Naruto: The True Story

At this time, Yahiko stood up, looked around, and had to speak in a deep voice:

"But it's no use saying this now."

"It would take at least an hour to reach the Hidden Cloud Village in the central mountain range of the Land of Lightning from here, even if we run at full speed as a ninja."

He pointed to the sackcloth clothes tied up on the ground.

"The only one among us who can withstand the tearing of the Heaven's Sending Technique is Uchiha Ci, but it just so happens that this guy can no longer perform the Heaven's Sending Technique."

"By the time we get to the battlefield, the battle over there will probably be over."

"And more important than that—"

Yahiko took another step forward and spoke solemnly:

"Everyone,"

"Now is the perfect time to end the Third Ninja World War!"

"Just as Mei Terumi just analyzed,"

"The loser of the Third Ninja World War has appeared!"

"Gather the power of Konoha and Kirigakure to contain Iwagakure and force them to retreat. Then the three countries will divide up the Land of Lightning. According to Jiraiya-sensei's analysis, the Third Hokage is probably willing to exchange peace for not seeking victory in the Land of Lightning."

"There is no need to continue the war!"

"As beneficiaries, Iwagakure and Kirigakure also need to digest this fruit, and this buys us precious time to resolve the civil strife in the Land of Water and seize power in the Land of Water."

Hearing this, everyone's face couldn't help but frown, except Uchiha Ci, who frowned hard.

Then,

Yahiko took out the unique kunai that Jiraiya had given him from his sleeve.

He turned his head and looked at Uchiha Ci, took a deep breath, and said with some difficulty,

"Uchiha Ci"

"I hope to let Jiraiya-sensei's disciple, Minato Namikaze, help us accomplish this great cause!"

"It's necessary to gather forces,"

"For Konoha, Jiraiya-sensei's toad can deliver the message."

"As for the Kirigakure side, the only one who was able to reach Kirigakure at a very fast speed and act as an envoy to persuade the Kirigakure elders to dispatch troops was Minato Namikaze!"

"Of course, with Minato Namikaze's speed, he can take you to the battlefield of Iwagakure within an hour."

"But if we do this, we will miss the best opportunity to end the war!"

He gritted his teeth slightly and looked at Uchiha Ci.

then,

He spoke slowly:

"I have never seen the child named Hidan."

"But I know that as long as the war continues, there will always be countless children like me, Nagato, Konan, and like Hidan!"

Yahiko passed his index finger through the tail ring of the kunai, hung it upside down in front of Uchiha Ci, and spoke solemnly:

"How should I choose——"

"Should you save your little brother, the kid named Hidan, or should you end this war yourself!"

"The rise and fall of the Third Ninja World War,"

"It's your choice!"

The moment the words fell,

The surroundings suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone looked at Uchiha Ci and the kunai in front of him. Even Scorpion, who was fiddling with the parts of the chakra cannon, raised his head, raised the corners of his mouth, and stared at the scene with interest.

And at this moment,

I don't understand why now is the chance to end the war, and why I suddenly have to choose between saving one person or saving countless people.

Looking at the kunai in front of him, Uchiha Ci stared blankly with his eyes wide open.

My heart says this world,

But it's really ridiculous!

Chapter 377: Parting ways, communicating with spirits in the snake's belly!

Should I save my younger brother Feidan, or save the millions of people who suffered in this war?

The weight of life was weighed on the scale at this moment.

Like a passing tram,

A fateful wind quietly blew up, hitting hard.

but,

This question lingered in Uchiha Ci's impoverished brain for less than half a second.

He raised his hand and reached for the kunai in Yahiko's hand!

Jiraiya, who was supported by Konan, looked at this scene. As if he had a premonition of something, he slightly widened his eyes and looked at Nagato and Konan who were silent on the side with an embarrassed expression.

Just as Uchiha Ci's hand was about to reach for the kunai that was unfolded in Yahiko's palm,

A pale hand reached out and grasped his wrist.

Uchiha Ci raised his head slightly and looked at Nagato who appeared in front of him. He quickly went from being slightly surprised to slightly frowning, until his brows sank heavily and he looked at him coldly.

"What else?"

Nagato was silent for a while, then let out a breath.

"Uchiha Ci,"

"Since our first meeting in the Rain Country, we have always believed that you would bring peace to this world, and so we traveled thousands of miles from the Rain Country to come here."

"You should understand the weight of the choice you make now."

"If Iwagakure completes its mission and we fail to intercept them in time, their large forces will withdraw from the Land of Lightning, thus achieving great results."

"So,"

"This war that has been raging across the entire world, I don't know when it will end."

Uchiha Ci looked at him calmly, so calm that he seemed even indifferent.

"So, Hidan deserves to die?"

Under Uchiha Ci's cold questioning, as if it had nothing to do with him,

The expressions of Nagato, Yahiko, and even Konan, who was supporting Jiraiya from the back, all changed at the same time.

"so?"

Nagato's voice gradually rose from low to high, and then he roared. His face turned red and then blue.

"Let Iwagakure swallow up the fruits of Kumogakure's victory and further expand their war potential!"

“So who will suffer in the end?”

"They will increase their investment in the war and start a bigger war on the battlefield west of the Ninja World!"

"With the Rain Country as the core, the intensity of the war will expand to the surrounding Grass, Taki, and River countries!"

"In the end, the only one who will suffer the consequences of war will be our Rain Country!"

"It's our home!"

Veins popped out on Nagato's temples. He stared at Uchiha Ci intently. His face was covered with a layer of frost. His eyes seemed to be spitting fire. He shouted fiercely:

"Don't you understand yet? Uchiha Ci!"

"We firmly believe that you can bring peace, but now you want to bring us greater disaster! What a joke!!!"

"How thoroughly do we have to explain it to you before you can understand? To save a kid with the same physique as you who can't die, or to save the whole world!"

"It's such an obvious choice, what are you going to choose now!? You——"

"Nagato!"

Yahiko spoke calmly, stopped Nagato, and then raised his head and looked at Uchiha Ci.

After a moment's silence, he sighed.

"Uchiha Ci, this kunai was used by Jiraiya-sensei to save you from the battlefield."

"No matter what you choose, as an individual, as someone who cannot represent the lives of millions of people, I have no right to influence your decision, but I still hope you can consider it carefully."

Uchiha Ci didn't say anything, he just shook off Nagato's hand.

He looked around, and the entire battlefield seemed to be suddenly filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Nagato, suppressing his anger, stared at him, Konan was biting her lip, and the others frowned and stared at Uchiha Ci. After thinking for a moment, they turned their gaze to Yahiko and the other two.

The group that came around him seemed to be split into two parts all of a sudden.

Some of them were conquered by beating.

another part,

He hasn't been defeated yet.

The eyes of both sides gradually became dangerous.

The atmosphere of confrontation became increasingly tense.

Uchiha Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze passed Yahiko and fell on Nagato behind him.

to be exact,

It fell on Nagato's eyes.

If time was not urgent, given the current situation, he wouldn't mind starting his future plans in advance and giving priority to completing the things that must be done before assassinating Uchiha Madara.