The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

"...I don't know if the four of them can figure this out." Hanzo thought to himself after walking out of the hall of the Five Shadows Conference.

Because it took a lot of time to sign agreements with each village separately, the five people talked for a while. Yamamoto Shigekuni suggested that the five people talk again in the afternoon on the grounds that it was getting late.

Seeing that the time was approaching noon, Hanzo and the others did not object and led their guards out of the hall one by one.

He glanced at the other four figures from the corner of his eye and saw that they all looked thoughtful. Hanzo also sighed in his heart when he saw this.

The statement he put forward was actually to transfer the mainstream thinking in the ninja world from "war and hostility" to "peace and development".

What he learned from was also the concept that his motherland had always promoted in his previous life.

In his opinion, apart from after the Fourth World War, now is the most suitable time to propose this idea.

At this time, the ninja world has just experienced hundreds of years of war and finally unified. It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that people's minds are calm.

And compared to after the Fourth World War, there was no enmity between the ninjas in the major ninja villages at this time, which made the resistance to cooperation much smaller.

As long as the concept of "peace and development" can be determined and the progress of productivity is steadily promoted, the possibility of war in the ninja world in the future will be relatively small.

However, with advantages there are also disadvantages.

Having never seen the power of technology, it is still unknown whether the four major ninja villages are willing to accept Hanzo's ideas.

Since it is an unknown quantity, Hanzo will certainly not place all his hopes on the Four Shadows to figure it out.

The concept needs to be implemented, but the penetration of Kirigakure cannot be relaxed either.

This is why Hanzo chose to use peaceful means to influence Kirigakure.

While you were talking about promoting the concept of "peace and development", you ended up taking action against Kirigakure. How could others convince you?

In contrast, influencing remote-controlled Kirigakure through political and economic means is a bit more troublesome, but the effect is much better, and it is not even easy to arouse Kirigakure's own hostility.

With Kirigakure as Konoha's die-hard brother, even if Hanzo's ideas eventually go bankrupt and there will be no more ninjas of their level in Konoha in the future, Konoha will always be invincible.

This can be regarded as the last layer of insurance he left for the ninja village he built for himself.

With a subtle sigh, Hanzo led Madara and Genji towards the place where they were resting.

While walking, Madara, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "... Hanzo, do you think your idea can really be realized?"

To be honest, Hanzo's remarks at the Five Kage Conference just now had a certain impact on Madara.

The philosophy he has always pursued is to unify the five major countries with absolute strength.

Hashirama's attitude is to let the five major countries understand each other and maintain peace.

Madara feels that Hashirama is too naive, while Hashirama believes that Madara's idea can only have a temporary effect at best. Once Konoha's strength declines, those countries that have been united by force will resurgence sooner or later, and the so-called peace will be gone.

No longer exists.

Madara also knew that his idea did have such hidden dangers.

He has been thinking about how to solve this problem for a long time, but he has never gained anything.

Hanzo's remarks today are tantamount to opening the door to a new world for Madara.

In Madara's opinion, if Hanzo's statement can be realized, the possibility of eliminating war in the future is really high.

But Madara still feels that the best choice is to unify the entire ninja world and then vigorously implement this concept.

Listening to Madara's question, Hanzo shook his head slightly and said: "Not necessarily, it depends on whether the four major ninja villages are really pushing for it. I can influence them, but I can't do everything for them."

"Then why don't we unify the entire ninja world? Our Konoha..." Madara's tone suddenly became excited.

When Hanzo saw this, he quickly covered his mouth and pulled him into his room, and Genji quickly followed.

After entering the house, Hanzo let go of his hand and said to Madara: "What if you let other people hear this?"

"So what if you heard that?" Madara snorted disdainfully, and then persuaded Hanzo: "Hanzo, if we Konoha unified the ninja world, wouldn't your idea be able to be implemented? Why should we fight with these people?

Why do mediocre people talk so much?"

Hanzo heard this, but was unmoved and said: "Madara, you think too simply. Let me ask you, even if we unite the entire ninja world, do we have enough manpower to preside over the internal affairs of each village?"

"..."

Madara suddenly choked.

Hanzo continued to ask: "At that time, due to lack of manpower, we will have to rely on those ninjas who originally belonged to the four major countries. Do you think those people whose villages were wiped out by us will do their best to implement our policies?"

"What's so difficult about this?" Madara snorted coldly: "Whoever dares to play tricks can solve it."

Hanzo sighed helplessly and said: "What if they work in disguise? The ninja world is so big, can you guarantee that you can see all the little moves of these local snakes?"

"..."

Madara was stunned for a moment.

"No matter how good the thing is, no matter how good the policy is, it must be implemented by someone." Hanzo walked to the sofa and sat down, saying softly: "And if these people don't cooperate, they have many ways to make the good turn bad..."

Although Hanzo has never personally experienced this kind of thing, his memories from his past life have given him enough reference.

The most typical example is Wang Anshi's Reform in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Good policies, in the hands of bureaucrats, can become one-sided and extreme, and good governance can turn into bad governance.

Hanzo's question left Madara speechless.

After a long while, he slowly said: "I will definitely find a solution..."

After saying that, Madara turned around, opened the door and left.

Looking at the closed door, Hanzo could only smile bitterly.

He didn't convince Madara, which was what he expected. He could prepare for the Eye of the Moon Project for decades, and even death couldn't stop him. How could such a person be persuaded by him in just a few words?

But it doesn't matter. Madara's intention is very clear. Before he can think of an effective way, he temporarily agrees with Hanzo to implement his plan.

This is enough.

Hanzo himself knew very well that before the advent of communication methods such as telegraphs and telephones, no one could solve problems that were beyond the reach of the central government.

Although Ninja has some efficient means of delivering messages, those that are too high-end are not easy to popularize, and the general low-end means, namely "800 Miles Express Plus", cannot solve the problem at all.

After thinking about this clearly, Hanzo smiled and forgot about Madara. He still wanted to find a way to convince the four shadows, but he didn't have so much time to waste.

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