Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

"Kamikawa Aoba, have you ever loved your village?"

Mei Terumi asked a question that had been lurking in her mind for a long time.

"Maybe."

Qingye gave an ambiguous answer. He actually didn't know the answer to this question himself.

Loving Konoha was an incredible thing for him, because he had seen the village from a higher perspective and knew how rotten everything in the village was.

But to this day, he has personally changed so many things in Konoha. It is impossible to say that he has no feelings at all.

"Maybe? Kamikawa Aoba, you are really not a qualified ninja."

"I never said that I was a qualified ninja. In fact, I never liked the profession of ninja."

"So that's why you want to change it, and even plan to eliminate the ninja profession?"

"No, saying annihilate is a bit too much. I don't intend to kill everyone. I just want to change the distorted situation in the ninja world."

"Why are you so sure that you are right?" Terumi Mei was not convinced, because Kamikawa Aoba's words had a hidden sense of superiority. It was as if he was saying, I am the only one who is right in this world. You are all a bunch of garbage.

"I'm not sure if I'm right now. But when I'm done with this, I'll be right."

"....." Mei Terumi was silenced. This answer was even more outrageous, but she couldn't refute it.

"I'm sorry, Kamikawa Aoba. I'm different from you. I'm a traditional ninja, and I hope to do something for my village in a traditional way."

"The traditional way in your mind is to go back and die?"

"It is the fate of a ninja to die for the village. Of course, you may have a different opinion, but unfortunately, I stick to my choice."

"Actually, I agree with this statement. But there are still some issues that can be discussed. For example, who is the village?"

Who is the village? This was the question that Aoba asked Kakashi. Kakashi spent a year thinking about it and finally decided to stand on Aoba's side.

"Who is the village?" Mei Terumi subconsciously wanted to answer. But as soon as she opened her mouth, she realized that Kamikawa Aoba's meaning was not that simple.

The other party should want to ask, who is he fighting for, the people of Kirigakure, his fellow ninjas, or Kirigakure's top brass?

Mei Terumi really wanted to say, I do this for everyone.

But she also knew that such words were unrealistic. She couldn't even fool herself, so how could she fool someone like Kamikawa Aoba?

"What do you want to say?" Mei Terumi asked back.

“There are indeed some things I want to say. First of all, you want to go back to die, or to save your village, because you feel that your village is suffering, right?

This is actually a very interesting point. Do you think that Kirigakure will become worse under the rule of Uchiha Madara?"

Mei Terumi was stunned by the question. Because she knew the answer to this question in her heart. According to her thinking, no one who ruled Kirigakure could be worse than before.

The original Kirigakure was on the verge of collapse, so she wanted to save it.

"But Uchiha Madara is a traitorous ninja of Konoha."

"Then do you know that you are still a traitorous ninja of Kirigakure?"

"Kamikawa Aoba, what exactly do you want to say?" Terumi Mei couldn't argue with Aoba and started to get angry.

"Hehe, what I want to say is that the reason you are in a hurry to go back is because the people and colleagues in the Hidden Mist Village are having a hard time. But in fact, in my opinion, all this will change soon.

If Uchiha Madara had won the previous battle in the Rain Country, the Hidden Mist Village might have been destroyed by him. But in that battle, he was the biggest loser. Therefore, Hidden Mist Village is now his place to stay.

Believe it or not, although Uchiha Madara looks like a warmonger, he is actually a pacifist at heart. It's just that he believes in achieving permanent peace through extreme means.

Now, his weakness may not be a bad thing for Kirigakure. After all, he was once the leader of the Uchiha clan and a hero in the Warring States Period. "

"This is impossible. If Uchiha Madara really ruled Kirigakure, would Kirigakure still be the same Kirigakure?"

Mei Terumi couldn't understand what Aoba said. But Aoba's words blocked all her future plans.

"So, do you want the original Kirigakure, or do you want to make life better for the people of Kirigakure?"

"..."

Mei Terumi was once again stumped by the question. She wanted to say that she wanted both, but she couldn't say it no matter what. Because she knew it was impossible.

Not to mention Mei Terumi, even Aoba can't have the best of both worlds.

In the previous battle in the Land of Rain, he wanted to kill Uchiha Obito, capture Uchiha Madara, and snatch the Samsara Eye.

But in the end, none of these goals were achieved. If he hadn't gotten another Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan, he would have been a complete loser in that battle.

Of course, there were many reasons for the failure of that battle. In the end, Obito became the biggest winner, which made Aoba feel a little creepy.

"Look, you don't even know what you want. You just want to fulfill your responsibilities as a ninja. But you chose the wrong person.

You want to make Kirigakure better. But Kirigakure is a very broad concept. It includes civilians, ninjas, and Kirigakure's high-ranking officials.

These people of different classes have different interests. You are willing to die for this, but for whose interests are you doing this?"

These were things Mei Terumi hadn't thought about. She just felt that the situation was out of control and there was no hope of restoring her country, so she wanted to do something as a ninja.

But Qingye's words made her realize that what she was holding on to was not what she imagined.

"..."

Mei Terumi didn't know how many times she had been left speechless.

"What exactly do you want to do? Kill me here, or capture me and bring me back to continue working for you?"

"Haha, what I want is actually very simple. I want you to see the future with your own eyes. One day in the future, everyone in Kirigakure will live the same life as Konoha now, or even better than this.

I think at that time, you can decide whether you need to follow the ancient ninja destiny and die for Kirigakure."