" Obito is incredibly strong now, and he has 100,000 White Zetsu under his command."
The warship of Sea Capital hovered steadily 10,000 meters above the Kumogakure, witnessing the battle between the Akatsuki and the Kumogakure.
"The show is about to begin."
Three days later, the Four Kage Tournament began at the summons of the Fourth Raikage.
Why are there four shadows?
It's quite simple; ' Mizukage ' Mei Terumi used the Sea Region Academy as an excuse and didn't actually come.
Upon receiving this news, the Four Shadows strongly condemned it.
But upon hearing that they had discovered Minazuki Yuzuru's whereabouts and were working with the Sea Region Academy to stop him, their tone immediately softened.
After all, starting a war with the Akatsuki is already troublesome enough; if Minazuki Yuzuru were to launch an attack while they're at it, then it would be all over.
That was a man who dared to kill a daimyo, and he truly meant it.
Having figured all this out, the four immediately changed their expressions, instructing the Mizukage to cooperate fully with the Sea Region Academy and make sure to hold off Minazuki Yuzuru.
Seeing their change in attitude in the letter, Mei Terumi scoffed.
"As expected, a bunch of short-sighted fools."
Looking at the prosperous Sea Capital outside, Mei Terumi smiled and said, "Soon, very soon, you will be able to see the long-awaited Minazuki Yuzuru in person."
"Have you heard? Lord Yuzuru has started selecting people to board the ship."
"Nonsense, who doesn't know this news lately? The greatest war in the history of the Shinobi World is about to begin."
Can war be described as great?
"In previous wars, I would never have made such a assessment, but this time is different."
"But war inevitably involves death."
"It wasn't someone from our country who died."
"Don't other people's lives matter?"
"Of course not. Equality for all is based on the premise that they are human beings. Humans are moral beings and are higher beings capable of restraining their desires."
But are ninjas human? A group of executioners hired by the daimyo, scum who oppress the common people along with the daimyo and nobles—how can they be called human?
Someone had just answered him when, a second later, he realized something was wrong:
"No! Something's wrong!"
So, the man who had just sympathized with the ninja was taken into custody.
"People from our country wouldn't ask such a stupid question. A ninja's status here is lower than a dog's; it's written in the law. You actually sympathize with those scum? Tell me, who are you?"
Upon hearing this, the man's face instantly darkened.
"Report this immediately! A spy has infiltrated!"
Soon, Inoichi Yamanaka arrived and, without any preamble, immediately used the Mind Body Switch Technique to probe his memories.
After a while, he relaxed.
"It's alright, this person is a local, but he's a ninja who managed to escape during the reforms."
"Trash from the old era, no wonder they asked such a question. As expected, Lord Yuzuru was right. Ninjas are worse than stray dogs on the street; they have no conscience, no morals, they're just ungrateful beasts."
Upon hearing this, Inoichi Yamanaka couldn't help but give a wry smile.
Although his words were rough, he had to admit that ninjas were something like that.
From Sea Capital's moral perspective, ninjas really are just trash.
A selfish, shameless, and immoral stray dog.
The people here have no respect for ninjas, only scorn and disgust.
Now, he has gotten used to it, or rather, he has become part of it.
He had been wrong for half his life, and only after coming to Sea Capital did he understand what the values of being a human being should be.
He despised and loathed the ninja way of life, and even if his past self stood before him now, he would still despise him.
Many things are beyond our ability to empathize with.
In my youth, I took the ninja's mission and everything about ninjas for granted. Looking back now, I feel nothing but contempt.
At that age, his mindset was unchangeable. Under the rubbish education of the Shinobi World, no one would think it was wrong. Even the villains were unwilling to abandon the name of ninja and called themselves missing-nin.
It's important to understand that both missing-nin and wandering ninjas are still types of ninjas, just without any power or influence, but they still take pride in their identity as ninjas.
The reason for this distortion is that Hashirama Senju was wrong from the very beginning, terribly wrong!
He personally elevated the ninja profession to a divine status, yet made no changes whatsoever, and he himself was no exception.
Assassination, theft, and surveillance are just the basics; the most terrifying thing is that no means are spared in completing the mission, to the point that there are no bottom lines or moral constraints.
What should have been trash at the very bottom was forcibly elevated to a height that didn't belong to it by Hashirama Senju.
During the Warring States period, the economy was underdeveloped, and even if nobles hired ninjas, it was only one or two at a time, a very limited number. Moreover, each ninja clan had its own agenda and was always wary of the other.
Therefore, even if there were fights, they were only small-scale battles that could not be seen in the open, with at most a few dozen people, and occasionally a hundred or more.
Unfortunately, a fool appeared and used his abilities to overturn everything. His idea was good, but his brain couldn't keep up.
Good intentions gone wrong are more harmful than doing nothing at all!
He made all the shady, low-class ninja tactics mainstream, while the samurai, who were originally somewhat upright and kept their promises, gradually declined.
Lies became the norm, betrayal and despicable acts became the mainstream, and there was only one instigator: the foolish and oblivious Hashirama Senju.
Relying solely on passion without any thought, one attempts to create a utopia, only to end up with a horrific hell.
The number of deaths in the conflicts between villages over the decades and the several wars that broke out is greater than the total number of deaths during the Warring States period!
People are no longer human, but merely casualty stats on the battlefield; the moral bottom line and integrity of ninjas are repeatedly pushed to the limit.
The ninja era was an era in which morality and values were trampled into the ground, and no matter how it is whitewashed, its essence cannot be changed.
Because the essence of ninjas is despicable!
What kind of person is the one who can endure everything? Clearly, they are the one who enjoys the thrill of killing and backstabbing.
Within three days, the entire military force of Sea Capital had been assembled. A thousand elite troops boarded the warships, while the rest stood ready, waiting for the Shinobi World War to reach its climax before beginning the complete erasure of the old era, starting with the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.
Meanwhile, the Allied Shinobi Forces of the four countries has arrived.
A total of 80,000 people.
Obito was very generous, giving them time to gather their forces. With 100,000 White Zetsu under his control, he was incredibly arrogant at that moment.
With the Akatsuki, Obito couldn't find any reason to lose. And most importantly, the Allied Shinobi Forces were missing the Land of Water, because they were fighting against Minazuki Yuzuru with the mysterious Sea Region Academy. Thinking of this, Obito even wanted to thank him and show him just how powerful he was now.
At this moment, Yuzuru stood on the warship, taking in the entire situation of the Shinobi World, quietly waiting for the right opportunity to arrive.
He wasn't worried about accidents; on the contrary, accidents were simply impossible.
Even if Konoha Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju Impure World Reincarnation the Impure World Reincarnation technique in Konoha, they would only die.
One was a defective Ōtsutsuki, and the other was just a relatively strong ninja.
On their side, aside from Naruto Sasuke, they still have three Ōtsutsuki fighters.
To put it bluntly, Kaguya alone could easily crush them.
But many things cannot be accomplished by them alone; people must understand the preciousness of the new era themselves.
War is a means of uniting people's hearts and minds, and death lets them know the price and effort they have paid, which is not honorable, but it was useful.
Only in this way will future generations cherish the world that they have helped to change.
Yuzuru can do is minimize casualties and reduce the number of deaths as much as possible.