Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Building a new world is far more difficult than destroying the old one.

Sasuke did not ascend the throne and establish a new country as everyone expected.

Instead, he issued an order that caught everyone off guard—to dissolve all countries and dismantle all ninja villages.

Konoha Village.

The character "忍" (ren, meaning to endure) should be removed, and the village should be called "木叶村" (Muye Village).

The ninjas were dismissed in batches, forced to leave the land where they had lived for generations, and sent to the former Land of Fire, or even to more distant border regions.

Not only Konoha, but also Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure...

All the ninja villages are experiencing the same fate.

Destroying an organization is difficult because it has intricate web of interests and emotional ties.

But destroying an organization is also very simple; all you need to do is forcibly break up each of its constituent parts and scatter them into the vast sea of ​​people.

Sasuke chose the simplest and most thorough approach.

..........

Inside the former Hokage's office in Konoha Village.

Nara Shikaku stood by the window, looking down at the ninjas below, who were carrying their packs and looking bewildered, and sighed deeply.

"I never expected Sasuke Uchiha to do something like this."

His voice was filled with a sigh, "Using such methods to forcibly break down the barrier between ninjas and ordinary people?"

The ninjas were dispersed and integrated into the civilian population.

In theory, this is indeed the most direct way to eliminate the privileges of the "ninja class".

Without the protection of the village and the solidarity of the clan, ninjas are nothing more than ordinary people who possess some special powers.

"His idea is good, but..."

Lu Jiu's brows furrowed into a deep frown, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Just what?"

Behind him, Kakashi Hatake was leisurely flipping through a well-worn copy of "Icha Icha Paradise," asking without looking up.

"I just don't know how these guys are going to live after this."

Lu Jiu turned around, his tone serious.

"Kakashi, you and I both know that the ninja community... is actually quite abnormal."

"From a young age, they were taught to kill, infiltrate, and carry out missions."

“Apart from these, they know almost nothing else.”

Lu Jiu counted on his fingers, analyzing the details as if they were his own treasures.

"Like in our Konoha, besides medical ninjas who can make a living with their medical skills, the Inuzuka clan can make a living by taming beasts and hunting, and our Nara clan has a business in medicinal herbs..."

"What about the other ninjas?"

"Once they leave the 'ninja system,' they lose their only source of income: mission commission fees..."

Lu Jiu's voice turned somber. "They probably don't even have a chance to survive."

"A group of people who possess extraordinary powers, yet can't even fill their stomachs..."

"This is the biggest destabilizing factor."

"If this problem cannot be solved, those desperate ninjas, even with Uchiha Sasuke pressing down on them, will take desperate measures."

"At that time, in order to survive, they will become robbers, bandits, and even new scourges."

Would that kind of world really be better than the one we have now?

Kakashi closed the book in his hand, his eyes full of smiles: "Is that so?"

He stood up, walked to Lu Jiu's side, and they looked out the window together.

"But I think this might not be a bad thing."

"This is definitely a change, at least compared to before."

"We can live like ordinary people now."

"Live like a normal person..."

Shikaku repeated the sentence blankly, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

Living like an ordinary person is a luxury for most ninjas.

But reality is often harsher than ideals.

Villages like Konoha, which were able to cooperate relatively well in splitting and relocating under the constraints of Kakashi and the clan leaders, were ultimately a minority.

The vast majority of ninja clans showed strong resistance to this "exile order".

On the border of the Land of Earth, in a precipitous valley.

Hundreds of former Iwagakure ninjas gathered here, refusing to relocate, refusing to relinquish power, and even openly executing ninjas who came to deliver orders.

"Why should I?!"

An elderly Jonin, who was at the head of the group, stood atop a high rock and roared hoarsely at the ninjas below.

"We trained with our lives on the line, shedding so much blood, to achieve our current status and power!"

"That Uchiha Sasuke, with just one sentence, wants to take everything from us? He wants us to go and farm with those peasants?!"

"Are you kidding me!"

His eyes gleamed with greed and ambition.

"The daimyo is dead, and the shadow is dead too!"

"This world now belongs to the strong!"

"We have power and ninjutsu! Even a genin is enough to rule a town of ordinary people!"

"Why can those useless lords enjoy a lifetime of happiness, but we can't?!"

"We are the new masters of this world!"

"oh--!!!"

Below, hundreds of ninjas responded in unison, their eyes also burning with the flames of desire.

This kind of resistance is being staged in every corner of the ninja world.

Human greed is amplified infinitely in the moment when order collapses.

On the top of the tower in Amegakure Village.

Sasuke listened quietly to Nagato's report, his face expressionless.

"So that's how it was..."

“Sasuke,” Konan looked at him, and asked hesitantly, “Do you need me to take care of them?”

“Those guys may not be able to cause any major trouble, but if left unchecked, they could become a real problem.”

“No need.” Sasuke shook his head. “Those people pose no threat at all; they are just small groups of clan forces.”

"Sending just a few Jonin would easily wipe them out."

He paused, his gaze becoming somewhat profound.

Sasuke had also considered using the power of the Divine Tree to reclaim all the chakra in the world and turn everyone back into ordinary people.

In that case, the ninja class would naturally disappear.

But when he actually tried it, he found that it simply wouldn't work.

Chakra has long been completely bound to the life force of all life in this world.

If their chakra is forcibly extracted, these people will die.

But that's something only Kaguya would do, and Sasuke doesn't want to see that world become like that.

“The reason why the ninjas rebelled, besides greed, is more fundamentally due to…” Sasuke looked at Nagato, “fear.”

"The fear of not being able to survive in this world after losing power."

"They can't do anything but kill."

"To completely eliminate this fear, to truly solidify this new order..."

Sasuke turned around and looked at Orochimaru and Kabuto, who were standing behind him.

There is only one way.

"To enable productivity to achieve a significant leap forward."

"Productivity?" Orochimaru licked his lips. "Sasuke-kun, what do you mean?"

“Let resources no longer be scarce, let survival no longer be difficult.” Sasuke explained, “When everyone has enough food and comfortable shelter, the so-called 'ninja' will lose its foundation for existence.”

"However, it would take hundreds of years for ordinary people to achieve this through their labor alone."

"so......"

Sasuke stared intently at Orochimaru.

"We need chakra."

"Chakra?" Orochimaru was taken aback.

“That’s right.” Sasuke nodded. “Chakra is a special kind of energy.”

Orochimaru's eyes gradually brightened: "You mean...?"

“That’s right.” Sasuke looked at the two of them. “I want you to research how to use the Ten-Tails’ chakra to create ninja tools that can change the way this world is produced.”

"A machine that can operate automatically as long as a large amount of chakra is injected, without the need for hand seals or training."

"A device that can make plants mature overnight, a tool that can split mountains and rocks in an instant, a vehicle that can travel a thousand miles a day..."

"I hope to obtain everything through chakra."