A Ninja with a Max Intelligence Score of 10

Konoha, the village Hinata has lived since childhood.

Hinata used to be very familiar with this place, but since when did Hinata start to rarely have the peace of mind to take a proper stroll around the village?

In reality, it has only been about a year, but Hinata felt that this period of time was incredibly long.

During this year, Hinata experienced the most important turning point in her life.

He wanted to turn his life around and transform into a dragon, but he lost himself in the process of leaping over the dragon gate. All he could think about was how to gain power.

A peaceful life has always been around Hinata, but Hinata feels that this peaceful life is getting further and further away from her.

However, Hinata still turned around and took one last look.

It turns out that everything is still around me; I just thought it was no longer important and thus overlooked these beautiful things.

"Yo! Hinata, it's been a long time."

As I entered the meatball shop, the owner greeted me warmly, saying, "You must be very busy lately?"

"I heard you made a great contribution in resolving the war between Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village. What do you want to eat? It's all free today."

"Thank you, uncle!"

Hinata was secretly pleased and, taking advantage of the situation, said, "Then I won't be polite. Thirty skewers of meatballs, plus five bowls of Anko."

Shop owner. "..."

"You really don't hold back... hahaha..."

The shop owner looked embarrassed, but still prepared food for Hinata.

"Smack smack..."

Hinata ate her dumplings while watching people come and go on the street.

It seems that after changing my mood, the scenery I see appears different.

When she was a child, Hinata felt that Konoha was peaceful and harmonious, and everything was wonderful.

However, after Hinata began to pursue power and immortality, she felt that these people's lives were just muddled and aimless. They had no pursuits or ideals, and their lives were as calm as stagnant water without a ripple.

Even Kakashi became a loser defeated by reality in Hinata's eyes. He was bound by the rules of ninjas and wasted his days.

But at this moment, everything is different.

This is real life!

They are not without ideals and pursuits; what they want is a peaceful and happy life, far from war and sorrow, and they are working towards that goal.

If Hinata continues down the same path, perhaps one day Hinata will gain immense power and become immortal.

But Hinata's future seems predictable.

That is to enjoy the loneliness and pain that comes with immortality in the desolate, lightless abyss of the universe.

Over time, Hinata may forget everything from the past and lose herself in the long course of her life.

Immortality may sound wonderful, but if you're all alone, that's true torment, a torment that can even drive you insane.

Loneliness is an endless hell, and those who fall into it will breed demons in their hearts.

"What people fear most is loneliness."

Looking out the window at the street, perhaps at some point in the past, people like Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Orochimaru had all walked this street, but ultimately, for some reason, they all fell into the abyss of darkness.

When they feel lonely, they will think that this loneliness is brought to them by the world, and then they will begin to be hostile to the world.

But if they were to look back, they would find that the world has always been there for them.

Each of them has a place to belong.

"Ah--"

Hinata stretched and rubbed her stomach, then licked the soup stuck to the corner of her mouth.

"Hey! Are you full?"

Thinking of Hinata's appetite, the shop owner quickly changed his tune, saying, "Ahem... now it's time to charge!"

Hinata: "..."

"I'm not eating anymore!"

Hinata snorted in dissatisfaction, stormed out of the dumpling shop, and continued to wander aimlessly through the village.

On the football field, a group of children are playing football, while some little girls cheer loudly and encourage them.

Hearing the little girl's cheers, the little boy mustered his strength and kicked the ball even harder.

As evening approached, the old lady carried her vegetable basket and walked home unsteadily, while her granddaughter skipped and jumped ahead of her, turning back every now and then to wave to her grandmother, waiting for her to catch up.

Hinata silently observed all of this; this seemingly aimless life was, at this moment, so beautiful and peaceful.

At that moment, Hinata felt fortunate.

Fortunately, he still had a shred of conscience and did not agree with Black Zetsu's suggestion to start a war among the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Otherwise, none of this would exist.

Those children who play football might be forced to go to the battlefield, and the village would see a significant increase in prices due to the war, affecting the lives of the villagers.

Before she knew it, Hinata had arrived at the Hokage Rock.

Thinking of the Fourth Shinobi World War in the Original Story, that war was caused by the struggle for ownership of the Tailed Beasts.

Just as Black Zetsu said, war was ultimately unavoidable.

"If everything goes smoothly, the Ten-Tails may be resurrected earlier than in the Original Story."

In the Original Story, the Akatsuki successfully seized the One-Tail to Seven-Tails, but encountered obstacles when trying to seize the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.

However, Orochimaru possesses the Eight-Tails' Horn, Minato Namikaze also has the other half of the Nine-Tails within him.

"If the Ten-Tails' revival had been brought forward, perhaps everything would have been different."

Hinata felt no unease at this moment. Since the two sides had different positions, the only thing Hinata could do was to try to avoid unnecessary casualties and unnecessary war.

Is it a given that the Five Great Shinobi Villages dominate the Shinobi World?

Hinata didn't think so.

In terms of the pain they have brought to the world, the Five Great Shinobi Villages bear the brunt.

"If the Five Great Shinobi Villages insist on resisting, then let's carry out a decapitation strike!"

If the Five Great Shinobi Villages want to join forces, they will inevitably convene the Five Kage Summit again. The only way to avoid war is to eliminate the Five Kage with overwhelming power.

Because of their differing stances, Hinata believed that the Five Kage, who wanted to seize the Tailed Beasts and maintain the balance of power among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, were the real culprits behind the war.

"However, the Five Great Shinobi Villages in the Original Story were also fighting against the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan..."

Hinata considered it for a moment.

The Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan must not be exposed. Obito in the Original Story was too reckless. In fact, if it were just the loss of the Tailed Beasts, the Five Great Shinobi Villages might not have united.

However, even Hinata couldn't tolerate the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan'.

"Kindness..."

Hinata doesn't doubt her own intelligence; she just believes that sometimes we need to listen to other people's opinions.

"Let's find an opportunity to ask Dad and hear his opinion!"

Hyuga Hiashi seems to be quite intelligent.

"Cough cough!"

"Among ninja stats, I'm a ninja with a perfect intelligence score of 10!"