Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 192 A lengthy discourse

"What you mean, senior... is that the outbreak of war was due to resources... and those 'ordinary people'?"

"But what does this war have to do with them? Isn't this a war between ninjas?"

Hearing Toshiro's long-winded explanation, Uchiha Shisui became even more confused. He couldn't quite understand what Toshiro was saying for the time being.

If the war were to break out solely because of the struggle for 'resources,' he could understand it to some extent, but what could 'ordinary people' possibly have to do with this war?

Given his limited education and experience, he simply couldn't understand what Toshiro was saying.

Although these "ordinary people" possess a certain amount of money and power, while these things do have some influence on ninjas, their impact should be limited.

How come these people can still influence the course of this war when it comes to the seniors?

He really couldn't understand it.

This is also a failure of ninja education, rather than a success; it did a good job of training these ninjas into qualified "tools".

To achieve this goal, some related disciplines such as history, society, and philosophy are either completely misleading or simply nonexistent.

This has resulted in these ninjas being severely unbalanced in their skills, only knowing how to fight and kill!

From Toshiro's perspective, the world of ninjas is quite baffling.

If the ninjas here were like those in some cultivation novels from his previous life, single-mindedly pursuing immortality and accepting tributes from various countries, he could understand it.

But in this world, the ninjas who possess extraordinary powers don't even pursue immortality. Instead, they're influenced by daimyo, nobles, and wealthy merchants, all for the sake of pay and commissions—they're practically insane!

That's bad enough, but they're all fighting and killing each other while simultaneously pursuing peace.

That's just insane!

After living in this world for so many years, all he could say was that the ninja world was far too competitive.

While ninjas aren't exactly everywhere, they can be found in various ninja villages, as well as wandering ninjas and ninjas from other countries.

As for those daimyo, they must have reached a certain tacit understanding, forming an unspoken rule. If any ninja breaks the "rules," these daimyo will hire rival ninjas to kill them.

In order to maintain their own status

Ultimately, the hatred between the ninjas of the major powers runs too deep, making it virtually impossible for them to simply sit down and turn enemies into friends.

And all of this has to do with the origins of ninjas.

It was precisely because of the Sage of Six Paths' favoritism that Indra and Ashura became at odds, fighting each other from the Ninja Cult era until the establishment of Konoha, which ultimately led to the fragmentation of the ninja community.

Of course, Black Zetsu played a significant role in this.

That's how it is!

Indra, the elder brother, has been groomed as the heir for so many years and hasn't done anything wrong. Although he may be a bit aloof and domineering, it's just a different leadership style.

You insist on showing favoritism, saying that your younger brother is more loving and more suitable to inherit your position, so that he can better guide the world towards peace.

If you could have been ruthless enough to depose or imprison this "deposed crown prince," there wouldn't have been so much trouble later. But you just couldn't bring yourself to do it.

This kind of rhetoric would have been unacceptable to any crown prince in any dynasty. Without a doubt, he led his followers and waged a thousand-year war against his brother.

Wait until you're about to cool down (but not completely cool down).

He even left a will for his eldest son, hoping to mediate the situation, but in the end, Black Zetsu took advantage of the loophole. He was utterly brainless.

From Kaguya to the Sage of Six Paths, and then to Indra and Ashura, this family has all sorts of baffling actions, leaving Toshiro speechless!

"Yes! But not entirely!"

"Those daimyo and nobles, whether due to internal conflicts, to deplete their surplus population, or out of fear of the ninjas, supported the ninjas in launching one ninja world war after another. All of this is merely a symptom of war!"

"Appearance?"

Upon hearing this, Shisui's expression became even more incomprehensible.

I couldn't help but voice the question that was on my mind!

"Yes! The ninja war is just a facade. Even without ninjas, war would still break out; it's just that the people carrying out this war wouldn't be ninjas."

"What truly drives war is humanity itself, the greed and desires within their hearts. As long as power, strength, money, beauty, food, and all other things desired by the human heart exist, war is inevitable."

At this point, Toshiro was somewhat lost in thought. Wasn't this the case in both this ninja world and his previous life?

"this……"

Although he didn't quite understand what Toshiro-senpai was saying, Uchiha Shisui, who had been exceptionally intelligent since childhood, vaguely felt that what the other party was saying seemed to be the root cause of the war.

This made him extremely desperate, because according to his senior Toshiro, there was no way to eliminate the war.

As long as humanity exists in this world, as long as they have emotions, can think, and have needs, war will continue to repeat itself endlessly, time and time again, due to human desires.

The only difference is that the people who started the war have changed. What fundamental difference is there between that and what is happening now?

"These are not things for a kid your age to worry about. Just eat your food and grow up quickly!"

"When you're older and stronger, you can use your own eyes to see the world clearly and use your own experiences to discern its true nature."

Seeing that Shisui had become somewhat absent-minded because of his words, Toshiro patted the kid's head, interrupting his thoughts.

This isn't something an eight-year-old should be thinking about, not even in Toshiro's past life. Countless great figures have failed to prevent war, haven't they?

After casually offering a reminder, Toshiro didn't pay much attention to how much his words would affect Shisui, who was only eight years old. He finished the food in his bowl in a few bites and began to clean the backpack behind him.

He still had to treat the wounds of his tribesmen that hadn't fully healed yet; he had a lot to do.

(End of this chapter)