Hyuga Kei shook his head, his face full of earnestness and sincerity. "Not at all... I truly had no choice at the time."
The flames of rage on Nagato's face burned even higher. "Are you playing me for a fool? Don't tell me you couldn't even control your own body?"
It had merely been a furious challenge from Nagato, yet Hyuga Kei slowly nodded and said solemnly, "The leader is correct. At the time, I truly could not control my own body."
Upon hearing this, Nagato immediately felt as though he were being toyed with. However, Hyuga Kei's following words finally made him understand the reason behind it.
Hyuga Kei slowly recounted his past, beginning with the utterly miserable experiences of his childhood. Back then, an entirely new personality had been born within him—the Chiba Kishu personality. This personality dreamed of becoming the ruler of a nation and leading the entire world forward.
At the time, that personality had not yet matured. Its greatest purpose was helping Hyuga Kei bear the pain brought by bullying and exclusion.
Nagato listened quietly to Hyuga Kei's account, and the expression on his face gradually changed from anger to contemplation.
Hyuga Kei continued, "Later, I successfully completed my revenge and left Konoha. As time passed, the Chiba Kishu personality gradually grew stronger, and at certain times, it even began taking control of my actions."
Hyuga Kei continued telling this story he had just fabricated, its original model being Jiraiya, though Hyuga Kei had altered it.
Afterward, the two minds sometimes cooperated and sometimes became hostile toward one another. That was also why Hyuga Kei had done so many contradictory things.
And not long ago, Hyuga Kei had finally absorbed and fused with his second personality, completely taking control of his body.
"My purpose in