Naruto of Naruto

After bidding farewell to Sasuke and Sakura, Naruto lowered his head, hunched over his body, put his hands in his pockets, and walked home alone in the moonlight.

He thought about today's conversation with Gaara and shook his head inwardly.

Those were just beautiful words, but what Gaara lacked at that time was someone who could say these beautiful words to him.

The essence of ninjas is tools, and the background of the ninja world is also cruel. He is not sure whether the beautiful words he said are beneficial to Gaara.

Perhaps, a Shura who fully adapts to the rules of the ninja world and only loves himself would live a more worry-free life.

But when he looked at Gaara's expression, that painful expression seemed to say——

Help me, even if it means saying something nice.

A drunk ninja staggered into him. He didn't see Naruto's appearance clearly. He just said sorry loudly and continued to chat with his friend.

Naruto glanced at him, then jumped up the wall, crossed the roof, and came to the terrace of a taller building. Looking at the bright lights of Konoha Village, he felt an unreal feeling.

The war-torn times in his father's memory, the tragedies he witnessed in a small country when he was on a mission to the Land of Waves, were intertwined with the peaceful scene in front of him, splitting his heart.

Father, is it really right for you to seal the Nine Tails in my body?

Naruto began to think about his father's logic.

Naruto, who had experienced Minato's memories using the name No. 1, could easily understand Minato's thoughts.

Minato is Hokage, and in his heart the village and his family are equally important.

Because there was a life-and-death feud between Konoha and other ninja villages in the first two ninja wars, if Konoha loses the Kyuubi, there is a high probability that other villages will join forces to attack Konoha after knowing this.

If Konoha were to perish as a result, it was uncertain whether Naruto could survive.

Therefore, in the emergency situation, sealing the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body was the best choice.

Not only did it save the village, it also ensured that Naruto could at least survive.

Although life as a Jinchuuriki will be hard, at least if you survive, there will be unlimited hope, right?

Carrying the name of Hokage means shouldering the responsibility of protecting the village. In the cruel world of ninjas, it is equivalent to shouldering the lives of the entire village.

But - can such a village become better?

Perhaps due to the malice he received from other people in the village since he was a child, Naruto felt grateful to the people in Konoha, but he had always felt a slight sense of alienation towards Konoha itself.

He witnessed Kakashi-sensei's experience from his father's memory. He lost his mother when he was born, but he had a father who loved him.But when he was eight years old, his father chose to save his companions during the mission, causing the mission to fail, causing Konoha to suffer huge losses.

His father committed suicide amidst the huge public opinion environment in the village. The White Fang of Konoha, who had worked hard for the village and was known throughout the world and was revered as a great hero, finally met this end.

The entire Konoha Village could be said to be the murderer of his father. At that time, even if Kakashi became a defecting ninja, he would not be surprised.

Such Kakashi not only did not become a mere ninja tool in the end, but also gained the belief in cherishing his companions from Obito.

Even if everyone close to him left him one after another, it did not change his choice to be a Konoha ninja.

Naruto admired such a Kakashi teacher, but at the same time he was certain of one thing.

The reason is that the peace in Konoha Village is too small.

Peace in Konoha is rare and precious in this cruel ninja world.

The cruelty of Sand Ninja Village, the cruel blood mist policy of Kirigakure Village, the blockade of Iwagakure Village, and the bellicosity of Kumogakure Village, their original intention was just to imitate Konoha and establish a purely military village.

The founder of Konoha, Senju Hashirama, pursued the principle that the village was established for peace among ninjas.

In this time, except for the five major countries, other countries and regions are at war all the year round, and there is never peace.

Konoha is the only place that can give people peace.

At this point, Naruto finally understood the position of Konoha in his father's heart, in Kakashi's heart, and in the hearts of countless Konoha ninjas.

In the ninja world, people can't help themselves. In a world where either you kill me or I kill you, Konoha is their only spiritual haven.

They build families here, marry and have children, and gain family, friendship and love.

Even if there is darkness in this warm and peaceful land, it is something they can tolerate, because there is no light at all in other parts of the world.

The Hokage is the one who maintains the light of Konoha.

Naruto felt that if his father was still alive, he would definitely congratulate himself for understanding the Hokage's thinking.

But Naruto still felt unsatisfied. Why couldn't the light in Konoha be bigger?

Why is the place of peace so small that people have to protect it even if they give up much of their humanity?

Maybe, it's really like what I said to Gaara during the day, only by building a peaceful world, a world where people live in harmony regardless of race or identity, can those painful choices be reduced.

Naruto raised his head, looked at the moon hanging in the sky, and swore secretly in his heart.

From now on, I, Uzumaki Naruto, my dream is no longer to become Hokage, but to become a ninja who surpasses Hokage and creates a peaceful world!

After realizing the most fundamental thing, Naruto felt that all the problems that had troubled his heart were melting away like ice and snow.

His vision is no longer limited to Konoha, his dream carries the entire world.

Naruto stood up and opened his arms, feeling the high night wind blowing through his body.

The chakra in his body began to gradually change its trajectory, gathering on his back.

A strong gust of wind blew by, and a pair of wings like chakra coats suddenly bloomed from Naruto's back, and then gradually became dyed blue with wind attributes.

Changes in the nature of wind attribute chakra - lightness.

Naruto jumped off the terrace, flapped his wind chakra wings and flew high in the sky above Konoha Village.

At this moment, he felt a freedom that he had never experienced before, as if he wanted to break away from the prison of Konoha Village and fly to a higher place.

While flying home with chakra wings, Naruto passed by the Hyuga clan's building and saw a girl sitting on the roof of a building looking up at the moon.

The two looked at each other, and Mingre saw her appearance clearly.

That was his opponent a month later - Hinata Hinata.

In the gentle night breeze, Naruto landed in front of his home with a bright smile on his face.

He established his ideals and figured out the way forward in the future, without any confusion.

The next thing to do is to improve your own strength and formulate a complete plan to realize this dream.

Naruto entered the house and turned on the light. Orochimaru in the living room turned around and looked at him with a smile, his golden pupils dancing with joy.

"You kept me waiting for so long, Naruto-kun."