Uchiha's personal opinion

It wasn't Uchiha Tokumitsu, but my brother who had haunted me for over a thousand years...

Ashura sighed softly, but didn't say anything.

"Come back to Mount Myōboku with me! We can settle all of this now!"

Fukasaku said again, "If you continue to be so stubborn, then all the Greninjas will hunt you down!"

"And you! You can't escape!"

"It's as if the ninja world is ruled by Mount Myōboku..."

Ashura completely disregarded Fukasaku's threat: "If you were truly that powerful, would you need to hide in the wilderness and engage in such inexplicable petty tricks?"

"I see... No wonder the Shogunate's ninjas were able to find the location of the Holy Land. It seems that you were the one who leaked the information!"

Fukasaku's voice turned cold and hard again.

"I don't want to kill you, Fukasaku..."

Ashura raised his sword finger: "But I'm worried that after seeing the Greninja of Mount Myōboku, I won't be able to suppress my killing intent anymore, so... farewell!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ashura activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and fled!

"Summoning Technique: Giant Rock Toad!"

Fukasaku realized something was wrong and immediately used a summoning technique to summon the largest and most powerful sealing toad from Mount Myōboku in an attempt to seal off the void!

After Ashura vanished without a trace, the stomach of the giant rock toad just emerged from the void...

The Flying Thunder God Technique has a huge advantage in escaping.

"Ugh……"

Even the immortal Fukasaku didn't know how to face the yellow earth in the secret chamber. After hesitating for a moment, he chose to leave silently.

Whether it's burying one's head in the sand or escaping reality, Mount Myōboku and Iwagakure and Kumogakure are currently in a phase of mutual exploitation, and everyone is well aware of this, so there's no point in continuing to dwell on it.

……

"We must eradicate this scourge of evil from Mount Myōboku as soon as possible!"

After being blocked at the door by Fukasaku, Ashura ran back to Konoha after breaking off contact and told Uchiha Tokumitsu what he had said.

"...Why are you more anxious than I am?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu had a headache.

To be honest, I don't know if Ashura was just naturally a bit dim-witted, but he actually planned to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to break into Konoha. As a result, the special kunai used for positioning and guidance was detected by Konoha's warning barrier as soon as it was launched, and the on-duty Uchiha ninja was immediately ordered to shoot it down.

Ashura, who intended to enter Konoha in this way, was chased away by the patrol forces for a whole night!

"Those heretics have corrupted the ninja world far too deeply..."

Ashura said.

"Did you only find out about this today?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned instead.

"I'd like to visit the Uchiha clan's territory..."

Asura changed the subject.

Of course, more so because he wanted to find his brother's reincarnation in this life.

"This is absolutely impossible, and you must never mention it again!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu refused without even thinking.

Chapter 446 All Dead Ends

In Uchiha Tokumitsu's previous life, there was a mind-boggling question: How do you put an elephant in a refrigerator?

The perfect standard answer is: Open the refrigerator door, put the elephant in, and close the refrigerator door.

Is it that every step seems fine, but you still feel like there's a problem with every single step?

"So, your plan is..."

When a normal person hears the answer about how to put an elephant in a refrigerator, their reaction is just like that of Ashura, who is completely bewildered at this moment.

"Prepare supplies, assemble the ninja army, and storm Mount Myōboku."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said with great certainty, "Actually, you don't need to have too many unnecessary doubts. Ninjas don't have many fancy tricks in marching and fighting, especially the Shogunate's ninja army. What matters is to fight in a grand and imposing manner, with troops lined up in battle!"

Asura hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Uchiha Tokumitsu acted as if he didn't see anything.

Of course, ninja warfare is not that simple. In particular, the great battle to destroy Mount Myōboku required meticulous planning and careful strategizing, as well as creating overwhelming local advantages in order to achieve strategic objectives.

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu had no interest in sharing the complete attack plan with Ashura.

Firstly, it's for the sake of secrecy, and secondly, the plan is not yet fully formed.

After all, this is a military operation that involves deploying ninja forces across more than 10,000 kilometers, and the scale of the participating ninja forces will be unprecedented in the ninja world. The manpower and resources required are astronomical. The secrecy level of the operation plan alone is the highest level. In order to keep it secret, even Uchiha Tokumitsu did not dare to use his own attendant ninjas as security officers, but instead recalled the Red Guards scattered in various places.

Moreover, apart from a very few high-ranking members of the Governor-General's Military Affairs Office and strong individuals like Hanzo of the Salamander, outsiders had no idea that this military preparation was aimed at Mount Myōboku. In fact, the Shogunate made many small moves to make ninjas, including those directly under the Shogunate's ninja army, believe that this was a prelude to the conquest of Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

Therefore, as long as Uchiha Tokumitsu is not mentally unstable, he would never share any detail of the plan to destroy Mount Myōboku with Ashura.

"Since that's the case, then so be it..."

Ashura shrugged helplessly.

"By the way, how's your recent travels going?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu changed the subject.

"...The ninja world is a world where everyone is worse than the last."

After a moment of contemplation, Ashura found a relatively mild way to phrase it: "I originally thought that the laws and regulations in the shogunate-controlled areas were so harsh and inhumane, and that the United Company was exploiting and oppressing people everywhere, that a large number of commoners would definitely harbor resentment, so at first I was even planning to find some evidence to embarrass you..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu pursed his lips, but didn't rush to interrupt.

"However, the senses of ordinary people seem to be completely different from those of ninjas..."

Ashura sighed: "They focus more on the food in their bowls each day, the clothes they wear, and the things they add to their homes. As for the future, it's simply not on their radar..."

"By the way, have you ever thought about the ratio of ninjas to civilians?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "It's not just the five great ninja villages. Even if we include those vagrant ninjas and the ninja servants under the daimyo, how many could there be?"

"This……"

Ashura hadn't thought about that question.

"Besides the major ninja villages, the daimyo of the Minamoto clan in the Land of Fire has about three thousand ninjas under his command. Although their strengths vary, they can still be considered a fighting ninja army."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "The daimyo of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning each have about two thousand men."

"In addition to the small ninja villages, black market groups, scattered ninja clans, and wandering ninjas in various places, and even samurai who can use chakra sword energy..."

"Is their total number even one ten-thousandth of the population of the ninja world?"

"Ah, this..."

Ashura was clearly stunned.

What is the foundation of the ninja world?

Uchiha Tokumitsu changed the subject again.

"..."

This time, Ashura dared not answer rashly.

"Everything in the ninja world depends on people!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu answered with absolute certainty.

"You should know better than I what happened in ancient times; you should also know why the desolate lands remain lifeless after all these years; even the desert problem of the Wind Kingdom can find the answer in what happened in ancient times..."

"The ninjas, who have split into countless factions, each have their own stances and ideals, but they are all forced to squeeze onto this cramped continent and fight each other. The common people have to do everything they can to get three meals a day..."

"With this, what future do you expect?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu took a sip of tea, giving Ashura time to think.

"...With such an appearance, the ninja world is doomed."

Ashura said sadly.

"If a ninja were put to work in a mine, even the most ordinary genin, his work efficiency would far surpass that of a dozen or twenty strong young miners. But why is this kind of work always done by civilians?"

"Cost-effectiveness ratio... Even the cost of training a single genin is enough to support dozens of ordinary families comfortably."

Ashura said somewhat uncertainly.

"You've been reading quite a few books lately, haven't you? You even know about 'cost-effectiveness ratio'..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu was genuinely surprised this time.

Although Ashura's stance has changed 180 degrees, the change in mindset is the most valuable.

"What you're saying..."

Ashura was somewhat displeased.

This means he used to be illiterate!

"When ordinary people's labor is not enough to obtain the most basic food and clothing, their wish is to be able to eat well and dress warmly; but it is different for ninjas. Even the most destitute ronin can easily get a full meal."

"But human desires are endless."

"Moreover, happiness is relative."

"While the lives of ordinary people may seem miserable to ninjas, compared to the nightmare of struggling for basic necessities in the past, even the 70% tax rate on the ranches in the Land of Grass is a mercy from the shogunate. At least now, although they receive a smaller percentage, they actually receive more than when they were free!"

"Even countries like the Land of Grass and the Land of Rain, which were once incredibly miserable, now have a significant advantage in life compared to the common people of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth."

"You've always viewed things from a ninja's perspective, so in your view, the Shogunate is an entity that suppresses humanity and exploits the common people, while the United Company is an accomplice of the Shogunate..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu directly saw through Ashura's little scheme: "So, you've always been unconvinced, always trying to find some problems to prove that your thoughts are correct, or trying to revise the rules of the shogunate in this way."

"But the shogunate was by no means entirely correct either."