Kumogakure Why surrendered?
It's not because Kumogakure suddenly became peace-loving.
It's because Ren smashed Fourth Raikage, suppressed Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, destroyed Chakra Cannon's position, and broke Kumogakure's hardest bone on the spot.
If the fight continues, Kumogakure may not even be able to protect Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki.
So Land of Lightning bowed his head.
Kumogakure bowed his head.
That is not peace bought by slogans.
That was a truce forced by absolute strength.
Ren continued, "Hashirama in the early years was the person closest to this path."
"He is so strong that no party dares to start a war easily."
"While he is alive, Five Great Shinobi Villages must put away the knife even if they have hatred against each other."
"Because everyone knows that once things get to a point where they can't be ended, Hashirama has the ability to personally go out and overturn the battlefield."
"At that time, all parties suddenly became kind-hearted."
"They are unable to provoke a bigger war."
"We can't win the fight, we can't afford to fight, and we can't bear the consequences, so we can only talk."
Mabui exhaled slowly.
She quickly reviewed the history of Shinobi World in her mind.
Hashirama is alive and Shinobi World is indeed relatively stable.
After Hashirama died, various countries immediately began to test it again.
First Shinobi World War broke out, and then the second and third wars came one after another.
The so-called balance is never a paper treaty.
The person who stands at the top of Shinobi World is still there.
Samui whispered, "But after Hashirama died, the war still came."
"So just one Hashirama is not enough."
Ren's voice was calm, but it made their hearts tighten.
"What I want to build is not a person."
"It's a family."
Mabui looked at him sharply.
Ren said word for word, "I want Uchiha to become the top force that can shock the entire Shinobi World."
"I can't do it alone."
"But let the entire Uchiha clan become stronger."
"Whether it is Mangekyo, Temple system, transnational trade routes, or cultivation techniques, resources, wealth, intelligence, weapons, transmission nodes, and guard systems, all must be in the hands of Uchiha."
"In the future, any country that wants to start a war must consider one thing first."
"Uchiha will intervene."
"Can they bear Uchiha's intervention?"
"As long as the answer scares them, negotiation will be cheaper than war."
The yard became completely quiet.
Mabui looked at Ren, and for the first time he felt a stronger oppression than on the battlefield.
The Ren on the battlefield is a fist, a pupil, and a Monster that can suppress Tailed Beasts.
But now Ren is order.
He doesn't just want to defeat anyone.
He wants to make Uchiha become a knife hanging over the heads of all Shinobi World.
Whoever wants to start a war must first look up to see if the knife will fall.
Samui's voice was a little low. "So you established Super Amazing City, opened up Land of Lightning business routes, and received Kumogakure resources, not just to make money."
"Making money is only the first step."
Ren said, "Wealth can support people, resources can cultivate people, trade routes can bring intelligence, and intelligence can detect signs of war in advance."
"When Uchiha's caravans, escorts, strongholds, and intelligence points are spread all over the world, Uchiha will know where Shinobi World is going to be in trouble earlier than Hokage Tower."
"When Uchiha is strong enough, whoever wants to cause chaos will have to pay the price."
"This is the peace in my eyes."
Mabui's fingers were clenched tightly at some point.
She has always believed that peace relies either on unification, compromise, or the reshaping of a system that is so long that there is almost no end in sight.
But the path given by Ren is more direct and cruel.
Create a force that is so strong that no one dares to go to war.
Let war change from a multiple-choice question to a question of death.
This is not a gentle peace.
But it is the peace closest to Shinobi World reality.
Samui looked at Mabui and found that the coldness on her face had completely disappeared.
Instead, there is a kind of wavering after being hit in the vital point.
Mabui was silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "If Uchiha really goes to that point, all countries will indeed recalculate the cost of war."
"Not all hatred goes away."
"Not all conflicts are resolved."
"But a large-scale Shinobi World war will be suppressed."
Ren nodded. "Small conflicts are inevitable, and the ninja world cannot become Pure Land overnight."
"But as long as we can suppress the Shinobi World war, suppress the Tailed Beasts war, suppress big countries from annexing small countries, and suppress ninja villages from sending their children to the battlefield in batches, this path will make sense."
Samui whispered, "It is more meaningful than Kumogakure's past expansion."
Mabui glanced at her and did not refute.
Kumogakure has always believed that strong force can protect the village.
But the power of Kumogakure has brought about constant plundering of Kekkei Genkai, constantly testing other countries' bottom lines, and constantly increasing the risk of war.
Ren said it is powerful and different.
He is not trying to expand his territory, nor is he trying to let Uchiha take the position of Daimyo.
What he wants is for Uchiha to become a shocker outside the rules.
Whoever dares to drag Shinobi World back into the war will face Uchiha first.
Mabui suddenly stood up.
Samui was startled and stood up.
Mabui looked at Ren, his voice was no longer as cold as before.
"If you just want to use us, I will obey the treaty, but I will not really work for Uchiha."
"If you just want to take revenge on Kumogakure, I won't agree with you."
"But this road you mentioned..."
She paused for a moment, as if she was cutting off the last bit of resistance in her heart with her own hands.
"I'm willing to work for it."
Samui also raised his head.
"I do too."
Her voice is not high but very serious.
"Kumogakure lost, I am not qualified to say anything nice for Kumogakure."
"But I have personally seen the wounded in the war, the children who died during border missions, and the villages sending ninjas out again and again in order to expand."
"If Uchiha can become the force to suppress the war, I am willing to follow you."
Mabui Take a deep breath and slowly bend your knees.
Samui knelt down without hesitation.
The two of them knelt in front of Ren. They were no longer accessories in the defeat treaty, nor were they just the secretary and maid sent by Kumogakure.
This kneeling means that they truly bow their heads.
Mabui whispered, "Mabui is willing to follow Lord Ren and serve Uchiha."
Samui also bowed his head. "Samui is willing to follow Lord Ren and work for Uchiha."
Ren looked at the two people kneeling in front of him, his voice calm.
"From today on, you are no longer just trophies handed over by Kumogakure."
"I give you the surname Uchiha."
"Mabui, Samui."
"From now on, if you work for Uchiha, you will also be protected by Uchiha."
Mabui's body shook slightly.
Samui raised his head sharply, and then immediately lowered his head.
Uchiha's surname.
This is no ordinary reward.
They were born in Kumogakure and were sent to Konoha after the defeat.
Ren gave them a surname at this moment, which is equivalent to turning them from mere captors into people who are truly recognized in the Uchiha system.
Mabui Put his hands on the ground and put his forehead close to the ground.
"Uchiha Mabui, meet Mr. Clan Leader."
Samui also knelt down.
"Uchiha Samui, meet Mr. Clan Leader."
The two people's voices fell, and the courtyard seemed to be completely suppressed by some invisible force.