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"The reason why the conversation was delayed just now was to prevent the other party from deliberately using illusions after the conversation."

Shikaku's voice fell.

Hai Yi asked solemnly: "How long will it take?"

Shikaku: “Ten seconds.”

Haiyi: "Understood, let's compare the code again in ten seconds."

……

In the Uchiha clan's reception room and study, the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

There was silence, and the three-magatama scarlet pupils stared directly at Nara Shikaku.

"Why... would you say that?"

Uchiha Fugaku clenched his hands.

His indecisive character at this moment once again prevented him from making a timely judgment.

Hands-on?

The brain of the Pig Deer Butterfly in front of him had already spoken directly about the backup plan he had prepared.

Even if it can be seamlessly connected through illusion control, there is no guarantee that the patriarch of the Nara family will not leave any follow-up preparations.

And... Lord Hokage and I have never joined the Rain Country.

The gentleman never made such a request, nor did he mention any joining.

The ideal of those who travel with me is to change the world, not just the Fire Nation.

The shadow is still the shadow, and Konoha is still Konoha.

The thoughts were quick, but in fact only two seconds had passed since Fugaku asked the question.

In two seconds, Shikaku, who was well prepared, replied: "Convening a class of jonin, the name of the ideological class, and the recent changes in the Uchiha clan, remind me of the Rain Country."

Shikaku looked at Fugaku: "After the Third Shinobi World War, the Rain Country has changed a lot. This village seems to have changed from its past closed-off state. It even made the economy of the entire country prosperous with its geographical advantage."

After he finished speaking, Shikaku exchanged secret codes with Haiyi in his mind again.

At the same time, he continued: "It seems that the power center of the Rain Country has shifted from the Hidden Rain Village to a school during the war. Such schools were spread all over the Rain Country during the Third Shinobi World War, and recently they have spread to places like the River Country and the Hot Spring Country."

"Although the members of the various ninja clans have not entered the core of the ANBU directly under the Fourth Hokage, we are aware of the cooperation intentions from these two countries."

After he finished speaking, Shikaku seemed to be waiting for Fugaku's answer.

However, at this time, Uchiha Fugaku stood up and gave up the position to talk to Shikaku.

"Om..."

A golden flash passed by, and Minato Namikaze appeared in front of Shikaku.

"Hokage-sama."

Shikaku stood up and bowed slightly, but still said, "Hokage-sama, have you joined the Rain Country?"

Namikaze Minato replied directly: "No."

Then he pressed his hand and motioned Lu Jiu to sit down.

After the new teacup fell into the water, he continued, "Since Shikaku has been paying attention to the Rain Country, I wonder if he knows anything about the current grain production in the Rain Country."

Food? Yield?

Shikaku's eyes narrowed slightly: "The intelligence of the ninja village does not need to know about this. This should be investigated by the nobles in charge of the farmland in the daimyo mansion."

Minato shook his head slightly: "So what does Shikaku think...the nature of war?"

Shikaku: "The conflict that has continued since the Warring States Period has allowed the seeds of hatred to spread from generation to generation."

Namikaze Minato nodded and replied, "It's a very standard answer, and it is indeed one of the factors that led to the outbreak of the war. But what do you think will happen if the ninja village remains at peace for two hundred years?"

"Here I can give you a statistic: a ninja needs about three times as much food as an ordinary person since birth because of chakra. And since entering ninja school, the accumulated resources needed for kunai, shuriken, detonating tags, military pills, etc. will be dozens of times that of an ordinary person."

Shikaku is very smart.

It only took him a moment to analyze what the Hokage-sama wanted to tell him.

The existence of ninjas requires such a huge consumption, and the food production of the Rain Country is mentioned, as well as the question of what will happen if the ninjas maintain peace for a long time.

A person or an identity was about to emerge in Lu Jiu's mind.

Great name!

Do the two Tamakages of the Fire Nation want to take action against the Daimyo?

How can it be?!

Since the Warring States Period, there have been rules between the five major countries, or between ninjas, that ninjas are not allowed to attack ordinary people.

Because ninjas are also human beings, and as human beings they need to eat, wear clothes, and have various social resources.

And the output of these resources is ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiu's eyes became solemn.

"If Lord Hokage wants to turn the Land of Fire into a country that relies solely on military force, it will plunge the entire ninja world into purgatory!"

"In my impression, you didn't have such ambitions in the past. Hokage-sama... once the Land of Fire is in chaos and the Daimyo's mansion is in trouble, the entire ninja world will..."

Before he finished speaking, Minato Namikaze raised his hand.

After a sigh, he said, "Yes... they have kidnapped the entire world. There is no distinction between noble and humble lives, but they claim to be noble, controlling the resources cultivated by ordinary people, and at the same time using the resources to control the power of the ninja village."

"Ninjas are not allowed to attack ordinary people, but in several ninja wars, countless ordinary people died."

"The teacher said: There is no solution to war when resources are scarce, so the first step for the Rain Country is to make resources sufficient."

gentlemen?

Shikaku grasped the key words.

But at the same time, he was also thinking about what Hokage-sama said.

"So, Hokage-sama...are you already following the orders of that Mr. Rain Country?"

Namikaze Minato looked up in confusion: "Why do you say that? To this day, sir still hasn't seized the power of Hanzo of the Salamander in the Rain Country, and naturally he hasn't asked me to obey your orders."

"What you have been doing all along is imparting knowledge so that we can see the essence behind every historical event."

"The Kage is still the Kage, and Konoha is still Konoha."

Lu Jiu repeated this sentence in his mind again.

But a smart person would not be able to trust someone they suspect so quickly, even if that person is the Fourth Hokage of the village.

"Perhaps, Shikaku can go and listen after the history class officially begins. Among the three tribes of Ino, Shikaku and Chou, the Nara tribe, which is famous in the ninja world for its intelligence, should be able to discover the true intention of the master for this world."

Minato, his calm eyes met Shikaku's.

And Shikaku hesitated.

This sentence has already shown that he will not be killed.

In fact, after the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze appeared, he knew that he would have no chance of winning if he resisted.

Even facing the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God, he might not be able to send a message before being killed.

But with a secret signal every ten seconds, even if he died, Haiyi would complete what was agreed upon.

Shikaku: "Hokage-sama seems very confident that the history lesson that hasn't even started yet can convince me."

Minato: "It's not that I'm confident, but I've always known what the original meaning of the establishment of the ninja village was. Peace... no more wars, and children can grow up in peace."

"Whether it was Ino-Shika-cho, or the Senju and Uchiha, they all wanted to change the world in the beginning, right?"

“Behind the historical events, the answers to war and peace are all there.”

Time passed quickly in silence. In the end, Nara Shikaku did not eliminate his doubts, but he also lost the courage to face death as he did at the beginning.

After leaving the Uchiha clan territory, Shikaku looked around.

The nature of war and the nature of peace.

Peace... this is indeed what every ninja clan hopes for.

Too many people died during the entire Third Ninja World War.

Perhaps, wait for the history lesson to make the right judgment.

Konoha cannot withstand the turmoil, and even if the Third Hokage is notified, can it really fight against the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God?

That person... was the one who single-handedly resisted this ninja village.

……

When they returned to the Nara clan's territory, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza were already waiting there.

"Haiyi should go and rest first. The secret technique consumes a lot of chakra."

Nara Shikaku sat next to the three of them for a long time, speechless.

Ding Zuo was the first to say, "Minato will not harm the village, there is no doubt about that. When I went on missions with him, I could feel that he had a love and bond with the village and his companions."

Haiyi on the side also frowned.

"Hokage-sama's past also makes it impossible for me to believe that he would join the Land of the Rain. Konoha's Kage has no basis for betrayal."

"Even though you pointed this out, you still returned to the agreed room. This also proves that you are not controlled."

After the two finished talking, Nara Shikaku, who had been silent the whole time, let out a breath.

"The storm that will sweep across the entire ninja world has begun to take shape."

"Whether it is right or wrong, or whether it harms the interests of the village, I can't tell for now."

"There was too little intelligence, and my focus was wrong."

When investigating the Rain Country, due to inertia of thinking, he did not explore the system of the Rain Country in depth.

But when the concept of resources emerged, Nara Shikaku had already begun his own analysis.

"I will sit in on the history class at the Ninja School later."

"I'll go too."

"Then let's go together."

……

In the Uchiha clan's territory, Minato Namikaze drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

Uchiha Fugaku on the opposite side said in a deep voice: "The brain of Ino-Shika-Chou, under this title, the patriarch of the Nara clan is too smart."

Namikaze Minato smiled and said, "It is just a test for the other parties. After solving the resource problem, the Daimyo will not be able to control Konoha."

"Sir, our dream has never been just to liberate ninjas. There is no distinction between noble and humble lives. Ordinary people, who occupy the majority, are also the future of this world."

“Only by uniting all those who can be united and all the oppressed people can we bring down those who are high and mighty.”

"Fugaku..."

"All the ninjas in this village who once joined Konoha wanted nothing more than to see war end and for peace to continue."

"With Konoha as the center, the liberation of thought begins throughout the Land of Fire. This is the initial strategic goal."

Uchiha Fugaku thought for a while, then replied: "So Ino-Shika-Chou, and even 90% of Konoha's ninjas, have the same dream as us."

……

One month later, in the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water.

It was an ordinary ramen restaurant, but at the moment, three top executives of Kirigakure were sitting there.

The three bowls of ramen have been finished, but it is obvious that the customer's purpose is not to eat noodles, and he still hasn't left.

Kevin, who was wiping the counter, smiled and said, "The core problem of Kirigakure has been solved, and the Blood Mist Village will no longer continue. Are you guys... so free?"

Mei Terumi shook her head slightly.

He frowned and thought for a long time before he spoke: "Because of the Fourth Generation, the power of the village has become very weak. Although the Blood Mist Village is over, we need to learn lessons from it."

Kisame, who was standing by, was feeding Samehada with chakra.

He lowered his head and said, "Master Yuanshi is already very old... The reform of the village system needs us to promote it."