Naruto seemed to have figured something out, yet at the same time, he hadn't. Just as he was about to ask, a white light began shining from the other Naruto. The other Naruto looked at the light radiating from him and felt his body slowly fading away.
The other Naruto smiled. "Looks like I'm about to disappear. Heh, that's all right. I've been with you for three lifetimes. It's time I rested. I know you have plenty of questions, but you'll have to figure those out yourself. Telling you wouldn't help. Think more about what Heaven Slayer told you. Well, goodbye. Being with you all this time was pretty nice. Heh, cherish Hinata, and don't hurt the girls who have feelings for you. Sometimes, pretending not to notice only hurts them more. All right, take care of yourself."
The other Naruto disappeared completely, dissolving into specks of white light. Those lights were the fragments of his soul Naruto had split off to form another personality. Now that the other Naruto was gone, those soul fragments returned to Naruto's body.
As the specks of soul light entered his body, Naruto distinctly felt as though his life itself had been elevated. He knew he had achieved what he had come here to do, but he felt no joy. Instead, he felt a little sad. After all, this personality had existed since his first life, when he was still an assassin. It had followed him through the twists and turns of three lifetimes, and today, it had finally disappeared.
A sudden wave of sorrow washed over Naruto. He sighed. "I'm sorry, but I can protect myself now, and I can keep the people around me from getting hurt. You'd be happy for me too, wouldn't you? After all, that's why you came into