"Hey, knowingly ask...... It's not so much that I found it out myself, but that you knew this was going to happen, and you were worried that I wouldn't be able to withstand the blow, so the hint was too obvious, right......?"

Facing the person who seems to have completely changed in front of him.,Not only did he come back from the dead.,It's also a close friend with great power.,Nagato's expression is extremely complicated.,But he didn't feel the slightest surprise about this change.。 On the contrary, after a short silence, when the person in front of him approached, he relaxed his tense body, and without resistance, he let the person in front of him stretch out his hands and press them on his bloody legs. While struggling to control his facial muscles, he squeezed out a weak smile that was more ugly than crying, but could see a little surprise and satisfaction, and responded intermittently.

"Long time no see...... We've missed you since that separation, Brother Naruto. ”

Between the words, the Yahiko in front of him, although he looked no different from usual during the short time he got along with this incident, the choice he made to sacrifice himself to protect Nagato and Konan was also 100% in line with Yahiko's own character......

But as Nagato said, Yahiko's hint in this incident was too obvious......

The simplest point is that Yahiko himself has always called Sanshoyu Hanzo by his name from beginning to end. But after Nagato was briefly separated from Yahiko for a while due to Obito's visit, Yahiko, who came to look for Nagato and proposed to leave as soon as possible, subtly became "Hanzo-sama" for the name of Sansho fish Hanzo!

And this seemingly ordinary, but also reasonable change, in the eyes of Nagato, who has been dependent on his best friend since childhood, has completely changed its taste. Using this as a evidence, he vaguely deduced that most of the best friends in front of him were replaced by others.

In other words, Nagato, who seems to have a natural expression, has been more or less wary and wary of "Yahiko" along the way. Until under the arrogant remarks of Sanshoyu Hanzo, it is determined that the person he wants to kill is Yahiko, and there is no possibility that the "Yahiko" who will replace his best friend and accompany him to meet Sanshoyu Hanzo will be in the same group as Sanshoyu Hanzo.

Under this premise, Nagato let down his vigilance a little in the face of the truth that "the enemy of the enemy is a friend", and at the same time, he also noticed that Xiao Nan seemed to be helpless, but in fact he was too calm and calm - for example, with Xiao Nan's feelings for Yahiko, after getting out of danger, he should be desperate to hold Yahiko's corpse in the first time to personally determine the life and death of his best friend. Instead of trying to touch Yahiko's corpse from beginning to end...... Unless Xiao Nan knew from the beginning that the "Yahiko" who fell to the ground was actually not dead at all, Nagato's true identity of "Yahiko" was more or less determined.

After all, who else could be the person who could take Yahiko away with the prophet at such a critical moment and help him avoid the death crisis, except for Naruto and his party, who had only been together for a few days when he was young, but let himself be a group of three and wait with anticrisy to this day?

“…… Hey, is it that obvious......"

After hearing Nagato's response with a hint of joy, "Yahiko" revealed a doting smile that was exactly the same as Nagato's impression after a short silence. Immediately, in the pretended unfortunate teasing, the figure of "Yahiko" changed back into the real body of Naruto wearing a mask under the white mist that rose out of thin air. While helping Nagato's almost crippled legs, and the body that is obviously overdrawn is healing and recovering.

"It's been a long time, Nagato...... I remember, before leaving, I sealed your memories, right? Is it good...... The seal that Mr. Jiraiya helped you break, or did you recall it yourself? ”

Between the words, Nagato's trust and joy with a stranger who met for the first time was enough for Naruto to judge that the memory seal he had placed on the three little ones at the beginning was probably long gone.

It's just that, judging from the performance of the people in front of them, even if this memory is retained, their growth trajectory is ...... with the original plot In other words, it should be roughly consistent with the historical development of this world, and there have been no unexpected changes. So much so that Naruto was annoyed that the memory seal, which should have been tried and tried, could only be lifted by himself, Xiangren or his parents, was lifted in advance......

But when I saw that for myself, it may have only been a few hours, but for the person in front of me, Nagato, who had already experienced more than ten years of time, but was still looking forward to reuniting with him, couldn't help but have mixed feelings in my heart, muttering to myself, doubting that in order to maintain the development of history, the choice to seal the three small memories itself would be against the normal trajectory of history?

After all, just like Naruto hadn't crossed over, he wouldn't have accidentally met Xiao Nan in his childhood, and it would have been impossible to help Nagato and Yahiko, who had a high fever, recover their health, and even with the frog team trio, it is very likely that they would die of disease and starvation before they met Jiraiya. Even if Naruto hadn't saved Yahiko's life, he personally pretended to be Yahiko and watched the development of the situation by tricking his life, and Nagato, who was physically weak, would have been killed by the ninja of Rain Hidden Village, who was lucky enough to save his life......

Although the world Naruto is in now is indeed the Naruto world that he is too familiar with......

But because of his arrival, the development route of this world has long been similar to the original plot in his impression. Even the historical records of this world, due to the fact that they are not recorded by himself, are very likely to have parts that are fabricated out of thin air, or even diametrically opposed contents, so Naruto is not sure at first......

Is it really the right decision to follow the original plot as a guideline for one's own actions?

"Maybe it's because I have the eye of reincarnation, so I'm immune to Naruto's brother's memory seal...... Ah, of course, Xiao Nan and Yahiko's memories were also unsealed by me. ”

Fortunately, at this moment, most of Nagato's attention, who was in a weakened state because of the psychic summoning the Outer Dao Golem, was immersed in the joy of the reunion, and did not notice the slight change in Naruto's eyes. Even out of trust in Naruto, Nagato answered Naruto's question bluntly. fresh

"Then again...... Brother Naruto, that little Nan over there is actually you pretending to be, right? ”

"Well, well, you're your age now, you look older than me, and you call Brother Naruto or something, it sounds weird...... Just call me Naruto, anyway, in terms of seniority, you kid is actually my senior brother. ”

Nagato's answer dispelled Naruto's doubts about whether his sealing skills were feasible and effective. So much so that after secretly breathing a sigh of relief, Naruto responded with a big grin, and under Nagato's gaze, he turned the "Xiao Nan" who stood with a smile, even if he witnessed Nagato's distress, and did not take the initiative to rescue, directly turned into a white mist and dissipated.

"I know what you're worried about...... Rest assured, Yahiko and Xiao Nan are all safe and sound in the little toad's belly. Only you, who are the real 'protagonists' of this incident, and who need to face this change sooner or later, have not been replaced by me. ”

Between the words, under Nagato's inexhaustible and inexhaustible display of trust, Naruto, who has always had revenge and repaid kindness, was naturally happy to be honest with Nagato. Even though it was possible that Nagato's conspiracy incident was misunderstood as his own advice behind his back, Naruto still used that frank and calm tone to tell the truth that only Nagato was kept in the dark from beginning to end.

In the final analysis, the kind-hearted, even the greatest wish in his heart, is only to protect the safety of his two best friends in this troubled world, Nagato, if he continues to live in peace, not to mention that the growth of strength will be restricted, there will also be a risk of being sold, and stupidly helping people count money. So much so that Naruto, in a sense, like Obito, hopes to use the conspiracy planned by Sanshoyu Hanzo and Danzo to help Nagato wash away his childishness and truly grow up.

"Really...... That's good......"

Fortunately, Nagato, who had great trust in Naruto because of the encounter in his childhood, not only did he not blame Naruto for deliberately concealing it after learning the fact that the two best friends were safe and sound, but vaguely decided that if Naruto had not intervened, he would not only be crippled today, but also really lost his best friend, and became more and more grateful to Naruto. Even with the "deception" he suffered, while not caring about it, Nagato, who had already recovered a certain amount of mobility under Naruto's medical ninjutsu, slowly stood up with Naruto's support, and continued pointedly.

"Brother Naruto, send me into the belly of the Toad...... I want to see him one last time before Yahiko leaves. ”

"Are you still called 'brother'? You're not embarrassed......"

Even if he explained in advance, the person in front of him still insisted on bringing the respectful title when he opened his mouth to respond, which made Naruto seem helpless, but in fact, in front of this sincere emotion, he acquiesced in the "brother" relationship on the next gram. Immediately, under the gaze of Nagato, he used psychic techniques to summon the toad that had been hidden in advance to the two of them. After a moment's hesitation, Wen Sheng continued.

"Looks like you've already guessed the purpose of my visit this time?"

"There's no way, it's to blame, and we can only blame Brother Naruto for finding us at the beginning, there was such a 'little bit' error, so we are completely used to this title, and it's too late to change it......"

The best friend survived unharmed and reunited with his former benefactor...... After the satisfaction of this pair of joys completely replaced the previous mad rage, Nagato bent his eyes and smiled, and simply learned from the impression of Naruto, spread his hands, and responded to the ridicule with confidence. Immediately, the smile gradually subsided, and after becoming serious again, although the look in Nagato's eyes was more or less hesitant and reluctant. But still under Naruto's gaze, he nodded slowly.

"Hmm...... Xiao Nan had heard you say that you were looking for us to appear in Yuyin Village. It's just that something went wrong when we met...... Since that day, we have wondered together what it is that you are doing to come to us at the expense of time...... Now it seems that it is just to take Yahiko away, lest Yahiko's stupid boy sooner or later die completely in my hands under the villain's calculations, right? ”

As the words came out, Nagato's mind brought up the figure of the strange man who called himself "Madara Uchiha". Using this as a credential, he recalled the almost threatening warning he had given to Nagato when Obito reappeared. So much so that Nagato knew in his heart......

Even if Naruto this time, he can help Yahiko escape the clutches of death. But as long as Yahiko, who is Nagato's weakness, still lives in this world, the Obito who is trying to push Nagato into the abyss of blackening so that he can use it for his own use will definitely continue to find ways to seek Yahiko's life! Even when the next crisis came, in order to completely cut off the possibility of Nagato turning back, Xiaonan's life was also taken!

The best friend survived unharmed and reunited with his former benefactor...... After the satisfaction of this pair of joys completely replaced the previous mad rage, Nagato bent his eyes and smiled, and simply learned from the impression of Naruto, spread his hands, and responded to the ridicule with confidence. Immediately, the smile gradually subsided, and after becoming serious again, although the look in Nagato's eyes was more or less hesitant and reluctant. But still under Naruto's gaze, he nodded slowly.

"Hmm...... Xiao Nan had heard you say that you were looking for us to appear in Yuyin Village. It's just that something went wrong when we met...... Since that day, we have wondered together what it is that you are doing to come to us at the expense of time...... Now it seems that it is just to take Yahiko away, lest Yahiko's stupid boy sooner or later die completely in my hands under the villain's calculations, right? ”

As the words came out, Nagato's mind brought up the figure of the strange man who called himself "Madara Uchiha". Using this as a credential, he recalled the almost threatening warning he had given to Nagato when Obito reappeared. So much so that Nagato knew in his heart......

The best friend survived unharmed and reunited with his former benefactor......