Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

"Mutual understanding?"

"Correct."

Nagato nodded.

Chiba smiled and said, "If we could understand each other, why would there be a war like this? It's clear that mutual understanding is unlikely to be achieved. Even if one side understands and forgives the other, the other side may not."

"The war will continue."

Nagato replied.

"Yeah, more or less. Eliminating hatred is definitely not something that can be done simply by understanding it."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"do not know."

"do not know?"

Nagato was surprised, then leaned back in his chair and smiled wearily, "That's a really unexpected answer."

"What, do you think I give the impression that I know everything? Perhaps you've forgotten that I'm actually not even twenty years old yet."

Chiba smiled slightly, "My knowledge comes from books, thinking, and practice, but in the past, there has only been failure in the pursuit of peace, not success."

"Where is the First Hokage?"

"Won't peace be gone after he dies?"

Chiba countered with a question.

Nagato seemed to be thinking for a moment, then said, "Actually, my original intention was to use powerful forces to put the ninja world under the same level of awe as the First Hokage did back then, and achieve a peaceful world."

"But how can you guarantee you're the First Hokage with that kind of power?"

"..."

Nagato could not answer.

He had never met the First Hokage, but he had heard of his noble character.

By relinquishing the power of the Tailed Beasts, they aimed to maintain peace in the ninja world as much as possible. Even a village like Takigakure received a Tailed Beast, demonstrating their magnanimity.

The Will of Fire originated from the spirit of the First Hokage.

If everyone had such sentiments and character, how could the world be in chaos?

pity.

That's just wishful thinking.

Nagato knew he couldn't do what Hashirama Senju did, so after thinking about it, he realized that Chiba's words made some sense.

"Humans are not gods after all, and cannot replace gods to punish humanity. That is my answer, so whether it's you, Madara, or Obito, I don't agree."

Chiba looked outside and said, "Humans are indomitable, which is why there is Hanzo. He was unwilling to be suppressed by the big villages and hoped to lead the small ninja villages to find a way out."

"..."

"Of course, Hanzo later forgot his original intention, just like we are now. He also felt that peace was out of reach and that it would be extremely difficult for a small ninja village to defeat a large ninja village."

Chiba said.

Nagato didn't say anything.

Although he disliked Hanzo, it was only because of Yahiko. Judging from the situation of Amegakure ninjas and the Ninja World War, he admitted that Hanzo may have made some efforts back then.

but.

All of that is no longer important. With his conflict with Hanzo, everything has become a part of Amegakure's history.

"So, what do you want me to do?"

Nagato struggled to lift her head.

Despite having white blood cells to support him, he now felt extremely tired.

The demonic statue behind him seemed to be enraged!

"I can't hold on for much longer."

"You don't need to do anything. Just living is your contribution. Of course, if you want, I can also take your eyes out and destroy them."

Chiba said, "Once these eyes are destroyed, you will no longer be of any value."

"..."

Nagato remained silent for a few seconds.

Destroy?

He was reluctant to part with it for a moment, but then he glanced back at the golem behind him.

"What it wants is your special tailed beast power, isn't it?"

"Ah."

What are the consequences of that kind of power?

Nagato always knew that Madara had asked him to seal the power of the Tailed Beasts inside this golem, but he didn't know what the golem was for or what its effects were. He always thought it was just a storage device.

but.

He clearly sensed something was wrong when Chiba's special chakra approached.

This thing is a living being!

"Do you know it?"

"The Demonic Statue of Heretics".

"Then you still know too little. It has another name, Ten-Tails. It is the source of life and chakra of the nine tailed beasts. The Sage of Six Paths was also a tailed beast jinchūriki. The difference is that the Sage of Six Paths controlled it."

"Ten-Tails!"

Nagato looked up at the enormous golem, remaining silent for a long time.

Just as he was about to say something, Chiba suddenly pressed his hand against his body: "We need to go somewhere else."

"Is the final blow coming?"

"I don't know, but we can go somewhere else, so that at least we won't be able to get here quickly."

Chiba activated Flying Thunder God Technique again, and had already reached a place far away from Konoha.

Nanhe River.

We can feel the sounds and vibrations from Konoha from here.

"Let's continue our previous topic; we still have some time."

Chiba knows.

He had to convince Nagato.

of course.

He didn't intend to really destroy it, but it was necessary for Nagato to get a new pair of eyes.

If he had a new pair of eyes, his body wouldn't be so exhausted, and he might even live a few more years.

At this rate, he probably won't live much longer.

Nagato remained silent for a long time.

"Okay, let's change it then. I also want to know what it's like without it."

"Before that, I need to help you sever your connection with it."

……

"Damn it!"

Black Zetsu emerged from the ground, furious.

It was just here a moment ago.

As a result, he suddenly left using the Flying Thunder God technique.

"No, I can't chase him anywhere by myself. Even if I catch up, I won't be able to do anything to him. I need to find someone to help me. Obito, what is Obito doing?"

Black Zetsu was furious.

He suddenly sensed Obito.

This guy seems to be playing house with his friend, going back and forth.

Why not just kill them outright?

Playing games here?

He quickly moved closer and saw Obito and Kakashi locked in a fierce battle.

It wasn't that they were holding back; they genuinely couldn't win.

Is Kakashi Hatake really that strong?

Black Zetsu stared in disbelief, speechless.

Kakashi approached Obito and suddenly unleashed a Lightning Blade. Obito's abilities were completely ineffective against Kakashi, who could only rely on taijutsu and ninjutsu to deal with it.

however.

His taijutsu and ninjutsu are no match for Kakashi's.

Everyone has Sharingan, and they all have Hashirama cells and White Zetsu cells. Obito's wasn't much more advanced than Kakashi's.

Gala!

Obito's arm was severed.

Thankfully, it was the White Zetsu.

Obito bared his teeth and tried his best to dodge, but he slowly succumbed to Kakashi's attacks.

Black Zetsu was dumbfounded.

Obito, on whom Madara placed high hopes, couldn't even defeat the guy with the split eye?