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After taking on the task, Naruto didn't go to the Sand Village right away.
Even though he could handle the One-Tail situation himself, he was still a team leader. It was rare to get a mission, so he wanted his teammates to feel involved.
At Ino's flower shop, Ino was bored and leaning on her hand, watching the store.
Suddenly, the door opened...
"Welcome... Naruto?"
Ino was surprised to see Naruto. "Are you buying flowers?"
"No, we're going on a mission. Meet me at the village entrance in half an hour."
Naruto didn't explain further and turned to leave.
Ino was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted upstairs, "Mom, I'm going on a mission! Can you watch the store?"
"Okay, go ahead!"
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Hyuga Clan estate,
Hyuga Hinata was practicing alone in the training room, facing a wooden dummy. Suddenly, a figure appeared.
"Who is it!"
Hinata, with her Byakugan activated, had keen senses. She swung a palm strike at the figure, but her wrist was easily grabbed.
"Good senses."
"Naruto-kun?!"
Hinata's face turned red as she looked at her wrist being held by Naruto. "Why are you here?"
"We have a mission. Get ready in half an hour, meet at the village entrance!"
"Yes... Yes!"
Hearing about the mission, Hinata's eyes were as determined as if she were joining a secret group.
Naruto smiled slightly at the cute Hinata and released her wrist.
"Don't be late!" Naruto flashed away again.
Hinata could only respond to the air, "Yes!"
After notifying Hinata and Ino, Naruto finally went home to pick up Karin.
Karin was cleaning the house, muttering about giving Naruto a clean home to make him happy.
Supported by her love and faith, Karin was mastering more and more household skills!
She could cook, clean, plant flowers, grow vegetables, fix air conditioners, fix TVs, fix the drain...
Naruto appreciated her willingness to learn and improve, which is why he kept her at home like Sarutobi Kishaku.
And compared to Sarutobi Kishaku, Karin's talents were even greater!
Twenty minutes later...
Ino and Hinata had arrived at the meeting point early.
They seemed unusually excited about finally getting a mission.
"Leader Naruto!"
"Naruto-kun!"
Naruto nodded to the two girls. "Since you're here, let's go. I'll tell you about the mission on the way."
The two had no objections. As the leader, Naruto should be obeyed unconditionally during missions!
"Our mission this time is to go to the Sand Village and help them deal with the One-Tail!"
"The One-Tail?"
Hinata and Ino looked puzzled, and even Karin looked at Naruto, waiting for his explanation.
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"You've all heard of Jinchuriki, right?"
"We know!"
They were no longer just newly graduated Konoha Genin. Now they were Konoha Chunin, and because of their family backgrounds, they knew many secrets, including that Naruto was a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki!
"A Jinchuriki is someone who has a Tailed Beast sealed inside them! And Tailed Beasts are monster beasts with one to nine tails!"
"Monster beasts?"
"Monster beast is just a concept. To explain what they really are, you could say they are conscious life forms made of giant Chakra! It's just that they look like animals in human imagination!"
The three listened thoughtfully, as if they had learned something.
"So that's what Tailed Beasts are. But why do humans seal Tailed Beasts inside people?" Hinata asked.
"Is it because Tailed Beasts harm villages?" Ino said.
Naruto glanced at Ino and said, "That's what many people in the village think, but the truth is that humans covet the power of the Tailed Beasts!"
"What... what?"
The three were incredulous. They had never heard this version of the story!
"Do you know why the Sand Village asked Konoha for help?"
Naruto answered himself, "Because after the last One-Tail Jinchuriki was killed, the Sand Village once again coveted the power of the Tailed Beast and gathered a large number of ninja to try to seal it inside a person again! If it were you, wouldn't you cause trouble for the Sand Village?"
The three girls were silent.
They weren't evil people with impure motives, and they felt sorry for the Tailed Beasts.
And if they thought about it carefully, they could imagine what those Tailed Beasts had been through for decades.
Being trapped inside humans for decades, how could they not be resentful?
"So, are we going to the Sand Village to help them capture the One-Tail?" Hinata asked.
Naruto chuckled and said, "Capture the One-Tail and give it back to the Sand Village? No way! We're just going to drive away the One-Tail or... capture it and bring it to Konoha."
"Can't... can't we just not capture it?" Hinata's sympathy overflowed.
"If we don't capture it, someone else will."
Naruto said calmly, "Humans are that greedy and shameless. When you have wealth that you can't protect, they will covet your wealth! Conflicts between people, wars between countries, all come from this!"
When people recognize the truth of the world, they feel an overwhelming sense of loss!
Even disappointment in humanity!
That was how the three girls were feeling now!
Sensing the bad atmosphere, Naruto added, "There's no need to feel sad. In this world, there are bad people and good people, extreme evil and pure goodness! We exist in this world not to change the world, not to become its leaders or change anyone. What the world should be like, what others should be like, isn't that just a kind of selfishness?
"Of course, for us as individuals, selfishness is not wrong at all, but we should do what we can and focus on self-improvement and self-satisfaction! No matter what others do, life is our own, and our feelings are real! So, we just need to do our best!"
Naruto had recognized the truth of the world and the evil in humanity a long time ago, so he never thought about saving or changing anyone!
He just wanted to live, to live selfishly!
After all, what does it matter to me that humanity is hopeless?
Naruto's life philosophy wasn't suitable for everyone, but it had some comforting effect on the three girls.
Karin felt that her reason for living was Naruto, only Naruto!
As long as Naruto lived well, she was happy! So, she didn't care about anyone else!
Ino was originally a carefree person. She didn't have a grand vision of humanity as a whole. It was just that what Naruto had said touched a wide range of topics, causing an emotional reaction. Now that she was back in the real world, she quickly adjusted her mood.
She just wanted to protect the people she wanted to protect, do the things she liked to do, and marry someone she loved!
That was all she hoped for as a normal person!
As for Hinata, she had always looked up to Naruto. Although Naruto didn't act as strong as the original Naruto, his optimistic attitude also reminded Hinata to be strong!
So, the evils of humanity, greed, she didn't really care about them.
People should learn to worry about what they can...
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