The bright moon hung overhead, and most people in Konoha were already asleep. Naruto, who should have been sleeping too, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Karin, who was holding him, with a conflicted expression. He sighed deeply, helplessly removed her arms, and got out of bed. After tucking her in, he left the house with the Body Flicker Technique.
Naruto used the Body Flicker Technique all the way to the Sand Ninja's quarters in Konoha. He arrived just in time to see Baki kill Gekko Hayate. Naruto could have saved Hayate, but he did nothing to stop Baki. Instead, he watched coldly as Hayate was killed.
Once Naruto confirmed that events were unfolding as he remembered from his previous life, and that Orochimaru was still launching the so-called Konoha Crush, he left without a trace of emotion and went to Hokage Rock. Standing atop the Fourth Hokage's head, he stared blankly at the silent village as the cold midnight wind lifted his Hokage Cloak and long hair.
Naruto said softly, "Orochimaru is still doing exactly what I remember from my previous life. Tomorrow, this peaceful village will be swept into another bloodbath. How many children will become orphans like me? How many families will be torn apart? Hah... this world really is a sad place. There's always war and death somewhere."
Dark Naruto spoke from within him. "This world was always full of darkness. Human selfishness makes people ugly. No matter how much the world changes, human nature never will."
"Maybe you're right," Naruto said wistfully. "I've always wanted to change all this, but in the end, I haven't changed anything. Itachi didn't slaughter his entire clan, but he still killed most of the Uchiha Clan and eventually defected. And even though I badly wounded Orochimaru, he still