Konoha.
Ninja Academy.
"Hinata!!!"
Naruto cried out in alarm.
He watched the blood spreading from the pit on the screen,
and that blue-purple figure.
Silent.
No sound came from the pit.
Hinata sacrificed herself!!
He didn't know why, but at this moment, dozens of hedgehogs continuously rolled within Naruto's heart.
They seemed to be in great Pain.
Naruto didn't know when, but two streaks flowed from his eyes.
Smoothly, like two threads of clear water.
That girl who used to be so shy whenever she saw him.
The girl he often forgot.
Why was he so sad?
Naruto himself didn't understand this emotion.
After all, he used to like particularly cheerful girls like Sakura.
At this moment, Naruto hadn't yet graduated from the Ninja Academy.
But he had a profound feeling.
He only felt sadness at this moment... Hinata, who had fainted unnoticed by others, slowly woke up.
Looking at the scene of her own death on the screen at this moment,
she felt strange.
It seemed she would die like that in the future.
Actually, she also admired the Light screen Hinata greatly.
Brave confession, tenacious combat.
Hinata admitted that at this moment, she didn't have such resolve.
Although the Light screen Hinata sacrificed herself,
she was still an extremely shining character in Hinata's heart.
Then.
Suddenly hearing Naruto's cry of alarm,
she immediately shifted her attention from the screen to Naruto.
A completely different Naruto.
Withered, like a little fox drenched in rain.
His hands hung limply.
Hinata seemed to see the scene of Naruto sitting alone on a swing when he was little.
Pitiable, helpless.
And even more, lonely.
Could this be the effect of the Light screen Hinata's confession?
Does Naruto-kun prefer this kind of girl?
Hinata felt her emotions fluctuating with Naruto's at this moment.
She was also a little sad.
This shouldn't be.
Naruto shouldn't be in that berserk state shown on the screen.
Nor should he be in a lonely state.
In Hinata's heart,
Naruto was always indomitable, always unyielding.
Always shouting, "Uzumaki Naruto will definitely become a Ninja in the future!"
This was the state he should be in.
Hinata believed that the reason Naruto kept growing
was because of this mindset.
This was his Ninja Way.
In the screen, it also became the Light screen Hinata's Ninja Way.
It's just that.
The undeveloped Naruto.
The rampaging Naruto in the screen.
Neither was Naruto's "correct" posture.
Naruto needed real help... Hyuga Clan Compound.
Seeing her elder sister being knocked down again and again,
and then getting up again and again.
Hanabi clenched her fists tightly.
She was both worried about her sister's physical condition.
With such heavy blows, could she continue to be a Ninja in the future?
She also hoped that her sister would stand up tenaciously again!
This kind of sister was her ultimate idol.
Just like the gentle, omnipotent Hinata-nee-san she saw when she was very young.
Until she saw her sister fall into the pit and be cruelly killed by Pain.
Hanabi's Byakugan unconsciously opened.
The veins around her temples were clearly visible.
These slightly ferocious eyes represented the Hyuga Clan entering a battle state.
If Hanabi had a bit of a bystander's mentality before,
at this moment, her eyes were filled with hatred for the Light screen Pain.
She would not allow her sister to sacrifice herself.
If she were there, she would also have the resolve to stand in front of her sister!
Looking at the rampaging Naruto in the screen.
You must severely kill this enemy named "Pain."
Otherwise, I will not acknowledge you.
Hokage Building.
Hyuga Hiashi also angrily activated his Byakugan.
The people around noticed his emotions and knew that this was not a suitable time to disturb him.
The Third Hokage also deeply understood Hyuga Hiashi's feelings.
When one Konoha Ninja after another, and even the Fifth Hokage, sacrificed themselves earlier,
the Third Hokage was equally angry and pained.
Hiashi.
While being a clan head, he was also a father.
He never forgot his identity as a father.
It was just usually hidden.
You know.
Little Hinata, little Hanabi, he held them in his arms from the beginning.
Watching them gradually grow into adults.
Even if Hinata didn't receive his approval,
he wouldn't ignore her.
As a fallback, it was fine as long as she could grow up safely.
It's just that.
The Light screen Hinata, in his eyes, was already a qualified heir to the Main Branch.
She was his proud daughter!
Yet, she sacrificed herself instantly right before his eyes.
This feeling.
As a clan head, who constantly needed to consider the overall situation and control his emotions,
he couldn't help but erupt in anger.
Just like Hanabi.
This Pain, in Hiashi's eyes, was already an unquestionable enemy of the Hyuga family.
Hiashi approved of Naruto's outburst, seeking revenge on Pain, who was being utterly overbearing at this moment.
Forest Training Ground.
Hyuga Neji watched the scene on the screen.
His heart was very complex.
Regarding Hinata,
his attitude had changed considerably.
From first meeting his younger sister Hinata,
saying, "I will protect her."
To being branded with the Caged Bird.
Then his father, Hyuga Hizashi, died.
Neji was filled with hatred for the Main Branch and even Hinata.
Despite having better Talent, because he was in the Branch Family, he had to be subservient to the Main Branch.
Becoming an existence similar to a servant.
His life was threatened by them.
At this moment, seeing the Light screen Hinata sacrifice herself,
Neji felt some relief.
But more than that, he felt deflated.
It was completely not the feeling of successful revenge he had imagined.
People without strength.
The Ninja World was actually just a bigger Caged Bird.
Completely unaware of when one's life would fade away.
However.
Neji couldn't understand this guy Naruto.
He always managed to create "miracles."
Perhaps only the Light Screen Naruto was truly free.
Neji looked at the rampaging Naruto on the screen.
The ending would certainly not be a mutual destruction, or Pain's victory.
The first battle was a comrade, the second battle was a comrade.
Which comrade was this third battle... On the screen.
The art style was breaking down.
[Naruto, or rather, the Four-Tails state of the rampaging Nine-Tailed]
Completely dark red.
Like a monster from a nightmare.
The most terrifying existence.
Extending endless hatred.
[The Four-Tails Cloak Naruto flipped over the already battle-damaged ground.]
[One huge rock after another flew towards Pain.]
[Pain's face, which always seemed unperturbed, showed a fighting spirit.]
["Ha!!"]
[One huge rock after another shattered in his hands.]
[The huge rocks were just a prelude.]
[Following closely was the hatred-assembled Four-Tails Jinchuriki.]
[One punch, half of his face deformed like rubber.]
[Then came the super rock smash.]
[One smash.]
[Two smashes.]
[Three smashes.]
Every punch, every smash was an outpouring of hatred.
But hatred was endless.
[Pain's entire body sank into the rocks, leaving only his orange-haired Rinnegan head.]
["Do you hate me?"]
[Immediately, the hatred-assembled entity reacted.]
[Shinra Tensei.]
[Pain easily rose from the rocks and left.]
[Standing again on the battle-damaged ground.]
["Even like this, can you still say that people can truly understand each other?"]
At this moment, Pain was still emphasizing his vision.
This actually also showed.
Facing Naruto, facing Konoha.
He felt a hint of "fear."
So he needed others to agree with his ideas.
He needed his enemies to be convinced.
[This sentence clearly had the opposite effect.]
["Whoosh!!"]
[The weather changed drastically.]
[Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and dark clouds filled the sky.]
[White, coldly glowing bones grew from the hatred-assembled entity.]
[Two more tails appeared.]
[The Six-Tails Jinchuriki.]
[Like a fossilized beast.]
[But it was alive, filled with the power of hatred.]
[Pain calmly watched the transforming monster in front of him.]
The former Naruto.
The hero in Konoha's eyes.
["This is enough."]
["But..."]
["My Pain is beyond yours!!!"]
[Pain's face instantly broke down.]
[Similar to hatred accumulated for decades in his heart, overflowing onto his face.]
[Twisted mouth.]
[Twisted nose.]
[Twisted Rinnegan.]