Escape From Konoha

Facing the question raised by Shiraishi, Tsunade's eyes showed obvious displeasure, and her expression turned completely cold.

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

Tsunade took a deep breath, trying not to let others feel the anger in her 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 back your words."

In terms of his ability to govern the country, even if Tsunade felt a little unhappy, she could not deny Shiraishi's excellence.

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

Because her grandfather, Senju Hashirama, was the ninja god who created an era and established the most powerful ninja village in the ninja world.

Tsunade would not allow his reputation to be questioned or humiliated by anyone.

What's more, in Tsunade's eyes, Shiraishi has only changed the pattern of one country in the Kingdom of Demons. Compared with his grandfather's great achievements in changing the pattern of the entire ninja world, this is not worthy of praise.

Shiraishi just blew on the tea cup in his hand to disperse some of the heat.

It can be said that Tsunade's reaction was completely within his expectations.

If a person who has lived in Konoha for decades and believed in the will of fire for decades has his will shaken because of his own few words, then he would be underestimating the cohesion of the ninja god.

Having seen the strength of the elderly Uchiha Madara, Shiraishi could only be thankful that in this era there were no ninjas as godlike and demonic as the Ninja God.

Konoha, as the ninja village founded by the God of Ninja, can be said to be a believer in the God of Ninja.

An outlier like him is a special case among special cases.

He kept talking nonsense here, denying and questioning the system created by the God of Ninja. Tsunade didn't punch him directly in the face, which was considered a good temper.

"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sensei. Although I am indeed rude to your grandfather by saying this. But if we don't open up the issue, then this conversation will be meaningless."

"In that case, I won't accompany you. You can enjoy yourself here. Shizune, let's go."

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

"Is this really good? Or is it that Teacher Tsunade is 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 heavy price in the future. Get information from me, and you may even get nothing.”

Shiraishi's words came from behind, and Tsunade stopped in her tracks. It seemed that she was not interested in his affairs at all.

Indeed, Konoha never gave up studying Shiraishi for a moment.

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

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

He was just vaguely aware that Shiraishi would continue to plot something.

As Shiraishi said, if he leaves here because of temporary anger. Then, you may have to pay a hundred times a thousand times the price in the future to figure out what Shiraishi's purpose is.

This is not a good thing for Konoha.

Konoha paid an extremely heavy price in the War of the Wind Kingdom, and its understanding of Shiraishi is still only half-scale.

This shows how cautious Shiraishi is about blocking his own information.

Tsunade sat back again, but her eyes when looking at Shiraishi were still full of evil 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 I start next? Let's start with the ideals and ambitions of the first generation. If the teaching materials of the ninja school have not tampered with the will of the first generation, then the fire will be passed down endlessly and bring peace to the ninjas. World peace is the original ideal of the first generation. Based on this beautiful vision, he and the Uchiha clan founded the Konoha Ninja Village. Later, this system was imitated by various countries, and the era of one country, one village followed. "

Shiraishi spoke eloquently.

"It's really rare that someone like you who defected from the village can still understand my grandfather's ideals. This must be thanks to the knowledge you learned in the ninja school."

Tsunade said 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 due to my personal will and has nothing to do with the education of the ninja school. Moreover, I should have also used the name of the Aster Flower Merchant Association to provide Konoha with a large amount of drug research information, and I still know this. After all, I am a person who has 'died' once in Konoha. "

It refers to the time when he was plotted by Danzo when he was a child.

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

No matter how tolerant and generous he was, he could not forget the impact that incident had on him.

It was also at that time that he could no longer trust the higher-ups in Konoha.

With the help of the Uchiha clan, he hid himself even more carefully to prevent Konoha senior officials from noticing his will to gradually deviate from Konoha, and disguised himself as a loyal successor to the Will of Fire.

Tsunade could not refute Shiraishi's point of view. From this perspective, Shiraishi did not owe Konoha anything.

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

Therefore, even if he attacks his former companions, Shiraishi can make himself cold-blooded and ruthless and no longer let the village shake his will.

Because it was not the high-level officials of Konoha who protected Shiraishi, but the Uchiha clan.

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

Even if he wants to repair it, he will be blocked by those who want to, and there is no way to reunite 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 family 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 of that era."

This is probably a truly mythical character.

No matter the outcome is good or bad, a great figure who created 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 boy finally said some honest words.

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 resist fighting Shiraishi.

"So, what do you mean by having negative thoughts about the one country, one village system? Although there were indeed many ninja wars that broke out after the death of my grandfather, we, Konoha, have been working for peace. Work hard, be kind to others, and don’t easily antagonize any country or village.”

In Tsunade's view, it was the lack of abilities of her descendants that led to her grandfather's ideals being tarnished.

Otherwise, peace can be maintained forever.

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

Feeling the fluctuations in Tsunade's state of mind, he also knew that such words were a bit unpleasant, so Shiraishi did not dig deeper in this aspect.

Because there are conservatives and radicals within Konoha.

The radical faction headed by Danzo has no way to 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 is inconsistent with Tsunade's idea that it is not in line with any country or Ninja Village.

This is also Konoha's biggest problem today.

Regardless of whether the policy is good or bad, Konoha, which cannot even unify its opinions, can only end up standing still.

Tsunade clicked her tongue. Although Shiraishi's words were a bit unpleasant, it was true.

She is not Hokage, and there will always be a few cancers in the darkness of Konoha Village 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 the grandfather."

Tsunade affirmed.

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

Shiraishi said with a smile.

"system?"

Tsunade frowned and looked at Shiraishi.

"I have said it before. Compared with the land 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 must have taken you more than ten years to pull the Kingdom of Ghosts together."

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

Among big countries, competition is not just about military power, but also population, territory, etc.

The Kingdom of Ghosts can now only be called a military power, not a great country.

In terms of territory and population, it is far less powerful than the big countries.

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

Shiraishi asked this question.

"How is it possible that no changes have been made? The emergence of the Ninja Village is changing."

Tsunade still insisted on her own ideas.

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

"With your current status, you shouldn't say such things."

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

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

Since it can't be stopped, then minimize the risk.

After all, just a few years after the Third Ninja War ended, all countries were recuperating, and the major powers really did not want to launch another large-scale war.

"Really? But to me, there is not much difference between a big country and a small country. It is just a difference in the difficulty of transformation. Teacher Tsunade, do 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 ninja clan employed by the daimyo of various countries during the Warring States Period. This is my opinion."

"That only shows that you have not seen through the facts. Now that the ninja village and the country's daimyo are on the same front, it is much better than the Warring States Period."

During the Warring States Period, the ninja clan fought against each other as a unit.

Even if the enemy's daimyo pays to hire them, they can attack the daimyo of their own country without hesitation.

In that chaotic era, the positions of the Senju clan, including those of the Senju clan, were erratic.

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

Even children as young as four or five years old, as long as they are ninjas, must pick up kunai and fight with 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 that scene was, but since the appearance of the ninja village, this situation has become much better.

The average life span of people is also far more than thirty years. Things like four or five-year-old children going to the battlefield rarely happen anymore. They are just an exception and are not as common as they were during the Warring States Period.

“One of the problems is delegation of tasks.”

Shiraishi said while staring at Tsunade.

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

"If someone pays, ninjas will be dispatched. This is not just for foreigners, but also domestic people, even people in a village, who want to hire ninjas for help, must pay corresponding remuneration."

"This is legal remuneration."

Tsunade didn't think anything was wrong.

"Precisely because it is legal remuneration, that is the problem. Put it this way, where does the funding for the development of the Ninja Village come from?"

"Daimyo and nobles."

Ninjas don't give birth, and Tsunade knows this.

Therefore, every year, the development funds for Ninja Village are allocated from daimyo and nobles.

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

An idea that she had never had before suddenly appeared in Tsunade's mind.

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

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

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

Then the daimyo and nobles distributed the money and food handed over by the civilians, and allocated part of it to the ninja villages for military development.

However, the ninjas in the Ninja Village help the civilians deal with difficult problems, but the civilians still need to pay additional rewards.

Tsunade felt something was wrong, but for a moment she didn't know what the problem was.

"Isn't this strange? The civilians have obviously handed over a lot of money and food to support the life of the daimyo and nobles, and even maintain the development of the ninja village. But in the end... the civilians wanted to seek help from the ninjas, but they Additional remuneration needs to be paid. Don't Tsunade-sensei think that this kind of ninja village is very similar to a trading platform like the underground black market? It's just that the ninja village is lucky enough to be given the name of 'justice' by the daimyo and nobles."

"How can this be……"

Tsunade thought about what she had seen and heard in her past life, and for the first time she felt that her brain was so confused.

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

This kind of thing is something Tsunade didn't dare to think about in the past.

However, the mission delegation system of Ninja Village seems to be full of such meaning.

Just like buying something from a merchant, after paying for the product of your choice, there is no other connection with the merchant.

The same goes for the task delegation system of the Ninja Village. Apart from the transaction of money, the Ninja Village has no connection with the people within the country.

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

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

The connection with the domestic people is too thin and too profit-oriented.

Thinking of this, Tsunade became thoughtful.

Shiraishi seemed to have seen through Tsunade's thoughts and continued to smile: "Tsunade-sensei, do you plan to use your influence to change Konoha?"

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, but nodded.

That's what she thought.

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

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

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

"war?"

Tsunade looked at Shiraishi in shock.

"Yes." Shiraishi picked up a chopstick and said: "The current relationship between Konoha and the Land of Fire is just like this chopstick, it is closely connected. But if Konoha wants to spread its influence to the people , then, do you think the daimyo and the nobles will really be indifferent? The cleverness of this method of task delegation is to limit the ninja village to a small place, so that it cannot exert its due cohesion and facilitate the daimyo's contribution to the country. rule."

"What's the meaning?"

Tsunade felt something was wrong.

"Konoha, which already has a strong military force, if it gets the support of the people in the Land of Fire, I don't need to explain clearly what it will do next. The one-country-one-village system will be completely destroyed. Konoha The relationship between Ye and the Country of Fire will be like this chopstick, torn from the middle and divided into two parts."

Snapped!

The chopsticks broke in the middle, and a crisp sound resounded in the room, shocking Tsunade.

This is indeed a big problem.

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

"The Kingdom of Ghosts is the country in my imagination, with military, politics and economy integrated. These three systems are interdependent and influence each other. Only in this way can a country exert its due strength. On the contrary, any development will be restricted. That is to say If so, Tsunade-sensei already knows what I’m going to say.”

Tsunade's eyes looked at Shiraishi, revealing a solemn look, as well as a trace of fear and fear that even she herself could not detect.

"Your purpose...could it be..."

Unlike Shizune who was listening in a daze and confusion, Tsunade now only felt an endless chill.

She never thought that Bai Shi's purpose would be this.

He wants to subvert not just ninjas, but the entire world.

Daimyos, nobles, ninjas, civilians, any class will be involved in it and it will be difficult to get rid of it.

A look of reminiscence appeared on Shiraishi's face, 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 like this. Maybe I was originally It’s just out of tune with this world.”

Can't imagine life without air conditioning in the summer.

It’s unimaginable that people have to travel far away and ride in extremely bumpy carriages.

The roads are full of potholes and no one is fixing them.

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

It wasn't until his young face was covered with blood that he felt that such a world was like hell and not the kind of world he wanted.

In this case, we can only hold on to our original ideas and challenge fate.

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

Finally, Tsunade said in a deep voice.

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

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

"Then why did you come to me?"

"I would like to ask Tsunade-sensei to join my camp. Although there were some misunderstandings between us because of Lord Jiraiya. But from the enemy's standpoint, Tsunade-sensei can understand these things. What I want to do now is actually the same thing as what the first generation of adults wanted to do.”

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

"But I only saw endless war, not the slightest bit of peace!"

Tsunade stared at Shiraishi's indifferent face.

"This is necessary. If you want to establish a new pattern, you must clean up the old things. Although it is cruel, I can't find another way to replace it. Once the unnecessary things are cleared away, you can be spotless On the white paper, I can draw any composition I want.”

Shiraishi looked at Tsunade without fear and said seriously.

Tsunade frowned and didn't respond.

"I used the relationship between civilians and ninja villages as an example before, not because I wanted to sow discord between Konoha and the Country of Fire. In fact, I don't have to do this. Because no matter what Konoha does next, I will insist on my choice. path. If you cannot be a comrade on the same path, you can only be an enemy."

The internal relations in Konoha were too complicated, the power at the top was in chaos, and the Uchiha clan incident occurred. Although the various ninja clans did not react on the surface, they were already panicking secretly.

There is no hope of change in Konoha for the time being.

"I'm sorry I can't agree."

Tsunade shook her head anyway.

Although she knew that Shiraishi had not embarked on an evil path as Jiraiya said, but was exploring the same path as her grandfather.

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

Neither blood nor will could make her abandon Konoha.

"Don't refuse so quickly, Tsunade-sensei. There is still 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, and the last thing we should forget is It’s the unknown people at the bottom. These people are also indispensable for the rapid development of the Ghost Country. As long as they are willing to release the chains from their bodies, they also have the power to change the entire world.”

However, these people cannot achieve results as quickly as ninjas.

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

"Use your own eyes and heart to confirm the next changes in the pattern. Don't limit everything to the Will of Fire. When that time comes, Teacher Tsunade will tell me your real decision. According to my judgment, it is far from the arrival of that opportunity. The time is not too far away.”

Shiraishi stood up from his seat and straightened out his wrinkled clothes. Thundermaru also jumped down and followed Shiraishi.

"Then, that's it for today."

With that said, Bai Shi walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, remembered something and said:

"By the way, regarding Teacher Tsunade's previous concern that many people would die in the war, there is actually no need to worry about this."

"What?"

"After solving the problem of blasting bugs, we don't have to worry about the threat of the Xuanmen for the time being. With the character of the Fourth Raikage who never suffers, and the speed of his actions, what is Sugi Nomura facing now...Tsunade-sensei is a little bit less this time It’s a bit careless.”

After Shiraishi said this, Tsunade's body trembled unsurprisingly, and her pupils tightened.

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

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

When Tsunade agreed to rescue the Fourth Raikage, Shiraishi had already anticipated the outcome of Sugino Village.

If Suginomura had the price to negotiate with Raikage, it could avoid the fate of destruction.

But...Suginomura is not qualified to negotiate with Raikage.

Being destroyed by the Raikage is the only ending for Sugi Nomura.