Take a look at the blind Uchiha

"Do you think these people who live in peace are happy?"

Hashirama was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look around again.

He saw the beggar on the street corner tremblingly reaching out to pick up the leftovers thrown on the ground, but was kicked from behind by a naughty child until he fell to his knees in his legs.

I also saw the sallow and extremely weak woman putting straw in the hair of the equally skinny child, and selling her products gratefully to those who stopped in front of her.

There was also the nobleman who was passing by. Just because the food in the store was too unpalatable, he was beaten half to death. Then he threw down some money and patted his butt and turned around to leave.

Is it peaceful here?

The answer is yes, because people here don't have to worry about being dragged to the battlefield to have a life-or-death battle with others.

But are people happy?

The answer is uncertain, because there is far more suffering than happiness happening in front of us. Even those who are not trapped in suffering, their cousins ​​are mostly numb and indifferent.

This also made Hashirama unable to answer Ling's question and remained silent for a long time.

Fortunately, Ling didn't seem to want to get an answer from Hashirama. After Hashirama was silent for a few minutes, he spoke, "I heard Yi say that your dream is to create a ninja world without disputes... This is what you expect. Peaceful?”

"No, this is not the peace I want to pursue." Hashirama stared at Ling for a while. Although he was still alert, his mind had unconsciously wandered to why Uzumaki Yi would talk to Ling about such things, "The peace I want to pursue Peace shouldn’t have so many misfortunes.”

"Oh? Are you willing to talk about it in detail?"

Talking about his dream, the hesitation and entanglement in Hashirama's eyes disappeared, replaced by a determination and yearning that would be infected by others just by seeing it. "The peace I want to pursue should be a place where children can grow up in peace." A big world where you don't have to lift heavy weapons prematurely in order to survive.

By then, everyone can live to the end of their lives, no one will be affected by war for no reason, everyone can love each other, and everyone can pursue what they like according to their own ideas...

To do this, someone needs to stand up, open their heart and accept everyone equally. By then, an era will come when everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, and world peace is not just a lie! "

"Your idea...well, it's very interesting." Ling tapped the handle of the knife lightly with his fingers, "But it's just interesting - this kind of inconsistent peace cannot be achieved at all."

Hashirama didn't get angry because he was denied. Instead, he asked curiously, "Excuse me, where is the contradiction?"

"Then why does the so-called peaceful world require children to take up arms?"

Hashirama was stunned for a moment, "Of course it's because we are ninjas, and ninjas should fight..."

"Then why do you say you want everyone to love each other?" Ling faced towards Hashirama, "If everyone loves each other, why do they have to take up arms?"

"This one……"

"You also know very well, right? The struggle between people cannot be eliminated. If we want to achieve the peace you dream of...heh, I think we can only let everyone be pulled into the world of illusion and become a Isn’t this a sweet dream that you won’t wake up from until you die?”

Hashirama fell into silence, but he did not remain silent for too long, and soon spoke again, "Even then, I will not give up. As long as I can take the first step, there will definitely be like-minded people moving forward with me. ...If you call me out to talk just to completely deny my dream, then your purpose has been achieved, can I go back?"

"I'm so impatient..." Ling smiled and shook his head, "I'm not talking to you just for such boring things - everyone will have one or two innocent and ridiculous dreams when they were young."

Hashirama raised his eyebrows, looking extremely confused, and spoke cautiously, "That's...?"

"I just want to see what kind of person you are, and whether the clan you will lead in the future will hinder me or help me..." Ling turned to the direction of the street, and after a brief silence, he spoke amidst the roar of people, "After all, I also want to pursue peace, so I have to confirm all possible scenarios."

Hearing this, Hashirama's eyes widened suddenly, his mouth opened and closed to utter intermittent words, but he was unable to say a complete sentence for a long time.

Listening to Hashirama's garbled words that didn't form sentences, Ling chuckled softly, "Your reaction is very similar to that of Yi - but that guy is better than you, and he can clearly say that I am a madman."

"But, but..." Hashirama raised his hand and touched the back of his neck. He held it in for a long time before he squeezed out the sound from his throat, "But why?"

"Do we, as a clan, need a reason to do what we do?"

"Well - okay, you are right to say that." Although Hashirama knew that the other party was perfunctory, he had to admit this sentence, "Then what kind of peace are you pursuing?"

"I don't know. People like me can't imagine what peace should be like. I just think about human nature..." Ling turned to Hashirama's direction again, "If you want peace, you must let Everyone is indispensable, so my current goal is to let the Fire Country implement the same policies as the Tang Country, and try to resolve the gap between ordinary people and ninjas as much as possible."

"Make everyone indispensable... Indeed, that is the only way to prevent someone from being killed for something. I have also been to the Country of Yu. There, no matter who you are, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will never starve to death or die of hunger." If you freeze to death on the streets, even if you are affected by the struggle of ninjas or samurai, there will be pensions sent to your family, and those who are alone will be buried..."

Hashirama raised his hand to touch his chin, his eyes brightening as he spoke, "You are so awesome! How did you come up with the idea of ​​learning from Yu no Kuni? Although there are still unfair things, you have tried your best to protect everyone's rights!"

"Ah, this, it happened to be the Yuno Kuni Festival, and Yi and I said it while drinking after soaking in the hot springs." Ling chuckled, "Then I thought, people like me don't really enjoy it. The pleasant and peaceful atmosphere of Yu no Kuni, if I want peace to come, then all I have to do is make the world change in the opposite direction to what I want, so I set Yu no Kuni as my target for the time being."

"Soak, soak in hot springs and then drink?! At the Yunokuni Festival?!" Hashirama's eyes became frightened again, and he couldn't help but take a small step back, "I, I actually wanted to ask you before, who are you and Brother Yi? What’s the relationship?”

"Hmm - a friend who can take off the other party's head without hesitation?"

"That's not a friend!"

Ling was stunned by Hashirama's shouting, but he soon started laughing again, "How dare you yell at me, Hashirama, you are very brave."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me." Hashirama bowed his head decisively to apologize, but the curiosity in his heart became more and more intense, "I understand what you are thinking, and I am willing to help you, but I haven't grown to that point yet. , there should be no way to convince the tribe to join forces with you."

But after he said these words, Ling's expression suddenly froze, and his voice was full of confusion, "When did I say that you and I would join forces?"

Hashirama was also stunned, "But if you want to change a country's policy, you need a certain amount of influence, right? Not to mention other countries, if you want to change the minds of the Fire Country's daimyo, it can only be achieved by our two races joining forces. ah."

Ling's expression became full of pity, "How should I put it... You kid has brains, but not much."

Between the pillars: ...

"Do you think your clan is not big enough to attract people?" Ling sighed, "I dare say that although our clan has unpleasant personalities and extremely erratic behavior, we definitely don't make as many enemies as your clan does."

"why?"

Ling showed a dangerous smile, "Because compared to your clan's tolerance and generosity, our clan has always believed in revenge."

Hashirama's expression suddenly became distorted, [So the translation actually means that there are no enemies living in the world! 】

But after a brief roar in his heart, he brought his thoughts back to the topic between the two of them, "Then what do you want me to do? If it will harm my people, then I will never do it."

"Before that, in order to show my sincerity, let me tell you some information." Ling bent down, close to Hashirama's profile, and spoke softly, "Our clan received the information of [Destroying the Thousand Hands Clan] some time ago. Mission, guess how many other ninjas have received this well-paid mission?"

When Ling was only halfway through what he said, Hashirama's pupils shrank, and when Ling finished speaking, Hashirama felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. After a while, he finally spoke in a dry voice, "...really?"

"I never lie," Ling straightened up, "and I can make our clan less involved or even not involved in this matter... Can you understand what I mean? Xiaozhujian."

Hashirama's voice deepened, he clenched his numb fingertips a little, and let out a long breath, knowing that he no longer had the slightest initiative in whether to cooperate or not, "...What do you want me to do?"

"Don't be so nervous. If I want to harm you, I won't have to go around like this." Ling Tan patted Hashirama's tense shoulders, "Do you... know about the Hagoromo Clan?"

Hashirama paused. Although he didn't understand why the topic turned to the Hagoromo clan again, he still responded, "I know that before your clan came to the Fire Country, they were our clan's old enemies."

"That's easy to handle," Ling chuckled, "I need you to let as many people as possible hear the news that [the Yuyi clan has not been honest recently] after returning to the clan, and let them have enough influence on the Yuyi clan profound."

Hashirama was still waiting for Ling to continue, but when he saw Ling smiling and remaining silent, he couldn't help but tilted his head, "That's it?"

"Of course that's it -" Ling said with an expression full of pity again, "After all, you are different from Yi. With your brain, I can no longer expect you to complete any complicated operations."

Hashirama immediately frowned - you just say what you say, why are you attacking me personally?

But Hashirama just thought about it and didn't do anything that would cause misunderstanding. "If it's just like this, I can do it, but how can you guarantee that your clan will not invest all its troops here?"

"Have you ever heard of Pool of Blood?"

"Pond of Blood? Is it a place name or something like that? I didn't hear... Did I say something wrong?"

"Xiao Zhujian, you..." Ling's mood was quite complicated at this time, "If ignorance is also a kind of talent, then you are really gifted - would I discuss place names with you at this time? That's The name of a ninja."

Hashirama scratched his head, looking a little guilty, "Uh... okay, what happened to this pool of blood?"

"Their clan will be our clan's next opponents, just like your next opponents will become the Hagoromo clan."

Hashirama was not stupid, and he immediately realized that Ling was using this method to downplay the tit-for-tat hatred between the two clans, but what followed was more doubts, "But the Hagoromo clan has long been in decline for who knows how many years." , our two races have no intersection in the task range.

Therefore, even if I spread the word to the tribe within the tribe, it is impossible to arouse the tribe's hatred towards them, and it is even less likely that the Hagoromo tribe will take action against us because of this. "

"Do you think a ninja who once stood at the top and enjoyed the awe of the world would just be willing to be lonely like this?"

Ling Tan reached out and used his index finger and thumb to mark a small distance, and said with a smile, "As long as the current overlord shows signs of fatigue and is known to them, they will come around like sharks smelling blood. And try to pull the current overlord down from his high position.

Xiao Zhujian, this is just a sweet trap where you can just drop the bait and wait patiently - it is the most upright conspiracy. "

Looking at Ling's particularly kind smile, Hashirama felt cold all over his body. He unconsciously took a step back before swallowing his saliva and said, "...I know, I will seriously promote the Hagoromo clan within the clan."

"Then please, as a sign of sincerity for cooperation, well, let me think about it -" Ling Qu gently tapped the handle of the staff knife, "I want to guarantee you that during our cooperation, your clan will be younger than you." As long as our children beg for mercy in time when facing our generation, they can survive... How about that?"

Hashirama's eyes widened uncontrollably again, "...Really?!"

"Well - as far as the results are concerned, I don't want to repeat the same thing twice."

Hashirama immediately clenched his fist and waved it vigorously in the air, "I will do what you said, and you also have to - no, please also promise that you will do what you promised."

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation..." Ling nodded slightly, "Speaking of which, do you know the road?"

"Eh? What way?"

Ling sighed, "Of course it's Baiweiju in the center of the city... Do you still want to stay with me after our conversation instead of going back to reunite with your brother?"

Hashirama immediately shook his head like a rattle, "I don't want to be with you at all - no, no, no, I mean I know the way! You can follow me!"

"Then please, after all, my current situation is not so - well, convenient for finding the way."

But before he took two steps, Hashirama couldn't help but turn to look at Ling, "By the way, can I ask a question?"

"what?"

"Do you really want to pursue peace and improve relations between the two races?"

"I'm talking about Xiao Zhujian..." Ling paused for a moment, raised his hand to his forehead, and showed a helpless smile, "After you went back last time, didn't you think about why you were able to survive under my hand? Go back?"