Chapter 553 The Cornerstone of Peace

Until the end, Xuanwo Yi was unable to utter any words of pleading, and he also used confusing information to divert the attention of the battle. However, after that, he did not dare to continue chatting with Ling.

The group lived in peace until they said goodbye to the dragon vein and found a secluded place to extract the chakra of one tail and release the weakened one.

Ling listened to Yiwei's sharp but fading curses and walked closer to Xuwo Yi, "Is it really okay to let him go like this? From what I hear, he doesn't seem to be a broad-minded person."

"Ah, that's not really the case, but it's not the first time our clan has dealt with the One-Tail, especially after the One-Tail broke the seal and destroyed our clan's land—"

Uzumaki scratched the hair on the back of his head, "After that, we won't seal the tailed beasts and take them back anymore, but we can't refuse such a commission, so we will drain their chakra as much as possible, and then release them in a place where there are few people... Anyway, this will be enough for them to stay quiet for more than ten years."

Ling was silent for a moment and then turned his head towards the direction where Uzumaki Yi was. His voice was barely audible. "The method of killing chakra creatures... is indeed a problem."

Xuanwu Yi didn't hear clearly, so he leaned over and said, "Huh? What are you mumbling about?"

"No, nothing..." Ling shook his head slightly, his expression slightly distressed, "I just feel like I'm doing something immoral."

Uzumaki Yi showed a confused expression, and after a brief silence, he chose to skip this topic, "Even if this is officially over, I will take you to the deserted village. It just so happens that the team is on the way - you can summon your tailed beast to your side."

"Probably not in the short term - Xiaoyou has been ignoring me these past few days, maybe he is having fun after leaving me?" Ling sighed, "After all, the spiritual contract has been giving me a very subtle sense of pleasure... To be honest, I am a little jealous? Such a subtle dissatisfaction should be jealousy, right?"

"As expected, no matter how many times I think your feelings are incredible..."

Ling clicked his tongue, "This is my own business, I don't need you to understand."

"So I just bitch about you."

"Tsk - I really want to beat you up. Why not do it now? We are still in the desert, so we don't have to worry about damaging the environment."

Xuanwo Yi stood up silently to reorganize the team and called on everyone to set out.

[It seems that Yi has started to dislike fighting as he grows up and his stance gradually changes. If it were before, he would definitely be excited and say something like "Let's drink together" while trying to kill me - in comparison, he was cuter back then...

But it's not just him. When Akihiko and the others mentioned fighting in the clan before, they were reluctant to talk about it. Except for Kenji, the number of people who came to practice with me has decreased a lot. And Kenji also wanted to show off his newly developed fighting methods instead of really finding fighting interesting... Am I the odd one out? 】

Ling let out a light sigh, with a hint of worry on his brow. [A world that is completely opposite to what I expected... Let me think about it. If it is completely opposite, the first thing to do is to end the ubiquitous wars and establish a stable order for people to live in peace.

There are many ways to end the war, but the most effective one is to suppress it quickly and strongly with force. If the alliance with the Senju and Uzumaki tribes goes smoothly, this will not be difficult to achieve. However, this will easily arouse the resistance of those who are forced to stop, and will also arouse the dissatisfaction of the nobles. Therefore, the most important thing is to usher in the establishment of order after peace, and the independent ability that is not controlled by others...】

Ling raised his hand and pinched his brows, [Ninjas already have great power. As long as they divert some of their attention from fighting and use illusions to manipulate the nobles, it will not be difficult for them to gain independence. The real difficulty lies in the establishment of a new order for the ninjas.

Since we want peace, the profession of ninja can no longer be a dream for children, even if it remains. To achieve this, children must be allowed to see a wider world. In other words, the existing education method must undergo a major change.

Although he supports me in making changes, my father himself attaches great importance to the inheritance of the clan. No, it is better to say that every ninja clan, even those nobles, attach great importance to their own inheritance. Even if everyone decides to unite, it is absolutely difficult to make concessions in this regard...】

"Yi, come here for a moment."

Xuanwo Yi looked up at Ling who was sitting on a high place, and then told the tribesmen a few words before stepping on the jagged rocks to Ling's side. He said bitterly, "Please give me some face in front of the tribesmen. Let's not talk about who wins or loses after fighting you to the death. Your image will be gone. Can we make an appointment in private, or wait until I have time to help you?"

Ling laughed a little when he heard this, but finally just shook his head, "That's not why I came to you."

Uzumaki Yi breathed a sigh of relief and became interested, "What is that?"

"If the alliance is successful, can you entrust all the children in your tribe to me?"

"……What did you say?"

Ling's tone was firmer this time. "I said, after the union is successful, entrust all the children in your tribe to me for unified education."

Uzumaki Yi frowned, wanting to reject Ling decisively, but in the end he just spoke after a long silence, "...reason?"

"Because if we form a new group, then in order to establish a sense of belonging, we must have a new inheritance," Ling said in a steady voice, "but what can we as ninjas inherit? Assassination, poisoning, framing? If we continue to inherit these things, then there is no need for us to establish a new group or a new order. If we want to change this, we can only start with the most basic education."

"Well... I completely understand what you want to say, but Ling, have you ever thought about this? Children are the foundation, hope, and future of the ninja clan. How can you convince them to entrust their children to you for education? How can you make them believe that you will not do anything to their children, or plant hints to alienate them from the clan?"

Uzumaki Yi looked solemn, "Not to mention that the Uchiha clan has a fierce reputation and has many frictions with the other two parties of the new collective - I am willing to let you teach my child, but I cannot and will not let you teach the children of the Uzumaki clan. This is not something that can be blurred by the trust between you and me alone."

Ling also frowned, and after a brief silence, he spoke, "...Is there no possibility?"

“Okay, let’s assume for the moment -” Uzumaki Yi ruffled his hair in annoyance, “Suppose, you can educate the children of your own tribe and the children of other tribes without bias, and we are willing to entrust our children to you, and you have enough energy to teach them, then what are you going to teach these children?

I know what kind of person you are better than you do. You truly love disputes, cannot empathize with others, are cold and rational - but you say you want to teach the foundation of peace...

Ling, you are very important to me, so important that for a long time I have been using your behavior patterns to improve myself, and even regarded you as a spiritual pillar to motivate myself, but in this matter, I don’t know how to convince myself to trust you. "

This time, there was a longer silence between the two of them. In the end, Ling Yang gave a gentle smile, "...I understand. Thanks for the warning."