Chapter 238 The World is a Boat

"Of course it's because of Naruto's identity as the "Son of Prophecy". Hinata-sister treats Naruto...you know, it's normal for any accidents to happen around Naruto, right meow?" Pianyi's ability to talk nonsense was learned from Lao Luo, and his main goal is to make everything perfect.

The kind that can't see the problem even with a blank look.

"That's true." Hanabi glanced at her sister on the hospital bed. She had no external injuries, but was weak due to the erosion of the tailed beast's chakra. It was so true.

Hinata is the type of person who would stand in front of her friends when she sees them in danger, even if she knows she can't win. Without the aura of a protagonist, she usually won't survive more than three episodes.

The length of the original plot must also be taken into account.

"By the way, who was the 'guy' that you mentioned yesterday, the one that Luo Yi had seen?" The little girl asked the fatal question again.

"Meow?" The black cat tilted its head stiffly. "What guy? I was dying at that time. I don't remember what I said, Lao Luo?"

Luo Yi, who was supposed to cooperate with the performance, turned a blind eye to it.

Hanabi narrowed her eyes, and saw that the man and the cat looked at her with such insight that they didn't blush or feel nervous, and didn't have any expression or physiological reaction that indicated a lie.

real or fake?

What the man and the cat thought: Yang Dun, which can strengthen the body, is really awesome.

Just as the little girl was about to continue asking questions, a clerk ninja from the administration department hurried over. When he found that the important person was awake, he simply gave instructions, "Luo Yi, and little Princess Hyuga, I hope I didn't disturb your rest. The Third Hokage wants you to come over."

"Oh? We'll be there right away." Luo Yi sighed. The battle was over, but the trouble of cleaning up the mess had just begun.

...

The tent where the Hokage was.

Although it is the temporary residence of the village chief, there is no special treatment in terms of hardware and software. Only a "fire" flag is hung outside the tent as a place for handling official business in the near future.

Hiruzen looked older than he did three years ago. He even rarely lit his pipe, and only held it in his lips to satisfy his craving and as a decoration.

"You're finally here, you two. Thank you so much for your fight yesterday." Seeing the boy and girl brought back by the clerk, he stood up to greet them cheerfully.

"Hiruzen-sensei." & "Third Hokage-sama."

In the small compartment simply divided by a curtain were the sleeping Tsunade and Jiraiya who was almost inseparable from her. Upon hearing the noise, they popped their heads out to say hello.

Naruto's absence seemed to imply that the next topic was not convenient for him to participate.

"Don't be so reserved." The sharp pain in his kneecap forced Hiruzen to sit down again. "We are all family, so there is no need for unnecessary politeness. Do you have any information about what happened yesterday?"

After communicating with Minato in the consciousness space, Naruto learned that the instigator of the Nine-Tails Rebellion was the masked Afei, who had contact with them not long ago and called himself Uchiha Madara.

"In yesterday's battle, neither Hanabi nor I saw the masked man, but judging from the tactical style, it is safer to take him into consideration." The strategic intelligence that Luo Yi could provide was very limited, and most of it was about combat power.

Like Luo Yi, Hanabi’s battle with White Zetsu “Kou” was not as easy as imagined.

The girl, who had only a vague knowledge of the Ryuchidong Senjutsu, suffered a lot in the early stages. After being delayed for quite some time, she realized something was wrong and stopped holding back her strength, entering the Samsara Eye Chakra mode and quickly ending the battle.

"Is Madara really still alive..." Hiruzen took a sip of his pipe, inhaling only the cool air and the smell of raw tobacco. "It's hard to believe that he was already middle-aged when I was very young."

"It doesn't matter whether it's really Madara or not. What matters is that he is a member of the Uchiha clan, and he personally planned and implemented the plan to exterminate the Uchiha clan." Luo Yi felt that even if he confessed, it would not be of any benefit to the current situation.

Will the third generation remember Obito?

And if Kakashi outside the door knew that the culprit was his deceased friend whom he visited at the memorial every day, would it be too much of a blow?

It's better to let nature take its course.

Hiruzen sighed heavily and moved on to the next topic, "The two beings you fought against... called White Zetsu, have been recovered by the Anbu, and research on them will begin in the coming days."

"Yes, this is very important. Even Hanabi's Byakugan can't recognize their transformations. If this power is used for disguise and infiltration, it will be a great threat."

During the Ninja World War, a large number of White Zetsu became members of the Allied Ninja Forces and caused a lot of sabotage within the force, causing considerable damage and losses to their own side.

In the original work, the natural energy driven by Jūgo can easily force out the original form of the White Zetsu spores that possess a person; but here, White Zetsu can actually absorb Kabuto's fairy chakra. The difference between the two cannot be ignored.

It would be nice if there were researchers who were well versed in biology… huh?

Isn't there one living inside Sasuke? I'll go back and ask the cat if it knows about the situation of the second pillar.

"I think so too." Hiruzen had experienced the darkest period in the ninja world and attached great importance to infiltration and anti-infiltration. "There is another thing. Tsunade can't fulfill her duties as Hokage in this state."

Is it coming? "So are you preparing for a comeback or?"

"I'm too old, and I've already made a comeback once. If I resume my duties again, I'm afraid I'll be laughed at by other villages. I asked Jiraiya this morning, but he wasn't interested, so the only thing I can think of is...

"Shimura Danzo."

...

After returning to the Hyuga clan's tent, Luo Yi couldn't wait to pull a cat by its tail and drag it into the Yin Dun barrier.

Even the little girl couldn't hear or see through the barrier.

"Let me guess, is there any content about the authority of Hokage? And the Third Hokage recommended Danzo to you?" After entering the barrier, it was Pianyi who asked the first question.

"How do you know?" Luo Yi didn't remember being so smart.

"That's normal, because I see through the "essence" of this world." The black cat swung its tail proudly, "It has had path dependence since the beginning, and has been trying to return to the self-righteous track in the form of rationalization."

Whether it is the destruction of Konoha Village or Danzo's possible succession to the position of Hokage, key historical nodes, big and small, are always frozen in a somewhat tough way.

"You mean, the world is resisting change?" Luo Yi found it hard to imagine that the world's will would also have a comfort zone.

"You can think so." Pian Yi shook his head, "As this world gradually becomes 'real', all kinds of rules will change. Do you remember the Ship of Theseus?"

The Ship of Theseus, also known as the Theseus paradox, if all the wood on a ship is gradually replaced, will the ship still be the original ship?

If the rules of this world changed, would the ninja world still be the same?

"I understand the logic. But if that's the case, why did the plot still collapse from time to time when I didn't intend to interfere with the course of history?" At the beginning, he really just wanted to watch it as a 5D movie.

"The reason is you...or should I say our "existence" itself. Let's take the example of a ship:

"The ship was originally sailing on the right track, but suddenly an extra force was applied to it because of the crossing. So whether it turns left or right, it is certain to deviate from the course, right?"

At first, the deviation was only a little bit, which might be reflected in Naruto falling and getting a bump on his head after graffiti prank on the Hokage Rock; three years later, the distance of deviation from the right track was much greater than before, which was specifically reflected in Naruto being knocked into the sky by the Rising Dragon Fist.

Well...a world where only Lao Ming was injured was achieved.

"Don't smile foolishly. At a time like this, if the world wants to make a sharp turn and get back on track, do you think the probability of getting back on track is higher, or the probability of capsizing and dying is higher?" The Black Cat suddenly became serious.

"Uh..." Thank you, I can't laugh anymore, "Is the will of the world so stupid?"

"It's called the will of the world, but it doesn't mean it has the ability to think rationally. It just operates according to a certain established thread and relies on not-so-clever correction methods to avoid collapse. Antivirus software will also fight with each other, not to mention such a huge system."

The capsizing of a ship in the sea is of no consequence to the entire ocean; but if the world “capsizes”, it would be the destruction of the world, which goes against the very nature of creation.

"Doraemon, do you have any solution?"

"You can guess that I originally planned to be the culprit that caused the deviation, and you would eliminate me and guide the world in a new direction. Now that I have died once, you can only rely on yourself."