Naruto 444

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Text: Naruto slowly approaches Nagato!
title: Answer
Bubble: Step

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Nagato: Do you hate me?
Does the sight of me
fuel your thirst for revenge?

Pain: ...and forges the first link in the chains of hate.

Konan: Even if you kill Nagato, the world will remain unchanged.
You'd just be satisfying your own selfishness, nothing more.

Pain: I formed "Akatsuki" to help me break the chain of hate.

While this system remains unchallenged,
hatred, that monstrous hatred, will eventually give rise to a new Pain.

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Nagato: You had no answer. You are powerless.
Your only role now is to sacrifice yourself so that I can forge real peace.

SFX: Pshoo

SFX: Drip

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Nagato: Now that you're so close,
I have absolute control over your body.

Don't worry, I avoided your organs.
I take care of my Jinchuuriki.

SFX: GRUOA

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Nagato: He let it hit...on purpose...

Konan: What's wrong, Nagato?

Naruto: I came here to talk...
but there's one other thing I needed to clear up.

Nagato: Clear up...what?!

Naruto: How I really felt inside.
I really didn't know what I'd do when I finally looked my enemy in the eye...

Nagato: ...And?

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Naruto: I'm still pissed!

I wanna slaughter you so bad...I can't stop shaking!
SFX: Squeeze

SFX: Splurch

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Konan: How?!
At such a short distance Nagato's chakra should've been in complete control!

SFX: Growl

SFX: Whoosh

Jiraiya: I'm glad I made you my pupil!

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SFX: Step/Whoosh

SFX: Shake shake shake

Naruto: The Perverted Hermit believed a day would come when people
would REALLY understand one another.

Back when he said it...it just went in one ear and out the other.
He said finding the way would be my job someday...
And I was just happy because it finally felt like I was really his student.
SFX: Slump

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Naruto: I finally understand what he meant...
It's not nearly that simple.

Nagato: But you won't simply let me go.
Human love is too powerful to forgive a transgression as big as this.

Naruto: Yep...
You're absolutely right.

Nagato: Jiraiya-sensei's dreams were completely detached from reality.
Old-fashioned idealistic nonsense.

I thought you said killing me
would be enough to bring peace to the shinobi universe?

Even if it were only a lie to cover your own selfish desire for revenge,
if that is YOUR version of justice, then so be it.
...But you are no God.

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Nagato: Can you really believe
Jiraiya-sensei's blather with reality staring you directly in the eye?

Naruto: After I learned you were a former student of his,
there was one thing I knew I had to ask you.

Nagato: ...What?

Naruto: How did you guys go from being his students to what you are now?
I don't know a thing about you...

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Naruto: Tell me your story...
and then I'll give you MY answer.

Nagato: ...All right.
I'll tell you all about the pain we've endured.

Konan: Nagato, we don't have time for this! We need to kill him and-
Nagato: Stop, Konan.

I want to know what his answer is.

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Nagato: There were two experiences that shaped me into what I am.

The first was the death of my parents.
Back when the Hidden Rain was the main battlefront for the war between the surrounding countries.

SFX: CRUmBLE

Ninja1: Anything?
Ninja2: Got some rations over here!

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Ninja2: I haven't eaten in four days!
Ninja1: THREE days.
Ninja2: Whatever, let's chow down, I can't take it any more.
Ninja1: Fine, but there might be more here, we'll keep searching afterwards.

Nagadad: It's okay, just stand up slowly and quetly...
SFX: Step

SFX: Step step

Ninja: Mmm-MMM!
SFX: shuffle

SFX: Bump

SFX: CRASH

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SFX: Dash
Ninja: who's there?!

Nagadad: HUOOOAH!

Ninja: It's the enemy!

Nagadad: Run for it, now!

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Nagamom: Hurry, Nagato!

Nagato: Aah!

Nagamom: Nagato...Hurry...

Nagadad: You son of a bitch!

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Nagato: A-Aah...
SFX: Slump...

Ninja: He's...
just a kid?

Oh man...they're not even shinobi!

What do we do?!
Shit...How did this happen.?!
How could we mistake them for the enemy?!

Bubbles: Haa
Haa

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Ninja: W-We didn't think there'd still be civilians in this warzone...
I'm so sorry, son...

Bubbles: Huu
Haa

SFX: Grit
Side: The young Nagato, enveloped in pain!
Nagato: RAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!