"Checks and balances?" The smile on Advisor Tsuchida's face completely disappeared, "Uchiha Sasuke, your words sound dangerous. Are you threatening the governments of various countries?"
"I'm just stating the facts." Sasuke's expression remained calm, "You are afraid of our power, but you need our protection. This is a paradox in itself."
"That's enough!" Advisor Tsuchida slammed the table and stood up. The warriors behind him immediately pulled out half of their swords, "Uchiha Sasuke! The rebellious genes of you Uchiha Clan are indeed still flowing in your blood!"
The air solidified instantly.
Naruto's eyes became dangerous, and Nine-Tails's Chakra began to roll inside his body. Kakashi's hand quietly moved to the kunai on his waist.
"Rebellion gene?" Sasuke's mouth raised a cold arc, "Interesting statement. So, does saving the world count as rebellion?"
"You saved the world, yes." Advisor Tsuchida sat down again, but his tone was stronger, "But this does not mean that you are above the law. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and the greater the restraint."
"Restraint?" Naruto sneered, "Where were you guys hiding when Jhin was about to destroy the world? What were you doing when Ten-Tails was about to devour everything? Now that we are back, you are jumping out to put collars on us?"
"We are maintaining order and protecting civilians!" Advisor Tsuchida retorted, "You only saw the fighting on the battlefield, but you don't know how many people are supporting you in the rear!"
"Support?" Rinnegan of Sasuke flashed a hint of sarcasm, "Are you talking about the 'support' who are busy calculating the cost of the war when we are desperate?"
The atmosphere became increasingly tense. At this moment, the office door was pushed open.
Sakura walked in, followed by Shikamaru, Temari, and several Jonin from Leaf.
"What's wrong? The celebration outside suddenly stopped, everyone is spreading..." Sakura stopped mid-sentence. She was keenly aware of the tense atmosphere in the room.
"Oh, I came just in time." Advisor Tsuchida showed his formulaic smile again, "Your Excellency Haruno Sakura, Your Excellency Nara Shikamaru, you are also the heroes of this war. This <Programme> also requires your understanding and cooperation."
Shikamaru glanced at the documents on the table and immediately frowned. "What is this?"
"The new order of post-war reconstruction." Advisor Tsuchida answered succinctly, "In order to avoid similar disasters from happening again, we need to carry out necessary... management of the power of ninjas."
"Management?" Temari's voice was filled with disbelief, "Do you want to raise ninjas like livestock?"
"Please be careful with your words, Sir Temari." Advisor Tsuchida's tone was still calm, "This is for everyone's safety. After all, no one wants to see the second Uchiha Madara, right?"
These words completely ignited the anger in Sasuke's heart.
"That's enough." His voice was as low as the cold wind coming from hell, "What do you want to say when you mention my family again and again? Do you want to say that Uchiha is born a traitor? Born to be monitored?"
"I didn't mean that..."
"Shut up!" Sasuke turned around suddenly, and Tomoe in Rinnegan spun wildly, "You maggots sitting in high positions, what qualifications do you have to judge Uchiha?"
The temperature in the room dropped suddenly. The warriors' hands had completely grasped the handle of the knife, but they found that their bodies were trembling.
That was not fear, but a warning from life instinct - the man in front of him had the power to easily obliterate them all.
"Sasuke." Kakashi whispered, "Calm down."
"Calm down?" Sasuke looked back at Kakashi, with an almost desperate anger in his eyes, "Teacher, do you also think we should accept this humiliation?"
Kakashi was silent.
He understands Sasuke's anger, and also understands Advisor Tsuchida's concerns. As Hokage, he must consider the entire village. But as a ninja, he also cannot accept this kind of trampling on the dignity of ninjas.
"I understand how you feel." Advisor Tsuchida took the opportunity to speak, "But please understand that this is not a humiliation, but a necessary compromise. You can continue to perform tasks and continue to protect the world, you just need to act within a more... normative framework."
"Standards?" Naruto's voice was filled with sarcasm, "You mean, before we want to save people, we have to apply for permission from your committee?"
"If it involves large-scale use of ninjutsu, it is indeed necessary..."
"Fuck your permission!" Naruto exploded directly, "I need your permission to save people?!"
Golden Chakra began to overflow from his body, and the entire room trembled slightly under the impact of this force.
Advisor Tsuchida's expression finally changed. He realized that these people in front of him were not ordinary ninjas who could be manipulated at will. They were existences that truly possessed the power to destroy the world.
"Everyone, please calm down." There was a hint of nervousness in his voice for the first time, "We can discuss and modify the terms..."
"There's nothing to discuss." Sasuke said coldly, "What you want is to turn us into your tools. But I'm sorry, we are not tools."
He walked to the table and, under everyone's gaze, tore the draft program into pieces.
"This is my answer to your 'New Order'."
Advisor Tsuchida's face turned pale. "Uchiha Sasuke! Do you know what you are doing? You are challenging the order of the entire world!"
"The order of the world?" Sasuke smiled sarcastically, "When did you parasites represent the world?"
"We represent all ordinary people! Those civilians who have no power to protect themselves!" Advisor Tsuchida said excitedly, "Why are you people with superhuman strength unconstrained? Why can you decide the life and death of other people at will?"
These words made the atmosphere in the room tense again.
Because it touches on a question that all ninjas cannot avoid - where is the boundary between power and responsibility?
"You're right." To everyone's surprise, Naruto suddenly spoke, "We do have power that ordinary people don't have."
Advisor Tsuchida A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
"But," Naruto's tone changed, "This does not mean that we should be treated like slaves by you."
He walked up to Advisor Tsuchida, his blue eyes burning with determination.
"Do you know why we want to protect this world? Not because of obligation, not because of responsibility, but because we love this world. We love everyone here, including you annoying guys."
"But if you want to turn our love into a shackles and a coercion..." Naruto's voice became dangerous, "Then we would rather not have this kind of love."
Advisor Tsuchida's expression completely changed. He understood the threat in Naruto's words.
"You... do you want to rebel?" His voice was trembling.
"Rebellion?" Naruto laughed, "We saved the world, and now you want to put collars on us. Who is rebelling?"