Chapter 431: The Fear Dominated by Bijuu
"A peaceful new world is just a byproduct of your desires? Orochimaru, your words will make many people's lives a joke!"
Itachi murmured softly.
In fact, he himself now feels somewhat dreamlike, the events of the clan massacre and his betrayal still haunt him like a nightmare.
But in just a few years, Konoha has almost unified the ninja world...
This stark contrast makes him feel as if he himself has become a joke.
"Who lives without being a joke? The ideals and goals pursued by everyone might be meaningless in the eyes of others. Like that old man, once so majestic, now so embarrassing..."
"Do you respect the Third Hokage very much?"
Orochimaru smiled faintly: "Respect? Not really. Maybe as a child I did, but now that the filter is gone, it's just that."
"But he is still my teacher who guided me. Without him, I might not have become a ninja... So as long as he remains calm, his life can be peaceful in old age. In the future, when people mention him, they will remember that he taught me, the Fifth Hokage who unified the ninja world!"
Orochimaru unconsciously boasted, proving that he has surpassed his teacher, which is also a small desire of his.
The desire to show off stemming from biological instincts, as well as the subconscious desire for social recognition, everyone has it to some extent.