Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

While it can't be said that the current Konoha system is outdated, the internal hierarchy of the ninja village is at least solidified. Under such circumstances, making any changes from within is extremely difficult, so it's better to just overthrow it.

Destroying Konoha is more difficult than changing it. Not to mention ordinary ninjas, even Naruto, after becoming Hokage, brought about how much change?

Most changes are superficial and don't go deep enough to address the root cause; they are merely treating the symptoms, not the underlying problem.

"Yu Xian, aren't you being a little too pessimistic?"

Shinji Kohinata tightened his clothes, trying to keep out the damp, cold night air.

He knew beforehand that Yu Xian wasn't the type to get excited after a phone call, but he didn't expect her reaction to be so cold.

"This isn't pessimism, it's reality... Well, there's no need to distinguish between them, they're the same thing."

Yugen reached out and touched his cheek, subtly grasping the direction of the conversation while also quietly trying to discern Kohinata Shinonome's true thoughts.

"The peace of the past twenty years seems like a dream, highlighting the brutal war that is still unfolding in stark contrast to the pure white fabric where bloodstains appear even more crimson..."

"Ninjas from large and small ninja clans still retain a concept of war in their minds, but what about ordinary ninjas? They go to the battlefield almost without any knowledge, yet the higher-ups remain indifferent..."

Kohinata Shingen's argument seemed intended to awaken Hagen's empathy, but Hagen remained unmoved, after all, he was not a Konoha commoner ninja in essence.

"Commoner ninjas and clan ninjas have different attitudes and perceptions about war? Senior Shingon, what do you mean by that?"

Yuzuru was more focused on the more practical aspects of Kohinata's words, such as his lack of understanding of what Kohinata meant by "difference".

Kohinata Makoto sighed and said:

"There were no 'commoner ninjas' before; ninja clans were the basic organizational unit for ninjas."

"After the establishment of the 'one village, one country' system by the First Hokage, ninja villages began to train ninjas from commoner backgrounds. The most typical example of this was the ninja academy system established by the Second Hokage."

"The civilian ninjas trained by the ninja academy only caught the tail end of the First Shinobi World War..."

After being reminded of this, Yu Xuan remembered that in the war-torn era before the establishment of the ninja village system, various ninja clans fought each other in chaos, and only then did the First Hokage quell the chaos... There certainly were no "commoner ninjas" in that era.

"Konoha has been established for less than forty years, and the First Shinobi World War ended only twenty years ago. The common ninjas do not have a deep understanding of war, and the memories of the chaotic era are still being passed down among the ninja clans..."

At this time, there should still be some ninjas who existed since the founding of Konoha who are still alive, and their life experience can be passed down.

"I understand, senior, but there's something I need to clarify: sending 'new recruits' who lack understanding and awareness of war to the battlefield is something that almost every national-level violent machinery does."

"This is not to excuse the village's leadership, but simply to say that such realities cannot be changed simply by replacing the leadership."

These words silenced Kohinata Shingen; clearly, he understood this principle.

After a while, he chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Yu Xian, are you really only sixteen? Your way of looking at things is far too mature."

Yu Xian smiled but didn't say anything. What was he compared to those who were taken to the battlefield by their god-like fathers at the age of four, and after being stimulated, started having wild thoughts at the age of six or seven, eventually accomplishing the great feat of annihilating their clan?

The so-called divine bloodline means that each generation is more divine than the last.

"Senior Zhenyan, let go of these things that can't be resolved overnight. What exactly do you want to say to me tonight?"

Is Shinonome Kohinata planning a rebellion? If he were to rebel, Hagen probably wouldn't participate, not because he lacks the "heart to rebel," but because Shinonome is too careless.

How could you tell such a thing to someone you don't trust? After all, "a minister who is not discreet will lose his life."

"The status of commoner ninjas needs to be improved. Commoner ninjas need guidance. Once they are properly guided, they can naturally become a tremendous force..."

"Senior Zhenyan, you're planning to launch a 'rebellion' against the village's leadership through legitimate channels, aren't you?"

The so-called rebellion was nothing more than an attempt to break through certain rules and unspoken regulations within the village. Compared to the grand undertaking of "carrying rice," it seemed rather petty.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I don't deny that, after all, I'm just a little Hinata."

"I am also a commoner ninja. If what you are doing can improve the situation of commoner ninjas, I am of course willing to support you."

Unexpectedly, Shinonomi Kohinata shook her head. "I can't be that kind of leader. You are the one who can take on that role, Hazen."

"I?"

Yu Xian was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously felt that this senior was looking for someone to act as the "legal representative of the company" in case the "misdeeds came to light" and someone would be needed to take the blame.

"We are ninjas after all. No matter what we want to do, strength is the foundation of everything. That is the essential difference between us."

"I know myself well. My talent and strength as a ninja are basically limited to this. At most, I'm just an ordinary Jonin. But Yugen, you're different. You might be the one who can become Hokage."

Yu Xian: "..."

In terms of talent, there are many people who could become Hokage. Wasn't Sakumo Hatake qualified? But what was the result?

"Senior, isn't that a bit too much of an honor?"

Leading civilian ninjas? Yu Xian felt that there was no need to deliberately do such a thing. In ten years, someone would automatically take on this responsibility, and that person would be "Yellow Flash" Minato Namikaze.

Compared to Minato Namikaze, no other ninja seems quite good; this is no exaggeration.

However, while Minato Namikaze's strength was not in question, his "ideology" was problematic. As the rightful successor of the Hokage lineage, he was unable to break through the constraints and rules within Konoha.

It's also possible that he died too young, and his "political ambitions" were never realized.

Although Yu Xuan was just being modest, he knew that if he could continue to live, he should be able to grow to the level of a "regular Hokage" without any problem, at most he would be a "degraded version of the Third Hokage".

The skill level of a Hokage varies greatly. The fact that someone with the skill of Danzo Shimura could become a Hokage proves that being a "Kage-level shinobi" is nothing special.

"Okay, that's getting ahead of itself. What you need to do right now is actually quite simple: become a Jonin... well, become a Jonin like 'Konoha's White Fang'."

Yu Xian was even more speechless. What did this senior think of Konoha's White Fang? A unit of combat power? Hatake Sakumo was no match for him.