Chapter 163

Pretending to understand when he didn't was something Itachi couldn't do.

"Teacher, I'm very sorry." Itachi shook his head, "I still don't understand."

Uchiha Jin nodded.

He didn't expect that Itachi, at such a young age, could understand this directly.

What he said just now was only the appetizer.

Organizing his words, he spoke to Itachi again.

"It's fine, don't worry."

"Having finished with animals, let's talk about humans."

"First, you must understand one point: humans are just a group of animals that can think."

"People also get hungry."

"You come from the Uchiha, and you are the son of the clan head, so I imagine you have never been hungry."

"But, I have been."

"I can tell you very accurately that when a person is truly hungry to the extreme, then that person is no longer a person."

"They are beasts, they are scum, they are worse than pigs or dogs."

"You could use words a hundred times more vicious than this to describe those who are hungry to the extreme."

"When I was a child and hungry to the extreme, morality, humanity, dignity..."

"None of it existed!"

"My brain, my body, every cell in my body was telling me to find food."

"Use all my strength to find food; at that time, I even felt that I could trample on all the laws of the world for that!"

"Just for a bite to eat!"

"Can you understand this point?"

Uchiha Jin's tone was grim.

To be honest, he was exaggerating a bit; in reality, he hadn't been hungry in this life.

His parents didn't leave him much property, but living to adulthood was barely possible.

But, at the same time.

He wasn't lying either.

The education he received in his past life was more comprehensive, and he really had been hungry when he graduated from a mediocre university and couldn't find a job for over half a year.

And, on the other side.

Uchiha Itachi was silent.

He really hadn't experienced the feeling of hunger, but fortunately, he was smart enough.

So, after a moment.

He looked up at Uchiha Jin: "Teacher, I cannot empathize, but I can understand."

"When people are hungry to the limit, it is indeed easy to do evil things in order to survive, but does this have anything to do with my question?"

Yes.

Regarding this point, he still couldn't understand.

He felt his teacher had said a lot, but it was completely irrelevant to the question he was thinking about.

Uchiha Jin said with a smile.

"Don't be anxious, this is just the appetizer."

"Only by letting you understand these most basic things will you be able to truly understand what I say next."

"Next, let's talk a bit deeper."

"The Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind—do you understand their situation?"

Uchiha Itachi's brain began to run crazily.

After thinking for a long time, he spoke in a calm tone: "I only know that the climate of the Land of Wind is harsh, 80% of the country is desert, and the Hidden Sand Village is relatively weak among the Five Great Nations."

"Hmm, let's summarize." Uchiha Jin said, "The Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind is very poor!"

"Because of the harsh climate, the land is not very suitable for growing food, and even the military budget of the Hidden Sand Village is very small, which leads to the Hidden Sand Village's strength being insufficient."

"Then think about other places."

"The Land of Water is surrounded by the sea, the Land of Lightning is full of mountains, and the Land of Earth is a rocky region."

"So, have you discovered it?"

"The other four great nations all have problems to a greater or lesser extent; only the Land of Fire has favorable weather, distinct seasons, and abundant produce."

"If you were born in another ninja village, would you be tempted by the Land of Fire?"

"Everyone else is living a tight life, only you, the Land of Fire, are rich enough to make people envious."

"Everyone else is hungry, but you are eating until your mouth is oily."

"Living in peace—on what basis?" ===== CHAPTER 164 =====