Chapter 328 The Road (2)

Facing the question raised by Shiraishi, Tsunade's eyes were clearly showing displeasure, and his face turned completely cold.

Even Shizune who was sitting next to Tsunade could feel the raging anger burning in Tsunade's heart at the moment, scanning back and forth between Tsunade and Shiraishi with worried eyes.

Tsunade took a deep breath, trying not to let others feel the anger in his words.

"If you want to show off your talents, I admit that everything you have done in the kingdom of ghosts is excellent. But this cannot be used as a reason for you to humiliate my grandfather. Please take it back."

Only in terms of the ability to govern the country, even if Tsunade feels a little unhappy, he cannot deny Shiraishi's excellence.

However, compared to her grandfather Senju Hashirama, the weight is still too light.

Because her grandfather Senju Hashirama was the **** of ninja who opened up an era and established the most powerful ninja village in the ninja world.

His reputation, Tsunade will not allow it, and will not allow anyone to question and humiliate him.

What's more, the current Shiraishi, in the eyes of Tsunade, has only changed the pattern of the Oni Land, which is not worthy of praise compared with his grandfather's great achievements in changing the entire ninja world.

Shiraishi just blew on the teacup in his hand to dissipate the heat.

Tsunade's reaction can be said to be completely within his expectations.

A person who has lived in Konoha for decades and believed in the will of fire for decades, if his will is shaken because of his few words, it would be too underestimating the cohesion of that ninja god.

Having seen the strength of the old Uchiha Madara, Shiraishi can only be thankful that there is no ninja like God of Ninja in this era.

Konoha, as the God of Ninja, founded the Ninja Village, and it can be said that all of them are believers of the God of Ninja.

An outlier like him was originally a special case among special cases.

He keeps talking nonsense here, denying and questioning the system created by the God of Ninjas. If Tsunade doesn't directly punch him in the face, he has a pretty good temper.

"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sensei. Although I said this, I did have a lot of disrespect to your grandfather. But if you don't talk about the problem openly, then this conversation will be meaningless."

"Since this is the case, then I will not accompany you. You can entertain yourself here. Mute, let's go."

Tsunade snorted coldly, stood up, and prepared to leave with Shizune.

"Is this really good? Or, Tsunade-sensei, are you really not interested in my purpose? This is a rare opportunity to get information from me. If you miss this time, Konoha will pay a very heavy price in the future to get information from me, and you may even get nothing at all."

Shiraishi's words came from behind, and Tsunade really stopped in his tracks. It seemed that he didn't care about his appearance, and he was completely uninterested in his affairs.

Indeed, Konoha never gave up on researching Shiraishi for a moment.

However, no matter how much information is collected, there is no way to know what Shiraishi's purpose is.

Even the last response to Jiraiya, the concept of purpose was very vague.

Only vaguely aware that Baishi will continue to plot something.

As Baishi said, if he leaves here because of a moment of anger. Then, in the future, he may have to pay hundreds of times and thousands of times to figure out what Baishi's purpose is.

This is not a good thing for Konoha.

Konoha paid a very heavy price in the War of the Kingdom of Wind, and his understanding of Shiraishi is still only half-cooked.

It shows how cautious Baishi is in blocking his own intelligence.

Tsunade sat back again, but looked at Shiraishi with vigilance and vigilance.

Shiraishi didn't care about this, he didn't want to anger Tsunade, but if he wanted to open up the conversation, this was a necessary step.

"Where should we start next? Let's start with the ideals and aspirations of the first generation of adults. If the teaching materials of the ninja school have not tampered with the will of the first generation of adults, then it is the original ideal of the first generation of adults to pass on the fire and bring peace to the ninja world. Based on such a beautiful vision, Konoha Ninja Village was established with the Uchiha clan. Afterwards, this system was followed by other countries, and the era of one country and one village followed."

Baishi spoke eloquently.

"It's really rare that someone like you who defected to the village can still understand the ideals of your grandfather. This is also thanks to the knowledge you learned in the ninja school."

Tsunade sarcastically.

Shiraishi smiled and said: "I don't deny Konoha's help to me, but growing up in such an environment, I don't like Konoha's conservatism. This is out of my own will and has nothing to do with the education of the ninja school. Moreover, I should also use the name of the Aster Flower Merchant Association to provide Konoha with a lot of drug research information. I still know this. After all, I have 'died' once in Konoha."

refers to the time when I was tricked by Danzo when I was a child.

That was the first moment Shiraishi was closest to death in history.

No matter how tolerant and generous he was, he couldn't forget the impact of that incident on him.

It was also at that time that he could no longer trust Konoha's senior management.

With the help of the Uchiha clan, he hides himself more carefully, so that the high-level Konoha will not be aware of his will that gradually deviates from Konoha, and let himself pretend to be a loyal successor to the will of fire.

Tsunade couldn't refute Shiraishi's point of view. From this perspective, Shiraishi really didn't owe Konoha anything.

The drug research information Shiraishi gave Konoha also saved the lives of many Konoha ninjas during the war.

So, even if he is attacking his former companions, Baishi can make himself cold-blooded and ruthless, and he will no longer be shaken by the village.

Because Shiraishi has been sheltered not by Konoha high-ranking officials, but by the Uchiha clan.

Since the death of the Second Hokage, the relationship between Uchiha and Konoha has been very bad.

Even if you want to repair it, you will be blocked by those who want to, and you can't get back together with the Uchiha clan.

"Closer to the story, the original intention of the first generation of adults to establish Ninja Village is indeed a beautiful vision that is desirable. At the same time, he gave the Uchiha clan enough tolerance to allow them to integrate into Konoha. From the perspective of the leader, he has many shortcomings, but I cannot deny his personal charm, which can affect everything in that era."

This is probably the character who is truly mythical.

No matter the result is good or bad, the big man who opened up an era will always be deeply imprinted in people's hearts, and they can't help but follow him.

"As long as you know."

Tsunade's tone softened, and the kid finally said a few words of conscience.

If the other party keeps humiliating his grandfather with harsh words, Tsunade doesn't know if he can restrain the anger that erupts in his heart, and hold back from fighting Shiraishi.

"So, what do you mean by having negative negative thoughts on the one country, one village system? Although there were indeed many wars in the ninja world after the death of my grandfather, we, Konoha, have been working hard for peace, being kind to people, and not easily making enemies with any country or any ninja village."

In Tsunade's view, it was because of the lack of ability of his descendants that caused his grandfather's ideals to be dusted.

Otherwise, peace can be maintained forever.

"Tsunate-sensei, this only represents your personal opinion, not the current Konoha, and will act with your will. Because you are not Hokage."

Feeling the fluctuations in Tsunade's mood, he also knew that such words were a bit harsh, so Shiraishi didn't dig deeper in this regard.

Because there are conservatives and radicals inside Konoha.

The radical faction headed by Danzo can't be kind to others, stabbing Hanzo in the back, framing Akatsuki, and manipulating Yuyin Village behind the scenes. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't match what Tsunade said.

This is also Konoha's biggest problem now.

Regardless of whether the policy is good or bad, Konoha, who can't even unify his opinions, can only end up standing still in exchange for the result.

Tsunade clicked his lips, although Shiraishi's words are a bit harsh, but it is true.

She is not Hokage. In the dark places of Muye Village, there will always be several malignant tumors to hinder the development of the village.

"Okay, let's go back to the question you asked Tsunade-sensei. Compared with the Warring States period, what kind of changes do you think the one-country-one-village system has brought to the ninja world? Has there really been any change in the first generation?"

"This is an obvious problem. Although countries are fighting openly and secretly, the overall environment has become more stable, and the average life expectancy is higher than in the Warring States Period. This is undeniably due to grandfather."

Tsunade said affirmatively.

"I don't deny that. But that's not what I'm asking about, it's about the system."

Shiraishi said with a smile.

"Institution?"

Tsunade frowned and looked at Shiraishi.

"As I said before, compared with the country of ghosts, it is difficult for all countries to pay attention to the development of people's livelihood. Why is this?"

"This is not something that can be changed overnight. It took you more than ten years to pull the kingdom of ghosts together."

After all, if you want to pull a small country into the pattern of a big country, it will be too nonsense to do it in a few years.

Between major powers, the competition is not only military power, but also population, territory and so on.

The country of ghosts can only be called a military power now, not a big country.

In terms of territory and population, it is far less powerful than a big country.

"Then why, after decades of the establishment of the one country, one village system, the five major countries still failed to make any changes?"

Shiraishi asked this question.

"How could there be no change? The emergence of Ninja Village is changing."

Tsunade still insisted on his own ideas.

"For a big country, the status is indeed stable."

"In your current capacity, you shouldn't say such things."

Because the country of ghosts is no longer a small country in the traditional sense.

The military power has been recognized by the five major countries. Although the five major countries are unwilling to admit it, as long as the ghost country continues to develop step by step, it will be the sixth major country without accident.

Since it cannot be stopped, then minimize the risk.

After all, the third Ninja World War ended a few years ago, and all countries are recuperating. The big countries really don't want to start another large-scale war.

"Really? But for me, there is not much difference between a big country and a small country. It is just a difference in the difficulty of transformation. Tsunade-sensei, you think that the ninja village is the basis for all changes, but in my opinion, there is no difference between the ninja village and the ninjas employed by daimyo from various countries during the Sengoku period. This is my opinion."

"That only shows that you haven't seen through the facts. Now the Ninja Village and the country's daimyo have reached the same front, which is much better than the Warring States Period."

In the Warring States Period, ninjas fought each other as units.

Even if the daimyo of the enemy country pays for him, he can attack the daimyo of his own country without hesitation.

In that chaotic era, including the Thousand Hands, their positions were capricious.

Because of money, fame, survival and other issues, the average life expectancy of humans in that era was less than thirty years old.

Even children of four or five years old, as long as they are ninjas, they must pick up kunai and fight against the enemy.

It is said that many of her grandfather's brothers died on the battlefield when they were less than ten years old.

Tsunade couldn't imagine how cruel such a scene was, but since the appearance of Ninja Village, the situation has become much better.

The average life expectancy of people is also far more than thirty years old. Things like four or five-year-old children going to the battlefield have rarely happened, and they are just exceptions, not as common as in the Warring States Period.

One of the problems is delegation.

Shiraishi stared at Tsunade and said.

"Task delegation? What does this have to do with it?"

"If someone pays, the ninja will be dispatched. This is not just for foreigners, even the people in the country, or even a village, who want to hire ninjas for help, have to pay a relative reward."

"This is legal compensation."

Tsunade didn't think there was anything wrong.

"Because it's a legal reward, that's the problem. Let's put it this way, where does the development of Ninja Village come from?"

"Daimyo and nobility."

Ninjas don't do production, Tsunade knows this.

So, every year, the development funds of Ninja Village are dispatched from daimyo and nobles.

"Then... where did the money in the hands of the daimyo and nobles come from?"

A never-before-seen idea suddenly appeared in Tsunade's mind.

Where does the money in the hands of daimyo and nobles come from?

Tsunade is not a stupid person, you only need to think about this kind of question to know.

The money and food of the common people were handed over to the daimyo and nobles.

Then the daimyo and nobles distributed the money and food handed over by the common people, and dispatched part of it to the ninja village for military development.

However, the ninjas in Ninja Village help civilians deal with difficult matters, but they still need to ask civilians to pay additionally.

Tsunade felt that there was something wrong, but for a while, he didn't know what the problem was.

"Isn't this strange? The common people have already handed over a lot of money and food to support the life of the daimyo and the nobles, and even maintain the development of the ninja village. But in the end...the commoners want to seek help from ninjas, but they still need to pay extra. Don't Mr. Tsunade think that such a ninja village is similar to the underground black market charging trading platform? It's just that the ninja village is very lucky to be given the title of 'justice' by the daimyo and nobles."

"How can this be"

Tsunade recalled what he had seen and heard in his past life, and for the first time felt that his brain was so confused.

Ninja Village is a trading platform similar to the underground black market.

This kind of thing is a problem that Tsunade didn't even dare to think about in the past.

However, the mission entrustment system of Ninja Village seems to be full of such meanings.

It's like buying something from a merchant. After paying for the product you want, there is no other connection with the merchant.

Ninja Village's mission entrustment system is the same, except for money transactions, other than that, Ninja Village has no connection with the people in the country.

After the money and goods are settled, the relationship will be difficult to go any further.

As a national defense force, Ninja Village has always maintained the most primitive money transactions with the domestic people... Even if Tsunade is unwilling to admit it, he has to admit that this is not conducive to the long-term development of Ninja Village.

The contact with the domestic people is too weak, and it is too profit-oriented.

Thinking of this, Tsunade thought about it.

Shiraishi seems to have seen through Tsunade's thoughts, and continued to smile: "Tsunate-sensei, are you planning to use your influence to make Konoha change?"

Tsunade froze for a moment, but nodded.

She did think so.

After all, strengthening the connection with the public is beneficial to the development of Konoha from a long-term perspective, and can also make up for the incomplete part of the one country one village system.

However, in her mind, a complete plan has not yet been formed.

"It's useless. That will only lead to war."

"War?"

Tsunade looked at Shiraishi in astonishment.

"Yes." Shiraishi picked up a chopstick and said, "The current relationship between Konoha and the Kingdom of Fire is as closely connected as this chopstick. But if Konoha wants to spread its influence to the common people, do you think the daimyo and the nobles will really be indifferent? The clever way of entrusting the task is that it limits the ninja village to a small place, so that it cannot exert its due cohesion and facilitate the daimyo's rule of the country."

"What's the meaning?"

Tsunade faintly felt something was wrong.

"If Konoha already has a strong military force, if he gets the support of the people in the Fire Nation, I don't need to point out what he will do next. The one country, one village system will be completely destroyed. The relationship between Konoha and the Fire Nation will be torn from the middle like this chopstick, split into two parts."

Snapped!

The chopsticks broke in the middle, and the crisp sound resounded in the room, which surprised Tsunade.

This is indeed a very big problem.

She only paid attention to Konoha itself, but did not consider the position of daimyo and nobles.

"The kingdom of ghosts is the country I envisioned, with military, political, and economic integration. These three systems are interdependent and affect each other. Only in this way can a country's due strength be exerted. On the contrary, any development will be hindered. If you say this, Tsunade-sensei already knows what I'm going to say."

Tsunade looked into Shiraishi's eyes, revealing a dignified look, as well as a trace of fear and terror that she couldn't even notice.

"Your purpose...couldn't be..."

Different from the mute who was listening in a daze and bewildered, Tsunade now only felt an endless chill.

She never imagined that Baishi's purpose would be this.

What he wants to subvert is not just ninjas, but the entire world pattern.

Daimyo, nobles, ninjas, commoners, any class will be involved and it will be difficult to get rid of.

Baishi's face revealed memories, and he smiled: "To be honest, when I first came into contact with this world, I was full of curiosity about everything. But at the same time, I also felt that the world should not exist in this way. Maybe I was incompatible with this world."

Can't imagine summer days without air conditioners.

It is unimaginable that people travel far and have to ride in extremely bumpy carriages.

There are potholes on the road, and no one repairs them.

When young children go to school, they are not discussing what to play today or sharing their hobbies, but gathering together to discuss how to fight and **** on the battlefield.

It wasn't until the immature face was covered with blood that I realized that such a world, like hell, was not the kind of world I wanted.

Since this is the case, we can only hold the original idea and challenge fate.

"If you do this, many people will die!"

Finally, Tsunade said in a deep voice.

"A road that has never appeared before is now slowly opening up under my management. No one knows what the future of this road will eventually bring."

Shiraishi did not directly answer Tsunade's question, but expressed his own opinion.

"Then what is your purpose for coming to me?"

"I would like to ask Tsunade-sensei to join my camp. Although there were some misunderstandings between us because of Jiraiysama, these things are understandable from the enemy's standpoint. What I am going to do now is actually the same thing as what the first generation of adults did at the beginning."

Although the ideal of the first Hokage is only one of the incidental products.

"But I only see endless war, not the slightest peace!"

Tsunade stared at Shiraishi's indifferent face.

"This is a must. If you want to build a new pattern, you will naturally have to clean up the old things. Although it is cruel, I can't find another way to replace it. After you clean up the unnecessary things, you can draw any composition you want on the spotless white paper."

Shiraishi looked at Tsunade without fear, and said seriously.

Tsunade frowned, but did not respond.

"Before I used the relationship between civilians and Ninja Village as an example, I didn't want to provoke the relationship between Konoha and the Nation of Fire. In fact, I don't need to do this. Because no matter what Konoha does next, I will stick to the path I choose. If you can't be a comrade on one path, you can only be an enemy."

Konoha's internal relationship is too complicated, the high-level power is chaotic, and the incident of the Uchiha clan happened. Although the various ninja clans did not respond on the surface, they were already panicked secretly.

For Konoha like this, there is no hope of change for the time being.

"Forgive me for not agreeing."

Tsunade still shook his head.

Although she knew that Shiraishi did not embark on an evil path as Jiraiya said, but was exploring the path just like her grandfather.

However, she has many things that she cannot let go of for Konoha.

Neither blood nor will can make her abandon Konoha.

"Don't refuse so quickly, Tsunade-sensei. There is still plenty of time to think. The purpose of my coming today is to let Tsunade-sensei know that in this world, not only daimyo, nobles, and ninjas are human beings, but the people at the bottom who should not be forgotten. The reason why the kingdom of ghosts has developed so rapidly is that these people are also indispensable. As long as they are willing to release the chains on them, they also have the power to change the entire world."

It's just that these people can't get results as quickly as ninjas.

They need to **** in the darkness step by step, looking for the light called truth.

"Use your own eyes and heart to confirm the next change in the pattern. Don't confine everything to the will of fire. When that time comes, Tsunade-sensei will come and tell me your real decision. According to my judgment, it won't be too far before that opportunity arrives."

Shiraishi stood up from his seat and straightened his wrinkled clothes. Lei Mingmaru also jumped down and followed Shiraishi.

"So, let's stop here today."

As he spoke, Baishi walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, remembered something and said:

"By the way, there is no need to worry about Tsunade-sensei's worry that many people will die in the war."

"What?"

"The problem of blasters has been solved, so don't worry about the threat of Xuanyuan people for the time being. With the character of the fourth generation of Raikage who never suffers, and the speed of his actions, what is Suginomura facing now... Tsunade-sensei is a little careless this time."

After Shiraishi said this, Tsunade's body trembled without any surprise, and his pupils tightened tightly.

After Shiraishi's reminder, he has already realized what kind of evil consequences he will bring after helping the Fourth Raikage.

"That's why I said that there is no need to worry about the issue of many people dying. Because even in non-war periods, many people will die."

When Tsunade agreed to help the Fourth Raikage, Shiraishi had already predicted the ending of Sugino Village.

If Sugino Village has the price to negotiate with Raikage, it can avoid the fate of extinction.

But... Sugino Village is not qualified to negotiate with Raikage.

Being eliminated by Raikage is the only ending for Sugino Village.

(end of this chapter)