Escape from Konoha Ye Xining

Baishi came out of the laboratory and went all the way to the corner of the research institute building, near the window sill of the corridor. Usually, few people pass by here, and only the monitoring equipment installed around is playing a warning role.

Zuozhu followed Shiraishi closely and came to a remote corner of the building. The quiet atmosphere surrounded the two of them, and the refreshing breeze blew in from the open window, bringing a bit of comfort.

"Not surprisingly, in mid-October, the Fifth Ninja World War will officially start. Although it is only autumn, the situation of fighting in winter is unavoidable no matter what."

Baishi looked out of the window, the air gradually became clearer, gradually moving away from the heat of summer, the weather turned cooler, and the season was transitioning from summer to autumn.

Considering that autumn in the war zone is very short, there will be a bitter and cold winter in two months.

In such a cold season, even ninjas who have been fighting outside for a long time will inevitably be affected.

Listening to Shiraishi's words, Zuo Zhu nodded slightly. He knew that in order to deal with this situation, the Kingdom of Ghosts had already prepared various materials for winter combat.

Theoretically speaking, now that the Kingdom of Ghosts is taking the initiative to start a war, it can directly cause a huge impact on the Alliance of Five Great Nations and Akatsuki, because before the other two parties are fully prepared, the Kingdom of Ghosts has already completed the reserves of supplies and soldiers, and can Play a huge advantage in the early stage, and then use tough methods to make this advantage last for a long time.

However, in this way, it is bound to be attacked by the cooperation of the other two parties.Therefore, although the first attack can gain an advantage, it will also lose more, and the situation will quickly become uncontrollable.

After all, neither Xiao nor the alliance of five major powers can adopt a blitzkrieg and wipe out in one battle.

Moreover, the situation of the three-party melee also makes the situation much more complicated than the past ninja wars, and the specific end time is still unpredictable.

"I have already prepared for this kind of thing. For me, this war is also an opportunity."

Zuo Assistant said in a firm tone.

Compared with the war era, the speed of promotion in the peace era is too slow, and the military merits that can be obtained are also very limited, and there are great restrictions on ninjas of his level.

The most important thing is that he is still a person who fell from the sky halfway. Even though he has accumulated a lot of credit with Dashewan, it will take some time to fully digest it.

But war has no such troubles.

He checked the ninja promotion speed information comparison between ninja wars and peace eras in various countries, and he said this to Shiraishi after thinking about it.

"Is there a sense of anticipation? This is indeed in line with the values ​​​​of most young people who are passionate and want to make contributions. However, be mentally prepared for this. I want to ask, are you really prepared for this?"

While Shiraishi felt amused, he looked slightly sideways at Zuozhu, and there was a hint of seriousness in his smiling eyes.

Seemingly aware of the distrust and doubt in Shiraishi's eyes, Zuosuke would not be angered by such a provocation, but replied in a calm tone: "Whether it is attacking Konoha, or the experience at the border these days, I also have my own experience. A set of rules of conduct."

"Really? Well, if you have any questions, just ask them directly. Seeing your preoccupied appearance, you should have something to tell me."

Shiraishi said so.

"I do have some questions that I want to unravel."

Having said that, a complicated look appeared in Zuo Zhu's eyes.

"Is it because of your brother Uchiha Itachi?"

The gesture in Shiraishi's words made Zuo Zhu feel a little uncomfortable, but he still nodded and admitted it.

"Your elder brother Itachi was born in the year I left Konoha, and then under the guidance of your father, he stepped into the battlefield at a young age. His self-confidence carried everything alone, negating this troubled world The idea of ​​the era must have been forced to form in that extremely cruel environment."

Zuo Zhu was slightly surprised by Baishi's words, and then asked with a frown:

"Have you checked Itachi's memory?"

Although Itachi's body was recovered by him now, it was buried in a piece of land behind the Nanga Shrine in the country of ghosts in the form of an unnamed monument.

But before that, Itachi's body was in Shiraishi's hands. If he took away the Kaleidoscope Sharingan at that time, he used ninjutsu to read Itachi's memory...

"No, I haven't read his memory." Shiraishi shook his head and said, "I only judged itachi's matter based on various intelligences. A ninja who has the same idea as him, this is the most important thing in the war years. It's not uncommon, but most people died in the war, and they didn't have too much will and talent after the war, so even if they had such thoughts, they couldn't put them into action and lived sloppily. But your brother Itachi is different, he has the firm will to realize his ideals, as well as super talent... That's why he stands out."

"...That's it."

Zuo Zhu didn't know what to say.

He has not witnessed what it was like in the war era, but Shiraishi is someone who has seen it and deeply participated in it.

People like Itachi...were there many in the war era?

"Is there really hope for something like peace...?"

Zuo Zhu asked the question that had been bothering him.

He used to hate Itachi very much, and even though he still hates it now, after knowing all about Itachi, while harboring hatred, he also has a little more pity and sympathy.

Itachi's original tragedy was created by his father Fu Yue.

Then Danzo's malicious guidance made Itachi go further astray.

The hesitation of the third Hokage, Itachi can only make his own choice.

When the weight of the family was weighed against the weight of "peace" in his heart, he found that the weight of stopping the war was greater, so he abandoned the family without hesitation.

But after that, Konoha regarded Itachi as a traitor.

Zuo Zhu couldn't understand Itachi was carrying such a heavy burden, what was he thinking?

At the end of his life, is he still fantasizing about the 'peaceful' world in his mind?

Konoha... Does he complain at the end?

However, with Itachi's death, Zuo Zhu would never know these questions.

war.

peace.

Carry out the Itachi tragedy and the sinner's life.

It seems that as long as such a dream is fulfilled, no matter how many things, you can give up.

But only... let his younger brother go in the end.

The only downfall.

There is no absolute loyalty to Konoha.

The practice of ideals is not thorough enough.

Being strong is an excuse for him to whitewash his weakness. What he really wanted to do all ended in failure.

In Zuosuke's view, Itachi is a complete loser.

Even with extraordinary willpower and strength, this fact cannot be concealed.

Therefore, he wanted to ask Baishi, the successful man.

Compared with Itachi, what Shiraishi has done can indeed be called a success.

Although many people hate him and curse him to die soon, they think that the sixth largest country he created has broken the international balance and turned the originally stable international environment into chaos.

But in Zuo Zhu's view, the idea of ​​relying on balance to maintain peace is the self-righteousness of some people.At least at the moment when the kingdom of ghosts rose, the means by which the five major countries suppressed many small countries were greatly restricted.With the support of the ghost country, many small countries have more flexibility and become richer.

Although in the process, many victims were also created.

However, as Kakashi traveled to Zuozhu in those countries, he found that the people there had no resentment towards Shiraishi or the country of ghosts, and on the contrary began to actively support them.Even now that the five major powers have formed an alliance and started to provoke and threaten secretly, these countries still firmly follow the ghost country and completely break with the five major powers.

If there is anyone in this world who can answer his doubts, Zuo Zhu thinks Shiraishi has the most possibility.

This man is hated and hated by the most people in the ninja world.

"Peace, when you asked this question, I almost thought you were Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Baishi didn't answer directly, but smiled teasingly.

"..."

Zuo Zhu also thought of that stupid face of a certain yellow hair. Although he knew that Baishi was joking, it had to be said that it was very vivid.

Then he shook his head, throwing away such fantasies.

"In my opinion, no matter how bad order is, it is better than disorderly freedom. The same applies to peace and war."

Baishi turned his head, put his hands on the window sill, and looked at the blue sky in the distance.

Zuo Zhu carefully pondered the meaning of these words.

"However, the current trend in the world is either in war or in the preparation stage of war. Everyone is saying that only by destroying the enemy can peace be achieved. But what is the enemy, how many enemies must be eliminated, and who is the enemy? Definite number. At least in my opinion, peace in the true sense is currently impossible to achieve. What I can maintain now is only the relative peace of the ghost country and some allied countries. Even so, I can only try my best to maintain it. .As a result, the Fifth Ninja World War is coming, and everything has to start all over again.”

Baishi's tone was neither heavy nor flat, but it made Zuo Zhu feel extremely dull, heavy, as if a mountain had fallen down.

"That is to say, it can't be realized?"

"That depends on what benchmarks are used. Everyone has their own views on things like peace. Even Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, has his own purpose. Although I don't agree with it, it is also a practice. Let me do what you want. Let me ask you, Zuosuke, what kind of peace do you want in your heart now? Is it Itachi's behest, or is it something you did spontaneously?"

Shiraishi turned his head and stared at Zuo Zhu with deep eyes.

Zuo Zhu was stunned, and opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't say a word.

Yeah, what's your own peace?

Is it Itachi's ideal that he wants to realize?

Suddenly, Zuo Zhu found that he had never really thought deeply about such a problem.

Even thinking about the war began to be at a loss.

"You are 16 years old, right? At this age, in this era, neither outsiders nor yourself can treat you as a child anymore. But compared to the power you have now, what you have The will is actually not firm, and I don’t know where to go. Even the so-called peace is something that Itachi brings to you, not your own. You can’t truly become independent if you keep applying other people’s ideas.”

Regarding Baishi's preaching, Zuo Zhu really wanted to refute, but he still couldn't say a word of rebuttal in his mind... No, it was because he didn't think that he had something to refute Baishi.

Ignoring Zuozhu, Shiraishi said to himself: "In the past, I didn't like the will of fire...or in other words, I didn't like the high-ranking Konoha leaders led by the third Hokage who practiced the will of fire, so I chose to leave Konoha. But at that time, my thoughts were different from what I have now. At that time, I left Konoha and could only live in the kingdom of ghosts. I was a mouse for more than ten years. Even if I wanted to tell myself, I I want to bring something good to the world with the power of my hands. However, at that time, compared with these fantasies, the oppression and survival of reality were the first things I had to consider. When people are busy and struggling, Will forget everything, including ideals."

"Then what happened to you..."

"Of course it was a step-by-step trial. Fortunately, I was lucky. Although some unpleasant and unexpected things happened during the process, overall, there were no major mistakes. My ideal is not as far-reaching as peace, and Great. I never think about what peace or war is. In my opinion, this is something that must be experienced in the development of the times. It is nothing more than a long-term pain or a short-term pain. People are like beasts in the primitive jungle , it is normal to fight each other for food."

"But unfortunately, we are human beings."

"Yes, we humans will give excuses for fighting, whether it is before or after, we will pretend to be in the name of justice, but beasts will not. This is where we are clever and hypocritical."

Zuo Zhu chose to remain silent.

Baishi's words are already obvious. In his eyes, peace and war are inevitable things, they will come when they should come, and disappear when they should not come.

"Afterwards, I experimented with economic, political, and military reforms in the kingdom of ghosts... To be honest, I can only generally satisfy me, but perfect things don't exist in the first place, so I can only try my best to maintain them. But at that time , I don’t have any big goals, and I won’t act for world peace, I just want to do my own thing.”

"Your job...is really scary."

Zuo Assistant was speechless.

After all, looking at Baishi's growth path, he stepped on many stepping stones, which also involved other big countries.

"Because the kingdom of ghosts has taken off in my hands, and the countries that have just ended the third Ninja World War have also begun to notice the situation in the kingdom of ghosts... I know that in that case, the kingdom of ghosts It is only a matter of time before they are exposed. Instead of sitting still and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative and firmly hold the initiative in your own hands. While the countries are still in the recovery period, they dare not launch the Fourth Ninja World War at will, and give it as quickly as possible. The excuse is to declare war on the Kingdom of Wind before the countries have time to react, and to defeat the Kingdom of Wind to lay the foundation for the Kingdom of Ghosts to become a great country."

Shiraishi said it lightly, but Zuo Zhuneng understood that the risks involved were great.

However, it is impossible to hide the ghost country exposed to the eyes of all countries. Baishi's decision at the time cannot be said to be absolutely correct, but at least it makes the future road of the ghost country much smoother.

However, just because there is a possibility that countries will target them in the future, they will take the initiative to start a war and break the blockade. This kind of psychological reaction is a bit extreme.

Zuo Zhu remembered that many people said that Baishi was a war maniac who was keen on fighting, and now it seems that it seems to be true.

However, it is also possible that Baishi is too familiar with the operations of the five great powers, so he is absolutely convinced that the five great powers are suppressing the kingdom of ghosts, which is why the war in the kingdom of winds occurred.

After all, he was also a member of the ninja village system of the five major countries, so it is impossible to know what actions the five major countries will take against the new major country.

"Fortunately, I succeeded in this operation, and I don't have to defect to the Kingdom of Ghosts again."

Zuo Zhu didn't take Shiraishi's self-ridicule seriously.

Although it seemed adventurous, Shiraishi took every step very calmly.

At that time, the vigilance and fear of the countries towards the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha made it impossible for the five major countries to merge into one. They also bribed the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin in advance, making the Kingdom of Wind isolated and helpless at the armistice meeting.Moreover, the collapse of the four generations of Fengying Luosha's beliefs is also the main reason why Sayin's morale has declined and he does not want to fight anymore.

"You have done so much, what is the purpose?"

What Zuo Zhu wanted to ask was this.

"Is it ideal?"

"um, yes."

Zuo Zhu looked at Shiraishi seriously.

"That kind of thing... I don't have it. Maybe I had it, but I thought it was too flimsy, so I threw it away."

Shiraishi glanced at Zuo Zhu, and gave this very unexpected answer.

"No?"

"Why do you have to have something like an ideal? I have a wife and children, let's call it a happy family. I also have a job that I am satisfied with. I also have some hobbies of my own. My life has been completed. If this is an ideal, it is not the best. ideal?"

Shiraishi asked back.

"But……"

Zuo Zhu really wanted to say something.

How could he be so casual as a minister in command of the military in the kingdom of ghosts?

"Why do you bother with these things?"

"I just can't believe that a person sitting in your position would not have his own ideals."

Zuo Zhu thought it was Shiraishi's joke, but judging by Shiraishi's appearance, it was definitely not a joke.

However, people live, don't they live for ideals?

If there is no ideal, wouldn't it be a walking dead?

But judging by Baishi's appearance, he is not a walking dead.

"People will just go with the flow. No matter what exists, there is never a single level. In this world where drastic changes may occur anytime and anywhere, the greatest ideal is to live well, and then do something within our ability. "

"incredible."

"In this case, you think it's strange that I don't have ideals. So, do you have ideals?"

Shiraishi asked with a smile.

"Of course I..."

Zuozhu suddenly got stuck.

What is my ideal?

World Peace?

revenge?

Peace is only Itachi's goal.

Revenge is for the dead relatives and clansmen, not for oneself.

What is your ideal?

Looking at Shiraishi's smiling face, Zuo Zhu was at a loss again, and began to doubt life.

Do I have ideals?Zuo Zhu kept asking himself.

"However, I have my own set of rules."

When Zuo Zhu was in a daze, Shiraishi said suddenly.

"Rules of conduct?"

"It can also be called the creed of life. That is, no matter where a person is, or what ideal he is pursuing, or interpreting a certain belief, he must clearly tell himself what is a fact, and the truth that a fact can bring What is it. Is what I believe, and what others believe, whether they are in the same direction. Are those who are willing to believe willingly, or are they succumbing to some kind of violence, because they are afraid that they have to swallow their anger and be forced to obey. Never let yourself What you believe, and what others believe, is confused. Only by adapting to people, times, and local conditions, practice has the right to speak.”

"practice……"

Zuo Zhu was confused again.

"The times I have experienced and the things I have worked hard for cannot be taught as experience, because they are my things. The will will be continuously distorted and misunderstood by others in the process of transmission. It may be copied exactly, and it will change in experience. Just like the will of fire passed down from generation to generation by Konoha, some people regard it as a creed in life, some regard it as the weight of life, and some use it as a political tool... ...The will has been distorted, but can the ideal remain pure?"

Baishi's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Zuozhu's heart fiercely, making his body tremble.

"Compared to useless things such as will and ideals, I think it is the most important thing to do to consider practical and realistic issues. If someone is not full, then consider how to produce more food; someone is trapped in poverty, Then guide them to create more wealth; if someone will be bullied, then give weapons for self-protection. If someone wants to destroy me, then destroy the enemy. So I never believe in will, nor in ideals, I just Believe in what you get from practice.”

These words were exchanged for Zuo Zhu's long silence.

He didn't know whether Baishi's approach was right or wrong, but in the heart of the other party, it was something more noble than will and ideal.

With such things, will and ideals are not necessary, but dispensable.

When he was still in confusion, the other party had already passed the age of asking who he was, and he persisted in implementing it, never confused.

For 'growth', Zuo Zhu felt a sense of awe from the inside out.

"Finally, let me ask you one more simple question. You responded to me before, you have made all the preparations for the war, are you really ready? Or just tell me based on what you have read in books. Can you bear that weight yourself?"

Shiraishi looked directly into Zuosuke's eyes, and made him look up.

Zuo Zhu felt that Shiraishi's menacing eyes were so dazzling that he couldn't help but want to close them.

A stubborn temper welled up.

"Of course, as you said about these things, I have personally practiced them. I have experienced the so-called cruelty many times."

Zuo Zhu thought that he was good enough in this respect.

At the same time, he was dissatisfied with Shiraishi's underestimation of himself.

"Really? I allow you to reorganize the language again."

what is this?When he is a student of ninja school?

Zuo Zhu took a deep breath and stared seriously at Shiraishi's eyes.

"unnecessary."

"Really? Then, in your opinion, you must regard war as an act of mass murder."

With a questioning tone, Baishi affirmed Zuo Zhu's thoughts.

"Is not it?"

"No, that's right. No matter what form the war takes, it's killing people. This cannot be changed. But you know, killing people is not the cruelest thing."

Shiraishi shook his head.

"Then what is the cruelest?"

Zuo Zhu frowned and asked.

The corners of Shiraishi's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a weird smile reminiscent of a nightmare.

"Do you know? On the battlefield of the Second Ninja World War, I once witnessed a hill full of corpses piled up everywhere, but I, Liuli, Ayane, and the dead Sakumo-sensei didn't think it was strange, but got used to it At the foot of the mountain piled up with corpses, it was like chatting at home, talking about what to eat tonight. At that time, I only had one feeling, human life is as cheap as meat hung on hooks in a slaughterhouse.”

After the left hearing aid, Tong Kong shrank suddenly, and a cold chill ran up his spine.

I just fantasized about that scene—the scene where I was sitting in front of the hill of corpses, talking and laughing with a group of people about what to have for dinner.

Is it romantic?No, I just feel that there is an indescribable weirdness and distortion.

Zuo Zhu suddenly shuddered, his whole body was stiff and unable to move, and even the idea of ​​quickly making contributions began to become self-loathing.

"Zuo Zhu, if you can do this kind of thing with a normal heart, you are barely qualified. Remember, no matter how reluctant peace is, you will be happier than the most just war."

After leaving these words, Shiraishi stepped forward along the corridor, gradually drifting away from Zuosuke's sight.