Yahiko, Pakura, and Raiga Kurosuki couldn't believe what Chinya was saying. He claimed to have once been at the very bottom of Konoha, and that without struggle and sacrifice for the village, he'd never have risen at all.
After all, judging from his current appearance, Chinya simply didn't look like someone who had ever lived such a harsh life.
A ninja as powerful as Chinya should have been carefully nurtured since childhood to reach such a level.
The reason why civilian ninja rarely rise up is precisely because resources are unequally distributed—the strong become stronger, while the weak remain weaker.
Although they hadn't personally witnessed Chinya in battle, they knew he was a disciple of Orochimaru—one of the Sannin of Konoha—and that he possessed an extremely powerful Thunder Breathing Nin-Taijutsu technique along with the Mangekyo Sharingan...
Such rumors were impossible to ignore.
More importantly, someone with the Sharingan like Chinya was likely from the Uchiha Clan.
Yet now, Chinya was telling them he'd once been at the lowest rung of society—how could a member of the Uchiha possibly be at the bottom of Konoha?
Seeing the expression of disbelief on their faces, Chinya chuckled lightly. "Don't believe me? Honestly, if I were you, I wouldn't believe it either. When I introduced myself earlier, I didn't mention my surname because I don't have one.
Though I possess the Sharingan, I have absolutely nothing to do with the Uchihas in Konoha.
I guess I'll have to explain further, or else you won't understand just how much hatred I carry toward Konoha.
Truthfully, I never wanted to speak about this before, but since we're going to be allies and fight side by side, knowing a bit more about me won't hurt.
First of all, I wasn't even five years old when my parents were driven out of Konoha by the Uchiha Clan.
Why were they expelled? Because my parents came from families that were deadly enemies—my father belonged to the Senju Clan, and my mother was a member of the Uchiha Clan. Do you have any idea what that means?"
Pakura and Raiga Kurosuki widened their eyes, staring at Chinya in shock.
Yahiko's expression looked unusually naive. "You two, why are you reacting like that? It's not like they're from completely different clans or anything."
Pakura shot Yahiko an incredulous look. "Yahiko, you really don't know?"
Yahiko scratched his head. "Was I supposed to know something?"
Raiga Kurosuki explained, "During the Age of Warring Clans, before the concept of ninja villages existed, it was a time of constant clan warfare. At that time, the two most powerful ninja clans in the entire Shinobi World were the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan.
Later, for unknown reasons, the then-clan leaders Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju reached a peace agreement. These two mighty clans joined forces to establish the Hidden Leaf Village, and soon after, other nations followed Fire Country's example by forming their own ninja organizations, thus beginning the era of unification across the Five Nations under the ninja world.
Since then, the Senju and Uchiha Clans had always been bitter rivals. Later, Madara Uchiha mysteriously left Konoha. After returning, he attacked the village, attempting to destroy it.
Hashirama Senju faced off against Madara Uchiha in battle, where Hashirama emerged victorious and Madara died."
The canyon where the two fought later became known as the Valley of the End. Konoha even built statues standing on both sides of the valley to commemorate this great battle.
"I think most ninja in the entire Shinobi World know about this history."
Yahiko felt a bit embarrassed and scratched his nose.
He truly didn't know, and honestly, he wasn't much of a studious person.
Pakura asked Chinya, "You said your parents were forced out of Konoha because they were together?"
Chinya nodded. "Exactly. After Hiruzen Sarutobi took power, the Senju Clan had already been fully integrated into Konoha, there was no longer a separate Senju Clan. Konoha's first major ninja clan was the Uchiha Clan.
However, the Uchiha Clan couldn't accept the fact that my parents were together. At that time, my mother was already pregnant with me. The Uchiha wanted my mother to abandon me. Finally, my father secretly sneaked into the Uchiha compound and took my mother away, leaving Konoha.
The Uchiha pressured Hiruzen Sarutobi to label my parents as rogue ninja, forcing them to flee across the Shinobi World.
Later, because of my mother's Sharingan, she drew attention from other shinobi. My father fell in battle while protecting my mother and me. Before dying, my mother brought me back to Konoha and pleaded before Hiruzen Sarutobi, allowing us to live in Konoha.
But since my bloodline wasn't purely Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan refused to recognize me.
Moreover, the Uchiha Clan had an extremely bad reputation in Konoha, making the cowardly citizens of Konoha angry yet too scared to speak out, so they vented their anger on me—a half-Uchiha.
Plus, due to my parents' status as rogue ninja, I was bullied mercilessly in Konoha, living without dignity, and no one ever helped me."
Yahiko, Pakura, and Raiga Kurosuki listened in shock and awe.
They never expected that Chinya, who now wields great power, had lived such a harsh life in Konoha.
Yahiko pursed his lips and asked, "Then what happened afterward?"
Chinya shrugged. "To survive in Konoha, I had no choice but to risk my life for the village. Fortunately, I eventually caught the attention of Master Orochimaru, and step by step, I climbed to where I am today."
Though Chinya spoke so casually, Yahiko and the others could tell how incredibly difficult it must have been—far more challenging than they could possibly imagine.
Pakura looked at Chinya quizzically and asked, "So… do you hate Konoha?"
Chinya smiled in return. "What do you think? Although Konoha can be said to have sheltered me all these years, I've devoted all these years of my life fighting for the village. Even if there were debts of gratitude, I've repaid them fully. Our relationship could be described as cooperative.
So setting aside our cooperation, what remains between us is nothing but hatred, right?"
Raiga Kurosuki asked, "So... are you saying you created this organization just to take revenge on Konoha?"
Chinya shook his head again. "Don't be so narrow-minded. Broaden your perspective. Now that you know my past, you probably don't mind joining this organization anymore, right?
Let me explain to you why I created this organization."
We are all ninja oppressed by the ninja villages. All our efforts are taken for granted, and in the end, we're nothing more than disposable tools.
Our love and dedication are worth nothing. So then, why not redirect that love toward ourselves?"
Yahiko frowned. "Redirect our love to ourselves?"
Chinya nodded. "Put simply, it means practicing self-love. The Shinobi World will enter a period of peace lasting over a decade, but after those years, the entire Shinobi World will plunge into chaos unlike anything seen before—even beyond the recently ended Great Ninja World War.
The goal of our organization is to find a place in this world where we truly belong. Perhaps we can't change the Shinobi World, but we can carve out a life we won't regret living!"
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