Chapter 54:
After they sorted out their equipment and set off again, no one dared to attack their caravan, whether it was because of their good luck or because Jiraiya was in charge.
Although it was peaceful, Asakawa Naoki's plan to make some extra money was directly ruined.
Because of Jiraiya's joining, Namikaze Minato's team and Asakawa Naoki's team switched positions.
Namikaze Minato and his three people sat on the roof of the front carriage, while Asakawa Naoki and his three people sat on the roof of the rear carriage. Uchiha Mikoto and her friends were still in the middle, and the civilians sat in other carriages.
This arrangement was quite good. Asakawa Naoki and Nawaki didn't like dealing with the head of the caravan, Sawaki Koichi.
Although Sawaki Koichi's attitude was flattering now, they had not forgotten his dog-eyed look from just a day ago.
Sitting on the roof of the carriage, Asakawa Naoki ate two ration pills, and under the urging of the spirit fire in his heart, the endless spirit quickly turned into mana.
However, he soon noticed that Nawaki, who was sitting next to him, seemed a little depressed and even slacked off in learning ninjutsu.
"Nawaki, what's wrong with you? Isn't it because you're not used to killing people?" Asakawa Naoki asked.
Masamura Oki, who sat next to the two of them, also looked at Nawaki. Asakawa Naoki could sense something was off with Nawaki, and Masamura Oki could feel it naturally too.
But compared to Asakawa Naoki's guess, Masamura thought Nawaki was distressed because he saw the gap in strength between Asakawa Naoki, Uchiha Mikoto, and themselves.
After all, he had been quite desperate when he saw Asakawa Naoki and the others beat the rebel ninja Moriki Kenichi. They were obviously younger than him, but their physical skills were far superior.
Asakawa Naoki could learn from the scroll Orochimaru gave them the same day, but he hadn't even touched the threshold of entry.
He could only sigh that the gap between geniuses and ordinary people was really like a chasm.
However, Naoki shook his head. Both of them were wrong. Naoki sighed and said slowly:
"I just feel a little helpless."
"Helpless?" Masamura Oki asked puzzled:
"Didn't we kill all the ronin and wandering ninjas who attacked us?"
"The bodies of the wandering ninjas are still in the hands of Jiraiya-sensei."
"I'm thinking about the civilian we met at the beginning." Naoki glanced at the front of the carriage, the one where the person in charge, Sawaki Koichi, was.
"I can sense that when the civilian asked us to let him stay, he was sincere."
"But we drove him away and cut off his hope."
"I didn't expect that the human scout leaked our information, but I still blame myself for his death..."
I don't know what Asakawa Naoki was thinking. Even he, a traverser who traveled from his peaceful past life to this world and had higher morals, wouldn't blame himself for the civilian's death.
I didn't expect that Naoki, born and raised in the cruel ninja world, would feel guilty for it.
No wonder Tsunade felt that Naruto and her brother Nawaki were very similar in the Naruto she had seen in her previous life.
They not only looked alike, but also had similar warm and kind personalities.
"Nawaki, you gave that guy so many food pills, and he still leaked our information." Masamura Oki said bluntly:
"This kind of guy who repays kindness with enmity isn't worthy of our sympathy!"
Masamura Oki was right. After accepting the food pills from Nawaki, the civilian could have lied about the information and exaggerated their strength to avoid the attack of the wandering ninja.
But the civilian not only didn't do that, he told the wandering ninja that they were despised by the head of the caravan.
Even if this kind of man who repays kindness with enmity didn't die at the hands of the wandering ninja, Masamura Oki wanted to teach him a lesson.
After all, no matter what pain the civilian suffered, it had nothing to do with them. Instead, it was Nawaki, who gave him food, whose trust was betrayed.
"But," Nawaki wanted to say something, but did not continue, his mood growing even darker.
Obviously, the kindhearted Rope Tree did not think the civilian deserved to die.
"Rope Tree, do you know why the civilian died?" Asakawa Naoki asked. Masamura Oki also looked at Rope Tree, curious about his answer.
"Because Mr. Zeki was unwilling to take him in?" Rope Tree answered uncertainly:
"If Mr. Zeki hadn't stood idly by, he wouldn't have gone back."
Asakawa Naoki shook his head. Rope Tree thought again, then answered:
"Is it because of us?"
"If we were tougher, Mr. Zeki would also consider taking him in."
Asakawa Naoki shook his head again, motioning Rope Tree to keep thinking.
Rope Tree pondered for a while, then felt he had found the real reason and answered firmly:
"Yes. Because of that traitor and those ronin. If it weren't for them, that civilian wouldn't have lost his family, and none of this would have happened."
"Yes, but not entirely." Asakawa Naoki nodded, shook his head, and continued:
"That Konoha traitor was indeed the direct cause of his death."
"But have you ever thought about why traitors appear, why so many families are broken up, and why all this happens?"
Asakawa Naoki's words stunned Rope Tree and Masamura Oki.
They had thought everything was the fault of that Konoha traitor and those ronin, never considering deeper reasons.
Now that they were asked about the real cause, neither could answer and only looked at Asakawa Naoki, awaiting his explanation.
"Because all this is the fault of this world!" Asakawa Naoki said slowly:
"Ninja villages attack each other, countries confront each other, and the war has never stopped."
"That's why there are so many traitors and destructive enemy ninjas."
"So that's it!" There was a bit of respect in the eyes of Naoki Asakawa and Masamura Oki when they looked at him.
They didn't expect that while still thinking about the direct cause, Naoki Asakawa had already seen the root of the problem.
That's right, the ninja world is a war-torn and broken world!
It's this world that's wrong!
"Then how can we change this world?" Masamura Oki asked, and Naoki also looked forward to the answer.
"In fact, I haven't found the answer yet." Naoki Asakawa said helplessly.
Even in his previous life, that civilized and developed world could not achieve true peace.
In this broken ninja world, the contradictions between ninjas and ninjas, and between ninjas and ordinary people, are huge, and peace is even more difficult to achieve.
"But I will do my best to find ways to change this world and make it peaceful." Naoki Asakawa said firmly.
Back in ninja school, Naoki had only wanted to change the tragedy he witnessed watching Naruto in his previous life, but now his heart was more determined to achieve peace.
"Asakawa, my dream is really not as good as yours." Sheng Shu said sincerely, impressed by Asakawa Naoki. This admiration did not come from strength, but from a strong heart.
At this moment, Sheng Shu finally understood why Asakawa Naoki wanted to change the world.
"Everyone has the right to dream, and I haven't found a way yet." Asakawa Naoki chuckled:
"That's why you have to practice seriously. Don't wait until you find a way to realize your dream, only to find your strength isn't enough to carry it out."
"Got it!" Sheng Shu and Masamura Oki said with some admiration, and their attitude toward learning ninjutsu became serious.
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