Within the mental network, after Konoha's upper echelons heard Nawaki's reasoning, they had to admit that his analysis was perfectly correct in principle—but emotionally, they simply could not accept it!
To everyone, Nawaki had always been a flawless, radiant, righteous figure. Yet the argument he had just made considered everything purely from the standpoint of interests. The civilians of other countries were placed on the scales like bargaining chips. His rationality was frightening, completely overturning everyone's impression of him.
A deep chill rose in the hearts of all the Konoha higher-ups, as though they had fallen into an ice pit. They suddenly realized that they could no longer see Nawaki clearly. Between the radiant figure he had always been and the cold, merciless person he had just revealed, which one was the real him? Nawaki would soon become Hokage. If everything before this had been an act, then it was truly terrifying!
Most of them silently wrestled with their own thoughts, not daring to reveal even the slightest hint of them. At that moment, only Tsunade, as his elder sister, spoke up to rebuke him. "Nawaki! How did your way of thinking become so dangerous? Was it Orochimaru who influenced you? Those civilians are living people of flesh and blood. How can you treat them as chips in a war? Are you worthy of the title Skywalker?"
"Nawaki!" Kushina said worriedly. "Those things you just said can't be what you really think, right? I know Nawaki's personality is as warm as the sun. You would never have such heartless thoughts!"
Nawaki had long since used his Sensory Technique to perceive everyone's emotions within the mental network. Through such a direct connection, his senses were even sharper, capable of catching glimpses of their deeper thoughts. He knew only that his past