Naruto: I Can Take People Through the Ninja World in the Future-Chapter 478: The Unsolvable Problem

"Minato, what are your thoughts on the Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon?"

The effects of Super Chibaku Tensei were still ongoing, yet Lux had enough attention to spare for casual conversation, abruptly changing the topic:

"Thoughts?"

"Yes."

"No particular thoughts, just enemies. They want to destroy the world I live in, hurt my family and friends—clearly, they're enemies!"

Minato's answer was firm, without hesitation.

His feelings toward the Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon were indifferent—they were simply foes. Of course, for the particularly cunning and wicked Ōtsutsuki Aoto, his hatred ran deeper.

"Why do you think they want to annihilate the ninja world?"

"Because their ancestor's will was misinterpreted?"

Minato didn't understand the Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon well, but Aoto kept shouting about his desire to destroy the ninja world, to kill all ninjas as the root cause of the world's ruined peace, all in accordance with the will of their ancestor, Ōtsutsuki Hamura. That much he knew.

Perhaps this was the root of the madness and twisted logic behind the actions of the Ōtsutsuki moon branch family?

"Then why didn't the main Ōtsutsuki family misinterpret Hamura's will, remaining steadfast to their ancestor's teachings?"

"I don't know. There are too many possible reasons for the misinterpretation..."

Minato shook his head, admitting his lack of understanding.

"Minato, in the future, you secretly hit Sarutobi over there, didn't you?"

"Huh? That's..."

Minato was startled—how did Lux know?

And the deliberate questioning made him nervous. His breathing and heartbeat noticeably quickened as he hurriedly explained:

"At the time, I couldn't help it. Because Naruto in the future, he..."

"Don't be nervous. Failing to take proper care of Naruto—Sarutobi Hiruzen deserved that hit. If anything, the punishment was too light for him. But that's not the point. Why would even you dare to disrespect and attack a former Hokage?"

"Do you feel that the Will of Fire was misinterpreted?"

"I..."

"The reason is simple: hatred."

"Hatred?"

"You and Hashirama believe love can conquer all—that's not wrong. But conversely, hatred can too."

"But the Ōtsutsuki moon branch misinterpreted their ancestor's will and sought to destroy the ninja world. What does that have to do with hatred?"

Minato grew even more confused, feeling his mind wasn't sharp enough.

"Minato, why do you think the Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon dug that massive crater on the moon, reshaping it to resemble Earth's environment?"

"To live better?"

"Correct. And do you think this transformation was easy?"

"Definitely not! It's an unimaginably large project, beyond the scope of the ninja world. Even if the five great villages combined their efforts, they wouldn't achieve even a thousandth of this..."

"And Earth? What about Earth's environment?"

"Earth was far better from the start—perfect."

"So, the Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon worked tirelessly to transform the moon, only to reach Earth's starting point. Is that fair?"

"It does feel unfair."

"Unfair—that's the truth. And unfairness breeds hatred. Minato, do you understand now?"

Minato was stunned, suddenly realizing the full reasoning.

This branch of the Ōtsutsuki clan didn't passively misunderstand Hamura's will—their environment and desires forced them to actively choose to misinterpret it!

Even though they were intelligent beings, even considering themselves superior to humans and ninjas...

Why could humans and ninjas live comfortably on Earth?

While they, bound by an ancestor's will, had to suffer on this barren moon for thousands of years?

Though the Ōtsutsuki clan's technology was advanced, most of it was necessitated by the moon's harsh environment.

Under the radiation of outer space, no greenery would ever grow on the moon—it would remain desolate forever!

This place was more torturous than hell.

If humans lived and reproduced here, forget thousands of years—they wouldn't last half a day.

Precisely because of this cruel environment, their longing for Earth's beauty grew even stronger!

They might appear lofty, watching over Earth for millennia, but in truth, they were the ones truly envious of Earth's environment.

Envious of Earth's green mountains, envious of its blue oceans, envious of all the beauty humans enjoyed from birth...

That's why they desperately wanted to possess it.

They even studied space-time technology, secretly creating a dimensional tunnel to Earth.

And where did the vast forests and oceans in this simulation space come from?

The moon had no such resources—they were all stolen from Earth through that tunnel...

But theft like this wasn't a long-term solution.

In the eyes of generations of Ōtsutsuki clan members, the comfortable environment they could never attain in their lifetimes was not only freely available to humans and ninjas from birth—but also taken for granted, even recklessly destroyed through frequent wars.

Wouldn't that make anyone furious?

Under such contrast and comparison, it was only natural for the branch family to gradually accumulate resentment, eventually turning hostile toward the ninja world—even deciding to destroy it.

Many outcomes that seem unexpected are, under the influence of environment and desire, almost inevitable!

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"So in the end, they just envied us, resented us, and decided to destroy us?"

"This is really..."

Minato, now understanding everything, sighed heavily, his heart filled with an indescribable discomfort.

"What's wrong? Pitying the enemy?"

"No. Just feeling a little frustrated."

Minato wouldn't pity the enemy, but he did feel a pang of sorrow for the tragic fate of the entire Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon.

"In that case, the moon seals away a goddess who seeks to kill humanity—clearly, it needs guardians..."

"And the harsh conditions of long-term guardianship would breed dissatisfaction and hatred, leading to more conflict..."

"This seems like a dead end?"

"Were Hamura and the Sage of Six Paths wrong? Should they not have just sealed her away, but killed the goddess instead?"

"But it seems the goddess can't be killed—only sealed... If that's the case, in the future, if ninjas from the ninja world were to guard this place, sooner or later, they'd repeat the mistakes of the Ōtsutsuki clan, turning against the ninja world again?"

"This... this really has no solution?"

"Sir, I..."

Minato grew increasingly dizzy analyzing it all, his brows furrowed.

The conflict and hatred woven over thousands of years felt so intricate and tangled—there seemed to be no way to resolve it at all!