Chương 55: Is there really no other way out in Chapter 55?

Mito's tone shifted abruptly, and she asked with interest, "I mean, what about Uchiha Madara? Was he the same? With such emotional ties, could he still be so ruthless?"

Looking at Mito, whose face was full of gossip and inquisitiveness, Yura said, "You should know that men are very strange and rational creatures. They have emotions, but they don't act on emotions. Especially for men like Hashirama and Uchiha, deep feelings are not a reason not to kill each other in the face of ideological conflicts, but a reason to kill each other. Otherwise, they would not leave the village, but would swallow their anger like a wronged wife and comfort themselves in the name of love."

The struggle between the two was a very secretive affair. Neither of them truly wanted to kill the other, but they realized each other's intentions during the duel, which led to a fight to the death.

Madara's goal was to bite off a piece of Hashirama's flesh, while Hashirama's goal was to stop Madara's path...

and many more...

Stop.

Analyzing the emotional entanglement between two old men was neither Jie Luo's job nor his interest; he simply picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Mito basically agreed with Yura's point of view, but there were still some things that needed to be verified in person. He had to secretly go to Konoha and meet him in person.

"Let's not talk about that," Mito said with a smile.

"Have you encountered any other interesting ninja rumors?"

First impressions are very important. The mindset before and after marriage is also completely different. In this era, married women tend to have a resigned attitude. No matter how wronged they are, they will swallow their grievances alone, mixed with blood and tears.

Now, Yura doesn't need to do anything extra; Mito Uzumaki will figure things out for herself.

"You must have met a lot of interesting people, right?" Mito said.

"There aren't many interesting people," Yura said with a slight smile, looking at Mito.

"But there are quite a few perverts."

"How perverted is he?" Mito asked.

"I'm eating, you probably don't want to hear this," Jieluo said.

"If you want to see this, I can have Xiaoyao show you." Worshiping at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) is a typical product of perversion.

"What about me?" Lucy buried her head in her food.

Mito looked at Yura and smiled, saying, "Yura-kun is surprisingly considerate and gentle." She was a woman who had truly witnessed the cruelty of hell, a woman who had crawled out of hell.

Some things were still too far away for her, who was high above. She had heard some rumors, but her limited imagination could not conjure up the specific scenes she had never seen.

So she wanted to know more about things she didn't know.

"Then I won't listen," Mito said with a smile.

"Yura-kun, how many days do you plan to stay on the island? I'd like to extend my hospitality. Unless there's something particularly important, why not stay a few more days to enjoy yourself?"

"No need," Jieluo said.

"If I don't get what I want, I'll leave as soon as possible."

"What is it?" Mito asked.

"Sealing technique," Jieluo replied.

"You're really asking for something," Mito said.

"This is all I have. I'm sorry, I can't make that decision."

"It's alright," Jieluo said.

"After Hashirama dies, I will go to the island with the other four villages, and I will get it then."

Mito's smile froze, and she asked solemnly, "What should I do without relying on the power of the God of Shinobi?"

"Simple. If it's just for self-preservation, then reveal all the sealing techniques," Jieluo said.

"I see..." Mito pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's not a bad idea. Sealing techniques are indeed not something that can be easily learned, but I'll have to wait until my grandfather dies."

He fought too many major battles in his youth, overdrawing too much of his chakra and life potential. The old man's health deteriorated, and he would soon die.

If she doesn't get married, she will be the one to lead the Land of Whirlpools.

"Furthermore, since the goal is to maintain a permanent neutral stance, we should simultaneously provide the five great villages with excellent Jinchuriki candidates. Given the balance of power that the God of Shinobi is currently striving to achieve, he will wholeheartedly support it."

Mito shook her head and said, "They won't want a Uzumaki clan member who already exists; only an orphan Uzumaki clan would give them peace of mind."

"Then the potential danger won't be easily eliminated," Jieluo said.

"Unless the entire Uzumaki clan is disbanded and scattered throughout the ninja world."

They might manage to preserve a small portion of their bloodline, but they would inevitably suffer immense humiliation.

Mito wouldn't consider something like that.

"If the entire clan were to join a ninja village, which ninja village would be better off?" Mito asked.

"No ninja village will fare any better," said Jieluo.

"The coming era will be marked by long and brutal internal strife among the various ninja villages. The larger the ninja clan, the more they will be targeted. In Konoha, the Uchiha clan, without Madara Uchiha's protection, will bear the brunt, facing overt and covert rejection and targeting from the entire village. It's obvious that they will ultimately be wiped out.

In other ninja villages, unlike the Senju brothers who need to maintain a facade of unity and friendship, the village's Kage will personally purge disobedient ninja clans to achieve internal stability and unity. The number of civilian ninjas will surge like never before, preparing for the First Shinobi World War. The wars of the future will not be something a single ninja clan can participate in; they will be clashes of massive ninja forces called ninja villages, resulting in unprecedentedly brutal battlefields."

On his way to Iwagakure, Yura confirmed this. The Second Hokage, a sensory ninja, was not confident that he could control Yura, so he declined Yura's request to join the village and let Yura wreak havoc on other ninja villages.

Looking at the future situation of the five major villages, Kumogakure was the most successful in its purge. The Yotsuki clan achieved unprecedented expansion, becoming the main body of the village and transforming it into a giant violent gang, much like a yakuza family. Iwagakure, on the other hand, was the most thorough in its purge, eliminating almost all the ninja clans within the village, turning it into a large clan and successfully cultivating a large ninja army.

However, it lost the foundation for cultivating top-tier ninjas and lacked powerful bloodlines to take over and support the village on a large scale.

Onoki waited his whole life for a disciple who could inherit Dust Release, but he never got one.

Kirigakure, on the other hand, was the worst. It kept weakening itself until it crippled itself, successfully becoming the worst of the five great villages, even worse than Konoha's deteriorating situation.

As for Sunagakure, poverty is the defining characteristic throughout. They never forgot their original aspirations. At the very beginning of the Five Kage Summit, they dared to ask the God of Shinobi for money, which shows how poor they were. It wasn't that they didn't want to do many things, but that they couldn't.

Mito took a deep breath.

Is there really no other way out?