"As a living person, not a tool, when faced with unequal treaties and extremely risky missions, you should decide whether to accept or refuse based on your own abilities!"
"If the mission intel is unknown and you aren't sure whether the mission can be completed, then this is a gamble!"
"Win the gamble, and you obtain intelligence beneficial to the village. Lose it, and you pay the price in blood and lives!"
"You must understand that it isn't easy for the Ninja Academy to train a ninja. As long as you stay alive, your value and significance will definitely be greater than if you were dead!"
"If, after assessing the mission's risks, you determine that you're highly likely to lose your life, then you must refuse! Not just for your own sake, but also for the village and your family!"
Naruto's words were like a heavy hammer crashing into the hearts of the ninjas present.
Aside from the new ninjas who had come from the Empire, quite a few people were deep in thought, but even more wore disdainful and mocking expressions.
What a joke. The ninja mission system had always been this way throughout the years of the hidden-village system. If completing a mission meant certain death, you still had to go! You said you wouldn't go, so you wouldn't go? What did you take the village for?
The village had raised you so that you would be prepared to sacrifice yourself at any time!
As Ibiki Morino listened to Naruto's words, the little bit of goodwill he had just developed toward him vanished completely.
"Looks like the Ninja Academy hasn't done a very good job of completing your ideological education!"
"The village's orders and missions are above everything else! Including your lives!"
"If you aren't willing to give,