"Alright, everyone, I'm not here to assign blame."
"Sasori of the Red Sand's parents died at the hands of our Konoha's White Fang. His parents' death was a major factor in him going to extremes."
"But Konoha's White Fang invaded the Land of Wind because Sunagakure was causing trouble. The relationships are tangled and messy."
"If we keep digging, no major ninja village can escape blame. We could trace it back to the ancestors of each village."
Once Kageyama Kogetsu spoke, the others swallowed their words.
"Lord Hokage, this... why is Obito Uchiha still alive?"
"According to the intelligence I received back then, he should have died."
"Even if he temporarily awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, it would be hard to survive with half his body crushed," Ōnoki asked calmly.
Although he was wary and afraid of Kageyama Kogetsu, with his shrewdness, he wouldn't show it.
"Because Madara Uchiha saved him."
"I won't waste my breath on the details. Let him tell you himself."
"Recount your major experiences since Kannabi Bridge."
Hearing Kageyama Kogetsu's voice, Obito Uchiha nodded foolishly and then began to recount his experiences unhurriedly...
An hour later, Obito Uchiha finished speaking.
How to put it? The expressions on everyone's faces were a bit strained. For a moment, they couldn't quite understand the brain circuit of the extremist Obito Uchiha...
It took everyone quite a while to figure out Obito Uchiha's thought process.
Wait, just because your crush died, you completely despaired of the world?
There are plenty of ninja in the ninja world who are worse off than you!
Forget about a crush dying; there are people whose lovers, friends, family, everyone died!
As for the Eye of the Moon Plan?
That kind of peace is too illusory, and upon closer thought, it has huge hidden dangers!
The human body needs to absorb energy from the outside world to survive. If trapped in a genjutsu forever, unable to move, how long can one live?
Rather than peace, this is more like a unique method of destroying the world.
Compared to conventional world-destroying methods, it's just a happier, painless death, but death nonetheless!
Those who are unhappy and want to die might think it's not a loss, but those who are living okay or happily would be wronged.
There are only a little over a hundred thousand ninja in the entire world. Even counting everyone with chakra, like samurai and monks, it wouldn't exceed two hundred thousand.
A mere two hundred thousand people is nothing compared to the ordinary people of this world, not even a fraction.
Kageyama Kogetsu wasn't here for so-called peace, forgiving any crime committed.
"To serve as a warning to others, someone like Obito Uchiha must be executed."
"Therefore, I plan to hold a public trial tomorrow afternoon, and then take him back to Konoha to clean up the mess."
"Such a war criminal of the ninja world cannot be allowed to die easily. He must return to Konoha to be punished. After suffering enough punishment, he will be publicly executed."
"At that time, everyone can send people to watch the ceremony."
"What do you all think?"
Orochimaru was the first to express his stance. "I agree."
"Agreed."
"Agreed."
"..."
Kageyama Kogetsu smiled. "Thank you for your support. Now let's discuss the second topic—peace."
"The ninja world has been in chaos for so many years. In the past, the main unit was the individual, then it developed into the clan, and finally into the ninja village."
"Except for the time spent accumulating strength for the next war, which could barely be called peace, there have been constant wars, big and small, the rest of the time."
"Why is this?"
"I think it's mainly a resource problem, and secondarily a hatred problem."
"Usually, hatred can only be eliminated by eradicating the roots or by time."
"Hmm... there's also mutual understanding between people, but that's too difficult. Even with chakra as a medium, it's hard to completely empathize with others."
"The resource problem is the most important!"
"The reason why the major ninja villages frequently invade the Land of Fire is because the Land of Fire has the most abundant resources, isn't it?"
Hearing Kageyama Kogetsu speak so bluntly, some thin-skinned people lowered their heads...
"Everyone, no need to be embarrassed. I know you have your difficulties."
"The locations you occupy are poorer than the next. Ninja know nothing but fighting and killing, and have no other skills. Robbery is a natural thought."
"For survival, it's understandable. Survival is more important than anything."
"If I were in your shoes and starving, I would also choose to rob, steal, or cheat."
Hearing this, Terumī Mei couldn't help but laugh out loud, and some others followed suit. The atmosphere in the room relaxed a lot.
Kageyama Kogetsu also smiled, then continued to speak eloquently...
"When resources are insufficient, a question arises: why are resources insufficient?"
"Everyone's geographical location is different, and the village situations are different, so you have your own understanding of this question."
"There are many answers to the question, but in my opinion, there are only two fundamental reasons for the lack of resources!"
The Fourth Raikage, A, said seriously, "I would like to hear Lord Hokage's profound views."
Kageyama Kogetsu nodded with a smile, extending two fingers and retracting them one by one.
"First, unreasonable resource allocation; second, insufficient resource production."
"Is the resource production in this world sufficient?"
"I think it is definitely sufficient for now."
"Because of constant wars, not only has the ninja population not grown much, but the ordinary population has also been affected, and growth is likely minimal."
"Also, compared to the Warring States Period, with the passage of time, technology for producing various resources has also developed, producing more resources."
"So the conclusion is obvious. The root cause of constant ninja wars is unreasonable resource allocation!"
"Forget about your ninja villages; even our Konoha, once the number of ninja expands to a certain point, there won't be enough missions to go around."
"It's just that the Land of Fire is richer, and our Konoha can withstand a larger expansion of ninja numbers than you."
"I don't deny that some ninja villages start wars because of ambition and hatred, but most wars are because there aren't enough missions, and starting a war is necessary."
"If we don't start a war to grab resources or consume some ninja, the village's finances will be dragged down, and more ninja will rebel because they can't support themselves and their families."
"Choosing the lesser of two evils, we can only grab resources through war to support more ninja and their families, or survival of the fittest, reducing resource consumption."
"In the end, it's just four words: increasing income and reducing expenditure."
"Don't record words like 'consuming ninja' that are detrimental to unity."
"Those who should know will know. Let those who can figure it out figure it out. Actively revealing it will affect unity, which is bad."
Some ninja recording the meeting quickly crossed out the previously recorded content, while experienced ninja hadn't recorded it at all.
"Everyone, do you agree with my statement?" Kageyama Kogetsu looked around.
"Increasing income and reducing expenditure... Lord Hokage's words are too incisive. I fully agree," Ōnoki said with emotion.
Other Kage and leaders also expressed their agreement.
They knew the reasoning, but they couldn't analyze it so clearly.
Ninja world wars, no, battles, were generally about this!
Forget ninja villages; even rogue ninja without village affiliation fought for resources.
It's just that some rogue ninja were strong and lived relatively well, while others were not strong enough and lived in a sorry state.
Individuals, groups, clans, villages, and countries all followed the same principle.
"Then the question arises: why does unreasonable resource allocation occur?"
Seeing that no one intended to answer Kageyama Kogetsu's question, everyone tried hard to think...
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