Chapter 25 The Strong
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Zhong Er Shi Bing Wo Bu Zhi
"Really... strong?"
"Well, because a truly strong man would disdain to swing his sword at the weak." Ling's expression remained gentle, "Isn't there a saying like that? [The strong wield their swords at the stronger, and the weak wield their swords at the weaker] ...I think it’s great that Madara can have compassion for the weak.”
Before Madara could say anything, Kenji Uchiha spoke, "Just go ahead and fool him. Sooner or later, your brother will let you fool him and he will be lame."
"What do you mean by cheating... I'm serious."
Uchiha Kenji curled his lips, "Then why Masaki? No, maybe Eider? Forget it, I can't remember the face... Anyway, the last time that person kept his hands on a woman, you broke his nose with one punch. Woolen cloth."
"You're talking about Ya Shu," Ling snorted and frowned, "that idiot who was led astray by the mission target with just a few words..."
Madara: ...I am also a mission target, right?
As if he knew what Madara was thinking, Ling tilted his head and said, "Yashu's situation is different from yours. That time we took on a security mission. Yashu's sympathy was for the spies who came to probe for information and had already shown hostility and force. Sympathy was limited to Not only that, but I still wanted to help someone escape... I just broke his nose and it was already very merciless."
"That's true..." Uchiha Kenji sighed, looking at the open space near the creek in front of him, his pace gradually slowed down, "I remember Ling said some very cool and scary things at that time, let me think about it - —
[Just because I don’t want to attack my tribe doesn’t mean I can’t. Leave your boring pity for others to me after the mission. If someone makes such a stupid mistake, I will break his hands and feet and drag him all the way back to the tribe. 】
You don’t know, Madara, that Ling came back with a man covered in blood in one hand, with a terrifying expression, and coupled with his inhumane words... We thought he had killed Yashu because of his anger. It’s over. "
Madara was stunned, "Brother...have you ever said such a thing?"
"Well, it is indeed what I said." Ling let Yata fall on his shoulder, took out some beans for feeding the birds from his arms, let Yata finish eating, and then released the psychic spell, "After all, for For me, I just protect what I want to protect, and I have already exhausted all my energy on what I should protect...
So when the existence of the other party may threaten my bottom line, I will not hesitate to take action, no matter who the other party is or what the difficulties are... even if I know that sometimes my actions are morally untenable. "
Madara's eyes retracted from the white smoke that exploded over Ling's shoulders, "It's morally untenable...?"
"To put it simply, when I put this matter into my own situation and put myself in their shoes to evaluate, I think they are correct." The smile on Ling's lips was still gentle, "Let's use this mission to judge.
Madara should have also figured out that those [robbers] were just villagers who had to find other ways because the tax laws were too harsh. They only did this because they couldn't survive because of the loopholes in the law. If it were me, even Maybe he did more than they did.
But even if I pity them, I still won't hold back, because a good father here is probably a moth in the eyes of the lord, a villain in the eyes of passing merchants, and a task target that is easy to solve and can earn a lot of commissions in our eyes. He is also a [hero] who dares to fight in the eyes of most villagers..."
Madara was stunned and looked even more confused, "If he is a hero in the eyes of most people, then aren't we doing the wrong thing?"
"Has Madara ever thought about what would happen if many villagers in the world imitated this place?"
Madara is not a dull person, and he soon realized that the result of people's imitation is "... it is war."
"Yes, it is a war, and it is a resistance war destined to be huge in scale." Ling's smile faded a little, "Although we are ninjas whose existence depends on war and conflict, we should have something to do because of the war. I am grateful, but until someone can set their sights on the future beyond this era, this kind of resistance war will only meaninglessly consume the country's heritage and our manpower...
Madara, this world is not a piece of paper with fixed information. No matter how you look at it, there is only one answer. The complexity of human nature means that everything in this world cannot have the best of both worlds... If one party gains benefits, the interests of the other party will be the same. Doomed to be harmed, all we can choose is to protect things related to ourselves and make changes in line with the development of the times. "
Having said this, Ling Tan rubbed Ban's hair, "Brother doesn't have the ambition to have world peace, nor does he have the strength to match that ambition, but if Ban wants to do it, brother will support you. .”
"Okay, okay, don't take the opportunity to educate your brother." Kenji Uchiha also came back after a brief survey of the surrounding area. "I saw that the water quality of the creek is good. You should clean up the blood stains on your body first."
Ling tilted his head and smiled, "Okay, then it will be your job to build the camp."
Uchiha Kenji was not in a hurry to build the camp. Instead, he looked at Madara who was standing aside with his fists clenched and his lips pursed, "Why, you still feel uncomfortable?"
"...Yes, a little bit." Madara lowered his head and looked at his hands, "Although my brother said that, I still don't know whether what I did is right or wrong, and there are still some things..."
"Well - it's a common problem for newcomers, so let me teach you some experience." Kenji Uchiha touched his chin, "[If you pity the enemy, your family will die.] Just remember this and act accordingly. "
Madara looked up at Uchiha Kenji speechlessly, "...I understand this even if you don't tell me."
"Then what's there to worry about?"
Madara looked away, looking a little awkward, "I just didn't expect brother..."
Uchiha Kenji suddenly showed a look of understanding, "Ah, you didn't expect that Ling would do something to the clan members, right?"
Madara stiffened and nodded slightly, "I remember that my brother has always been a very gentle person, and if I remember correctly, the code of conduct said that you are not allowed to do anything to the clan members..."
"Yeah - I did say that, but Ling never abides by those rules rigidly... Ever since he discovered that we would be uncomfortable with some tasks, he would break the rules and take us to flower streets, casinos, hot springs, and izakayas after the tasks. It’s a place where you can relax, and you knew it when you kept it secret from the clan.”
Madara looked a little dull, "But I heard Brother Akihiko say before that my brother is very tolerant of his clan members, and he won't be too harsh even if the clan members make mistakes during the mission..."
"That tolerance means that Ling is tolerant of clan members who are unable to exert their full strength due to their own lack of strength or psychological problems. He will try his best to find ways to help them overcome their shortcomings and maximize their value..."
Uchiha Kenji looked strange, "Say Madara, you don't really think that Ling has a kind-hearted character who has no bottom line and tolerance for others, do you? If that were the case, I would laugh at you even if you were Ling's younger brother.
Those who can be elected as the best of their generation without any objection must not only rely on their charisma to convince their peers. Except for a few of our generation who really don’t like fighting, they have all been suppressed by Ling in terms of force—— In short, in a clan like ours that lives by fighting, strength is the best right to speak. Without strength, no matter how good your personality is, it is just empty talk. "
[Is absolute power the right to speak...? 】
Madara nodded thoughtfully, he understood.
"Well, because a truly strong man would disdain to swing his sword at the weak." Ling's expression remained gentle, "Isn't there a saying like that? [The strong wield their swords at the stronger, and the weak wield their swords at the weaker] ...I think it’s great that Madara can have compassion for the weak.”
Before Madara could say anything, Kenji Uchiha spoke, "Just go ahead and fool him. Sooner or later, your brother will let you fool him and he will be lame."
"What do you mean by cheating... I'm serious."
Uchiha Kenji curled his lips, "Then why Masaki? No, maybe Eider? Forget it, I can't remember the face... Anyway, the last time that person kept his hands on a woman, you broke his nose with one punch. Woolen cloth."
"You're talking about Ya Shu," Ling snorted and frowned, "that idiot who was led astray by the mission target with just a few words..."
Madara: ...I am also a mission target, right?
As if he knew what Madara was thinking, Ling tilted his head and said, "Yashu's situation is different from yours. That time we took on a security mission. Yashu's sympathy was for the spies who came to probe for information and had already shown hostility and force. Sympathy was limited to Not only that, but I still wanted to help someone escape... I just broke his nose and it was already very merciless."
"That's true..." Uchiha Kenji sighed, looking at the open space near the creek in front of him, his pace gradually slowed down, "I remember Ling said some very cool and scary things at that time, let me think about it - —
[Just because I don’t want to attack my tribe doesn’t mean I can’t. Leave your boring pity for others to me after the mission. If someone makes such a stupid mistake, I will break his hands and feet and drag him all the way back to the tribe. 】
You don’t know, Madara, that Ling came back with a man covered in blood in one hand, with a terrifying expression, and coupled with his inhumane words... We thought he had killed Yashu because of his anger. It’s over. "
Madara was stunned, "Brother...have you ever said such a thing?"
"Well, it is indeed what I said." Ling let Yata fall on his shoulder, took out some beans for feeding the birds from his arms, let Yata finish eating, and then released the psychic spell, "After all, for For me, I just protect what I want to protect, and I have already exhausted all my energy on what I should protect...
So when the existence of the other party may threaten my bottom line, I will not hesitate to take action, no matter who the other party is or what the difficulties are... even if I know that sometimes my actions are morally untenable. "
Madara's eyes retracted from the white smoke that exploded over Ling's shoulders, "It's morally untenable...?"
"To put it simply, when I put this matter into my own situation and put myself in their shoes to evaluate, I think they are correct." The smile on Ling's lips was still gentle, "Let's use this mission to judge.
Madara should have also figured out that those [robbers] were just villagers who had to find other ways because the tax laws were too harsh. They only did this because they couldn't survive because of the loopholes in the law. If it were me, even Maybe he did more than they did.
But even if I pity them, I still won't hold back, because a good father here is probably a moth in the eyes of the lord, a villain in the eyes of passing merchants, and a task target that is easy to solve and can earn a lot of commissions in our eyes. He is also a [hero] who dares to fight in the eyes of most villagers..."
Madara was stunned and looked even more confused, "If he is a hero in the eyes of most people, then aren't we doing the wrong thing?"
"Has Madara ever thought about what would happen if many villagers in the world imitated this place?"
Madara is not a dull person, and he soon realized that the result of people's imitation is "... it is war."
"Yes, it is a war, and it is a resistance war destined to be huge in scale." Ling's smile faded a little, "Although we are ninjas whose existence depends on war and conflict, we should have something to do because of the war. I am grateful, but until someone can set their sights on the future beyond this era, this kind of resistance war will only meaninglessly consume the country's heritage and our manpower...
Madara, this world is not a piece of paper with fixed information. No matter how you look at it, there is only one answer. The complexity of human nature means that everything in this world cannot have the best of both worlds... If one party gains benefits, the interests of the other party will be the same. Doomed to be harmed, all we can choose is to protect things related to ourselves and make changes in line with the development of the times. "
Having said this, Ling Tan rubbed Ban's hair, "Brother doesn't have the ambition to have world peace, nor does he have the strength to match that ambition, but if Ban wants to do it, brother will support you. .”
"Okay, okay, don't take the opportunity to educate your brother." Kenji Uchiha also came back after a brief survey of the surrounding area. "I saw that the water quality of the creek is good. You should clean up the blood stains on your body first."
Ling tilted his head and smiled, "Okay, then it will be your job to build the camp."
Uchiha Kenji was not in a hurry to build the camp. Instead, he looked at Madara who was standing aside with his fists clenched and his lips pursed, "Why, you still feel uncomfortable?"
"...Yes, a little bit." Madara lowered his head and looked at his hands, "Although my brother said that, I still don't know whether what I did is right or wrong, and there are still some things..."
"Well - it's a common problem for newcomers, so let me teach you some experience." Kenji Uchiha touched his chin, "[If you pity the enemy, your family will die.] Just remember this and act accordingly. "
Madara looked up at Uchiha Kenji speechlessly, "...I understand this even if you don't tell me."
"Then what's there to worry about?"
Madara looked away, looking a little awkward, "I just didn't expect brother..."
Uchiha Kenji suddenly showed a look of understanding, "Ah, you didn't expect that Ling would do something to the clan members, right?"
Madara stiffened and nodded slightly, "I remember that my brother has always been a very gentle person, and if I remember correctly, the code of conduct said that you are not allowed to do anything to the clan members..."
"Yeah - I did say that, but Ling never abides by those rules rigidly... Ever since he discovered that we would be uncomfortable with some tasks, he would break the rules and take us to flower streets, casinos, hot springs, and izakayas after the tasks. It’s a place where you can relax, and you knew it when you kept it secret from the clan.”
Madara looked a little dull, "But I heard Brother Akihiko say before that my brother is very tolerant of his clan members, and he won't be too harsh even if the clan members make mistakes during the mission..."
"That tolerance means that Ling is tolerant of clan members who are unable to exert their full strength due to their own lack of strength or psychological problems. He will try his best to find ways to help them overcome their shortcomings and maximize their value..."
Uchiha Kenji looked strange, "Say Madara, you don't really think that Ling has a kind-hearted character who has no bottom line and tolerance for others, do you? If that were the case, I would laugh at you even if you were Ling's younger brother.
Those who can be elected as the best of their generation without any objection must not only rely on their charisma to convince their peers. Except for a few of our generation who really don’t like fighting, they have all been suppressed by Ling in terms of force—— In short, in a clan like ours that lives by fighting, strength is the best right to speak. Without strength, no matter how good your personality is, it is just empty talk. "
[Is absolute power the right to speak...? 】
Madara nodded thoughtfully, he understood.
