There are countless living beings in the vast world.
Many people live the most ordinary life from birth to death. In this world, there are even a considerable number of people who have to experience the most cruel life. This is true for people in big countries and people in small countries. It is difficult for them to have the freedom to choose their own life. The darkest era, the most miserable life, freedom? Survive? These are luxuries that are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Compared with these people, Jiraiya is obviously very lucky.
Maybe Jiraiya is a civilian orphan, or maybe Jiraiya is really the former orphan of the Senju Clan, or it may be another identity.
But these are not important. Compared with ordinary people, Jiraiya was accepted as a direct disciple of Third Hokage by Sarutobi Hiruzen at a young age. Later, he became the famous and legendary Konoha Sannin of Shinobi World. Jiraiya has a higher freedom of choice in life than ordinary people, even more than 99.9% of ninjas!
His path, his destiny, has always been in his own hands. Even if he follows the prophecy of Great Toad Sage, Mount Myōboku, and embarks on the wandering road, it is all based on the judgment of Jiraiya's own free consciousness!
Therefore, from a general perspective, Jiraiya is lucky, but this hero Konoha is also very unfortunate and even sad. He could not protect the people he cherished, could not realize the ideas and dreams he insisted on, and then eventually died at the hands of his disciples.
The life of Jiraiya in Original Work seems to be a good explanation of the tragedy of a pure 'naive idealist'.
Naivety is not a mistake, and idealist is not a derogatory term.
Strictly speaking, both have positive meanings, but after the two are combined, the meaning will undergo subtle changes. Many people will always say that Naruto has inherited the ideals and beliefs of Jiraiya, but in fact?
Naruto in Original Work is just following the old path of First Hokage. That path has been proven to be a completely wrong dead end. The following Naruto and Sasuke are just like Hashirama Senju. The only difference between Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Madara is that after a fight, Naruto and Sasuke finally reached an agreement and did not both die. But even so, it could not change decades later when both of them reached the end of their lives due to lifespan limitations.
Shinobi World will face another war again.
Again, there is a good side and an evil side to human beings, and the latter is far greater than the former. As long as Shinobi World structure remains unchanged, and as long as the major countries maintain the same trend, history will prove what is the real trajectory.
Therefore, Shōji will not recognize Jiraiya and Naruto. He will only firmly follow his own path. You can say that Shōji is arrogant, or even that Shōji is self-righteous, but at least this is the path Shōji has chosen.
One world, one country, one ninja village.
Even if internal disputes among human beings cannot be avoided in the end, the world situation at that time was definitely countless times more stable and stable than it is now, and that is the peaceful world in Shōji's ideal.
Jiraiya will not understand, and it is impossible to understand. If he is so easily influenced by others and changes his ideals, he is not Jiraiya, and Original Work cannot reach that point.
Shōji also has no intention of changing Jiraiya's will and belief. Again, it is one thing to admire Jiraiya as a person, but it is another thing to firmly follow his own path, Jiraiya will obviously be one of the biggest enemies to block the path he will take in the future, and by that time, Shōji will not hesitate to swing his blade to kill this hero Konoha.
Shōji, with a determined expression, took advantage of the darkness of night and quickly returned to the hotel where his mission was staying.
After Shōji left, Jiraiya was still sitting alone on the rooftop, pouring and drinking. After one person drank the full bottle of sake, Jiraiya also stood up slowly. After taking a final deep look at the location of the hotel where the Iwagakure delegation was staying, he decisively turned around and left. He walked firmly when he came, but he was still tall and tall when he left!
This Konoha hero is a man of firm will. He will never give up his ideal of pursuing the path of peace!
On July 16, the day after the signing of the peace talks between the three countries and the conclusion of the Pseudo-Fourth Shinobi World War, the two ambassadorial delegations of Iwagakure and Kumogakure also set off and left Konohagakure, respectively, embarking on their way back to the west and north.
Three Great Shinobi Villages The final peace agreement.
It also announced that Shinobi World could usher in a longer period of peace. This also made the ninja villages of the small countries close to Three Great Shinobi Villages breathe a sigh of relief, including Sunagakure, who felt a little pity that they could not take advantage of this. Northern Fortress had an opportunity to counterattack and take back their own Northern Fortress, and Kirigakure was in an extraordinary "silent standby" mode from the beginning to the end, making the entire Shinobi World almost forget that such a great ninja village existed.
Therefore, after all is said and done, the world where only Kusagakure and Yugakure are injured is complete. After all, when Konoha does not intend to further counterattack, Land of Grass and Land of Hot Springs have completely entered the full range of influence of Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
One day in the future, Land of Grass and Land of Hot Springs will be merged into the two major countries. It is not surprising that Kusagakure and Yugakure will disappear accordingly. This has not happened in the past history of Shinobi World!
The once most famous Uzushio Village was not only destroyed by Kumogakure and Kirigakure, but the territory of Whirlpool Country was also completely merged into Land of Water!
With these vivid examples, what would the senior leaders of Kusagakure and Yugakure think? The two daimyo, Land of Grass and Land of Hot Springs, would probably feel uneasy. Even though they are a small country, they are still daimyo. If this were to happen, although they would 100% maintain their aristocratic status, they would definitely not be comparable to when they were daimyo!
Therefore, it is completely foreseeable that in the next few years, or even more than ten years, the senior leaders of the two countries and the two ninja villages will do everything they can to change the current situation. In particular, the leaders of the two ninja villages will definitely try their best to contact Konohagakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, in the eyes of these small country ninja villages, only the Shinobi World situation where Five Great Nations are all equal is the most friendly situation for them!
In the future, whether they can realize their plans and regain "independent authority" depends on their own efforts, and more importantly, whether Iwagakure and Kumogakure will be given corresponding opportunities.
Otherwise, no matter how hard they try, as long as Iwagakure and Kumogakure are stupid internally, it is basically impossible for them to overturn. Land of Grass and Land of Hot Springs will definitely be slowly merged into the two major countries over time. Kusagakure and Yugakure will also be gradually cannibalized by the two major ninja villages and eventually become part of history.
It will be difficult for them to have a place in the future.
At least that's how it seems to Shōji.
Annexing other countries and destroying other ninja villages is the only correct path chosen by Shōji.
And he planned to immediately suggest that his Lord Tsuchikage promote related plans as soon as he returned to the village. The first step was to give priority to obtaining the joint combat command authority of all Kusagakure ninjas during the special period.
Political power comes from the barrel of a gun.
In the world of the previous generation, there was a superpower with many joining countries that provided Shōji with a very good peaceful merger strategy. As long as they didn't get out of hand, they could be completely integrated into one country in the future.
Land of Grass and Kusagakure are the best first targets for Shōji to try this plan. If feasible, not only Snow Country and Land of Grass that have already joined the system, but also those small countries nearby in the future can use the same plan. Necessary violent means are definitely indispensable, but it is impossible to just use violent means blindly.
The right combination of strength and softness is the right principle.
In fact, Ōnoki also saw that the war could not break out further, so after returning to the village, he started arranging corresponding work. Even if some things were limited by the limitations of the times and could not consider other means, Ōnoki was after all a shadow who had been in charge of the Ninja Village for more than thirty years.
Some conventional methods and overall perspective are still in place!
Building a more comprehensive network of reconnaissance, defense, and logistics bases within the territory of Land of Grass and fully controlling the entire Land of Grass is the first step for Ōnoki. This is a plan that will take at least one or two years to achieve initial full deployment. Plan, and the supporting plan is naturally to suppress Kusagakure. Compared with Kumogakure having to deal with Yugakure, it is more troublesome for them Iwagakure to deal with Kusagakure!
This is a ninja village with more than 2,000 ninjas. It is not easy to completely master it, but this is also a matter of time. As for Land of Grass itself, it is left to his own Land of Earth Lord Daimyo, as well as other nobles and politicians, have considered it. I believe that these politicians are many times more skilled than the people of Ninja Village in handling corresponding issues. Otherwise, how do you think Five Great Nations's current land area came from?
Do you really think that these countries have been so vast from the beginning? It's not just a step-by-step merger!
Especially Land of Wind in the south and Land of Water in the east.
From being a small country to being a big country today, these two countries are the ones that have annexed the most other countries. Land of Earth, Land of Fire, and Land of Lightning have all done more or less similar things, so when it comes to operating in this area, you don't need to have too much experience!
It will only be faster than the Ninja Villages like them, and cannot be slower. As long as Land of Earth can successfully annex the entire Land of Grass, Iwagakure can more easily achieve its intention of fully controlling Kusagakure.
Without internal support from the country's top leadership and being completely crushed by external pressure, it is impossible for Kusagakure to survive for a long time.
This is Chi Guoguo's conspiracy and the gap in hard power at the national level.
And it was also when Kitsuchi, Shōji, and Akatsuchi returned from Land of Fire after a little more than two days of travel, Ōnoki also learned the specific information reported by the mission a little in advance. When he saw that the most important part of the plan - obtaining Hyuga Clan's blood successor was successfully completed, Ōnoki was immediately overjoyed!
In this way, all the prices paid in the previous war were worth it. Although it has been said that controlling the entire Land of Grass is the achievement of the original bottom line goal of the Ninja Village, this is still very different from the original plan.
If you want to say that Ōnoki has no mental gap at all, that would definitely be a lie. You must know that he really had the intention to bite Konoha hard at first, and sent his own son directly, and Five-Tails Jinchuriki is the best proof.
Later, due to the situation, I had to choose to stop.
The satisfaction on the surface is just self-comfort, but now it is true satisfaction. Kumogakure just got a pair of Byakugan and a corpse that is worthless. They Iwagakure got a complete Byakugan Kekkei Genkai in the true sense, a living Hyuga Clan little boy!
He really didn't expect that in his lifetime, he would actually see two Kekkei Genkais, Sharingan and Byakugan, appearing in his ninja village at the same time, especially the former. This was almost a free treasure!
It is precisely because of the arrival of the Uchiha Clan that the following series of benefits have been obtained. This also makes Ōnoki feel more satisfied and relieved the more he looks at the Uchiha Clan and Uchiha Shōji!
He really felt that his original decision could not have been more correct.
Iwagakure, Tsuchikage in the exclusive office.
After Kitsuchi, Shōji, and Akatsuchi returned, Ōnoki also summoned the three people immediately and asked the entire mission in detail about After the negotiation process in Konohagakure and the final result, Ōnoki also nodded with satisfaction, although in terms of other conditions, the benefits obtained by Iwagakure are definitely not comparable to those of Kumogakure.
But these are originally bonuses, Ōnoki will not be dissatisfied. After all, the most important part of the benefits has been obtained, who will care about those details?
"Very well, you have worked hard on this trip. Akatsuchi will be responsible for the specific material reception work later on. The materials transported from Konoha will be given priority to be replenished to the newly established stronghold of Land of Grass. In these aspects of work, please pay attention to docking with Arai."
Ōnoki looked at Akatsuchi on the right and said in a deep voice.
Although this is not a very outstanding disciple, it is also the result of comparing with Kitsuchi and Shōji. Compared with most ordinary ninjas, Akatsuchi is already considered to be a very outstanding group of ninjas, and in terms of personal strength, Akatsuchi is firmly on the level from Elite Jōnin to Quasi-Kage!
He is a being who is truly capable of fighting against Kage Level level characters, even if Shōji is using Mangekyo, Susanoo, these In the case of Dojutsu, it also takes a certain amount of time to suppress and defeat Akatsuchi. Even with a high probability, it may not be 100% guaranteed to kill Akatsuchi. After all, if someone can't beat him, why don't he be allowed to run away?
In fact, unless the strength gap is really huge, or they fall into a trap and ambush, it is difficult to kill one-on-one in a one-on-one battle between ninjas of the same level. Not everyone can use Space-Time Ninjutsu like Tobirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Obito. That is a BUG!
It cannot be measured by common sense.
Therefore, under the huge Iwagakure system, Akatsuchi is also a very important quasi-high-level figure. Although Ōnoki does not regard him as one of the candidates for Tsuchikage, he has also focused on training him. He hopes that Akatsuchi can become one of the top leaders of Iwagakure and become a major leader.
"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!"
Akatsuchi also suddenly bowed and saluted as Ōnoki finished speaking.
It can be said that Akatsuchi, who was trained by Ōnoki until now, is really kind-hearted in character, almost the same as Kitsuchi. Moreover, he regards Ōnoki as his teacher as a parent. He will not compromise on the orders of his teacher Tsuchikage.
"Well, you go down and rest first, and then familiarize yourself with some other information in advance. I will send some more people to assist you."
His own son must be nurtured, and others must not be left behind. Originally, Ōnoki had to take care of the training of his closed disciple - Deidara, and his granddaughter - Kurotsuchi. Now that they are led by Shōji, Ōnoki has become much less troublesome.
"Yes!"
Akatsuchi also dropped his head suddenly, then turned around and strode out of the office.
"That boy Hyuga Clan, Shōji, will be kept at your home for the time being. If I remember correctly, Little Yang and Little Saki are also about the same age as that boy Neji, right? We just happened to be together, please take care of them!"
As the biggest profit point in this war.
Ōnoki also attaches great importance to the existence of Neji Hyuga, but since he is only four or five years old, it is really impossible to be useful at this time. He has to wait for a few more years, and he is a member of a separated family. Ōnoki has already known in advance that he has the Caged Bird Seal that Hyuga Clan is accustomed to!
Ōnoki is even more looking forward to the birth of Neji's descendants more than ten years later. By then, they Iwagakure will truly own Byakugan Kekkei Genkai!
At this stage, it is enough to let people have a better growing environment, so Ōnoki subconsciously planned to leave Neji to Shōji without thinking.
"This may not work, Lord Third. You should know that the relationship between our Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan is a bit delicate. It would not be a good fit for Mr. Neji to stay with us Uchiha Clan. It's appropriate. I suggest you let Mr. Neji live alone. He is already four years old and can go to school next year. He is also much more mature than ordinary little guys. If you are worried, you can actually let Mr. Uzumaki Reina take care of him. What do you think?"
Shōji was after hearing the arrangement of Ōnoki.
Almost immediately, he shook his head slightly with a wry smile and said, This is not that Shōji wants to shirk, but in fact, in the past, Uchiha Clan was still at the Konoha moment. Which clan has the most tense relationship, it must be Hyuga Clan. Just the fact that Byakugan and Sharingan are tied for the top three Dojutsu is enough to make the two clans dislike each other.
Uchiha Clan Pride deep in his bones.
And Hyuga Clan is the most traditional stubborn.
This is the biggest point of conflict between the two clans. What Shōji said is also in line with the temperament of the two clans. However, this is only a superficial reason. The deeper reason lies in what I said before. Shōji does not want other people in the village to think that his clan is engaged in factionalism and pulling the trigger!
Just like the mother and daughter Uzumaki Reina and Karin Uzumaki before, and the mother and son Yakushi Nonō and Yakushi Kabuto in the back, if everyone is really carrying them by themselves, you don't have to worry about it now. If you go to Neji Hyuga, you may not be able to tell anything at the moment. In the future, there is no doubt that the power of your family will expand without limit. This is the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan and Hyuga Clan!
He Uchiha Shōji is not Tsuchikage now. What's more, even if he really becomes Tsuchikage of Iwagakure in the future, Shōji will definitely not be able to plunder without restrictions. Providing all benefits to one's own Ninja Clan is definitely the stupidest behavior. Of course people have to be selfish, which is also a common sense behavior, but there must be limits, especially when you see different scenery at different locations and different heights, you must make different judgments.
Including some of the existing systems and regulations, Shōji plans to recommend Ōnoki in the future, or wait until the day when he really becomes Tsuchikage to slowly change it. Although some things are indeed still vague now, it is an idea and direction after all.
Crossing the river by feeling for the stones is a stage that human society must go through in times of sudden change.
Of course, Ōnoki can see these little thoughts of Shōji very clearly. On the one hand, he feels a little emotional about Shōji's sensibleness, but on the other hand, he is a little annoyed, because in this Third Tsuchikage's view, Shōji is not completely treating himself as one of his own.
However, this thought only lasted for a moment, and Ōnoki took the initiative to eliminate it, because it was precisely because of Shōji's character that Ōnoki valued him extremely, not to mention that his actions were indeed in line with the rules. It seemed like a long time, but in fact Uchiha Clan joined Iwagakure for just over a year and a half!
It was only because too many things had happened in the past period, and because Shōji got along with him more and more tacitly, and Shōji's performance made Ōnoki more and more satisfied, that Third Tsuchikage subconsciously ignored this.
When he thought of this, Ōnoki also changed his mind, nodded slightly and said, "Well, since Shōji you said so, then arrange Mr. Neji in The specific location of the house near Reina's mother and son is Kitsuchi. You can check it out and make arrangements when the time comes. You must make sure all the necessary supplies are there. Then go to Reina's place, Shōji."
"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!"
"Yes, I understand, Lord Third, I will stop by to inform Reina Sang later, please don't worry!"
Kitsuchi and Shōji also nodded simultaneously and responded to Responded.