However, Obito noticed that a certain thing Naruto had been holding onto was starting to shatter. He took the lead and cut Naruto off.
"Naruto, are you going to deny your past persistence again, deny what you said about representing more people?"
"If so, then what exactly are you? Who exactly are you claiming to represent?"
Naruto was suddenly speechless. Yes, if at this moment even he denied his past self, then what was he?
But, looking at those civilians with numb expressions, he still found a reason for himself. These people had just lost hope in life, and that's why they were desperately clinging to Obito as a lifeline.
'If I can give them hope, maybe…'
Thinking this, Naruto looked behind Obito, at the endless civilians in the distance, and shouted loudly, "Don't be fooled by Obito! A truly beautiful world can only be achieved by our own hands. Being down-to-earth is better than dreaming no matter what. I promise, after this war ends, the great nations will help you!"
To prove he wasn't lying, Naruto turned to look at the Kage behind him.
Seeing this, the Kage behind him all nodded, "Naruto is right. We will provide you with better living conditions than now. The future will only become more and more beautiful!"
Naruto reached out his hand to this group of numb civilians, "So, come over here, come stand behind me. I will definitely not let you down!"
However, not a single person moved their feet.
One of the civilians standing at the front suddenly shouted, "How many times have you made promises like this? Have you ever followed through on them?"
"Maybe I'm ignorant and don't know right from wrong, but I only believe my eyes. I only believe what I've seen!"
"What I've seen is that you always talk big. Your words sound good, but you never actually do anything."
"And the people opposing you haven't said anything, yet they've taken action."
This statement gained considerable approval from a large portion of the crowd. They shouted, "That's right! We only believe in those who truly act, not in people who just speak pretty words!"
"Talk is cheap, who can't say nice things? But when it comes to real change, all we feel is even worse oppression!"
"When we were being bullied, where were you?"
"You were with the merchants and nobles! They could afford to hire you, so you helped them."
"And we, because we had no money, were the ones abandoned. What's worse is, even though we were the ones being oppressed, you, in the name of so-called justice, treated us like robbers and bandits!"
"No matter what's said, you're always in the right. No matter what's done, we're always crushed by you. Screw you! I've already seen through you so-called ninja!"
As more and more people joined in, the insults grew louder and nastier.
Naruto was all too familiar with these insults. Only this time, it wasn't just him being scolded. It was the great nations, the great ninja villages, the Kage, the merchants, and the nobles.
Listening to these curses, Naruto only felt deeply wronged. If they were going to scold, why didn't they do it earlier?
Why, at the beginning, was he the only one they scolded?
So it turned out, it was just because he was easy to bully. It turned out, it was just because, at that time, these people didn't dare scold the ones they truly hated, so they shifted their hatred onto him.
Naruto suddenly felt that no matter where he stood, it was wrong. No matter what he did, it was incorrect. It seemed time had returned to the very beginning, and nothing had changed at all.
A strange, groundless rage surged in Naruto's heart. A voice suddenly rang in his ear.
["These ungrateful peasants all deserve to die. Destroy it all, destroy everything, then you'll never have to hear these unpleasant voices again. If you truly can't let go of the past, then be ruthless and leave them a… parting gift."]
A black, ominous chakra suddenly emerged from Naruto's body. In this space of consciousness, this chakra may not possess physical destructive power, but it could influence everyone's spirit.
Whether standing behind Naruto or behind Obito, everyone now felt this will to destroy everything. They couldn't resist, it crushed them, making them tremble in fear.
Obito's expression changed. Naruto's actions were too perfect, too sacred. But in reality, he was just a ninja. What right did a ninja have to be a saint? How could he become a monk like the Sage of Six Paths?
Therefore, when Naruto fell and turned dark, he would become even more extreme, even more nihilistic.
Just like the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju once said, ("When deep love turns into hate, that hatred becomes unstoppable.")
Obito immediately moved in front of Naruto and said, "Naruto, although we are on different sides and oppose each other, you should be able to feel something's wrong with your current state. I hope you can wake up."
In fact, Obito had seen this state of Naruto before. In a previous experiment with the Infinite Tsukuyomi, he created a Limited Tsukuyomi world. In that world, Naruto had turned dark just like this and became the masked man of that world.
Even Obito didn't want to face this version of Naruto. Because, although others didn't know how terrifying Naruto could be when he went mad, Obito knew a little.
However, in the present, Naruto no longer had Hinata by his side. He suddenly looked up and stared at Obito. A dangerous light flashed in his eyes, and his voice turned cold.
He said calmly, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted to see?"
"Yes, even I'm lost now. I've done so much, just for whom? Why am I even doing this?"
"Since even you all think this world is no longer worth holding on to, then… let's destroy it. Destroy everything, then it'll all be over. Why keep dreaming?", As he spoke, Naruto raised his hand.
Clearly, in the spiritual world, he shouldn't be able to attack, yet Naruto seemed to completely ignore that principle now.
In his hand, a black, continuously compressing and spinning Rasengan was slowly forming.
Everyone could feel the weight of this Rasengan. Even if it couldn't destroy their physical bodies in this mental world, it was enough… to destroy everyone's spirit.
Obito furrowed his brows, 'This is… the Great Rasengan Wheel Calamity!'
'Could it be… that all worlds are somehow connected in the dark? Naruto actually learned this move?'
'No! That Rasengan must not fall. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. All of Obito's efforts in this world will be reduced to nothing, and Rin will be affected too!'
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