"Indeed, I don't quite understand how painful you are feeling right now. Why do families that love each other have to separate the clan and the branch family, or even the clan family to enslave the life and death of the branch family? And what's even more unfortunate is that you are One of the enslaved people."
"..."
Ayane bit her lip and looked at Shiraishi stubbornly, without fear.
"Thinking about it more deeply, what do you think of this village?"
"Village?"
"To put it simply, do you think what the village is doing right now? Is the Will of Fire right?"
"Are you an idiot? Of course the will of fire is correct. It is the seed of will passed down by the first Hokage."
Ayane answered simply.
To those who grew up in Konoha Village, the First Hokage was a very great and amazing ninja.
He ended the disputes of the Warring States Period and established the one-country-one-village system.
Konoha's current glory is inseparable from the outstanding contribution of the first Hokage.
Ayane's words made Shiraishi clap his hands and applaud, seemingly applauding Ayane's answer.
"Really? The God of Ninja is indeed an amazing man. But, why in Will of Fire, it is clearly mentioned to protect young children, but now he wants to send children under ten years old to the battlefield? Isn't this obvious? Very contradictory?"
"of course……"
At this point, Ayane couldn't answer.
But he was stunned.
Although he really wanted to refute, what Shiraishi said didn't seem to be forceful.
Because this kind of thing is really happening in Konoha Village.
"Have you not seen the truth of the matter yet? Let's change the angle. The Will of Fire strives to make everything inside equal and friendly to each other. Why does the tradition of your Hyuga family continue? Could it be said that you have been marked? After being labeled as a 'slave', will you really love anyone again? Treat the clan that enslaves you as a family? Then you are really amazing. You haven't humbled yourself into the dust, right?"
After listening to Shiraishi's unorthodox remarks about "The Will of Fire", Ayane's eyes suddenly became complicated. She leaned against the tree and couldn't say anything. She was struggling in her heart.
Thinking about it carefully, what Shiraishi said was not evil, but the truth that was obvious to everyone.
That's right, I was planted with the Caged Bird Curse Seal by the clan members and was marked as a 'slave'. What else could I love about the Hyuga clan?
The Will of Fire, which always promotes friendship and mutual help, and that everyone will be a family, ends up indulging the cruel traditions of the Hyuga clan. Why doesn't the Hokage restrict and abolish it?
Are people who divide families born to be slaves of the clan?
Are the lives and dignity of people separated from each other so worthless?
Why do they do this?
Is treating people as 'slaves' what a family should do?
At this moment, Ayane only sees the cold-blooded and ruthless side of her family.
Ayane also suddenly realized that the 'Will of Fire' she had learned was so hypocritical and ridiculous.
Gradually, everything in this village made me feel extremely dirty and disgusting.
"What...are you planning to do? I don't believe that you, who hides your strength in school, don't have any unknown purpose?"
Ayane hesitated and asked in a low voice.
"There is a purpose, but it is a bit too much to say that it is unknown. In your eyes now, can I be more hypocritical than the Hyuga clan and Konoha?"
Shiraishi smiled and said.
He couldn't agree with Ayane's words.
It's not like he's doing something shameful.
He just explained the truth to Ayane and helped her get out of despair and get back on her feet.
Ayane cannot refute this truth, and there is no need to refute it.
Because everything Shiraishi said is based on the truth, no matter how you try to cover it up or throw dirty water on it, this is still a fact that exists.
Shiraishi stepped back and let go of Ayane's body. His steady smile contained an unquestionable power that made Ayane immediately lose consciousness:
"I simply think this village and this world are boring. Whether it's the war going on outside or the will of fire pursued in the village, they are just boring things to me."
Shiraishi didn't feel that his gesture was very arrogant, he just expressed his true inner thoughts.
Although the Will of Fire is a will created by the God of Ninja, Shiraishi believes that anyone with enough knowledge of society will disdain this illusory and empty will.
There is nothing praiseworthy about this will.
It’s not just that it’s empty in content, because even those who inherit this will are unable to fully implement it.
This is the greatest sadness.
In the final analysis, it is Shiraishi and the residents of the ninja world who have different cognitive levels of society and the world, as well as different levels of understanding, which caused this ideological deviation.
"So, Ayane, place all the hatred and grievances in your heart on me. I will bear this pain with you, because we are now the ones who truly understand the truth of the Will of Fire."
Shiraishi spoke in a gentle voice and stretched out his palm steadily.
Ayane couldn't help but stretched out her hand. In this short moment, she felt that the rest of her life would be dominated by the boy in front of her.
But she felt no regrets.
She hates her family.
I also began to hate this village full of hypocrisy and emptiness.
I want to live a more real life, with flesh and blood.
I don’t want to be anyone’s slave, I want to live happily and freely.
Shiraishi put his other hand on Ayane's face and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with great gentleness.
"That's good. Let me wipe away your tears. Remember, you should always show hatred for the Zong family in your eyes, because the more you hate them, the more they will feel at ease with you."
"...Well, I understand, Shiraishi-kun. To be honest, I didn't expect you to be such a terrible person..."
Ayane pressed her long black hair, showing an sighing smile, with a light blush on her face.
"horrible?"
When Shiraishi heard Ayane's comment, he shook his head and smiled:
"What are you talking about? I'm not even a ninja now, I'm just an unknown person in the ninja world. You have to remember this, Ayane."
Bai Shi looked up at the moon that had risen in the night sky. The moonlight was gentle and quiet, and the light falling down gave the dark woods a sense of warmth.
"The moonlight tonight is really beautiful. It looks like tomorrow will be a sunny day..."
"yes……"
