Everyone's attention returned to Ren.
Ren glanced at the broken Valley of the End and answered without any concealment.
"Today's Shinobi World, no one can match me."
"Defeating you and ascending to the throne of Shinobi World is a step I must take."
"But a ninja's self-recognition means nothing."
"What I want is the recognition of the entire Shinobi World."
"I want Five Great Countries, all ninja villages, all ninjas and civilians to admit that Uchiha Ren is by no means an ordinary strong man or so-called demigod."
"I want to become a recognized god by Shinobi World."
Tobirama had just repaired his arms. Hearing these words, he sneered on the spot.
"God?"
He walked out of the pit and looked at Ren with a mocking look on his face.
"You just defeated the big brother's Impure World Body, which is only 70% to 80% powerful, and then you want to become a god?"
"The so-called God of Shinobi is just a respectful name for the strength of the elder brother."
"The true God should be immortal, omnipotent, and above all things."
"No matter how powerful Ninjutsu a mortal has, no matter how many ninja villages they can destroy, they will eventually age, get injured, and die."
"Shinobi World is the most powerful in combat, so you call yourself a god?"
"Absolutely ridiculous!"
Ren ignored Tobirama, looked at Hashirama lying on the river bed, and asked directly, "Hashirama, what is your greatest ideal in this life?"
Hashirama has no words.
"End the war so that children no longer have to die on the battlefield."
"So you and Madara Uchiha join forces to establish Konoha and create One Country, One Village System."
"That's right."
Ren's voice is calm.
"But what's the result?"
Hashirama The smile on his face disappeared.
Ren didn't give him a chance to avoid it.
"After the establishment of Konoha, small-scale ninja melees in various countries have decreased."
"But decades have passed, and three ninja wars have broken out in the ninja world."
"In the past, ninja clans fought against ninja clans, but now it has become a war between ninja villages and ninja villages. There are more people participating in the war, the impact is wider, and the number of dead ninjas and civilians is far greater than in a single war of Warring States Era."
"You want to end the war, but the war never stops."
"You want to bring permanent peace, but Shinobi World only gets more and more large-scale killings."
"Hashirama, your dream has failed."
Hashirama looked down at his broken hands and said nothing for a long time.
Valley of the End The only sound left is the sound of a broken river flowing over gravel.
After a moment, he slowly spoke.
"You're right."
"My dream has indeed failed."
Hashirama raised his head and looked at Stone Statue, which had mostly collapsed on both sides.
"Back then, Madara and I also thought about unifying Shinobi World."
"We all believe that as long as all ninja clans are brought into the same system, there will be no reason to fight each other."
"But when Konoha was first established, the hatred between the various ethnic groups had not disappeared. There was deep suspicion of each other, and there were many conflicts within the village."
"If it continues to expand, Konoha will easily collapse from within first."
"Other countries will not sit back and wait for us to unify."
"So, I finally gave up on that idea."
Ren looked directly at him.
"This is your biggest mistake."
Hashirama looked condensed.
Ren continued, "You had the power to crush the entire Shinobi World."
"Madara Uchiha, Nine Tailed Beasts, Five Great Countries, no one can compete with you alone."
"That was the closest Shinobi World has come to unification in thousands of years."
"But you didn't take the chance."
"Not only did you give up on unification, you also distributed the Tailed Beasts you captured to other ninja villages, giving countries that were originally unable to compete with Konoha the power to check and balance you."
"Tailed Beasts balance contributes to Five Great Countries's independence."
"One Country, One Village System also asked each ninja village to instill the will of their own family and country into their clansmen and future generations."
"Konoha Ninja will only protect Land of Fire, Kumogakure ninja will only protect Land of Lightning, and the same goes for other ninja villages."
"Everyone has been taught that other countries are opponents and other ninja villages are enemies since entering Ninja Academy."
"You personally gave up the best opportunity to unify Shinobi World, and established a pattern of checks and balances between Five Great Countries."
"Five countries with completely different interests have been in confrontation for a long time. Shinobi World has completely lost the opportunity to unify, and the war will last forever."
Ren's words fell, and the broken river slowly rushed through the gravel. Valley of the End No one spoke for a long time.
Five Great Countries stand in triplicate, one country and one village confront each other.
All ninjas have different wills since childhood, protect different interests, and are naturally on opposite sides of each other.
Hashirama originally wanted to use Tailed Beasts to maintain balance, but instead it gave the major ninja villages the confidence to launch a war.
Hashirama Cannot refute.
Because what Ren is talking about is not a guess, but a fact that has already happened.
The three Shinobi World wars, in which countless ninjas and civilians died, are the clearest proof.
Hashirama raised his head and looked at Ren.
"Since you think my choice back then was wrong, what do you want to do?"
Ren did not avoid his gaze.
"It's very simple."
"Shinobi World The reason why there is always a cycle of war is not because people don't desire peace, but because there is no check and balance that can override all countries and all ninja villages."
Hashirama frowned.
"The balancer?"
"Not bad."
Ren slowly swept over Valley of the End.
The collision between True Several Thousand Hands and Complete Body Susanoo has completely destroyed this place. The valley that once witnessed the decisive battle between Hashirama and Madara has once again changed its landscape by two strong men who stand at the top of Shinobi World.
"Today's Shinobi World and Five Great Countries are restraining each other."
" If Land of Fire becomes strong, the other four countries will unite to suppress it."
"Land of Lightning is expanding, and Konoha, Iwagakure, Kirigakure and Sunagakure will also not sit idly by."
"Every country wants to obtain more land, resources and mission shares, and every ninja village wants to weaken its opponents and strengthen itself."
"As long as this pattern remains unchanged, war will never disappear."
Hashirama said in a deep voice, "So you want to unify Shinobi World?"
"Unification is only a means, not the end."
Ren spoke calmly.
"I don't need to be the Daimyo of a big country, nor am I interested in dealing with local government affairs every day, nor will I sit in the so-called Shinobi World position and argue with a group of officials about food, trade routes, and task distribution."
"What I want is to stand above all systems."
"Let Five Great Countries and all major ninja villages accept the same set of highest rules."
"No country can initiate a war without authorization."
"No ninja village can plunder other countries by force."
"When there is a conflict between the parties, the outcome will no longer be determined by fighting between ninja armies, but by the supreme will that overrides Shinobi World."
Hashirama Hearing this, his expression completely changed.
Tobirama reacted faster, raised his head suddenly, and spoke in a cold voice.
"You want to be the Supreme Will?"
"That's right."
Ren No cover.
"I want to ascend the throne of the world."
"Become the only god of Shinobi World."
"I will decide right from wrong, end disputes, and define peace."
"Where Shinobi World should go in the future will be decided by me alone."