"Not every ninja cares about civilian casualties when carrying out a mission, and the same goes for the Marines. Some Marine officers treat civilians kindly and would rather let pirates escape than hurt them. Others are more extreme. They think a few deaths are nothing if it means wiping out pirates. After all, killing vicious pirates means saving even more civilians."
Uchiha Mai spoke lazily.
He really did not care much about that sort of thing.
Even he killed indiscriminately sometimes.
Whatever kind of justice the Marines practiced had nothing to do with him.
Uchiha Mai had no intention of becoming anyone's savior. As long as it did not affect him, he did not want to get involved.
"But... but they're supposed to protect everyone, just like Konoha's Military Police Force and Anbu. If there aren't any villagers left, what's the point of having the Anbu or the Military Police Force?"
A hint of tears crept into Shizune's voice.
Ninja fought to secure fertile land so everyone could live better lives. Lady Tsunade had lost her younger brother in the war, and Shizune had lost her uncle, Dan Katō.
If civilians did not matter, then what was the point of war?
Seeing what the Marines were doing had shaken her deeply.
Might Guy also disapproved, but he said nothing.
As ninja, they often had to carry out similar missions. Male ninja tended to be more rational than female ninja. Even Konoha could not guarantee that every war it fought was just, but obedience was a ninja's duty.
Perhaps these Marines had their own reasons?
Boom!
Another tremendous explosion rang out.
The blast reached Uchiha Mai's ship as well, spilling the cappuccino in his hand all over him.
Staring at the sky, which had turned almost entirely red, Guy gaped in