If you don't want to unify the ninja world, why are you crying about the ninja village system?

Even though Nagato was a very saintly person, she laughed out of anger at this moment.

“Is a short-lived prosperity still considered prosperity?”

Nagato's voice became low, filled with endless sorrow.

He stared at Jiraiya quietly, with a complicated light flashing in his eyes.

Jiraiya raised his head and responded with a firm look in his eyes: "But at least it is prosperous, isn't it? At least now no one is bleeding, and no one is sad because of the loss of companions and loved ones. This is the benefit brought by peace, and we should cherish it."

His voice was filled with a desire for peace and a dislike for war.

Looking at Jiraiya who was clinging to his own imaginary world, Nagato suddenly felt very pathetic.

"The Emperor once said: In the past history, there was always a group of self-righteous people who guarded what they thought was the most perfect order, even if it cost them their lives and all their beliefs, because in their eyes, order is better than no order at all!"

"They moved themselves and slowed down the pace of development. They made the world a mess but still felt they had made a huge contribution!"

Jiraiya was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

He didn't understand why Nagato was suddenly so pessimistic.

Is it true that only war can bring about real change? He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Nagato recalled when the Emperor had said these words.

At that time, Nagato only felt that the Emperor was introducing himself.

Obviously, there is no war and everyone can enjoy life happily. Why does the emperor still endlessly urge everyone to work harder and harder!

It feels like something is chasing me from behind.

Now, after comparing the two, he finally understood what correct efforts were and what useless efforts were.

The empire is developing rapidly, and it can be seen every day, and this world...

Their history started out similarly to that of the Empire, having been pursuing peace since Hashirama. He could have unified the ninja world and brought about true peace, but he was reluctant to shed even a little blood and chose to let the entire ninja world bleed for decades.

And at this moment, Jiraiya had clearly explained the pros and cons, but he still stuck to his inner will.

Is this an everlasting bond? It sounds good! This is actually pedantry! Blind loyalty!

The banquet below had ended, which seemed to indicate that his fate with Jiraiya was coming to an end.

However, Nagato still wanted the other party to stop in his tracks.

"Let me tell you the story of our empire..."

Nagato looked at the sky, his thoughts lost in memories.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya took out a notebook and began to prepare to take notes at any time.

He knew that the most important information was coming!

The other party is finally willing to speak up and reveal their information!

"Our Empire and Konoha's current time are the same, basically it's Konoha's 64th year. The only difference is that twenty years ago, we changed to the Imperial calendar in Konoha's 44th year."

Nagato said as his thoughts fell into memories.

"I was born in Konoha in the 33rd year. I was already eleven years old at that time. Even though I was in the Hidden Rain Village, I experienced many things personally."

"The Holy War of the Empire officially began one year after Hanzo declared war on the Three Kingdoms, which was in the 40th year of Konoha, one year after the start of the Second Shinobi World War..."

Jiraiya was secretly shocked when he heard what Nagato said.

Why is the development process of their world exactly the same as ours?

Could it be that the difference in distortion that occurred later was in the 40th year of Konoha?

What happened in their 40th year?

What is the so-called jihad?

"There are many different opinions about the Emperor's origins, but what is certain is that the Emperor... Uchiha Senju, Lord Senju was born during the First World War, and both his parents died in the First World War."

"He seems to hate war very much, because Senju-sama's parents died in the war. He killed Hanzo, the Salamander who was known as the number one ninja in the Hidden Rain Village at that time and was one of the culprits who triggered the Second Ninja World War."

As Nagato spoke, a gleam of shock flashed across his eyes.

"At that time, Senju-sama's Wood Release and Susanoo shocked the entire ninja world, and he returned to Konoha to replace the Third Hokage."

"The rest of the ninja world fears Senju-sama's bloodline limit, and they are willing to put aside their differences and join forces to eliminate Konoha."

"The imaginary battle to defend Konoha has begun, but Lord Senju has killed all the leaders of the coalition forces alone, and more than half of the 100,000 ninjas of the ninja coalition have been killed by him."

"The Third Shinobi World War ended before it even began. Master Senju was supported by Konoha and his identity was recognized."

"Senju-sama did not rest and recuperate. He took advantage of the other countries' weakened strength to lead the Konoha ninjas to fight all the way. The holy war that started the empire began."

Nagato felt excited when he thought about this history and experience.

He used to be very disgusted with it, but now comparing the two, he really wanted to travel back in time and give himself two big slaps in the face.

"In just two years, the entire ninja world changed dynasties. There was no other ninja village except Konoha. When everyone in Konoha cheered and the daimyos of the Land of Fire gave Lord Senju the highest honor, Lord Senju refused. He rejected the colonization plan of the daimyos of the Land of Fire and wanted to abolish all countries with a unified empire."

"He wants to abolish the ninja village system and the co-governance of the daimyo and the ninja village."

"The Daimyo were angry, and the Ninja clans were also angry. They denounced Lord Senju and instigated countless ninjas to start a civil war in an attempt to stop Lord Senju. They also provided countless resources to support the remaining ninjas in other countries."

"At that time, the whole country was in rebellion. Lord Qianshou did not compromise and used killing to stop the rebellion. He killed all those who resisted, refused to obey, or were simply bewitched and incited!"

"In a whole year, more than 100,000 ninjas died and more than one million civilians died! His cruelty and ruthlessness finally made everyone understand that those who follow him will prosper, and those who go against him will perish."

"After a year of civil strife, he purged most of the conservatives and nobles, and the rest dared not to make trouble again. In the early 44th year of Konoha, the empire was announced and all the states were converted into provinces."

"According to post-war statistics, 18 ninjas died in these three years, and 184 million civilians died."

Jiraiya broke out in a cold sweat as he listened to this. He knew well how powerful Hanzo of the Salamander was.

But what frightened him even more was the number.

"18 ninjas? 184 million civilians?"

You have to know that there are only over ten thousand ninjas in the entire Konoha now, and by the time of the Fourth Ninja World War, there were only 80,000 ninja coalition forces.

Nagato’s so-called holy war sacrificed 18 times the number of ninjas in Konoha now?

"Are you sure this is called a holy war? With so many people dead, the whole world must be seriously injured, right? The Thousand Hands Master you mentioned is probably a war maniac, right?"

Jiraiya guessed that the situation might have been urgent at the time, and those who knew a little bit of ninjutsu were forcibly recruited as ninjas.

But that's also a terrifying number!

Before he even faced the Uchiha Senju in Nagato's sight, he already felt a deep sense of fear.

This kind of person... evil Uchiha!

Damn, am I starting to wear colored glasses too?

Nagato listened to the doubt in Jiraiya's words, glanced at the world and sighed deeply.

"Yeah, I thought it was ridiculous at the time. With so many people dead, could it be called a holy war?"

"But now, I have figured it out."

Nagato's tears revealed a firm sense of recognition.

"Master Qianshou has completed a great feat that all his predecessors have failed to accomplish in just three years! Twenty years after the founding of the empire, everyone is equal and there will be no more wars!"

"As for the serious loss of vitality you mentioned, everyone was indeed living in fear at the time. However, the emperor used iron-blooded means to promulgate numerous systems that benefited the people's livelihood. In the first three years of the empire, he was busy until midnight every day, and he personally went to the field countless times to make surprise inspections to see if local policies for people's livelihood were implemented."

"I can tell you that the so-called great loss of vitality was recovered in just five years. In the tenth year, the prosperity of the country far exceeded that of the Ninja Village era. As for now..."

"As far as I know, the number of newborns in the empire last year exceeded 17 million, the number of jonin on the payroll exceeded 110,000, and the number of chuunin was 710,000. According to the latest Ninja Academy announcement, there are already 2.15 million students enrolled!"