svetikya Chapter 399 A Cruel Consolation Prize
Chapter 399 A Cruel Consolation Prize
Chapter 399 A Cruel Consolation Prize
"What are you talking about?!"
Shuanghai angrily spoke up for Otsutsuki Hagoromo, "If it weren't for the Sect Master! You might have already become nourishment for the Divine Tree!!"
The Ninja Clan disciple quickly waved his hand and said, "Ah no, that's not what we meant—"
"Then you guys—"
"Never mind, Shuanghai."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki stopped Sokai from continuing to speak up for him.
"Everyone feels lost and anxious when facing the future."
Even he, who had once firmly believed in his own path, was now less confident.
At this moment, the comment section continued: "A company with fewer than 2000 people simply cannot afford the governance costs of an Indra-style system."
"Forcibly implementing rigid management systems will immediately trigger a complete collapse of the governance system."
"The Asura failed to play its due role as a buffer, resulting in a lack of necessary transition period for any institutional changes."
The Ninja Clan Successor Trial Timeline: "Would I need—Ashura?!"
Standing alone on a cliff deep in the mountains, far from the Ninja Clan, Indra's mutterings were filled with suppressed resentment.
The idea that he needed his brother's help to complete his path to peace and rule was, in Indra's understanding, as if he couldn't do anything without Asura!
"This structural flaw is destined to plunge the Ninja Sect into a governance hell where 'the old order has collapsed and a new system is difficult to establish,' ultimately leading to its complete disintegration amidst internal and external difficulties."
For a fleeting moment, the young man Indra, who had just awakened his kaleidoscope, had a ferocious expression!
And another timeline—
In the timeline of Indra's awakening of his Sharingan, the young Indra, who awakened his Sharingan to save his younger brother Ashura, is standing affectionately with his brother.
The information about the future did not cause any rift between the two brothers; on the contrary, it strengthened their bond of wanting to protect each other.
"Asura, just do what you like." Indra gently stroked his younger brother's hair, a faint smile in his eyes. "Leave the rest to your older brother. I will protect you."
In the past, Ashura would have happily nodded and entrusted everything to his brother.
But after glimpsing the future, he displayed a maturity and determination unlike anything he had ever shown before!
"I want to protect my brother too!" Ashura gripped Indra's hand tightly, his eyes burning like flames. "From this day forward, I will train my chakra diligently, just like my brother, and study the Ninja Cult's scriptures! When the Ninja Cult surpasses two thousand members, I will become the bridge connecting my brother and everyone else! I will assist my brother in becoming the Ninja Cult's successor, surpassing even our father!!"
"Asura—" A warm ripple spread across Indra's eyes.
Those clear eyes reflecting the image of his brother formed the cruelest contrast with the gloomy kaleidoscope in the future.
The bullet screen displays the conclusion.
"The Sage of Six Paths entrusted the Ninja Sect to a new successor, and for nearly a hundred years afterward, the Ninja Sect was in a period of life-or-death transition in governance."
"If a mechanism for collaboration between the paths of Indra and Asura cannot be established immediately, this organization is destined to perish rapidly after the departure of its first leader."
"This is not a potential risk, but an inevitable outcome based on the laws of governance."
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In order to avoid being caught and punished by their father, Hashirama and Madara had already returned to their respective ninja clans with their younger brothers.
Upon hearing the final conclusion from the comments, Hashirama frowned and sat cross-legged on the ground, deep in thought.
"In other words, whether it was the ancestors of the Uchiha or the ancestors of the Senju, their paths to governance were flawed."
"It seems that they all become idiots after growing up." Tobirama, still looking like a boy, crossed his arms and said with a cold and arrogant expression, "Clearly, if the two brothers cooperated, they could prolong their rule and make the ruled people feel happier."
"Hmm." Hashirama, suddenly transformed into an adult, was sitting on the ground, only slightly shorter than the standing boy Tobirama. He sighed, looking directly at Tobirama, "I wonder if those two brothers can ever make up."
Hashirama suddenly hugged Tobirama tightly, rubbing his head against his younger brother's shoulder like a large dog.
"I can't even imagine a single minute of a scenario where I'd be locked in a life-or-death struggle with Tobirama!"
"Let go! Big brother!!"
"Let me rub against you some more!" Hashirama said, "Now that I've suddenly grown up, Tobirama seems so small and soft, like a slug in Shikkotsu Forest, so cute!"
Slugs in the Wet, Wet Bone Forest—?!
Unsurprisingly, Hashirama got beaten up.
The Fourth Shinobi World War timeline states: "In that case, the previous claim of 'the gods' support rate' is meaningless."
Sai tilted his head slightly and muttered to himself, "So, who is the ultimate winner?"
"As I said before, there is no winner in this round of discussions," Sasuke Uchiha reminded him again, arms crossed, in a nonchalant tone.
Naruto immediately seized on the key point and asked Sasuke and Sakura, "Huh?! Does that mean there won't be any reward this time?"
"Probably," Tenten chimed in. "It's hard to say. They might not only get no reward, but also be punished." He reminded her, "Like what happened to the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, when they were locked in a house where they could never leave unless they did something."
Upon hearing this, Neji took a deep breath, his white eyes turning to Tenten, his tone heavy with a hint of helplessness: "You'd better hope for something—"
He just shrugs and says, "I was just saying there's a possibility."
"Hahahaha," the others laughed, "It can't be that bad, can it?"
Watching them laughing and joking from afar, Uchiha Izuna chuckled and muttered, "Haha, what a wonderful era! Otherwise, how could they have produced such a bunch of naive brats?"
"No, they might be right—" Tobirama Senju: "There is a concept of right and wrong, and there might even be punishment."
"Don't jinx it!" Izuna retorted angrily.
However, he had barely finished saying, "According to the final conclusion, Indra and Asura will be granted—"
"I told you not to jinx it!!" Izuna practically jumped in front of Tobirama, his voice filled with annoyance.
Fortunately, the next sound to appear on the bullet screen was:
"A consolation prize."
Tobirama Senju snorted coldly, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "See? You Uchiha clan are just too impatient." He deliberately slowed his speech. "You're jumping to conclusions before you've even seen the ending clearly."
"I told you! Don't drag the entire Uchiha clan into everything!" Izuna yelled at Tobirama. "You were the one who said they might actually be punished!! You're just exaggerating!!"
This time it was Naruto and his friends' turn, and they were stunned by the distant arguing.
"Why do the Second Hokage and Madara Uchiha's younger brother argue like brats who didn't graduate from the Ninja Academy?"
"Yeah, that's so childish."
Madara Uchiha standing next to Izuna: "—"
And then there's Hashirama Senju standing next to Tobirama: "—"
The two fell silent. Neither of them knew that Izuna and Tobirama had such a good relationship.
In the era of the Ninja Sect, two timelines reflect diametrically opposed scenes:
In the timeline where Indra awakens his eyes, the young Asura grabs his brother's arm excitedly and exclaims, "Did you hear that?! Brother!! There's a consolation prize too!"
The young Indra smiled slightly and said nothing.
For him, as long as Ashura is happy, that's all that matters.
At this point in the Ninja Sect Trial timeline, Ashura is far removed from Indra.
Even when they heard the words "consolation prize," they had no time to pay attention.
All he wanted was to get to his brother's side as quickly as possible. Just like Naruto Uzumaki in the comments, even if it meant using all his strength and relentless pleading, he was determined to keep his brother here!
The young man Indra, perched atop the cliff, felt a surge of humiliation rise within him upon hearing the words "consolation prize." It felt like a handout, rendering all his pride and hard work a joke. Anger silently spread and swelled in the depths of his eyes.
Until ["Consolation prize: online classes."]
"Huh? What's that?" Naruto tilted his head and asked Sasuke beside him, "What's an online class?"
Sasuke thought for a moment: "I think this term was mentioned in the comments before, but it wasn't clearly explained what it meant."
"It sounds similar to when we were studying at the ninja academy, doesn't it?" Sakura said.
Sakura is very good at this, but Naruto already gets a headache just thinking about going to school.
[Details are as follows:]
[“Master Class in Political Science – 21 Core Lessons (1260 minutes total)”]
The course content covers: three models of checks and balances, five stages of political evolution, and building order from scratch.
He had expected it to be something incomprehensible, but it turned out to be knowledge similar to the ninja sect's scriptures, which surprised Indra and also piqued his interest.
"Three models of checks and balances, five stages of political evolution, building order from scratch—" Indra murmured to himself, undeniably these strange terms had piqued his curiosity.
Ashura, who was halfway through the Ninja Clan Trial timeline, was forcibly transferred to Indra's side on the cliff.
"Brother!" Ashura exclaimed happily.
Indra, however, crossed his arms and didn't even glance at him.
Suddenly, Indra's expression hardened, and as he opened his Mangekyou Sharingan, Susanoo protected him and Ashura within purple chakra.
As if confirming Indra's warning, something as heavy as a block of iron fell from the sky!
[Limited-time bonus:]
Indra and Ashura looked down at the books, which, unlike the Ninja Sect's scriptures, had beautifully illustrated covers. [“Value ¥998, *Oxford Encyclopedia of Politics*, full-color illustrated audiobook! (Rechargeable via Lightning Release.)”]
[A custom-made "Game of Thrones" chess set – learn the art of balance through chess games!]
[A collection of 105 well-written constitutions from around the world (portable reader with full-text search!)!]
The purple Susanoo chakra dissipated in the air like flames, and Indra stepped forward and picked up one of the gifts.
Ashura followed closely behind, looking at the books that had been translated into their language, and read out the names on the covers—
"A compilation of 105 written constitutions from around the world? The American edition?" he asked. "Brother, what is a constitution? And what is America?"
Indra continued to act as if he didn't exist, casually flipping to a page that read, "The Constitution establishes the separation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with checks and balances on each other."
Congress is responsible for legislation, the president enforces the law, and the Supreme Court interprets the law and reviews its constitutionality.
Before Indra could finish reading these words in his mind, the voice of the live chat rang in their ears again: ["Assignment: Design a power separation scheme that surpasses the Ninja Clan (Excellent assignments will receive live commentary from a renowned professor!)"]
Homework/Assignments?
Upon hearing this word, Indra was still alright, but Asura felt as if he had withered away.
In other timelines, even the underachievers like Naruto as a child and Obito in his teenage years would almost have to scream like a groundhog while covering their heads!
"Class begins! And there's homework?!"
"This is hardly a reward!!"
"This is clearly the cruelest punishment ever!!"
"A devil! He's a devil!!"
But did they think that was the end of it? They were too naive.
It's worth noting that the bullet screen (or comment section) is quite generous. [“Philosophical Thinking Training Camp - 30 Days of Daily Intensive Training (45 minutes per day)”]
The course content includes: practical exercises in dialectics, identifying logical fallacies, and resolving ethical dilemmas.
[Limited-time bonus:]
Another thing, weighing almost a hundred pounds, crashed down in front of Indra and Asura!
[“The Most Comprehensive Animated Video Library for Debunking Logical Fallacies in History (120 episodes, watch anytime!)”]
"A large-screen TV and two VCRs are included with the videotapes."
"Like audiobooks, they can be charged using Lightning Release."
Ashura the dog tried to run away with a look of dread, "I...I'm a Wind Release user, I can't use Lightning Release, so—"
This time, Indra wasn't going to indulge him anymore. The first thing Indra said to Asura after he arrived was, "I'll help you recharge."
"Huh?!?!" Ashura's expression twisted in shock.
My own brother?! Are you really my brother?! What deep-seated hatred could you possibly have to do this to me?!
[“I Am a Great Thinker” Classic Philosophical Debate Tape Set: Immerse yourself in and enhance your critical thinking skills during short breaks!”]
"Two portable music players are included with the set."
【Custom-made "Socratic Questions" Mind Training Cards (200 cards total, portable!)】
[Daily check-in: Post philosophy notes in the study group and complete the #Today'sFirstDebate# discussion. Stick to this for 30 days and you'll get a full refund of your chakra!]
In the Boruto timeline, I hear about another timeline where the nephews are receiving punishment—no, I mean, rewards.
Hamura Otsutsuki analyzed, "It seems that a large amount of chakra will be deducted before they actually begin learning, in order to force them to intensify their studies."
"Hoo—" Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, exhaled. "I really don't know if Ashura will be able to get his chakra back."
"Haha, brother, do you have so little faith in your son?"
"Yu Yi didn't say anything, but she was thinking to herself: It's too difficult to manage a child's studies. I'll say I don't want children in my next life so I can be safe and sound."
[“The Rise and Fall of Civilizations: 18 Case Studies Explained (Total 1080 minutes)”]
The course content covers: ten lessons from the division of the Roman Empire, the patterns of change in centralized dynasties, and how technology can revolutionize the world.
[Limited-time bonus:]
[“A 360° panoramic VR experience course on the rise and fall of global civilizations, as if you were there in person!”]
"Two VR headsets are included with the course."
[A custom jigsaw puzzle themed "Rise and Fall"! Add a strong academic atmosphere to your room!]
[A complete collection of BBC classic historical documentaries on a USB drive!]
"Two laptops are included with the course."
[Homework: Use at least three civilizations as case studies to analyze the historical roots of internal conflicts within an organization you are familiar with!]
"I wish this was available for sale." Tobirama of the Fourth Shinobi World War stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "Then I would definitely order a set for my elder brother and all the previous Hokage."
Madara Uchiha was startled and looked at Tobirama Senju with that kind of gaze, "Are you kidding me?!"
"Hmm?" Tobirama glanced at him and said seriously, "This time it's not a joke."
He really wanted it!
The future Sixth and Seventh Hokage, who were officially designated as future leaders, were already trembling with fear!
Naruto, in particular, hates studying the most!
If they cram so much stuff into him, he'll probably die on his learning path before he becomes Hokage!
When Indra awakened his Rinnegan, Ashura, still a child in the timeline, looked at the boxes and boxes of scriptures before him, and his eyes became like his father's Rinnegan—
Mosquito coil eyes.
"Asura! Asura?" Indra shook his brother, who was lying on the ground, and said to the sighing Sage of Six Paths, "This might be even crueler than punishment for Asura—"
[“Practical Leadership Management Course – 12 Modules (900 minutes in total)”]
The course content covers: organizational structure design, a six-step conflict resolution method, and innovative incentive mechanisms.
The timeline of Tobirama's death: Tobirama of the Ichiju clan intended for Izuna Uchiha, whom he had resurrected, to become the Third Hokage.
Upon seeing the course, he casually remarked to Izuna, "If you have the chance, you should take this course."
Izuna asked instinctively, "Why?"
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