16 years old, fourth generation Mizukage

Chapter 261 Man, God, and Righteousness
"You really... think about it as soon as you think about it, Hui Yelian."

In front of the phantom maintained by the magic lamp body technique, Nagato, who was originally sitting in the hands of a huge Buddha statue and meditating hard, couldn't help pressing his eyebrows, and sighed tiredly.

"It changes with the times, and it's all about acting at the right time. You can't say that after major events that can completely change the world situation, you still conservatively adhere to all the strategies formulated before the drastic changes?"

Hui Yeren's phantom tilted his head, and said in a casual tone:
"When the opportunity arises, the leader must have enough courage and determination to make a decision. The number of times that people slow down a step, the originally vigorous and enterprising heart will be wiped out...

Nagato, when you decided to transform the Akatsuki organization into a platform for peaceful communication between various forces in the ninja world, weren't you quite decisive?Why is it that now, facing the opportunity that has come to your door and made Xiao's transformation truly known and believed by all parties, you have become timid and timid? "

"I didn't flinch anymore..."

Nagato sighed, looking at the heavy rain in front of him that seemed to never end, and said in a daze:

"I'm just envious of your way of thinking, no matter what happens, you will instinctively look for opportunities to maximize the benefits contained in it... If it were me, even if you have already grasped the solution The method of the moon falling, I am afraid that at this moment, I will not have the intention to use this information gap to obtain the greatest benefits for the development of 'Xiao', right?"

"You will get used to it slowly."

Kaguya Rei's phantom sat down beside Nagato, the raindrops passed through his illusory body, causing a blur like ripples, only those white eyes with a brilliance that seemed to hit people's hearts directly, remained unchanged .

"Yeah, reincarnation eye... As a power from 'God', it is only natural that it is used as a weapon against 'God'."

Hearing that he was entrusted with such a task that he didn't know when it would be activated, Nagato couldn't help showing a helpless wry smile on Nagato's serious face. He shook his head and sighed resignedly:

Hearing this answer, even if it is only a phantom made up of Missing Wave and Chakra, even if only one pair of eyes can show a complete form, Kaguya Rei in Nagato's eyes still reveals a heartfelt, relaxed A reassuring smile.

"If I can see this, I can safely entrust the task of correcting me in the future to you and your successors, Nagato."

"After all, at that time, I was just a 'person' who aimed to become the fourth generation of Mizukage."

"Whether it is a 'man' or a 'god', if you want to reach the core of your ultimate goal, you cannot do without the consistent implementation of the word 'righteousness'. This 'righteousness' can be a universal moral concept such as public order and good customs, It can also be self-willed and self-arbitrary logic, but no matter what kind of 'righteousness' you insist on, it must never be shaken, compromised, or retreated."

Kaguya Rei's phantom shook his head, his eyes were full of thoughts and emotions, but Nagato, who keenly captured the key words in it, fixed his eyes, and then asked softly with incomprehensible and unwilling emotions. road:
"Now, isn't it?"

Having said that, Kaguya Rei paused for a while, waiting for Nagato to catch up with his thoughts, and then continued:
"If a 'man' with an ideal loses his righteousness, it is relatively easy to wait for someone who can correct him, but if a 'god' loses his righteousness and degenerates into a 'human', he still clings to the 'god''s will." If he refuses to back down from his position, then it will take countless 'people' with ideals to fight forward and die, and it is possible to completely pull him down from the altar."

"Just because I have reincarnation eyes?"

"Now that you have the strength and status to influence the course of history with every move, it should become your instinct to follow the course of history and take advantage of the wind, and guide history in the direction you want through proper means."

"Because you are relatively... more realistic?"

As the leader of the organization, you have the responsibility to fight for all the legitimate interests of your subordinates; as a preacher of peace, you must use legitimate means to let more people listen to your ideals, understand your ideals, and join you ideal; as the holder of the eye of reincarnation, you have the obligation to show the world your strength and will in a dignified way..."

Kaguya Rei took a deep breath, then turned her head to stare at Nagato's pair of purple samsara eyes that suddenly tightened, and asked seemingly casually:
"Among the words I told you just now, which one do you think is the most important word?"

This time, Nagato's thinking time was much longer.

"I know a lot of things, enough to make me have the power to go smoothly on the road to the position of 'God', but I can't guarantee that they can answer all the questions that may arise in the future, and I can't be sure whether I can Just like maintaining the implementation of "righteousness" at the beginning, if I lose the "righteousness" I insist on one day in the future, maybe I will create a world that is more terrifying and hopeless than the troubled world."

"Well, I have already made up my mind to solve all the problems I have seen and the problems that may arise in the future while I am alive. Isn't this extremely idealistic approach to become a leader who surpasses and guides mankind? 'God'? They've all become 'Gods', how can they have anything to do with reality?"

Kaguya Rei's answer seemed relieved, but for Nagato, he still didn't understand the reason why Kaguya Rei had to do this, so he could only continue to look into Kaguya Rei's eyes, waiting for the other party to continue to answer him question.

He tasted Kaguya Rei's words mixed with persuasion and teaching over and over again, analyzed them in detail, recalled them carefully, racked his brains, and tried to combine what the other party left for him in different periods in the past. With different impressions, come to find the answer to the question that Kaguya Rei suddenly asked herself.

"What does that matter?"

Kaguya Rei's phantom raised his hand, and pointed towards Nagato's forehead as usual, and when Nagato was trying to restrain his dodging instinct, it just stopped at a little distance before his forehead Above, and said in a very solemn tone:

"before that."

"Responsibility? Responsibility is important as a catalyst for people to mature and push people forward, but the most important thing is not it." Kaguya Rei shook her head, indicating that Nagato could rethink the answer to this question.

Kaguya Rei thought about reasons other than strength, and finally came to such a conclusion:
"You may not be able to understand it if you say it, but combined with my observation of you and what I have learned through some means, judging from the information about the future without me, you are all ninjas with outstanding strength in the ninja world Among them, the way of thinking is the most realistic one.”

After a long time, Nagato finally raised his head slowly, and asked in a low voice with a bit of anxiety.

"The time is coming, and I am determined to embark on the road of becoming a 'god'."

"But why? Why did you choose to become a 'god'? Why did you... tell me so much?"

"...responsibility?" Nagato replied in a state of confusion while receiving Kaguya Rei's wave of thoughts that hardly produced any emotional fluctuations.

"In the past, Nagato, you were a loner, a brat who only needed to take care of his friends so he could feel at ease, and a supporting role who felt satisfied as long as he guarded the ideals that his friends had sprouted, so when you encountered difficulties, you stood up and stood up. To resolve the difficulty is enough to achieve your goal."

"Because I chose the path of idealism, I must entrust the task of supervising and correcting my mistakes on the choice and path to a person with a realistic way of thinking and the ability to actually use this cognition and thinking The one who passed on."

"In order to prevent that kind of thing from happening, I ask you to be the first 'person' to stand up to me who has fallen into a 'human', and to pass on this heart of guard and rebuttal to 'God', Nagato .”

"Now, you are the leader of Akatsuki, the practitioner of the concept of using communication to achieve peace in the ninja world, the implementer, and the person who makes the power of the Sage of the Six Paths shine again.

"But it's different now."

"Is... right?"

"If the 'righteousness' is shaken, then the original heart walking on that road will be dusty; if the 'righteousness' starts to compromise with reality, then the 'god' will degenerate into a 'human', losing the ability to overcome obstacles and divide mountains and seas. The determination to never look back; 'right' to shrink back in the face of difficulties, then the path I have chosen will come to an end."

Hearing Kaguya Rei's speech that was both enlightening and evangelistic, Nagato's face was a little dazed. He wiped off the rain that had blurred his vision, and said with mixed feelings:
"Is this the realization you gained after becoming a water shadow and a leader?"

The phantom of Kaguya Rei did not urge him, just raised his head, silently staring at the rain cloud that never dissipated over the Kingdom of Rain, and the one above the cloud is gradually stopping A huge cage with falling momentum.

Kaguya Rei lightly gave an answer that caused Nagato to fall into silence again. After finally calming down again, Nagato couldn't help but smiled wryly:
"Before then? The point of view that Mr. Jiraiya thinks you are the reincarnation of a god that you are born with is probably not something that came out of nothing... Otherwise, I really can't imagine what kind of childhood experience it is that can make you You just naturally develop such a mature way of thinking."

"Then how can I tell... have you deviated from your 'righteousness'? You are the reincarnation of a god who was born knowing it. I don't think I can identify everything you do with absolute precision. There is a deviation from the 'right way' that you want to stick to."

Nagato has no confidence in this.

"Simple, if you find that in the decision I made, there is a situation in which a special group is given a long-term privilege that will not be revoked and will not be popularized in the future, then there is a high probability that I have deviated from my own 'Right', it's time to accept the correction."

Hui Yelian narrowed her eyes slightly, and said with a warm smile.

　To tell you the truth, it was when I was writing this chapter that I really figured out the role of the protagonist Kaguya Rei in my conception (escape)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)