Naruto Chapter 447

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Well, that went pretty much how we have all been expecting it to go.

Yes. Quite.

In all likelihood, Nagato will still die here, just not by Naruto's hand.

That I'm not so sure about. Naruto is just as likely to turn around and tell everyone not to touch him. Many Kohona nins likely won't harm Payne because so many of the good? Kohona nins have trust and respect in Naruto and his decisions.

.. as the question was basically "how will you accomplish what Jiraiya preached?" "By preaching the same thing" doesn't really solve anything.

It's one thing to preach, but quite another to put into practice. By not continuing the chain of hatred, the question isn't what Naruto is going to do, but what is Payne going to do?

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That I'm not so sure about. Naruto is just as likely to turn around and tell everyone not to touch him. Many Kohona nins likely won't harm Payne because so many of the good? Kohona nins have trust and respect in Naruto and his decisions.

Who said anything about other Konoha nins attacking him? Nagato is spitting up blood, used most of his chakra, and appears to be at the end of his ropes. I was more expecting him to die from completely exhausting himself, not from an attack.

There are two scenarios in which I can see this happening. The first being, Nagato accepts Naruto's answer and "passes the torch" to him, so to speak. Then dies.
The second, Nagato refuses to accept Naruto's answer and insists that pain is still the only way and launches a final attack at Naruto, using up the rest of his chakra. Then dies.