Ch-62 Can friend bring peace?

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After defeating Hanzo, Aiko removed the barrier she had created and held her eye, panting heavily. The same condition applied to every one of Karan's subordinates.

At that moment, Emiko, sitting on the ground, exclaimed, "We did it! We've successfully completed the mission given to us by Master Karan."

"Yes, we didn't disappoint him, and now each of us has awakened the Mangekyo. Master Karan will surely be proud of us," Nakamura replied.

Smiles adorned everyone's faces, but they were all exhausted from the battle and the awakening of their Mangekyo Sharingan.

Observing this, Obito contemplated whether he should end their lives right here or let them live. He hesitated because he didn't know if any of these individuals had awakened a Mangekyo that could restrain him.

Just as Obito hesitated about what to do, suddenly a sixteen-year-old boy with white hair and sky-blue eyes appeared behind all five of Uchiha Karan's subordinates.

"Why is he here? Wasn't this a mission he assigned to his subordinates?" Obito thought when he saw Uchiha Karan appear. Now, his speculation about Uchiha Karan sending his subordinates here just to awaken the Sharingan seemed to be true. Obito began to wonder if this was indeed the case.

While Obito was observing Uchiha Karan, Karan's eyes turned toward him. Seeing this, a chill ran down Obito's spine. Without a second thought, he activated 'Kamui' and quickly made his escape. The same was true for Black Zetsu.

"Hmph, you have some use, or else I would have killed a scourge like you," Karan thought as he looked at the cliff where Obito was standing.

Karan's subordinates saw him standing and immediately attempted to kneel down but were halted by Uchiha Karan. "No need. You have worked hard, and you need rest, so rest."

"Yes, Master Karan," each of them replied before continuing to sit down.

Karan observed the many dead bodies lying around and used the 'Earth Release: Earth Coffin Technique.' Soon, all the bodies of the ninjas present there were buried.

He then turned toward his subordinates and said, "I apologize for my harsh words. I didn't mean any of it. You have all already mastered the three-tomoe Sharingan, and you needed a mental stimulation to awaken the Mangekyo. None of you have anything important to you except me, so I said those harsh words to help you all awaken the Mangekyo."

"No need to apologize, Master Karan; we understand. Everything you did was for our own growth, and we were able to awaken the Mangekyo thanks to your guidance," said Aiko and others also nodded showing their agreement with Aiko's statement.

"Hmm, I am relieved to hear that," Karan nodded, and at that moment, Nagato, along with his friends Yahiko and Konan, approached Uchiha Karan.

"Thank you very much for saving us," said Yahiko, slightly bowing to express his gratitude.

"No need to thank me. You are mistaken if you think I saved you. My main objective was to save Nagato, who has the Rinnegan," said Uchiha Karan.

Upon hearing this, Yahiko and Konan became vigilant. "Are you also someone who is after Nagato's eyes?"

"Not at all. Why would I need someone else's Rinnegan when I can awaken my own Rinnegan?" replied Karan.

"Awaken?" Nagato asked in confusion because, according to his understanding, he was born with the Rinnegan.

"Yes, there was a Uchiha like me who awakened the Rinnegan and then implanted it into you. You thought it was your eyes. If they were your eyes, why would it be so unbearable for your body? Why would you need to cover your eyes to prevent chakra loss all the time?" Uchiha Karan explained.

Nagato thought and realized that somewhere in his heart, he always had a feeling that this eye behaved as if it wasn't his own.

"Nagato, you have realized today that talk can never bring peace, but strength can. Your friend Yahiko's ideals are noble, but not practical. If talk alone could bring peace, it would have happened during the reign of the 'First Hokage,' but it didn't," Karan stated.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Nagato.

"I mean exactly what I said. The First Hokage initially used his strength to create Konoha and establish peace. Later, through peace talks, he extended that peace to the world. It sounds fantastic, but tell me, when did the First Ninja War occur?" Karan asked Nagato a question.

"I am not sure, but it was around the same time when the 'First Hokage' died," said Nagato.

"It was after the 'First Hokage' battled with Uchiha Madara. After the battle with Uchiha Madara, he started appearing less and less in public, and the whole village came under the control of his younger brother, Senju Tobirama. Rumors spread that the First Hokage was sick after the fight with Madara. As soon as this rumor spread, the entire ninja world was dragged into the quagmire of war. However, the war was of small scale, relatively negligible, and not so intensive. But as soon as the news of the First Hokage's death spread, the war escalated to its peak. Now tell me, why was there peace in this world until the reign of the 'First Hokage'?" Karan asked another question.

"His strength was the reason. As long as he was alive, no one dared to escalate the war because even if he was sick, there was a high chance that the 'First Hokage' could interfere, and his interference would cause huge losses to the major villages," Nagato replied.

"So now, Nagato, can your friend bring peace with his so-called peace talks?" Karan inquired.

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