However, they still revered Uchiha Brahman deeply. Aside from a few brainless fools, most people were quite pragmatic. Compared to the past, everyone in the Shinobi World now—so long as they were citizens of the Empire—no longer had to worry about going hungry, freezing, or having nowhere to live. The days of turmoil, slaughter, and never knowing whether they would see tomorrow had ended.
Even a homeless person now had a home of their own and no longer needed to worry about where their next meal would come from.
In an Empire like this, who wouldn't revere Uchiha Brahman, the man who had brought them such a peaceful life?
Forget kneeling. In the eyes of some, Uchiha Brahman was their second father, a savior sent from heaven!
Perhaps there were still problems in certain parts of the Empire, but no matter what, people were no longer killed at random. No one would starve to death for lack of food like they had in the old days!
The age of the Empire was countless times better than the era of divided Shinobi villages and warring nations. No matter how bad the Empire was, it was still better than the old world. That was the overwhelming advantage brought by increased productivity. And though society still had classes, even a noble Kshatriya had no right to kill a Shudra on a whim.
Under the Empire's laws, killing was forbidden unless the victim was a Dalit, an untouchable. In the past, besides the shinobi, every country had nobles who didn't consider commoners human. In some nations, samurai even had the right to test their blades on commoners. Samurai weren't as powerful as shinobi, but they still had an overwhelming advantage over ordinary people in combat.
"What... is that...?"
In a shadowy corner, Black Zetsu