In one of the series' pivotal exchanges, Nagato challenges Naruto over the impossibility of true peace, only to recognize in him the living embodiment of Jiraiya's teachings. That realization moves Nagato to believe once more in the dream he had abandoned.
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Summary
Nagato dismisses the vision of a bloodless peace that both Naruto and Jiraiya once held, convinced that human nature makes such an outcome unreachable. Naruto answers that he intends to break the cycle of hatred gripping the world, echoing a line drawn straight from Jiraiya's novel The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi.
Key Events
The words stun Nagato, who remembers that the book's hero, also called Naruto, had been modeled on him. The young man before him carries not only that name but the very convictions the character stood for, ideals that had originally been Nagato's own.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the famous line of Naruto?
In this chapter, Naruto tells Nagato that he intends to break the cycle of hatred gripping the world, a line echoing Jiraiya's novel The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi.
Why does Nagato believe true peace is impossible?
Nagato dismisses the vision of a bloodless peace that Naruto and Jiraiya once held, convinced that human nature makes such an outcome unreachable.
Why does Naruto's answer stun Nagato?
Naruto's promise to break the cycle of hatred echoes The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi, a novel whose hero was modeled on Nagato himself.
What connection does Naruto have to Jiraiya's novel?
Naruto shares the name of the novel's hero and carries the same convictions, ideals that had originally been Nagato's own.
How does Nagato respond by the end of the chapter?
Seeing Naruto willingly shoulder the weight of the world, Nagato chooses to place his trust in him and the hopeful principles he had long ago cast aside.
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