A reply that suited Naruto's personality perfectly.
It was also a reply that sounded and looked full of passion and justice.
But.
From Menma's perspective, it was the stupidest possible answer. At that moment, Menma was truly disappointed in this younger brother of his. Of course, Menma would never claim that he himself was right; justice was something even further removed from him.
The path he had always walked.
Had been one of self-interest.
But he had not lied either. He also valued the bonds between comrades, so long as they were the most sincere kind. Naruto was even his own biological younger brother. Even if Naruto did not know it, the same blood flowed through both of them.
Of course, more importantly, Naruto's personality really resembled, very much resembled, the younger brother Menma had had in his previous life.
Based on those two points.
There was no way Menma could not care about Naruto.
He truly hoped that, at some point in the future, under special circumstances, this younger brother of his could choose to stand by his side rather than, like in the Original Work, pursue some passionate, righteous ending where people understood one another.
But now.
The image of Namikaze Naruto in this life and Naruto Uzumaki from the Original Work endlessly overlapped, immediately making Menma feel awful.
He truly thought his younger brother was stupid beyond belief.
And he thought himself stupid beyond belief as well.
This matter itself was not important, but the issue it raised was incomparably crucial.
Because through today.
Menma felt as though he could already see the future of the two brothers.
At that moment.
Menma truly had the urge to throw a punch and knock some sense into Naruto.
Is this what "Naruto" is? Heh...
Menma took a deep breath,