Back To The Past (Fem Naruto)

Chapter 7

Naomi POV

Seriously, how hard can it be to find a 7 year old boy. I really need to find him. I've been searching for him for an hour now. If your all are wondering who I'm talking about. It's Itachi.

I'm searching for him because I wanted to train and hangout with him. I first went to the Uchiha compound to find him but he wasn't at home. Aunty told me that he may be at the dango shop. So I want there but to no avail. I then search for him at the training ground but there was no sign of him at all. I sigh. Seriously, where could he have gone?

I then hear some crows make noise near the Naka river. I looked down the Naka river at a cliff and saw Itachi. 'Huhh?!?! what is he doing there?' I thought. I then walk down the cliff while using my chakra and land in front of Itachi. I smiled at his suprised expression and decided to greet him.

"Hey Itachi, what are you doing here?" He then look at me like he is hesitating something before replying to me, "Shouldn't you be training at this hour?" I then say, "Yeah I was, but I was searching for you for hours to train and hangout together. But it looks like your conflicted about something, what is it? Come tell this friend of yours. Maybe I could help you." He then took a deep breath before saying, "Naomi, what is the meaning of life?" I frown at his questions wondering why he suddenly ask me this but still reply to him, "Why the sudden question Itachi?" "Well, I was suddenly curious about it and decided to ask someone and I happen to met Orochimaru-san so I ask Orochimaru-san about it and he said there is none. He said that there is no life unless it's eternal." Itachi say. I sigh and ruffle my hair with grimace before replying to him, "Itachi, Orochimaru is a great shinobi and all but I don't think he's the right person to ask that question." I then think to myself, 'I even heard that he is experimenting children.' Itachi then called me, "Naomi?" I hummed at him. "What's the meaning of life to you?" He ask me again.

I thought about it for a moment before answering him, "For me, the meaning of life is what keeps people living." He looked confused on what I said so I continue, "Each person has their own meaning of life, Itachi. Some people wanted to achieve their dreams and goals as their meaning of life. Some people wanted power and superiority. Some wanted wealth. There's others who wanted to feel emotions, to love or to get hurt to live. There's even people who wanted to achieve immortality to live forever."

I then slowly turn my eyes to Itachi, my face blank and unreadable for him. I then sigh before continuing, "The point is, everyone is different and unique in their own ways. Their meaning of life depends on how they think and their goal." I tilted my head at him, "Do you want to achieve something no one else has done before? Do you want to be the richest person? Maybe the most powerful shinobi? Do you want to travel the whole world? Or maybe you want to live your most happiest life? Meet your soulmate, have children, live a long life, have grandchildren?"

I smile at Itachi as he stare at me with wonder. "That's why the meaning of life for me is what keeps people living. Your meaning of life all depends on you, Itachi." He then say, "Wow, you really know a lot about everything Naomi." I then chuckle at him before replying, "Of course, I am the oldest of them all."

Itachi look at me as if I'm a weird person, "But your just a kid, Naomi."

"Actually, I'm a time traveler from the future."

"Time travel doesn't exist Naomi," He deadpanned, "Did you hit yourself this morning, Naomi? Are you still sane?"

"Hey! I'm still sane ok?! And actually yes, I did bump my head when I was training but," I smirk, "what if I'm really from the future?"

"You aren't."

"I am, I answered all your questions with the knowledge of a wise old woman."

"You're just wiser than most children, Naomi. But, if there's really a wise old woman in you body, can I ask another question?" Itachi said.

I then smirk at him, "Why of course my friend. What is it?"

"Why do wars exist?"

'Ah' I look at the child prodigy with a sad smile. "Itachi, do you hate war?" I ask softly. He then sigh before nodding, "There's too many people who are dying, people who could've change the world better."

"That's true. But you could also blame them for that too." I said, making Itachi shot me a look of confusion. "War exist as long as there's hatred and pain, just because we humans are selfish creatures. It's just natural for us to be selfish." I said. He furrowed his eyebrows together, "But aren't there selfless people?" He ask. "Oh there are, but no one can be completely selfless." I chuckle at his still confused expression. "I told you before didn't I ? For me,the meaning of life depends the wants and goal of people. Being the strongest? The richest? Immortality? Or maybe even love? In what way does that sound selfless to you?" Itachi then widen his eyes at the realization, and I nodded, "You can't achieve something unless you sacrifice something first," He mumbled. "Then what about protecting your most precious people?" He asks.

"Protecting them is fine, but in this kind of world. The greatest way you can protect them is by killing more people. And what do you think they might feel about knowing their children, family, is fighting for their sake to protect them?" I said, looking at the river with my eyes in a daze, as a smile flashed in my face, "And if you die, you'll just give them grief and possibly, the urge to seek for revenge. Pain. Hatred. It'll just give birth to another war, Itachi."

' I'll do what I can to stop you from killing your precious clan, Itachi. I won't let you become a rogue and let you fill Sasuke with hatred, even if that changes everything in the future. I don't want another war to happen.' I thought as I promise to myself and Itachi.

As we watch the river stream and hear the rushing water filled the air around us. I glanced at Itachi for a second, to see tears fell from his eyes and trail down to his chin as he look up at the clouds.

"Naomi?"

"Yeah?"

".... I hate war."

".... I do too, Itachi."

Silence filled between us before I interrupted it cause, I don't really want to see Itachi sad and frustrated because it will make me pity him more because of the burden he has to carry. "Say Itachi..... How about we go get some dango? I'm sure you are hungry." He then sneak a glance at me watching me smile softly at him before he look front and nodded his head. I smile and we both began to make our way into the village.

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