Chapter 18: On the Hokage Rock

There was a knock on the door of the Hokage's office. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Come in. ā€

The peaceful voice of the three generations of Hokage came out, the door opened softly, and Mingyu walked in.

"Three generations of Hokage-sama. Mingyu said.

"Oh, Mingyu, have you recovered so quickly?" said the third Hokage in surprise, "I went to see you when you first came back, and you were still unconscious, with bandages all over your body, and your injuries looked serious." ā€

"It's out of the way, it's all flesh wounds, and our medical ninjas in Konoha are quite superb. Mingyu smiled.

"Then you should also be recuperating, why did you come out and walk around so quickly?" the third Hokage gently blamed him, and asked again, "Is there anything wrong with me?"

"Are you free now? I have some questions in my mind that I would like to talk to you about. ā€

Is it for this mission?Although he killed two of his companions, the responsibility is not his, according to Orochimaru, the enemy is very strong, and he performed very well in his first battle.

The three generations of Hokage looked at him with a pipe in his mouth, his brows habitually furrowed, he groaned, nodded, and said, "Okay, I haven't talked to young people for a long time. ā€

The two of them walked out of the Hokage Building, illuminated the meaning of Yu, and walked all the way to the Hokage Rock Mountain.

Mingyu overlooked the peaceful and quiet Konoha Village bathed in the early winter sun, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

The three generations of Hokage looked at him, and also turned their heads to look at the village below the mountain, a kind and satisfied smile on the corner of their mouth.

"Grandpa Hokage, this mission, although it was my first mission, but from the country of fire to the country of rivers, I saw a lot of things along the way, some beautiful, some cruel, and some ugly. During this time, I have been thinking about why people have to kill each other to live in this world, and why do they have to survive by destroying and plundering? This is true for civilians, and the same is true for ninjas, and even the entire ninja world is in such a bad state.

"At the very least, ninjas have to fight with their enemies in order to carry out their missions, and on a large level, villages will fight wars with other villages for resources, so there will be all kinds of resentment between people and between villages, leading to all kinds of tragedies, and the tragedies will continue to repeat, and the resentment will continue to deepen. ā€

Mingyu said many words in one breath and turned his head, "Actually, I know, why is it stupid to ask, because the answer is in the question, in order to survive." But isn't there any other way to survive?"

For three days, he has been thinking about the meaning of his life and the meaning of life in the entire ninja world, the more he thinks about it, the more confused he feels, the more he thinks about it, the more he feels empty, he senses the crisis of his thoughts, but he can't do anything about it, thinking about it, he thinks of the three generations of Hokage.

So, just after being discharged from the hospital and not feeling well, he couldn't wait to talk to the three generations of Hokage.

The third Hokage took his pipe and looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, he originally thought that Mingyu was looking for him because of the self-blame for the loss of his companion in this mission, but he didn't expect him to think so far.

It's hard to imagine that it would be a seven-year-old who said this!

A person's question often represents the depth of his thoughts, and this seven-year-old boy's observation of the ninja world has reached an extremely deep level, and the first question involves the most fundamental question.

This kind of problem, not to mention a child, even a person who has been groping and crawling in the ninja world for more than ten years may not have such a thorough insight.

This kid is only seven years old, and he has already transcended the realm of one person and one clan, and thinks like a Hokage?

No, his gaze seemed to go beyond one village and one country, encompassing the entire ninja world from a bird's-eye view.

What a big mind, how deep thinking, it is really incredible that it will appear in a child.

For the first time, the three generations of Hokage felt that Mingyu was a real genius, a genius he had never seen before, he not only had the talent of art, but also the talent of forbearance, and even the talent of Kage.

Such a genius, he must give guidance when he is confused, just like watering the seedlings with rain and dew, shining with sunshine, as long as he is cultivated a little, he will be the pillar of the support of the village!

However, this is by no means an easy question to answer.

The three generations of Hokage raised his pipe, and began to spit out clouds and fog again, more and more smoke, and the time became longer and longer, he looked at the village in the smoke, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were deep, and he thought for a long time, and finally, he slowly spit out a smoke ring and took the pipe from his mouth.

"To be honest, I can't give you a clear and correct answer, the answer is up to you. However, the search must also have a direction and a basis. Before you ask this question, we're going to solve a basic question, what is a ninja?"

"In order to protect the people they cherish, people who have the talent for ninjutsu, and at the same time have great patience for difficult situations and can find solutions. ā€

Mingyu is a blend of the views of the three generations, the views of Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, and after thinking about it, he feels that this is the best description of a ninja.

The three generations of Hokage were taken aback again and said, "You are really a genius, you have already grasped the essence of ninjas. ā€

He already has the consciousness of the Hokage, and the three generations said in his heart.

The third Hokage said: "In that case, let's take a step away, then what do you think the village is?"

Mingyu looked down at the fan-shaped village under the mountain, what is the village, he didn't think about it, for him, the village is just a settlement, a community of interests formed by a group of people gathered together in order to survive, other than that, he will not have any more perceptual cognition.

"The village is where our relatives live together, yours, mine, his, everyone's, it is the pure land, but also the bond, in order to protect the village and family, countless ninjas go out to fight, and the guardian of Konoha who shines on the village is the Hokage. ā€

Speaking of this, the three generations of Hokage looked at Mingyu: "Countless children want to be Hokage, but they don't understand the meaning of Hokage, you must be able to understand." ā€

Under the gaze of the three generations, Mingyu was a little panicked and a little moved, how could he not understand the expectation contained in the old man's words?

He hopes that he can inherit the will of the sages of the past generations, become the guardian of Konoha, and become the Hokage!

He was moved because the three generations did not have prejudice against the Uchiha, and he panicked because he was afraid that he did not have such a big mind and strength.

However, when I think about it, isn't one of my goals the Hokage? Isn't protecting one's relatives and others the same as protecting the village? Isn't protecting the village the same as protecting the family?

Now that I am seven years old, I am better than all the Hokages, so what is there to fear?

After thinking about it, Mingyu calmly faced the gaze of the three generations of Hokage and said, "I understand, and I am determined to inherit the legacy of the previous Hokage!"

As long as there is a place where Konoha flies, the will of fire will never stop.

The three generations of Hokage smiled with satisfaction, turned his head and said: "Continuing the topic just now, ninjas will go out to fight in order to protect, so they will clash with other ninjas who have different positions, your confusion is here, ninjas were originally for love, why did they have resentment?"

Mingyu nodded, worthy of being the third generation of Hokage, decades of life experience that has experienced countless winds and rains, so that he has a keen observation ability to see into human feelings and point directly to people's hearts, and he pointed out the source of Mingyu's confusion in one sentence.

This kind of wisdom, no matter how much knowledge and information you have, cannot be learned without real life experience.

The three generations of Hokage smiled: "Everyone has a different position, but they all fight for love, so there is a fight, which leads to resentment, and from love and hate extends to thinking about the meaning of life...... When you look at the whole world, you feel that life is empty, life is meaningless, and the struggle is futile, isn't it?"

Mingyu broke out in a cold sweat, and when he said this, he already knew what mistake he had made.

When a person looks at society and history from a big perspective and sees such a big dark side, he often falls into the trap of nihilism, denying the value of life and the meaning of the world.

As a high school student, I actually ignored the common sense taught by this great man!

He raised his head and said with a blazing gaze, "Grandpa Hokage, I think I know what to do!"

"Hmm......" The third Hokage shifted his eyes and squinted at him, frowning, "There is one thing about genius that is very bad, that is, it is a little thorough, and there is no room for the teacher to play!"

After finishing speaking, he took down his pipe and laughed, and the early winter noon sun shone on the smile of this half-hundred-year-old man, shining brightly.

Mingyu watched him laugh heartily, and couldn't help scratching his head and laughing.

On a sunny day in early winter, on the Hokage Rock, an old man and a young man, the two looked at each other and smiled.

At their feet is a thriving, peaceful and tranquil village of Konoha.

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PS1: Regarding the chakra issue mentioned by the book friend, I honestly did neglect it.

However, there are eight people on Genji's side, and it seems that it makes sense to rotate the spells, and they don't have any physical skills to fight, and the physical consumption is relatively small. And then the protagonist's chakra's words, which have been mentioned in the chapter "Chakra", because of his strong spirit, his chakra is far beyond his peers, and then after a year of extreme training in physical arts, he has obtained a lot of physical energy, so we can probably imagine the amount of chakra between the eighteenth and twenty-fifth years of age for a very good Uchiha clan, and considering that the last spiral pill is the last drop of power in the whole body of Yugu, it is not impossible to put three spiral pills a day.

But I still have to apologize, first, I forgot to explain before I came (there was originally a chapter on sparring, but I deleted it so that it didn't seem procrastinating, so the second chapter of volume 2 seems very long), and second, I did ignore this issue when I wrote it.

If you are not satisfied with the answer, please continue the discussion, and other book friends can also speak, I like the atmosphere of this discussion.

PS2: Thank you two book friends for your tips haha!