For Nagato, Konoha Was Far More Evil

"I know what you're afraid of, Jiraiya."

"A civil war, followed by a war that spreads across the entire Shinobi World, never ceasing until it reaches its end."

A smile hung on Uchiha Jie's lips as he spread his arms. His voice seemed to carry the arrogance and pride unique to the Uchiha Clan.

He tilted his head and slowly said, "You're not wrong to be afraid, Jiraiya..."

"You!"

Jiraiya had thought the other man would argue, conceal it, or deceive him. He had never expected him to lay bare everything in his heart, much less speak of war so casually.

The pride in his voice nearly made Jiraiya sick. As expected of the innately evil Uchiha Clan—there was simply no changing a nature like that.

"You definitely wanted to say 'you innately evil Uchiha brat,' didn't you?" Uchiha Jie suddenly laughed louder, lightly clapping as he did.

Then he continued, "You're not wrong, Jiraiya. The Uchiha Clan truly sees the world differently. To people like you, we really can be called innately evil."

He shrugged, studying Kakashi's single eye before looking Jiraiya over as well.

What a pity. That was the Mangekyō Sharingan—the eye of evil.

Yet beneath the absurdity was a trace of the same emotion, so faint that only someone with delicate sensibilities could notice it. Jiraiya could not sense it, but Uchiha vaguely could.

"So, someone from Konoha conspired with me and killed that organization's leader."

"They manufactured war, slaughtered civilians, drove the people of the Land of Rain from their homes, and even killed my best friend alongside Hanzo."

"The only force truly capable of opposing the Rinnegan is evil people like you Kakashi, after all. Justice has no way of bringing peace."

"Huh? Hasn't the civil war already erupted?" Uchiha Jie suddenly widened his