Yagami got straight to the point, revealing Uchiha Shisui's intention, which caught him off guard for a moment.
It seems this man is not just the reckless and extreme person he appears to be.
"You are indeed a smart person."
Yagami said indifferently, "Compared to you, I am naturally much smarter."
Upon hearing this, the two Jonin were ready to act again.
Uchiha Shisui, however, smiled dismissively.
"Since that's the case, I would like to hear the teachings of a smart person like you."
"Alright, are you hungry?"
Uchiha Shisui was taken aback.
"What?"
"Uchiha Teshiwake's pancake shop. I can give you a chance to treat me to a meal."
Yagami walked towards the shop on his own.
"Shisui-sama, this bastard is too arrogant!"
"Who does he think he is? Isn't he just a mad dog that bites everyone he sees?!"
Uchiha Shisui glared at the two of them.
"Shut up."
"Don't underestimate that man."
"The man that the Clan Leader is willing to protect at all costs, even confronting the Lord Hokage forcefully, and the man that the Lord Hokage personally ordered us to come and warn..."
"How could he be so simple?"
"You two, wait outside the shop."
"...Yes, Shisui-sama."
Uchiha Shisui followed Yagami's footsteps and walked into Uchiha Teshiwake's pancake shop.
Uchiha Teshiwake and Uchiha Jing, the old couple who were busy, were both stunned for a moment.
"Not only Yagami-sama, but Shisui-sama has also come?"
"It's really lively today..."
"Yagami-sama, the usual today?"
"Yes, please."
"What about Shisui-sama?"
"The same as him, I guess."
"Alright."
Uchiha Shisui looked around. He remembered Uchiha Itachi saying that he also liked this pancake shop very much.
Not only because the food was delicious, but also because of the warmth and human touch of the old couple.
Now it seems that Itachi was indeed right.
"Are you a regular here too?"
Uchiha Shisui asked.
Before Yagami could answer, Uchiha Teshiwake smiled.
"Not a regular, but our great benefactor."
"Oh? How so?"
Uchiha Jing said resentfully, "There was a group of thugs who came to the shop every day to cause trouble. Not only did they eat without paying, but they also often bullied other customers and frequently fought and caused trouble, breaking tables and chairs every day. One time, they almost burned down the entire shop!"
"After reporting to the Police Force, they were just arrested and locked up for a few months. After they came out, they continued to cause trouble, even worse than before. Knowing that we old couple reported them, they came to our door every day for revenge, punching and kicking, tormenting and humiliating us. We couldn't live like this at all..."
Uchiha Teshiwake smiled and continued.
"Thanks to Yagami-sama..."
"That time, he also came to the shop and happened to encounter these thugs. Without a word, he left none of them alive, killing them all!"
"Since then, the shop has returned to peace, and business has slowly improved..."
He smiled and brought the pancakes to the table with both hands, placing them in front of Yagami.
Uchiha Shisui, however, frowned.
"Those were just thugs, although they were indeed hateful, but..."
"They didn't deserve to die, did they?"
Uchiha Teshiwake and Uchiha Jing trembled, and their faces changed color at the same time.
"Shisui-sama, those wicked people didn't deserve to die, but should we old couple die?"
"That's not what I meant..."
"Hmph, we understand what Shisui-sama means very well, but if everyone thinks like you and arrests and releases those wicked people, we old couple will be tortured to death by them sooner or later!"
"That's right, they didn't deserve to die, but after they beat us old couple to death and finally deserve to die, who should we get our two lives back from?"
Uchiha Shisui was speechless.
The words of the old couple left this young man, who had not experienced the chaotic world and the treacherous human heart, with nothing to say.
Uchiha Shisui certainly knew what darkness was.
He had experienced war, and he had even seen the most brutal battles.
He charged forward, fought bravely, and was definitely a young genius and a Konoha hero on the battlefield.
However, when faced with the gray areas in the real world and the intertwined sins in real life, he was completely clueless and helpless.
"Here."
Bang.
Uchiha Jing somewhat angrily threw the pancake on the table, in front of Uchiha Shisui.
Yagami silently ate the pancake and took a big gulp of soup.
Uchiha Shisui, however, fell into silence.
Is the man in front of him doing the right thing?
No, it can't be...
It is only right and proper to kill enemies on the battlefield.
But in the village, there must be a gentler way to solve problems...
"Yagami, perhaps your actions have their own reasons."
"However, I always believe that in non-essential circumstances, why be so extreme?"
"Once you kill someone, you cut off all possibilities."
"What if you kill the wrong person? What if it's a miscarriage of justice? What if they still have a chance to repent? Who will give them this chance?"
Yagami chewed the pancake in large mouthfuls, without lifting his head.
"Are you also so indecisive when killing enemies on the battlefield?"
Uchiha Shisui shook his head.
"That's different."
"What's the difference?"
"There is no right or wrong on the battlefield, only position. It's either you die or I die."
"If I don't kill him, he will kill me."
"Furthermore, that is to protect the interests of the entire village."
Yagami sneered.
"In other words, you are ensuring your own survival, or the greater interests of the entire village."
"Then, why should your life be above the lives of others?"
"Why should the interests of Konoha Village be above those of other villages?"
Uchiha Shisui thought for a moment.
"Indeed, it shouldn't be, but as I said, this is a matter of position."
"Of course, people love themselves first, and then the people around them. Interests have sizes, and love has degrees of closeness."
"My family, relatives, clan members, and village are naturally more important than others."
"The same goes for enemies; the things they protect are the same."
Yagami said, "So, there is no justice, only position?"
Uchiha Shisui shook his head.
"Aggressive expansion, invasion, and actively harming the interests of others and other countries are naturally unjust. To fight against this unjust war is naturally a just war."
Yagami said, "Then is Rain Village just or unjust?"
"What?"
Uchiha Shisui looked somewhat lost.
"Rain Village, in the last Shinobi World War, was forced to serve as the battlefield for the three great nations: Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure."
"They did not actively invade, but when the three great nations tacitly used Rain Village as a land to unleash war, they did not ask for Rain Village's opinion. To Rain Village, is Konoha Village just?"
"This..."
"But Hanzō of the Salamander also once actively declared war on the entire Shinobi World..."
"That was not a declaration of war, but forced defense."
"If you were Hanzō, and other great nations were using your country as a battlefield, wantonly unleashing war on your land, making villagers homeless and innocent people die, what would you do?"
Uchiha Shisui fell silent.
"Ultimately, what you call having no right or wrong, only position, is just the arrogance of the great nations."
"When Rain Village actively resisted the invasion of the great nations, Konoha Village, and any other great nation, tacitly portrayed Hanzō as a warmonger, but they never thought..."
"Since the founding of Konoha Village, the Shinobi World has suffered three full-scale wars, and each Shinobi World War was undoubtedly initiated by the Five Great Nations themselves."
"Now, do you still think there is no right or wrong, only position?"
"Do you still think your so-called justice is real justice?"
Uchiha Shisui was silent for a long time.
"But I am a ninja of Konoha Village after all."
"This origin was not something I chose."
"Naturally, I will inherently consider problems from the perspective of Konoha Village."
"If I were born in Rain Village, perhaps I would have a completely different perspective..."
Yagami pointed at Uchiha Shisui.
"Exactly."
"Admit it, the justice you believe in is nothing more than the law of the jungle."
"Rain Village has no justice simply because they are too weak."
Uchiha Shisui became increasingly agitated.
He was ordered to warn the man in front of him, but gradually he was shaken by what he said...
Could it be that the firm belief he had always held...
Was it really all wrong?
(End of the Chapter)