[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: Second Pillar, what do you mean? What's this about selling my information? Did you return to Konoha?]
[Second Pillar Thinks He Can Do It: Hah, why would I have anything to do with Konoha?]
[Second Pillar Thinks He Can Do It: It's Amegakure. Their leader is very interested in information about you.]
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: ???]
Naruto looked at the group chat, his confusion deepening.
'I had no past grudges or recent conflicts with Amegakure. Why would they want information on my?'
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: @Dark Group Owner, Group Owner Mister, what's going on? I don't know anyone from their village at all.]
Regardless, if there was a problem, asking the Group Owner Mister was the right move.
Seeing the messages in the group chat, Hattori's expression turned strange.
'You might not know them, but they've been coveting you for a long time.'
'The leader of Amegakure was none other than Nagato!'
[Dark Group Owner: I'll send a memory fragment. Check it out yourselves.]
[Dark Group Owner has uploaded a video.]
Both Naruto and Sasuke looked curious and gently clicked on the memory.
Fine rain fell like threads.
Nagato and the other two silently watched Jiraiya's retreating back, gritting their teeth.
"We will establish an organization! One that will make war disappear and promote peace among the great nations!" Yahiko clenched his fist, his expression firm.
"Jiraiya-sensei's existence solidified my inner conviction. Most people in this world are good-hearted. As long as we persist in building bridges of communication, we can surely eliminate conflict and bring peace to the entire Shinobi World!"
Yahiko's pure eyes shone with the light of idealism.
Seeing this, both Naruto and Sasuke snorted disdainfully.
"Most people are good-hearted? Hah, people live for benefit, profit. If I'm not mistaken, that Jiraiya probably took you in because of that so-called 'Child of Prophecy', right? Did you really think he'd take in any random stray?" Naruto crossed his arms, a cold light flashing in his fox-like pupils.
He and Sasuke often chatted privately.
Through their many conversations, he learned an important piece of information.
That Pervy Sage Jiraiya seemed to place great importance on the 'Child of Prophecy' identity.
Ten years ago, because of the Rinnegan Nagato displayed, he mistakenly took him as the Child of Prophecy and taught him carefully.
Ten years later, because Sasuke displayed extraordinary talent and Kekkei Genkai, he mistakenly identified him again, personally nurturing a god of vengeance.
Rather than saying it was out of kindness and justice, it was more that the Great Toad Sage's prophecy often echoed in his mind, leading him to make these decisions.
'Save the world?'
Naruto sneered.
'It was just out of selfishness, afraid that Konoha would be destroyed.'
On the other side, Sasuke also scoffed at Yahiko's statement.
"The world can never be harmonious. As long as the first person commits a crime, the flames of hatred will continuously spread, passed down through generations."
A bloody hue faintly swirled in Sasuke's eyes as a scornful curve lifted his lips.
Where there are people, there is conflict.
Just ask: If your whole family was killed, both parents dead, wouldn't you seek revenge?
If you succeed in your revenge, wouldn't the enemy's descendants, relatives, and friends also seek revenge for them?
Cycling repeating endlessly.
The only possible solution is for a saint, do-gooder with compassion for all to appear and 'forgive' everyone.
But is that possible?
Saints are rare, but avengers are common.
Carved deep in human genes is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
The genes of saints have been eliminated over the long ages.
Separated by distance, SasuNaru simultaneously showed cold and scornful expressions.
They continued watching.
Yahiko established the Akatsuki and then, together with Nagato and Konan, they rushed about between the great nations, dedicated to the cause of world peace.
In Yahiko's eyes, they seemed to be doing very successfully.
But SasuNaru saw it very thoroughly, hitting the nail on the head.
"They're just using overwhelming strength to forcibly suppress hatred and fighting."
"Once their strength can no longer suppress these people, or if someone from a higher level intervenes,"
"This game of house called world peace will be over."
Just as SasuNaru spoke in unison, expressing the same viewpoint,
The turning point in the memory scene also appeared.
Hanzo of the Salamander invited the Akatsuki, launched a surprise attack, and captured Konan.
Yahiko sacrificed himself for his lover and friend, then Nagato went berserk.
The entire scene, if seen by an ordinary person, might feel tragic and heroic…
But to the current SasuNaru, it only elicited cold indifference.
"Having such a powerful Kekkei Genkai as the Rinnegan, yet never using it, only going berserk helplessly after watching someone die before your eyes? Utterly ridiculous. If I were him, I would have fully developed the Rinnegan from the start. Have the core members hide in a safe place, send clones to negotiate… wouldn't that work?" Sasuke looked at Nagato's frenzied state and shook his head.
His face was full of distress and exasperation.
"Was it worth sacrificing his own precious life for a woman? Hah, 'Simps die horribly'… that's the principle the Group Owner Mister taught me." Naruto, having experienced romantic failure, spoke with a cold detachment.
However, despite their roasting, critiquing, both were quite capable of summarizing and synthesizing information.
The Group Owner sent them this video naturally to tell them…
"The current leader of Amegakure…"
"The one who wants to obtain the Kyubi to fulfill his comrade's dying wish…"
A sharp glint flashed in SasuNaru's eyes as they simultaneously exclaimed,
"Is Nagato!"