"So, you think the existence of Ninjas is a mistake?" Konan asked, turning her face away and speaking calmly.
"Huh?" Jiraiya was taken aback, confused. "Isn't everything I've experienced recently supposed to teach me this lesson? I've already accepted it. Do you still have doubts about that?"
"No, not at all," Konan sighed softly. "I never meant to tell you that the existence of Ninjas was a mistake. It seems your re-education wasn't thorough enough."
"Hey, hey, to put it plainly, you just want to mess with me, right?" Jiraiya frowned, sounding a bit annoyed. "If the existence of Ninjas is correct, then why have those worlds become like this? Aren't all the wars here stirred up by Ninjas?"
"Being able to say something like that shows you're really thinking seriously," Konan smiled slightly, like a blooming flower bud. "Even if you've only thought about the surface."
"The surface?"
"Even without Ninjas, wars would still happen in this world. It's an inevitable, predetermined thing that won't change by human will. As for why this world only has Ninja wars, it's because the powerful strength of Ninjas ruled this world."
"Because Ninjas ruled this world, that's why there's a Shinobi World War?"
"Exactly."
Konan nodded. "Let's think about it another way. If this world wasn't ruled by Ninjas, but by Samurai... there would still be a Samurai world war. The root cause isn't about Ninjas or Samurai, but the decisions of those in high positions of power."
"These decisions might be for survival, for expansion, or to deflect conflict. But the rulers are the source that decides whether war happens or not; that will never change."
Jiraiya pondered for a moment and nodded slightly. He agreed with what Konan said, and thinking carefully, the rulers' decisions were indeed the root of war. "So, your idea is that there shouldn't be any rulers?"
"Without rulers, the whole society would fall apart like scattered sand," Konan shook her head. "It might lead to greater chaos, and the world would lose its proper order."
"This..." Jiraiya was stumped, looking completely bewildered.
Having rulers leads to war, but not having rulers is even worse. So what the heck is going on? Is peace in the ninja world only possible in dreams?
Konan naturally saw what he was thinking and said unhurriedly, "So, who the ruler is becomes the crucial factor. Are you interested in learning about a government where the people are in charge?"
While Konan was imparting her thoughts and ideas to Jiraiya in a clear and simple way, the group chat was discussing delicious dinner topics.
Machete Girl: Pineapple meat, I made it myself! [Image]
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: ?
Doujin Artist: ?
Lazy Kitten: Pine, pineapple what?
Machete Girl: Pineapple meat, can you not tell?
Curly-haired Guy: Who the heck can tell what that is? Which part is pineapple, and which part is meat? I can't tell anymore, Gin-san, I completely can't tell! My life, my whole life feels like it's plunged into chaos!
Soul Society's Villain: It's not that exaggerated, is it?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: No, you really can't tell. It's all covered in a red, viscous substance, looks like a dish for an ancient god. The stars are watching me!
Lazy Kitten: Hahaha, damn! What Cthulhu!
Machete Girl: That's ketchup!
Doujin Artist: You poured way too much. Are you eating pineapple meat or ketchup? That won't do, Kotonoha. With that cooking skill, it's hard to win a man's heart...
Machete Girl: Who wants to win a man's heart? Can't a man win my heart instead?
Doujin Artist: Oh my, you're going against the grain? But your dinner is still somewhat edible. Mine, I can't even look at. [Image]
Pretty Boy from Skull Island: ? What is that?
Wig Guy: Pixels? I'm seeing pixels in a dinner plate? How did you do that?
Lazy Kitten: Oh my, Eriri, is your dinner bull penis? Listen to me, girls don't really need to supplement like that. Just drink more old chicken soup, really!
Doujin Artist: What bull penis! Who would eat that stuff! That's shredded radish!
This is an Actor: Being able to turn shredded radish into pixels, your cooking skills have reached god-level.
Even Jellal was showing a look of admiration; even he, with nearly ten years of culinary experience, couldn't achieve this level.
Doujin Artist: Don't misunderstand, I didn't make this at all! It was Claire! She insisted on learning to cook! I really don't understand how shredded radish turned into pixels!
Eriri, sitting at the dining table, had a conflicted expression under her hood. Looking at Claire across from her, her eyes full of anticipation, she felt like she was heading to the execution grounds.
She regretted it, she truly regretted it.
She shouldn't have agreed to her culinary experiment. This wasn't just about whether she had talent or not. To put it another way, this half-elf girl really had talent, at least in mixing poisons.
"Why aren't you eating, Mr. Shinigami?" Claire urged, seeing that Eriri wasn't acting. "Taste my cooking, can I open a restaurant like this?"
"Weren't you planning to open a milk tea shop?" Eriri said, subtly twitching her mouth.
"I thought about it carefully, and I don't think I have the talent for opening a milk tea shop," Claire sighed. "Compared to making milk tea, I might like cooking more."
"Why do you think that?" Eriri quickly tried to persuade her. "People shouldn't be fickle; it's better to be focused. I think you're more suited to opening a milk tea shop, believe me."
"Really?" Claire asked, blinking her pure, big eyes. "Do you really think so?"
"Yes, I can guarantee it with my honor."
"But you said earlier that no matter what you do, you still need to practice and compare. Now I've done the practice, please be the judge. If you don't practice, how can you determine the truth?"
Damn it, this is poisonous!
Eriri felt like she had shot herself in the foot. She really didn't expect this girl to be able to learn and apply things so quickly. Most importantly, where did that usual ditziness go? Why had she become so sharp now?
Holding her chopsticks, Eriri swallowed. Is she really going to eat it?
Rumble.
Just then, the door was abruptly and violently kicked open.
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