Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 60 This is very filial piety

What is the meaning of your life?

Uchiha Gen's eyes were filled with expectation, and his face showed admiration as he encouraged him.

"Let the Uchiha clan be great again, even greater!"

Itachi Uchiha was delighted and said with a determined look.

"Very good, but I think you could add one more sentence when you talk about your dreams."

"Brother Xuan, could you add something?"

"Let Konoha be great again, let Konoha be even greater!"

"Because we Uchiha are one of the masters of Konoha."

"If the Uchiha clan becomes great again, and even greater, then Konoha will also become great again, and even greater!"

After thinking it over, Itachi Uchiha concluded that there was nothing wrong with it.

"Brother Xuan, you're right. Let's add this sentence to the end."

Fugaku Uchiha, what kind of child are you? What kind of father takes a child of a few years old to the battlefield?

What a delusional idiot!

In his daily education, he only adopted the posture of a strict father and made demands without explaining any methods or approaches. As a result, his children have gone astray without him even realizing it.

He's really unqualified. If he were to be Itachi and Sasuke's father, he definitely wouldn't have turned out badly!

This is the true meaning of life.

What is life? It is birth, it is death, it is struggle, it is meaningless…

What kind of reflection on life is this?

What profound thoughts about life can a child of that age have?

For adults, it's all nonsense and drivel!

"very good."

"Shisui, Itachi, would you like to hear my thoughts on the meaning of life?"

"I want to!" Shisui's eyes lit up.

"I want to too!" Itachi's expression changed, and he said with anticipation.

"Choose a goal or dream, and then do your best to achieve it."

"When you are old and look back on your life, you will not regret wasting your years, nor be ashamed of having accomplished nothing."

"Is this how a person spends their life? What do you think?"

What thought-provoking words! They make so much sense. The depth of their profound thoughts is beyond my reach.

I admire you! I admire you!

As he pondered Uchiha Gen's words, Uchiha Shisui thought to himself.

After pondering for a while, Itachi Uchiha looked at Gen Uchiha with admiration, determined to make this his motto!

"Anything else?"

"Time is money, but money can't buy time."

"Youth is fleeting and learning is difficult; every moment is precious. Before you know it, the spring grass by the pond is gone, and the autumn leaves are already falling on the steps."

"Do not waste your golden robes, but cherish your youth. Pluck the flower while it blooms, lest you break a bare branch when there are no flowers left."

When Uchiha Gen got to this point, even Uchiha Shisui's eyes showed admiration.

He's so cultured, he's practically a thinker!

Itachi Uchiha's eyes nearly sparkled with excitement, and he secretly resolved to write down all those words when he got home, to record them on paper, and to constantly remind and encourage himself.

Uchiha Gen looked at the two of them and felt secretly pleased with himself.

What would it be like if he recited all the poems and famous quotes about time and life that he remembered from his school days?

However, as the saying goes, too much of a good thing is bad. Saying too much at once may not be a good thing. It's better to take it slow and steady, and consolidate things from time to time.

"These words are meant to tell us to cherish time and life, but they don't mean to make us work ourselves to the bone all the time."

"Don't work recklessly; balance work and rest, and pay attention to methods and approaches. This will make you more efficient."

"Do you understand?"

That way I'll have a reason to enjoy it in the future; I can't just trap myself in it, can I?

He doesn't want to be 007, but of course, if those two wanted to be 007, he wouldn't stop them, since he wouldn't be the one suffering.

"Understood," they both said in unison.

"Good that you understand."

Snapped!

Suddenly, Uchiha Gen clapped his hands, somewhat annoyed, and said, "We've gone too far off track. We forgot to answer Itachi's initial question. Now let's get back to the main topic."

"The one country, one village system has been in place for decades, and you've seen the results."

"Shortly after the death of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the First Shinobi World War broke out, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, led his men to victory in the war."

"Shortly after the death of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, the Second Shinobi World War broke out, followed by the Third Shinobi World War, which just ended recently."

"The scale of the wars grew larger and the number of deaths increased with each one."

"Especially this Ninja World War, you all saw it, right? It was a reenactment of the scene of children going to the battlefield during the Warring States period."

"It's just that Itachi is a bit too young, otherwise he would have gone to the battlefield. Kakashi, the youngest, went to the battlefield at the age of five."

"This clearly goes against the original intention of Konoha when it was founded: to prevent children from going to the battlefield, to create a more stable life, and to achieve peace."

"Doesn't this situation prove that the First Hokage's ideals were too naive, too idealistic, and therefore wrong?"

"That's wrong!" Itachi Uchiha said firmly.

"Sigh... The First Hokage did indeed take the wrong path," Uchiha Shisui sighed.

"Therefore, I believe the only way to achieve peace in the ninja world is to unify it!"

Having lived as a Chinese in his previous life, the theory of Great Unification was ingrained in Uchiha Gen's bones and soul, so he naturally admired Uchiha Madara's ideas.

"Will unifying the ninja world bring eternal peace?" Uchiha Shisui asked expectantly.

"I'd love to tell you yes, but I'm not sure, after all, this is a path no one has ever walked before."

"Madara Uchiha had ideas, but no opportunity to put them into practice."

"However, if the ninja world is unified and things are handled well, I think there will be at least a hundred years, and at most several hundred years, of peace."

"Such a long period of time is enough for us, and for future generations, to explore ways to maintain peace permanently."

"Isn't this better?"

Uchiha Gen's eyes were sharp, and his face was firm.

In fact, he already had a rudimentary idea for permanent peace, but it was inconvenient for him to say it out loud. His idea was too incredible, and if he said it, he would probably be considered crazy!

There's no need to say it out loud; the ideas he's expressing now are enough to make Shisui and Itachi fight for their entire lives!

"Good, very good, excellent!"

"Besides making the Uchiha clan and Konoha great, this will be my greatest goal in life!"

Zhi Shui nodded solemnly, his face equally determined.

"This is also Itachi Uchiha's greatest goal in his life!"

Itachi kept a straight face, still looking determined, his eyes seemingly radiating light—the light of having found the highest meaning of life!

"Then we're comrades from now on."

"Comrade?" Shisui looked puzzled.

"We share the same goals and aspirations!"

"Shared desires, shared joys, shared hardships, shared blessings!"

"I see, you're really something."

"We are indeed comrades!"

Uchiha Shisui suddenly realized.

Wow, just two simple words, yet they have such a profound meaning. No wonder he's Brother Xuan!

Itachi Uchiha was amazed, and his face showed the same astonishment.

"So, what should we do as the first step to achieve our ultimate goal?"

After a short while, Uchiha Shisui asked.

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha also looked at Gen Uchiha with anticipation.

"Making the Uchiha great again, making Konoha great again, making the ninja world great again—this is a progressive process that needs to be done step by step."

"Our first step is to set a small goal."

"Let a Hokage be born into the Uchiha clan!"

Hmm... Is this a small goal?

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi gasped in shock.

Even the incredibly powerful Madara Uchiha didn't become Hokage, and the Fourth Hokage is about to be born, who isn't from the Uchiha clan either.

However, the fifth generation has a good chance. Whether it's Minato or Orochimaru who becomes Hokage, they will both have a disciple from the Uchiha clan!

Hiss... So Xuan had already started implementing it, and he had planned it so early on...

That's absolutely amazing!

Judging from Shisui's expression, Uchiha Gen knew what he was thinking. Although he hadn't thought that far ahead at the time, it didn't stop him from showing off now!

Uchiha Gen nodded mysteriously.

hiss……

Upon confirmation, Shisui was even more shocked, having contributed yet another part to the greenhouse effect in the ninja world.

Uchiha Itachi was puzzled by his older brother Shisui's startled expression. What was he doing?

Embracing the spirit of asking questions when in doubt, Itachi Uchiha voiced his inner turmoil.

Then, Uchiha Shisui began to explain the whole story of how he and Gen became disciples of Minato and Orochimaru.

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha was instantly awestruck, looking at Gen Uchiha with eyes of utter awe, his eyes practically sparkling with admiration.

As for the role of his own father, Itachi Uchiha had already ignored it.

It's just a matter of nodding in agreement; who wouldn't do that?

To disagree would be utterly rebellious and unforgivable!

Anyone who hinders the Uchiha, Konoha, and the ninja world from becoming great again deserves to die!

If Uchiha Gen knew Itachi's thoughts, he would surely be amazed...

Yes, that's very filial!

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(End of this chapter)