Hashirama: So good...
Madara: ...
Hashirama: Isn't it? Such a peaceful world, everyone can walk together with the person they love.
Madara: ...
Hashirama: Madara, why are you silent?
Madara: Are you mocking me?
Hashirama: No, I'm sincere.
Madara: Heh...
Madara: This... is not the world I want.
...
Waking up in the morning to the sound of war from inside the tent, Naruto opened his eyes. He was clearly only sixteen years old, but his face was worn. The flash of alertness disappeared, turning into a deep helplessness hidden on his face.
Beside him, Hinata woke up from his arms, subconsciously holding the man next to her in her arms.
The helplessness in Naruto's eyes faded, turning into a gentle smile, he gently lifted his wife's hair, his tone unspeakably gentle: "Did you have a nightmare?"
"No...". Hinata shook her head in his arms, "I'm just suddenly so scared, scared that you... will also want to leave me."
"Absolutely not, I swear." Naruto replied seriously.
Hinata raised her head, her face full of sadness: "Don't say such things, please, don't say such things..."
Naruto was silent, then nodded solemnly.
Right, these kinds of words shouldn't be said.
In this world shrouded in war and death, no one can say that they will not die.
Not even Naruto.
Getting up in the morning and walking out of the tent, he didn't wash up, because water was a precious resource. Washing up had disappeared hundreds of years ago. It was good enough to wipe your cheeks with clean grass in the morning.
Breakfast was wild vegetable soup. The food supply of the entire planet had been almost used up because of the war. They, who were fighting all over the place, didn't have the chance to eat anything fancy. Wild vegetable soup was pretty good.
Lunch would be mixed vegetable cakes, and for dinner... let's diet.
Who could expect to eat two meals a day?
Walking out of the tent, the first person he saw was Naruto's best friend, Sasuke.
Sasuke had a long scar on his face that almost crossed his entire face, and Sakura was with him.
As if seeing Naruto, a faint smile appeared on Sasuke's cold face: "Good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?"
"Is there even good news now?" Naruto pulled Hinata closer, his tone self-deprecating. "Let's hear the bad news first."
"The bad news is that Land of Fire is preparing to seek peace.
The Daimyo can't hold on any longer. The feudal system from hundreds of years ago is about to end." Sasuke handed the documents in his hand to Sakura, his tone calm.
This world has always been a feudal system, it has been like this since the birth of mankind. Humans are used to this form of government... but there are always people who want to overthrow it.
The war started hundreds of years ago, and those who wanted to overthrow the feudal system could never be completely killed off. Apart from the capitals of the Five Great Nations, there was almost no safe place, and their Land of Fire Konoha Special Guard team was the army under the Daimyo, responsible for driving away rebels.
In today's era of technological development, the cost of each battle is much higher than it used to be. Even a simple collision can destroy a small country in minutes. This kind of war has been going on for hundreds of years...
Where is there even a safe place?
"I guess that is bad news." Naruto gave a bitter smile and sighed. "Then what's the good news?"
"The good news is... not only the Land of Fire, but the Daimyos of other countries can't hold on anymore either." Sasuke raised the corner of his mouth. "They are preparing to cede territory and pay reparations, dividing the world in half, one side ruled by them, and the other side ruled by the rebels."
"Oh?" Naruto also smiled. "Those stubborn guys are actually preparing to end the war."
"There's no choice. Although they can continue fighting, if they keep fighting, humanity will be gone." Sasuke shrugged.
That's right, the world's human population is now less than fifty million.
Yes, the entire world, less than fifty million people.
Thinking about the formerly billions of people, and now only less than fifty million left, should we call it ironic... or interesting...
Naruto smiled helplessly and looked up at the sky.
The dust and smoke of war enveloped the entire sky. The once blue sky had disappeared, and even the sun had gone from unbearable to look at to invisible. Only a black void remained in the starry sky, and the churning clouds seemed like the darkness before the end of humanity.
Thinking about it, Sasuke suddenly lowered his head: "Actually... there's one more piece of bad news."
"What else is there? Tell me, I can take it." Naruto lowered his head, rubbing his hair in annoyance.
Sasuke silently looked at Naruto, and finally hesitated, his gaze falling on Hinata.
Naruto froze, and Hinata also pursed her lips, tightly grabbing Naruto's clothes in her hands.
Naruto lowered his hand, his voice tinged with sadness: "The Hyuga clan?"
"Yes." Sasuke nodded,
"Hyuga Hiashi has already sent warnings for the fifth time, telling Hinata to quickly return to Konoha. He said... Hinata's fiancé is in the Hyuga clan."
"Fiancé... ha." Naruto sighed, his eyes complex. "Sasuke, if I betray right now, will you come with me?"
"Yes." Sasuke nodded without hesitation, his eyes extremely sincere. "If it weren't for you, I would have died at Orochimaru's hands. I decided a long time ago that my life can only be taken by you."
Naruto opened his mouth, but in the end couldn't say anything.
Hinata stepped forward, gently pulling on Naruto's sleeve, looking at him with firm eyes: "I won't go back, and I won't marry anyone else."
Sakura in front also stepped forward, grabbing Sasuke's right hand: "If you die, I'll go with you."
Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a look, and simultaneously smiled.
"I won't let you die." Naruto said to Sasuke, then turned to look at Hinata, "I won't let you marry someone else either. Your husband can only be me."
"Okay." Hinata nodded gently, a flush flashing across her face.
"Are you really preparing to betray Konoha?" Sasuke was a little curious. "I don't mean anything else, but your parents..."
Naruto's father Minato is Konoha's current ruler, or rather, a very obedient talent of the Daimyo, and Naruto's mother Kushina is a relative of the Daimyo, her aunt is the wife of the previous Daimyo.
Of course, Minato and Kushina both love Naruto very much.
"Betray... do I need to do such a thing?" Naruto took a deep breath. "If I have no other option, I can only say sorry to Mom and Dad."
Hinata subconsciously grabbed Naruto's hand.
Naruto smiled gently: "Don't worry, Hinata, even if I betray, I won't let you suffer."
Hinata shook her head: "Even if it's the end of the world, we can't be separated. I'm not even afraid of the end of the world, what else am I afraid of?"
"I'm just...". Her eyes were somewhat dim. "I just don't want you to fall out with Mom and Dad because of me."
Sasuke and Sakura exchanged a glance, then simultaneously put away the data in their hands and turned to leave.
"End of the world...". Naruto laughed. "Hinata, you have to believe me, even if the next second is the end of the world, as long as the next second hasn't arrived yet, a miracle might happen."
Is the end of the world more scary than leaving you?
Hinata smiled brightly.
No, there is nothing scarier than leaving you.
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