Chapter 419: Where the Heart Goes, Righteousness Follows

It is very clear that Mifune has followed Mizunuki Ryosuke's rhythm and fallen into his mode of thinking.

Seeing Mifune's expression, Ryosuke immediately intended to strike while the iron was hot.

So a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he continued to press.

"Since I did not wantonly kill, and the two were not innocent..."

"How can you talk about me needing to take responsibility for it?"

"Where the heart is directed, that is where righteousness follows."

"To defend my beloved, I would go even if there were thousands of people; tell me, how is this an unrighteous act?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke asked again, and this time his words sounded like a thunderclap on flat ground to Mifune; this deafening sound kept echoing in Mifune's mind.

Where the heart is directed, righteousness follows.

I would go even if there were thousands of people!

Isn't this exactly what the samurai group has always pursued?

Mifune fell completely silent.

Because he felt that no matter what he said, he could not refute these two famous sayings of Mizunuki Ryosuke.

And at this moment, Tsunade, in Ryosuke's arms, was completely overwhelmed by the sweetness in her heart the moment she heard the word "beloved," becoming completely unable to recover.

She could only dizzyingly bury her head in Ryosuke's chest.

"Since my actions just now were where 'righteousness' follows..."

"Then the two pieces of trash I killed were 'unrighteous'."

"Punishing the wicked and eliminating evil, upholding righteousness—where did I do wrong?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke's series of questions left Mifune completely stunned on the spot.

Mifune thought about it repeatedly in his heart, but he could never find a way to refute Mizunuki Ryosuke, because Ryosuke's series of actions had already established the name of "great righteousness."

If this were placed anywhere else in the Ninja World, not only would no one pay attention, but it would also invite ridicule.

But it is completely different in the Land of Iron; in this country that values the two words "loyalty and righteousness," sometimes so-called great righteousness plays a crucial role.

"I have been taught."

In the end, Mifune could only say this gloomily, and then he respectfully knelt and bowed to Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Although Mizunuki Ryosuke's words clearly contained elements of "sophistry," this speech was worth this bow from Mifune.

Even knowing that Mizunuki Ryosuke's words this time were "sophistry," in the culture of the Land of Iron, what Ryosuke said was the mainstream thought recognized by the Land of Iron.

If Mifune denied Mizunuki Ryosuke's words, it would be equivalent to denying the creed that the samurai had always insisted upon.

Mifune naturally understood which was lighter and which was heavier.

The moment Mifune bowed, it meant that the Land of Iron had lost the stance to condemn Mizunuki Ryosuke, and thus there was no such thing as whether Ryosuke needed to take responsibility.

At this point, Mizunuki Ryosuke smiled slightly and accepted Mifune's kowtow with ease.

The reason he exposed his relationship with Tsunade right from the start was not just to vent the frustration in his heart or to bully Tsunade.

It was to seize the "moral high ground" after proving his relationship with Tsunade.

Sometimes, whether it is negotiation or debate, only the person who seizes the moral high ground first can win the final victory.

Of course, this trick only works when facing these stubborn samurai of the Land of Iron.

Otherwise?

Otherwise, try playing this set with Danzo?

Danzo: As long as I have no morals, you can never kidnap me.

And at this very moment, Ryosuke washed away the guilt on his body without any effort, letting the pressure now fall on the Land of Iron.

As the saying goes, soldiers have no constant formation, and water has no constant shape; the changes in the situation always change with the changes in objective conditions.

For example, just now, Mizunuki Ryosuke publicly executed the envoys of two small countries; even if the two provoked first, in reality, their crimes did not warrant death.

And Ryosuke's public killing not only had the suspicion of despising the host, the Land of Iron, but also had the suspicion of a great power bullying a small country.

But now, Ryosuke had resolved all the disadvantages in his previous behavior into "where righteousness lies."

This caused the host, the Land of Iron, to suddenly lose the fundamental condition to condemn Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Still the same point: a great power is a great power because its reputation is not blown out, but fought for in reality.

The strength of a great power itself is there, not to mention that now it is the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure of the Land of Water who has arrived in person; in a situation where they are not in the right, the Land of Iron simply cannot hold Kirigakure accountable.

If the Land of Iron still refuses to let it go, do they really think the reputation of the Five Great Nations is blown out? They will teach you how to behave in minutes, okay?

The dilemma of the Land of Iron is not just this; facing a great power, the Land of Iron, having lost the reason for condemnation, cannot make a "fair judgment."

Therefore, the Land of Iron will also lose credibility among small countries, and it is inevitable that such a view will appear in the eyes of other small countries.

That is, the ninjas of a great power can commit crimes in public in the Land of Iron, while the Land of Iron doesn't even dare to let out a fart; this undoubtedly smashed the Land of Iron's own signboard as a "neutral country."

In an instant, all the pressure shifted from Mizunuki Ryosuke to Mifune.

As the General of the Land of Iron, Mifune clearly also understood that the Land of Iron now had an imminent "credibility crisis."

But at this moment, Mifune was also helpless; this dumb loss could only be swallowed by the Land of Iron itself.

Although this result gave Mifune a feeling of "a mute eating coptis, having bitterness that cannot be spoken," it was not enough to hurt the Land of Iron's bones. ===== CHAPTER 421 =====