Vegapunk believed that when the World Government was first established 800 years ago, there must have been a period of peaceful development and vigorous growth; those Original 20 Kings who managed to conquer the world, regardless of their personal character, certainly possessed abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.
However, calling the Celestial Dragons of the One Piece World pigs now would probably insult the intelligence and capability of pigs. If all the Celestial Dragons were replaced by pigs, it would definitely be beneficial rather than detrimental to the development of that world—and by a large margin.
From this, one can also see the harm that unchanging order poses to the world.
After hearing Vegapunk's words, Nagato looked confused. It wasn't surprising that Nagato didn't understand, as the Ninja World didn't have political classes. Not only Ninja, but even figures like the Daimyo probably only had a superficial understanding of these matters.
Secondly, the battles between Ninja were simply too frequent!
After the establishment of the Ninja Villages, there were three Ninja World Wars in just 50 years. Before that, during the several centuries of the Warring States period, there was fighting every day, constant chaos, and never a long period of peaceful rule. Therefore, the current Nagato could not imagine the dangers brought about by class solidification after prolonged rule.
"Lord Vegapunk, according to your words, is war unavoidable? No matter how hard we try, will war eventually come?"
"To some extent, war is indeed unavoidable, but such frequent warfare absolutely goes against the natural laws of development!"
Seeing that Nagato was getting stuck on a technicality, Vegapunk immediately began to explain to him.
"Under normal circumstances, the rule for dynastic upheaval is that after about two or three hundred years of peaceful development, the entire class system becomes completely fixed. Less than one percent of the upper class occupies ninety-nine percent of the resources, and the lower class struggles daily, unable even to meet the standard for survival. Only then will true war break out, leading to a complete change of dynasty."
"Moreover, as technology develops and various resources become increasingly abundant, the period of peace will be greatly extended. Given the current productivity of the Naruto World, it would take about four or five hundred years to reach that standard. If a new technological revolution occurs during this time, the period of peace will extend even further."
"As for fighting three Ninja World Wars in 50 years like they do now... I can only say that these Ninja are inherently flawed in the head; they can't do anything well except killing and fighting!"
Hearing this, Nagato looked a little awkward, but at the same time, he let out a long sigh of relief.
The awkwardness stemmed from the fact that he was also a Ninja, belonging to the group with 'flawed brains.' As for the sigh of relief—for Nagato, four or five hundred years of peace was already an unimaginably long time. If war were to break out after four or five centuries, that wouldn't be his concern.
In Nagato's eyes, if he could maintain peace for fifty or sixty years, that would already be an immeasurable merit and an unimaginable, world-shaking achievement. Four or five hundred years of peace? Even the Six Paths Sage couldn't accomplish that!
Therefore, he didn't really care about the Dynastic Cycle mentioned by Vegapunk; by that time, his bones would probably have turned to dust anyway.
"I don't think there's any need to consider what happens centuries from now. Maintaining peace while I am alive is enough to fulfill the wishes of Yahiko, Konan, and myself!"
As he spoke, Nagato wore a look of satisfied purpose, and Vegapunk merely shrugged.
Although Vegapunk possessed technology capable of letting people live for over a thousand years, he had no intention of letting Nagato use it. To some extent, after Vegapunk left, Nagato would be the ruler of this world, so for safety reasons, it was better for this ruler to have a shorter lifespan.
Vegapunk didn't think he wouldn't be able to return to the One Piece World; in fact, he had already researched some clues regarding world-hopping. This meant he couldn't stay in this world indefinitely. If Nagato lived too long and Vegapunk didn't show up for a prolonged period, who knew if Nagato might develop other ambitions?
..."Why isn't there even a bar on the Moon..."
"Lady Tsunade, now is not the time to drink, is it? Your research isn't finished yet..."
"But I have no mind for research right now... I just want to get drunk!"
"You can't keep this up, my Lady! If you continue to degenerate like this, Lord Vegapunk will definitely completely block your authorization to log into the chakra network!"
Hearing this, the blonde, fair-skinned bombshell slumped down entirely, covering her face with her hands, her voice even carrying a slight sob:
"There's no way, I can't stay here for another minute... I just want to go to the dream realization space now, even if I stay there for a lifetime without waking up, I never want to come back here!"
"Otherwise, just let me get thoroughly drunk! Once I'm drunk, I won't think about anything!"
The more one pursues illusory happiness, the more painful reality becomes when sober, because Tsunade in reality knew very well that her family and loved ones had long since died, and everything she was doing was merely self-deception.
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