Chapter 545

A turning point... has arrived.

That night.

Naruto lay in his dorm room, staring at the ceiling.

Moonlight streamed in from outside. Naruto turned his eyes and gazed at the bright moon. He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Then, Naruto got up, opened the door, and left his residence.

Night fell... and all was quiet.

Apart from the sound of the waves crashing, there was no other sound.

Soon, Naruto arrived at the Real Waterfall and sat down in front of it once again.

The spiritual world...

"Ha, you've come again. You never learn. No matter how many times you try, it's the same. You can't defeat me!"

Dark Naruto wore a mocking expression.

"Aaaaaahhhhhh!!"

Naruto shouted and Hand Seals.

At that moment, he just wanted to vent his depression.

And so... another evenly matched battle began!

Not far away.

Kushina watched from behind the trees as the figure sat on the rock in the middle of the pool.

"Naruto..."

The mother's longing for her child was clearly revealed at this moment.

It took three days and three nights to get here.

Kushina thought about many things, including how to meet the child and what identity she should present to him.

Kushina's thoughts were abruptly interrupted by Naruto's sudden shout.

Without a second thought, Kushina immediately ran over.

Naruto, screaming and yelling in the middle of the night, was grabbing his head and going berserk.

Because...

He racked his brains but still couldn't find the answer.

How exactly can one overcome their dark side?

"Naruto... what's wrong with you?!" Kushina looked at her frantic son with a worried expression.

She thought.

The training here caused Naruto some problems.

It's the middle of the night, everyone's asleep, what if something unexpected happens...?

"!"

Kushina's appearance immediately put Naruto on alert.

"Who are you..."

He stood up and looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared.

"How does someone I've never met know my name...?"

He sized up Kushina.

"Could it be... that your true identity is another, darker side of me?!"

"..."

Kushina was stunned, never expecting her son to say such a thing.

A smile quickly appeared on her melancholy face.

Kushina clutched her stomach, laughing so hard she was shaking uncontrollably.

I laughed until... tears...

"What a savage laugh! Trying to transform into a woman to deceive me! Watch me—"

Bang!

Kushina gave her son a sharp rap on the head.

"No, that's not true!"

Naruto Uzumaki immediately clutched his head. "Ouch!"

The scene of mother and son reuniting unfolded in this unexpected way.

Kushina was filled with mixed emotions.

At that moment, she desperately wanted to reunite with Naruto.

But... the timing didn't allow it.

Kushina's newly relaxed state of mind was once again filled with melancholy.

"I was just passing by... I saw you yelling and shouting here alone in the middle of the night, so I came over to check it out."

Kushina took a deep breath and smiled.

"Oh."

Naruto Uzumaki didn't consider it.

Why would anyone be passing by in the middle of the night?

He nodded, accepting this explanation.

"You seem to be... training," Kushina initiated the conversation.

"Yes, this is the Real Waterfall, where you can see your deepest thoughts." Naruto explained his troubles to Kushina.

"So, you've run into trouble with your training? Can you tell me about it? After all... I'm also a ninja, and I might be able to help you."

Kushina invited Naruto to the side.

The two sat on a bench.

This was created by Yamato the day using Wood Release techniques for training.

"Thank you, the unknown aunt from Kumogakure."

Naruto Uzumaki mistook Kushina for a ninja from Kumogakure).

"Ah, Auntie..." Kushina's forehead furrowed, but she still maintained her smile.

"Haha, I meant my older sister."

Naruto scratched his head and gave a bright, wide smile.

He was just joking.

"Sister...?" Kushina lowered her eyelids slightly, her smile carrying a hint of serenity.

"That's right, I have someone I hate in my heart."

Naruto lowered his head and clasped his hands together.

He said he hated the Amegakure Emperor... that guy.

I feel anger and sorrow because of the destruction of Konoha, the death of my master, and the deaths of everyone...

"But... I'm starting to feel that, even so, his revenge was righteous, and I can't condemn him..."

Naruto Uzumaki stated.

He could understand the emperor's actions.

Even though I understand, I still hate him.

"This shows that even if people understand each other, peace may not necessarily come... However..."

Naruto then changed the subject.

"As time went by, I found that even though I still hated him, I increasingly came to agree with him. I even felt that the world would be a better place under his leadership!"

Because the kingdom established by Emperor Amegakure was known as a paradise on earth.

Perhaps the best future is a world without war and chaos?

465. The sky has cleared, Naruto Uzumaki is back in action.

New Konoha.

An underground prison.

Laugh...!

The Akito withdrew.

Tsunade's Water Release defensive technique collapsed instantly.

Hiss... whoosh... whoosh...!

The water spilled all over the ground, signaling the end of the incident.

"Interrogation... over!"

After three days and three nights of interrogation, the Akito extracted a lot of information from Tsunade.

The material contained therein is enough to fill the <Konoha Chronicles>.

"..."

The slug fairy still stood to one side, his legs trembling.

She witnessed the entire torture process.

The three days and three nights of witnessing the Akito's terrifying methods left her trembling.

This method of making an example of someone serves as a warning.

In the Slug Sage's line of sight.

Tsunade's eyes rolled back, her hands restrained by shackles, hanging limply against the wall.

His body was covered in bloody wounds.

The various traces of interrogation are shocking...

She herself had long since lost consciousness due to the horrific torture she had endured.

"Pack up."

After straightening his collar, Akito whispered to the Slug Immortal, then left the prison without looking back.

"Princess Tsunade..."

As the slug sage heard the footsteps receding behind him, he looked up at the dying Tsunade before him, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face...

At the same moment, in the distant waters of the Land of Lightning.

On Turtle Island, next to a real waterfall.

"Naruto... is that really what you think?" Kushina asked.

Can the empire built by Amakawa Akito truly be called a paradise on earth?

"Isn't that...?" Naruto Uzumaki asked hesitantly.

Perhaps.

Kushina sighed.