Why not admit it in Chapter 303?
The deafening sound echoed through the forest, startling the birds into flapping their wings and flying away.
Realizing he had acted too impulsively, Yahiko forced himself to calm down and felt a little regretful about what he had said to Haruko Hayama.
Suddenly, he heard a soft laugh.
Yahiko looked up and saw that the girl's usually gentle and beautiful face was now full of sorrow and mockery, as if she had heard something utterly absurd.
For some reason, Yahiko didn't dare to look at her like this.
"I don't understand?" Haruko Hayama repeated softly.
Immediately, she spoke out in uncontrollable rage.
“I experienced World War II and World War III, and according to you, we are about to face World War IV.”
"True peace? I have never seen it."
"In this world, people are constantly dying and people are constantly being born, but in order to have fewer people die and more people born, I want to create a world where everyone is happy!"
"And what led me down this path were all the bonds I cherish, including those who were buried under the rubble! Including you who are standing in front of me now and saying I don't understand!"
Haruko, her eyes brimming with angry tears, lashed out at the orange-haired youth whose original aspirations had been eroded.
Every word and phrase is a question posed to fate.
"I have seen more death than any of you! I have experienced more pain than any of you! Yet you say I don't understand true peace!"
His resounding words were tinged with doubts about the bumpy road ahead.
No one truly understands the pain she has endured, but no one fails to genuinely feel the pain from her words.
Haruko calmed herself down in the morning and reached out to wipe away the tears in her resolute eyes.
But perseverance born of despair only intensifies the unbearable pain.
She looked up, her tone revealing an endless weariness after venting her anger.
"My friend, my teacher, and now the Hokage I admire, taught me a lesson: strength combined with peace may lead to true happiness."
As if he had finally found a point to persuade him, Yahiko couldn't wait to admit it.
"Isn't this what we've been adhering to?"
“No.” Haruko Hayama denied him without hesitation.
He then declared sternly, "Your strength is built on evil, your resolve is paved with blood, and the peace you yearn for is a delusion fueled by countless wars!"
The resounding rebuke left Yahiko speechless.
Regardless of whether their goal of peace is right or wrong, the wars and sacrifices they have caused are a fact.
"Yahiko."
Haruko looked at Payne, who hadn't moved at all, in the morning.
"Nagato, and Konan, you two really disappoint me."
Yahiko, who remained silent, Nagato, who shared his vision with Pain, and Konan, who rushed to the forest, were all taken aback when they heard her words filled with disappointment.
She was given the title of "disappointment" by her older sister, whom she had admired since childhood and whom she felt guilty about throughout her life.
For them, this was a tragedy second only to the death of their sister.
This makes them reflect on whether the methods they have been adhering to all along are really wrong.
"Moshi moshi~"
The deathly silence was broken by a sudden, playful voice.
Everyone looked up at the city wall where the sound was coming from.
A man dressed in a black robe and wearing an orange-red swirling mask sat leisurely on it.
He propped himself up on one leg with his hand, while the other leg dangled in the air, looking down at them from his superior position, who were like ants below.
A lively voice came from under the mask again: "The Nine-Tails has appeared! What are you all standing here for?"
Unexpectedly, he was seen by the organization. As he spoke, Yahiko and Pain, who was being controlled by Nagato, quickly walked in front of Haruko and blocked her with their bodies.
Xiao Nan also emerged from the forest, stepping out of the shadows to reveal her cold and beautiful face, her unfriendly gaze sweeping towards the people on the city wall.
Apart from the three of them, none of them in Xiaoli are kind people. Just in case, we can't let Qingzi encounter any danger.
"I understand, you can leave now," Xiao Nan replied coldly.
Judging from their demeanor, they were clearly urging him to leave, which made Afei even more curious about who this person they were trying so hard to hide and protect was.
However, subduing the Nine-Tails is an urgent matter.
This is also the most important part of Fei's plan. Although he really wants to gossip about it, he should go see Nine-Tailed Fox first.
"Then hurry up!"
Afei stood up, dusted off non-existent dust from his clothes, and was about to turn and leave.
At that moment, Haruko bypassed the three people blocking her way and stared intently at the figure on the city wall.
Hesitantly, he called out, "Obito?"
The long-lost name rang in my ears, and even the sound of it was so familiar that it made my whole body tremble.
Ah Fei paused, then slowly turned around.
The only visible eye on the vortex mask met the gaze of the black-haired girl below.
In that instant, his heart almost stopped beating.
It was Haruko Uchiha who had been brought back from the dead, Haruko Uchiha who was looking at him with open eyes, Haruko Uchiha who he had longed for day and night.
Haruko... is still alive...
Seeing that he turned around but didn't say anything, Haruko called out again in the morning, "Obito! It's you, isn't it!"
Yahiko walked up to Haruko, trying to persuade her, "Haruko-neechan, he's Tobi, aren't you sure you haven't mistaken him for someone else?"
“I can’t possibly be wrong,” Haruko Hayashi said firmly. “I’d still recognize Obito even if he were reduced to ashes!”
Yahiko and the other two exchanged glances. Since Haruko was so certain, they said nothing more and looked up to see Tobi's reaction.
Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha, whose mind was in complete turmoil, froze on the spot.
He hadn't expected Haruko Uchiha to appear in front of him so suddenly, nor had he expected her to recognize him at a glance.
Then he realized it wouldn't work.
He could appear before Haruko Uchiha in any guise, but he could never be recognized by Haruko Uchiha as a member of Akatsuki who attacked Konoha.
Having confirmed this, Obito Uchiha hurriedly disguised himself with an even more affected voice.
"No way! I'm the famous Ah Fei! Don't lump me in with some nobody!"
Perhaps others, seeing his calm demeanor and drastically different personality, will doubt their own judgment.
But Haruko Hayashi wouldn't; she trusted her own eyes.
Haruko walked towards him step by step, staring intently at him. "You're Obito! Why won't you admit it?"
The orange-red swirling mask concealed all his expressions, and Haruko Hayama had no way of knowing whether his silence stemmed from guilt or frustration at not wanting to acknowledge him.
Suddenly, the patch of ground that Haruko was about to step on disappeared, and she quickly withdrew her foot.
The flat ground suddenly sank into a large pit, as if the filled part had been moved away and disappeared.
Obito Uchiha, standing on the city wall, suddenly lowered his voice, exuding a sense of oppression as if deliberately intimidating her.
"Take one more step forward, and it won't just be soil that disappears."
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