However, it was at this moment.
He also understood his own heart. He was not a true pacifist, but an ordinary person with his own selfish desires. As long as he imagined for a moment that after his brother was hurt, he would be furious and crazy. Itachi had to admit the 'truth' in the words of his brother!
"So, will this world never usher in peace? Just like our clan and Konoha, we are bound to fight forever? Let hatred be passed down from generation to generation, and then carry out endless killings?"
There was a very confused look in the depths of Itachi's eyes, and he murmured in a low voice.
"Yes, from this aspect, as long as humans exist, the world will never usher in true peace. Fighting, killing, and hatred are realities that humans can never avoid. However, they cannot be completely eliminated, but they can be suppressed, reduced, and even controlled within a certain limit to a great extent!"
Shōji paused for a moment, and the words he spoke next made Itachi look very disappointed at first, but then he changed the subject and said something that made Itachi stunned for a moment and then happy.
"Can hatred be suppressed, reduced, or even controlled? Shōji-san?"
Itachi widened his eyes, staring closely at Shōji in front of him with a hint of hope, and asked in a somewhat urgent tone.
"Well, it's controllable. As long as you bring everything into one, you can do it!"
Shōji stretched out a palm, then slowly retracted four of the five fingers, leaving only the last finger, and said loudly.
"Become one?"
Itachi blinked and asked as if he didn't understand.
"Yes, let the world no longer have so many countries and so many villages. As long as there is only one country and one ninja village left, and there will no longer be people from other villages or people from foreign countries, then the struggle for interests will be reduced a lot, and the hatred in the past will be eliminated in one or two generations, and after forty or fifty years. At that time, the world will usher in peace in the true sense!"
Shōji nodded and said in a very affirmative tone.
"A country? A ninja village? True peace?"
Itachi murmured to himself in a low voice, and as he spoke, the look in his pupils became brighter and brighter at this moment.
But only at that moment.
Itachi seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Shōji with hesitation on his face and said, "But Shōji-san, our clan was once a member of Konoha and one of the founders of the village. Why did it happen later?"
"This is about a matter of philosophy, Itachi, the biggest reason why our clan has reached this point with Konoha was laid down as early as when the village was built. You should be very clear that when our clan came to Konoha, except for First Hokage Except for, almost everyone is either hostile to us or afraid of us, but no one or any clan is truly on good terms with us Uchiha Clan. When the contradictions have been laid from the beginning, the peace we maintain is only superficial!"
"Of course, there are only two of us here, so I just let it go. At this point, Konoha, those high-level officials are responsible, and we as a family are equally responsible. This is a problem that is difficult to truly define. If we really go into it, it will be endless. There is no direct connection between the two. And I have just said, one country, one country The village can only control disputes and conflicts to a minimum, but it cannot really eliminate them. Putting aside our clan, do Five Great Nations and Five Great Shinobi Villages still maintain relative harmony and stability today? And what if the entire Shinobi World becomes a country and a village of ninja?"
"Can we just enlarge it? This is undoubtedly the path to peace we want to pursue! Although it may seem a bit hypocritical, it is a very real path, isn't it?"
The problems of Konoha and Uchiha are indeed difficult to describe in a few words. If you really want to talk about it, each aspect has its own truth. Don't say that Shōji can't explain it clearly. Even if it can, its significance is not very big. After all, the problem that needs to be put into practice is how to treat the entire Shinobi World!
"I understand what you mean, Shōji-san!"
It wasn't that he didn't know anything, nor was he pretending to understand, but Itachi, who really understood Shōji's words, also found his own answer at this moment, although he still had some doubts and confusion (mainly focusing on the issues between his family and Konoha).
But Itachi must admit that the words spoken by his clan brother are the most true and effective at this stage. At least the disputes and hatred within a country and a ninja village above Shinobi World are indeed less than those abroad, and they are reduced by a large proportion!
Even if there is any contradiction.
There is still the possibility for internal personnel to negotiate and talk to resolve disputes.
Foreigners and people from other villages often have the highest probability of fighting each other. Once bloodshed or even death occurs, hatred will be laid.
Generation after generation, the cycle goes on endlessly.
"But this road is difficult, Shōji-san!"
Itachi, who has seen this clearly, can also see clearly how difficult it is to 'unify Shinobi World'. Generally speaking, the power competition between Five Great Nations is in a balance of power situation. It is difficult to say that one side can truly completely overwhelm the other. After so many years, only First Hokage and Uchiha Madara Konoha in the era when existed had such strength. After the two died one after another, Konoha had the ability to overwhelm other Four Great Shinobi Villages at most, but never had the ability to destroy Four Great Shinobi Villages and unify Shinobi World.
"It is difficult, but it is not without opportunities. Although such a choice is destined to be full of thorns and blood along the way, if we want to truly usher in a stable future, this is the only feasible path!"
Shōji nodded and said.
Listening to Shōji's words, Itachi also nodded silently.
You must know that when he was brought to the battlefield by Fugaku at the age of four, he was already very aware of the cruelty and bloody nature of war!
The road to unify Shinobi World will definitely not be as peaceful as the previous Shinobi World War, and it will even be countless times bloodier!
Taking the initiative to kill in order to seek peace seems to be a very contradictory thing.
But Itachi could understand the reasoning behind it.
"Moreover, as long as we are stronger, we can avoid more unnecessary sacrifices. We may not necessarily reach the level of First Hokage and Ancestor Madara, but as long as we can get close, we can do this more easily!"
"That's why we can only move forward, whether it's for ourselves or for the so-called righteousness deep in our hearts!"
Shōji pointed at his heart, and at this moment, an extremely bright color flashed from the depths of his pupils.
Itachi faced Shōji's gaze, and under the bright Tsukikage Clan's light, a look of determination appeared on his small face, and he nodded heavily.
"Yeah!"
He answered with those very childish yet extremely firm words!
Not necessarily the correct question and answer.
It can also be a choice that brings disaster.
But no matter what!
In this life, under the leadership of Shōji, Itachi, the boy who caused a bloody storm in Original Work, will definitely embark on a completely different path!