Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Shan Zhong Chu Jiu quickly figured out why he had made a mistake.

Because the Heart Severing Boundary was so effective, he became accustomed to its sensations and neglected the fundamentals of ninja training.

This is normal; people who can see will definitely have worse hearing than blind people.

But Itachi Uchiha was only five years old. Just how talented was this child?

The answer to why he couldn't perceive Itachi in the Heartbreak Realm was simple: the child was mentally ill.

Itachi Uchiha was lucky. He was born into the strongest Uchiha clan, possessed exceptional talent and intelligence, and was born at the destination many others had already achieved.

Itachi Uchiha was also unfortunate because he had an ignorant and foolish father.

Fugaku Uchiha discovered that his son was a genius and believed that he could not be raised in the same way as a normal person.

So he threw the four-year-old Itachi onto the battlefield.

Four years old, still a child!

The weasel, whose worldview and values ​​were just beginning to take shape, was thrown onto the battlefield to endure the greatest malice from humanity and witness the most brutal killings.

Unsurprisingly, the result shattered everyone's worldview.

Itachi Uchiha was truly a genius. He didn't die from the collapse of his values. He persevered with amazing resilience and used his superhuman intelligence to forcibly mend his shattered worldview.

However, his understanding of the world was too limited, and he could only integrate his worldview with a child's imagination, creating bizarre logic that normal people could not understand.

This foreshadowed his eventual annihilation of his entire clan and the slaughter of his entire family.

The logic of a mentally ill person's thinking is beyond the comprehension of Yamanaka Hatsukyu. Because he cannot understand Uchiha Itachi's logic, he cannot discern his emotions.

Strangely, Orochimaru, who is also mentally ill, was able to be accurately targeted by Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

Yamazuki's mind raced, quickly suppressing the chaotic thoughts. He looked at the two Uchiha boys and asked, "The killing line involves the darkest side of Konoha Village. Do you really want to know?"

Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha shouted in unison, "Please teach us, Senpai Chu Jiu!"

Yamanaka Chukyu solemnly confirmed again: "I know that you two have been on the battlefield and have witnessed the cruelty of the ninja world."

"But I must remind you that the truth behind the kill line is dark and cruel, no less so than the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield."

"Are you really mentally prepared?"

The two said in unison again, "We're ready, we're not afraid!"

So Shan Zhong Chu Jiu nodded and said, "Then come with me."

"The kill threshold can't be explained in just a few words. Let's find a place where we won't be disturbed to discuss it further."

Beside a stream deep in the Death Forest, Shan Zhongchu cleared a space, gathered firewood, boiled water, and brewed a pot of fruit tea.

The crackling campfire, the babbling brook, the sweet aroma of fruit, and the white steam all combine to create a pleasant atmosphere.

Sipping a cup of fruit tea in the gentle breeze, Shan Zhongchujiu's heart gradually calmed down.

The two Uchiha boys were not impatient; they quietly accompanied him as he started a fire, brewed tea, and drank tea, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Especially Uchiha Itachi, who was only five years old, was extremely composed.

While brewing and drinking tea, Yamanaka Chukyu sorted out all his past experiences and categorized and organized the various phenomena in the ninja world according to the theory of the killing line.

While completing the sorting work, he also figured out how he should treat Itachi and Shisui.

He wanted to indirectly influence Fugaku Uchiha through them, so that the Uchiha clan would stand up, show their true strength, and become a target to attract the Third Hokage's attacks.

This isn't about harming the Uchiha clan; it's about pulling them back from the brink of destruction.

Every living Uchiha is of immense value to Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

Yesterday, Yamanaka Chujiu only gently stirred his emotions, yet he gained a surge of great love from the three young Uchiha, Shisui, Inahi, and Tetsuka.

The emotional energy of one Uchiha boy is equivalent to that of ten children, and its quality is so high that it is instantly transformed into Chu Jiu's spiritual power, significantly enhancing his strength.

Yamanaka Chukyu concluded that the Uchiha were a precious emotional resource, and they absolutely could not be allowed to be wasted by Shimura Danzo!

Yamanaka Chukyu began his narration: "The so-called 'kill line' is a red line that exists in Konoha Village. It is the boundary between life and death after one's social class declines."

"No matter who falls below this line, they will be killed by the rules and irrevocably plunged into the abyss of death."

Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but ask, "When you said 'killed,' were you referring to those villagers from yesterday?"

Shanzhong Chujiu: "Yeah, the shantytown is hell. The villagers who are driven in there are doomed."

Shisui exclaimed in disbelief, "How could this be?"

Yamanaka Chukyu said, "Today, the Uchiha clashed with Root over this, and it won't be long before their true identities are fully exposed. You'll understand then."

"Many people have been killed, but some people think that killing is not a problem."

"In their view, the weak who struggle to survive are a burden. By discarding useless burdens and moving forward lightly, Konoha will become stronger."

"These people firmly believe that those who are killed are the weak, and they themselves are the strong who will never be killed."

"Actually, they are wrong. The people of Konoha Village are like a pyramid, with the Hokage at the top and the weak and poor villagers at the base."

"Letting the villagers at the bottom be slaughtered is like letting the base of a pyramid weather and rot. It will inevitably collapse layer by layer, and even the most powerful ninja clan will fall because the base collapses."

"Even the Hokage, who is at the top, can fall, which is why it's called the 'cutting line'."

Uchiha Itachi licked his lips: "When I first heard Senpai Chu Jiu mention the 'kill line,' I was deeply shocked. Now that I understand its meaning, I feel even more uncomfortable."

Chu Jiu laughed: "That's why I told you to be mentally prepared."

He went on to explain how the "kill line" manifested in different ways on different people.

For ordinary villagers, the cutoff point is rent.

Only a few of the villagers were founding members of Konoha in its first year, and under the supervision of the First Hokage, they were allocated land and built their own houses.

Forty-eight years have passed, and the population of Konoha Village has increased nearly tenfold.

The villagers who own their own property are either veteran villagers or their descendants. Ninety-nine percent of the new villagers do not own their own houses and can only rent.

As the population continues to pour in and rents increase year by year, villagers who cannot afford the rent will end up on the streets.

Konoha Village is a military group, and the curfew has never been lifted.

Displaced villagers cannot spend the night on the streets and can only eke out a living in the shantytown, a living hell.

Yamanaka Hatsuyu calmly analyzed, "On the night of the Nine-Tails, tens of thousands of houses in Konoha collapsed, and countless villagers were displaced, yet they can't be seen on the streets. The only possibility is that they were all sent to the shantytowns."

"I don't know how many people can live in the shantytown, but it's abnormal that it can accommodate so many people."

"But think about it, why is there such a large surplus of housing in these shantytowns?"

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi's expressions changed drastically.