"A village split in half with one slash?"
Adult Sasuke paused for a moment. The complete form of Susano'o was indeed powerful, but to split a village in half... it was nearly impossible, given the vast area of a village and the fact that Susano'o's power wasn't that exaggerated.
However...
If this world's Naruto was so strong that he could shatter his complete Susano'o with a single kick, then Sasuke, possibly even stronger than Naruto, might indeed be capable of such a feat.
But the question remained, if Naruto and Sasuke were so powerful, hadn't the strength of others increased as well? Could the ninja world even stand a chance against them? Wouldn't they be defeated in seconds? It couldn't be that outrageous, could it?
"Have you thought about the consequences? What kind of results will your actions lead to? Have you considered these things?" adult Sasuke inquired after some thought.
"There's no right or wrong in war. When they wanted to start a war, why didn't they think about the consequences? But when it comes to my retaliation, I have to consider the consequences? Isn't that a double standard?"
"The leader of Iwagakure Village is their Tsuchikage. When he made that decision, he had to be responsible for it. How many people I killed or how much I destroyed is his responsibility. Would I have attacked if he hadn't made that decision? Isn't he the core of the mistake?" young Sasuke retorted with his head held high.
"But you're the one who killed them!"
"The one who killed them was Susano'o, it was Susano'o's single-minded dream, what does it have to do with me!" young Sasuke said, almost amused.
"You're the one controlling it!"
"Then why don't you say Iwagakure Village is a village controlled by the Tsuchikage? Starting with double standards again? Why should I pay for the Tsuchikage's mistakes? Am I his father?"
"..."
Adult Sasuke was once again at a loss for words. He felt something was off in his argument, but from young Sasuke's perspective, it seemed there really wasn't a problem.
"But if that's not a problem, wouldn't the peace ideologies of Hashirama and Naruto in their world become a joke? Hashirama shouldn't have distributed the Tailed Beasts evenly for balanced power; he should have just unified the ninja world with his giant Buddha statue, right? And Naruto was wrong too; shouldn't he have stopped his own revolution?"
"Hiss, that's not right!"
The adult Sasuke suddenly realized a problem: Naruto's 'Talk no Jutsu' usually works because he can overpower the opponent. After defeating them, he uses his own logic to forcibly convince them.
So, is it possible that their ideas might not be the best, but they achieved relatively better outcomes with their strong personal power?
Is there a possibility that Hashirama brought peace not because he distributed the Tailed Beasts to balance the power among the great ninja villages, but because Hashirama's own power was so great, and he led the anti-war effort, that the other villages didn't dare to fight or start a war?
The best evidence is that as soon as Hashirama died, the Great Ninja War erupted instantly. And because Hashirama had distributed the Tailed Beasts, evening out the villages' power, the war lasted especially long. The five great ninja villages were all about equal in strength, and a victor couldn't be determined in a short time.
So, did Hashirama's plan to distribute the Tailed Beasts evenly actually prevent war, or did it make the war last longer and more intense? That's also a question.
If he had placed all nine Tailed Beasts in Konohagakure as a top-end force, even after his death, the Great Ninja War wouldn't have erupted because the other villages wouldn't dare to attack Konohagakure. As long as the leader of Konohagakure and the nine Tailed Beasts were anti-war, the ninja world would surely be at peace.
With all nine Tailed Beasts together, the other four villages combined couldn't win; how would they dare to wage war?
A classic case of a good hand played poorly!
Wait... this situation seems familiar. It's like this kind of good hand played poorly has happened to more than just Hashirama? An old tradition.
...
"Heh, it seems you've realized the problem and its severity, enough to make you question life," the young Sasuke said with arms crossed, proudly looking at the adult Sasuke, who was sweating profusely with furrowed brows.
"Maybe. After Naruto becomes Hokage in your world, there might be some changes. I hope he can change these things," the adult Sasuke sighed deeply.
"Naruto... will become Hokage?"
Young Sasuke asked in surprise.
He had a good relationship with Naruto, and many things others wouldn't dare say, Naruto would dare to say to Sasuke. So Sasuke knew very well that Naruto looked down on the Hokage. He thought the abilities of all the previous Hokages were poor, picking the tallest among the short, with only the Second Hokage being a bit stronger.
Although the Second Hokage wasn't perfect, he was the strongest in political ability among all the Hokages. He isolated the Uchiha from the power center of Konohagakure by creating the Konoha Police Force but adopted a policy of trust towards the powerful Uchiha, even including Uchiha Kagami in his squad.
His goal was achieved; he could control the genius of the Uchiha, and the Uchiha clan had face, with no complaints about being isolated from the power center.
This policy was actually perfect at the time, but the successors were... lacking, not grasping the balance well, leading to a direct confrontation between Konohagakure and the Uchiha, and eventually the massacre.
The core reason for this issue is the lack of ability in the successors, not the fault of the Second Hokage. He was able to maintain a good balance and effectively utilize the Uchiha as a sharp tool, making him successful in politics. Unfortunately, his successors didn't know how to wield this 'sword,' leading to adverse outcomes.
The policies of the Second Hokage were mostly excellent, whether it was the ninja school, the Chunin exam system, or the Anbu system. It's a pity that the successors only inherited these systems without further developing and expanding them into something even better.
Leaving the Second Hokage aside, the political abilities of the First and Third Hokage were rather pitiful. They had the same great hand of cards, but they played them poorly.
...
"Isn't Naruto's goal to become the Hokage?"
Adult Sasuke retorted.
"Are you joking? With the current situation in Konohagakure, if Naruto wanted to be Hokage, he could take over the next day. Do you really think he wants to be Hokage?" Young Sasuke said.
"Why wouldn't Naruto want to be Hokage?"
"Why would Naruto want to be Hokage?"
"Wasn't that his goal all along?"
"No, no, no, it used to be, but not anymore. From the moment he found out he was the son of the Fourth Hokage, who should have had his identity hidden to live a normal childhood, but instead had his Nine-Tails Jinchuriki status exposed due to the Third Hokage's desire for control, he began to despise the role of Hokage," young Sasuke answered.
"How did he find out?"
"Do you think the Nine-Tails is just a beast? The Nine-Tails has its own consciousness. Naruto just had to talk to it a few times to find out, it's not a secret at all," young Sasuke replied.
"So... so... that's how it is!"
A glimmer of understanding appeared in adult Sasuke's eyes, feeling as if he had grasped everything.
The history of this world is the same as theirs, and Naruto and Sasuke should have been the same people. However, Naruto unexpectedly encountered the Nine-Tails early and reconciled with it. After learning about his origins, he made a completely different choice and embarked on a brand new path.
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