Konoha: The young son-in-law of the Hyuga family

Under the scorching summer sun, Naruto, who was covered in bandages, looked at the comfort monument in front of him, and his heart was not hot at all.

Instead... full of coldness.

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

As for his companion Shinobi Sarutobi Rin, on the surface it was because of his meritorious service in covering his companion's retreat, but behind the scenes it was a reason to protect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and was fortunate to have a place in this hero's grave.

Although... it's just a tomb of clothes.

When the client died in the impact of the battle, which symbolized the failure of the mission, Mr. Kakashi, who was already seriously injured, took the two of them to evacuate, and it was too late to take Rin Sarutobi's body with him.

And Konoha Ninja, who rushed to clean up the scene later, could not find half a trace.

So what is enshrined and worshiped here is only the clothes that Sarutobi Rin usually wears.

Standing in front of the Clothes Tomb, I stood motionless all morning.

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

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

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

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

Unknowingly, Uzumaki Naruto came to the gate of the Hyuga Clan.

Since that farewell, he has not seen that childhood friend for some time.

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

"That... hello uncle, do you remember me?"

After hesitating for a moment, Naruto looked at the Hyuga clansman who was guarding the door, and asked politely, "Can you call Ryosuke-kun for me?"

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

Most people in the village are familiar with the existence of Uzumaki Naruto.

And Hinata, who was guarding the gate, also remembered that he was Ryosuke's friend.

He didn't drive him away, but the gatekeeper politely asked him to wait a while, and then turned around and entered the clan area, as if to announce his arrival.

Knowing Hinata's stricter rules, Naruto didn't care, and stood quietly by the big tree at the door, waiting for an answer.

In the village, he doesn't have many friends he can make friends with.

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

That Liangjie is one of his few friends, he thinks the most powerful one, and he is very powerful in various aspects.

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

Although these things are not substantive combat skills, they have affected his character and behavior in all aspects, allowing him to live until now.

Therefore, after this kind of thing happened at this moment, Naruto couldn't wait to confide everything about himself to the other party, trying to find a solution from the other party as usual.

But it's a pity... The sky gradually changed from a clear sky to a sky full of red clouds, and finally a little bit of stars.

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

Standing quietly under the street lamp.

At this point in time, no one will go out.

Naruto was the only one left on the quiet street.

Feelings of loneliness and depression took over his mind.

Obviously, he was used to this feeling of being alone, but unconsciously, he was no longer alone.

Not having it from the beginning, and having it until it was lost are two different things, which made him very scared and at a loss.

"That... sorry to keep you waiting."

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

But unfortunately, when Naruto raised his head, he didn't see Ryosuke, only the uncle gatekeeper.

"Sorry, I'm sorry, because Master Liangjie is doing very hard training, and he doesn't have contact with outsiders. It's not convenient to see people during this time." The gatekeeper uncle came to the gate with an apologetic expression, and looked at Naruto outside the gate.

"Is that so...I see."

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

bang.

Behind him, the gate of the Hyuga Clan closed slowly due to the approaching night.

Everything beside the ears fell into dead silence again.

The faint street lamps on the street are like ghost lamps on the Naihe Bridge, bringing a little gloom to the night.

But now Naruto, the attention is no longer here.

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

For the next few days, Naruto would appear at the gate of the clan ground in a daze every day, waiting for Ryosuke's practice to end.

Because there is one missing person in the team, and they all have injuries, there is no need to send out missions for the time being.

During this period of time, Naruto did not try his best 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 dead.

The small and depressing home, the gate of the Hyuga Clan, the quiet and solemn memorial tablet, and the three-point-one-line rule of action occupied his life.

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

This kind of mental torture brought him pressure like mountains and seas.

Fortunately, Naruto finally met the person he wanted to see...

...

"You don't want to continue being a ninja?"

Hearing Naruto's words beside him, Ryosuke turned his head in surprise, "Are you serious? To become a ninja, to become Hokage, you have made a lot of efforts. Are you escaping the fact that has already happened? ?”

The Naruto he knew in his heart didn't seem to be so fragile, did he?

Even though his character is slightly different from the original timeline, his persistence and perseverance in character have never changed.

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

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

Although his appearance was ugly, his expression was quite calm, not like a crying child.

In front of the friend whom he relied on and imitated as a child, when he said this, he uncontrollably vented his suppressed emotions these days.

But in fact, his sentimentality has long been wiped away some time ago.

While talking, Naruto sat down next to Ryosuke, and also looked at the village in front of him, "My first mission out of the village was a B-level mission, and the other party was just a group of lucky people who had learned a little bit of ninjutsu. The bandits and thieves want to take a shortcut and get something for nothing through robbery."

"At that time, I discovered that our Konoha-born ninjas are really powerful. Facing vicious people who are completely powerless to resist by ordinary people, we can easily harvest their lives."

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

"So in the next task, I didn't show any mercy when facing the enemy, because I knew that what I did was right. Even if I killed someone, it was from a relatively righteous standpoint. This kind of recognition, gratitude, and admiration makes me feel happy.”

As he spoke, he clenched his fists, "But some time ago, when I faced the ninjas of the enemy village for the first time, I understood that there are other things besides right and wrong, good and evil."

"These things make me sick of what I've done, under the influence of this fox inside me, to commit atrocious crimes..."

Ryosuke did not speak, interrupting his narration.

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

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

In other words, during that process, everything he committed was deeply reflected in his heart, and he could see it clearly.

Unlike those bandits and wave ninjas who committed crimes for convenience, the ninjas in Yunyin Village are ninjas like Konoha.

They all have their own ideas and people who need protection.

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

Under his influence, Naruto knew his identity as Jinchuriki in advance, but he never felt that he was a monster.

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

As for his thoughts, Ryosuke can only say that he deserves to be Naruto.

When ordinary people face this kind of thing, 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 passing of his enemies.

He is thinking about his own existence from a more noble perspective, and perfecting his own concept of good and evil.

This is a kind of growth.

In the original timeline, Naruto only began to improve his thoughts slowly after going out with Jiraiya, and when Sarutobi Asma was killed by the Kakuzu of the Akatsuki organization.

In the end, during Payne's raid on the village, he realized his own views of good and evil.

But now, this process has been brought forward. Naruto in this timeline is obviously more mature, but also more fragile, unlike the optimism of the original timeline.

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

It's like when Hinata Tamaxiong trusts Ryosuke without hesitation, Ryosuke will respond.

Although at the beginning, he regarded Naruto's proactive contact as an investment, and responded to him if there was anything.

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

Such a sincere emotion cannot be deceived, at least not here with Ryosuke.

"Right and wrong, good and evil, are actually considered by everyone from different angles, just like for us Konoha, people in other villages are enemies, and they kill our Konoha people, it is wrong Yes, it is evil."

"But for the people of Yunyin Village, this is right, and it is an achievement worthy of praise and showing off."

"Of course there will be some so-called bystanders, like people from Yanyin Village or Shayin Village. When looking at the dispute between us and Yunyin Village, they may judge good and evil because of certain interests."

"Or, with a more noble compassion, to 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.

The perfection of things like the concept of good and evil is different for everyone, and they all have their own experiences.

In the process of explaining to Naruto, Ryosuke is more of a guiding gesture, allowing him to think about where he is and the direction he wants to go, instead of forcing him to define one. Our Konoha is That's right, the people in Yunyin Village are wrong, such an idea.

It was already evening when we descended the mountain.

Naruto's mood also improved a lot, and he didn't say childish words like not being a ninja anymore.

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

But I believe this time, if he can come out smoothly, his heart will be stronger than ever in the future.

Now that it was almost time for dinner, as an adult who had already started to "work", although Naruto had just finished crying, he still invited Ryosuke, the "future" who was still studying at school, in a very elder style. Adults" eat.

The food, of course, is Ichiraku Ramen.

There are still a few merchants in the village who can recognize Naruto, and they don't want to make money if they have money.

"gone."

Only one back was left behind, Ryosuke waved his hands to bid farewell to Naruto who seemed silent behind him.

After eating, he didn't keep it any longer. He still had other things to do.

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

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

Although this progress bar increases according to time, if there is not enough effort and pressure to improve one's body, spirit, and ability during this period, then the corresponding breakthrough limit will not be too obvious.

It's like when he transformed for the first time, he only paid attention to his own blood, so he only got a greater degree of hints from the white eyes, while he was relatively weak in other aspects such as body and spirit.

During the second transformation, he began to pay attention to his physical body because of practicing soft boxing, so his physical body has improved to a greater extent.

This time, Liangjie not only pays attention to his body and ability, but also pays attention to his spirit, which can be regarded as comprehensive development, so he is looking forward to his third transformation.

And in the process, he also hopes that he can accumulate more.

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