After hearing Shisui's account, Naruto glanced at Jiraiya, who was leading the children through their exercises nearby, and was left speechless.
"Did the Will of Fire really mean so little to Jiraiya...?"
At Naruto's words, Shisui's eyes immediately lit up.
"Of course! Compared to red thought, that so-called Will of Fire isn't worth a damn!"
"Itachi told me that anyone in the Shinobi World who truly yearns for peace would bow before the principles of red thought and join us after reading them!"
Naruto silently nodded in agreement.
Red thought had weathered plenty of trials, after all! It was only natural that it wielded such power.
Listening to their conversation, Kisame grew quite interested in this so-called red thought.
"Mei Zheren, could I take a look at that red thought?"
Kisame knew that since Mei Zheren had brought him here, he surely wanted him to encounter this so-called red thought!
But... Kisame considered his convictions as strong as steel. No ideology could change his mind.
Since he had promised to build a better world with Madara, he would not go back on his word!
Naruto was delighted to hear Kisame's request.
Now that Kisame was curious about red thought, he was practically in the bag!
"Of course! Come with me!"
Before Naruto could answer, Shisui agreed and led Kisame toward the library.
With Kisame gone, Naruto stopped maintaining his transformation and returned to his original appearance!
Back in his original form, Naruto walked over to Jiraiya.
As soon as he arrived, Naruto heard Jiraiya shouting, "Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony! Uphold freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law! Uphold patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendship..."
"You really do come from a ninja background! You've memorized it so well in just a few days!"
Listening to this declaration of the core