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Naruto raced through the forest, after convincing Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka to let him go alone, until he came upon a giant tree made of sheets of paper. Tearing open a hole he stepped inside and came face to face with Konan and Nagato.

"Stand back Konan..." Ordered Nagato

"Nagato…" Konan looked at her friend with worry before doing as asked.

Naruto, having once more entered sage more, spoke to Nagato. "Are you the real one!"

"So peace has arrived, eh?" Mocked Nagato.

The two stared at each other in silence and while they did naruto remembered all who died fighting Pein.

"Do you hate me?" Spoke Nagato, breaking the silence "Now that you see me before you. you want your revenge, don't you?" Naruto stayed quiet as the Deva paths words came back to him 'it becomes a chain of hatred'

"If you kill Nagato and get your revenge, that won't change anything. It'll only make you feel better" Konan said, hoping to save her friend

"I…created Akatsuki in order to break that chain of hatred." Nagato spoke.

Still naruto said nothing as the words his father spoke came to mind. 'As long as this ninja system exists, the hatred will create another creature like pain' Naruto's fists shook with anger as Nagato spoke again.

"There's nothing you can do. You couldn't even give me an answer. Your role is to be the sacrifice that allows me to bring peace to the world. That is the right answer." Without warning one of the chakra spikes shot out of the strange device Nagato was strapped to and flew towards Naruto, who didn't even try to avoid it.

He was forced back a few inches and blood dripped to the floor. "This close, I can easily control you with my chakra. Don't worry it's not a fatal wound. As the host, you're very important to me, after all." Thinking he had won, Nagato was shocked when Naruto looked at him after combining sage mode with his first stage fox mode, this caused his pupils to change to a cross. One line going down the other across.

In the back of his him Nagato could see and feel the Kyuubi.

"That was…on purpose…?" Nagato stated.

"What is it, Nagato?" asked a worried Konan.

"I…came here to talk to you..." Naruto finally said. "…but there was something else I wanted to find out, too." Naruto said.

"Something…you wanted to find out?" Nagato asked.

"I wanted to see how I would feel…" Naruto's face remained down cast, hiding his eyes from view. "I didn't know how I would feel…if I really saw you right in front of me…"

"And…?" Asked Nagato, a slight smile on his face.

Naruto looked back up at the crippled man, hate obvious in his eyes "And I can't forgive you…! I want to kill you so much…I'm trembling…!" He tore the chakra spike out of his body. This shocked both Konan and Nagato

"What…! He's able to resist Nagato's chakra even this close…!" Konan exclaimed.

Naruto growled and launched himself at Nagato, Jiraiya's words ringing in his head 'I'm glad you're my apprentice!'

Konan moved to intercept Naruto when he suddenly stopped.

"That pervy sage said the day would come when people truly understand each other." Naruto said.

Nagato was silent

"When he told me that…I wasn't even really listening to him…" Naruto's fist dropped to his side "He said he wanted me to find the answer…but I was just glad to have his approval. Now…I finally know what he really meant. It's not that easy…" Naruto continued.

"But that doesn't change the fact that you can't forgive me. Love and forgiveness can't be bought with pretty words" Nagato stated

"Yeah…you're right" Naruto said.

"It's too late for Jiraiya's idealism now. That's just not realistic!" Shouted Nagato. "You said you would defeat me and bring peace to the world, didn't you?"

Once more Naruto was quiet.

"Even if that's just an excuse for you to selfishly have your revenge, is thats your justice, that's fine…you're not god" Nagato's Rinnegan bore into Naruto's normal blue eyes "Can you really believe Jiraiya's nonsense after seeing the reality?"

"…When I found out you'd been his apprentice…there was something I really wanted to ask you…" Naruto said.

"What?" Nagato asked.

"If you were his apprentice, how did you turn out like this…? I don't know anything about you…" Once more Naruto left both Akatsuki members shocked "I want to hear your story…Before I give you my answer"

"All right…I'll show you our pain." Nagato said.

Konan turned to Nagato "Nagato, that's just a waste of time! Just hurry up and-" Konan started.

"Wait, Konan…I want to hear his answer" Nagato said.

"Naruto!" Another voice called.

Naruto looked to his right and saw Sasuke running up to him, his Kyubi/Sage mode eyes glazed in anger. "Sasuke! You stuborn bastard I told you to stay in the village!" Naruto yelled.

"And he's going to wish he had..." Another voice said.

Nagato recognized the voice automaticly. "Kisame? What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Madara sent me here incase the other brat tries to interupt..." Kisame said resting his sword on his shoulder and grinned revealing his sharp teeth.

Description
Naruto raced through the forest, after convincing Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka to let him go alone, until he came upon a giant tree made of sheets of paper. Tearing open a hole he stepped inside and came face to face with Konan and Nagato.

"Stand back Konan..." Ordered Nagato

"Nagato…" Konan looked at her friend with worry before doing as asked.

Naruto, having once more entered sage more, spoke to Nagato. "Are you the real one!"

"So peace has arrived, eh?" Mocked Nagato.

The two stared at each other in silence and while they did naruto remembered all who died fighting Pein.

"Do you hate me?" Spoke Nagato, breaking the silence "Now that you see me before you. you want your revenge, don't you?" Naruto stayed quiet as the Deva paths words came back to him 'it becomes a chain of hatred'

"If you kill Nagato and get your revenge, that won't change anything. It'll only make you feel better" Konan said, hoping to save her friend

"I…created Akatsuki in order to break that chain of hatred." Nagato spoke.

Still naruto said nothing as the words his father spoke came to mind. 'As long as this ninja system exists, the hatred will create another creature like pain' Naruto's fists shook with anger as Nagato spoke again.

"There's nothing you can do. You couldn't even give me an answer. Your role is to be the sacrifice that allows me to bring peace to the world. That is the right answer." Without warning one of the chakra spikes shot out of the strange device Nagato was strapped to and flew towards Naruto, who didn't even try to avoid it.

He was forced back a few inches and blood dripped to the floor. "This close, I can easily control you with my chakra. Don't worry it's not a fatal wound. As the host, you're very important to me, after all." Thinking he had won, Nagato was shocked when Naruto looked at him after combining sage mode with his first stage fox mode, this caused his pupils to change to a cross. One line going down the other across.

In the back of his him Nagato could see and feel the Kyuubi.

"That was…on purpose…?" Nagato stated.

"What is it, Nagato?" asked a worried Konan.

"I…came here to talk to you..." Naruto finally said. "…but there was something else I wanted to find out, too." Naruto said.

"Something…you wanted to find out?" Nagato asked.

"I wanted to see how I would feel…" Naruto's face remained down cast, hiding his eyes from view. "I didn't know how I would feel…if I really saw you right in front of me…"

"And…?" Asked Nagato, a slight smile on his face.

Naruto looked back up at the crippled man, hate obvious in his eyes "And I can't forgive you…! I want to kill you so much…I'm trembling…!" He tore the chakra spike out of his body. This shocked both Konan and Nagato

"What…! He's able to resist Nagato's chakra even this close…!" Konan exclaimed.

Naruto growled and launched himself at Nagato, Jiraiya's words ringing in his head 'I'm glad you're my apprentice!'

Konan moved to intercept Naruto when he suddenly stopped.

"That pervy sage said the day would come when people truly understand each other." Naruto said.

Nagato was silent

"When he told me that…I wasn't even really listening to him…" Naruto's fist dropped to his side "He said he wanted me to find the answer…but I was just glad to have his approval. Now…I finally know what he really meant. It's not that easy…" Naruto continued.

"But that doesn't change the fact that you can't forgive me. Love and forgiveness can't be bought with pretty words" Nagato stated

"Yeah…you're right" Naruto said.

"It's too late for Jiraiya's idealism now. That's just not realistic!" Shouted Nagato. "You said you would defeat me and bring peace to the world, didn't you?"

Once more Naruto was quiet.

"Even if that's just an excuse for you to selfishly have your revenge, is thats your justice, that's fine…you're not god" Nagato's Rinnegan bore into Naruto's normal blue eyes "Can you really believe Jiraiya's nonsense after seeing the reality?"

"…When I found out you'd been his apprentice…there was something I really wanted to ask you…" Naruto said.

"What?" Nagato asked.

"If you were his apprentice, how did you turn out like this…? I don't know anything about you…" Once more Naruto left both Akatsuki members shocked "I want to hear your story…Before I give you my answer"

"All right…I'll show you our pain." Nagato said.

Konan turned to Nagato "Nagato, that's just a waste of time! Just hurry up and-" Konan started.

"Wait, Konan…I want to hear his answer" Nagato said.

"Naruto!" Another voice called.

Naruto looked to his right and saw Sasuke running up to him, his Kyubi/Sage mode eyes glazed in anger. "Sasuke! You stuborn bastard I told you to stay in the village!" Naruto yelled.

"And he's going to wish he had..." Another voice said.

Nagato recognized the voice automaticly. "Kisame? What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Madara sent me here incase the other brat tries to interupt..." Kisame said resting his sword on his shoulder and grinned revealing his sharp teeth.