"Fourth Hokage, that's not right!"
"How can you be bound by empty words like 'reputation'? Interactions between nations are only about interests!"
"What is an alliance? It's just a piece of paper!"
"The only meaning of an alliance's existence is to be torn up at a certain stage!"
"As a qualified Hokage, your job is to let the people live good lives. Do you need to worry about other countries?"
"Unless they can join Konoha and the Land of Fire, the Hokage of Konoha has no need to consider their interests."
Senju Tobirama spoke in a serious tone.
Through his contact with Minato Namikaze, especially after the initial filter was shattered, he understood Minato Namikaze's nature more and more.
It had to be said that Minato Namikaze was too smart!
And he had reached the point where he was too clever for his own good; perhaps he could easily perceive everyone's thoughts and instantly find the thread in a vast and complex situation, but this sensitivity also dragged down his judgment in reverse.
He was too smart and thought too much, leading him to consider everything, but ultimately resulting in him doing nothing well!
"This..."
Minato Namikaze was speechless.
Regarding Senju Tobirama's words, he didn't know how to refute them for a moment.
Although he still felt his ideas were right, under the influence of the bandwagon effect and with everyone else voicing their agreement, he completely shut his mouth for the time being.
It was at this moment that Uchiha Jin spoke up: "I agree with what Tobirama said. As the saying goes, a compassionate person shouldn't lead an army, and a righteous person shouldn't manage wealth. As a superior, one cannot be too emotional. As long as the ultimate goal benefits the majority of Civilians, then even if the means are despicable, it is understandable."
"So, here comes the question!"
"What is our ultimate goal? It is to completely unify the chaotic Ninja World, thereby allowing all people to harvest long-lasting peace."
"Although wars will certainly occur during unification, and perhaps many people will die along the way, paying a price even more cruel than previous Ninja World Wars."
"But I believe that bloodshed and sacrifice are worth it!"
"Let's not mention the chaotic Sengoku Period before the founding of Konoha; just take the three Ninja World Wars that occurred after Konoha's founding. A tragic war happens almost every so often."
"Perhaps the death toll of a single war doesn't look too exaggerated, but what if all the deaths from the three Ninja World Wars are added together?"
"If the 'One Country, One Village' policy continues, then the future we can predict is that a Ninja World War will occur every once in a while."
"A cycle that goes on and on, without end!"
"As long as our ultimate goal is reached this time, as long as the entire Ninja World can completely form a single country, then the curse of a Ninja World War occurring every so often will be completely broken starting with our generation."
"In the future, our descendants will never have to worry about words like war and death!"
"Perhaps some will worry: is Konoha prepared?"
"My answer is simple: yes!"
"Konoha has made all the preparations. Once the day comes when the Ninja World is completely unified, we will have enough manpower to manage the vast Ninja World."
"Of course, I also know that humans are greedy and selfish creatures."
"Perhaps within the unified power structure of the future, there will certainly be even larger struggles for power and profit than before, but I believe those things can be restricted with laws. And even if they can't be restricted, so what?"
"The number of people dying from internal strife will at least be fewer than those dying in Ninja World melees, right?"
"Of course..."
"If our Konoha becomes corrupt in the future, then someone will naturally overthrow the corrupt Konoha and establish a brand new country."
"Perhaps someone will ask: since I've predicted the ending, what's the use of current efforts?"
"My answer is: it has use, a great deal!"
"Because as long as the Ninja World can be unified once, it can set an example for those who come after."
"The word 'Unification' will be deeply imprinted in everyone's heart!"
"Even if the country we establish becomes corrupt in the future, people of the future will take unification as their goal, thereby overthrowing us and establishing another unified country."
"They might go through a period of war, but it's still better than having a Ninja World War break out directly every once in a while, right?"
"And this is my thinking, and the reason why I insist on unification."
"I've had enough of this deformed Ninja World, enough of children taking Kunai to the battlefield to risk their lives."
"I want children to be able to spend their youth freely in school before the age of twenty. Even if they leave the ivory tower of school later, they should just be realizing their lives in various job positions, instead of taking Kunai to the battlefield to fight for their lives!"
"Perhaps in the future, some will call me extreme, and some will say I am the executioner who initiated the war."
"But, it doesn't matter!"
"I don't care!"
"I am going to smash this deformed, god-awful, sickening old world!"
Uchiha Jin slapped the table and stood up, shouting angrily.
Half sincere, half feigned!
He was indeed quite dissatisfied with the Ninja World. After all, having been born in a peaceful era in his previous life, he opened his eyes to find himself in a broken place where he had to fight for his life with a Kunai at just a few years old. One could imagine how fearful and uneasy he was every day during his childhood.
While being cautious and prudent all these years, he actually had a fire suppressed deep within his heart.
Now that he had this opportunity and the ability himself, he naturally wanted the world to run according to his own ideas.
This was the half-sincere part; as for the half-feigned part... he was actually a very selfish person and didn't have much of a so-called public spirit in his heart. Doing this now was just a matter of convenience.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The people sitting in the small meeting room were shocked by Uchiha Jin's words.
Clearly.
No one had expected Uchiha Jin to say such a thing!
Senju Hashirama was the first to stand up and began to clap solemnly.
Immediately after.
Others also stood up one after another and began to clap incessantly.
Even Senju Tobirama, who found the Uchiha most unpleasant, and even Minato Namikaze, who had some reservations just now, couldn't help but stand up and start clapping incessantly.
Everyone was persuaded by Uchiha Jin's words. After all, wasn't the ideal Uchiha Jin just spoke of also the wish deep within their own hearts?
Unification!
Starting from today, this goal officially became the unanimous consensus of Konoha's core high-level.
Everyone supported it completely!
And to achieve this earth-shattering goal, everyone was willing to give their all, just to see the day when their families could see peace truly arrive.