Kakashi spoke with a serious tone.
In contrast, Uchiha Jin's expression remained calm as he turned and walked to the tea table in the living room, pouring two cups of tea for himself and Kakashi.
"Don't be in such a hurry. Sit!"
"There's no need to be so serious; just relax."
"This Five Kage Summit will most likely proceed without any incidents."
"After all, there is the hidden Akatsuki Organization on the outside, and the chaos caused by the deaths of the Daimyo and the Nobles on the inside. None of the Five Great Ninja Villages want to cause trouble at this critical juncture."
"As for the Akatsuki Organization, there's no need to worry. They just captured four Tailed Beasts, and since those four are still within their Jinchuriki, it will be difficult for them to handle the matter in the short term. Naturally, they won't have the time to disrupt the Five Kage Summit."
Uchiha Jin said with a smile on his face.
He truly did not take this Five Kage Summit seriously. His planning and layout phase had already concluded; next, there was no need for him to stand at the forefront for things to continue moving along his predetermined path.
And, in response to this.
Kakashi, who had sat down, nodded slightly and then began to drink the tea on the table.
Although he still didn't know the full extent of Uchiha Jin's plans, he knew that his Hokage-sama had always been one to plan thoroughly before acting. As a subordinate, he only needed to follow orders; there was no need to worry about such matters!
To be honest, it was quite nice!
In the past, he had to think for himself during missions, but since Uchiha Jin took power, he only needed to execute orders with 100% efficiency.
Five minutes later.
Shisui walked in from outside and couldn't help but sigh with emotion after sitting down: "The climate in the Land of Iron is truly strange. It's in a state of winter with constant snow all year round. It's hard to imagine how this group of Samurai has managed to persevere in such a place."
And, in response to this.
Kakashi put down his teacup, his eyes showing respect: "To be able to hold their ground in such a bitterly cold place, the integrity of these Samurai is indeed worthy of admiration!"
"Hey, you two."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking? You're not actually moved by your own imaginations, are you?"
Shisui: "..."
Kakashi: "..."
The two of them looked bewildered.
They could naturally hear the faint mockery in Uchiha Jin's tone, but for a moment, they couldn't figure out what he was mocking.
In such a harsh environment, this group of persevering Samurai...
Weren't they worthy of respect?
Uchiha Jin let out a soft sigh.
Looking at these two subordinates who lacked even a shred of political wisdom, he pondered for a moment before offering a brief explanation.
"Do you two really think these Samurai are willing to stay in this bitterly cold land?"
"No, you're wrong!"
"They have nowhere else to go. They only choose to stay because they have no other choice."
"It's precisely because this place is cold enough and cannot produce food or other resources that other Ninja Villages and nations have almost no interest in it. Furthermore, because this group of Samurai served various Daimyo for many years in the past, those Daimyo were willing to endorse them, which eventually allowed these Samurai to establish a nation here."
"To put it bluntly, this is charity!"
"It is only through the charity of the Five Great Ninja Villages and the Daimyo that these Samurai finally possess this frozen wasteland that no one else wants. And even so, these Samurai must guarantee absolute neutrality!"
"This isn't because the Samurai love peace so much; it's because if they didn't love peace, they would have been completely wiped out by the Ninja long ago!"
"Save your admiration. These Samurai are here purely because they are weak!"
"And the weak are destined to be bullied!"
"The Land of Iron seems peaceful now only because there's no profit to be had, so the major Ninja Villages don't feel like attacking you today!"
"The two of you are the pillars of my Konoha. As Konoha's power grows in the future, you will become high-ranking officials or even govern entire regions at any time. So, from today on, I want you to think and reflect carefully. I don't want the future great figures of Konoha to be naive, hot-blooded idiots who possess nothing but martial force!"
Uchiha Jin's tone was serious.
Yes!
He said these words with a purpose: to make these two grow up as quickly as possible.
Considering his future plans and layouts, he was truly short on people right now!
In the future, even if ordinary people can be allowed to govern regions, people like them must be dispatched to provide necessary supervision over local officials. He didn't want this group of Ninja to be played for fools by ordinary people.
So... whether they were willing or not, they had to learn the mindset of a Kage.
And he was indeed not wrong. The current Land of Iron was truly too small, consisting of only two or three Villages and towns, all of which were built atop high mountains.
Not to mention its small size, the environment was extremely harsh!
Even Sunagakure, which had the harshest environment, looked down on such a tiny place like the Land of Iron.
Why were these Samurai able to occupy it?
Regardless of how glamorous it sounded on the surface, the essence was that the Samurai were too weak.
In the entire Land of Iron, Mifune was the only expert, yet he only reached the level of an Elite Jonin. Even Kakashi could take him down.
Everyone else—was trash!
Aside from the Samurai Mifune, the other Samurai weren't even as good as a Chunin from a major Ninja Village.
Such a small country had no right to join the chessboard of the Ninja World!
"Is that how it is? I understand!"
"It seems my vision was too limited in the past."
"Lord Jin, I will work hard!"
Shisui's face was full of bitterness as he couldn't help but speak.
Yes!
With the establishment of New Konoha, he had slowly begun to truly access high-level information, and he felt increasingly sorrowful about his past self.
Previously, he thought the entire Uchiha clan was corrupt and that only he and Itachi were the smart ones who could truly look beyond the clan and view issues from the Village's perspective.
It was precisely because of this ideology that he had previously aided and abetted villainy, even helping the Village suppress his own clansmen.
But what about now?
Now that he truly had access to the information of the Village's upper echelons, he realized how foolish he had been back then, having been used directly as a blade by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
It was the same now!
One moment he was admiring these Samurai, and the next, after Uchiha Jin's words, he realized that so-called integrity was all nonsense. In essence, it was because these Samurai were weak and unwilling to change by learning from the Hatake Clan. Consequently, they had to rely on the charity of the Ninja Villages and Daimyo to barely have such a harsh land as a place to survive.
Did these Samurai enjoy suffering?
If they were truly given a territory in the Land of Fire, would you see if they were still willing to stay in the Land of Iron?
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Although Kakashi did not speak, he still let out a deep sigh.
At this moment, he was truly weary at heart!
He felt that he had been miserably deceived by the 'Will of Fire' in the past. Now that New Konoha no longer emphasized the Will of Fire, and he could truly view the Village and the Ninja World rationally, he realized how naive and foolish his past self had been!