Entering the humble house of the bridge builder, Naruto and Kakashi came across Tazuna the Builder and his daughter Tsunami. The family was extremely surprised at their sudden arrival since both of them were famous beyond reason at this point and the situation wasn't exactly ideal at the moment.
Naruto had already been declared as the Hero of Wave when he saved the Bridge and allowed the small town to grow. However, now he was the hero of the world. It was a position that removed him from their realm of connections.
Tazuna and Tsunami had shared Naruto's exploits with their child, but never expected the young man to ever meet them again. It seems they had started thinking wrong of the young man, as he was truly humble and didn't seem to care about his higher rank.
The family welcomed him with love and affection before inviting them to breakfast. However, Kakashi was forced to cook the fish since normal people didn't have the strength to cut the creature. It was fortunate that Kakashi had also ended up copying the Akimichi clan cooking techniques for his personal use.
It made Naruto regret not asking his teacher for food as they had eaten amateurish food when they were with him.
With the breakfast being prepared, Naruto shared some of his adventures before listening to the situation in the Land of Waves over breakfast.
It was then that he learned of the awful situation of the country. Land of Waves depended on trade and taxes from people using their bridge. It was a small nation without a strong military force and lacked specialist of various fields.
The small nation only had a small amount of doctors and even lower amount that could help with serious issues. During the war, the real healers were taken away and it left the small nation without anyone to rely on.
Even though the war had ended, Land of Waves didn't have their healers back since they hadn't been able to survive the war. To make matters worse, many people had been falling ill to an unknown disease with a high level of mortality.
"Its chakra sickness, the people are dying because of their exposure to the heavy chakra of the Juubi." Kakashi answered the question on Naruto's mind, as the sickness was not limited to the Land of Waves. It was actually worse in places that were close to the war zone.
"Does that mean the Shinobi know a way to cure it?" Tazuna asked as he heard Kakashi's words. Chakra sickness wasn't an unknown disease but it was extremely rare. However, only the great villages would know the way to cure it since they had handled the chakra of other tailed beasts.
"We do have a cure. However, we will never be able to save everyone since we don't have enough people with such ability." His words saddened the people around him as they knew many people would die after just surviving one crisis.
"Can you at least save Inari?" Tsunami muttered as the room entered a silence zone.
Hearing those words, Naruto was shocked. He had been thinking of what to ask and how to help when the news hit him from the side.
Naruto turned on his senses and looked at Inari with a strong focus. He hadn't looked at the boy carefully and missed such a disease.
With his eyes, he could see inside the body on microscopic level and it was there he understood what was happening. The heavy chakra was breaking down the cells slowly. It was still not dangerous at the moment, but the process was slowly accelerating.
Once it increased beyond the capacity of the body, the cells would all collapse and Inari would simply die in the most painful manner.
"I will do it, just watch me and learn." Kakashi knew that Naruto would make him do it, so there was no need to argue about it especially since even he didn't want the young boy to die. It was impossible to save everyone, but that didn't mean he couldn't save people around him.
"Thank you very much, Master Kakashi." Tazuna and Tsunami could only show their gratefulness for such assistance since they didn't have much left in monetary value after helping out their town with the maintenance costs.
"It is nothing. Inari is like a brother to Naruto, so he is an important part of my family… Now, Inari take of your shirt and sit down on the floor." Kakashi stood up from his chair and had the boy take a seat on the floor before sitting behind him with his hands on his back.
"Naruto, pay attention to what I am doing. This is a very delicate task and one mistake would make things worse. Chakra sickness happens to people with low quality chakra or no chakra when their body is introduced to a high quantity of heavy chakra. To help them, one needs to have good quality chakra and high control. What you need to do is enhance the victim's body on the cellular level and help it overcome the invasion." Kakashi explained as he slowly poured his chakra inside Inari.
The chakra covered up the young boy before going inside the body. It slowly covered up everything and started to focus on individual cells.
The process was extremely difficult since majority of the shinobi didn't have such control to split their chakra on the cellular level. Most people also didn't have the chakra capacity to cover all cells properly either.
With the disappearance of the Sharingan, Kakashi's chakra capacity showed itself properly unlike his previous low capacity. However, it also came with the almost perfect control and other powerful abilities of the eyes.
Nonetheless, Kakashi was extremely experienced and managed to properly help Inari with his problem. It took a long time because the delicate parts involved, but it was a success.
It had been extremely painful for Inari that Naruto had to force his body in one place, but in the end the young man benefitted greatly. Without much training, Inari had his chakra level increased to the average level and his body had also been greatly enhanced to superhuman levels. It felt like the young man had been training for a decade.
Inari's body had gone through a change on the cellular level. It allowed the increase in stats and even increased the affinity to chakra.
"He is fine now." Kakashi stood up and wiped away the sweat once he was finished.
Inari was knocked unconscious from the pain multiple times as Kakashi couldn't cut of his pain receptors. It woke him up every time he went unconscious, and now he was completely spent. The pain was enough to make most people crazy, especially if they weren't used to extreme injuries.
It was lucky that Naruto was around and he covered Inari with his chakra to heal him, physically and mentally. Naruto's golden chakra had the added property of reinforcing the mindset of people around him and spreading hope.
"Did you understand the procedure?" Kakashi wouldn't normally think that Naruto would understand from one try, but after receiving the eyes and the Six Paths mode it should be child play for him.
"I understand, and thank you for saving him." Naruto was happy that Kakashi was there or he might have lost Inari as well. It showed him the importance of knowledge and wisdom of other experienced people around him. It would be the height of stupidity, if he denied others and their abilities. He really needed to learn and make up for the time he had wasted over the years.
At this moment, he didn't even know the function of each part of the body and didn't even understand chakra in its entirety.
"You are welcome, but….are you thinking of saving others now?"
"Yes, I think with my help we can cover everyone within few days." Naruto believed that with his power, it shouldn't be difficult. He could move faster than light. He could fly. He had perfect control over chakra and his chakra capacity was almost unlimited.
"Are you prepared to see people die even when you help them? Naruto, some people will still die since not everyone can survive this harsh procedure."
"Teacher, I am not a kid anymore and even then it would the height of selfishness to ignore people in their time of need. I understand that you can't save everyone, but I will try my best to keep people from dying an avoidable death."
Looking at his resolute form, Kakashi knew Naruto wouldn't ignore the problem. It was the reason that he taught him the procedure. Naruto wanted to teach the world the path to peace and understanding, for that he needed to go and meet people.
He needed to experience handling such situations and not just battles. It was a heavy task filled with difficulties, but it was also an opportunity for his brother.
"Good, I will help you find the people in need of help." With those words, Kakashi sent a message to Konoha and through them to other places.
Naruto would heal people from the sickness, so they needed to wait in their city or village for him.
Saying their farewells to the family, Naruto made thousand clones and spread them around the world to help people with their sickness.
Spreading the message across the areas nearby wasn't difficult for Konoha because of the Yamanaka Clan. The Clan had developed a system where they could easily send messages across countries within seconds using towers that released a frequency that was connected to the Yamanaka User. It was this method that allowed Konoha to have a strategic advantage over its rivals and allowed most shinobi to survive during the 4th Ninja War.
The command had to go through Tsunade as Kakashi didn't have such authority. The Hokage didn't argue with Naruto and allowed it without hesitation. The selfless action by her little brother figure would definitely hurt him, but it was something he had to learn to grow into the job. With his persistence, it was impossible for him to give up on becoming the Hokage so it was best to help him on the way.
The other Kage also didn't mind because Naruto was helping their people and even though some of them wished to lessen the forces of others, none had the courage to deny him. However, there was still a problem. Shinobi system didn't cover the whole continent, so there were countless regions where none of the villages had assigned a shinobi.
It meant that Naruto had to go and visit those places personally, and convince the people before helping them.
Helping out in such a manner was a first for Naruto, as he had never learnt healing arts. It was a unique experience where he saw various aspects of humanity.
City A
Naruto arrived within seconds and people were being gathered around the clinic in an orderly manner by the Mayor and the assigned Shinobi.
Arriving in the unknown town, Naruto saw a scene of hope and misery. Asking about the situation, Naruto found out that the old people had died along with the newborns because they couldn't handle the illness.
It was the reason for the hollow gazes. Those people had lost a part of their souls.
Naruto had no power to undo such a thing, so he could only present positive words to the people while healing them. Some people in their pain blamed him for not coming sooner, even just an hour earlier and some of them could have been saved.
Hearing such heartbreaking words hurt him greatly and all he could do was endure the pain. It was the scene in majority of the places that Naruto visited.
City B
Unlike the normal places, the town worshipped an immortal being and would sacrifice a young child whenever there was a problem.
The Shinobi assigned didn't care about the ceremony and had never stopped the act. However, Naruto stopped it the moment he arrived and saw a child about to be buried alive.
Pushing away the priest, Naruto looked at the people that glared at him for stopping the sacred ceremony.
"Sir, why are you stopping this sacred ritual? Delaying it will only make things worse for our town." The Town Mayor asked Naruto respectfully and his eyes showed that he was not joking or lying. He was serious like the others.
It was the first time Naruto had actually come across such a situation.
"Who are you sacrificing this child to?"
"To the Great Mountain god, with the blood of an innocent soul he shall bless this land with his mercy." The Mayor replied with fervor and the people behind him chanted.
"What Mountain?" Naruto asked confusing everyone and the earth shook as all witnessed the mountain range disappear in golden light.
Naruto was still in his Six Paths Mode and without any hesitation he took control of the natural light and mixed with his energy. The enhanced Light covered the range and erased it, leaving nothing behind. It was not something he wanted to do, but there was a need to show them the error of their ways. Naruto was definitely angered by their words and deeds, but he still decided to help them. It was unfortunate, but it was the way of the people. It would take time and effort to educate people away from such dark and cruel actions.
Witnessing such power, the villagers were in shock and fell to their knees.
"My Lord, have mercy on us!" They cried out with utter fear.
Fear and despair, really showed the worst parts of humanity. It was a situation that Naruto wanted to avoid in the future as it degraded people's mind.
Convincing the people to give up their evil acts, Naruto started healing the people. The little girl named Ai Enma was also sick, but showed less symptoms showing her inherent strength.
Naruto healed the child and sent her to Konoha to avoid any problems since the child was an orphan and the town people had really given upon her once. Healing the whole Town, Naruto also left the assigned Shinobi with the command to stop such a thing from happening again and he conveyed such to the higher-ups.
City C
It was a normal town and Naruto was healing everyone while controlling his bleeding heart when suddenly he heard a commotion.
Looking towards the source, he found a man with long red hair and a muscular frame filled with blood lust. People ran away from him as his mere presence was suffocating.
"Who is this person?" Naruto couldn't recognize the person and only understood that he was someone powerful.
"Sir, he is a wanted criminal. His name is Akuma, also known as the Demonic Fist." The Shinobi assigned replied to his query with fear clear in his eyes. It was apparent that the man was extremely dangerous for most people, especially since his presence was not less than a Kage.
"Sir, please kill him or he will continue being a threat to our world."
"No need to be alarmed, he will stop being a menace from now on." Naruto had no intentions to kill the man. However, he would send him to the Blood Prison for his criminal activities. Just because he decided not to kill people, didn't mean he also decided to let the criminals roam the world in peace. His goal was to educate people and to guide them on the right path.
Waling forward, Naruto met Akuma in the middle and the man eyed him from head to toe. With a large smile, the man attacked suddenly with his huge fist.
Naruto blocked it with his hand casually, "Stop acting aggressive or I will need to break some bones."
"If I was scared of such useless things then I wouldn't have walked this bloody path, young man." Akuma replied with laugh and continued his attack.
Following the punch was a kick to the abdomen and it was blocked by the other hand. Akuma continued with a chakra blast from his mouth and it was blocked by the golden chakra cloak that also encompassed both fighters to save the town from destruction.
"Uzumaki Naruto, fight me seriously. My life's purpose is combat and I don't mind dying to your hands, so stop this disgraceful act." Akuma was angered by Naruto's casual attitude towards his sacred fight.
"I don't remember seeing you on the battlefield; did you become a coward then?" Naruto asked pointedly as he felt that the battle might have changed if the man hadn't been hiding. It truly angered him knowing that there might have been hidden experts that slept through the crisis.
"Your anger doesn't even compare to mine, Uzumaki. I live for combat and I have always wished to fight Madara Uchiha, and Hashirama Senju. It was fickle fate that I ended up injured. In my arrogance, I blocked an attack of unimaginable might with my own and almost vanished from this mortal world. It is truly my biggest regret. However, it is a great boon to fight an existence that surpassed the legends of old. So come young Uzumaki, and show me the legendary power." Akuma grit his teeth at the bad memory and took off his Gi, showing the huge scar. His right half seemed to have barely survived and Naruto could still see injuries within his body. Akuma was dying from the injuries and the chakra illness.
Nonetheless, he didn't ask to be healed and just wanted a last stand.
"I apologize, but you are not strong enough to fight me. I will heal you and send you to the blood prison for your crimes." Naruto understood what Akuma could have done without being told. He fought with his life on the line against strong people, meaning he killed the foes. Looking at his insane blood lust, it showed that good or evil didn't matter to him.
"I don't mind, if you can show me the power." Akuma powered up with his red and black chakra ready to take on the impossible. It made Naruto feel weird as he had always been on the weaker side during a battle, but now he was looking from above. There was no contest of strength at all as he could just blow everything away with a casual move.
Measuring Akuma's life force and chakra capacity, Naruto created a normal rasengan and hit the target using a chakra arm that appeared from the ground.
Akuma couldn't even react and the chakra ball carried him into the atmosphere before covering him up and exploding like fireworks in the night sky.
Naruto flew up and brought him down as the man was barely conscious, and on the verge of death as his body had almost rotated in multiple directions.
"Thank…you" Akuma didn't cry out in pain or cry foul play. He accepted the result and was extremely happy to experience such power.
It was a first for Naruto to see such a person that was happy in defeat. It was the first time he had seen someone that only lived to fight.
"You are welcome." Naruto whispered and healed the man completely before sending him to the blood prison where his chakra was sealed by a curse, so that he could be reeducated and become a useful part of society.
Naruto knew that Blood Prison didn't have re-education program and just stored the worse villains of history to utilize their hidden skills, and take their bloodlines. It wasn't some facility where people left after a certain time, people stayed there until death.
Taking that into account, Naruto planned to change the system and introduce such a system. He believed that people like Shikamaru were definitely capable of such a task. Finishing up with Akuma, Naruto continued his job.
City D
Unlike one Kage level foe appearing, there were countless bandits appearing along with their family members.
The city people cursed them and asked Naruto to let them die a terrible death since the bandits had been preying on them for a long time.
However, Naruto helped the bandits and sent them to a local prison under the hateful gazes of the citizens. Some even went so far as to curse Naruto for his actions and wished him despair for helping such demons.
It was a painful experience but Naruto had already expected such a thing, though expectations were not equal to the real experience.
Putting the bandits in prison, Naruto sent their wives and kids to a different region where they could live productive lives.
City E
In this City, Naruto came across nobles and people from clans. These people say normal citizens beneath them and asked Naruto to heal them before reaching the normal people.
However, if he did such a thing it would lead to countless deaths.
It was the norm of the society to give preference to people of higher standing, but Naruto didn't care for such a thing and told them to wait. He would heal them according to their state.
This made the normal citizens look up to him positively while many of the nobles glared at him for breaking tradition. However, none of them dared to act as they feared his power except a few that seemed to think Naruto's power was being exaggerated.
Naruto just looked at the people trying to attack him and all of them collapsed since they weren't even jounin level.
Healing the people responsible for the act, Naruto sent them to Blood Prison instead of the local prison so that they were not sent out after he left.
City F
In this City, Naruto came across people that didn't want to be saved. These people believed that it was a test and they had to survive it naturally.
It was the first time Naruto had to forcefully save people when they wished to put themselves into danger. Fortunately, these people didn't believe in committing suicide or he had no answer to such a dilemma except asking for help.
City G
In this city, Naruto came across people that tried to convince him to charge money for his healing and let people die to build up fear. The people disgusted him but he couldn't beat them or put them in jail for their words. It was a terrible feeling knowing that he was not putting such evil people behind bars.
However, it didn't mean that he left them untouched. Naruto contacted the higher-ups to look into their background and imprison them after finding their misdeeds.
Regardless of the solution, Naruto was unhappy to hear such selfish words.
City H
In this City, Naruto came across a cult. The City was very close to the battlefield and was heavily corrupted by the Juubi's chakra.
The Cult worshipped the planet and called it Gaea. The leader of the Cult was a man called Orochi and his underlings were called the Four Divas.
Orochi and his followers seemed to have been protecting the Kingdom for decades. Their power wasn't on the low side especially Orochi, who could beat any Kage in a one on one battle. However, these people didn't participate in the battle against Madara when their assistance might have really changed the outcome.
"Child, put your heart at ease as we have not betrayed your desire for peace. We believed that the war would never reach such an extreme state or we would have definitely intervened in the start. Unfortunately, we are not all knowing and only realized the mistake too late. At that point, we could only stop the world tree from absorbing the life force of our beloved Gaea." Orochi looked extremely sick and weak because of the corruption as he lay on his bed, but he still managed to see Naruto's thoughts.
The people had insisted that Naruto heal their leader first and that their lives were insignificant in comparison. Seeing their persistent attitude, Naruto had to heal the leader first.
"What do you mean?" Naruto didn't understand Orochi's answer and he wanted to be clear instead of making assumptions.
"The path to peace is different for everyone and according to what I see, our kind of people are the problem in this world. People with powers can and will break the rules, it is difficult to control them. I believe the losses in the war would have allowed this world to return to a peaceful era."
Hearing the answer angered Naruto to the bones, his blood was boiling.
"You selfish bastard! How can you speak about peace when you don't even care about the innocent lives being lost? You aren't any better than the people you call evil." Naruto wished to strangle the man but he controlled his anger.
"How dare you?" Seeing Naruto's disrespectful actions, the four Divas attacked him.
"Stop!" Orochi commanded and the four froze in place unable to move.
"Child, I believe that was the only path for someone of my caliber. Only you have the comfort zone of allowing people to grow strong since none can naturally attain such power. I hope you understand that we don't take such steps carelessly. People like us go through a similar phase where we wish to save every one, but the impossible goal requires sacrifices. It is possible for you, and I don't mind putting my strength in your hands." Orochi sat up with difficulty and Naruto helped him, looking each other in the eyes they exchanged a dialogue of their existence.
Connected by their souls, Naruto was able to see his sincerity and gleam the truth of his painful long life. It made him question what other people had done for the unattainable goal of creating a peaceful world.
Also, what would he do about people with powers that don't wish to help others? Will he force them? He hadn't thought about such a thing before but now the fact had become apparent that not everyone was willing to help others.
"I look forward to your assistance, but if you try anything underhanded then I will be forced to act."
"I don't see the desire to kill in your eyes, child. You are still too pure hearted for these people. They will take advantage of your kindness, and the fear of the unknown only remains until the fact is unknown. Don't allow people to know that you won't kill, or things will return to their previous order very fast." Orochi advised Naruto about a fact that came from his long experience, and the young man decided to consider the fact.
Finished with their talks, Naruto healed everyone in the city and continued on the task across the world for a week until he was sure that there was no one left unattended. It was unfortunate but many people died in those unknown regions as Naruto was unable to locate people who needed him.
It was especially true for hidden forces that decided to use the opportunity to grow strong individuals by allowing them to face the sickness without proper assistance. It was known that people that survived on their own went through a powerful transformation.
Regardless of Naruto's selfless actions, the Shinobi villages like Iwa and Kumo utilized the opportunity to help their people grow stronger. They allowed Naruto to heal the weaker shinobi while letting the stronger survive naturally to grow even stronger. However that wasn't all, the two also decided to collect pieces of Naruto's chakra to induce the chakra sickness in other individuals to force them to transform.
All this went unnoticed by Naruto as he would never think that people he fought alongside would be so blinded by greed instead of compassion for their people.