Naruto: I Want Revenge!

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The Sage of Six Paths was utterly confused.

He wanted to give Naruto the Six Paths Yang Power so that, after being revived, he could stop his mother's resurrection. Why was Naruto so resistant?

But as the saying went, beauty was in the eye of the beholder. In the Sage of Six Paths' eyes, Naruto was the Child of Prophecy who could bring peace and allow Tailed Beasts and humans to coexist in harmony.

He was also the reincarnation of his favorite son, Asura.

To the Sage of Six Paths, when Asura's reincarnation spared an enemy, it was mercy and kindness. When Asura's reincarnation killed an enemy, it was decisiveness, eliminating future trouble.

When Indra's reincarnation spared an enemy, it was womanly sentimentality, hypocrisy, and stupidity. When Indra's reincarnation killed an enemy, it meant his eyes had been blinded by hatred and violence, that he did not understand unity and friendship.

So, after briefly freezing at Naruto's terrified refusal, the Sage of Six Paths revealed an extremely satisfied expression.

"Good, very good. As expected of Asura's reincarnation—you are not obsessed with power at all. If it were Indra, he would probably have agreed right away, wouldn't he? Naruto, you are quite impressive."

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Naruto did not care about whatever nonsense the Sage of Six Paths was spouting. He just kept backing away, looking around for a way out.

He was also muttering things like "create character" and "confirm" under his breath, words the Sage of Six Paths could not understand.

Seeing Naruto distracted reminded the Sage of Six Paths of Asura in the past. Compared to his outstanding and diligent older brother Indra, Asura had indeed been lazy and careless.

"Naruto, look at me. I will pass the Yang Power on to you. You must use this power well