Chapter 225: Ninshū
"Chakra shouldn't be a tool of war. People can achieve mutual understanding through the connection of chakra, and that is how true peace will arrive..."
Inside the Hatake residence, Naruto woke with a start, gasping for breath.
Ever since returning from the battlefield that day, this strange voice would always sound in his mind when he fell asleep, constantly repeating these words.
However, regarding the matter of eliminating war through mutual understanding, Uchiha Douhuan had already explained it very simply and clearly when he taught the three of them.
The resources of the ninja world are limited. When resources are not enough to fill one's stomach, even if both sides can understand each other's hunger, when faced with only one remaining portion of food, can one side be expected to voluntarily give up filling their stomach based on mutual understanding alone?
Naruto knew this kind of thing was simply impossible, yet that voice constantly echoed in his ears, as if reminding him that this was his mission.
Naruto sighed, reached for the seal on his abdomen, and his consciousness entered the seal space.
Naruto arrived in front of the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails, lying on the ground, lifted one eyelid and said, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
"Big Brother Kurama, you're inside my body. Have you really not heard any strange voices?" Naruto asked, looking up.
"You've already asked me this question many times. I haven't heard anything," Kurama said, baring his teeth. "If there's nothing else, I'm going to sleep."
With that, the Nine-Tails closed its eyes and changed its position to lie down.
"Wait a minute, Big Brother Kurama," Naruto said hastily upon seeing this.
"Brat, if you're really that idle, then go outside and train. If you lose to that Uchiha kid in the Chunin Exam, then don't even think about borrowing my power ever again," the Nine-Tails said with some impatience.
"Big Brother Kurama, do you think chakra can really connect the hearts of people, allowing them to achieve mutual understanding?" Naruto sighed, leaning against the seal gate with a sense of loss.
Hearing Naruto's question, the Nine-Tails' eyes snapped open. He looked down at the boy before him, who wasn't even as tall as his claw, and fell into silence.
"Kurama, in the future, you will meet a boy with azure-blue eyes. At that time, you and your brothers will all connect with him, and together, you will play freely in the open fields."
In Kurama's mind, he suddenly recalled the words the Sage of Six Paths had said while stroking his soft fur when he was young.
[A boy with azure-blue eyes? Old man, you'd better be talking about this kid,] Kurama thought to himself.
"Sigh, Big Brother Kurama, just take it as me talking nonsense. How could chakra possibly have such a function?" Naruto, having received no response from the Nine-Tails for a long time, stood up helplessly. He instinctively patted away the non-existent dust from his body, intending to leave the seal space. "I won't disturb your rest then. Good night, Big Brother Kurama."
"Chakra can do what you said. No, the function you speak of was the original purpose for which chakra was created," the Nine-Tails' voice sounded behind Naruto at this moment.
"What?" Naruto turned his head in disbelief, looking at the Nine-Tails.
"Brat, hold out your fist," the Nine-Tails in the seal space sat up, looking down at Naruto from above, and then extended a massive fist out from the seal gate.
"Hold out my fist? A fist bump?" Naruto raised his right fist in a daze. The two fists, one large and one small, touched.
In the next instant, a vast expanse of memories and emotions that did not belong to him flooded into Naruto's mind. From the joy of the Nine-Tails living in the wild, and the irritability when affected by human negative emotions, to encountering their Konoha's First Hokage, who said, "Nine-Tails, you are too strong. For safety, you need to be sealed," and then being pinned down by a giant Wood Human, and the unwillingness and anger when controlled by Uchiha Madara's genjutsu. Then came the boredom inside two generations of Jinchuriki, including his mother, and finally, the fury of being controlled by the masked man during the Nine-Tails' rampage, and then the memories from within his own body.
With these memories and emotions, Naruto finally understood why the Nine-Tails held such great hostility towards humans.
At the same time, the Nine-Tails also knew that the voice in Naruto's head these past few days was not just empty words. Moreover, the Nine-Tails found this voice very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"This... is this really something chakra can do?" Naruto asked, looking at his own hands in a daze.
"This is called Ninshū, brat," the Nine-Tails said.
"Ninshū..." After the fist bump with the Nine-Tails, Naruto had naturally mastered this technique of using chakra to connect two people's hearts. At this moment, he became excited. "With this technique, mutual understanding between people will no longer be just empty words, then peace..."
The more Naruto spoke, the more excited he became. But after thinking of the word "peace," the excitement in his heart came to an abrupt halt.
That's right, this technique could allow people to connect their hearts and understand each other. However, it couldn't solve the most fundamental problem: when faced with limited resources, even if people understood each other, what then?
Thinking of this, Naruto's mood sank again.
"But, with this technique, my cooperation with Sasuke and Neji in battle in the future... no, how can this technique be used for battle? This shouldn't be the original purpose of chakra's creation... but... Aaaaaahhhh!" Inside the seal space, Naruto suddenly clutched his head in pain and began to roll around.
"Hey! Brat, calm down!" the Nine-Tails hurriedly shouted a reminder.
After a long while, Naruto, inside the seal space, finally calmed down, drenched in sweat.
"Are you alright, brat?" the Nine-Tails asked, his eyes narrowed.
"I... I'm fine," Naruto looked up, forcing a smile.
"Did you hear that voice again just now?" the Nine-Tails frowned.
"Yes," Naruto nodded. "Just now, I only had a thought in my heart about using this technique you taught me to cooperate with Sasuke and Neji in battle next time, and that voice appeared again."
"But, Big Boss Kurama, back in the age of Ninshū, with this technique, there should have been very few wars between people, right?" Naruto asked at this point.
"The age of Ninshū? That was a very long time ago," the Nine-Tails said. "Much earlier than the era when the ninjutsu you use now appeared. It was in an age when humans were still ignorant, either fearing the power of chakra or abusing it."
"The wise man who created Ninshū believed that chakra was the materialization of spiritual energy, a bridge for understanding between people. He used chakra to help people reclaim wasteland, irrigate fields, heal injuries, and even... quell disputes. He let people feel the thoughts and pain of others through chakra, thereby achieving understanding and coexistence. This was the original 'Ninshū'—a path of practice that used chakra as a medium to pursue peace and understanding."
"That sounds really wonderful," Naruto said. "But in the future, chakra became a weapon for people to fight each other..."
"Yes... no matter how beautiful the ideal, it cannot withstand the complexity and desires of the human heart. The wise man who founded Ninshū had two sons. The elder son inherited great power and talent; he believed that power was the key to bringing peace, and that order needed to be established and maintained by the strong. His younger son, however, inherited his ideals and indomitable spirit. He believed in the understanding and bonds between people, believing that peace could only be created through joint efforts."
Naruto's heart pounded, as if the echo of some destiny was reverberating in his ears, "And then... they..."
The Nine-Tails' voice became grave, "The conflict of ideals eventually evolved into a struggle between the brothers. The elder brother pioneered the path of 'jutsu,' refining and weaponizing chakra, pursuing the ultimate in power and individual strength. The younger brother inherited the mantle of 'Ninshū,' emphasizing cooperation and connection. Their struggle ran through that era and also completely changed the way chakra was used. The peaceful ideal of Ninshū, 'connection and understanding,' was gradually replaced by the conflict and slaughter of 'jutsu' under the temptation of war and power. The era of 'ninja' and 'ninjutsu' thus began... The world envisioned by that wise man ultimately deviated from its course."
Hearing this, Naruto nodded.
"Brat, you don't seem surprised by this at all?" the Nine-Tails asked, somewhat puzzled upon seeing this.
"Yes. Teacher once taught me that if the resources of the ninja world cannot meet everyone's survival needs, then even if people can understand each other, it still cannot prevent the arrival of war," Naruto said.
The Nine-Tails also fell into silence upon hearing this. He remembered that the reason chakra was first used for combat seemed to be because two neighboring villages were fighting over their only water source.
"Your teacher sees this aspect with true clarity," the Nine-Tails said.
(End of chapter)
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