"You, Obito... died."
Kakashi spoke quietly.
Lu You fell silent. He could only pat Kakashi lightly on the shoulder before looking at everyone and saying:
"Ah... my condolences. Death is inevitable in war."
"If only there were never any more wars."
Kana spoke sadly. She had not known Obito well, but she had met him a few times. Someone who had once stood alive before her eyes was now gone forever.
It was impossible not to feel something.
"Yes."
A faint, crystalline gleam shone at the corners of Rin's eyes.
"To eliminate war completely, or rather, to keep wars from breaking out frequently in the short term, we must restructure the order of the entire world.
"Back then, the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, established ninja villages, bringing together the scattered clans of the Warring States period under shared ideals. Although this eliminated small-scale wars, it encouraged intense, large-scale wars across the Shinobi World.
"The casualties and destruction they caused far exceeded the clashes between a few dozen people during the Warring States period.
"It's hard to say that Hashirama Senju did the right thing."
Lu You spoke mildly, but his words put Minato Namikaze on alert. What did this junior of his mean by criticizing the First Hokage's actions now?
The former God of the Shinobi World had been wrong.
And he was the new God of the Shinobi World!
Did he intend to redefine the order of the entire Shinobi World? Or even the whole world?
Kakashi looked at Lu You, inwardly startled and uncertain.
You, what exactly are you planning?
Seeing Minato and Kakashi bracing as though facing a formidable enemy, Lu You chuckled twice. He decided not to frighten them any further.
"Don't be nervous. At the very least, we're working together now. Even if we