Liuyu watched him for a long time, then smiled softly.
"Naive idealism. But... I don't dislike it."
He walked up to Naruto, took a small crystal fragment from inside his clothes, and handed it to him.
"This is a replica of a Hōgyoku Fragment. It has no power, but it can record information.
It contains a memory I extracted from the Uchiha Stone Tablet, ancient ruins, and Black Zetsu's spores-a memory of the world before Kaguya arrived.
Take a look. See what this world was like before chakra appeared.
Then think again about whether the path we're taking now is really the right one."
Naruto took the crystal. It felt slightly cool in his hand and gave off a faint blue glow.
"Lilynette will take you back in an hour." Liuyu turned to leave, then paused at the doorway. "By the way, there's something you should know.
Your father, Namikaze Minato, will be visiting the Pure Soul Court this afternoon. If you're interested, you can watch through this."
He tossed over another small crystal, then disappeared through the doorway.
Naruto clutched the two crystals and stood there without moving for a long time.
"My idiot student." Lilynette came over and patted his shoulder. "Scared you, did he?"
"...A little," Naruto admitted honestly.
"That's normal. When I first learned all this, I couldn't sleep for three days."
That was a lie.
To her, this was an entirely different world. Seeing all this back then had only made her more excited.
Lilynette shrugged. "But later, I figured it out-knowing the truth is always better than being kept in the dark.
At least now, you can choose for yourself what to believe and what not to believe."
"Teacher Lilynette, do you believe in His Majesty Liuyu?" Naruto asked.
Lilynette thought for a moment,