Chapter 171 The Kind Older Brother – Naruto Uzumaki
"I'll go check on her."
Tsunami gave a helpless smile, made an apologetic gesture to everyone, and then got up and went into Ina's room.
"Inari..."
As the door closed, the sound became quieter, but the ninjas could still clearly hear what was coming from I.
"Tch, what a coward."
Sasuke paused as he wiped the window, then muttered a complaint.
"Hey, Sasuke, he's been hurt, don't be like this."
Naruto scratched his head. The current state of Inari was not accidental, but an inevitable consequence of the current situation in the Land of Waves.
It was only Keisha's death that accelerated this process.
"Naruto-kun..."
Hinata looked at Naruto with some concern, after all, Naruto's situation was similar to Inari's, and Inari had an extra mother.
"It's alright, Hinata-chan."
Naruto grasped Hinata's hand, shook it, then let go and turned to walk towards Inari's room.
"Um, um..."
Tazuna was at a loss, wanting to stop them but lacking the ability to do so.
"Don't worry, Naruto knows what he's doing."
Kakashi gently stopped Tazuna and said.
At this time, Tsunami and Inari's conversation was not going well, and Tsunami's use of the word "Kaisa" clearly touched a nerve with Inari.
"All those who rebel against Gato will die. We're all the same, we'll all die!"
Inari pushed open the door, screaming loudly, and tried to rush out to be alone and have some peace and quiet.
duang~
He bumped into Naruto head-on, his head made a "duang" sound, and his body was bounced.
"Ouch, that hurts!"
Inari covered her head, then looked up and met Naruto's smiling eyes.
Naruto: (*^▽^*) Hehe~
"Hey, what...why are you blocking my way!"
When Inari faced Naruto again, his tone was noticeably weaker, after all, Naruto's act of pulling up the roof beam with his bare hands had frightened him.
"Is that place?
Let's talk about the fact that everyone dies."
Naruto flashed an extremely sunny smile, then picked up Inari like a little chick and headed out into the sunlight.
"Um, are you really okay?"
Tazuna looked at his grandson being held by Naruto, his arms and legs flailing wildly, and felt ashamed.
"Don't worry, Naruto has always had a knack for dealing with naughty kids."
Kakashi explained, "After all, weren't Sasuke and Konohamaru both influenced by Naruto?"
Wait a minute, it seems that the correction process for some of the naughty kids didn't go very well, for example, one of them had his nose bridge broken.
"Hmm...maybe."
Kakashi pondered for a moment, then added.
Tazuna:!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
Naruto carried Inari to a grassy area not far from the house.
The sun had already risen, and the sunlight felt warm and comfortable on their skin.
Inari: "Put me down right now!!!"
Hmm, Inari didn't feel comfortable being carried.
Naruto lifted Inari vertically downwards at a constant speed until his feet hit the ground before releasing his grip on his neck.
As soon as he landed, he turned and started running; he didn't want to talk to anyone.
"Ugh, seriously, bratty kids are the most troublesome thing."
Naruto watched Inari run away, scratched his head helplessly, and then his golden chakra giant hand quickly chased after him and caught Inari in one go.
Inari:? ? ?
Naruto and Inari, who was floating in the air again, looked at each other and then made a funny face.
Inari turned her head away, looking at the large golden hand that had grabbed her, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"Hey, Inari, let's have a talk."
Naruto spoke to Inari, turning Inari's figure towards himself.
"Everyone who rebels against Gato will die, and so will you."
A thin mist seemed to have appeared over Ira's eyes, and then she closed them and spoke to Naruto.
Why do you think that?
There was no answer from there.
"Is it because of your father Keisha's death?"
Naruto spoke bluntly, tearing open Irene's deepest pain.
"snort!"
I opened her eyes and glared at Naruto.
"That's because he overestimated himself and wanted to be a hero, and that's how he died."
Her voice carried a mix of resentment, anger, and disdain.
"But I think he's a hero."
Naruto saw a crack appear in Iori's heart, so he seized the opportunity and said...
"He's dead, how could he be a hero?"
As he spoke of the word "death," a tear slid down his cheek.
"Does a hero necessarily have to be alive? Does failing to liberate the Land of Waves mean one is no longer a hero?"
Naruto stared into Inari's eyes, the azure pupils reflected in his own.
When asked the question, Inari was speechless and then closed her eyes.
Seeing that he had sealed his heart again, Naruto sighed helplessly and then spoke slowly.
"My father died there too."
Inari opened her eyes and looked at Naruto.
"On the day I was born, a bad guy attacked my mother and released and controlled a powerful tailed beast inside her."
"My mother died because the tailed beast was extracted from her."
"And my father fought off that bad guy, but the out-of-control tailed beast wanted to destroy the village where I was born."
"So, my father sealed the tailed beast with his life and died."
Naruto's tone was very calm, but he touched Inari's heart quite a bit.
"They were all called heroes, even though they all died when I was born."
Naruto gave a helpless smile, leaving Ira completely bewildered.
"But Kaiza did not defeat Gato, so his death was meaningless."
Inari wiped away her tears, looked into Naruto's azure eyes, and said.
"No, his death was meaningful. It is because of his death that there are still people in the Land of Waves who want to pursue freedom instead of being numbly controlled by Gato."
Naruto looked at the still unfinished bridge in the distance and said leisurely.
"Your grandfather, your grandfather's companions, and even us, might not have built this bridge if it weren't for Kaiza's resistance."
"Gato will stop you from building the bridge."
She lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.
"No, we will stop him."
Naruto patted Ira's back and said gently.
"The pursuit of freedom is a fire.
Even if one flame dissipates, the others that spread out will continue to burn, eventually starting a prairie fire."
She lowered her head for a long time, then wiped away her tears, her unfocused pupils hardening.
"Yes, Kaiza is a hero, and I want to join you in building the bridge."
"Come on, you should just stay home and lie down. We'll take care of building the bridge."
Naruto smiled at Inari, who had figured things out, flicked his forehead with his finger, and then turned and walked towards the house.
"Ah, I want to burn too!"
I ran after him, walking beside Naruto and shouting.
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