The right to judge others might have seemed somewhat ironic in his previous life, but in this world, it was utterly commonplace. Casually denying everything others had worked for was simply an everyday occurrence.
"...Then what are you going to do?"
Cha Uzumaki felt shaken as well. After protecting the country for so long, who exactly had he been protecting?
"Cut away all the rotten flesh here and use strict laws to punish society!"
"Laws?"
"Yes, laws—legal codes as well!"
"What if no one listens?"
"Simple. If they refuse to obey, they can die."
There was no shortage of people in the world. Uchiha Gen would have preferred for more to die; that way, there would be more resources to distribute, and everyone could live in a grand villa.
"..."
Cha Uzumaki had no words to refute him, yet inwardly, he had already accepted Uchiha Gen's words.
"What about me? Why are you telling me all this?"
"Because I plan to have you manage the future Land of Whirlpools... no, the Isle of Whirlpools."
"Me... Can I do it?"
"Why not?" Uchiha Gen patted Cha Uzumaki on the shoulder encouragingly. "Every great leader comes from among the people. Besides, I'll have someone teach you specifically. At the very least, it can't be worse than it is now, right?"
Uchiha Gen kept his word. Before the year had even ended, he immediately sent people to take control of the Land of Whirlpools. Once the news spread, Uzumaki Mito emerged from who knew where and found Uchiha Gen drinking tea at the Pentagon.
"Why did you make a move against the Land of Whirlpools?!"
"I made a move? I didn't, did I?"
"Then why did you send troops to occupy the royal city..."
"Tell me, what exactly did I do?"
"You..."
Uzumaki