The man standing at the top of the ninja world

The forest was quiet, except for the breathing of Nagato and Uzumaki Kushina, there was no sound, as if the entire space had frozen because of Nagato's words.

Uzumaki Kushina opened her eyes wide and stared at Nagato blankly, with a look of disbelief on her face.

After looking at each other like this for a few seconds, she asked with some difficulty: "Did I hear you correctly about what you just said?"

The words that came out of Nagato's mouth made Uzumaki Kushina wonder if she was dreaming now. How could anyone in this world be willing to take the initiative to become the container of Kyuubi?

"You heard right."

Nagato nodded and calmly repeated what he said, "Kushina, I say, your unfortunate fate will be borne by me."

"You no longer have to be afraid that you will become the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails one day in the future, because I am willing to become the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails in your place."

"If one day, Hokage-sama really wants to put the monster named Kyuubi into the container, then let him put Kyuubi into my body."

"Why?" Uzumaki Kushina's expression changed and she shouted: "Why are you doing this? Why do you want to become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki for me?"

"Because we are of the same race." Nagato smiled softly and said softly: "Kushina, the country of Uzumaki has been destroyed, and all our Uzumaki clan members have been killed and injured."

"Now, there are only three members of the Uzumaki clan left in the entire ninja world: you, me, and Grandma Mito. Of course we must unite as one."

"And you are a girl. As a boy, I should protect you. Have you forgotten? Grandma Mito also said before that I will let you go."

"So, since you don't want to become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, let me, a boy, take your place."

As soon as Nagato finished speaking, Uzumaki Kushina blurted out: "But, isn't the relationship between us very bad? When we first met, I knocked you to the ground and ran away without apologizing to you. Lost."

"Later, after you entered school, I got angry at you for no reason in the classroom, and even suspected that you were following me on the way home."

"Also, when I was training with you on the training ground, I gave you a severe beating."

"Even if we are of the same race, but my attitude towards you is obviously so bad, do you not mind at all?"

Ha ha.

There was a trace of speechlessness in Nagato's eyes that were covered by sunglasses, and he complained silently in his heart, "Haha, Miss Uzumaki Kushina, it turns out that you also know that you are "full of evil deeds."

"It's okay." He shook his head, "Kushina, these things are just trivial things. They are fights between children. They are nothing at all. I have never grudged you because of these things."

"Now that I know what happened to the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, I won't blame you even more, because you are also living in pain."

"Furthermore, Kushina, the reason why I want to replace you and become the container of Nine-Tails is not just for you. At the same time, I also want to repay Konoha's kindness to me."

Uzumaki Kushina looked at Nagato in confusion and asked: "Repay Konoha's kindness to you"

"Yes." Nagato nodded gently and explained: "Kushina, you also know that although I am a member of the Uzumaki clan, I was born and raised in the Kingdom of Rain, and I am a citizen of the Kingdom of Rain. .”

"After our parents died, Yahiko Konan and I depended on each other, wandering in the Land of Rain, living a very miserable life."

"It was Orochimaru-sama, Tsunade-sama, and Jiraiya-sama who discovered me and brought Yahiko Konan and me from the Land of Rain to Konoha."

"After I came to Konoha, both the Hokage and the advisor have been very kind to me and allowed me to learn a lot of ninjutsu. Grandma Mito even treated me as her own grandson."

"I am very grateful to them and have always wanted to do something for them to repay their kindness to me."

"You just said that the existence of the Nine-Tails is very important to Konoha. In this case, becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki is undoubtedly the best way for me to repay Konoha."

Uzumaki Kushina blinked, thought about it in her mind, and reluctantly accepted Nagato's answer, but couldn't help but ask: "But, if you become the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, it will be equivalent to becoming one with the Nine-Tails. And it is impossible to be separated for life. In the eyes of others, you are a monster."

"You will be rejected by everyone, hated by them, and be hated by them. Even if there are such terrible consequences, can you accept it?"

"Of course it's acceptable." Nagato nodded, "It's human nature to be afraid of monsters, so even if everyone hates me, bullies me, and discriminates against me because I became a container for monsters, I can understand them, so I don't blame them."

"Because I know that they don't hate me, but they hate the Kyuubi in me. It's just that they mistakenly thought that I was also the Kyuubi."

"But this won't last forever."

"After becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, I will use my actual actions to help those who regard me as a monster and let everyone understand that although the monster is sealed in my body, I have not become the Nine-Tails. It’s still me, still an upright human named Uzumaki Nagato.”

Nagato stretched his right hand to his chest and clenched it into a fist, and said firmly: "If it doesn't work once, do it twice. If it doesn't work twice, do it three times. If it doesn't work ten times, do it a hundred times. If it doesn't work a hundred times, do it a thousand times." Now, I believe that with my efforts, everyone will understand my intentions one day."

"Then they will accept me back as their companion."

At this point, he chuckled, "Besides, you don't have to be too pessimistic. Even if I replace you and become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, everyone may not necessarily reject me."

"Kushina, if I guess correctly, the current Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki of Konoha Village should be Grandma Mito."

"That's right." Uzumaki Kushina admitted this frankly.

She had just told Nagato that only members of the Uzumaki clan could become the vessels of the Nine-Tails, and now there were only three members of the Uzumaki clan in Konoha.

Among them, she and Nagato were excluded first, so the Kyuubi could only be sealed in Uzumaki Mito's body.

Nagato asked seriously: "Kushina, will you regard Grandma Mito as a monster and hate her because she is the container of the Kyuubi?"

"How is that possible?" Uzumaki Kushina heard this and immediately shook her head, "How could I hate Grandma Mito? She is my favorite, even if she is the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki."

"Yes, that's it." Nagato said slowly: "Those who really care about you, no matter what you become, they will always treat you as an important person."

"Konan, Yahiko, Grandma Mito, Lord Hokage, I believe that even if I really become the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, they will never regard me as a monster."

"So, since there are so many people behind me supporting me, then what do I have to fear?"