Naruto: After Unifying the Shinobi World, I Invaded the Parallel Shinobi World

You only pay to suppress bandits? What's your purpose then? You'll quit if you don't get paid?

As the largest military training and control institution in the country, how can it not even do this much?

"Of course, if there are any major incidents, the daimyo will plan their fiscal expenditures to suppress the bandits. I can guarantee with my hand on my heart that our Land of Fire does the best job in this regard!"

Nagato's heart sank.

Even the Land of Fire, in its current state of disrepair, is considered the best. How chaotic would this world become?

Nagato couldn't help but think of the empire. Although the common people lived very hard lives, contributing to the empire's development day and night, their tireless struggle never faltering.

But at least they have enough to eat and wear, and they never worry about losing their lives at any moment.

The people here now

"Ida-kun! Please, wake up! How will our mother and children survive without you?"

"Tian Yilang, you are the only breadwinner in our family, you absolutely cannot get hurt!"

Seeing the civilians who had been rescued by Jiraiya's shadow clones but were still filled with fear and weeping, Nagato suddenly felt a sense of shame.

I seem to have misunderstood the Emperor too much.

Previously, the emperor said that working 996 was a blessing, but he didn't take it seriously.

But looking at this group of emaciated civilians, holding the bodies of their deceased loved ones and weeping, he felt somewhat lost.

Didn't you say at the beginning that you wanted to overthrow the Emperor's dictatorship?

Why are you wavering now?

Even in the most remote mountainous areas of the empire, there is no one so emaciated!

Furthermore, the elderly in the empire have pension insurance, women have suitable handicrafts, and there is compulsory education.

It's impossible for a family to be completely plunged into despair simply because the man of the house has been lost.

"By the way, why are there so many children in the village? Don't they have to go to school?"

Seeing a group of children lying lifeless on the ground, a group that could have been spared if they had been at school, Nagato felt a pang of heartache.

"Attend class?"

Jiraiya also began to have some doubts about the world Nagato lived in.

Where do ordinary people's children get the money to go to school?

"The cost of hiring private tutors here is quite high; generally, only the powerful, wealthy, and landlords can afford to do so."

"what?"

Nagato's eyes widened

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Seeing Nagato's reaction, Jiraiya felt a chill run down his spine.

"However, our commoner children can also go to Konoha if they want; the Ninja Academy only requires a small tuition fee."

"Of course, most parents wouldn't choose that path, because being a ninja is dangerous, requires a certain level of talent, and training a ninja is a long process. They don't want to lose a member of the family's workforce."

Nagato frowned.

"Why are ninjas considered dangerous? You can avoid dangerous things, right? Becoming a ninja first and then coming back would be more efficient, wouldn't it?"

When Nagato asked about his area of ​​expertise, Jiraiya launched into a long and detailed explanation.

"You know about the Fire Consciousness, right? It's one of the requirements to become a ninja!"

"Where the leaves dance, the fire will never die out; its light will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout."

"This consciousness was fostered by Hashirama, the founder of Konoha, and was jointly created and passed down by the villagers of Konoha through their long historical struggles."

"When they become ninjas, they will also inherit the fire consciousness. At that time, they will also transform from new leaves into flames, illuminating the new branches that sprout!"

Hearing Jiraiya's words, Nagato bluntly summarized: "You mean sacrifice and dedication? Once they become ninjas, they have to serve the village and can't even take care of their own parents and families?"

Jiraiya scratched his head and chuckled.

"That's not quite right. They can bring their families to the village. After all, the village raised them, so how could they easily leave?"

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Good heavens, it's a CPU! How come Konoha's so-called Fire Consciousness sounds like brainwashing in a pyramid scheme?

Becoming a ninja means you have to sacrifice for the ninja village. Shouldn't people be free?

"Why do you only talk about dedication and sacrifice? You think that you have to give something in return, and that a relationship needs to be intertwined with interests to be stable and last longer?"

Jiraiya shook his head upon hearing this, his gaze towards Nagato filled with disappointment.

"No! You're wrong! The spirit of dedicating one's life and sacrificing one's life to protect bonds is what's truly great; mixing it with self-interest makes it utterly vulgar!"

Jiraiya was utterly disappointed by Nagato's materialistic words.

What exactly did Nagato experience in that other world?

The two chatted along the way and both knew that they had a master-disciple relationship.

Did I not teach him the fire consciousness in that world?

Nagato was also puzzled. He didn't want the horse to eat grass, but he wanted it to run. It seemed that the culprit behind these rogue ninjas and wandering ninjas was not their own greed, but rather the distorted training and inaction of Konoha Village!

What are your core values ​​here?

"Core values? Our values ​​are simply to dedicate ourselves to the village!"

Jiraiya was confused; he didn't quite understand what they were saying.

"Isn't there prosperity, democracy, and harmony?"

"Huh? Ninjas only need to follow mission assignments and be willing to sacrifice themselves for the mission and the village. What use are those other things?"

"You need to understand that ninjas are merely tools during missions, and tools are not allowed to have feelings!"

Nagato, who had never experienced life under the ninja village system, could never understand what Jiraiya was saying.

What does it mean that ninjas are just tools?

Shuriken, soldier pills, and storage scrolls are the real tools, aren't they?

Being a ninja is just a profession; behind it all are living, breathing human beings!

The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans have emotions. Are people who suppress their emotions still human?

No wonder those civilians were so afraid of the ninjas!

No wonder ninjas are synonymous with disaster!

It turns out that even people like Jiraiya, who are ninjas by nature, see themselves as mere tools!

I have gained a new understanding of the morbid Nagato in this world.

"Isn't it contradictory to talk about dedication and sacrifice while treating ninjas as tools?"

Nagato couldn't help but speak.

"Is it contradictory? It's about sacrificing and dedicating oneself to the village, isn't it?"

"Where are your companions?"

"Companions? Companions are important, but accurately executing missions is what every ninja must understand."

Nagato felt it didn't make sense.

Is the mission important?

It's important to understand that within the empire, human life always comes first, regardless of the circumstances.

Human life is treated like dirt here, it would be a miracle if no one defected!

Seeing that Nagato remained silent, Jiraiya silently took out his royalties, which he had saved up for most of the past six months, and distributed them to the commoners.

Nagato watched silently without saying a word.

Jiraiya was also somewhat puzzled.

Judging from Nagato's various expressions of surprise, it can be inferred that the world he exists in might be better than his own.

But that’s not right!

If it is a good world and the empire has a perfect system, why can the flames of invasion still spread to parallel universes?

Shouldn't they love peace like Konoha?

Moreover, Nagato was clearly still very aggressive when he first arrived!

Looking at the group of wandering ninjas in front of him who were still chattering, begging for mercy, and uttering threats, Nagato clasped his hands together.

"Impure World Reincarnation - Revised!"

Nagato used Bansho Tenpuku to cover the hair on the bodies of some of the dead people.

Soon, some of the people who had just died looked at their new bodies with puzzled expressions.

Their family members wept with joy and embraced them tightly.

The scene was bizarre: inside the reanimated world was the murderer who had just killed their family, and outside the reanimated world were their family members.

"Nagato? Isn't that a forbidden technique? Wouldn't it be inappropriate to use it like this? They might not be any better off than these people after they obtain the power of immortality!"

Jiraiya frowned and tried to stop him.

Nagato, however, let out a sigh.

"This is Impure World Reincarnation - Modified. It will consume the life force of those wandering ninjas, including their regeneration and stamina. They are not immortal; they will die just like those ninjas once their life force is completely depleted."

"Now that I've seen it, I can't remain indifferent. Let these wandering ninjas serve as vessels for the Impure World Reincarnation to atone for the people they just killed. As for what happens afterward..."

Jiraiya swallowed hard, wanting to say something more, but Nagato had already strode forward.

"Let's go, let's go see the capital of the Land of Fire."

Jiraiya thought for a moment and then said, "Although some things have been quite bad along the way, I think you will be amazed by the prosperity of the Land of Fire when you arrive!"

Nagato had lost all hope for this world. He slumped his shoulders and said weakly, "I hope so!"