Gento was a bit surprised.
He originally thought Mirai would continue to make up excuses, but he didn't expect this kid to actually lay his cards on the table directly.
"You mean to say that you have already lived once, and now you have returned through rebirth?"
Gento scrutinized his three-year-old son in front of him.
Seeing that Gento understood, Mirai immediately slapped his thigh in excitement.
"Yes! That's exactly what it means!"
Following that, he recounted the events of his past life in detail from beginning to end.
From the Raikage's rebellion, the Uchiha helping the Land of Lightning suppress the rebellion, to the Akatsuki causing chaos and ultimately being suppressed by Gento, then to the Land of Wind joining forces with the Land of Earth to stir up the Great Shinobi War, to the Uchiha unifying the shinobi world, and finally, those Otsutsuki clan members who constantly descended.
"You were very strong, winning every single time."
"Momoshiki, Kinshiki, Urashiki, Isshiki. When they came one by one, you could suppress them all."
"But later, they came in greater numbers and became stronger and stronger."
"Until the final time, four of them came at once, and you failed to win."
Mirai's voice grew low.
"Everyone died. Mother, my older brothers and sisters, Uncle Shisui, Uncle Itachi..."
"Everyone died!"
"You were also beaten down from the sky by the enemy, covered in blood, with Truthseeker Orbs shattered all over the ground."
"And then... the world was destroyed."
Gento's face finally registered some surprise.
He originally thought Mirai was a traveler from the Blue Star, just like himself.
He hadn't expected Mirai to actually be a reincarnator of the native shinobi world.
Furthermore, he clearly described Gento's future death in battle.
Unlike Shion's prophecy, Mirai had personally experienced all of this in his past life.
He knew every single detail crystal clear.
Suddenly, he also understood why Shion said that the originally fixed destiny had changed three years ago.
Wasn't three years ago exactly when Mirai was born and he chose his talent trait?
It seemed that when he chose the "Reincarnator" talent trait, the timeline shifted once again.
Gento pondered for a moment, then continued:
"So, what do you think should be done?"
Mirai raised his head, and said:
"In my opinion, if we want to change destiny, there are two key points."
"First, we can no longer develop peacefully as we did last time; instead, we must turn aggressive and unify the shinobi world as fast as possible."
"Only by integrating the combat power of the entire shinobi world ahead of time can we buy more time to prepare for the Otsutsuki."
"Second, master the power of the Divine Tree as soon as possible."
"The fruit produced by the Divine Tree you planted before can make you stronger."
"And the secret of the Divine Tree is only known by Black Zetsu of the Akatsuki."
He paused, his voice turning more urgent:
"This is also why I wanted to leak the Tailed Beast intelligence and stir up conflict between the Akatsuki and our village."
"I wanted you to annihilate the Akatsuki, capture Black Zetsu, and obtain the complete information on the Divine Tree as quickly as possible!"
Gento fell silent.
Of course he knew Black Zetsu's secret.
That mastermind lurking in the shinobi world for a millennium was the incarnation of Kaguya Otsutsuki's will.
That said, Mirai's words made him realize that he might have also underestimated the threat of the Otsutsuki.
Even with the system, the Rinnegan, and the Otsutsuki bloodline, on a certain day in the future, he would still die in battle.
Mirai struck while the iron was hot:
"Furthermore, our Uchiha clan will also be teeming with talent in the future."
"Big Brother Hanyu will awaken the Rinnegan, second brother Mitaka is adept at governing the shinobi world, and third brother Asahi's Kekkei Tota is incredibly powerful... nurturing the next generation can also provide quite a bit of assistance."
Gento nodded.
He naturally knew these things.
The children's talents were all talent traits he had personally chosen.
Mirai continued:
"There is one more thing. Next year, the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village will suddenly go mad for some unknown reason and launch a grand massacre against the nobles of the Land of Lightning."
"Father, you must make preparations ahead of time to station ourselves in the Land of Lightning when the time comes."
"This will be the cornerstone for our Uchiha to unify the world!"
Gento was taken aback upon hearing this.
"You just said that the Raikage will suddenly go mad next year?"
He was a bit puzzled.
Why would the Raikage, who was controlled by his own Kotoamatsukami, go mad for no apparent reason?
Mirai nodded affirmatively:
"Yeah! Who knows what that old fellow the Raikage was thinking; like a lunatic, he suddenly started killing people, not even sparing the Land of Lightning's Feudal Lord."
"In the end, only an underage offspring of the Feudal Lord survived."
"When the time comes, the nobles of the Land of Lightning will beg our Uchiha for assistance. That is a perfect opportunity to usurp their place!"
Gento blinked, unable to help but feel both amused and exasperated.
He had basically confirmed it.
This "Raikage going mad" event was his own handiwork.
Or rather, the handiwork of himself from another timeline.
Originally, controlling the Raikage was merely a setup he casually laid down, but now, with Mirai's reminder, it suddenly dawned on him.
This move was indeed the best method to annex the Land of Lightning.
Needless to say, even the version of himself in another world was just as clever.
As for why Mirai was unclear about the reason, it was likely because his age was too young in his past life, leaving him with no access to core decision-making, thus keeping him in the dark about the root cause of the Raikage's madness.
Even Mirai's political talent was quite limited.
Even after living another life and reviewing it again, he still failed to see the bizarre nature of the Land of Lightning incident.
Nonetheless, that was normal.
Since he had such a heaven-defying talent as "Reincarnator," having shortcomings in other areas was only to be expected.
Gento began to integrate all the current information.
Shion's prophecy, Mirai's account, and the threat of the Otsutsuki...
"We can't drag this out any longer…!"
He murmured.
Just as Mirai said, the process of unifying the shinobi world indeed needed to be accelerated.
Since time was pressing, he would simply launch his methods ahead of schedule.
He turned around and called out the door:
"Mabui."
The door was pushed open, and Mabui walked in.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the father and son in the study had softened, she let out a sigh of relief.
Yet she still waited respectfully for instructions.
Gento pondered for a moment, then spoke:
"Draft a scroll, and use the Heavenly Transfer Technique to ensure it is delivered directly to the Raikage himself."
"The contents are to have him conduct a purge of the Land of Lightning's Feudal Lord and nobles, leaving only the Feudal Lord's underage young son."
"Tell him that this is my command. Act immediately, and make no mistakes."
Mabui's pupils contracted.
Even so, her professional competency as an elite secretary allowed her to quickly suppress her shock; without asking questions, she nodded in agreement and turned to draft the scroll.
Gento's arrangements did not avoid Mirai.
The three-year-old child stood there, his eyes widening further and further.
"Wait, Father, what do you mean by this?"
"The Raikage will listen to you? He'll massacre the Feudal Lord just because you told him to?"
Gento did not explain, merely leaning back in his chair, a faint smile playing on the corners of his lips.
Mirai's actions had already proven his care for the Uchiha clan.
That being the case, it was only right to nurture him.
Therefore, he did not explain.
Meanwhile, Mirai's brain was working at high speed, piecing together all the fragments of his past and present lives.
In his past life, the Raikage suddenly went mad and massacred the Feudal Lord's household, and the Uchiha took the opportunity to intervene and take over the Land of Lightning.
But now, with just a casual sentence, his father had sent the Raikage to execute the exact same task, which meant...
"Wait! Don't tell me... the Raikage is one of ours?"
"The bloodbath of the Land of Lightning in my past life was orchestrated by you?"
Seeing him string all the clues together, Gento nodded and said:
"Not bad, you're not too stupid."
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