Chapter 119: Of Course, It Is for the Sake of Peace in the Ninja World

"It hurts so much!"

"I'm dying of pain!!"

"Guy! You idiot son, be a little gentler!"

Might Duy screamed incessantly; the price of opening the Eight Inner Gates left his body in tatters.

The violent chakra shattered his meridians.

The speed and power, which surpassed all other ninja, tore his bones and muscles apart.

The air-twisting tiger head triggered by the Daytime Tiger, while tearing Jinin Akebino to pieces, also nearly stripped the skin off half of his body.

At this moment, Might Duy was missing half his skin, had over a hundred broken bones, and nearly all his skeletal muscles were ruptured and dissolved, just like a broken doll.

Yet, his nervous system remained in a state of hyper-excitation, keenly amplifying all sensory input, especially the signals of pain that flooded his brain frantically.

At this point, even the slightest touch felt like torture to Might Duy, an unbearable, agonizing pain.

"Dad, stop yelling. I'm already being very careful; I'm not using any force at all!"

Might Guy felt incredibly wronged; he had clearly taken him from Suikazan Fuguki's hands out of concern for his father, and was carrying him with the utmost care.

"Hehe, this is the aftereffect of opening the Eight Inner Gates, but since Dad is in so much pain, what's wrong with scolding you a couple of times?"

"I raised you from a baby, changing your diapers, and even had to deal with your bedwetting until you were six; can't I even scold you now?"

Might Guy remained silent, signaling that he had already suffered social death and that no one should speak to him again.

Shiranui Genma and Ebisu had vacant eyes, staring straight ahead as if they had heard nothing at all.

If not for their matching, left-foot-left-hand walking gait, Might Guy might have believed them.

Orochimaru shook his head: "Might Duy is finished; it is impossible for him to ever display today's combat power again."

Yamanaka Chujiu said: "Whether Senior Might Duy can fight or not is actually irrelevant. As long as he can live, speak, and train students, that is enough."

Orochimaru let out an "Hmm" and asked, full of confusion: "Why do you say that?"

Yamanaka Chujiu said: "Actually, Orochimaru-sensei, you have also noticed that Senior Might Duy's talent for taijutsu is not strong; compared to his son Might Guy, it is far worse."

Orochimaru nodded: "You are right, which is why I am curious."

Yamanaka Chujiu said: "Even if Might Duy dies, his son has already inherited his mantle and is an even stronger Eight Inner Gates ninja, equally capable of spreading the Eight Inner Gates in Konohagakure."

Yamanaka Chujiu laughed dismissively: "That is why I say, geniuses like you, Orochimaru-sensei, are just very frustrating."

"Might Guy is very strong, that is beyond doubt; he will absolutely be a hundred times stronger than Senior Duy in the future."

"Because Might Guy is a true taijutsu genius, the kind of genius who can train however he wants without getting injured or training himself to death."

"An ordinary ninja punches 10,000 times and their arm muscles will tear; without ten-plus days of treatment, they wouldn't even be able to pick up chopsticks."

"But for Might Guy, punching 10,000 times only counts as a warm-up."

"He can still run ten laps around Konohagakure, do five laps of frog jumps, 5,000 push-ups, 10,000 weighted squats, and then begin his formal Eight Inner Gates training."

Orochimaru: "..."

"Is he even human?"

Yamanaka Chujiu continued expressionlessly: "Orochimaru-sensei, did you think that was all?"

"No, no, no, Might Guy's talent does not stop there; his talent in taijutsu is even higher."

"No matter how difficult the move, no matter how difficult the action, Might Guy only needs to look at it once to learn it immediately, practice it ten times to master it completely, practice it a hundred times to thoroughly integrate it into his muscle memory, and practice it a thousand times to innovate and surpass the original limits of the move."

Orochimaru frowned deeply: "He really is a monster..."

Yamanaka Chujiu continued: "The problem is, if you ask Might Guy how he manages to reach his level."

"He will only look at you blankly and ask in return: 'Isn't it just a matter of practicing it a hundred times?'"

"Orochimaru-sensei, you are an absolutely comprehensive genius; not only can you learn and master ninjutsu quickly yourself, but you can also analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your students, design plans tailored to their abilities, and provide precise guidance and help."

"But Might Guy cannot; he is a genius in practice, but a failure in theory."

"If you let him teach students, he will only train the children into the ground; unless he encounters a genius just like him, it is impossible for them to grow."

"Senior Might Duy is different; his talent is very ordinary, and in his exploration of the Eight Inner Gates, he has stepped into almost every pitfall, eventually climbing out by relying on astonishing willpower."

"He is the best teacher for the Eight Inner Gates; as long as there is even a little bit of talent, it can be developed to the limit by him."

Orochimaru understood completely: "In other words, only if Might Duy lives can the Eight Inner Gates of Konohagakure be better passed down."

"Hmm, my medicine was not wasted."

After a moment of silence, Orochimaru asked again: "Was what you said earlier true?"

Yamanaka Chujiu asked in return: "Destroying a nation?"

"Yes."

"Orochimaru-sensei, I am not joking."

"Do you really want to destroy the Land of Water?"

"Really."

Orochimaru gasped; he had always considered himself a madman, but he had not expected his student to be even crazier than himself.

"That is a country, a Great Nation!"

"Hehehe, so what!"

Orochimaru was speechless for a long time before he calmed his anger and asked patiently:

"Why do you want to do this?"

Yamanaka Chujiu answered as if it were a matter of course: "Of course, it is to achieve peace in the Ninja World."

Orochimaru: "..."

Yamanaka Chujiu stopped smiling and said seriously: "Orochimaru-sensei, I went to the battlefield at 12, and Senior Nawaki also went to the battlefield at 12. I was lucky enough to survive, while Senior Nawaki was very unfortunate."

"The current Konohagakure is even worse; Shisui Uchiha went to the battlefield at 9, Kakashi Hatake at 7, and Itachi Uchiha is the most extreme—at 4 years old, he already had psychological illnesses on the battlefield, with severe tendencies toward self-destruction and suicide."

"So I have known for a long time that the Ninja World should not be like this. I also know to what extent the Ninja World could prosper, and what stands between war and prosperity are the current Five Great Nations."

"The First Hokage and Madara Uchiha joined forces to eliminate countless ninja clans, founded the Konoha ninja village, and achieved peace within the Land of Fire."

"This shows that the foundation of peace must be laid through war."

"If you want peace in the Ninja World, you must do as was done in the Land of Fire by eliminating ninja clans to achieve peace: eliminate all countries in the Ninja World and merge them into one unprecedented, massive new country."

Orochimaru could not refute this, because Yamanaka Chujiu's logic was sound, and there was the precedent of the First Hokage unifying the Land of Fire.

He could only say: "Chujiu, great countries and ninja clans are two different things; even the First Hokage did not dare to take action against great countries, no matter how much you..."

Yamanaka Chujiu raised his hand to interrupt Orochimaru, stating decisively: "Teacher Orochimaru, you are the same as the First Hokage; your understanding of countries is wrong."

"The Land of Water is a great country with a population of eighty million, but if I want to destroy the Land of Water, I don't need to kill eighty million people; I only need to clear out a few hundred nobles and the tens of thousands of vassals supporting them behind them, and that will be enough."