The water on the ground was up to his ankles.
The sound of countless raindrops and countless ripples is like a mysterious murmur emerging from the water.
Five minutes passed, and Uchiha Chen neither moved nor spoke. He sat on a tree trunk and stared at the landscape blurred by thick cumulus clouds.
Next to him, Minato sat there quietly, waiting. He felt his heart pounding. What will your friends think after hearing your thoughts?
Minato's previous wish was to become Hokage and protect all his companions, and it remains unchanged.
But after experiencing the cruelty of death, he was full of doubts about this war. At this time, Minato is more thinking about achieving peace for the entire Shinobi World.
Minato After conveying this meaning, his heart, which had been heavy, began to feel relieved. He expressed all his doubts. In his opinion, Uchiha Chen is definitely his mentor. The other side always finds a way.
"Chen?" After a while, Minato broke the silence.
Uchiha Chen slowly returned from his thoughts to reality. He turned and looked at Minato.
"Minato," his tone was very serious, "Your doubts are normal. Even most ninjas have doubts about this war. We traveled thousands of miles to fight and invade Land of Rain. What is the purpose of it?"
"Of course the village is not for peace, it is just a synonym for concealing interests." Uchiha Chen sighed.
"Over the years, due to the imbalance of economic development among various countries, the power of village militants has risen in various countries. Therefore, they must fight with other big countries to protect their own country's interests. Otherwise, the country, villages, and villagers will suffer."
Uchiha Chen stared into Minato's eyes. "But after the war, the people's livelihood in the city was ruined, and hungry prisoners were everywhere... After countless wars, all that was left was endless pain, that's why Shinobi World became like this.
None of us is innocent in this process. "
"Then you mean, peace... is unattainable?" Minato asked with a frown.
"No, no, no. To achieve this goal, we must face an overwhelming number of problems. So for us, the first question will be what peace is."
Uchiha Chen continued, "I can imagine that one ninja can give a thousand answers."
He looked at Minato. "So I want to hear your opinion."
My opinion? Minato glanced at him involuntarily.
Then he thought about it and said, "I think one day, the time will come when people understand each other in a real sense, and then we can achieve peace."
Uchiha Chen shook his head. This was a typical Jiraiya answer, pinning his hope on human beings' self-awakening. He could understand this utopian mentality, but decided not to agree with it.
"Minato, I can tell you that Shinobi World is sick." Uchiha Chen strengthened his tone, "Since it is sick, you don't want to treat it, but you want to let it heal itself. Do you think it is possible?"
Minato was speechless, feeling that Chen was right. Jiraiya Teacher's idea even felt too childish to him.
Uchiha Chen continued, "In fact, First Hokage also saw this. In order to cure Shinobi World's disease, he established One Country One Village System, thereby ending the troubled times.
However, the end of the troubled times did not make Shinobi World's illness better. On the contrary, the scale of the war became unprecedentedly huge, and more people died at once. So I think, First Hokage failed. "
Uchiha Chen's words shocked Minato into jaws. "What did you say?"
"Minato, if you think about it carefully, this is not the case. What was originally a melee between families has since become a war between countries, and the scope of the war has become larger... We are actually simply back to where we started."
"From a certain perspective, don't you think First Hokage is actually a failure?"
At this time, Minato felt huge waves in his heart. Growing up, all the publicity I came across was praising First Hokage, the man who ended the troubled times.
He never thought that Lord First Hokage might have failed.
But after experiencing this war, he could not refute what Chen said. First Hokage hoped for peace, but peace did not really come.
Chen, Nawaki, Mikoto, Kushina, these friends around him, including himself, are all war orphans!
The tragedy that happened in the past is still happening now. Maybe, his child will be an orphan in the future.
For a moment, there was silence in the air.
Uchiha Chen smiled at Minato and said, "You didn't expect me to say such a thing, did you?"
Minato shook his head, "Actually, what you said makes sense."
"Yes, because these are real things. We live in this Uzumaki Clan, and by understanding the past, we can predict the future. First, Second Great Ninja War has already happened, and the same third, fourth or even more wars will not stop.
If Shinobi World's condition is left unchecked, it will only get worse. As long as the village remains, people will fall into strife again, and then... the war will never subside. "Uchiha Chen raised his head and stared at Minato.
Minato did not speak, but fell into deep thought. "So you think we should destroy other villages?"
"Not to destroy," Uchiha Chen replied, "But to unite."
"First Hokage united other families and established a one-country-one-village system, thus quelling the war of Land of Fire.
And we only need to unite other villages, establish a new alliance, and re-establish Shinobi World order, then we can get real peace. What do you think, Minato? "
His words seemed to hang in the air for a long time.
Uchiha Chen had been paying close attention to the changes in Minato's expression throughout the narration process. Minato is still a ten-year-old child, and his various emotional changes are still revealed.
First of all, there was shock, and the horror was beyond words. Finally... slowly start thinking.
Minato also realized that if it continues, the next war will only be a matter of time. The fact that First Hokage united with other families to end the troubled times obviously touched his personal heart.
"But... you have to know... this is difficult." Minato swallowed, "This is much more difficult than the situation faced by Master First Hokage."
"Yes, the relationship between villages is very delicate... just like a house built of cards. The more adjustments we make, the greater the possibility of accidentally getting a wrong card and causing the entire structure to collapse." Uchiha Chen nodded.
"Yes, there were various Rogue Ninja and small countries during this period." Minato added. "These forces are lurking in the dark, watching Five Great Nations."
"So we need to break all the strength. Strength is the most critical thing! On this basis, we will break the status between the villages and start over from scratch." Uchiha Chen said.
In his opinion, the so-called peace after Fourth Great Ninja War is nothing more than a passing moment, superficial brothers.
When the generation that has experienced the war grows old, and when the new gods of Shinobi World, Naruto and Sasuke pass away, sooner or later the war between Five Great Nations will break out again. Only integration can avoid all this.
Uchiha Chen raised his head and stared at Minato. "Minato, in order to realize this wish, I need your help."
"Me?" Minato was a little unsure. "My strength is too weak, so the help I can provide may not be much."
"There is no such thing. With your talent, the future will be immeasurable." Uchiha Chen replied.
From his point of view, if you want to accomplish this, you must need the help of people around you. A person, no matter how strong he is, can only fail if he does not get support. After all, you can't rule the world alone. Lord Madara is strong enough, but before leaving the village, he cannot take Uchiha Clan's clan members with him.
"Of course, there is one more thing that we must remember. Until we have enough strength, we can only pretend to be simple-minded, try not to follow the crowd, and protect those we can protect." Uchiha Chen said solemnly.
"Yes, I understand." Minato nodded. He also knew that this kind of thing must not be known to the village's senior officials.
Unless... they become the top brass of Konoha.
"Believe me, we will succeed." Uchiha Chen reached out and took Minato's hand.
"Also, you are welcome to join Team One."