"What's wrong with a daydream anyway?"
Hearing Naruto's words, Obito's gaze became a bit vacant, and he muttered, "This world is inherently full of falsehoods and despair…"
"Only you are false, and only you are despairing."
Before Obito could finish speaking, Clone Four looked up at the sky and instinctively retorted.
Just like the original Prince, Naruto's skill points were mostly in his mouth.
The difference was that the Prince specialized in Talk no Jutsu, while he specialized in verbal assault… aiming to destroy the enemy physically and mentally!
"Knowledge and wisdom are the primary means for people to understand the world, which is what we call perspective."
"However, knowledge is infinite, and one's perspective also changes with experience, gaining different insights at different stages of life."
"Today's Proverbs could be tomorrow's absurd nonsense, and then perhaps someday in the future, one might gain an even deeper understanding from it. This can be said to be the necessary path for the growth of human intellect."
"Therefore, making a subjective judgment about something with strong personal emotions at a certain stage is undoubtedly a very foolish thing."
"Heaven and Earth, profound and yellow; the universe, vast and boundless; all things grow, autumn harvest and winter storage; sun and moon revolve, yin and yang, four phenomena; governing the world, scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants; may I ask, is there anything among these that you understand? How many books have you read? How dare you define the world?"
Obito was dumbfounded.
If Naruto had talked to him about emotional issues, he might have been able to say a few words.
But what Naruto was saying, he truly didn't understand…
"I truly don't understand, but so what? Even if I understood these things, what could it change?!"
A blush crept up Obito's ear, and he felt as if he was back to the time when Kakashi used to mock him.
The difference was, this brat in front of him was even more annoying than Kakashi!
His mouth was like it was poisoned, constantly stabbing at people's hearts.
"Ignorantly self-righteous, no wonder Rin doesn't like you."
Clone Four sneered, and at the same time, the other three clones burst into laughter.
Youthful yet harsh laughter echoed from four directions, and in the center of the chain net, Obito's head visibly turned red again.
"By the way, have you three still not thought of a solution?"
Clone Four looked at the other three: "If not, should we just try to pry it out?"
"Tell me the answer!!!"
Before the other clones could speak, Obito roared frantically.
"Damn brat… no, Uzumaki Naruto, you are definitely not an ordinary brat! Since you said so, you must have an answer, right?!"
"Tell me! What you know!"
"You want this eye, right? Take it! I'll give it all to you! Just tell me!"
"Oh?"
Clone One's eyes lit up: "Can verbal assault achieve this effect too?"
"What verbal assault? This is philosophy!"
Clone Four proudly tossed his head: "I am the philosophical clone who inherited all of the main body's travel experiences and life insights. From now on, please call me Uzumaki Zhuangzi!"
Clone One nodded: "Alright, Uzumaki Stump, please explain it to him, and while you're at it, gouge out the eye."
What the hell is a stump…
Uzumaki Zhuangzi sighed: "Alright, ask whatever questions you have."
"You said Infinite Tsukuyomi is a daydream, so if you knew what you just said, could it change this world? In a world full of hatred and war, how would you eliminate the hatred between people?!"
Obito's tone was accusatory, yet clearly urgent.
Seeing Uzumaki Zhuangzi walk towards him, he suddenly struggled again.
"Don't come closer! I've already preset Izanagi. Once activated, this eye will be completely useless! But the jutsu can be canceled before it's activated, so tell me the answer first!"
"Alright, alright, don't get excited."
Uzumaki Zhuangzi quickly stopped. Since it could be canceled, everything was negotiable.
"Let's talk about the answer first. All the pain and hatred in the Ninja World are, in the final analysis, problems of political systems."
Obito frowned deeply: "Political systems?"
"That's right. Essentially, war is an extension of politics, and politics is a demand for interests."
Uzumaki Zhuangzi explained unhurriedly, striving to make the fool understand his meaning.
"Individual interests, collective rights, the ambitions of those in power, unequal distribution of resources, etc… all can be factors that ignite war."
"And in wars filled with bloodshed and violence, people's evil thoughts are amplified by the killing, thereby extending more hatred and pain."
Uzumaki Zhuangzi said, shaking his head slightly.
"Hatred, pain… this is natural. If Ninja didn't hate each other and fight, how could those Daimyo and nobles sleep soundly?"
"So they'll say, Ninja are just tools to complete missions, and those who don't follow mission rules are trash. The most ridiculous thing is that as objects of PUA, the collective of Ninja actually has a very high sense of identification with this statement…"
"PUA is…"
"It means, I slap you, and you still have to thank me."
Obito's eyes twitched. Thinking about it that way, he gradually understood.
"This is also why I'm not a Ninja. I can even eliminate global hunger by myself. Why should I be a mission tool? Am I lacking love?"
Uzumaki Zhuangzi spread his hands, and Obito was speechless.
"You ask me if the knowledge I possess can make the world better… The answer is yes!"
"But this is too troublesome to explain. First, the Ninja World needs to be unified. Second, laws, technology, people's livelihoods, education, and all other aspects must advance together. This involves an enormous amount of knowledge and workload, too much to finish even in three days and three nights, so I won't go into detail."
"You ask me if hatred can be severed. The answer is no, but its continuation can be blocked through law and education."
"How about that? Satisfied?"
Obito looked dazed. He felt his worldview had been violently impacted.
It was like an engineer finding a problem in a circuit diagram, searching for a long time, and then someone tells him it's a musical score—fundamentally wrong from the start.
"So… the Ninja Village system was wrong from the beginning, Ninja shouldn't have existed from the beginning, all of this, everything, was wrong from the beginning?"
He's driven the kid crazy…
Uzumaki Zhuangzi sighed heavily: "It can't be too absolute. People of every era have their own missions, and right or wrong must be considered in conjunction with the historical context."
"For the Sengoku period, the Ninja Village system was undoubtedly a step forward, even if it turned chaotic skirmishes into larger-scale wars. But it's undeniable that it established order out of chaos, which is a great leap forward for any form of civilization."
"As for Ninja… they're actually no different from mercenaries. There's still market demand, but there's no need to stick to this profession. Isn't making movies faster money than doing missions?"
"And even if the path of a Ninja is destined to be accompanied by killing and death, isn't that your own choice?"
"What? You can be a hero, but you can't bear the pain? You want all the benefits, don't you?"
"Why are you a Ninja?"