Naruto: Transmigrating With Yuta's Template-Chapter 213: Aoki’s Another Yap Session

Aoki closed his eyes. He removed the short sword from the Iwa ninjas' neck. He turned and went back to Nagato's side, staring at him.

"They almost killed you just now."

But Nagato looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "The one who almost killed me wasn't them. The one who almost killed me is already dead."

Aoki said, staring at Nagato, "They are all Iwa ninjas, and they all want to kill you, kill us."

"No."

Nagato shook his head, his voice firm. "Everyone's thoughts are different."

He looked at Haruki, who was standing before him with downcast eyes. "Haruki, I know you didn't want to kill them."

Haruki: "..."

You know that too?

Aoki's gaze shifted back and forth between Haruki and Nagato.

Nagato looked at the Iwa ninjas, no emotion visible in his Rinnegan.

"Killing them won't change anything. Hatred will only continue to cycle."

Nagato paused, then continued to look at Haruki. "Those are words you said before, Haruki."

Nagato's gaze moved from Haruki. He looked at the Iwa ninjas on the ground, expressionless.

"Let them go. We are not your enemies. There are no born enemies in the Ninja World. Your enemies are all created by war."

"Don't point your weapons at innocent people anymore."

These words actually came from Nagato's mouth?

Haruki was shocked.

It seems Nagato has truly been brainwashed by his and Yahiko's ideas now.

The Iwa ninjas looked at them in disbelief. They lowered their heads. They helped each other up, struggled to stand, and fled the wooden bridge in a sorry state.

On the bridge, only Haruki and his two companions remained, along with one corpse.

Aoki silently watched the retreating figures of the Iwa ninjas.

'Such pathetic naivety.' He sighed in his heart.

"We need to leave." Aoki said hoarsely, breaking the silence.

He suppressed the urge to speak about letting the Iwa ninjas go.

Haruki nodded, supporting the somewhat weak Nagato.

The three slowly walked down the blood-stained wooden bridge and continued deeper into the Land of Grass.

On the way, Aoki finally couldn't hold back and spoke, "Nagato almost died. Haruki, what do you think?"

Before Haruki could speak, Aoki continued on his own, "People's inherent desire for slaughter, their fanaticism for war, will not disappear because of a few words of advice from you."

Aoki's tone was decisive, carrying the despair of cruel reality he had seen through years of ninja life.

"Hatred breeds hatred, violence summons violence. This is the eternal cycle of this Ninja World."

"You want to break it with kindness and words, that's too naive."

"Such an idea will only lead to more corpses. This time, you saved Nagato, but can you guarantee that you'll be so timely every time?"

Haruki really wanted to pick his ears. Aoki was starting again.

He looked at Nagato beside him and, sure enough, saw Nagato's tightly furrowed brows.

Aoki sighed deeply, his gaze burning as he stared at Haruki. "Only that Jutsu."

"Haruki, only by using that Jutsu can the evil within people's hearts be fundamentally eliminated, and only then can all this possibly end."

"Only then can a truly peaceful world be created, one without betrayal and harm."

"There would be no comrades dying before your eyes, no bloodshed and sacrifice. What a perfect Jutsu."

"Isn't everything that just happened enough to make you see into the human heart?"

"Peaceful dialogue? Negotiation? That's just a castle built on sand, a single wave of betrayal can utterly destroy it."

"Are you still going to continue believing in such illusory things?"

'Aoki was simply spreading heresy.' Haruki sighed in his heart.

If the Jutsu Aoki spoke of were truly as perfect as he said, without any side effects, that would be great. It's just a pity that's impossible.

Haruki knew that the so-called Eye of the Moon Plan was a deception.

If everyone entered an illusion, how boring would the Ninja World become?

He still supported the path he had chosen more.

That was to strive and fight to build the Ninja World into a socialist Ninja World.

"Haruki."

Nagato's voice rang in Haruki's ears, carrying an undeniable firmness.

He turned his head, his Rinnegan looking deeply into Haruki's, with no doubt, no wavering, only complete trust and a quiet strength.

"Don't listen to him, Haruki."

Nagato's voice was as steady as a rock. "I believe you."

Aoki: "..."

Haruki estimated that in Aoki's eyes, Nagato was no different from a demon.

Nagato gripped Haruki's hand, continuing to look into his eyes, saying word for word, "I believe in the path you believe in. I believe in the power of communication and understanding. I believe you have the power to change the Ninja World."

[Ding!]

[System detected Nagato's faith value +5000.]

[Your Cursed Spirit Suguru's rank has increased to 76.5%.]

"You saved me, Haruki. You saved me with your power."

"Your power is meant for protection and healing, isn't it?"

Nagato remembered every word Haruki had said.

"Just as you have always done."

"Don't deny yourself, don't deny the future we both believe in, just because of one betrayal."

[Ding!]

[System detected Nagato's faith value +5000.]

[Your Cursed Spirit Suguru's rank has increased to 77%.]

Haruki once again sighed in his heart, bringing Nagato along was truly a wise decision.

Haruki gazed at Nagato, the confusion in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by a clearer and more resolute light after being tested.

He gripped Nagato's hand back, nodding vigorously. "You're right, Nagato."

Haruki looked up, his gaze passing over Nagato to Aoki, shaking his head with immense determination. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Aoki, thank you for your reminder. But I believe in Nagato, and I believe in the path we have chosen."

"I will never use that Jutsu. True peace should not be built upon the deprivation of people's desires."