanding of life and death. This understanding makes me unable to look directly at the profession of ninja."

Although he looked ugly, his expression was still calm, and he didn't look like a crying child.

In front of his friend who he relied on and imitated in his childhood, when he talked about this matter, he vented the emotions that he had suppressed these days uncontrollably.

But in fact, his sentimentality had already been worn away some time ago.

As he spoke, Naruto sat down next to Ryosuke, also looking at the village in front of him, "My first mission outside the village was a B-level mission. The other party was just a group of bandits who were lucky and had learned some minor ninjutsu. They wanted to take shortcuts and get something for nothing by robbing."

"At that time, I found that the ninjas from Konoha were really powerful. Facing the vicious criminals that ordinary people were completely powerless to resist, we could easily harvest their lives."

"That was my first time killing someone. My hands were easily stained with blood, but when I saw the villagers smiling and thanking us, my heart was warm, without any fear or discomfort . "

"So I didn't show any mercy to the enemy in the subsequent missions, because I knew that what I did was right. Even if I killed someone, it was in a relatively just position. This feeling of being recognized, grateful, and admired made me very happy."

He clenched his fists, "But some time ago, when I first faced the ninjas from the enemy village, I realized that in addition to right and wrong, good and evil, there are other things."

"These things make me feel sick about what I did. Under the influence of the fox in my body, I committed extremely brutal crimes..."

Ryosuke didn't speak and interrupted his narration.

Instead, he listened to Naruto quietly as a good listener, telling his inner thoughts and hesitations about this matter.

Perhaps because the seal was loosened for the first time, Naruto's consciousness was not completely annihilated under the control of the tailed beast.

In other words, in that process, everything he did was deeply reflected in his heart and was seen clearly by him.

Unlike those bandits and wandering ninjas who committed crimes for convenience, the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village are the same as their Konoha ninjas.

They all have their own ideas and people who need to be protected.

When they shouted to protect the village and their companions and rushed towards Naruto, Naruto had the illusion that he had become a bad guy and the person he once hated.

Under his influence, although Naruto knew his identity as a human pillar in advance, he never thought of himself as a monster.

But at that moment, he felt that he really became a monster.

As for his idea, Ryosuke could only say that he was worthy of being Naruto.

When ordinary people face such things, they will only have repeated hatred, but he is different. He is not only thinking about the death of his companions, but also feeling the death of his enemies.

He is thinking about his own existence from a more noble perspective and perfecting his own views on good and evil.

This is a kind of growth.

In the original timeline, Naruto only began to improve his thinking after he followed Jiraiya to practice and went out, and when Sarutobi Asuma was killed by Kakuzu of Akatsuki.

Finally, he realized his own view of good and evil during the raid of the village by Pain.

Now, this process has been brought forward. Naruto in this timeline is obviously more mature, but also more fragile, not as optimistic as in the original timeline.

After Naruto stopped talking for a while, Ryosuke slowly said, "Many things are of course not black and white. All you have to do is do what you think is right and believe in it."

Just like when Hinata Tamao trusted Ryosuke without hesitation, Ryosuke would respond.

Although at the beginning, he regarded Naruto's initiative as an investment and responded to him vaguely.

But now, when Naruto began to regard him as a close friend, he could no longer face this person with the original attitude.

Such sincere emotions cannot be deceived, at least not in Ryosuke's case.

"Right and wrong, good and evil, are actually considered by everyone from different perspectives. Just like for us in Konoha, people from other villages are enemies. They killed people from Konoha, which is wrong and evil."

"But for the people of Kumogakure, this is right, and it is a merit worthy of praise and boasting."

"Of course, there will be some so-called bystanders, like the people of Iwagakure or Sandgakure. When looking at the dispute between us and Kumogakure, they may judge good and evil for some kind of interests."

"Or, with a more noble compassion, sympathize with the weak, and think that what the strong do is evil..."

On the cliff of the back mountain, while overlooking the beautiful and prosperous village below, Ryosuke explained to Naruto what he knew.

Everyone is different in the perfection of the concept of good and evil, and they all have their own experience.

In the process of explaining to Naruto, Ryosuke was more of a guiding attitude, letting him think about his position and the direction he wanted to go, rather than forcing him to define an idea that our Konoha is right and the people of the Hidden Cloud Village are wrong.

When we went down the mountain, it was already evening.

Naruto's mood was obviously much better, and he no longer said childish words like not being a ninja.

Although his mind is mature, he has experienced too little and is not strong enough.

However, I believe that if he can get out of it smoothly this time, his heart will be stronger than ever in the future.

Since it is almost time for dinner, as an adult who has started "working", Naruto, although he has just finished crying, still treated Ryosuke, a "minor" who is still studying in school, to dinner in a very elder-like manner.

And the food is, of course, Ichiraku Ramen.

There are still a few merchants in the village who can recognize Naruto, and they are unwilling to make money even if they have money.

"Let's go."

Leaving only a back figure, Ryosuke waved his hand and said goodbye to Naruto who seemed silent behind him.

After eating, he didn't stay any longer, he had other things to do.

Ryosuke is still very busy now. There is still a year before the next transformation, but he hasn't practiced well for a while.

You know, this thing in the mind is like a limiter.

Although this progress bar grows according to time, if there is not enough effort and pressure to improve your body, spirit, and ability during this period, the corresponding breakthrough of the limit will not be too obvious.

Just like when he first transformed, he only focused on his bloodline, so he only got a large degree of prompts in the white eyes, and was relatively weak in other aspects such as the body and spirit.

And in the second transformation, because he practiced soft fist, he began to pay attention to the body, so the body has been greatly improved.

This time, Ryosuke not only paid attention to the body and ability, but also paid attention to the spirit, which is considered to be a comprehensive development, so he is looking forward to his third transformation.

In the process, he also hopes that he can accumulate more.

But just as Ryosuke stepped into the house, he heard Hinata's serious voice, "Although you are the head of the family, I am also the future head of the family. I am qualified to change this and question you about this wrong system."