One thing that the village leader had learned over the last several years that he could never afford to forget was that the world was unpredictable. Even he, who had thought there was nothing out there that he ever wanted to deal with again, had been shocked into reconsidering his views of the world.
He still believed that pain was sometimes, often even, the best teacher, but he'd also come to realize that not everyone learned the same way. Still, he was ever wary of outsiders, but that didn't mean he wasn't making... attempts to improve his views. Still, this was the first time he'd personally ventured toward the edges of the country in....
In years.
He hadn't left it, ever, but it still made him thoughtful, staring through the rain from his perch to the lands beyond which seem to flouish so much more easily than his own.
Nagato | Naruto | Amegakure
He still believed that pain was sometimes, often even, the best teacher, but he'd also come to realize that not everyone learned the same way. Still, he was ever wary of outsiders, but that didn't mean he wasn't making... attempts to improve his views. Still, this was the first time he'd personally ventured toward the edges of the country in....
In years.
He hadn't left it, ever, but it still made him thoughtful, staring through the rain from his perch to the lands beyond which seem to flouish so much more easily than his own.