Chapter 140
Chapter 140
The civilians in the ninja world don't really have high demands.
After thousands of years of war, for civilians, as long as the nobles don't mess around and the ninjas don't fight anymore, that's the best world. Although Konoha is rubbish in all aspects now, they can still meet such simple requirements.
Not to mention that Konoha has gone a step further on this basis. Not only does it not mess around or fight anymore, but it also provides land, food and education. The civilians are almost killed by the pie that falls from the sky one after another, and they can only cry with emotion-
God has eyes, the ninja master finally came to save them!
The ones who are most touched by this are the combat ninjas who were sent to various places to suppress bandits and nobles.
They thought they would encounter indifference or even hostility from the people. After all, in the past few hundred years, ninjas have only this reputation among the civilians. But when they really stepped into those areas suffering from turmoil, they were very surprised to find that the people applauded their arrival!
These locals not only offered to provide these combat ninjas with food and lodging, and to distribute their precious rations to them, but also actively acted as guides, exposing the secrets of the local nobles and bandits.
With the help of these people, the combat ninjas who went out certainly completed their tasks very smoothly, and were also flattered by this kind of treatment, as if they had really become great heroes on this land, and their vanity was greatly satisfied.
But this is actually not difficult to understand at all. The people of the Land of Fire have had enough of this chaotic era, and they long for a peaceful and tranquil life from the bottom of their hearts.
In the traditional concept of the nobles, ninjas will never learn to handle common affairs and rule civilians. If ninjas are allowed to directly rule civilians, it means that rituals and music will collapse, and the principles will be reversed, which will inevitably lead to social chaos and the destruction of lives.
But to put it bluntly, this set of high-sounding rhetoric is nothing more than a lie carefully woven by the nobles to maintain their ruling position.
For hundreds of years, the nobles have spared no effort to promote this concept to ninjas and civilians, and constantly instilled in the people the cruel, ruthless, cold and bloodthirsty image of ninjas, making them fear and hate ninjas.
After a lie is repeated thousands of times, everyone will believe it. After years of indoctrination, not only civilians, but even ninjas believe this unfounded fallacy. But in fact, as long as life is good, civilians don’t care whether the one above is the daimyo or the hokage.
What’s more, those who go against the Konoha ninjas have always had only one fate, death. In the past three years, civilians have already deeply experienced this. Although they have a hard life, they still cherish their lives.
Despite the chaos and various incredible events, however, under these turbulent appearances, everyone can clearly see that the new Fire Country is gradually developing in a good direction, and the people’s confidence in the future is even greater than that of Shenyue himself.
Shen Yue thought about this for a long time. In the end, she could only attribute all this to the fact that the Daimyo's rule was really rotten.
I'm not afraid of rottenness, I'm afraid of being worse than rottenness.
Although Konoha is just a makeshift team, it is seriously short of manpower and funds, and the system is also very shallow and immature. Many rules need to be further improved, but once Konoha is compared with the entire ninja world, my God, it is simply a beacon of the ninja world!
Under the shining light of the great beacon of the ninja world-Konoha, the rule of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is simply a pile of stinking excrement, which is simply disgusting. In comparison, the vast majority of the civilians of the Land of Fire firmly support Konoha.
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As the shadow of a village, exercising the rights of a king of a country, Konoha can be said to have once again set a precedent in the ninja world.
Power is the most attractive thing. Seeing that it is so easy to kidnap the daimyo and the daimyo is so useful, how could the four ninja villages not be eager to do it? They finally realized that the change of power is not as difficult as they imagined. As long as they find the right method, the opportunity is right in front of them.
As Konoha's golden lackey, Sand Village sent the second-in-command Shamon to Konoha Village to celebrate overnight with full sincerity and gifts. Chiyo, Sand Storm and Ebizo also accompanied them.
They will become the first batch of exchange students between the two villages. They will stay in Konoha to study for a long time in the future. However, Shamon came all the way to Konoha, obviously not just to send children to school, but also to win all kinds of support from Konoha in the upcoming coup in the Kingdom of Wind.
After seeing the actions of Sand Village, Kumogakure and Iwagakure were not to be outdone. They also sent their own smart and well-educated young people to Konoha's ninja school.
At the same time, the two major ninja villages were also secretly carrying out intensive preparations, gearing up for the battle.Kidnapping his own daimyo, he also wanted to use this useful imperial sword to show off his power as a king.
Even the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village, a reckless man known for his bravery, couldn't wait any longer. He kidnapped the daimyo of the Land of Thunder in public. Unfortunately, he obviously didn't learn enough, and his actions were too hasty and not thorough enough.
The Raikage was only thinking about taking power quickly, but he didn't consider the successor of the daimyo. As a result, he hurried back to the village without killing all the daimyo's blood relatives, leaving countless troubles.
Just when this brainless reckless man thought everything was under control, things changed dramatically. The next day, a new daimyo appeared in the capital of the Land of Thunder!
Coupled with the former daimyo in the hands of the Raikage, the Land of Thunder suddenly appeared in a chaotic situation of real and fake daimyo. There was no choice but to return to the capital overnight and kill most of the nobles.
Even the Hidden Mist Village, which had always been isolated from the entire ninja world by itself, could not resist the temptation of power this time. It sent out envoys for the first time, carrying the village's wishes and secrets, and quietly stepped into the competition for power and status.
In front of power, no one can be completely detached. Under the leadership of the big brother Konoha, the five major ninja villages not only tore the one village one country system to pieces, but also threw it on the ground and stepped on it.
However, except for the nobles who were trembling with fear and the lost Hashirama, no one felt a little sad about the collapse of the rituals and music in the ninja world.
Konoha was even more joyous at this moment. In the streets and alleys, whether in the busy markets or the quiet alleys, people could be heard discussing the topic of the new daimyo enthusiastically.
Even the Uchiha clan, who usually appear aloof and aloof, joined the discussion excitedly. This group of Uchiha clan members who usually talk little and always present themselves as cool guys and cool girls, once they start gossiping, it is really unbearable to watch:
"How should we call Lord Madara in the future, should we call him Lord Clan Leader or Lord General?"
"Then Lady Shen Yue will also be called Princess Shen Yue in the future, right?"
When they thought of the majestic title of general, and then thought of the majestic and domineering image of their own clan leader, these Uchiha clan members became crazy about them.
"So majestic!"
"This is the first time that someone in our Uchiha clan has become a general. It is worthy of Lord Madara. It is so cool!"
"Tsk, you ignorant guy, what's so great about being a general? I think Lord Madara may become a daimyo in the future!"
Of course, Shen Yue's title of princess is well deserved.
She has always been the beloved little princess of the tribe, held in the palm of everyone's hand and carefully protected. Now she has been promoted to the legitimate princess of the Fire Country, and the tribesmen are all happy and proud of her.
In their view, the princesses of the five major countries just took advantage of their bloodline and had a father who was a daimyo. In terms of bloodline, talent and strength, Shen Yue is the real rare pearl, and the children of the daimyo are not worthy of being compared with her!
At this point, the Uchiha became proud again and mocked the rival Senju clan.
"Oh my, the Senju clan is really going to be extinct. Hehe, there is no one who can compare with Lord Shenyue, uh no, our Princess Shenyue~"
"But isn't Lord Shenyue's mother from the Senju clan? Then she should also be considered half a Senju?"
"Bah, shut up! Do you deserve a beating?"
In addition to discussing Lord Madara and Lord Shenyue, a certain old man who is bolder and has more bad ideas is also secretly discussing:
"In the future, will the Land of Fire be called Konoha?"
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In the Hokage Building, Shenyue, who was exhausted by Tobirama's shadow clones and those endless official duties, now just wanted to find a place to rest.
After realizing that Hashirama was slacking off again, while Tobirama and his shadow clones were overwhelmed by the mountains of official duties and had no time to take care of other things, Shenyue hurriedly avoided everyone and secretly pushed open the door of the Hokage Building's office, but the scene in front of her completely stunned her.
I saw Hashirama sitting alone in the office, looking particularly lonely. He lowered his head, looked depressed, and didn't know what he was thinking about. His face no longer had the smile and vitality of the past, and he looked listless.
Just across the wall, the entire Hokage Building was a scene of bustling and noisy. There, the noise, footsteps, and conversations came one after another, like a vibrant symphony.
People came and went in the building, and busy figures shuttled through every corner. Although everyone was busy and exhausted, they were all happy.
"Uncle Hashirama, are you okay?? "
Looking at the strange scene in front of her, Shen Yue's heart was filled with worry. She quickly walked to the foot of Hashirama and stretched out her hand to gently pull the corner of his clothes.
Feeling the slight pull of the corner of his clothes, Hashirama slowly lowered his head and looked at Shen Yue quietly. After a long time, he spoke, as if he had just recognized her:
"...It's Shen Yue."
Hashirama bent down and carefully held her in his arms. After rubbing the girl's soft hair, his mood was obviously much better, but there was a hint of loneliness in his words.
"I seem to have made a mistake from the beginning. "
After facing the dark side of his ideal, Hashirama experienced unprecedented shock and pain.
With a beautiful vision, he personally established the one-country-one-village system, hoping that it would bring peace to the chaotic ninja world. However, reality cruelly shattered his fantasy. Now, he finally saw the various drawbacks behind this system.
This blow was undoubtedly huge for Hashirama.
His beliefs and ideals were torn apart, and the whole world seemed to collapse before his eyes. He had made up his mind to protect the village even at the cost of everything, but now, he had to tear it apart with his own hands. It was himself.
For Hashirama, this was probably like a father killing his own child with his own hands. The pain and helplessness can be imagined.
However, despite the pain and struggle in his heart, as if tearing his soul apart, Hashirama chose to take action without hesitation on the night of the capture of the daimyo's mansion.
He is such an extremely decisive person. Once he makes a decision, he will execute it without hesitation, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are ahead, and no matter how much pain the process will bring.
"For me, the so-called village is the bond that can maintain the various tribes. It is also an important hub that turns chaos into order and keeps order going. It is also a key existence that can protect children, avoid unnecessary wars, and achieve peace."
"What do you think? I want to hear your thoughts, Shenyue. "
Hashirama was rarely serious, his expression was so serious that it was almost old-fashioned. Shenyue thought for a while, and then replied:
"The village united all the scattered ninja clans, which is really amazing. If there is no premise, the ninjas would not be united, and the ninja world would probably still be at war now."
"But the country, no, it should be said that the daimyo does not need so many ninjas. Our existence is certainly an extremely useful tool, but the tools only need to be sufficient. If there are too many, it will be a threat."
"So, in order to discard the extra tools, the ninja world will inevitably..."
Shenyue did not have the heart to continue, but Hashirama took over her words and continued to speak seemingly calmly, but somewhere in her heart was suddenly hit hard, and she felt an indescribable pain and numbness:
"At that time, there will inevitably be wars between countries. "
But if the future is really like this, what is the meaning of the village he and Madara worked hard to build?
Even if the power of the family is gathered into a village and the scale of ninjas is expanded, the scale of the war will become even larger. It is just a different way to continue the endless war!
No, it's even worse. At that time, the war between ninja villages will be more fierce and cruel than the fights between ninja clans. It is foreseeable that hatred and contradictions will continue to escalate. In the end, the ninja world will only fall into a vicious cycle that cannot be escaped.
Hashirama, who figured out everything, gradually smiled bitterly at his lips, and his eyes were full of misery:
"Madara is right. I am really too naive. "
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