mijobooks Chapter 390: The comments section was a real treat for Indra and Madara Uchiha!
Chapter 390: The comments section was a real treat for Indra and Madara Uchiha!
Chapter 390: The comments section was a real treat for Indra and Madara Uchiha!
[Systems need to adapt to circumstances, right? Indra's so-called system is too rigid!] 10+ people agree. [Law is law. It can only be said that it should be considered according to the actual situation, but even then, punishment will be based on the scope of the legal code! Look at what Ashura did—as a leader, he led the way in breaking the law! Who will abide by the system in the future?!] 10+ people agree. Ninja Sect Successor Trial Timeline—
Ashura stared at the words flashing through the air and murmured, "What they're talking about—must be the time I chopped down the tree."
"It's me!" Upon hearing this, Ashura's friend, Daizo, immediately realized what was happening: "It was clearly me who used my status as a friend to beg you!"
"That's not how it works, Daizo." Ashura turned to Daizo and smiled calmly. "I don't think there's anything wrong with that."
"But, but—" A usually taciturn disciple finally couldn't help but speak up. His voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the surrounding noise. "If one can break the rules at will simply because of personal difficulties, then how are those of us who always strictly abide by the rules supposed to conduct ourselves?"
"That's right!" another person immediately echoed, their voice filled with anger at the perceived injustice. "Just because we're patient and follow the rules, does that mean we deserve to suffer?"
Normally, everyone is a disciple of the Ninja Clan. Ashura is the son of the Ninja Clan's leader and used to get along well with everyone. Although there are some things that everyone is slightly bothered by, in order not to affect the relationship, they will not bring these things out into the open.
But since the topic came up in the comments today, they decided to voice their thoughts.
"You—" Ashura stood frozen in place, his gaze sweeping over the familiar yet disgruntled faces, a sense of estrangement washing over him. He had never imagined that his well-intentioned actions would be seen by others as a trampling on the rules and fairness.
The Sage of Six Paths stood quietly to the side, observing the disciples' dispute and Ashura's helplessness. He was well aware that Ashura's way of handling things, which stemmed from "love," was flexible but inevitably unfair, and would always draw criticism from some of his disciples.
However, he still chose to support this path.
This certainty stems from his far broader vision than others.
He had witnessed firsthand how his mother, Kaguya, ruled the world with absolute power, and how fragile, terrifying, and lifeless the "peace" under that tyranny was.
It was this unforgettable lesson that made him resolutely seal away the power that could destroy the world and walk between heaven and earth as an ordinary person.
During his long journey, in every ordinary village, in every sincere act of mutual assistance, in every warm bond, he truly saw—
One can rule by force and bring peace to the world for a time; only by uniting with love can all things thrive and flourish.
However----
The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who thought himself to have profound insight, was, in the eyes of an all-knowing god, no different from a frog at the bottom of a well, limiting his view of the sky.
[It just goes to show how narrow-minded the Sage of Six Paths and Ashura were! How could the Ninja Clan, with only a few members, govern the world with love?]
Don't make me laugh! Without a system, and with strict adherence to it, managing a few dozen people would consume all of one person's energy. Let alone as the world develops and the population increases, the world a manager might have to govern—tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions! 】10+ people liked this. 【Our country has over a billion people. I ask the Sage of Six Paths, how would he cope? Even using chakra to connect, it would take several months at a time, right?】10+ people liked this. 【Hilarious! Call him Zhang Wei, and you'll get a single response.】10+ people liked this. 【The world's population is ten billion. Even if you turned the Sage of Six Paths into a dried-up human, his chakra wouldn't be enough.】1
0w+ people liked this: 【Does the importance of a system even need to be debated? Without Qin Shi Huang's standardization of writing and cart axles, we'd have to learn over a dozen languages now! True foresight is always overlooked by those of the time, only to be recognized centuries later as the only correct path!】 10+ people liked this: 【Asura was just too weak; others couldn't stand it anymore and helped him dig a well, right? The Sage of Six Paths did the same when he built the bridge; he sealed his power and used that "Foolish Old Man Moving Mountains" trope, using collective will to intimidate a group of people.】 10+ people liked this: 【Only the weak need to band together for warmth, and they always like to exclude those who disagree and isolate the strong.】 10+ people liked this: Don't say it, really don't say it.
Madara Uchiha found the comments on the screen very refreshing!
It's not that he's antisocial! It's clearly those weaklings who banded together and ostracized him!!
I'm not going to end up like Hashirama, who's incredibly strong but insists on playing dumb and befriending the weak! Hmph!
Of course, just as pleased as Madara Uchiha was Indra, whose back was practically ramrod straightened from being showered with praise by the comments section.
As expected of an all-knowing deity! They have such excellent judgment!
[If you treat the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques as the internet and let them connect everyone in the ninja world, you'll see that when people of different genders, ages, classes, and regions talk about issues involving interests, conflict is inevitable! How can love possibly solve all problems?] 10+ people liked this. "Interests—" Hagoromo Otsutsuki pondered this unfamiliar word, his deep gaze revealing careful consideration.
Ashura, however, was even more agitated. He stepped forward and shouted at the barrage of comments in the void, "If everyone only cares about their own interests, then why did everyone join me one after another when I was digging the well? If, as you say, it's human nature to reap the benefits without sowing, why did they choose to participate in digging the well with me?!"
These words also touched Indra, who was watching from the sidelines, reminding him of the village he governed—he had also asked everyone to participate in digging a well, but all he got in return was shirking responsibility and laziness.
Thus, the cold conclusion became even more firmly established in his heart—
The weak are not worthy of trust; they only deserve to submit to the strong and be dominated by absolute power!
"The Allied Shinobi Forces were actually formed because of Naruto and Sasuke's absolute power, weren't they? Essentially, they're following Indra's path." (10+ people liked this) "No way! The Allied Shinobi Forces were formed to fight the Akatsuki." (10+ people liked this) "What does it have to do with Naruto and Sasuke's absolute power? The Allied Shinobi Forces were formed because the Akatsuki had captured seven of the nine tailed beasts, breaking the balance established by Hashirama Senju! Without unity, they were destined to be dominated by the Akatsuki!" (10+ people liked this) "The Allied Shinobi Forces were essentially formed to fight a common enemy. This was the only way to turn former enemies into allies—to jointly confront a powerful enemy that even all of them combined couldn't withstand, or a devastating natural disaster that affected everyone equally." (10+ people liked this) "It should be said that it relied on Pain's absolute power," forcing the shinobi world to unite." (10+ people liked this) "To put it bluntly, it's still the weak banding together to attack, exclude, and isolate the strong." [10+ people liked this] [Your logic is laughable. The Akatsuki started the trouble, and just because they're popular, their actions are right? Oh! So you allow the Akatsuki to invade, but don't allow the other ninja villages to unite and resist, right?] [10+ people liked this] A highly popular Akatsuki member across different timelines:
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Before seeing the comments, they never imagined that their rogue ninja organization would actually have fans, and quite a few at that.
Especially in timelines where the tipping function is enabled, even Kisame and Kakuzu occasionally receive tips from the gods, not to mention others.
Hidan is now decked out in big gold chains and silver watches, dressed in punk attire, and often receives Peppa Pig tattoos.
The gifts Deidara received mainly consisted of fireworks, sparklers, and firecrackers.
scorpion----
He's going crazy! Can you please stop playing "Only Mother is Good in the World," "Lupin Flower," and "I Want a Home" for him?!
Are you devils?!
all in all----
Skipping over the barrage of comments from Akatsuki fans fighting for their idols, everyone continued searching through the comments for content related to the core issue: "Look at Madara and Obito, aren't they all tragic figures who inherited Indra's ideology? This already says it all—"
[That's Kishimoto forcibly wrote it wrong. Indra's elite governance philosophy itself is not wrong. Look how powerful the First Raikage's village was!] [The First Raikage's village? It's the First Kumogakure, right? Did the anime and manga say that the First Raikage's Kumogakure was more powerful than Konoha? You must be reading fanfiction, right?] [If the First Hokage hadn't distributed the Tailed Beasts—] [If he hadn't distributed them, Konoha would have had at least nine Jinchuriki. You know, Jinchuriki need to be selected from excellent ninjas with strong wills, and their lifespans are generally very short. It's like having to consume a batch of excellent ninjas every few to a dozen years!] [The timeline before the Uchiha Clan Massacre—]
"We did have these concerns before." Hashirama Senju's expression was solemn, and his tone carried a hint of apology. "Mito and her clansmen, as Jinchūriki, have to bear responsibilities and hardships that are unimaginable to ordinary people. I don't want such situations to happen to the children in the village again and again."
Izuna sneered, his words sharp as knives: "If that's the case, why bother capturing the tailed beasts in the first place?"
Let them stay in their own territory; as long as humans don't disturb them, they won't cause havoc on humanity.
"Things aren't that simple." Tobirama took over the conversation decisively, his eyes sharp. "Big Brother decided to take action because Sunagakure had sealed the One-Tailed Beast, and Madara even used his Sharingan to control the Nine-Tailed Beast to launch an attack on Konoha."
If the elder brother lets it go unchecked, other ninja villages will inevitably fight tooth and nail for the Tailed Beasts, and the war will only become more brutal.
He further explained, "Our initial goal was to maintain a balance of power among the major ninja villages, ideally with each village possessing one or two tailed beasts. However, if we stand idly by, what's more likely is that one village, relying on the power of a single tailed beast, will snowball and seize everything, ultimately becoming the dominant force—that would be the real disaster."
[This is a classic example of idealistic error! Giving nuclear weapons to the enemy and expecting peaceful coexistence? The result was that after the First Shinobi's death, Konoha was attacked by all sides, leading to several Shinobi World Wars!] 10+ people liked this. [If you're using nuclear weapons as an example, the countries possessing them certainly wouldn't fight each other. At most, they'd have trade wars, and then let their allies test the waters first. They wouldn't dare to actually use nuclear weapons themselves.] 10+ people liked this. [Nonsense, nuclear weapons and Shinobi World Wars are different. After all, nuclear weapons are either zero or all. Once nuclear weapons are used, the entire stockpile will be wiped out at once, the main theme being "I don't care if I live or die, I just want you to die!"]
10+ people liked this: [Because everyone has the ability to overturn the table, no one dares to do it first, thus maintaining the balance of the world. Hashirama and Tobirama probably thought the same way; maybe Kishimoto even referenced nuclear deterrence in the real world.] 10+ people liked this: [A classic case of reversing cause and effect! International order and globalization have suppressed war; nuclear weapons are just one factor!] 10+ people liked this: "Brother—what does 'nuclear' mean—?"
In the timeline of young Indra opening his eyes, the little Asura was so frightened by the barrage of comments in the sky that he clung tightly to his brother's clothes. He had just angrily rebuked his father, which had almost exhausted all the courage he had accumulated over the past ten years.
Indra frowned, his youthful face revealing his protectiveness towards his younger brother behind him, as well as his wariness of the comments and the "nuclear weapons" mentioned in them.
The Sage of Six Paths, observing the comments, speculated, "It's probably some kind of weapon as powerful as the Tailed Beasts, yet lacking independent thought? Like the swords in your hands, something that can be mass-produced."
The power of the Tailed Beasts originates from the Divine Tree, and their total quantity is limited.
However, the nuclear weapons mentioned in the text seem to be something that can be produced indefinitely, making them, in some ways, even more terrifying than the Tailed Beasts.
[The First Hokage's ideal was to avoid or postpone war by distributing the Tailed Beasts to establish a terrifying balance. While not perfect, it was undoubtedly the best solution conceived at the time.] 10+ people found this helpful. [Wouldn't Indra's Absolute Law also postpone war? Wouldn't Madara's other villages only be fit to submit to Konoha also prevent war? Returning to the plot, it's all about suppressing Indra's faction.] 10+ people found this helpful. [If resistance arises during the process of Absolute Law and other villages submitting to Konoha, war will still break out. This is probably something Ashura, Hashirama, and the Sage of Six Paths wouldn't want to see.] 10+ people found this helpful. "Indeed—"
In the first timeline of the Ninja Clan Successor Trial, Indra didn't have time to leave in a huff because of the appearance of the bullet comments, nor did he become enemies with Ashura.
The Sage of Six Paths, having read the critical comments about him, couldn't completely deny whether he had shown favoritism during the trial. But he was certain of his intentions: "I want to create a pure land where people understand each other and reduce or avoid conflict."
"Father and Asura are both too naive!" Indra roared, flicking his sleeve. "Once those who break the rules appear, they'll keep popping up one after another!"
Looking at the mirror wall of the Ninja Cult timeline in the Fourth Shinobi World War timeline, Tobirama Senju sighed inwardly. In fact, his thoughts were similar to those of Indra, except that rules are not something that must be made once and never improved. Rules must adapt to the times and many factors that are intertwined with the times. However, he could not convince his elder brother on this matter.
And Ban and that Indra—
These two made Tobirama sigh even more.
"Rules and systems should not only be revised to keep pace with the times, but also take into account the interests and feelings of those being managed."
But it's clear that neither Madara Uchiha nor Indra would consider the thoughts of those being managed.
"Wow! As expected of the Second Hokage!" Naruto exclaimed sincerely, listening to the Second Hokage's rambling. "Even though I don't understand it all, I think it's amazing! It makes so much sense!"
The phrase "I don't understand, but it sounds impressive" suddenly popped into the minds of Tobirama and the people around him.
"Hmph!" Tobirama Senju snorted arrogantly. "A brain is a good thing." But not everyone has one.
Clearly, Uchiha and Indra lacked empathy, which is called emotional intelligence and worldly wisdom.
[Naive!] 100,000+ people liked this. [Unwilling to see resistance and conflict? Hilarious! The number of ninjas who died in the three Shinobi World Wars was ten times more than what might have happened under Indra's plan! Trading temporary sacrifice for permanent unification is true love!] 100,000+ people liked this.
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