Famous Scene

Bai Sui used his own flesh and blood as a conduit to perform several divinations, all of which ultimately pointed toward the Land of Fire.

In other words, it was highly probable that Bai Sui's blood relatives were within the borders of the Land of Fire.

This made sense; the Uzumaki Clan resided in the Land of Fire, and since Bai Sui's relatives were ordinary people, they wouldn't have traveled far even if they were fleeing disaster. It stood to reason they remained within the Land of Fire, not too far away.

However, even with a general direction, Bai Sui found it impossible to locate them; after all, the Land of Fire was vast.

Furthermore, in his past life, Bai Sui had primarily studied Ziwei Doushu, which was useless in this world. Of the other divination methods, he only understood Small Liuyao and Coin Divination, and even then, he was not proficient, only grasping the basics.

Although he supplemented these with his now-extraordinary intuition, allowing for greater precision, his interpretations were often incomplete.

At this moment, guided by Coin Divination, Bai Sui wandered through this forest. Lacking a specific destination, he simply let his body move according to his instincts.

Soon, Bai Sui made a discovery—this place was different.

It wasn't that the forest itself was unique, but that the people within it were extraordinary.

Obscured by the trees, Bai Sui could not see the scene directly, but his spiritual sense had already transmitted what he perceived into his mind.

In the dense jungle, a winding river flowed, and on the bank, two young boys, roughly ten years old, were skipping stones.

Seeing that iconic spiky hair and mushroom cut, and witnessing this classic scene, Bai Sui knew exactly what he had encountered.

To be honest, Bai Sui had watched this scene many times while reviewing the memories of his past life, but seeing it unfold before his eyes caused his state of mind to waver.

After all, this was the first "acquaintance" he had seen since arriving in this world, even if the person was merely a character from an anime.

Bai Sui watched their interaction through his spiritual sense without rushing to make contact.

After all, they were two children bonding; there was no reason for an adult like him to intrude.

Having made this discovery, Bai Sui chose a place nearby to settle, watching their interactions from afar.

As the days passed, the bond between the two grew increasingly close. Although neither had explicitly stated their surnames, they had learned enough about each other through their interactions.

Bai Sui, observing all of this from a distance, felt deeply conflicted. He had an opportunity to eliminate the very person who would become the first Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyo.

According to Bai Sui's knowledge, the Uchiha Clan had no concept of the Mangekyo before this; at most, they possessed the Three Tomoe.

If he could eliminate him now, preventing the Mangekyo from appearing, there would be no Rinnegan, and consequently, no threat from Otsutsuki Kaguya.

Looking back at the previous millennium, without the Rinnegan, no matter how much Black Zetsu schemed in the Ninja World, would it not have been in vain?

Yet, standing before Bai Sui was merely a teenager. Even if he were destined to ravage the Ninja World and cause countless deaths, Uchiha Madara was still just a child.

Moreover, in Bai Sui's view, Uchiha Madara was largely being manipulated; had it not been for the malicious instigation of that Black Zetsu, he might never have walked that path.

During his years of travel, Bai Sui had combined his past life's philosophies to form his own judgment.

"Every child develops different personality traits and behavioral logic based on their unique family, culture, and education.

During the process of growing up, everyone must undergo a period of moral socialization—learning mainstream values and ethics, internalizing them, and becoming an adult who meets societal expectations.

The initial place where people undergo moral socialization is the family. The lack of love, absent parents, and domestic violence are all breeding grounds for antisocial individuals and warmongers.

These antisocial individuals and warmongers often exhibit characteristics of arrogance, tyranny, and personality disorders.

This is usually caused by underdeveloped psychology and a lack of healthy family culture during their youth.

They often manifest as narrow-minded, paranoid, and prone to severe violence, hoping to solve every problem through force..."

In his past life, although the family Bai Sui lived in had its share of problems, they were not as severe as those in the Ninja World.

Indeed, it was not an isolated phenomenon; to Bai Sui, the majority of families in the entire Ninja World were problematic.

Of course, this might be a visual bias caused by his different perspective, but the fact remained that these people were savage, cold-blooded, cruel, bloodthirsty, and obsessed with violence and war, ignoring life and kindness.

While traveling, Bai Sui discovered many ninjas or samurai who could smile while plunging their weapons into infants in swaddling clothes.

At first, Bai Sui thought such inhumane acts were isolated cases and was furious, but as he traveled further and witnessed more, the level of tragedy only intensified.

Although such scenes did not cause him any physical discomfort, they dealt a heavy blow to his spirit.

Bai Sui initially tried to change their thinking, but after many attempts, he realized he was chasing a pipe dream.

He might be able to change a limited number of people through his own power, but he could not change the majority.

Furthermore, for those whose hands were already stained with the blood of the innocent, Bai Sui did not want to give them a chance to change; a mistake was a mistake.

This led to Bai Sui gaining quite a reputation during his years of travel, as he had wiped out no small number of ninja clans and factions.

However, such slaughter solved nothing; at most, it allowed Bai Sui to vent the frustration pent up in his chest. This era was simply like this; if a village wasn't slaughtered by ninjas today, it would be looted by bandits tomorrow.

During the final stages of his travels, Bai Sui even walked through uninhabited areas just to avoid seeing and hearing such things.

In truth, Bai Sui understood that this war was nearing its end. It wasn't because he saw Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, but because the entire Ninja World, ravaged by war, had reached a state where nine out of ten houses were empty.

The war would soon shrink due to a lack of manpower. Thinking back, Bai Sui realized this was likely a contributing factor to why Hashirama and Madara were able to successfully establish their village.