Power

There was nothing new under the sun.

In the Ninja World, given Natsuki's status, he normally would not concern himself with such trivial matters.

The reason Natsuki had chosen this mission—

Was mainly to teach Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata a few lessons about life.

Seeing the plea in Gō's eyes, Natsuki looked at the three of them.

"How do you think Gantetsu should be dealt with?"

Naruto hesitated and glanced at the children.

"If we escort him to the Land of Trees like this, they'll execute him there. Why not let him go?"

Sasuke snorted.

"He used to be a bandit. Do you think he killed few people? Just kill him."

Hinata knew Natsuki was testing them. She bit her lip lightly.

"We should still deliver him to the Land of Trees according to the mission, but we can plead for leniency on his behalf."

Natsuki shook a finger.

"Today, I'll teach you a principle. Whether anything is right or wrong depends on your position."

"Whether he deserves to die depends on where you stand. If your position is with these orphans, then you should ask the orphans."

Naruto suddenly seemed to understand and ran over to the orphans.

"Do you want Gantetsu dead, or alive?"

The orphans immediately began chattering all at once.

"Gantetsu saved our lives. We want him to live."

Naruto looked at Natsuki eagerly, but Natsuki only chuckled and said to the little children.

"You need to think this through. Even if Gantetsu did not personally kill your parents, he was still an accomplice."

"Even so, do you still want to save him?"

The little children all fell silent. Only Akio, who was slightly older, pleaded.

"Gantetsu had no choice either. He saved all of us. Without him, we would all be dead. He has taken