Especially on this Shinobi Continent, was a person's destiny really so easy to escape?
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the two brothers, Hagoromo Otsutsuki and his brother, had fought to the death for months because their wills ran counter to one another.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki's two sons, the brothers Asura and Indra, had fought throughout their lives over their differing ideals. Even after death, their chakra continued to reincarnate in an endless cycle, all to prove their beliefs.
Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had been the same. Their wills clashed, and those two men, who understood and respected each other and were closer than brothers despite sharing no blood, had ended their bond in a battle to the death at the Valley of the End.
There were far, far too many such examples, and many more existed in unseen corners of the Shinobi World.
"There's no such thing as fate! As long as you believe, you can do it! I believe there's nothing you can't accomplish if you're willing to try!"
"Toneri, don't you agree? I can feel it. Even though I don't know what you're thinking, even though I really don't understand you that well, I truly can feel that there's no darkness in your heart! As long as you believe, there's no such thing as opposing sides or fate!"
Naruto loudly refuted Otsutsuki Toneri's words. His firm voice rang through the valley, the resolve in it beyond question!
Everyone stared at Naruto in some astonishment. The boy's expression was utterly serious.
He really believed that!
That thought rose in everyone's mind at that moment. This boy really was somewhat different.
"You really are special." Otsutsuki Toneri also looked at Naruto with some surprise before shaking his head with a soft chuckle.
Naruto's words truly were infectious. He, too, had felt that