Chapter 20: Lite 6 (Those guys are arrogant and stupid)

The always black and dark environment in which he lived was collapsing at a fairly rapid pace and there seemed to be no way to stop the decline.

Although there was no color before you could see a trace of life, something contradictory, but not incomprehensible considering that it was the place where a consciousness lived.

However, now several cracks in what could be understood as "space" were visible, a testament to the little time left to this place.

When Kokoe entered this place again she noticed it immediately, what this guy said was true, his time was running out very quickly.

She asked Inoichi to stand aside and let her speak for herself.

— I see you decided to come.

— …That's right. There are things I want to ask you. (Kokoe)

— You look pretty calm. I didn't hope so.

— It's not that I'm calm, I just think I should worry more about what I should do for him from now on. (Kokoe)

— …Worthy of admiration. So, what do you want to know?

— I want to know, why did my son do what he did? (Kokoe)

— What do you mean?

— I don't know much, but for Hokage-sama and Tsunade-sama to be involved with him it's because something important had to have happened. (Kokoe)

— That's right.

— Why did my son do that? I don't understand. (Kokoe)

— The details of what happened can be told to you when you return. But the short answer would be to protect you.

— Me? What do you mean? I am only a civilian, even during the war, I never left the village and remained safe… The fox attack? (Kokoe)

Kokoe wasn't silly, in fact, nor did she have to be very smart to come to that conclusion.

— That's right, though that's just one of the many dangers in this world.

— But even if he wanted to protect me, there was no need for him to get involved with people of such power. It's too dangerous! (Kokoe)

— That's right.

— Besides, if he's capable of doing so much, couldn't he just forget about everything else and just protect me? Why try so hard? (Kokoe)

— That's a silly question, and you seem to be wrong about something very important.

— ¿? (Kokoe)

— He is indeed my reincarnation, and I think that by the memories you saw you understand that I come from another place that is not the shinobi world, but that is not me, do not treat the little one as someone external, that is a mistake that he, of his own free will, swore not to make.

The memories were not so detailed because, although it is true that thanks to the laws of this world he was granted the ability to project his extraordinary mental powers, he did not possess any kind of training or control to use that power well. That was why the images focused on Lite itself rather than the world around it, but for anyone who saw it and made some basic deductions, they would realize that everything was different than what they know.

— …

— Let me tell you something, in my old world there were a lot of stories that told the adventures of people who traveled to distant places and made their dreams come true there. However, those people were filled with pride, thinking they were special, arrogant, and believing they could do with the world what they wanted if they tried hard enough. However, most only hid their true intentions under a cloak of justice. They came to places where people were oppressed, slavery was common and many more things, and they took advantage of those circumstances to do what they saw fit with the excuse that they cannot change the current system of those places, but they can come to positions as important as kings or rulers. A bunch of hypocrites.

— And what does that have to do with it? (Kokoe)

— That the little boy is not stupid. I was honestly prepared to intervene if my memories began to negatively affect his decision making. However, it was not necessary at all. Although at first, he thought he was me, over time some inconsistencies made him realize that it was not so, since no matter how well I tried to isolate him, it is true that memories are things that are intertwined with each other, and that sealing much of my traumas was, at some point, affecting memories that had nothing to do with it, reflecting that in different symptoms such as not remembering well some things from my memories that definitely had to be there.

— I ask again, what does that have to do with it? I don't understand where you're going. (Kokoe)

— You don't seem to understand. The little one is not someone alien to this world and is also quite intelligent due to the basic knowledge and experiences that it provides him, he also possesses a great capacity for memory and information analysis. True, if he wanted to, he could quietly have built a peaceful place just for you, him, and the close people he will meet in the future. However, believing that he will get the power to do that just for a few memories is totally stupid, and as I said a moment ago, totally arrogant.

— Why? Everyone can see that you are, or were, someone powerful. I'm sure with your support, he could have accomplished that easily. Why did my son...

— Again, because he's not stupid. You see, in this or any other world there is something called talent, and sometimes that wall is too absurd. We know things about this world, and we know the kind of dangers it will face. Achieving that level is simply… difficult, yes, just that, difficult, very very difficult. But we believe this world will survive, only maybe we won't. And even if we do, then what? If another war comes then we run the risk, again, of losing everything.

— …

— As long as this world is as it is, we will never be totally safe. If we want peace, all we can do is change the world. Now we live in an era of conflict, no matter what we do, even if we kill all our enemies, more will always come out. The only thing we can do to truly end it all is to change the era to one where guys who seek to harm don't have a chance to be born.

— … Does that world really exist? (Kokoe)

— That is partially how my world was before the catastrophe, and how we strive to make it after it.

— My son…

— The little one is someone who does not know if he has the talent, time, resources, skill, luck, and many more things to achieve his mission. So he decided to use everything at his disposal to do what he wants to do. He's not like the guys I told you about, he won't let himself be polluted by the world and just accept everything, no matter what. Or that is how it was supposed to be...

Originally Lite was someone "destined" to achieve something, whether it was enough or not is different, but now it was no longer known if it would remain so. Atrocious memories roiled his mind uncontrollably, threatening to break his spirit.

— Now you have your answer.

— I see, my child... (Kokoe)

— Do not doubt that he is your son and that everything he did was to protect you, because you were the first one to love him unconditionally. Although he initially believed he was me, as soon as he was born he made plans that involved the stability of the entire ninja world just so you'd be safe.

— *Sigh* I just wanted a normal life, with a husband who loved me, with parents who supported me, and a son to whom I give everything I have. The world took away my man while my parents denied him. I still don't forgive them, but I understood that while they were full of "Uchiha pride," we were just civilians and that wasn't so relevant to us.

As they talked, Kokoe always kept her gaze on the floor, but for the other person, it was easy to read, and from the beginning, she had no doubt of her decision, obviously even with fear, but still it was already made. This whole conversation was because she wanted to know more about her son, just that, for fear that these answers would not be answered until it was too late.

Truth be told, a lie might sound better, but before repentance consumes you, it's better to face it.

— Tell me, if I had asked you this normally, would you have answered me? (Kokoe)

— …I don't know, that's why I decided to play along.

— I see. (Kokoe)

— So, what are you gonna do?

— What do you think I'm gonna do? Of course, if my son wants to save this world, then I will save his heart, if he is wounded, I will heal him. I'm his mother after all. (Kokoe)

— I see... It seems that no matter the world, I will always be saved by this being eh…

The latter part was said like a whisper, not wanting to be heard. (Che, tsundere)

— Hey, Inoichi! Bring the others here.

Again being ordained as a servant, Inoichi was not happy at all, yet there was nothing he could do. After all, he had to show the recent conversation to Tsunade-sama and Minato.

— What will happen to you? (Kokoe)

— I don't have much time left, I just want to talk to them a little bit more.

— Will you disappear? (Kokoe)

— I am already dead, it is not up to me to influence this world to which I do not even belong.

Immediately after, Kokoe and Inoichi's consciences returned to their bodies. Without waiting any longer, Inoichi's memories of the conversation were shown to Tsunade and Minato.

— *Sigh* I don't know if I'm happy or depressed. That a child has played with me as he pleases leaves a bad taste in my mouth, to know his motivations helps a little, though. (Tsunade)

— I still don't know if it's ok to trust him fully, could it be a trap to seize his body without problems and manipulate us without realizing it? In addition to that, although we confine that they are not visions, predictions, nor comes from the future, we still do not know where that knowledge comes from. (Minato)

— That's a problem too. *Sigh* What do you think, Inoichi? (Tsunade)

With a thoughtful expression, Inoichi analyzed everything he experienced so far and came to a conclusion.

— I don't think it's like Hoka- like Minato thinks. (Inoichi)

— Oh? Can you explain your reasons? (Tsunade)

— First, the memories he showed us were vague of the world around, focusing on him, but from what I observed, in his previous world there were no ninja techniques, most people were civilians. Of course, he could modify them to show only what he wanted, but again, his memories were vague, but they still had a lot of coherence, and it's hard for me to think that someone could put something so perfect together. (Inoichi)

— Could he have worked on that from the moment he came into this world? (Minato)

— Even to my father, he's our clan's best living expert, it would take him years to put something like that together, we're talking about a whole new world after all. And here comes the other point. Even though he could fake it, and he's stronger than me. I am, after all, a genius in the mental arts, and detecting someone's degree of familiarity with their powers is something I am more than qualified to do. (Inoichi)

— Really? That guy has an old man's face. (Tsunade)

— This is called self-confidence, if I am not even able to trust my judgment then my value as a ninja will immediately disappear. (Inoichi)

— …We'll work with that assumption for the time being, after all, it's something we can check slowly over time. (Minato)

— It seems Good to me. (Tsunade)

While they were talking, on the other hand, there was Kokoe, who felt that a great weight had taken her off, and Kushina, who was happy to know that the little one was someone to admire and thinking of the possibility of asking for his help when this is over so that they can formulate a plan and be able to see her precious Naruto.

Lite was still wounded, both physically and mentally, but everyone was prepared to support him in whatever he needed.

— Well, then let's go back to that guy. He says he doesn't have much time left, and it's been a few hours since Inoichi disappeared from the village. (Tsunade)

— Hasn't it been since you disappeared him? (Kushina)

— Your dear husband was the one who gave the idea. (Tsunade)

— Well, let's go. (Minato)

This time, with everyone ready, they entered Lite's mind once again. Now they decided that it would be Minato who would take the role of a representative to have an orderly conversation.

— Well, we're already here, and I see you're not in the best of conditions. (Minato)

— As you can see.

— So, let's not waste any more time, what did you want to talk about?

— Ha-ha. What a rush, but well, let me ask you something, do you know what the timelines are?

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I feel it's been a long time.

I had exams last week and this one and my laptop is having problems, I have to buy a new one so I have to work more. I could not do some things due to that and my scores are a little low.

Not a good week for me.

Well, again, please give me stones and support me. It makes me happy and improves my mood.

Thanks.