Effortlessly destroying the Uzumaki clan and killing Uchiha Kagami is something no ordinary ninja can achieve.
Uzumaki Mito couldn't help but suspect that Uchiha Madara was still alive, but how could that be possible?
Hashirama Senju had killed Uchiha Madara, and Uzumaki Mito had no doubt about that.
Perhaps there was someone secretly stirring up trouble in the ninja world, and that person likely harbored ill will towards Konoha.
Things were fine while she was around, but once she was gone, no one would be able to stop them. This was one of the reasons why Uzumaki Mito tirelessly dedicated herself to nurturing Uchiha Hikaru as much as possible.
"I'm curious about some past events. Reading history can enlighten one. Only by understanding the history of the Warring States period can one truly appreciate how precious the current peace is." Uchiha Hikaru always thought Hashirama Senju had issues, but that didn't stop him from being a great man.
During the Warring States period, various clans were constantly at war. Some children, even younger than Uchiha Hikaru is now, had already picked up weapons and killed people.
In this era, although there are Shinobi World Wars, from a certain perspective, these wars are an escalation of inter-clan battles. However, daily life is still quite peaceful, and children don't need to directly kill or be killed.
Compared to the Warring States period, the current Hidden Village era is much better.
As for why there is one country, one village, and not a military-political integration, this is also a limitation of the times.
Even Uchiha Hikaru had to admit that most ninjas were not suitable for managing a country. One country, one village was a compromise with the times. A person's energy is limited; should those ninjas focus on governing a country?
In Uchiha Hikaru's opinion, these things are not set in stone; it's just a matter of whether people are willing to change.
And even if Konoha wanted to change and continue to reform this world now, it would be powerless. It still depends on Uchiha Hikaru in the future.
"Can reading history enlighten one?" Uzumaki Mito nodded thoughtfully. She noticed that Uchiha Hikaru seemed to be getting more and more outstanding.
"The Senju clan and the Hyuga clan also had a lot of cooperation back then, but neither the Senju nor the Uzumaki understood the Byakugan very well," Uzumaki Mito then patiently explained.
Orochimaru loved listening to Uzumaki Mito recount various secret stories. Compared to the information he found himself, sometimes Uzumaki Mito's accounts were more authentic. At this moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Is it because of the Caged Bird seal? This should also be a type of sealing jutsu. Is it really that difficult to break?"
He hadn't researched the Caged Bird, but since it was a cursed seal, there should be a solution. Uzumaki Mito was the contemporary master of sealing jutsu; could she solve it?
Uzumaki Mito glared at Orochimaru in exasperation: "The Hyuga clan's affairs are very troublesome. Tobirama also researched the Byakugan back then, and even asked me to help solve the Caged Bird problem. After a brief study, I found that the Caged Bird is almost unsolvable; it acts on the soul."
"Even the soul is imprisoned? Why do they have to do this? Does it mean the branch family aren't their clan members?" Shizune and the others couldn't help but feel a shiver.
"It's to prevent others from obtaining the Byakugan!" Uchiha Hikaru explained softly. "The Byakugan has immense strategic value. Through the Byakugan, one can see very far, and having it is indeed quite convenient. Moreover, it is said that the Byakugan doesn't place a particularly heavy burden on the user, unlike our Sharingan. If our Sharingan is transplanted, it will cause a huge burden on the user, and they might even die from chakra exhaustion due to the Sharingan.
Therefore, we don't need a cursed seal like the Caged Bird. Furthermore, if someone truly steals our Sharingan and we find out, we usually hunt them down relentlessly, until death."
"In that case, it makes sense. But why bother with main and branch families? If it's to protect the Byakugan, then everyone should just have the Byakugan imprinted on them." Jiraiya stroked his chin, but his words drew many disdainful looks.
Uzumaki Mito shook her head helplessly. She actually liked Jiraiya, but he was a bit too naive. Some of his ideas were quite similar to Hashirama's, but unfortunately, his political intelligence was a bit too low.
At least not as good as Tsunade and Orochimaru.
She looked at Uchiha Hikaru, a glimmer of expectation in her eyes as she asked, "Hikaru, what do you think?"
"Every person has their own selfish desires. Perhaps at first, the Caged Bird had this intention, but as time progresses, it's inevitable that some people will want to rule others and make others work for their own benefit.
Whether it's a family, a village, or even a country, it's no different. Power easily corrupts the heart." Uchiha Hikaru hesitated for a moment, then still spoke these words.
He didn't know if these words would reach Hiruzen Sarutobi, but he couldn't lie when facing Uzumaki Mito.
Some things are better left unsaid; everyone knows them anyway.
Konoha had only been established for a few decades, and problems were already starting to appear, weren't they?
If the Senju clan hadn't disbanded back then, and the Third Hokage was also a Senju, then future Hokages would become the property of the Senju, until one day, everyone became dissatisfied with the Senju and the Hokage. At that point, both Konoha and the Senju clan could be finished.
"Very good, Hikaru, I truly didn't underestimate you!" Uzumaki Mito nodded in satisfaction. She had thought Uchiha Hikaru might hide it, but in fact, he spoke it out and even elaborated on it.
Her care for him hadn't been in vain. Perhaps in the future, an Uchiha would indeed become Hokage.
"It's all thanks to Grandma Mito's excellent guidance!" Uchiha Hikaru quickly gave all the credit to Uzumaki Mito.
"Hehe!" Uzumaki Mito chuckled noncommittally: "The Hyuga clan cannot brand everyone with the Caged Bird. That technique back then could only be used by Byakugan users without the Caged Bird, which was a trump card reserved for the Hyuga clan.
However, that technique has significant side effects. Before the village was established, when the clan faced insurmountable situations, it was a means of protecting the clan. But with Konoha's establishment, the situation has changed drastically."
Everyone fell silent then. The main family would not go to the battlefield unless absolutely necessary.
The chances of using that technique also decreased significantly. The main family became less and less important. If this continued, the conflict between the main and branch families would constantly intensify.
However, even the Hokage couldn't solve such a problem, let alone them.