"Are the systems I established really nothing but trouble for future generations?"
Madara's words left Hashirama Senju momentarily stunned.
Although based on what Hiruzen had said, the ninja village system he created might indeed have flaws, it couldn't possibly be as bad as causing nothing but endless troubles for future generations, could it?
Hashirama Senju spoke solemnly, "Mirai Uchiha, can you explain in detail?"
Seeing the expression of disbelief on Hashirama's face, Mirai Uchiha replied calmly, "Why don't you first tell me about your original intentions when establishing the ninja village system?"
Upon hearing that, a nostalgic look appeared on Hashirama's face.
After a while, he began to speak slowly.
"I was born during the Warring Clans Era. Back then, ninja were centered around their clans and fought independently."
"In those chaotic times, different clans slaughtered each other just to complete missions."
"Many children, even only ten or so years old, had to go out and fight enemies."
Hashirama sighed, "Many of my younger brothers died from these vendettas. Only Tobirama survived."
"I realized early on that under such conditions, hatred would continue endlessly, and fighting would never stop."
"I was determined to change all this."
"Later I met Madara."
"Madara shared my views. We both wanted to end this endless chaos, which made us become close friends."
At this point, an involuntary smile surfaced briefly on Hashirama's face before he continued, "Later, as Madara and I grew stronger, we ended the chaos with our power and built the first ninja village—Konoha."
"After Konoha was established, other countries followed suit."
"Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Kumogakure..."
"Through my efforts, the ninja villages signed peace treaties with each other."
"Just as I had anticipated, the clans abandoned their hatreds and welcomed real peace."
"There was no war again until my death."
A trace of regret appeared on Hashirama's face, "Unfortunately, Madara developed wrong ideas later and actually wanted to destroy Konoha himself..."
Finishing his words, Hashirama looked up, "Mirai, that's my original intention. Now can you give your evaluation?"
Mirai Uchiha asked coldly, "You just said that after establishing the ninja villages, true peace came to the ninja world?"
Hashirama proudly nodded, "That's right."
"How ridiculous!" Mirai snorted, "Perhaps you should first hear what happened after your death."
"Not long after the news of your death circulated, the First Great Ninja War broke out."
"Up until now, there have been three Great Ninja World Wars, during which various ninja villages waged repeated conflicts against each other, resulting in countless casualties."
"The intervals between each Great Ninja World War were barely more than a decade. Almost every time a new generation of ninja grew into their own, another war would break out."
Hashirama Senju looked at Mirai Uchiha in slight surprise. "Three Great Ninja World Wars?"
"How is that possible!"
"I personally distributed the nine Tailed Beasts evenly among the villages to ensure fairness and maintain balance..."
Hearing this, Mirai Uchiha replied calmly, "This was exactly why Madara Uchiha eventually broke away from you. He saw through everything much earlier than you did."
"The peace you speak of in the ninja world was nothing but oppression under your overwhelming power strong enough to suppress all opposition."
"No one could ever achieve true fairness. The fertile land of Konoha naturally tempted other villages located in harsher, barren regions."
"Your measures to balance village powers actually gave them the confidence to wage wars fearlessly."
"So after your death, those villages eyeing Konoha like predators immediately launched attacks."
"Old grudges between clans transformed into conflicts between villages, and even between countries."
"War didn't disappear—it escalated to scales unimaginable even during the Warring States era."
"Tobirama Senju died as a result."
"And your wish to protect children from the battlefield also failed completely—five- or six-year-olds still had to hold kunai and fight enemies."
"Moreover, since wars were no longer confined to clans, these children lacked proper protection and mostly became cannon fodder on the battlefield..."
Hashirama turned his head toward Tobirama Senju, who simply nodded silently.
Realizing everything was indeed true, Hashirama opened his mouth wide in disbelief.
He'd originally thought he'd considered everything carefully, never imagining such events would occur in the ninja world after his death.
Seeing Hashirama fall silent, Mirai continued speaking.
"Let's talk about internal village issues now..."
"All the clans don't truly coexist peacefully—they continue harboring hostility toward the Uchiha Clan."
"After your death, Tobirama Senju became the Second Hokage through Jonin council vote."
"Under his leadership, the village implemented a series of policies targeting the Uchiha Clan."
"The Uchiha became an ostracized and isolated clan within the entire village."
"At the same time, to obtain greater power, the village began conducting secret human experiments."
"Before Tobirama's death, he directly designated Hiruzen Sarutobi as The Third."
Mirai raised an eyebrow. "Within just two successive Hokage generations, the fair Jonin election system you established became practically meaningless."
"As for what followed after Hiruzen Sarutobi came into power, you must already be aware—it all resulted in one scandal after another."
Mirai Uchiha pointed at Hashirama Senju and said coldly, "Whether viewed across the entire ninja world or within the village itself, every policy you've enacted has only brought chaos and conflict."
Mirai's words reminded Hashirama Senju of a conversation he once had with Madara Uchiha.
Back then, Madara had also spoken many things to him...
The key difference was that everything Mirai Uchiha had just described had already come to pass.
Hashirama Senju looked solemnly at Mirai. "Mirai, can I ask for your opinion?"
"You must have your own thoughts regarding how to achieve peace in the ninja world, right?"
Mirai Uchiha smiled lightly. "It's simple—I'll just rule over the entire ninja world myself."
"Once the ninja world is unified and a great empire is established... uniform writing, standardized carts, consistent measurements, and shared ethics..."
"With absolute military strength as the foundation, unify the people's thoughts under a single ideology."
"Only then will the ninja world truly know peace."
Upon hearing Mirai Uchiha's words, both Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were stunned, their eyes popping wide open.
Uniform writing, standardized carts, consistent measurements, shared ethics...
Even these seasoned veterans, hardened by years of life-or-death struggles, couldn't suppress a rush of excitement at Mirai's vision.
Hashirama and Tobirama exchanged glances and understood each other's thoughts immediately.
The upstart Mirai Uchiha standing before them seemed to possess an insight and vision far surpassing their own!
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