The entire battle lasted for nearly an hour.
With the overwhelming advantage in numbers and combat effectiveness, even the elite Anbu of the two major ninja villages, Iwagakure and Kumogakure, were no match.
What took the most time was besieging this unknown Jinchūriki.
As the Jinchuuriki died, the traces of the tailed beast on his body gradually faded away, revealing his original handsome face.
Looking around, a group of Uchiha ninja troops were cleaning up the battlefield together with the recalled Sakumo men.
"Tokumitsu-kun..." Hatake Sakumo stepped forward and asked with some inexplicable emotions: "Why do you have to kill this Jinchuuriki?"
"Sakumo Jounin, if we capture this Jinchuuriki alive..." Uchiha Tokumitsu straightened up, "What will the village do with him? Will he stay with us in the Uchiha clan or will he be taken to the ANBU?" Where’s the research institute?”
"...Basically, he will spend the rest of his life in the Anbu Research Institute." Hatake Sakumo pondered for a while, "The Jinchūriki's identity is too special. Even if the village takes him in, it will never reveal his identity."
"Yes." Uchiha Tokumitsu sighed, "The tailed beast distribution policy is an important part of the balancing policy of the five major countries formulated by Hashirama-sama, and it cannot be destroyed."
"Then... does this have anything to do with killing him?" Hatake Sakumo was still a little confused, "Even if it is brought back to the village's research institute, to the village..."
Hatake Sakumo suddenly got stuck and understood.
"It seems that Sakumo Jounin has already understood." Uchiha Tokumitsu said quietly, "Sometimes, the interests of the village and the interests of the Uchiha clan are not necessarily consistent. For our clan, we do not actively harm the interests of the village. It’s the utmost restraint; but the village’s behavior sometimes harms the interests of the Uchiha clan and even most of the ninja clan all the time.”
Hatake Sakumo could only shake his head and sigh.
"Clean up the battlefield quickly and evacuate as soon as possible." Uchiha Tokumitsu shouted to the busy people, "Don't forget to pick up my scabbard."
"Also, Toshiki-kun." Uchiha Tokumitsu turned around and looked at Hinata Toshiki again, "Are there any traces of Taki-nin around?"
"No, there are no other ninjas within a radius of five kilometers." Toshiki Hinata shook his head as he scanned the surroundings with blank eyes.
"Iwagakure and Kumogakure have found a good place." Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded slightly, "Letting them die here is considered a worthy death."
"I think they most likely didn't expect to die here." Hatake Sakumo was a bit dumbfounded.
"That's none of my business." Uchiha Tokumitsu said disapprovingly, "I'm only responsible for sending them to death."
"However, this time due to an emergency, if we kill all the mission targets, does it count as a mission failure?" Uchiha Tokumitsu suddenly thought of something, "Will the village blame you Sakumo Jounin? "
"Probably not." Hatake Sakumo shook his head, "Just the two lives of the Tsuchikage's assistant and Raikage's secretary are an incredible achievement, plus the record of killing Zinchūriki, in comparison Intelligence is no longer important.”
"Really?" Uchiha Tokumitsu touched his chin, thoughtfully.
"Master Tokumitsu, the battlefield has been cleared." An Uchiha secret guard ninja came to Uchiha Tokumitsu and knelt down on one knee to report, "Please give the order."
"What is the battle damage situation of our unit?" Uchiha Tokumitsu asked.
"Five jonins were slightly injured, all caused by jinchūriki. After treatment by medical ninjas, their movements are no longer affected." The secret guard ninja reported, "Seven chunins were killed, one was seriously injured, and 21 were slightly injured. , all the injured have been treated by medical ninjas, and their lives are not in danger at the moment."
"Seven people died in the battle..." Uchiha Tokumitsu was a little melancholy.
Although I know that I will inevitably suffer some injuries after being on the battlefield, I always feel uncomfortable every time I hear the casualty figures.
After all, even if they were strangers on weekdays, the people who died in the battle were all his tribesmen, bloodline tribesmen with broken bones and tendons, and who could always get in touch with each other through his seven aunts and eight aunts.
"Young Master Tokimitsu, it is the fate of Uchiha to die on the battlefield!" the secret guard ninja comforted, "dying for the war, blooming and withering like an epiphyllum in the battle, this is the best ending for us Uchiha , you don’t have to blame yourself.”
"Alas..." Uchiha Tokko didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Sakumo Jounin, what do you think would be a better way for us to retreat?" After clearing up his sorrowful mood, Uchiha Tokumitsu asked Hatake Sakumo for advice.
"Hmm..." Hatake Sakumo thought for a moment, "How about we retreat from the remote areas on the border of Earth Country?"
"No problem." Uchiha Tokumitsu agreed, "But I have to ask Sakumo Jounin to guide you on the route."
"No problem." Hatake Sakumo naturally agreed, "Even if it's troublesome, you can ask the Hinata to help detect the situation along the way."
"That's no problem." Uchiha Tokko called Toshiki Hinata, "Toshiki-san, when we bring back the retreating troops, Sakumo Jounin is preparing to sneak back from the border of Earth Country. You will need to take care of him along the way to avoid contact with Iwagakure. The patrol unit ran into it."
"Yes, this is all within the scope of my duties." Although he also experienced a fierce battle, Toshiki Hinata still looked graceful.
Hatake Sakumo took out a map, worked on the route on the map, and explained to the captains of the ninja army what to pay attention to when retreating along the way and when crossing the border.
After hearing this, Uchiha Tokumitsu had to admire Hatake Sakumo's careful planning. From the advance exploration team to the Chinese army escorting the wounded to the elite troops who were postponed, Hatake Sakumo assigned tasks one by one, maximizing the dispersion of the formation to reduce the probability of discovery while at the same time allowing each unit to communicate with each other for effective support. This is a technical job.
"Tokumitsu-kun, everything has been arranged. Please give the order." After Hatake Sakumo arranged the retreat of the ninja army, he turned to Uchiha Tokimitsu and said.
Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded slightly, and added one more advantage to Hatake Sakumo: not overstepping boundaries and knowing self-restraint.
This is a perfect Konoha ninja template.
Any superior would want to have a perfect subordinate like Hatake Sakumo.
"Gentlemen, retreat as ordered!" Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
As soon as he spoke, figures rose up in an instant and shot away in the direction of the distant Earth Kingdom.
"Tokumitsu-kun, why are you so wary of the village?" On the way back, Hatake Sakumo asked hesitantly, "You are so young, so it stands to reason..."
"Because I am a child of the ninja clan. Uchiha is not only an Uchiha, but also the largest ninja clan in the village." Uchiha Tokumitsu answered without hesitation, "For the ninja clan, beware of village power against the clan. The infringement and interference of rights are all natural instincts.”
"Clan power..." Hatake Sakumo felt a little melancholy at the words spoken by Uchiha Tokumitsu.
This is a man who truly implements the will of fire into his personal creed.
Uchiha Tokumitsu has a high degree of trust and respect for Hatake Sakumo's character, but this does not prevent him from always being wary of the village.
"Sakumo Jounin, the history of the village is only more than thirty years, and most of the ninja clan have hundreds of years and nearly a thousand years of history." Uchiha Tokumitsu continued, "Ninja clans such as Uchiha, Hinata, and Senju are all With more than a thousand years of history, the Ninja clan has experienced countless bloody storms and dangerous situations, but they have survived them all. It is not that easy to change the Ninja clan."
Hatake Sakumo also understood this truth, but he still couldn't help but sigh in melancholy.
"What I didn't expect was that the younger generation like you, Tokumitsu-kun, would put family above the village." Hatake Sakumo sighed, "Family is important, but isn't the village important?"
"The village is important, but the family is more important." Uchiha Tokumitsu replied, imitating Hatake Sakumo's words, "Even the Uchiha clan, like us, who have great prejudice against the Hokage family, will try their best. Are you fighting for the village?"
"While fighting for the village, it's not an exaggeration to complain about some of the village's crazy and bizarre operations, right?" Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to express his opinion, "If we elaborate further, who can represent the village? It's already close. The extinct Senju clan? Is it the four Sarutobi who are in power? Is it Uchiha? Is it Hinata? Is it a ninja clan? Or is it a common ninja clan?"
"The Ninja Village is represented by everyone in the Ninja Village." Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to talk to himself without waiting for Hatake Sakumo's response, "The Ninja clan is also a part of the village. The Ninja clan has grievances, and Hokage-sama has tried. Have you tried to solve the problem? The majority of ninjas in the village are civilian ninjas. Does the village care about their voices?"
Hatake Sakumo couldn't answer.
He is a sincere ninja with a distinguished reputation for his many military exploits. He has commanded countless ninjas. Naturally, he is not unaware of the small thoughts and hidden conflicts of various groups within Konoha.
But so what?
No matter how powerful he is, Sakumo Hatake, he is not the Hokage and has no power to change all of this.
"For example, the Police Department Preparatory Training School organized by our Uchiha clan is far superior to the ninja school in the village in terms of teaching staff and teaching content. Why is this?" Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to talk, " Because our Uchiha clan has truly opened up the learning of D-level and above ninjutsu to the students in the academy. As long as the students in the preparatory training academy work hard enough and are talented, they can learn multiple C-level chakra ninjutsu with five attributes. Jutsu, this also means that the students who graduate from the preparatory training school are far more powerful than the genin who play ninja games in the village's ninja school."
Hatake Sakumo had nothing to say.
A group of ninja soldiers jumped forward in the jungle and quietly evacuated to their destination.
For a moment, Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo didn't speak, and just hurried on with all their strength.
After a while, Hatake Sakumo took the initiative to start a conversation: "Tokumitsu-kun, if you were Hokage, what would you try to do?"
"Me?" Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned for a moment, he really hadn't thought about this problem.
For a long time, due to being too young and lacking the right to speak, Uchiha Tokumitsu's behavior in his family has always been that of a taciturn but talented young genius. Including the proposal to set up a preparatory training school for the police department and the development of the fire escape model, they were all done on a whim without much personal planning.
"I haven't thought about this problem. The word Naruto is too far away for me." Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a while and replied, "Looking out of my bedroom window, all I can see is the police department. building, so I only considered the police department.”
"The Police Department has always done a good job." Hatake Sakumo did not comment on Uchiha Tokumitsu's intentions, but objectively evaluated the work results of the Police Department.
"It's just that his style has always been a bit rough." Uchiha Tokumitsu commented indifferently.
When Hatake Sakumo heard this, he looked at Uchiha Tokimitsu, and the two looked at each other and laughed.
Both of them knew what the other person was thinking, so there was no need to say more.
…
"It should take another ten years." Hatake Sakumo said seemingly without any clue.
"Absolutely, the premise is that you have to live until ten years later." Uchiha Tokumitsu also said pointedly.
"But having said that, your contribution this time is not small, Tokumitsu-kun." Hatake Sakumo changed the subject, "Have you ever thought about what kind of reward you will get?"
"Hmm...there is nothing special needed." Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, "There is a high probability that it will be recorded as a special meritorious service but not announced to the public, and then some money will be given."
"Don't you want to see the ninjutsu in the Sealed Book?" Hatake Sakumo asked strangely.
"Sakumo Jounin, do you think it is possible?" Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his eyebrows and responded, "As for the so-called secret technique of sealing, are the Hokage family willing to let the Uchiha family read the catalog?"
"Hmm~ Probably not." Hatake Sakumo also raised his eyebrows, "For example, the first ninjutsu in the Book of Sealings is the multiple shadow clone technique, which is also one of the forbidden techniques."
"Sakumo Jounin, have you read the content of the sealing technique?" Uchiha Tokimitsu was a little surprised.
"Due to my accumulated merits, Hokage-sama also planned to let me choose a few more similar secret techniques from the sealing techniques." Hatake Sakumo responded, "It's just that I refused."
"Why?"
"Because that is not in line with my way of ninja." Hatake Sakumo replied proudly, "I only believe that with my sword and secret sword skills, I can also reach the pinnacle of ninja achievement."
"Because he is pure, fearless and powerful..." Uchiha Tokumitsu sighed, "I can only say that he is worthy of the famous 'Konoha White Fang'."
"Haha, Tokumitsu-kun is joking." Hatake Sakumo responded modestly, "I have little talent and knowledge, so I have to polish the sword in my hand. Unlike Tokumitsu-kun, he used the same force to kill the two-tailed Jinchuuriki. If I guessed correctly, it should be a power within the limits of blood inheritance."
"It's just a semi-finished product. It's just a chance to find some signs of rise." Uchiha Tokumitsu was naturally modest about this. "At present, it is still a pure chakra fusion. The specific application in ninjutsu requires other abilities within the family. Secrets provided by seniors who learned chakra fusion."
"That's also very exciting. You must know that this is the power of self-created blood..."
In the forest, the voices of the two people were echoing. As the ninja army withdrew, a black pitcher plant-shaped life form appeared on the ground, staring blankly at the direction Uchiha Tokumitsu left.
