Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

He examined her carefully and found that Xiao Nan's heart was ruptured and there was no way to save her.

Nagato was in a similar situation; if they had arrived a few minutes later, he might have really died.

Nagato, lying on the ground, sensed the arrival of Jiraiya and the others. He tried to say something, but could only cough up blood.

Nagato was in a terrible state at this moment. His body was emaciated, with multiple fatal wounds, empty eye sockets, and his whole body was covered in blood. If it weren't for the powerful vitality of the Uzumaki clan, he would probably have died long ago. He was completely different from the glory he had when he called himself a god.

Seeing this, Naruto stepped forward and used medical ninjutsu to keep Nagato alive, so that he could question him later.

"Nagato, what's going on?" Jiraiya asked with a serious expression.

After Naruto's simple treatment, Nagato was still unable to move, but he managed to regain his ability to speak.

"Jiraiya-sensei...you've arrived..."

"Cough cough... It's... it's Uchiha Madara..."

"He suddenly appeared when I was weak... killed Konan... stole the Rinnegan... cough cough!"

Everyone then realized that it was Obito Uchiha who, taking advantage of the defeat of Pain's Six Paths and the exhaustion of Nagato and Konan's chakra, used his eye technique Kamui to appear here, kill Konan, injure Nagato who was trying to resist, and steal the Rinnegan.

“It really was him.” Sasuke was not surprised at all.

Obito Uchiha spent so long in the Akatsuki organization, it's hard to believe he had no interest in the Rinnegan.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya let out a long sigh and asked with deep sorrow, "Nagato, how did things come to this...?"

At this point, Nagato was practically beyond saving. If Naruto hadn't kept him alive, he would probably be dead by now.

Although Nagato was very weak, he still sneered when he heard Jiraiya's question: "Jiraiya-sensei, this is how the ninja world is, forcing us to become executioners."

Jiraiya sighed, then asked, "How did Yahiko die?"

Nagato was silent for a while, a look of reminiscence on his face, before finally speaking: "It's all because of your Konoha."

"What? It's related to Konoha?" Jiraiya was also very surprised.

Nagato nodded and slowly recounted what happened back then: "After you left, Jiraiya-sensei, the three of us formed 'Akatsuki,' searching for like-minded companions while seeking an opportunity for peace."

"At first things went very smoothly. Although conditions were tough, everyone was working hard for their ideals. Through mutual understanding, we did meet many partners who longed for peace, and the Akatsuki organization began to take shape."

"but......"

At this point, Nagato clenched his teeth, his face contorted, as if recalling something extremely painful.

"But later, the leader of Amegakure, Hanzo the Salamander, pretended to want to discuss ways to pursue peace with our Akatsuki organization, but in reality..."

Nagato took a heavy breath before continuing, "In reality, they colluded with Shimura Danzo of Konoha to ambush us and kill Yahiko!"

Jiraiya's pupils contracted upon hearing this, he was extremely shocked.

He never imagined that Yahiko's death would be related to Konoha.

But when I think about Danzo Shimura's past actions—abusing his power for personal gain, conducting human experiments, suppressing geniuses in the village...

He also felt that this guy was capable of doing such a thing.

"Are you talking about Danzo Shimura?" Naruto suddenly interrupted.

Nagato nodded.

So, to everyone's astonishment except for Sasuke, Naruto pulled Danzo Shimura's soul out of the Pure Land once again!

Although Naruto doesn't currently possess the token to summon Danzo Shimura's soul, he can summon it again because he has done so before. However, each time he summons it, the connection weakens. For example, he would have to wait at least a month to summon Danzo Shimura's soul again.

At this moment, Shimura Danzo was still being burned by the fire, screaming incessantly.

Upon realizing that he was not in the Pure Land, but in the mortal world, he was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Naruto's figure, recalling once again Naruto's portrait on the Fifth Hokage Rock in Konoha.

"Aaaaaah, Naruto Uzumaki! Why are you the Hokage? It should be me!"

Upon seeing Naruto extract Danzo Shimura's soul, Sasuke immediately activated his Mangekyou Sharingan without needing to be told beforehand.

"Misfortune day!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"

Shimura Danzo had finally managed to get used to the burning sensation of the calamity, but now the power of the calamity had suddenly increased, not only was all his previous endurance wasted, but the pain had also intensified.

“The fire in the calamity is burning even more fiercely, which means he did indeed commit these crimes,” Sasuke said.

Kakashi was alright; he knew about Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan ability.

Jiraiya and Kisame were dumbfounded: such a monstrous ability? It could actually inflict eternal torment on the enemy.

Although Nagato has lost his Rinnegan and is blind, he can still sense what is happening thanks to his powerful senses.

Therefore, he stood there stunned.

It wasn't until five minutes had passed and Shimura Danzo's soul returned to the Pure Land that he came to his senses.

"Naruto Uzumaki...you really surprise me."

"At first, I thought you were the kind of idealist who had lived in a big country for many years and had never experienced any suffering. You only talked about mutual understanding but didn't know how to pursue peace."

"But judging from your treatment of Shimura Danzo, well... at least you didn't say anything about him having his own difficulties or to forgive him."

Upon hearing Nagato's words, Naruto simply said, "That's only natural. And that guy you thought was Uchiha Madara, but who was actually Uchiha Obito, is going through the same thing right now."

Naruto's reminder made Nagato realize that Madara Uchiha, no, Obito Uchiha, did indeed have very intense golden flames burning on his body at that time.

That guy's movements were even affected and he was almost killed by Nagato, who had almost no chakra. He only managed to steal the Rinnegan by using Izanagi after consuming one of his Sharingan.

Thinking of this, Nagato suddenly recalled Naruto's actions after becoming the Fifth Hokage.

The policies he implemented made Konoha increasingly prosperous. Some people who had no talent and were just barely able to become genin later responded to Naruto's call to learn production ninjutsu and farm, and ended up living a wealthy life.

Furthermore, even though Konoha has significantly reduced its military strength as a result, the other four great powers dare not make any moves, precisely because Konoha has Naruto.

Considering that after Naruto took office, he used swift and decisive methods to purge Danzo Shimura and others, cleaning up the mess left by the Third Hokage, demonstrating a toughness beyond his years.

Nagato couldn't help but think: Naruto... is truly a very special person.

After a moment of contemplation, he solemnly asked, "Naruto Uzumaki, I would like to ask you about your thoughts on peace."

Upon hearing this, Naruto did not answer his question immediately, but instead asked in return, "Nagato, do you know what your biggest mistake is?"

"...What is it?"

"It's a lack of strength," Naruto said calmly.

Nagato was speechless for a moment. He had thought Naruto would criticize him for being too radical in his pursuit of peace, or question his ideas.

But Naruto said that his biggest mistake was that he was not strong enough?

“Actually, I quite agree with your idea,” Naruto suddenly said.

"Using absolute strength to deter villains and prevent them from acting rashly, like the First Hokage, can indeed bring a period of peace."

"But that's not enough. Didn't the First Shinobi World War start immediately after the First Hokage died?"

Nagato was silent for a moment, then slowly asked, "So, what do you think is the best way to bring peace to the ninja world?"

Naruto gave a cruel smile: "There is an extreme way. If only one person is left in the world, then there will be no more fighting, only peace."

Chapter 117 The Demise of Akatsuki

Nagato fell silent once again.

His plan was to collect the nine tailed beasts, revive the ten-tailed beast, and destroy a great nation to intimidate the world.

I thought Naruto would say he was too extreme.

I didn't expect that I was still too conservative compared to Naruto.

Jiraiya quickly said, "Naruto, how could you have such a thought?"

Naruto shrugged: "Make bold assumptions, but verify them carefully."

"Your assumption is far too audacious..."

Naruto patted Jiraiya on the shoulder and laughed, "Don't worry, Jiraiya-sensei, I won't do that."

"Because what I pursue has never been some vague and ethereal peace, but simply to make the lives of those around me better, and to make ordinary people live more like human beings."

Jiraiya was slightly satisfied after hearing Naruto's words.

Nagato then spoke up, "Jiraiya-sensei, you must regret it, right? You regret not listening to Orochimaru and killing us back then."

“If you had killed us back then, none of this would have happened.”

Jiraiya sighed, his expression forlorn. "I do regret it."

Nagato's face showed an expression of "I knew it".

"I regret leaving you back then. If I had been there, perhaps Yahiko wouldn't have been killed by Hanzo. It's all my fault."

Nagato was stunned upon hearing this.

After a while, Jiraiya finally spoke and asked, "Nagato, is it because Yahiko died that you want to take revenge on the Five Great Nations?"

Nagato calmed down and sneered, "I'm not that shallow. Even now, I'm still pursuing peace."

"But after Yahiko's death, in that suffocating pain that descended upon me, I suddenly understood: if we want the world to understand the value of peace, we must make them feel pain!"

"Therefore, I will collect the nine tailed beasts, revive the ten-tailed beast, and bring pain to the world, so that people can grow stronger and bring true peace to the ninja world!"

Naruto then spoke up, "It's no use. Even if you bring pain to the world, those profit-driven, ungrateful nobles won't stop. They'll even sell the ropes used for hanging to make money."

"Especially after you die, war will inevitably sweep across the ninja world again, and it will mostly be for the sake of the Ten-Tails."

Nagato remained silent for a moment after hearing this, then asked, "So how do you plan to bring peace to the ninja world?"

"In my opinion, what you are doing now is essentially using your personal force to suppress those with ill intentions. What will happen after you die?"

"You wouldn't be as naive as Jiraiya-sensei, talking about mutual understanding between people, would you?"

Jiraiya froze, opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

Naruto smiled slightly, "As I just said, what I pursue is not some vague peace, but to make the people around me live better and to make ordinary people live more like human beings."

"As for mutual understanding between people, I think it's not impossible."

Nagato sneered, "It seems you're still that kind of naive guy after all."

Naruto wasn't angry at his words, and simply said, "Of course I don't expect mutual understanding to be achieved within a generation. Putting aside everything else, there must be quite a few people in the Land of Lightning who hate me."