In this crossover anime, many ruthless and powerful figures reside in my territory.

"It can be said to be very peaceful."

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha immediately focused his attention and listened intently.

The fact that peace has been maintained for such a long time is definitely worth learning from!

Chapter 20 The United States of Four Thousand Years of Peace (Part 2)

Madara Uchiha's goal has always been to achieve absolute peace, which is the justice he has always pursued.

However, the Uchiha clan has always been fond of extremes and prefers quick and effective solutions.

So when Madara saw the Infinite Tsukuyomi, a method that works instantly, he immediately took a liking to it and resolutely embarked on this path without much consideration.

Now, Madara has begun to doubt the effectiveness of the Infinite Tsukuyomi because of Aizen's words. Now that he hears that a country in another world has achieved the long-cherished peace, he naturally wants to know more.

Seeing that Ban's curiosity had been piqued, Lister smiled and didn't keep him in suspense.

"These are all records I saw in the history books of the United States."

"Around 7000 years ago, many countries were concentrated in the center of the continent, fighting each other for resources."

"At that time, in addition to the human empire, there were also orc and elf empires."

"One day, humanity discovered the methods of cultivating blood energy, holy light, and arcane magic. Gradually, the human empire swallowed up other empires and became a unified nation."

"Then, because of a great war, the human empire split into twelve empires."

"Wars raged among these twelve empires, and hatred began to spread. To protect their homes and countries and to seek revenge, everyone was drawn into the bloody war, and even alien races such as elves and orcs began to rise in power."

Madara wasn't surprised to hear these words; isn't that how the ninja world is?

In this world, where there is light, there is shadow; where there is a winner, there must also be a loser. If one harbors the selfish thought of maintaining peace, war will ensue.

If you want to protect, love will inevitably give rise to hate. They are causally related and inseparable; this is reality...

He spent most of his life, either through personal experience or observation, to understand this principle.

He once held the idea of ​​understanding others, but even though hearts are connected, all he could understand was that people can never truly understand each other.

Ban put aside his distracting thoughts and asked.

"How did peace come about after that? Did peace simply come from the formation of the United States?"

"of course not."

Lister shook his head.

"In this situation, three people emerged, who were the founders of the three major holy sites of today."

"First, the first great sage of Tallinn; second, the first pope of the Temple; and third, the first president of the Council."

"They crushed all twelve empires at the time with overwhelming force."

Oh? Madara Uchiha was somewhat excited.

"And they established this so-called United States?"

"Yes."

Lister said calmly.

"According to the records, the Speaker of the Council brought together the emperors of the twelve empires to form the Imperial Council."

"The Great Sage of Tallinn gathered all the mages who used arcane magic together and formed the Mage Tallinn."

"The Pope of the Temple built churches extensively throughout the United States and vigorously promoted the doctrine of the Holy Light."

"In the following decade, the twelve empires further divided into one hundred and eight kingdoms, and the council established extremely strict laws and class systems."

"Emperors have their own set of etiquette rules to follow, kings have their own set of etiquette rules to follow, nobles have their own set of etiquette rules to follow, and commoners have their own set of etiquette rules to follow..."

"Simply put, people of each social class must do what their class is supposed to do, and marriage between people cannot cross social classes."

"Royalty members can only marry royal family members, members of the royal family can only marry members of the royal family, nobles can only marry nobles, and commoners can only marry commoners."

"In short, everything, big or small, was fixed and could not be overstepped. Anyone who did would be severely punished, even the emperor."

Ban frowned and began to think.

"Won't this cause internal strife?"

"If that's all there is to it, then it's highly likely."

Liszt's tone remained unchanged.

"The three holy sites are closely linked, and it is thanks to their combined efforts that the United States of Ahmora has not experienced a major war."

"The Great Sage of Tarlin gathered all the mages under the pretext of studying arcane arts, imprisoned them in Tarlin, and forbade them to leave without permission. Furthermore, he collected all the books of knowledge and thus monopolized knowledge."

"The Pope of the Temple sent paladins to destroy the shamanistic beliefs of the orcs and the druid beliefs of the elves, leaving only the Church of the Holy Light. Then, relying on churches in various places, the Church of the Holy Light spread its faith and monopolized the faith with the support of the law."

"In addition, the Imperial Council, composed of emperors who represent the highest power of mankind, decides all laws and controls the strongest army, thus the council monopolizes war."

"The three holy sites respectively monopolized knowledge, faith, and war."

"With all their power concentrated in the three holy lands, they have the foundation for invincibility."

At this moment, Lister looked at Ban and asked in return.

"Mr. Ban, where do you think power comes from?"

Ban shouted in a loud voice: "Power!"

"That's one explanation."

Lister smiled and then asked.

"Mr. Ban, what do you think is the key to maintaining the rule of a country and preventing its collapse?"

Ban originally wanted to answer with strength, but Lister's answer was probably not that.

Seeing that Ban did not answer, Liszt answered his own question.

"I believe it is order, a stable order in which people of all classes can benefit."

"Mr. Madara, how big is the ninja world to you?"

Ban answered without hesitation.

"Too small, barely big enough for me to handle by myself."

Lister was not surprised; he was very excited when he heard Madara's domineering declaration while watching Naruto.

"Then let me tell you how big the United States of Ahmora is."

"According to the account of a penitent priest from a hundred years ago, he started from the edge of the United States and walked along the land to the temple in the center of the United States."

"It took him ten years to complete this process."

"Although he encountered many unexpected events that caused him to stay in one place for a while, this is enough to show how vast the territory of the United States is."

"In this world where information is mainly transmitted through relay stations and countries are like isolated islands, it is the extremely strict but beneficial order established by the parliament that maintains the foundation of its rule."

"For their own benefit, nobles and kings will spontaneously maintain order. Even the three holy lands do not need to send troops to maintain their rule; they only need to send people to check the situation periodically."

"Furthermore, the Temple has spent countless hours disciplining people's cognition and thinking, so everyone believes that the current society is correct, and no one will dare to break the rules and order."

"Of course, they did consider the possibility of an accident. After all, no set of rules can last forever, and the current laws and etiquette have been revised hundreds of times."

"The Holy Land's trump card is actually a super-large magic array."

Lister explained.

"The sages of Tallinn can utilize magic arrays throughout the land, and even taking into account the physical strain of long-distance teleportation, the three holy sites can still rapidly deploy their armies to the border in just a short time—"

"Three days!"

Ban was shocked. Teleporting the army directly to a designated location over a very long distance was indeed a very powerful deterrent.

If the ninja world also had this technology, wouldn't it be better to directly launch a surprise attack on the rear of the ninja village?

"Liszt".

Ok?

Lister, who had just been pleased by Madara's surprise, looked at Madara with a puzzled expression.

"And what do you think? You must really hate their rules."

"I can tell you have quite a lot of ambition."

This question?

Liszt shook his head and chuckled.

“Mr. Ban, I do hate those extremely cumbersome rules, which is why I gave up inheriting my father’s title and came here to expand my territory.”

"I do want to build my ideal country, but achieving this goal does not mean that I have to be an enemy of the three holy lands."

"I also hate war. Why would I provoke those three behemoths when I can develop peacefully?"

“Every one of my followers is precious; they are all people I have carefully selected who share my beliefs.”

"I would be heartbroken if I lost them because of the war."

"If I used to think about developing slowly, after meeting you, I have the confidence to develop Red Maple Territory into the best place."

Ban quipped.

Aren't you afraid they'll notice you?

Lister shook his index finger.

“Mr. Ban, there’s something I need to tell you. The map of the United States hasn’t been updated in two hundred years.”

"Given their efficiency and my father's help in covering it up, it would probably take them a hundred years to find me."

"It's hard to say how my territory will develop by then."

"Mr. Ban, what are your thoughts on the United States?"

Madara Uchiha's lips curled up.

"It's big enough for me to mess around with."

Hahaha, as expected of Madara-sama.