Chapter 575: Aftermath

"Naruto, Naruto, you big idiot, you super invincible big idiot!!!"

After Kushina's body vanished, Uchiha Obito looked at the sorrowful Uzumaki Naruto and said with a smile.

"You're the big idiot, Obito is the biggest idiot in the world!!!"

Uzumaki Naruto, who had been immersed in sorrow, couldn't help but look up and retort upon hearing this.

"......"

And Six Paths Obito, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly.

"I think Obito is right!"

Yakushi Kabuto, who had been silent on the side, suddenly said with a smile.

"Kabuto, you're the one, Obito is the number one idiot in the world, and you're the second biggest idiot!!!"

Being interrupted by the two of them, Uzumaki Naruto's sorrowful mood diminished quite a bit.

"????"

Naruto's mood was much better, but Orochimaru Kabuto and Six Paths Obito were looking at the three of them flirting with each other with depressed expressions.

And just at this moment, Yakushi Kabuto and Uchiha Obito's bodies turned into light and vanished from everyone's sight.

"Take care!"

Compared to others, Uchiha Madara's words were much simpler.

"Mm, you too..."

Uzumaki Naruto nodded, then watched helplessly as his companions vanished one by one before his eyes.

At this point, even his father, Namikaze Minato, was on the verge of vanishing.

"Dad!"

And at this moment, before Namikaze Minato could speak, Naruto's voice rang out in everyone's ears first:

"Please thank Mom, Obito, Kabuto, and Madara for me!

Thank them for taking care of me all this time!!

Thank them for forgiving my willfulness!!

Thank them for appearing before me when I was most lost and in the most difficulty!!!

I know this might be the last time!!

For the rest of our lives, we might never see each other again.

But please believe me!

I will keep the experience of living with you engraved in my memory forever.

Even if in the future, I grow old and forget your voices, forget your smiles, forget what you looked like!

But the warmth you brought me is something I will never forget."

Uzumaki Naruto shouted with all his might!!

And the tears on his face fell uncontrollably, as if they were free.

Opposite him, Namikaze Minato, who had already risen into the air, said nothing.

He just kept watching with a smile.

Until the very last moment before he vanished, he smiled and whispered from his mouth:

"Naruto, keep going. I have always believed in you..."

The voice was light and airy!

If it weren't for the absolute silence at the scene, perhaps Naruto wouldn't have heard it either.

And after saying these words, Namikaze Minato's figure also vanished from the sky...

Uzumaki Naruto didn't come to his senses even after everyone had vanished.

He just kept watching quietly like that...

"Naruto, they've all... left..."

About ten minutes later, Hyuga Hinata, who felt truly sorry for Uzumaki Naruto, walked over and whispered in his ear.

"......"

But Uzumaki Naruto acted as if he hadn't heard, maintaining that posture and watching quietly...

"If you're like this, Uncle and Auntie will be worried too..."

At this moment, Shion also walked over and advised!

"I know..."

Although he said that, Uzumaki Naruto showed no sign of coming to his senses.

"Naruto, it's not like anyone can't live without someone else. Forgetting makes us stronger..."

Inuzuka Kiba was just about to come out and advise Naruto, but Nara Shikamaru covered his mouth in time!

Inuzuka Kiba, with his mouth covered, glared at Nara Shikamaru in dissatisfaction, but Nara Shikamaru showed no intention of letting go...

'Do not advise others to be kind without having experienced their suffering!'

For most of the people present, they hadn't experienced as many things as Naruto.

At this moment, they had no qualifications to stand out and preach.

Inuzuka Kiba couldn't, and Nara Shikamaru himself couldn't either!

At this moment, even Hatake Kakashi and Iruka, who had watched Naruto grow up, were waiting quietly on the side.

Because they knew very well that Naruto didn't need any preaching right now; he just needed them to accompany him quietly and comfort him.

"Truly, this child has had it hard..."

Hatake Kakashi, on the side, looked at Uzumaki Naruto, a trace of heartache flashing across his face!

"Indeed! Abandoning the warmth he dreamed of to stay for us, he's clearly only a 16-year-old boy, yet he has to shoulder the heaviest burden in the history of the ninja world..."

Iruka nodded in agreement.

"In the days to come, let's work a bit harder and hope we can help him more."

On the other side, Nara Shikaku, known for being 'afraid of trouble', now showed a rare, serious expression.

"Hearing such words from your mouth, I'm not quite used to it!"

Tsunade revealed a bitter smile.

"Others have sacrificed so much for us; if we still act like we did before, are we even human?"

Nara Shikaku didn't refute, but continued to speak seriously.

"Who's right!"

"Mm, that's right."

"That's right, that's right!"

The other Five Kage also responded one after another!

"Let's go back!"

After a long time, Uzumaki Naruto finally came to his senses and said to everyone!

"Mm, let's go!"

Seeing Uzumaki Naruto recover, the girls all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Naruto, let me treat you to Ichiraku Ramen later!"

Haruno Sakura said with a smile.

"What do you mean 'let you treat'? Aunt Kushina entrusted Naruto to me!"

Shion glared at Haruno Sakura, then turned her head and smiled at Uzumaki Naruto:

"Wait for me, I'll cook myself and make something delicious for you to eat!"

"Wait a minute, Sister Kushina clearly entrusted him to me, alright!"

Fuka Koyuki also joined in, refusing to be outdone.

"It's me!"

"He was entrusted to me!"

As the girls and Uzumaki Naruto walked further and further away, their voices grew quieter and quieter, until they vanished completely... **CHAPTER 577**