Hearing Yuzuru's slightly concerned words, Tsunade holding the wine glass stiffened slightly as she looked into his clear blue-white eyes.
This little bit of wine is nothing to me.
Even after putting down her wine glass, Tsunade remained defiant.
" The Akimichi Clan's sake has a high alcohol content, and you've been drinking it for over an hour now."
Yuzuru looked at her and said.
Tsunade glanced at the remaining bottles of wine but said nothing more.
After staring at him for a while, Tsunade couldn't help but ask, "Do you think our Shinobi World can still be changed?"
"Change?"
Yuzuru slightly raised his eyes, looked at Tsunade, and said, "I don't know."
"Have no idea?"
"Um."
Yuzuru looked in the direction of the Hokage Building.
Whether your Shinobi World can be changed depends on Naruto and Sasuke.
"I have already resolved a future threat for you."
"Future threats?"
"Well, this has nothing to do with you anymore. Although I was doing it for myself, I guess you could say I helped you by accident."
Tsunade, seeing his completely indifferent attitude, was not annoyed as usual, but instead showed unusual patience.
Do you have a solution?
Yuzuru remained silent, gazing at the darkening sky, seemingly lost in thought.
Tsunade didn't disturb him, and just quietly watched him.
It took Yuzuru a while to respond.
"Yes, but still a lot of people will die. Can you accept that?"
Upon hearing this, Tsunade instinctively frowned. She genuinely didn't want to see too many people die; it was an instinctive reaction. But...
"Could you tell me about it first?"
Tsunade didn't rush to state her opinion, but instead looked at him and asked.
" Gaara, Kurotsuchi, Chōjūrō, these new Kage, they seem to get along well with Naruto, right?"
Yuzuru looked at her and said.
"Yeah, we're friends."
"The simplest and most effective way is to have Naruto persuade them."
"Persuade? How do you persuade them?"
"Civil affairs first, then military affairs."
"Currently, Naruto and Sasuke are the new generation of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. They are undoubtedly the strongest in your Shinobi World. Let Naruto and Sasuke persuade them to abolish the ninja system and the original concept of a nation, and work with them to establish a completely new government."
"How could that be? They won't agree."
Tsunade shook her head without hesitation. It wasn't that she rejected Yuzuru's idea, but she knew that those people would not agree to this approach, no matter how good their relationship with Naruto was.
"If words don't work, then we'll use force. Like I said, the key lies with Naruto and Sasuke."
"As for the opinions of others, they are not important, because as long as the two of them are willing, no one can stop them."
"Well, if you've really made up your minds, I might be able to help."
Yuzuru looked at her and smiled.
"Are you willing to help?"
"Don't misunderstand, it's not for you guys. I just think the ninja era was too sinful and I look down on it."
"Even if this rotten society is destroyed, the next new era, no matter how bad it is, won't be worse. After all, Sasuke can offer a lot of advice, and he can at least imitate it to some extent."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade began to think.
Having witnessed the beauty of that world, if you were to ask Tsunade whether she would still have any attachment to the ninja system, the answer would be no.
Even though she was Hashirama Senju's granddaughter, she had long since developed her own judgment and understanding, and over the decades, she had come to see many things clearly.
I can't speak for other things, but a ninja society is definitely wrong!
You said a lot of people will die, roughly how many?
"That depends on the number of daimyo, nobles, and stubborn old ninjas in your Shinobi World."
"Should we kill them all?"
Tsunade a pang of pity.
"Right."
Yuzuru's attitude was very firm.
"I can't even think of a suitable way to ensure they won't cause trouble in the new era. Do you think your ninja brains, which are barely bigger than walnuts, could possibly come up with one?"
"I think all we need to do is take everything away from them and let them become ordinary citizens."
Tsunade shared her thoughts.
Hearing this, Yuzuru looked at her and sighed softly, "Teacher, you are a doctor, I know you are kind-hearted, but the development of the times inevitably leads to death, especially with the replacement of old systems with new ones."
Do you think they'll behave themselves once they become ordinary citizens?
Let me tell you something realistic.
"The ninja tradition has developed over hundreds, even thousands of years, but from beginning to end, ninjas have been tools, lacking independent thought and political acumen."
"They used to be family-run mercenaries, then village-level mercenaries. Aside from war and missions, in other aspects, they're pretty much the same as blank slates for a ninja."
"But those daimyo and nobles are different from you. They spent hundreds or even thousands of years brainwashing all the ninjas. They set the rules. Even if Hashirama Senju were alive, he would still be their plaything, just not on the surface."
"Ninjas have maintained respect for the Daimyo for hundreds of years, all for the sake of the Daimyo's meager funds. Why is it that not a single ninja is willing to take action against the Daimyo? They know that money can solve all problems, yet the major ninja villages are still led around like dogs by the Daimyo's neck. Why is that?"
"After all, the daimyo is the master of the country."
When Tsunade was asked a question she was unfamiliar with, she became somewhat hesitant and stammered.
"See, that's the problem. Even you, teacher, believe that the Daimyo should prioritize ninjas, don't you?"
"Even if we were to demote the daimyo to ordinary people as you suggest, do you think the surviving ninjas and ordinary people would treat them as civilians? The answer is no, because some ideas are ingrained in their very bones."
"And what about the daimyo and nobles? Are they truly content to be ordinary people?"
"You may look down on the daimyo's cowardly nature and their oppression of ordinary people, but you cannot underestimate their political and business acumen honed over hundreds of years."
"These people, given the chance, will definitely climb up the ranks. They are unwilling to be inferior to others and will try to corrupt the new regime in every way possible."
Don't underestimate them. For hundreds of years, the conflict among ninjas has always revolved around interests and money, and the Shinobi World War was also caused by this.
But the real point is not the so-called benefits, but the fact that there are too many ninjas, which makes them uneasy. Therefore, a war is necessary to both reduce the number of ninjas and maintain the hatred between the two sides.
They have more money than they can spend. They only need to sacrifice a tiny bit of land and money to severely weaken the ninja and ensure decades of peace. It's always the same. And you ninja? You're still indoctrinating yourselves with hatred, your attention forever focused on the enemy ninja, never once looking up to see the manipulators above you."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade gasped, for what Yuzuru said was utterly terrifying.
But upon closer inspection, it becomes even more terrifying!
Because not a single ninja noticed anything amiss, they had been thoroughly brainwashed by the daimyo and nobles.