Chapter 212 Successor of the Will of Fire

The towering giant slowly dissipated, and Ye Shan, with wings growing on his back, descended from the air to the bottom of the pit. The original lake was destroyed by his full-strength attack, and a bottomless pit appeared on the ground.

Ye Shan looked around, trying to find the remaining body or items of the Raikage and Tsuchikage, but found nothing.

The fragile human body is simply unable to withstand an attack that is as powerful as a falling meteorite. Ye Shan stood quietly at the bottom of the pit. He did not feel the slightest joy of killing a powerful enemy, but rather a little boredom.

No matter how brilliant a career a person has or how happy a life he enjoys, once he dies, everything is over. The Raikage and Tsuchikage are the top ninjas in the ninja world. They may have countless grand blueprints in their hearts, but it is impossible for them to be realized.

You can even think that human life is meaningless, because in the long river of history, just a few decades are completely insignificant. So is life really worthless?

No, on the contrary, living is the greatest meaning of the world. You can wake up every day and feel your tired body full of strength again. You can enjoy delicious afternoon tea in every leisurely afternoon. You can even feel the pleasure of release when you have to pee. All of these, you can't enjoy them by listening to others or reading text descriptions. You can only experience them by yourself.

The question is, does death have no meaning?

In a sense, this is true, because after death, all traces of a person will be swallowed up by time, including the body and mind. From this perspective, most people are meaningless, their arrival is not worth being remembered by time, and the traces of their existence will only slowly disappear.

But Ye Shan believes that people should not be pessimistic. Just like an adult would not think about what happens after death at all. The reason is very simple. Death is too far away from adults. What they have to consider is how to have a career and how to support their family.

Ye Shan also believes that the meaning of the dead should be given by the living. Specifically, the thoughts and aspirations of the dead should be realized by the living.

The first Hokage was lucky. The Will of Fire he proposed is still being spread today, and his ambition to create a world without war is still influencing generation after generation of Konoha ninjas.

On this summer day worthy of being written into history books, Ye Shan stood in the pit where the enemy perished. Instead of feeling relieved, he even felt more breathless.

He envied the mediocre people, those who did not have a clear goal in life, because they could spend their lives leisurely in their own time and kill time in their favorite way. Yes, Ye Shan longed to be a mediocre person.

But over the years, whenever Ye Shan couldn't hold on any longer, whenever he wanted to give up, those seemingly indifferent figures would appear in his mind again and again. Under the trees of the Grass Country, the two bodies of Big Bear Duff were warning him; in the Hatake Clan's territory, Hatake Sakumo's eyes were questioning him; on the sea of ​​the Water Country, Yamashiro Tatsu's calm face was questioning him.

They were all asking, they all wanted to know whether the lives they sacrificed were meaningful and whether they had value to the village and the ninja world.

Gradually, Ye Shan was afraid of the night coming, afraid of falling asleep, and even more afraid of dreaming about them. So he constantly stimulated his physical potential and invested his limited time in boring and monotonous practice. He was trying hard but also escaping.

But things have now gotten out of control and Ye Shan can no longer escape, so he came.

The enemy's bodies can be conquered by force, but what about their spirits and minds?

Ye Shan breathed in the air, and countless noisy sounds flooded into his brain, making him sweat profusely. He fell to the ground, closed his eyes, and twisted his eyebrows in pain. He no longer had the confidence that he had just now.

Everything happened too fast. Ye Shan had no mental preparation at all and had no political experience at all. He felt terrified, like a person walking on ice, afraid that he would fall and drown or freeze to death if he was not careful.

But when the time comes, Yeshan has no choice but to move forward. Tens of thousands of Konoha ninjas need him to hold up the situation, and tens of millions of people in the Land of Fire need him to stand up and bring peace.

Ye Shan struggled to stand up, shook his head hard to get rid of all the confusion, and slowly took the first step. The pit was very deep, and Ye Shan's feet were attached to chakra, and he walked slowly. His face changed from the initial pain to calmness. He kept walking and walking, and finally saw the summer sun.

When Ye Shan came to the ground, he looked back at the deep pit and no longer hesitated. A person is most afraid of stagnation. As long as he musters up the courage to take one step after another, no matter how difficult the problem is, it will be solved.

All things are difficult at the beginning, and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. These are the truths of the world.

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On the battlefield, Konoha and Kumogakure were fighting fiercely. The ninjas who had never met before became sworn enemies, and every attack was aimed at the vital points. Countless long lives were suddenly cut off and fell to the ground forever, but the living ninjas remained unmoved and used all their skills to kill every enemy in sight.

This hellish scene was what Ye Shan saw. Looking at the beast-like ninja, he felt nothing in his heart. He knew that this scene would be the main theme of the world in the next few years, and even he was powerless to change it.

At a certain moment, the chaotic and fierce battlefield fell into a strange stagnation. Everyone saw Ye Shan floating in the air without any injury, while the Raikage and Tsuchikage were nowhere to be found. The Konoha ninjas burst into unprecedented cheers, and their voices reached Ye Shan's ears so clearly. The Kumogakure side was in chaos, and many ninjas ignored the enemies in front of them and looked for the shadows of their own ninja villages with their eyes wide open, but they were destined to be disappointed.

Even though Ye Shan was tired of fighting, he would not show mercy to his enemies. One golden spear after another appeared out of thin air, and then he shouted and shot them down. Orange-red flames filled the sky and smashed over under his urging.

The weak Cloud Ninja lost their lives in two consecutive attacks. The Konoha Ninja took the opportunity to add insult to injury, causing many Cloud Ninja to die on the spot. Just by sprinkling water, Yeshan changed a battle that determined the fate of the ninja village.

The Cloud Ninjas were defeated. They abandoned all their supplies, the wounded, their own battle honors, and fled in a panic. The corpses of Cloud Ninjas were everywhere along the way. Their young faces were filled with reluctance and despair, but they still died, died in a country that seemed to be crumbling, and could never return to their hometown that they missed day and night.

Ye Shan sat on the throne of the Raikage. There was only a table and a few chairs in the empty tent, but there were all kinds of weapons. It was obvious that the Raikage was a self-disciplined and simple person. For a person in a high position to achieve such a level showed that he was a ninja who was free from vulgar interests. He had more important things in his heart than enjoyment. It was a pity that he died.

The young Uchiha Itachi brought a cup of tea to Ye Shan, his eyes full of fatigue.

Ye Shan drank tea and observed Uchiha Itachi's actions. He found that he looked listless and said with guilt: "I'm sorry for letting you see the bloody side of the ninja world. Now it's okay, go and rest."

Uchiha Itachi straightened his body stubbornly and shook his head, "I'm not tired."

Ye Shan did not force him to rest, but leaned back in his chair and stared at the scenery outside the tent. The Raikage tent was in a good location, on a hill, and could easily see the Hidden Cloud Village camp, so any disturbance would be detected immediately.

After a long time, so long that Uchiha Itachi was drowsy, Ye Shan's indifferent voice sounded out at an inopportune time: "Itachi, what do you think war is?"

Uchiha Itachi shuddered, thought for a moment and then answered: "War means you kill me and I kill you."

Ye Shan laughed dumbly: "You are right, war is not just about you kill me and I kill you."

"But the complexity of war goes far beyond this. At most times, it represents a conflict of interests and ideas. It is a combination of justice and evil, and it is also a game for a few people."

"Game?" Uchiha Itachi was very confused. He couldn't understand the connection between war and games.

Ye Shan gently rubbed Uchiha Itachi's hair, with hope in his eyes: "Grow up quickly, and you will understand when you grow up."

Who would have thought that Uchiha Itachi said: "I don't want to grow up. Every one of you frowns all day long, especially father. Every time he eats, he always talks about the village and family. He is not happy at all."

Ye Shan was stunned. There was a time when he lived such a carefree life, but now everything was gone.

"But you will eventually grow up, and those adult troubles will find you. What will you do then?"

Uchiha Itachi wrinkled his face, then said happily: "I'm not afraid, with adults and father here, troubles can't find me at all."

Ye Shan laughed, picked up Uchiha Itachi and walked out of the tent, pointing to the dark green hills in the distance and the rivers that dotted the land like silver belts, and said: "That won't do. This world is mine but even more so yours. The future will ultimately depend on you to support it."

"Wouldn't it be better if you could always support us in the future?" Uchiha Itachi pouted unhappily.

Ye Shan stopped smiling, his eyes becoming more solemn: "I will still die, and then you can only rely on yourself."

Uchiha Itachi quickly covered Ye Shan's mouth and said in a crying voice: "My lord will not die, and we will not die. Many people have died today, and I will not allow you to die."

Ye Shan looked at Uchiha Itachi and saw the sincerity in his clear eyes. He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart: "But this is reality."

"So Itachi, you have to grow up quickly, endure a lot of hardships, refuse all entertainment, and become a man of integrity as soon as possible."

Uchiha Itachi couldn't hold back his sobs any longer and said, "I'll try my best, so please don't die, okay?"

"Little fool, why are you crying? Don't cry!"

Ye Shan deliberately said with a straight face, and soon wiped the tears from the other's face, patting Uchiha Itachi's small shoulder: "Remember everything you saw today, understand?"

"You are lucky but also unfortunate. Your future is destined to be full of thorns because you are the son of Uchiha Fugaku and the successor of my mantle."

"From today on, I will personally teach you ninjutsu and teach you how to be a politician, even though it is a bit cruel."

Yeshan really planned to train Uchiha Itachi to be his successor, just like he did to Hatake Sakumo back then, but unfortunately he was too obsessed with improving his strength at that time and missed the best opportunity.

As for training his son to take over, Ye Shan had never even thought about it, because this path was too hard and tiring, and he really couldn't bear to do it.

Wherever Konoha flies, the fire will never stop. Yeshan is a steady ninja. He has been planning to train a successor to the will of fire, although he is currently the real successor to the will of fire.