Uchiha's personal opinion

Although there were no flowery words of praise, Ashura believed that this was perhaps the highest compliment given to Hashirama Senju, who, despite being his reincarnation, possessed an independent will...

On the other hand, clearly marking this sentence, especially since it was written by Uchiha Tokumitsu himself, always gives people a sense of "final judgment"—like a new dynasty compiling history for the previous one.

only……

"Covered in wounds, with nowhere to hide, yet never giving up the pursuit of light, but true peace is merely a fantasy in a dream..."

Madara Uchiha's evaluation, however, took a different turn.

Ashura looked at the signature again, and it was still Uchiha Tokumitsu.

His brows furrowed involuntarily.

This doesn't sound like an evaluation of a person!

But after pondering it for a long time, Ashura felt that the sentence perfectly matched his brother Indra's character.

Then, a tear involuntarily fell...

Although Ashura's emotions were somewhat fluctuating, the staff in the Naruto Hall exhibition room remained unfazed, as they had seen this situation many times before.

The war in the ninja world has never completely ended.

Whether it was the Warring States period or the Ninja Village period, the only difference was the scale of the war and the extent of its impact.

Every moment, people in the ninja world die helplessly in war, and the paradise they have always dreamed of never arrives, even until the moment of their death.

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu's comments were unadorned, they were incredibly moving and thought-provoking to some who could empathize with his experience.

"This is a symbol of the end of an era..."

A ninja academy teacher led a group of bewildered ninja academy students into the Hokage Hall exhibition hall.

Ashura noticed a phrase in the introduction given by the ninja academy teacher.

"The end..."

Ashura's heart was heavy.

As for the evaluations of the Second and Third Hokage, he was too lazy to continue reading.

After wiping away his tears, Ashura slowly walked out of the exhibition hall and stood at the door, looking towards the Shadow Rock to the north.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha ended the great chaos of the Warring States period, but not many years after entering the new ninja world order of five great nations and five great ninja villages, it seemed that they were about to change course again.

Asura didn't know what true peace was like.

However, he has always been very determined to achieve "absolute peace" in the ninja world as his goal, and he even went so far as to use his chakra to reincarnate and fight against his brother Indra.

But over thousands of years, the brothers' struggle seems to have only intensified the bloodshed of the conflict, without bringing any positive impact to the ninja world...

Even their descendants suffered heavy casualties in the thousand-year-long struggle between their two ancestors.

Today, only the Uchiha clan remains as the direct descendants of Indra, but they are full of vitality and are poised to dominate the ninja world.

Among Ashura's descendants, the Senju clan is a thing of the past, their strength clearly not living up to their reputation, while the Uzumaki clan has become the most loyal vassal of the Uchiha clan, completely detached from the struggle between the two factions...

But this is also a way to achieve peace...

However, even the Asuras were unwilling to accept such "peace".

After sighing for a while, Ashura did not take the shuttle bus outside the Hokage Building that was soliciting customers, but instead chose to walk towards the Shadow Rock.

He didn't earn much money selling goods at the small commodity market in the new district these past two days, so his behavior still had to conform to the characteristics of a person who was "poor but full of admiration for Konoha".

After Uchiha Tokumitsu killed the former Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, in the Battle of Settsu, he did not declare himself the new Hokage. Therefore, the statues on the Shadow Rock only depict the three of them.

However, even the statues of Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi, the two Hokage whom the Uchiha clan hated the most, were not destroyed by the Uchiha clan after the restoration of Konoha's order. Instead, they were enclosed and turned into a tourist attraction, earning money from ticket sales and the sale of shuttle buses and cable cars as one of the village's sources of income.

Your bodies and names will perish, but the rivers will flow on forever. For the victorious Uchiha clan, this was also a display of confidence.

Ashura spent nearly an hour just queuing at the entrance of Yingyan Scenic Area.

This made him regret his decision, thinking that he should have just bought a cable car ticket and gone straight to the viewing platform at the top of Yingyan Rock.

However, with the mindset that "since I'm already here," Ashura successfully obtained his ticket and slowly climbed towards the summit with the crowd.

"Heroes are always swept away by wind and rain..."

A stone inscription halfway up the mountain caught Asura's eye.

Moreover, the inscription at the bottom of the stone tablet is still that familiar name: Uchiha Tokumitsu!

"This guy..."

Although Ashura felt the comment was fairly accurate, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Does this mean he considers himself a genius who can evaluate historical figures?"

Ashura snorted coldly and continued walking upwards.

He felt that even his own brother would be very unhappy to see such words.

Chapter 428 Leaning on the railing, filled with heroic sentiments

"This is Konoha!"

Standing atop Shadow Rock, Ashura gazed into the distance, his heart filled with awe.

Everywhere you look is a magnificent sight, and wherever you pass by is bustling prosperity.

Ashura felt that this was the best description of Konoha.

To be honest, he was a little reluctant to destroy this only beautiful place in the ninja world.

"This is a false prosperity built upon the entire ninja world by sucking blood..."

After closing his eyes and calming his mind, Ashura opened them and looked at Konoha again.

But whatever his thoughts were, he had to admit that Konoha was indeed a unique existence in the ninja world.

Under Uchiha Tokumitsu's rule, Konoha was a paradise in the ninja world.

Although it seems that the shogunate also has the idea of ​​replicating and building "Paradise" in various parts of the ninja world, no one knows whether the shogunate's city-building plan will succeed until it is completed.

After all, Konoha is too special...

"This is unsustainable!"

Ashura gave himself another psychological suggestion.

"Konoha's prosperity is built on the blood and tears of the ninja world; this is a crime against the entire world! The Shogunate, the Allied Powers, and especially the Uchiha clan, will be the planners of the most devastating war in the history of the ninja world!"

"The future of the ninja world should be one where Konoha is everywhere!"

"Only the prosperity of the entire ninja world is the only way to be responsible to the ninja world!"

"A rise based on bloody plunder is ultimately short-lived! When new powerful figures emerge in the future, they will inevitably plunge the ninja world into a new war in order to overthrow the old order!"

"What I want to do is to completely break the vicious cycle in the history of the ninja world!"

Although Ashura was unaware that he had unknowingly fallen into the "end of history" thesis trap, it did not prevent him from feeling spirited and ambitious as he gazed into the distance from the railing, his inner fighting spirit once again being "enhanced".

and……

Ashura's gaze fell upon the Tokuko Shrine, a large and popular shrine located in the direction of Konoha's new district.

During his two days of setting up a stall, he had already heard about this shrine, which was said to be extremely efficacious and was built on the orders of Uchiha Tokumitsu, who personally offered sacrifices with the blood of the ninja frogs of Mount Myōboku.

Especially the goddess of the rabbit worshipped in the main hall!

That's his grandmother!

Ashura felt a chill again.

"How dare he... how did he know..."

Just as Ashura was letting his thoughts wander, the crowd on the observation deck suddenly erupted in enthusiastic cheers towards the distance.

Ashura looked closely and saw a black and red cable car slowly rising along the cable.

As the cheers grew louder, the curtains of the cable car were lifted by the people inside, who waved to the crowd on the observation deck.

"Uchiha Tokumitsu!"

Ashura was startled and recognized the person in the cable car who was being cheered by the crowd.

Standing next to him was a woman with the same black hair and black eyes, who should be Uchiha Makoto, the legendary fiancée of Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Fearing that Uchiha Tokumitsu would notice something was wrong, Ashura dared not release his senses to investigate, and simply joined in the cheers and waving.

After the cable car took them straight up to the viewing platform, villagers and tourists alike prostrated themselves in worship, and Ashura had no choice but to follow suit.

However, at this moment, Ashura also noticed that among the attendants standing behind Uchiha Tokumitsu and Makoto, there was a red-haired woman with a vortex of chakra surging like a tide...

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

Ashura's heart skipped a beat!

There's no mistake! Within the unique chakra fluctuations of the Uzumaki clan, there's also a chilling aura belonging to the tailed beasts!

If we get the help of the Nine Lamas, we might be able to reverse the decline to some extent...

However, Ashura thought about it and realized that his relationship with the tailed beasts was not harmonious, and with Uchiha Tokumitsu also present, it would be difficult for him to gain favor no matter what.

Ashura sighed inwardly, and then, not daring to linger, took the opportunity to leave after everyone had paid their respects.

His main mission in Konoha was to find the blond ninja that the Toad Sage had mentioned, who might be able to "turn the tide of the war" in the future.

“Lord Deguang…”

Feeling Kushina Uzumaki's burning gaze from behind, Makoto Uchiha instinctively tightened her grip on Tokumitsu Uchiha's arm.

"Let's go up..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded slightly to the crowd, then led them up to the specially set-up banquet hall at the highest point of the observation deck.

……

"blond……"

Ashura pretended to be a country bumpkin and wandered around Konoha, but after wandering around for a long time, he didn't even see many blond ninjas.

Even among his descendants, the Senju clan, hair colors vary widely. The only one with distinct blond hair is Tsunade, but even that doesn't match the age characteristics mentioned by the Toad Sage.

He felt a headache coming on, especially when he saw the dark brown hair of Senju Nawaki, a direct descendant of the Senju clan.