Yahiko, Pakura, and Raiga all found it hard to believe when they heard Sora say that he was once at the bottom of Konoha's social hierarchy and that if he hadn't fought and worked hard for the village, he would never have risen from that position.
Because no matter how they looked at it, Sora didn't seem like someone who had experienced such a difficult life.
A powerful shinobi like Sora should have been trained since childhood to reach his current level.
The reason civilian-born shinobi struggled to advance was because resources were unevenly distributed. The strong became stronger, while the average became even more mediocre.
Although they had never seen Sora fight on the battlefield, they knew he was a disciple of Konoha's Legendary Sannin Orochimaru and possessed the extremely powerful Thunder Breathing Technique, the Mangekyō Sharingan...
The rumors about his abilities were almost unbelievable.
More importantly, Sora, who possessed the Sharingan, must be from the Uchiha clan.
Yet now he was telling them that he used to be at the bottom of Konoha's hierarchy. How could a member of the prestigious Uchiha clan be at the bottom of Konoha?
Seeing the incredulous looks in their eyes, Sora chuckled and said: "Don't believe me? To be honest, if I were in your position, I wouldn't believe it either. When I introduced myself earlier, I didn't mention my family name because I don't have one.
Although I possess the Sharingan, I have no relationship with the Uchiha clan of Konoha.
I don't think you would believe my dislike of Konoha if I didn't explain a little more about my background.
I originally didn't want to reveal this, but since we will be comrades who fight side by side in the future, it doesn't hurt to let you know some of my story.
First of all, I didn't live in Konoha before I was five years old because my parents were forced out of the village by the Uchiha clan.
Why were they forced out? Because my parents came from families that were sworn enemies. My father was a member of the Senju clan, and my mother was a member of the Uchiha clan. I think you understand what this means?"
Pakura and Raiga widened their eyes and stared at Sora in disbelief.
Yahiko's expression showed clear confusion: "Why are you making those faces? They were just people from two different clans, weren't they?"
Pakura looked at Yahiko with difficulty: "Shenshiro, you really don't know?"
Yahiko scratched his head: "Is there something I should know?"
Raiga explained: "During the Warring States Period, before hidden villages existed, clans fought against each other constantly. The two most powerful shinobi clans in the world at that time were the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan.
Later, for reasons that aren't fully understood, the clan leaders Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama made peace, and the two most powerful families joined forces to found Konohagakure.
The other four great nations followed the example of the Land of Fire and formed their own hidden villages, beginning the era of the Five Great Shinobi Countries.
However, the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan had always been sworn enemies. Later, Uchiha Madara mysteriously left Konoha and returned to attack the village in an attempt to destroy it.
Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara fought a legendary battle, with Senju Hashirama emerging victorious and Uchiha Madara presumed dead.
The valley where they fought was later called the Valley of the End. To commemorate this battle, Konoha erected statues of both men on either side of the valley.
I believe most shinobi throughout the world know this history."
Yahiko rubbed his nose awkwardly.
He genuinely didn't know, and besides, he had never been fond of studying.
Pakura asked Sora: "You said your parents were forced out of Konoha because they were together?"
Sora nodded and said: "Yes, the Senju clan had already been integrated into Konoha's general population by the time Sarutobi Hiruzen came to power. The Senju clan as a distinct entity no longer existed. The largest clan in Konoha was the Uchiha.
But the Uchiha clan couldn't accept my parents' relationship. My mother was already pregnant with me at the time, and the Uchiha clan wanted her to abort me. In the end, my father secretly infiltrated the Uchiha compound and took my mother away from Konoha.
The Uchiha clan pressured Sarutobi Hiruzen, and my parents were declared missing-nin who had betrayed the village.
Eventually, my mother was targeted by other shinobi because of her Sharingan. My father died in battle protecting my mother and me. Before my mother died, she brought me back to Konoha and begged Sarutobi Hiruzen to let me live in the village.
But because my bloodline wasn't pure Uchiha, I wasn't recognized by the clan.
The Uchiha clan's reputation in Konoha was already poor, which made many villagers angry but too afraid to speak out against them. Instead, they vented their frustration on me, someone with only half Uchiha blood.
And because my parents were labeled as traitors, I was bullied constantly. I had no dignity, and no one would help me."
Yahiko, Pakura, and Raiga were stunned.
They hadn't expected that someone as powerful as Sora had endured such hardship in Konoha.
Yahiko pressed his lips together and asked, "What happened next?"
Sora spread his hands and said: "To survive in Konoha, I had to work hard for the village. Eventually, I was fortunate enough to be noticed by Master Orochimaru, and I gradually reached my current position step by step."
Although Sora made it sound simple, the three of them believed that his journey must have been incredibly difficult, almost unimaginably so.
Pakura looked at Sora with a curious expression and asked, "So, you hate Konoha?"
Sora smiled and asked: "What do you think? Although Konoha supported me for many years, I have worked just as hard for the village. Even if there was any debt of gratitude, I have completely repaid it. Ours was merely a relationship of mutual benefit.
So beyond this cooperation, there is only hatred between us, wouldn't you say?"
Raiga speculated: "In other words, you founded this organization just to take revenge on Konoha?"
Sora shook his head and said: "Don't be so narrow-minded. Take a broader view. Now that you know my past, you should no longer have reservations about my organization, right?
Let me explain why I founded this organization.
We are all shinobi who have been mistreated by our villages. Everything we worked hard for was taken for granted, and in the end, we could be discarded at any moment.
Our love for our villages was worthless, so why not redirect that love toward ourselves?"
Yahiko asked with confusion: "Redirecting love to ourselves?"
Sora nodded: "Simply put, it means loving yourself.
The shinobi world will soon enter a peaceful period that will last for more than ten years, but after that, this world will fall into complete chaos.
By then, the shinobi world will be in unprecedented turmoil.
The Shinobi War that just ended will seem trivial in comparison.
The goal of our Owl Organization is to find our place in this shinobi world. We may not be able to change the world, but we can do our best to live the lives we want without regrets!"
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