Chapter 673: Naruto‘s Mouth
"Sorry, Senpai, this is my fault!"
"I couldn’t protect Amegakure. I couldn’t keep my promise to you..." Naruto bowed his head dejectedly, apologizing sincerely.
In the face of Amegakure’s ruins, even the Seventh Hokage’s strongest jutsu—his silver tongue—was useless. This time, he was struck by the boomerang of history, the grand promise he made in the past.
Because the current him couldn’t fulfill it.
No matter how painful the slap from the past was, Naruto could only endure it, with no right to make a fuss.
"I don’t blame you."
"I know you wanted to change all this, but you didn’t succeed, right?"
"It’s just like me and Yahiko back then..." Nagato truly didn’t blame Naruto, but he had lost faith in Naruto’s convictions.
After all, it was Konoha and various nations in the past that harmed Amegakure, not Naruto himself. And Naruto had been kind to Amegakure—or rather, kind to everyone.
But a promise that couldn’t be kept was, in itself, a form of passive deception. Nagato didn’t blame Naruto. He only blamed himself for believing in the grand promise of a passionate youth and not taking control of his village’s future into his own hands.
So, after witnessing Amegakure’s future with his own eyes, Nagato changed all his resolve, deciding to personally protect Amegakure!
To personally unify the world!