Konoha, was reported by the Fourth Hokage at the beginning

Chapter 380 The way to end hatred

"Naruto……"

On the way down the mountain, in the mezzanine space, Jiraiya had been following Naruto. Looking at the excited expression on Naruto's face, he felt bitter and complicated in his heart.

He was happy that Naruto and Nagato were able to reconcile, proving that Naruto was truly the child of the prophecy.

But the premise of all this is that Nagato is real.

And... thinking of the doubts and anger of the ANBU ninjas towards Naruto's decision just now, Jiraiya knew that hatred was not so easy to resolve.

Next, facing the hatred in the hearts of the surviving people in the village, what should Naruto do?
Jiraiya was in despair. After many years, he still couldn't see the hope of the era of mutual understanding that he longed for.

Even now that Naruto and Nagato have resolved their hatred, Jiraiya still has no hope of true peace coming.

"It's so desperate!"

Li Yao's voice suddenly sounded, and Jiraiya turned around to look, only to see that bastard who used illusions to control Tsunade and kept contradicting her, walking beside him at some point.

Jiraiya punched Li Yao angrily, but stopped just a fist away from Li Yao. No matter how hard Jiraiya tried, he couldn't punch him. His body automatically stopped him from attacking Li Yao. .

But it was obvious that Jiraiya did not agree with Li Yao's statement.

Konoha suffered heavy casualties, and the excessive hatred made it impossible for the survivors to treat Naruto like a hero.

The idiom "cutting the grass and eradicating the roots" vividly explains the simplest way to end the spread of hatred.

Any mutual understanding is deceptive. The only way to end hatred is to eradicate it.

"Damn bastard!"

"You are the devil!"

"It's all you!"

If Li Yao hadn't used some unknown means to manipulate Pain's Six Paths and caused huge casualties to Konoha, Naruto and Nagato would definitely win the trust of everyone in Konoha after they reconciled.

Jiraiya stared at Li Yao with his eyes that seemed to be capable of killing someone.

The culprit behind all of this is the bastard in front of me.

Hearing this, Jiraiya was stunned, and his eyes of hatred softened. He took a closer look at Li Yao and saw that this guy looked like he knew. Such a bastard also longs for peace? Jiraiya couldn't help but think to himself, and then asked curiously: "How do you want to resolve it?"

Jiraiya followed, walked to the left of Li Yao, and turned to stare at him fiercely.

But now, because of Li Yao.

Li Yao kept walking and continued to follow Naruto. Seeing the happy look on Naruto's face, he was looking forward to what interesting scenes would appear next.

"Haha!" Li Yao laughed loudly, and then said matter-of-factly: "Of course, kill all the enemies who hate you. If there are no enemies who hate you, then the hatred will naturally end."

"If it weren't for you, Konoha wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss!"

Because Nagato is not dead.

Haha... Facing Jiraiya's cannibalistic gaze, Li Yao put his head in his hands, leaned back slightly, glanced at Jiraiya with a relaxed expression, and said with a smile: "Do you know how to end hatred?"

"Naruto wouldn't..."

Even if the news spread that Nagato was let go by Naruto, the hatred of the survivors of the village that fell on Nagato would most likely be transferred to Naruto.

Jiraiya stopped in vain, stared at Li Yao's back as he continued to move forward, and said with a heavy expression.

Ha ha!

Li Yao shook his head and chuckled, noncommittal.

There's nothing wrong with the devil!
He is just a human being, a selfish human being.

He will also be kind to his friends and family.

But obviously, no one in this world is his recognized friend, and no one is his recognized family member.

Even his so-called great son has been taken away by him now. Li Yao doesn't care at all how many people die in this world.

After the fun is over, Naruto can pull out the nine tails in his body to make Obito's clone become the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki, and master the blood successor's snare. Then he can go back to the original Naruto world and enjoy his journey of revenge.

How many years!

That guy from the third generation has been living happily for many years. If he is allowed to continue living so leisurely, the hatred accumulated in Li Yao's heart will be uncontrollable. …

"Naruto, you're back!"

"Great."

As soon as Naruto returned to the village, Sakura Tenten and others rushed to Naruto's side, and the worry on their faces could finally be put down.

"Where's Pain?"

"Did you kill Payne?"

Facing the angry inquiries from everyone, Naruto fell silent. Seeing this, Shikaku quickly said: "Naruto defeated Pain, but Pain's body was not left behind. They flew away from the sky, and Naruto also There is no way."

Ah... Hearing Shikaku's words, the people who gradually gathered around looked disappointed, but they did not blame Naruto for this. After all, everyone knew how powerful Pain was.

Naruto's ability to defeat the opponent and allow the opponent to escape was already impressive.

But the fact that Payne is not dead has always been a thorn in everyone's heart. This thorn is constantly irritating everyone, reminding everyone that their enemy is not dead yet, and the hatred for Payne in their hearts is growing.

Naruto felt uncomfortable after seeing it and opened his mouth to say something.

"Naruto, follow me!"

Shikaku guessed what Naruto wanted to say, so he quickly pulled Naruto away and asked him to follow him and stop talking nonsense.

"Uncle Shikaku..."

"Stop talking and watch."

Shikaku said solemnly, leading Naruto along the ruins.

Along the way, he was pushed by Shinra Tenzheng into the flow of ruins outside the high wall of Konoha. Blood had seeped to the edges, and pieces of blood-stained gravel and meat could be seen on the rubble of the ruins.

This scene once again stimulated Naruto's heart.

He was silent, and he knew why Shikaku asked him not to say more.

This hatred is too heavy and cannot be relieved with just a few words.

"Naruto, do you know?"

Shikaku's voice suddenly sounded, and Naruto looked over. Shikaku said coldly: "The permanent population of Konoha is about 220,000. In sage mode, you can sense everyone's chakra. Do you think the remaining people in Konoha are How many people are there compared to 220,000?"

Dong dong dong

In an instant, Naruto's heart was like thunder, and he stood frozen on the spot. Shikaku's simple math problem broke Naruto's heart again.

He doesn't know the concept of two hundred and twenty thousand?
But he knew that there were definitely no more than 100,000 people alive in Konoha, which meant that at least half of the people in Konoha died at the hands of Nagato.

Iruka!
Kakashi!
Ino!

Konohamaru!
There was Hinata, and Uncle Ichiraku Ramen's family...the familiar figures of Naruto flashed through Naruto's mind again.

The anger and hatred that had finally been suppressed surged into Naruto's heart again.

Shikaku didn't speak, just looked at Naruto calmly.

With so many people dying, Pain could barely explain himself by escaping, but if Naruto let them go on purpose, there would be no way he could explain it.

The anger and hatred in the hearts of those who survived would instantly engulf Naruto. This is not something Naruto can bear, and it is not something Konoha can bear now.

Therefore, the villagers must not know that Naruto deliberately let Payne go.

"I know what to do, Uncle Shikaku!"

After a moment of silence, Naruto raised his head and said, and then set off with Shikaku again. The two spent several hours walking around the ruins.

Needless to say, Naruto already knew exactly how many people in Konoha had been killed by Nagato's sneak attack on Konoha.

Most of them are civilians, with only a little chakra in their bodies, and some even have no chakra. They are ordinary people in Konoha, and some have even helped Naruto.

Thinking of the deaths of these people, Naruto couldn't help but ask himself.

“Can I really find true peace?”

(End of this chapter)