Himura's voice echoed in the small wooden house.

Yahiko's pupils dilated as he stared blankly at Himura, as if his soul had been cleansed.

Haruki clicked his tongue lightly in his heart when he heard these words.

Is he already starting to enlighten Yahiko so quickly?

Could the Akatsuki's inspiration have come from Himura's words right in front of Yahiko?

"Hanzo brought peace to the Land of Rain through means of war. He is very powerful and deserves everyone's respect. But along the way, too many people sacrificed their lives."

"As far as I know, in the last war with Sunagakure, Amegakure suffered heavy losses, right?" Himura looked at Haruki.

Haruki was a direct participant in the war. He had earned great renown on the battlefield, and no one understood the casualties of the last war better than him.

Haruki nodded and said, "You're right, in that war, Amegakure almost failed."

Himura smiled and nodded towards Haruki. "I know."

According to rumors in the Ninja World, in the last war, it was Hanzo's Disciple, Haruki, who turned the tide and saved Amegakure from defeat. An unimaginably powerful force was hidden within this child.

"Besides the ninjas of Amegakure, too many civilians in the Land of Rain died in this war. And there were also battles with Konoha and Iwagakure. Throughout the entire war, tens of thousands of people died every day in the Land of Rain." Himura's voice was heavy.

"Yes." Haruki nodded.

This was an undeniable fact.

"But if we didn't do that, the Land of Rain would never have peace, and even more people would die as the battlefield of the great nations."

"Although the war launched by Hanzo-sama caused countless deaths, from now on, no more wars will happen in the Land of Rain." Haruki said.

Himura nodded, he did not argue with Haruki. This was an indisputable fact. Hanzo's contributions to the Land of Rain were evident to all.

"I know."

Himura said, "I'm just wondering if there's a more gentle way to replace war?"

Haruki stared at the man in front of him, thinking, what nonsense is he spouting?

He glanced at Yahiko beside him out of the corner of his eye and saw his eyes shine, staring intently at Himura, as if he had met his soulmate.

"Perhaps there's a way to achieve peace without resorting to war?" Himura said.

Is he spouting nonsense here?

Haruki rolled his eyes internally.

In this day and age, there aren't many people as naive as Himura.

"What way?" Haruki asked.

He wanted to see what statements Himura could come up with.

"Negotiation?"

"What if Hanzo led the Amegakure ninjas and communicated and negotiated with the great nations through peaceful talks?"

"Perhaps there would be a different outcome."

"No bloodshed, no death, no fighting..."

Himura seemed to be lost in a beautiful fantasy.

Haruki: "..."

Is this even human language?

Without strength, who would listen to him?

As soon as he opened his mouth, the enemy's cannons would fire.

Himura got the order wrong. Only by fighting first can there be negotiations.

Otherwise, who would negotiate with a weakling like him?

Haruki did not burst Himura's beautiful fantasy. There were too many people with such beautiful fantasies in this world. Haruki had one right beside him. He looked towards Yahiko. Yahiko was now completely immersed in his own thoughts.

When Himura said these words, Yahiko finally knew what unexpressed thoughts were in his heart.

Himura tore open the window in Yahiko's heart, allowing Yahiko to clearly see his true thoughts.

Yahiko and Himura easily resonated with each other.

"You're right!"

"I don't like Hanzo precisely because of his violent methods."

"Even though there are better solutions, he particularly favors the most brutal one."

Yahiko said loudly, his hands resting on the table, excitement evident in his expression.

"Of course, I admit it. He led Amegakure to end the war, he is very powerful. But it is also a fact that many people died in the war he started."

"I admire his strength, but I do not support his methods."

Yahiko's voice grew louder and louder. He became more and more excited, his eyes shining as he stared at Himura.

Himura's eyes lit up, he hadn't expected Yahiko to share his thoughts.

"What do you think?" Himura asked, looking at Haruki.

He knew that Haruki was a mature child, and he had his own independent thoughts on how he viewed things.

Haruki lowered his eyes. "Perhaps there are indeed more peaceful means, but now the war has ended, and it was Hanzo-sama who ended the war."

Haruki couldn't directly refute Himura, after all, his persona was also that of someone who loved peace. He couldn't break character.

Himura looked at the child in front of him with gentle eyes. He knew Haruki's dilemma.

As Hanzo's student, Haruki could not fail to support his teacher, but as a ninja, he was more in favor of striving for peace through peaceful means.

"Violence can never bring true peace." Himura sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes. Only love can make peace last forever." Haruki stared at Himura, saying each word distinctly.

[Ding!]

[System detected Himura's Affection Value +3000]

[Ding!]

[System detected Yahiko's Affection Value +3000]

[Currently collected Affection Value totals 6000. Your Love Curse Growth Value has increased to 33.9%]

"During the war, I tried my best to save the lives of ninjas. This was the only thing I could do during the war." Haruki lowered his head, his voice filled with deep guilt.

Himura's heart was conflicted. Given Haruki's age, it was already incredibly difficult for him to achieve all this. But this child seemed unusually strict with himself.

[Ding!]

[System detected Himura's Affection Value +1000]

[Your Love Curse Growth Value has increased to 34%]

"I hope you can also resolve conflicts through negotiations, rather than violence."

"Just now, you said you wanted to drive the ninjas of other villages out of the Land of Rain. I hopw you use negotiation here as well."

Himura looked at Yahiko and the others. These children would all be pillars of the Land of Rain in the future, and he hoped the Land of Rain would no longer continue Hanzo's violent methods.

Being told this by Himura, Yahiko blushed, he felt embarrassed. He hadn't realized his own problem before, until Himura pointed out his true thoughts. He, like Himura, hoped to resolve all conflicts through peaceful means.

Whether it was between people, between villages, or between nations.