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Chapter 200: Hokage Naruto: For Peace, Sacrifices are Inevitable
Konan dropped from high altitude without concealing her aura.
"Hmm?" In the Hokage office, Naruto's face suddenly changed. He stood up with a whoosh, looking at the ceiling subconsciously.
"Naruto, what's wrong?" Shikamaru asked with a frown. It had been a long time since he saw Naruto lose his composure like this.
"An extremely strong Chakra is approaching!" Naruto said urgently. "Right above the Hokage Building!"
He jumped out of the window, reaching the rooftop of the Hokage Building in a few leaps.
"Naruto!"
Shikamaru knew the situation was urgent. Daring not to delay, he immediately issued a warning signal to the whole village. Then he led the Anbu, rushing to the rooftop of the Hokage Building.
On the rooftop.
Naruto looked up, shielding the sun with his hand, watching the figure slowly descending from the high sky.
There was indeed someone!
But the sun hung high in the sky, and the comer was right in the center of the sun. He could only see a blurry black figure, unable to see the specific face clearly.
"Naruto!" The Nine-Tails' solemn voice rang in his mind. "Be careful. That person in the sky has massive Chakra. And..."
"And what, Kurama?"
"Seems to have great malice toward you and Konoha. Not a friendly visit; you have to handle it carefully!"
"Malice..." Naruto's face sank, and he said firmly, "No matter who it is, as the Seventh Hokage, I absolutely won't let anyone harm the village! Absolutely not allowed!"
Ending the short conversation, he exited the seal space. His gaze fixed tightly on the descending figure.
When they left the center of the sun and no longer reflected light, he finally saw the comer's face clearly. Pale blue-purple hair flowing, black robe with red clouds, a cold face. Plus the white paper surrounding her...
In an instant, Naruto's memory returned to more than a decade ago. Back when Pain attacked Konoha, after he defeated Pain one by one and successfully persuaded Nagato. The conversation with her in front of Nagato's corpse...
His young self... the dream and Ninja Way he persisted in... until now...
"Ko... Konan!!" Naruto trembled inside, shouting in disbelief.
He looked dazedly at the figure falling from the sky and standing opposite him. Although younger, undoubtedly, it was Konan whom he had met once and talked to once back then!
"Ku... Kurama..." Naruto didn't realize his voice was trembling, nor did he know why it trembled. He sought confirmation from the Nine-Tails in the seal space, "Is... is she really Konan? Could it be Transformation Jutsu..."
"Could it be a disguise..."
Clearly not sensing the fluctuation of Transformation Jutsu, nor seeing traces of disguise, he still wanted to confirm with Kurama. A person thought dead suddenly came to Konoha and stood in front of him. He instantly had an ominous premonition in his heart, as well as... inexplicable guilt and shame...
"Naruto!" The Nine-Tails' serious voice came. "Pull yourself together! Don't let your mind and judgment be messed up because of a sudden appearance!"
"The other party is showing her true face, no Transformation Jutsu, but undoubtedly the possibility of being an enemy is greater!"
Its voice was heavy; it had also heard that conversation. "Don't care how others see it. Naruto, you've worked hard until today and finally became Hokage. Your past dreams were all realized by your efforts; don't fall into self-doubt!"
Phew!
After the Nine-Tails' enlightenment, Naruto took a deep breath, stabilizing his mind. That's right; all along the way, he had been moving firmly toward his dream. Under his leadership, Konoha flourished. Under his efforts, the Ninja World maintained peace for over a decade. Whether internal or external, he didn't let anyone down!
He kept a straight face, looking at Konan not far away, asking suspiciously, "Are you Konan?"
Konan scrutinized Naruto in his thirties. Mature and steady, no longer as reckless as in his youth, but also lacking the hot blood and infectious energy. Grown up after all...
"Naruto." She said slowly. "You disappoint me very much."
"No..." Konan fully immersed herself in this parallel world's self. "I trusted you wrongly. Back then, in front of Nagato's corpse, entrusting his and Yahiko's dream to you was obviously a wrong decision."
Naruto subconsciously clenched his fists. The scene back then seemed to replay in his mind. He vowed solemnly, but now...
But that was just youthful ignorance, unrealistic fantasy. Looking back after growing up, it was just a joke... Who didn't dream big in their youth...
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Konan, my dream has been realized. I became Hokage, bringing peace to Konoha and the Ninja World."
He spread his hands. "Isn't this also the initial goal of Yahiko, Nagato, and the Akatsuki organization? Now that the Ninja World has been peaceful for more than a decade, they should be very gratified that the dream of peace has finally been realized."
"Peace..." Konan said coldly. "Ninja World peace, Konoha peace, but it doesn't include the Land of Rain and Hidden Rain Village, does it?"
Naruto's face paled slightly. The most difficult thing to face happened. The moment he saw Konan, he thought of the current Land of Rain and Hidden Rain Village immediately. As the hometown of Yahiko and Nagato, it had degenerated into a criminal paradise for the entire Ninja World. Gathering countless criminals and conspirators, extreme criminal acts occurred all the time.
As Hokage, he knew all these clearly. He knew it more than a decade ago but didn't change it. He even let it be...
Because... that place didn't belong to Konoha... And under the general peace of the Ninja World, such a place was also needed...
Naruto stabilized his mind and said very seriously, "Even in a peaceful Ninja World, there will be friction, disputes, and even dark matters. There needs to be a place to accommodate those criminals and conspirators." He sighed deeply, his will unwavering.
"This is the price of peace! For the peace of the Ninja World, compromises must be made!"
"I believe if Yahiko and Nagato encountered the same situation, they would also choose to sacrifice an ownerless land as the price for the Ninja World's peace."
Compromise...
Alex smiled. Politics was the art of mutual compromise. Naruto, who grew up to be Hokage, was no longer the youthful hot-blooded boy, but a politician who knew how to compromise and choose... No longer as naive as in his youth, insisting on achieving a perfect ending that satisfied everyone no matter what.
Konan said coldly, "You are not qualified to speculate on Yahiko and Nagato's thoughts."
"The prerequisite for their pursuit of Ninja World peace was that their hometown, the Land of Rain, was also in peace, not sacrificed as the price of peace!"
"Without peace in the Land of Rain, the peace of the Ninja World is meaningless!"
"If you were asked to sacrifice Konoha in exchange for Ninja World peace, would you, the Hokage, be willing?"
"..." Naruto was tongue-tied, silent, not answering.
He expressed his stance with actual actions. That was impossible! Absolutely impossible to sacrifice the entire Konoha for Ninja World peace! The prerequisite for Ninja World peace must be that Konoha was also in peace!
Such an attitude also slapped the face of his high-sounding words just now.
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