Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 282 No Solution! (4K)

“I know what you want me to do: defeat my inner demons, break free from the shadows, and return to reality,” Neji said, gazing at Sakura.

As he spoke, an incongruous scene unfolded.

Everyone in the memory space, including Hiashi, Hinata, and Hizashi on Neji's back, all looked at Sakura and remained silent.

This feels very strange.

While the host can certainly influence things within the memory space, it's impossible for them to be powerful enough to affect the inner demons within that space.

The inner demons dominate the memory space; this is the conclusion that Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke reached after countless attempts.

Is Neji an exception?
Seeing Neji's expression gradually turn painful, Sakura continued:

"But what is my current situation? Does forcibly distorting my own beliefs count as overcoming my inner demons?"

Does overcoming one's psychological shadow equate to denying oneself?

Sakura slowly stepped back and explained, "No, overcoming psychological trauma means freeing yourself from a predicament. Neji, you're trapped by the past right now. You should move on."

Neji looked up, his once flawless white eyes now tinged with a bluish-black, giving them an eerie look.
"I once heard Naruto say that a person is the sum of all their past experiences,"

“I am a caged bird, my father was a scapegoat, this is my past,”

"And my future may be someone's scapegoat, my fate is to sacrifice myself to fulfill others."

Sakura was speechless; she didn't know how to refute him for a moment.

Because Neji was right, he became Naruto's scapegoat in the original story.

After a moment, she gently shook her head: "No, you've already escaped the control of the main family. Even Hiashi now wouldn't release the curse on you, would he?"

"Wrong! It's just because I chose to reconcile with Hinata-sama, it's the result of my own choice!" Neji suddenly raised his voice.

A person's voluntary choice to become a slave does not necessarily mean that he has gained freedom, because this choice may be a last resort.

Workers in sweatshops choose to sacrifice their lives to earn money to support their families. Why don't they actively fight for their rights? Is it because they don't want to?

Therefore, Sakura's words could not persuade Neji.

Sakura took another step back. Looking at Neji's white eyes, she suddenly realized something.

She moved her feet toward the side of the corridor, maintaining her confrontational stance.
"Neji, I agree that some things are simply a matter of fate. Just like I don't have a bloodline limit or a noble family lineage, this is the limit of my potential in this life."

She tried to evoke Neji's empathy, continuing, "But I still have a lot of freedom in my life—what kind of ninjutsu I should learn, who I should date, those are all my freedoms."

"Humans are inherently incapable of complete freedom, aren't they?"

Neji paused, pondering Sakura's words, but his expression then darkened: "You're right, a caged bird can indeed move freely within its cage."

"But it's still just a small cage, isn't it?"

His tone grew increasingly harsh: "Isn't that right, Sakura? She'll forever be confined to this tiny cage... Look me in the eyes! Answer me!"

The next moment, Neji suddenly noticed that Sakura had raised her hands and made a gun gesture.

"boom!!!"

Two water-style bullets emerged from her fingertips and suddenly shot towards Neji's eyes!
Water Gun - Double Dice!
This is one of the ninjutsu that Sakura and Suigetsu exchanged.

Neji reacted almost instantly, his body spinning in place, unleashing a violent chakra vortex!
"Back to the days!"

He deflected Sakura's water gun, causing the water to splash everywhere.

The next moment, he saw a thicker, longer hand come crashing down on him!
"boom!!"

A loud bang!
Neji was sent flying backward, but he quickly regained his balance, and his body was almost completely unharmed.

Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique allows you to concentrate water from one side of your body onto the other, enlarging and thickening your wrist to increase your superhuman strength.

Suigetsu is used to chop people up, while Sakura is used to hammer people up.

"Whoosh..." Sakura's arm returned to normal. She stared into Neji's eyes and said in a deep voice:
"It seems I was wrong; you are your own inner demon."

Neji was taken aback, then looked at the puddle at his feet.

His eyes, which should have been pure and white, had turned dark and had an indescribable eeriness about them.

The white of one's eyes is like a blank sheet of paper; it can maintain purity, or it can be stained with ink.

Choose what kind of person to become, to please Neji himself.

That is precisely why Neji's inner demons are so unique.

Although Team 7 had encountered situations where the host was the source of their inner demons before, such as Tsunade and Sai, their situation was different from Neji's.

Because Tsunade and Sai's inner demons are both generated from the memory space, in other words, they are inner demons that look like their hosts, but in essence, they are still NPCs.

But Neji is the host himself, and the host himself becomes his own inner demon.

The fatal flaw is that, like other outsiders, the host can be injured within the memory space.

If Sakura eliminates her inner demon, it's equivalent to killing Neji himself, but if Neji doesn't die, the inner demon can also live.

No solution!

"Looks like I'll have to get you out of here first..."

Sakura took out the black shard and walked towards Neji.

"Neji, let's go back and find Naruto first," she said to Neji.

Neji glanced at the fallen Hizashi, then at Sakura, his eye twitching slightly: "Go back to Naruto's side, and watch him become a hero of the ninja world again?"

Sakura pursed her lips, trying to sound sincere: "Let's go outside and solve this problem first; this can't go on."

"Then why did you attack me just now?"

“I tried to separate the inner demon from you, but I failed. The inner demon and you are one,” Sakura explained patiently. “Neji, let’s go back.”

She extended a hand to Neji, and Neji hesitated for a moment, but looking again at his own contorted and disheveled face reflected in the puddle, he refused Sakura's offer.
"You go ahead, I'll stay here and keep my father company."

He was exhausted, whether it was debating with Sakura or trying to save his father.

Continuing down this path would just be repeating the same old life, so it's better to stay here, at least I can see my family members whom I couldn't see before.

Sakura shook her head and held out her hand to Neji, showing him the black fragment: "We need it to return to reality. If I go back alone, you'll be trapped here forever."

"Sweetie, let's go back first, okay?" She smiled ingratiatingly, her expression slightly stiff.

It has to be said that Sakura was sweating profusely. She has a lot of experience in ninjutsu training and development, and she also has perseverance.

Even letting her comfort a child wouldn't be a big problem.

But verbal persuasion isn't her strong suit when dealing with people whose values ​​and worldviews are already firmly established!

Um, what were those psychological principles that Naruto told her about before?

I'll agree with his point of view first, then... uh...

"Neji, actually I think what you said..."

"No need to say anything, Sakura, you can go back," Neji interrupted her directly. "If I can end my caged bird fate in this way and stay by my father's side forever, perhaps it would be a kind of liberation." As he spoke, his eyes seemed to become even more profound.

Huh? What should I do if he interrupts me?
Sakura was speechless. She felt like a child trying to solve a problem by following a formula, only to find that the test paper she received had a completely different question format.

What's the point of making this?
No, wait...

Why do I have to talk him out of his head like Naruto?
Do I not have my own methods for doing things?
A glint of light flashed in Sakura's eyes.

……

the other side.

reality.

"Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade!"

Naruto took a deep breath and exhaled a huge high-pressure whirlwind. With the help of the Nine-Tails' chakra, its size and power doubled, almost instantly uprooting all the trees in front of him!
This massive vacuum-sealed ball completely blocked all of Kisame's escape routes.

But Kisame wasn't in a hurry. He raised Samehada, revealing his sharp teeth.

Then he slashed forward with a sudden strike!
"boom!!"

The original immense wind pressure was actually split in two. Naruto's pupils shrank as he instantly recalled that Killer Bee used this technique to split Itachi's Fireball Jutsu in the original story.

"Samehada, which absorbs chakra, plus you, who are known as the tailless tailed beast, are indeed a problem for me."

Naruto stared at them with his cold eyes, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the White Zetsu and Black Zetsu hiding in the shadows.

"I've long heard that Naruto Uzumaki has gathered all the information on Akatsuki, and he truly lives up to his reputation." Kisame's voice trembled with its characteristic intensity, revealing a hint of excitement.

Naruto didn't reply, but summoned two shadow clones, which fled to different places.

He wanted to have his clones condense into Sage Mode, while he used the Nine-Tails' chakra to hold them off.

Most importantly, he hadn't seen Black Hand since his surprise attack.

So you've really brought out the best in the characteristics of old silver coins, haven't you?
"Not only your intelligence, but I'd venture a guess: you summoned Madara Uchiha and are now plotting to reclaim the Rinnegan. Am I right?"

Kisame's pupils contracted, and he said in a sharp voice, "You really can't hide anything from anyone."

"So it's true? Thanks."

After Naruto finished speaking, he instantly put on the Nine-Tails' cloak, expressionlessly condensed a Rasengan, and then threw out countless kunai.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"How dare you try to trick me!" Kisame angrily dodged the kunai, then his hands began to rapidly form hand seals:
"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave!"

He violently spewed out waves of water from his mouth, instantly forming a huge ellipsoidal water prison that imprisoned Naruto inside!

This is one of Kisame's signature moves; he doesn't intend to test this dangerous enemy, and goes all out from the start.

The next moment, he merged with Samehada, transforming himself into a gigantic, monstrous half-fish-man.

"It can absorb chakra and move freely in water..."

Naruto pondered for a moment, then immediately switched to his Demon Fox mode, spreading his tail and limbs as he began to wander toward the edge!
This seems to be a replay of the battle between Killer Bee and Kisame. Kisame quickly caught up with Naruto, and the water prison began to move with him, keeping Naruto trapped in the center.

"Naruto, I'm here to help you!"

Suddenly, he heard the Nine-Tails in his mental space contacting him. Naruto was taken aback; this was the first time the Nine-Tails had ever done this.

The next moment, Naruto's body suddenly changed, and a huge chakra fluctuation emanated from his body as he instantly switched to Four-Tails Mode!
"boom!!"

His four tails lashed out violently, like the propellers at the stern of a speedboat suddenly accelerating, instantly leaving Kisame a considerable distance behind.

"Running away like this isn't going to work." Naruto glanced at Kisame, who was gradually closing in, then looked up and an idea came to him.

"Kurama, let me return to my One-Tail form first!" Naruto shouted at Kurama.

"it is good."

Naruto's movement slowed instantly, but he didn't panic. He bit his finger until it bled, formed hand seals, and shouted:
"Psychic art!"

"Bang!!"

He actually chose to summon Gamahiro directly.

"Naruto?!" As soon as Gamabunta emerged, he found himself completely soaked and was forced to swallow a large mouthful of water.

"What's with all this gurgling..."

Naruto pointed to himself, then to the sky, leaving Gamabunta completely bewildered.

He frowned: "I said, throw me into the sky in one go, 'glug glug...'"

Alright, it's a tie now.

Gamabunta suddenly noticed a half-fishman charging towards him, and Naruto quickly shouted, "Hold him back, gurgle gurgle..."

"Okay! Glug glug...%￥&*"

The toad was stunned, but it still grabbed Naruto's foot first, threw him up forcefully, and then pulled out two swords from its back to fight Kisame.

"Ding!"

It slashed at Kisame with its sword, but the latter caught the blade with his bare hands, then kicked it over and pulled the blade away!

As a master swordsman, he can unleash considerable power even when fighting in water.

But after all, it's in the water. Even if you're agile, you'll still encounter resistance when swinging your sword. In a normal fight, Gamahiro wouldn't have given Kisame the chance to catch a blade bare-handed.

Naruto switched to Four-Tails Mode again and swam upwards, using his tail to accelerate.

He knew the water prison would move with Kisame, but unless he could fly, he would eventually reach the boundary point if he went upstream.

Gamahiro will hold Kisame back during this process, giving Naruto more time.

Naruto looked down at Gamabunta, who was fighting Kisame, and then looked up at the border, where he was now close to the edge.

Kisame opened its gills and launched a stabbing attack on Gamahiro, its agile movements causing scrapes on Gamahiro's body.

If this continues, Gamabunta might perish here the moment Naruto escapes.

"Gamahiro! Dispel the summoning spell immediately, gurgle gurgle..."

Naruto roared at it, and then condensed blue-purple chakra in his mouth, forming a ball.

Kisame noticed Naruto's movement in an instant and suddenly swung his fin, but was stopped by Gamahiro!
It also noticed Naruto's movements and knew very well that Naruto was about to unleash a powerful attack on Kisame.

It's all about those few seconds; it's a pure test of willpower!
"Shhh!!"

Kisame flicked his tail, causing the bone spikes on it to tear open a huge wound, making Gamahiro wince in pain.

It was in so much pain that it couldn't even hold a sword. The prolonged inability to breathe, the excessive water intake, and the strenuous exercise also caused its head to swell more and more.

"Damn it! Glug glug..."

Seeing Kisame about to swim towards Naruto, Gamahiro threw away his sword and hugged Kisame's body!
(End of this chapter)