The Ninja World Won't Make Way for the Timid

Yamanaka Chujiu was very satisfied with his performance.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō were both Kage-level ninjas, yet he had controlled Danzō face-to-face and guided him into making the greatest mistake of his life.

He had even engaged in a direct dialogue with Hiruzen Sarutobi, steering him toward harboring resentment against Danzō.

No one realized that he was the mastermind behind this conflict; after putting on a display of "tea-art" manipulation, he had even managed to make everyone subconsciously overlook his presence.

By the end, even Shibi Aburame, who had the least amount of presence, had forgotten he was even there.

The key to achieving today's results was the power of faith harvested from his believers.

This substance not only greatly weakened mental defenses, allowing his threads of thought to penetrate more easily, but it also allowed him to exert a much stronger influence.

Afterward, when heading to the battlefield, as long as he wasn't unlucky enough to be hit directly by a Tailed Beast Bomb, neither a Jinchūriki nor the Fourth Raikage could threaten the life of Yamanaka Chujiu.

With his safety guaranteed, Yamanaka Chujiu felt incredibly happy; he could finally let go and act without restraint in many matters!

In this war, he would no longer be like he was at ten years old, forced onto the battlefield and cowering in development from start to finish.

He was going to be a brave one!

This was not for Konoha, but for his older brother, his sister-in-law, and his niece; it was also to build his own reputation and prepare the foundation for expanding his faith!

The ninja world would not make way for the cowardly, but it would offer opportunity after opportunity to the brave, helping them achieve success!

That was what Yamanaka Chujiu thought, and that was exactly what he told Uchiha Shisui.

Shisui had only just learned that, despite being not yet ten years old, he had been assigned to a combat unit and was about to head to the Eastern Front to fight for Konoha.

No matter what kind of genius Uchiha Shisui was, he was still just a nine-year-old child.

When a child learns they are going to the battlefield, fear and anxiety naturally surface in their heart.

Yamanaka Chujiu had made his predictions in advance, providing Shisui with great stability, which led him to seek Chujiu out alongside Uchiha Itachi.

Yamanaka Chujiu gave him the encouragement and goal he needed most: "I said before, if you want to save the Uchiha, you must go to the battlefield!"

"This is your destined fate now. Do not be discouraged, do not be afraid, go forth bravely."

"Make a name for yourself on the battlefield, show your mettle, and let Konoha—let the ninja world—know that you, Uchiha Shisui, are strong!"

"Only then will you be qualified to ask me for the true method to save the Uchiha."

Uchiha Shisui's gaze was firm: "I understand, Senior Chujiu!"

Hearing Yamanaka Chujiu's words, Uchiha Shisui completely understood the meaning of his battle and solidified his determination to fight.

Finally, he asked curiously: "Senior, will we be on the same battlefield?"

Yamanaka Chujiu replied: "Teacher Orochimaru told me that I will be going to the Northern Front to face the Cloud ninjas, while the Uchiha will be concentrated and transferred to the Eastern Front to confront the Mist ninjas."

Uchiha Itachi gritted his teeth: "Damn it, forcing the Uchiha, who excel at Fire Style, to deal with the Mist ninjas who excel at Water Style—Hiruzen Sarutobi is intentionally trying to get our Uchiha killed!"

Yamanaka Chujiu reached out and pressed down on Itachi's head: "Itachi, do not complain. Complaining is useless; it only consumes your courage. Only by working hard to become stronger can you change all of this."

Uchiha Itachi's breathing was rapid, but he couldn't help but ask: "Senior Chujiu, why are there so many bad people in Konoha?"

Yamanaka Chujiu smiled: "You think there are many bad people because you are too weak right now. You think you only need me to reach out and help you because the Uchiha clan is weak."

Uchiha Itachi was confused: "Impossible, the Uchiha is the strongest ninja clan!"

Yamanaka Chujiu laughed out loud: "That's right, as far as ninja clans go, the Uchiha are strong beyond compare."

"But you Uchiha are in Konoha, and who in this village plays 'ninja clan one-on-one' anymore?"

"Can the strength of the Uchiha be greater than the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, Mitokado, Yamanaka, Nara, Akimichi, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans combined?"

Uchiha Itachi understood: "No."

Yamanaka Chujiu praised: "Very good. Itachi, you can recognize reality, but reality is even more cruel than what I just said."

"Those loyal to Hiruzen Sarutobi are not just the ninja clans, but at least six thousand civilian ninjas!"

"The weakness of the Uchiha lies in your isolation and seclusion."

"When Shimura Danzō targets the Uchiha, although many people feel that Danzō is in the wrong, most Konoha ninjas also feel that you Uchiha have problems of your own."

"To put it bluntly, in the eyes of Konoha's ninjas, no one will step in to help you in the conflict between the Uchiha and Shimura Danzō."

"Itachi, you must remember: no hardship falls upon the Uchiha without reason."

"It is because the Uchiha lived too comfortably over the past few decades, and because your elders were lazy and enjoyed a pride they shouldn't have, that you face the difficulties of today."

"The ancestors cut down the trees, and the descendants are left to bake in the sun."

"Now that the Uchiha clan's fortune has erupted and produced two geniuses like you, you must naturally fight with your lives to turn the situation around and save the Uchiha clan."

"Although Shisui is not yet ten, he has no choice but to go to the battlefield and fight for his life, while you, Itachi, must endure and restrain yourself, and honestly go to the Ninja Academy."

"Itachi, ignore your foolish father; do not graduate early!"

"You must lower your head, do your best to make friends, get along with everyone, and let people see a different future for the Uchiha!"

"Shisui, the same goes for you!"

"Lower your head, get along with all your comrades-in-arms, and become the bridge for the Uchiha clan's external connections!"

"I can be blunt: if you two fail, the Uchiha, having exhausted their fortune, will have no choice but to attempt a rebirth."

Uchiha Itachi murmured, "A phoenix rising from the ashes?"

Yamanaka Chujiu replied, "Exactly, a rebirth."

"The vast majority of the Uchiha clan will have to die, leaving behind only a few children under the age of ten, or even eight, to restart the lineage under the surveillance of Konoha."

"Therefore, what you carry on your shoulders is not your own pride, but the lives of over ninety percent of the entire Uchiha clan!"

"You have no right to act recklessly!"

"If anyone within the Uchiha clan starts whining, claiming that the proud Uchiha disdain to associate with mere mortals, do not bother refuting them."

"Refutation is a waste of time and energy; it is a meaningless endeavor."

"When your strength is insufficient, even winning a verbal argument is useless, and once your strength is sufficient, there is no need to explain anything—just go up and beat them!"

"No one understands the Uchiha better than I do!"

Yamanaka Chujiu waved his hands in front of his chest and said confidently, "The most effective way to persuade an Uchiha is to give the dissenter a sound thrashing."

"If once isn't enough, then do it twice, three times, or even more, until the other party realizes that you are invincible."