Faced with Shiraishi's question, Tsunade's eyes showed obvious unpleasantness, 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 feel the anger in his words.

"If you're trying to show off your talents, I'll admit that everything you've done in the Land of Oni has been outstanding. But that doesn't justify your humiliation of my grandfather, and I beg you to take it back. ”

Only in terms of the ability to govern the country, even if Tsunade feels a little unhappy, it is impossible to deny Shiraishi's excellence.

However, compared to her grandfather's Thousand Hands Pillar, the weight was still too light.

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

His fame is not tolerated by Tsunade, and he will not let anyone question and humiliate.

What's more, the current Shiraishi, in the eyes of Tsunade, has only changed the pattern of a country in the country of ghosts, and 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 teacup he was holding in his hand to blow some of the heat away.

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

A person who has survived in Konoha for decades and believed in the Will of Fire for decades would be too contemptuous of the ninja god's cohesion if his will was shaken because of his words.

Having seen the strength of the elderly Uchiha Madara, Shiraishi can only rejoice that there is no god-like ninja like the god of ninjas in this era.

The ninja village created by Konoha as the god of ninja can be said to be believers in the god of ninja.

An outlier like him would have been a special case within a special case.

He kept making a lot of nonsense here, denying and questioning the system created by the ninja god, and Tsunade didn't directly punch him in the face, which was quite good-tempered.

"I'm sorry, Tsunade-sensei. Still, I do have a lot of rudeness to your grandfather. But if we don't talk about the issue openly, then this conversation will be meaningless. ”

"In that case, then I will not be accompanied. Entertain yourself here. Mute, let's go. ”

Tsunade snorted coldly and stood up, ready to leave with Shizu.

"Is that really good? Or is it that, Tsunade-sensei, aren't really interested in my purpose? This is a rare opportunity to get information from me. If you miss this time, Konoha will pay an incomparably heavy price in the future to get information from me, and maybe even get nothing. ”

Shiraishi's words came from behind him, and Tsunade really stopped, it didn't seem to be with his appearance, and he wasn't interested in his affairs at all.

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

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

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

It's just a faint sense that Shiraishi will continue to plot something.

As Shiraishi said, if you leave here because of a moment of anger. Then, in the future, it may be necessary to pay a hundredfold and a thousand times the price to figure out what the purpose of Baishi is.

This is not a good thing for Konoha.

In the War of the Land of Wind, Konoha paid an extremely heavy price, and his understanding of Shiraishi was still only half a claw.

It shows how cautious Shiraishi is about the blockade of his own intelligence.

Tsunade sat back down, but the eyes that looked at Shiraishi were still full of unkindness and vigilance.

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

"Where do you start? Let's start with the ideals and aspirations of the first adults, if the teaching materials of the ninja school did not tamper with the will of the first adults, then it was the original ideals of the first adults to pass on the torch and bring peace to the ninja world. Based on such a beautiful vision, he and the Uchiha clan created the Konoha Ninja Village. Subsequently, this system was imitated by other countries, and the era of one country and one village followed. ”

Shiraishi told the story.

"It's rare that someone like you, who has defected to the village, can still understand my grandfather's ideals. Thanks to all the knowledge you've learned at the ninja school. ”

Tsunade sarcastically.

Shiraishi smiled and said, "I don't deny that Konoha has helped me, but growing up in that environment, I don't like Konoha conservatism, it comes from my own will, and it has nothing to do with ninja school education." Moreover, I should have also used the name of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce to provide a lot of drug research materials to Konoha later, and I still know about it. After all, I'm the one who 'died' once in Konoha. ”

refers to the time when he was calculated by the group when he was a child.

It was the closest thing Shiraishi ever came to death for the first time ever.

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 the Konoha higher-ups.

With the help of the power of the Uchiha clan, he was more careful to hide himself, so that the Konoha higher-ups would not be aware of his will that was gradually deviating from Konoha, and disguised himself as a loyal inheritor of the will of fire.

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

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

Therefore, even if it is against his past companions, Shiraishi can make himself cold-blooded and ruthless, and no longer be shaken by the village.

Because it has always been the Konoha high-level who has been sheltering Shiraishi, but the Uchiha clan.

Since the death of the second Hokage, the relationship between the Uchiha and the Konoha high-level has been very bad.

Even if you have the heart to repair it, you will be blocked by someone with a heart, and you will not be able to reunite with the Uchiha clan.

"To get back to the point, the original intention of the first generation of adults to establish the ninja village is indeed a beautiful vision that can be called desirable. At the same time, he gave the Uchiha clan enough tolerance to integrate them into Konoha. From a leader's point of view, he had many shortcomings, but I can't deny that he was a charismatic person who could influence everything of his time. ”

This is probably the character who has really been mythologized.

No matter how good or bad the result is, 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.

"If you know, it's good."

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

If the other party continues to humiliate his grandfather with harsh words, Tsunade doesn't know if he can restrain the anger that erupts in his heart and refrain from making a move with Shiraishi.

"So, what do you mean by having negative negative thoughts about the one country, one village system? Although after the death of my grandfather, it is true that many ninja wars broke out, but we in Konoha have been working hard for peace, being kind to others, and not easily making enemies with any country or any ninja village. ”

In Tsunade's view, it is the lack of ability of his descendants that will cause his grandfather's ideals to be dusted.

Otherwise, peace can be sustained.

"Tsunade-sensei, this can only represent your personal opinion, not the current Konoha who will act with your will. Because, you're not the Hokage. ”

Feeling the fluctuation of Tsunade's mood, he also knew that this kind of words were a little ugly, so Shiraishi didn't dig deep in this regard.

Because there are conservatives and radicals within Konoha.

The radical faction led by Tuan Zang has no way to be kind to others, backstabbing Hanzo, framing Xiao, and manipulating Yuyin Village behind the scenes, no matter how you look at it, it is not in line with what Tsunade said is not in line with any country and ninja village.

This is also the biggest problem of Konoha today.

Regardless of whether the policy is good or bad, Konoha can't even unify his opinions, and in the end, he can only get the result of standing still.

Tsunade slurred his lips, although Shiraishi's words were a little ugly, but it was indeed true.

She is not the Hokage, and in the shadows of Konoha Village, there will always be several tumors to hinder the development of the village.

"Alright, let's go back to Tsunade-sensei's question. What kind of changes do you think the one-country-one-village system has brought to the ninja world compared to the Warring States Period, and the first generation of adults, has anything really changed? ”

"That's the obvious question. Although there is no end to the open and secret fighting in various countries, the overall environment tends to be stable, and the average life expectancy is higher than that of the Warring States period. This is undeniably the credit of my grandfather. ”

Tsunade affirmed.

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

Shiraishi said with a smile.

"System?"

Tsunade frowned and looked at Shiraishi.

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

"It's not something that can change overnight. It also took you more than ten years to pull the country of ghosts together. ”

After all, it is too much nonsense to want to pull a small country into the pattern of a big country, and it will take a few years to do it.

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

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

In terms of territory and population, it is far less powerful than the great powers.

"Then why, decades after the establishment of the one-country-one-village system, the five major powers have still not been able to make any changes?"

Shiraishi asks the question.

"How could it be that no change was made? The emergence of Ninja Village is all about changing. ”

Tsunade still stuck to his ideas.

"For a big country, it is indeed a stable position."

"With who you are now, you shouldn't say such a thing."

Because the country of ghosts is not a small country in the traditional sense of the word.

The military power has been recognized by the five major powers, and although the five major powers are unwilling to admit it, as long as the country of ghosts continues to develop like this, it will not be surprising that it will be the sixth power.

Since you can't stop it, minimize the risk.

After all, just a few years after the end of the Third Ninja War, all countries are recuperating, and the big countries really don't want to start a large-scale war again.

"Really? But big and small, for me, there is not much difference. It's just a distinction in the difficulty of transformation. Tsunade-sensei: You think that the ninja village is the foundation for everything to change, but in my opinion, there is no difference between the ninja village and the ninja clan who were employed by the daimyo of various countries during the Warring States period. That's how I see it. ”

"That can only mean that you haven't seen through the facts, and now that the ninja village and the country's daimyo have reached the same front, it's much better than the Warring States period."

During the Warring States period, the ninja clan fought each other.

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

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

Because of money, fame, survival and other problems, the average life expectancy of human beings in that era was less than 30 years old.

Even a child of four or five years old, as long as he is a ninja, must pick up the kunai and fight the enemy.

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

Tsunade couldn't imagine how brutal that scene could be, and since the advent of Ninja Village, the situation has been much better.

The average life expectancy of people is also well over 30 years. Incidents such as the entry of four or five-year-old children into the battlefield have rarely happened, and they are only exceptional, and they have not become a common event as in the Warring States period.

"One of the problems is the delegation of tasks."

Shiraishi said as he stared at Tsunade.

"Mandate? What does this have to do with this? ”

"Someone pays for it, and the ninja will do it. This is not only for foreigners, but also for people in the country, and even in a village, who want to hire ninjas to help, they have to pay relative compensation. ”

"It's legitimate reward."

Tsunade didn't think anything was wrong.

"It's because it's legal that it's the problem. Let's put it this way, where does the ninja village's development funding come from? ”

"Daimyo and nobility."

Ninjas don't do anything about production, Tsunade knows that.

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

"That'...... Where did the money come from in the hands of the daimyo and nobles? ”

An idea that had never existed before popped into Tsunade's mind.

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

Tsunade isn't stupid, this kind of question just needs to think about it.

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

The daimyo and nobles then distributed the money and food handed over by the commoners, and sent a portion of it to the ninja village to develop the military.

However, the ninjas of the Ninja Village help the civilians in difficult situations, and they also need to get the civilians to pay them separately.

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

"Isn't that weird? The commoners had already handed over a lot of money and food to provide for the daimyo and nobles, and even to maintain the development of the ninja village. But the result ...... Civilians want to seek help from ninjas, but they need to pay an additional fee. Don't you think that such a ninja village is similar to the underground black market? It's just that Ninja Village is lucky to have been given the name of 'justice' by the daimyo and nobles. ”

"How is this possible......"

Tsunade reflected on what he had seen and heard in his past life, and for the first time he 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 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, and after paying for the product you want, there is no other connection with the merchant.

The same is true of the Ninja Village's mission system, except for the transaction of money, there is no connection between the Ninja Village and the people in the country.

After the money and goods are cleared, it is difficult for the relationship to go further.

As the national defense force, the ninja village has always maintained the most primitive money transactions with the people in the country...... Even if Tsunade doesn't want to admit it, he has to admit that this is not conducive to the long-term development of Ninja Village.

The connection with the people in the country is too thin and too profitable.

Thinking of this, Tsunade thought for a moment.

Shiraishi seemed to see through Tsunade's thoughts, and continued to smile: "Tsunade-sensei, are you planning to use your influence to make Konoha transform?" ”

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, but nodded anyway.

That's exactly what she thought.

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

It's just that in her mind, a complete plan has not yet been formed.

"It's useless. That would only lead to war. ”

"War?"

Tsunade looked at Shiraishi with some stunnedness.

"Yes." Shiraishi picked up a chopstick and said, "The current relationship between Konoha and the Land of Fire is closely linked like this chopstick. But if Konoha wants to spread its influence to the people, do you think the daimyo and nobles will really be indifferent? The clever way of entrusting the mission is to confine the ninja village to a small place, so that it cannot exert its own cohesion, so that it can facilitate the daimyo's rule over the country. ”

"What do you mean?"

Tsunade vaguely felt that something was wrong.

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

Syllable!

The chopsticks snapped in the middle, and a crisp sound resounded in the room, startling Tsunade's heart.

That's a big problem indeed.

She only focused on Konoha itself, but did not take into account the position of the daimyo and nobles.

"The country of ghosts is the kingdom I envisioned, military, political, and economic. These three systems are interdependent and influence each other. Only in this way can a country give full play to its due strength. On the contrary, any development will be constrained. If that's the case, Tsunade-sensei already knows what I'm going to say."

Tsunade's eyes as he looked at Shiraishi revealed a solemn look, and a hint of fear and dread that even she hadn't noticed.

"Your purpose...... Could it be ......?"

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

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

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

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

Shiraishi had a look of memory on his face and said with a smile, "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 feel that the world should not exist like this. Maybe I'm out of step with the world. ”

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

It's impossible to imagine people traveling far and riding in bumpy carriages.

The roads were potholes, and no one went to fix them.

Young children go to school, not to discuss what to play today and share their hobbies, but to gather around to discuss how to fight and how to kill people on the battlefield.

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

Since this is the case, you can only hold on to the original idea and challenge fate.

"If you do this, a lot of people will die!"

Eventually, Tsunade said in a deep voice.

"A road that has never existed before is now slowly being opened under my management. The future of this path, and what it will ultimately bring, no one knows now. ”

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

"And what did you come to me for?"

"I'd like to ask Tsunade-sensei to join me. Although there was some misunderstanding between us because of Jiraiya before. But these things, from the enemy's standpoint, Tsunade-sensei are understandable. What I'm going to do now is actually the same thing that the first adults were going to do. ”

Although the ideals of the original Hokage, it is only one of the incidental products.

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

Tsunade stared at Shiraishi's indifferent face.

"It's a must. If you want to establish a new pattern, you naturally have to get rid of the old things. Cruel, I couldn't find another way to replace it. Once you've cleaned up the unnecessary stuff, you'll be able to draw whatever composition you want on spotless white paper. ”

Shiraishi was not afraid to look at Tsunade and said seriously.

Tsunade frowned and didn't respond.

"I used the relationship between civilians and the ninja village as an example, not to provoke the relationship between Konoha and the Fire Country. Actually, I didn't have to. Because no matter what Konoha does next, I will stick to the path I have chosen. If you can't be an accomplice on the same road, you can only be an enemy. ”

The relationship within Konoha is too complicated, the power at the top is chaotic, the Uchiha clan incident happened, and although the various ninja clans did not react on the surface, they were already panicking in secret.

In such a Konoha there is no hope for change for the time being.

"I can't say yes."

Tsunade shook his head anyway.

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

However, she has a lot of things for Konoha that she can't give up.

Neither blood nor will could make her turn her back on Konoha.

"Don't be so quick to refuse, Tsunade-sensei. There is still time to think. The purpose of my visit today is to let Tsunade-sensei know that in this world, not only daimyos, nobles, and ninjas are human beings, but also those who should not be forgotten are those who are unknown to the bottom of the people. The reason why the country of ghosts has developed so rapidly is that these people are also indispensable. As long as they are willing to free their chains, they also have the power to change the whole world. ”

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

They need to grope their way through 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 limit everything to the will of fire, and wait until that time, Tsunade-sensei will come and tell me your true decision. In my judgment, it will not be too far away from the arrival of that opportunity. ”

Shiraishi stood up from his position and straightened up his somewhat wrinkled clothes, and Thunder Ming Maru jumped down and followed Shiraishi's side.

"So, that's all for today."

As he spoke, Shiraishi walked out of the door, and when he arrived at the door, he suddenly paused, remembered something, and said:

"By the way, as for Tsunade-sensei's previous concern that many people would die in the war, there is no need to worry about this."

"What?"

"Solve the problem of the blasting worm, don't worry about the threat of the Xuan ape people for the time being, with the character of the four generations of Thunder Shadow who never suffers, and the speed of his actions, what is the current situation of the Sugi Village...... Tsunade-sensei was a little careless this time. ”

After Shiraishi said this, Tsunade's body trembled unexpectedly, and his pupils tightened.

After Shiraishi's reminder, he has already realized what kind of evil consequences he will bring after helping the four generations of Thunder Shadow.

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

When Tsunade agreed to rescue the four generations of Thunder Shadow, Shiraishi had already anticipated the end of Sugi Village.

If Sugi no Mura has the bargain price to negotiate with Thunder Shadow, he can also avoid the fate of destruction.

But...... Sugi no Mura is not qualified to negotiate with Thunder Shadow.

Being destroyed by the Thunder Shadow is the only ending for Sugi no Village.