Uchiha's personal opinion

Besides, what strong person is so easily influenced by others?

"The ninja army searching for Mount Myōboku has already set off, and we may be able to pinpoint the location of the secret realm in about a month."

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually mentioned it.

"So what do you plan to do?"

Ashura asked calmly.

“Plunder their courtyards, sweep their villages, exterminate their descendants, and establish military garrisons to govern their land.”

Uchiha Tokumitsu said without hesitation.

"If it's convenient, perhaps I can help you with something..."

Ashura said politely.

"……That's good!"

A smile also appeared on Uchiha Tokumitsu's face.

That's exactly the attitude he wants!

"And also, bring it here..."

Ashura reached out his hand to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"What's the matter?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was somewhat confused.

"Amnesty decree".

Ashura said.

"It can only be officially issued in two months; it's not possible now."

Uchiha Tokumitsu laughed and said, "Moreover, the fact that the amnesty is not being issued for the time being is also for your protection. Otherwise, if those aliens from Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave find out, they will probably take action against you again."

"Gamamaru couldn't possibly be unaware of this..."

Ashura shook his head, but did not persist.

"Since you've disguised yourself, I think very few people in the ninja world will be able to discover your true identity. Whether or not there's a pardon doesn't really matter in the short term..."

"In other words..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu summoned a servant ninja, whispered a few words to him, and instructed him to take out a number plate, which he then handed to Ashura.

"This is the shogunate's pass, which allows passage through various non-secret checkpoints."

"Thanks……"

Ashura said sincerely.

"besides……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu pulled out a stack of gold coins from his pocket, handed them to Ashura without even counting them, and said, "Consider this my personal sponsorship of travel expenses."

"I plan to travel the ninja world like an ascetic..."

Ashura shook his head, politely declining Uchiha Tokumitsu's offer.

"But you can't eat noodles and not pay, can you?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "Besides, not having money and having money but not using it are two completely different concepts. Perhaps when you encounter someone in need of help, this money can help them..."

"...So what do I need to do?"

Ashura's cheeks felt hot; recalling his past experiences still brought back some painful memories.

"You can write a travelogue; there are no restrictions on the content or style, but it must be your own reflections."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "After you finish your travels in the ninja world, the copyright of this travelogue will belong to the shogunate, and the joint venture will compile and publish it."

"Just like your quotes?"

Ashura's heart fluttered.

"...What are you thinking!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu said irritably.

Quotations were propaganda tools specifically created to unify internal thought and promote the shogunate's ruling ideology, so their promotion was naturally extremely powerful. It was impossible for Uchiha Tokumitsu to give Ashura's travelogue such high political treatment.

"However, in this way, it can be considered a statement made."

Ashura wasn't upset after being rejected; he remained as optimistic as ever.

Uchiha Tokumitsu simply nodded silently.

"Oh, right..."

Just as Ashura was about to pack his bags and leave, he suddenly said, "Thank you for the book, De Guang-kun. Although I personally disagree with some of your unpublished views, I will verify them during my travels in the ninja world. If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope to continue our debate..."

"what……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was somewhat surprised, then his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be...?

After Ashura walked away, Uchiha Tokumitsu hurriedly took out "Tokumitsu's Sayings" from his ninja tool bag, and felt uneasy as soon as he touched the cover.

Open it and take a look—

"really……"

He actually gave away the book of quotes that he always carried with him for taking notes!

But what he got back was that ninja servant under his command at the time!

"This is fucking..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but swear.

Forget it, it would be really embarrassing to go and ask for it back.

……

After Ashura left the new Konoha district, he stood on a small hill outside the village, gazing towards the Uchiha clan's territory, seemingly anticipating something.

"Aren't you really going to say anything to me?"

Suddenly, Ashura muttered to himself.

"Or have you exhausted your power and fallen into a deep sleep?"

Although Ashura's tone was full of anticipation, there was still nothing unusual about the surroundings.

"...If you can hear me, but don't want to talk to me, how about letting the wind roll up the leaves and form a fan shape?"

"...You really don't want to?"

After a long time, there was still no movement.

Ashura couldn't help but feel disappointed, and even began to doubt his own judgment.

Theoretically speaking, after his own reincarnation, his brother Indra should also be reincarnated. Moreover, without special external assistance, he could only choose a suitable host from the only bloodline of the Uchiha clan in the present era.

Moreover, based on past experience, the time difference between their rebirths will not exceed one year at most.

In addition, Ashura had long felt that on the night he was suddenly awakened and realized that there was a special chakra of the same origin as his own that was stimulating him.

Therefore, it goes without saying who that special chakra belongs to...

Anyway, it definitely wasn't his father who was hiding in the Pure Land.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have chosen to reincarnate from your previous life..."

Ashura said to himself.

"So, you are probably still very young and can't exert much power yet."

"If you don't want to see me for this reason, I might come to Konoha again in a few years. By then, you might be a little older and have the ability to act independently to meet me."

"Don't worry, I won't bully you..."

"Moreover, for over a thousand years... our reincarnated forms have been fighting for so many years, yet we have never spoken directly to each other. I think this is perhaps why the misunderstandings and estrangement have deepened..."

Ashura stood on the hill for a long time, but never received the reply he longed for, so he could only leave in disappointment.

……

"Waaaaah..."

In the Uchiha clan's territory, at the Grand Master's residence.

Uchiha Itachi, who was sleeping soundly in his crib, suddenly started crying.

Mikoto Uchiha, who was doing housework, immediately rushed in, picked up the child, and comforted him for a long time before feeding him as usual, which finally stopped the child from crying.

"Foolish little brother...you can't see anything at all!"

I finally helped you regain your true self, but I never expected that you would be fooled by your own descendants!

While there's some truth to what I, as a descendant of the very "Indra," have to say, you can't just accept it all! You should at least have your own perspective!

After eating and drinking his fill, Itachi Uchiha fell into a deep sleep again.

……

This time, Ashura's decision was very serious.

In fact, to solidify his resolve, Ashura deliberately left a deep-seated obsession within his chakra consciousness as an anchor, vowing to make walking through the ninja world and experiencing the joys, sorrows, births, aging, sickness, and death of all people a necessary form of mental training.

For him, this was not only an in-depth journey and a trial, but also a redemption for himself.

Even though he appeared calm and collected in front of Uchiha Tokumitsu, it was just a facade.

Ashura's guilt was simply too heavy!

Unaware of being secretly manipulated, his thousand-year entanglement with his brother Indra indirectly led to countless killings, and his utterly fruitless pursuit of so-called "ideals," "beliefs," and "justice"...

All of this seems so pale and powerless in the face of reality.

Even the system of one village, one country created by the most successful reincarnation, Hashirama Senju, only lasted for forty years before being easily dismantled by Tokumitsu Uchiha…

More importantly, Ashura's reincarnations used to influence their hosts through chakra, but because his chakra had been secretly compromised at some point, his influence on his hosts might be misleading, or even what others wanted to see...