Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 23: Do Right and Wrong Really Matter? (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking donations!!)

"Wow! That feels so good!"

Night falls in apartment 1303 of the residential area.

Yahiko plopped down on the brand-new wooden bed, making comfortable sounds.

"Yahiko!"

From the upper bunk came Xiao Nan's complaining voice, whispering a reminder: "It's late, everyone should be asleep, don't be so loud!"

"Hmm." Yahiko covered his mouth, then scratched his head and muttered, "Okay, okay."

Then, as if she had just thought of something, she patted the ladder beside the bed with a delighted expression and chuckled in a suppressed voice, "Hey, Xiao Nan, can we really live here forever?"

"...Brother Yun Chuan said that he only lent us a place to stay temporarily. If we want to settle down, we'll have to rent a place ourselves or buy a house when we have the money. Don't think about getting something for nothing."

Sitting cross-legged on the upper bunk, Xiao Nan felt somewhat helpless, and a strange sense of anxiety suddenly welled up inside her.

How come I never noticed Yahiko was so noisy before? He's always been so loud and boisterous.

If I hadn't been waiting for my household registration certificate and hadn't saved up too much money, I really wanted to experience the peace and quiet of having my own room all to myself.

Thinking of this, Xiao Nan lowered her head somewhat bored and began to fold a piece of white paper.

When she was a child, before her parents passed away, they taught her how to fold origami and told her that origami symbolizes blessings and good luck.

Although flowers don't bloom in the Land of Rain, Xiao Nan wanted to fold a paper flower and give it to Brother Yun Chuan as a token of her gratitude.

Even knowing that this so-called gratitude is insignificant to him.

And this is the only thing she, so weak and frail, can do so far.

"..."

Yahiko didn't say anything more, seemingly lost in his own thoughts.

A long silence fell over the room, broken only by the soft scratching sound of origami.

pat.

Xiao Nan reached out and turned off the light, then silently lay down on the bed and fell asleep fully clothed, plunging the room into complete darkness.

A few specks of moonlight sparsely filtered through the gaps in the curtains. Yahiko rested his hands behind his head, silently gazing at the moon, which appeared and disappeared outside the window.

Although the feeling wasn't real, he suddenly realized that he was now...

It seems she has a home now?

No more wandering and displacement, no more scavenging through garbage for a bite to eat, no more waking up suddenly from nightmares, and no more worrying about dying in some corner.

And now all of this.

It's all because of that person.

As he pondered this, Yahiko suddenly understood the feelings of those residents.

"Home," a simple word, is something that people in this country cannot afford.

In comparison, he was truly insatiable, wanting far too much.

"Minami," Yahiko suddenly broke the silence, his voice filled with confusion, "Do you think Yun Chuan-ge is a good person?"

His question went unanswered, only echoing in the empty room, as if Xiao Nan had already fallen asleep.

Until finally, the air became so stagnant that Yahiko felt uncomfortable.

"I don't understand why you're so hung up on this."

Yahiko heard Konan sigh and say softly, "Are good and bad, right and wrong, really that important to us?"

"Whether Brother Yun Chuan is a good person or a bad person, he is our savior, that's an undeniable fact, isn't it?"

According to the original plot.

She should have founded the Akatsuki organization with Nagato and Yahiko, and worked tirelessly for Yahiko's ideals as a daughter.

Even after Yahiko's death, Konan remained by Nagato's side. Even though the Akatsuki's ideology had been gradually distorted by him, Konan still stood behind Nagato from beginning to end.

It wasn't for Yahiko's so-called ideals, nor for the "peace" within Nagato's mind, but because they were Yahiko and Nagato.

From beginning to end, Xiao Nan had no opinions of her own, and she didn't understand anything about right and wrong.

She was just a girl, a girl of little ability, without any ideals of her own.

Right and wrong, good and bad, are not important to her.

She was willing to work for Nagato and Yahiko because they wanted to do it.

Now, all she knows is that Yun Chuan saved her, so whether Yun Chuan is good or bad doesn't matter.

"Yahiko, I know you might think that what Yun Chuan did was wrong to others." Konan seemed to hesitate for a moment, "But I think that you, who impose your goodwill on others, are no different from him."

If we try to explain his behavior using Yahiko's values.

For Yun Chuan, Ya Yan's kindness was also a form of malice.

"..."

Upon hearing Konan's answer, Yahiko fell silent.

After a long while, Xiao Nan felt the bed shake and make a creaking sound.

In the dim moonlight, a figure could be vaguely seen suddenly standing up.

"Yahiko?" Konan sat up and asked instinctively, "What do you want to do?"

Is this idiot going to impulsively go and cause trouble for Brother Yun Chuan?

"I just think you're right."

Yahiko took a breath, the confusion in his eyes dissipating, and said in a low voice, "I have no right to question Yun Chuan's decision. I need to apologize to him for my arrogance."

"Moreover, I also hope to use my own strength to make some changes for this country."

He also wanted to do something.

Perhaps, Yun Chuan, who is respected and protected by others, is the person he has always imagined himself to be.

Therefore, he subconsciously felt resistant when he saw the darkness hidden beneath the glamorous exterior.

Looking back now...

The complex emotions of admiration and jealousy mingled together, which changed him beyond recognition.

"In my opinion, right and wrong are still important. Since I made a mistake, I'll admit it!"

One last glance at the astonished look on Minami's face, Yahiko tossed his head with a nonchalant laugh and said, "However, I still hate that red-haired brat. I'll drag him down sooner or later and tell him he's wrong!"

After saying that, he strode out of the house with his head held high and chest out.

"wait……"

Konan stretched out her arm behind him, but before she could finish speaking, Yahiko quickly walked out.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Nan couldn't help but crease her forehead.

That dimwit, it's the middle of the night!

I acted impulsively again, without thinking about anything else!

Meanwhile, in the outer corridor.

Yun Chuan's residence was right next door, but after reaching that door, Ya Yan's firm steps slowed down, and he seemed like a deflated balloon, gradually becoming limp and weak.

He should be asleep by now, right?

Well then, how about we come back tomorrow?

"..."

Although he seemed carefree in front of Xiao Nan, he chickened out when it came to admitting his mistakes.

What a stubborn, hot-blooded idiot.

"What are you standing there for?"

But just as he turned around, he heard a familiar voice coming from the other side of the door.

"Come in."

Upon hearing this, Yahiko paused, then pushed open the door and entered the room.

Click.

"Sorry to bother you."

He lowered his head and said something in a low voice.

But then they heard a crisp, subtle sound coming from in front of them.

Click! Click!

Yahiko subconsciously looked up, his face showing astonishment.

If he remembers correctly, the initial decoration of the rooms here should be standardized.

But all those things disappeared.

What Yahiko sees now is a bunch of unfamiliar machines.

And on the horizontal bar in the living room, there was a figure slowly rising and falling.

"...Am I under an illusion?"

Yahiko's expression turned horrified, his eyes looking as if he were staring at a monster.

There, Yun Chuan's legs were wrapped with iron chains as thick as an arm, and three enormous iron plates were hanging from the chains.

The strange sound that Yahiko heard was the sound of the metal plate hitting the ground when Yun Chuan pulled the bar up and down.

Every time he slowly stretched out his arm and lowered it, the metal plate landed with perfect precision, pulling up as soon as it touched the ground.

Just as Yahiko was stunned, another voice came.

"Yahiko! What are you doing standing at the door? Is it...?"

Xiao Nan frowned and peeked in from behind him, about to say something, but froze on the spot when she saw Yun Chuan.

"Huh? Huh?!"

Immediately, a blush crept onto her face.

The moonlight outside the window fell on Yun Chuan's back, casting a thick shadow on his well-proportioned back muscles, making the contours and lines more three-dimensional and beautiful, forming a shape that resembled wings...

Then, seemingly noticing the two people's gazes, which were different in meaning yet equally intense, Yun Chuan paused slightly as he pulled himself up.

boom! !

The heavy sheet of iron fell to the ground, startling the two stunned little ones awake.

At the same time, it also cleverly concealed the roar coming from outside.

"You two..."

Yun Chuan picked up a towel from the side, wiped away imaginary sweat, and gave the two of them a deep look before asking, "Is there something you need?"

In the darkness, a glimmer of light was reflected in his deep blue eyes, and the flash of light from the distant administration building was clearly visible.

(End of this chapter)