They Turned the Will of Fire Against Itself

Seeing her son's pained and confused expression, she realized that he was her eldest son whom she had raised with great care. Although he had been acting strangely before, just like Uchiha Shisui, at least her son had come to his senses and regained his composure.

Thinking about it this way, Uchiha Fugaku felt even more heartache seeing his son Itachi Uchiha in this state, and couldn't help but want to give him some pointers.

So, in this state, Uchiha Fugaku had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke:

"Itachi, what is the Will of Fire?"

Hearing his father speak, Itachi Uchiha was a little confused and puzzled.

He looked up at his father, puzzled, wondering what his father was up to.

But regardless, since his father had asked him, they still had to answer. Itachi Uchiha instinctively began answering with the content of the Will of Fire:

Where Konoha dance in the air, fire continues to burn.

The Kakkō will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout.

Seeing his son, Itachi Uchiha, recite the entire Will of Fire without even a thought, it was clear that the Will of Fire was deeply imprinted in his heart, and even now that he was awake and realized what was happening, he couldn't forget these things.

Realizing this, Uchiha Fugaku's lips twitched helplessly, but he still tried to speak as calmly as possible:

"Yes, that's right, this is the Will of Fire, this is the original version of the Will of Fire, and this is the essence of the Will of Fire."

Actually, I think the Will of Fire itself is not wrong; it is a good idea.

However, just as tools themselves are neither good nor bad, right nor wrong, it is the people who use them and the methods they use that determine whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, and the same applies to the Will of Fire.

For example, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, was the one who used the Will of Fire for a long time before that; he was practically the embodiment of the Will of Fire.

You already know what kind of person Hiruzen Sarutobi is, Itachi. When someone like that uses the Will of Fire, he's naturally ruthless and uses it indiscriminately to achieve his goals, disregarding the essence of the Will of Fire.

Therefore, the Will of Fire became entirely a tool, a means for Hiruzen Sarutobi to control lower-ranking ninjas.

Upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Itachi Uchiha seemed to have made a connection, or perhaps realized something. A glint appeared in his eyes as he eagerly sought confirmation from his father.

"Father, do you mean...?"

At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku didn't say anything; instead, Yun Yan took over the conversation.

Yun Yan instantly teleported out of the giant golden Susanoo using the Flying Thunder God Susanoo, and immediately teleported to the side of Itachi Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku.

After teleporting to their side, Yun Yan went straight to the point and said to Itachi Uchiha:

"Itachi Uchiha, what your father said actually makes a lot of sense."

Although I don't agree with the Will of Fire, and even despise it, the ideology of the Will of Fire, especially as a guiding principle for a ninja village, is still quite good.

Turning to look at Yun Yan who had come to his side, Itachi Uchiha's eyes seemed to grow brighter and brighter. He was still somewhat confused and eagerly wanted an answer, so he looked at Yun Yan with great anticipation:

"Senior Yun Yan..."

He waved his hand, signaling Itachi Uchiha to stop speaking, and began to formally state his thoughts and judgments:

"The essence of the so-called Will of Fire, in my view, is actually sacrifice."

Burn yourself to light up others; sacrifice yourself to allow others to live and become better.

Is there anything inherently wrong with this idea or concept?

Well, I don't like this idea. At least I'm a selfish person, so I don't agree with it.

But I must also answer honestly that this idea and concept are not inherently problematic; they are correct.

Moreover, if this philosophy and ideology are used to guide an entire ninja village and a group of people, then this philosophy and ideology are not wrong, and in fact, they can be beneficial to the entire ninja village.

But there are some things we need to figure out first; the essence of the Will of Fire also needs to be carefully considered.

What is the core of the idea and concept of sacrificing oneself for the benefit of others?

When Yun Yan asked him this question, Itachi Uchiha answered almost instinctively:

"It lies in sacrifice."

Yun Yan laughed, and he spoke frankly:

Yes and no.

Sacrifice is indeed very important.

As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too. In many situations, especially in times of crisis, when you have to make a choice, sacrifice is often necessary.

Only by sacrificing some people can others benefit; this is reality, cruel and helpless.

Sacrifice is indeed important, and it is certainly a key point, but another key point must never be forgotten.

So, for whom are you sacrificing yourself?

The so-called sacrifice of one group to benefit another—but who is the one group that benefits?

Finally, Yun Yan got to the point, Itachi Uchiha's eyes lit up. He seemed to understand something, he seemed to have finally grasped something, and he finally figured out where he was going wrong. Itachi Uchiha looked at Yun Yan excitedly:

"Senior Yun Yan, do you mean...?"

Yun Yan nodded vigorously and began to explain the key points of his speech:

"It's really a good method to find out what's in the text; that's the method that Hiruzen Sarutobi and his gang used."

As Hokage, as the ruling class that governs the entire Konoha, if they want to hold power forever and remain at the pinnacle of power, they have no choice but to study the ideologies that influence the entire Konoha, and the so-called Will of Fire.

To be honest, Hiruzen Sarutobi did a very good job with his research and achieved quite a few results.

One of the results was a selective analysis, focusing only on one aspect of the Will of Fire while ignoring other aspects.

"Itachi Uchiha, what aspect of the Will of Fire do you think Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others focused on? And what aspect did they overlook?"

Itachi Uchiha had basically come to his senses by this time. His eyes widened, like the morning sun finally breaking through the clouds, and he shouted in disbelief yet with a clear mind:

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group focused on the sacrifices of the Will of Fire, but they overlooked the question: for whom were these sacrifices made within the Will of Fire?"

Seeing Itachi Uchiha say this, Yun Yan nodded vigorously, looking at him with an expression of "a promising student."

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Just think about how ugly Hiruzen Sarutobi before. He was always Will of Fire, practically Will of Fire on his lips.

But what he kept talking about was only a part of the Will of Fire, only a part of the Will of Fire's sacrifice.

In other words, that old guy keeps talking about sacrifice; he's using this so-called willpower to brainwash you. Through years of brainwashing and influence, he's making you subconsciously willing to sacrifice for Konoha and to give your all for Konoha.

Of course, the so-called sacrifice for Konoha is actually just a sacrifice for them! A sacrifice for the interests of Konoha High Command! How pathetic and laughable!

Everything you did, all those desperate struggles you took, became tools for the Konoha High Command to maintain their rule and power.

In fact, the so-called sacrifice should absolutely not be made for those decadent old guys. Sacrificing for those old guys would be going in the wrong direction and taking the long way around.

The so-called sacrifice of some to benefit others should not benefit them, but rather benefit the majority of Konoha's ordinary citizens, or rather, the new generation of Konoha.

At this point, Yun Yan's expression turned somewhat wistful, and he began to recite the contents of the Will of Fire once more:

Where Konoha dance in the air, fire continues to burn.

The Kakkō will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout.

That statement actually sounds quite true. Old leaves sacrifice themselves, burning themselves to illuminate others, to warm and nurture new buds—that is the true truth.

Instead of blindly obeying the withered branches and leaves, it is the newly sprouted tender or vibrant green leaves that are burned under their command, and the warmth that nourishes the withered branches and leaves—what is the reason for this?

The Will of Fire itself is quite correct and good, but unfortunately, due to the tricks of those corrupt and weak old guys, the way the Will of Fire is used has been completely reversed.

They used this ideology to rule and enslave the people Konoha Ninja Konoha. Tenten constantly talked about sacrifice and the Will of Fire, using various methods to make others sacrifice themselves, while ultimately they were the ones who benefited.

"Ha, if things continue like this, how can Konoha possibly recover?"

Upon hearing Yun Yan's resounding words, Itachi Uchiha's eyes shone brighter than ever. He understood, he understood everything!