Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

"Hello..."

"Okay, just kidding."

He waved his hand, stopping Jiraiya, who seemed a little agitated.

"Actually, for you, peace means the absence of war, and for ninjas, peace also means the absence of war. But what about ordinary civilians? The absence of war is one thing, but more importantly, it means having food to eat when hungry and clothes to wear when cold, instead of being like we are now, starving and naked, not knowing where our next meal will come from, living for today and not knowing tomorrow. Apart from the original five great nations, how many citizens of the other small countries are still starving? That's not all, but those daimyo, for their own benefit, constantly conscript soldiers to fight for territory. Well, they may have seized the territory, but people have died, the land has been abandoned, and no one is growing crops. When people are hungry, there is no food to eat. You five great nations and five great ninja villages only care about yourselves. Who cares about the lives of these people? Aren't they human? Don't forget, they speak the same language as you, use the same script as you, and their ancestors may even be the same person."

Qi Ye felt a little tired after saying so much in one go.

But Jiraiya seemed to have taken it to heart.

It's not entirely useless.

Qi Ye thought this, and then continued speaking.

“I have a disciple named Yukata. She used to be like you, only thinking about her own village. You were thinking about Konoha and the Land of Fire, while she was thinking about Sunagakure and the Land of Wind. But one day, her vision changed. She was no longer limited to one clan, one ninja village, or one country, but began to consider everyone on the entire ninja continent.”

"..."

"She was a war orphan herself, so she understands what those children need. They just need a home, a home with parents. They don't need to run off to do hard labor at a young age to earn a little food and clothing, and then grow up to go back to the battlefield. They might die young, or they might die one day after getting married and having children, leaving their children to repeat similar things. This is not just a problem for one ninja village, but for the entire ninja world. Those with talent will become ninjas, and those without talent might join the daimyo's army. There are very few people who can live a peaceful life."

At this point, Qi Ye finished eating the fruit in his hand.

I stood up and stretched.

"Jiraiya, do you want to pause the war for a while and then repeat this tragedy, or do you want to solve this tragedy at its source? Once the ninja world is unified, there will be no need to maintain so many armies, and no one will need to go to the battlefield to fight. Parents can accompany their children as they grow up, grow old, and die peacefully in their old age. Do you still remember your parents? I think you definitely don't. Most people in the ninja world definitely don't remember them either."

After saying that, he shook his head.

"The war in the ninja world has been going on for over a thousand years. It's a joke, a tragic joke. You're a joke too, not even as good as a little girl. You have the nerve to talk about peace? It's just for the interests of your own villages and your own countries!"

With a sigh, I left.

Only Jiraiya remained, lost in thought.

Chapter 136: The Last One

The Land of Fire.

Konoha Ninja Village.

Today, Konoha Village remains the same as always.

This is a rare, relatively peaceful place in the ninja world.

Beneath the surface of prosperity lies the root of decay.

Where leaves dance, fire will burn.

Unfortunately, they didn't light a fire, causing the leaves to pile up and eventually rot.

"Come on, come on, here's the latest collection of loli doujinshi by Lord Qiye! First come, first served!"

The people selling the notebooks shouted loudly.

It attracted a huge crowd, who then scrambled to grab it.

However, they did not notice that Shichiya passed by from a slightly distant place and went around to a ramen shop.

Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant.

"Give me one bowl... no, two bowls... three bowls of ramen, large bowls, with all kinds of vegetables."

"okay!"

Familiar, conflicted sentences.

The answer came from a familiar voice.

Seven nights and calamus.

The time traveler, Nanaya, and Otsutsuki Ayame.

There are two people in this world you should never mess with.

If you provoke Shichiya, Shichiya will make you wish you were dead; if you provoke Ayame, Shichiya and Ichiraku Otsutsuki will make you wish you were dead.

Okay, this has nothing to do with Shichiya.

It was just a joke anyway.

Whether Ichiraku-san is actually an Otsutsuki or not, only he himself knows.

Hmm, it seems his name is Hand-type.

Is this a hand-typed version by Ichiraku?

Hand-typed by Otsutsuki?

I still think Ichiraku Otsutsuki sounds better.

"Lord Nanaya, you're here again!"

Uncle Yi Le smiled broadly.

Now he doesn't need to cook noodles anymore; it's Changpu who does it.

Looking at the calamus, Shichiya couldn't help but sigh.

"It's really great to have a capable daughter."

"Yes, yes, my calamus is very capable."

"..."

He remained silent for seven nights.

Something seems off.

Is it just an illusion?

"What's wrong, Lord Shichiya?"

"Oh, it's nothing."

Qi Ye shook his head.

The first bowl of ramen arrived, and I picked up my chopsticks and started eating.

However, I still said one thing.

"By the way, please don't call me 'sir,' I'm afraid I can't bear it."

"How could that be? Lord Shichiya is someone everyone should respect!"

"Because I'm a doujinshi artist?"

"..."

……

War is meant to be ended, peace is meant to be destroyed.

Konoha seems to have suffered many misfortunes, or perhaps this calamity was destined to befall them.

Payne has arrived.

While Nanaya was eating ramen, he suddenly launched an attack, searching everywhere for Naruto Uzumaki's whereabouts.

They wanted to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

This has little to do with Qiye.

The only connection is to let Nana know: the opportunity has arrived.

That was the opportunity that Hinata Hanabi had been waiting for.

After paying, they went to find Hyuga Hanabi, along with Hyuga Hinata and her maid Hyuga Natsu, and the group went to the Hokage Rock.

They set up a small table and drank tea and watched a play together.

Seven Nights lay there, his head resting on Hinata Hyuga's chest, which was soft and much more comfortable than a pillow.

Hinata Hyuga still blushes at such behavior, but she seems to have gradually gotten used to it.

But now, I'm a little worried.

"Brother Qiye, aren't we going to help?"

"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Qi Ye didn't care at all.

Hinata Hyuga had no idea what Shichiya meant by "it will be alright".

Hinata Hanabi didn't know either.

Although I was drinking tea, I still felt a little uneasy.

She was still just a young girl after all. No matter how ruthless she was, she still couldn't bear to see familiar people die under the enemy's attack.

"Will this really be okay?"

"Of course."

Nana had no doubt about this.

"This is the opportunity, a chance to tear Konoha apart, but we can only do it after everything is over!"

……

Summer of the 64th year of Konoha.

Since the coup in Sunagakure, another event has caused an uproar in the ninja world.

Konoha, the strongest of the original five great ninja villages, was attacked and destroyed by Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki organization.

In comparison, the disappearance of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure and his suspected capture by the Akatsuki organization are easier to overlook.

This event gave birth to a new hero in Konoha: Naruto Uzumaki.

The destruction of Konoha Village was a great surprise, especially considering the impending formation of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

The Allied Ninja Army, led by the three major ninja villages and integrating other ninja villages of all sizes, is about to be formed.

Fortunately, the attack on Konoha had no impact on this.