That night.
Although Naruto didn’t engage in any additional training, he reflected on the two recent battles. Particularly after facing off against Kakashi, Naruto gained a deeper understanding of his life-and-death struggle with Mizuki a few days prior. He realized his severe lack of combat experience and technique. Simply put, if Naruto were to fight his earlier self under equal conditions, the current Naruto would have a decisive advantage. This clearly showed the difference experience and technique make.
Of course, in the fight with Mizuki, Mizuki’s sudden surge in power had caught Naruto off guard. In the original story, Mizuki didn’t gain such a sudden increase in strength. Naruto had overwhelmed Mizuki using the Shadow Clone Jutsu in sheer numbers. In this life, Naruto couldn’t even find the chance to perform hand seals to cast ninjutsu against Mizuki. This proved that Naruto’s hand seal speed and chakra control needed improvement and highlighted the overwhelming gap in combat experience and technique.
Ninjas aren’t samurai.
They don’t emphasize direct confrontation (even though in Naruto, direct confrontations happen often).
In battle.
Moments can change everything.
Even the slightest opening.
It can lead to the worst outcome—death!
For ninjas.
Survival is everything.
The result is more important than the process.
Regardless of the methods or means.
This is the awareness a ninja must have.
In today’s special survival exercise, Kakashi repeatedly emphasized this point.
The phrase “To get the bells, you must have the resolve to kill me.”
Is the best direct evidence.
In the fight against Kakashi.
Naruto recognized this even more deeply.
His life-and-death struggle with Mizuki had given him a more authentic sense of battle.
Judgment, perception, understanding of one’s own position, and clarification of the combat objective are essential for a competent and even outstanding ninja.
The perfect and most fierce battle.
Often hinges on a split-second decision.
Only ninjas who can make such decisions are truly exceptional.
They must be decisive in moments.
And also have steadfast resolve and patience.
In the fight against Mizuki.
Naruto relied on his determination to fight to the death.
In the bell-grabbing battle against Kakashi.
Naruto used his clear objectives and strategic lures.
These are all parts of combat awareness.
Conversely.
These two battles could turn into valuable combat experience.
Making Naruto more adept in future battles.
Knowing the enemy and oneself.
Those who cannot see their own position often don’t survive long in the story.
Having another chance at life.
Naruto naturally wants to live to the end and be the sole protagonist in this world.
This world is flawed!
And with flaws!
They need to be corrected.
Naruto has the confidence and ambition to do so.
You might call it arrogance.
But without a doubt, this is Naruto’s deepest goal from within!
To change this world.
He needs corresponding power.
Which is more important, fists or reason?
Naruto believes that without strength, one’s reasoning can’t prevail. Conversely, having strength without reason is merely brute force. Naruto doesn’t want to be the former nor the latter. He wants to be someone who has the strength to uphold his reasoning!
Just like the First Hokage who founded Konoha.
Did Hashirama Senju truly bring peace to the other four great ninja villages through his sincerity?
No!
From Naruto’s perspective, it was simply because the First Hokage was powerful enough to make the other four villages wary, combined with necessary benefits (such as the distribution of tailed beasts), that temporary peace was achieved.
Both are indispensable.
Without strength, humans will fight for their interests, even at the risk of death.
Without interests, humans will fight to satisfy their endless greed, regardless of the cost.
Therefore, the Shinobi World War erupted after the battle at the Valley of the End, when the news of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s deaths spread. They fought for land, resources, tailed beasts, and dominance!
Naruto once believed the path taken by the First Hokage in founding Konoha was correct, but the latter part was wrong.
Now, Naruto wants to correct that wrong path.
Does this sound familiar?
Indeed, it aligns with Madara Uchiha’s view—Hashirama was naive and foolish!
But Naruto will adopt a more pragmatic approach.
Not like Madara’s naive and manipulated path.
To achieve this goal.
Naruto needs greater power.
Not just to face the current enemies.
But also to consider Madara Uchiha, who waits in the afterlife for resurrection.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who awaits the unsealing.
And potentially other Ōtsutsuki members.
As well as!
The one who seems to be the greatest aid to peace but could also become Naruto’s greatest enemy—Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths.
The old man silently watches the ninja world from the void.
Naruto has never ignored his existence.
Especially since he possesses Asura’s chakra, making him, in a sense, Asura’s reincarnation. Naruto is extremely wary of this “father.” Who knows if he will notice Naruto’s different views and decide to eliminate him to correct history?
Of course, these thoughts are somewhat unfounded.
Whether the deceased Sage of Six Paths can read human minds is uncertain. Even if he can, he might not see Naruto’s views as wrong!
From the original story.
The Sage of Six Paths appears more like an observer whose primary goal is to prevent his mother’s resurrection. The rest seems to be left for humans in the ninja world to handle.
All these.
Are Naruto’s reasons for pushing himself to grow stronger quickly?
Because without strength.
There’s uncertainty.
But with absolute strength, is there any need to be cautious?
Once again.
Whose reason is the greatest?
The reason spoken by the strong is the greatest!
After officially becoming a ninja.
This night of reflection.
Helped Naruto further clarify his future path.
And the necessary training plans for the current period.
Fully utilizing his foresight of the storyline.
To expedite his growth.
In the future.
He truly control his destiny.
To realize his deepest ambitions!
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