"I was thinking that, as Konoha Ninja, we could try to strive toward the path laid out by the First Hokage."
Dan Katō's eyes lit up with interest.
Meikyō paused, then continued:
"No matter what, during the First Hokage's era, the entire Ninja World maintained peace for a time, and the reason for that..."
Meikyō paused again.
Why had there been peace during the First Hokage's time? Wasn't it simply because the First Hokage was strong!
And now, during the Third Hokage's era, a great war had broken out in the Ninja World. Didn't that mean the Third Hokage was inferior to the First?
Although anyone with a brain knew that was the truth, the Third Hokage was still the "strongest Hokage in history," and a man who cared about his reputation. Since this was still his administration, it was better not to say such things.
"The reason... what exactly is it?"
Ryo couldn't take it anymore.
He felt that Meikyō was deliberately keeping them in suspense.
"It's nothing. I simply feel that during the First Hokage's era, the Senju and Uchiha built Konoha together and ushered in an age of peace. Then in our era, we can do the same. Whether that new peace will eventually end or not, as long as it once existed, someone will remember it and strive for it with unwavering determination, creating peace anew."
"At the very least, gaining peace is far better than endless war. Perhaps, as peace arrives more and more often, we may eventually achieve peace that lasts for a truly long time. And when that time comes, even if another war does break out, there will always be people who learn from those before them and bring this world a longer, more enduring peace."
Meikyō said as he raised his