"Times like these really are so relaxing! Eating barbecue with a few friends in a forest with such fresh air makes all your worries vanish in an instant. This is just wonderful!" After turning over the slices of meat on the grill, Ruri lay down on the grass and gazed at the sky as he spoke.
"Yeah, how many people dream of a life like this? But things aren't very peaceful right now. Ninjas from other villages keep coming to Konoha to cause trouble, so Anbu members like us can't spend every day relaxing like this!" Uzuki Yugao sighed after hearing Ruri's words.
Uchiha Itachi, who rarely spoke, suddenly said, "Yeah, I really wish I'd been born in a time of peace and could live without a care. A life where all we did every day was practice Ninjutsu, go to school, and play with our friends-that's the life we should be living!"
War was the source of evil. How many people had it brought suffering to, and how many had it made experience the loss of their families? Ruri's parents in the ninja world had died on the battlefield.
Wherever there was war, there were no happy times. Every child went hungry and lived a life in which they could die any day, unlike us, living carefree in this peaceful era. This era of peace was won for us by the war heroes of the past, so we must cherish the peace we have now and not waste this precious time.
"We all wish for an era of peace, so why do some people always like war so much?" Akagimaru asked with a frown as he turned the coals in the stove.
"Because they believe only war can resolve a matter, only war can prove their strength, and only