Like a demonstration that had been communicated in advance, the war cries of the Uchiha camp and Hatake Sakumo camp echoed in the Chinese army tent.
The loud and manic sound passed through the shelter of the tent and reached the ears of the Ninja Army who were on guard outside.
Subsequently, bursts of loud responses and shouts spontaneously arose from all over the camp, echoing endlessly in the camp.
Uchiha Demitsu narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be intoxicated in this fanatical atmosphere.
Mito Menyan lowered his head and avoided the sight of everyone in the tent.
After the fanatical war cries in the camp gradually subsided, Uchiha Kamon picked up the battle report again.
What follows is boring and boring about the specific kills and battle damage of each unit. The Jonin in charge of each detachment has already mastered the specific information through mutual communication, so they don't pay much attention to it.
Uchiha Kamon's chanting was also dry and emotionless. Mito Katoen raised his head slightly and began to observe the expressions of the jounin present.
"Consultant Mitomon, is there anything else you need to add?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu finished reading the battle report in a written manner and asked Mito Kadoen who was observing everyone intently.
"...Nothing else yet." Mito Kadoyan was stunned for a while, and said hesitantly: "The fruits of your efforts are far greater than those in the main camp of the village. The specific rewards will be distributed by the Hokage at his discretion. of."
"That's good." Uchiha Kado nodded, pulled out a piece of paper from the pile of documents on the table, and handed it to Mito Kado.
"Advisor Mitomon, this is the reward and promotion arrangement planned by the headquarters for the heroes of this battle. Please pass it on to the Hokage-sama to formally issue the edict."
Hearing this, Mito Menyan's face suddenly turned red.
He is angry.
Uchiha Fire Gate's actions are undoubtedly a naked embezzlement of the Hokage's authority and a challenge to the Hokage's authority!
Since the establishment of the village in Konoha, the rewards and punishments for ninjas have been the core authority completely controlled by the Hokage. It is also the power tool of the Hokage as the leader of the ninja village to control the ninja people. How could such an important core power be allowed to be coveted by a mere jounin or even the command of a ninja army?
"The village has its own system of rewards and punishments. Hokage-sama will evaluate your merits fairly, so Fire Gate Commander doesn't have to worry."
Regardless of how many jonins present would be offended by these words, the livid-faced Mito Kadoen said coldly.
He did not reach out to take the information handed over by Uchiha Kamon.
"Hokage-sama naturally has to evaluate it, but doesn't Hokage-sama even need to take a look at the opinions of this department?"
Uchiha Deguang said sympathetically.
Uchiha Kamon maintained the action of handing out information and stretched his hand straighter.
The two people were sitting next to each other, and now Uchiha Kato almost poked Mito Kato's face with the information.
Mito Kadobu remained expressionless, ignoring the documents in front of him.
Just the ups and downs of his chest and the veins popping out on the backs of his hands silently indicate that his heart is not as calm as it appears on the surface.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, dozens of jounin were staring at the scene taking place.
At this time, the air in the tent immediately became quiet.
The only sound was Mito Kaden's increasingly heavy breathing.
After a while, Hatake Sakumo broke the deadlock.
"Since the Mito Gate consultant cannot accept this document, then we will send it directly back to the village."
Hatake Sakumo lowered his head when he spoke, and no one could clearly see his expression at this time.
"That's fine."
Uchiha Tokumitsu signaled Nara Yukihira to step forward.
Nara Yukihira walked up to the stage tremblingly, took the information from Uchiha Kamon's hand, and ran out of the Chinese army's tent as if he was running away.
"Concerning the post-war border defense matters, Commander Deguang has already made arrangements. Is there anything else that the various ministries in charge would like to add?"
Uchiha Kamon looked around at the people sitting down, all the jonins bowed their heads and said nothing, expressing no opinion.
"Where is Mito Gate's consultant?" Uchiha Kamon's eyes turned to Mito Gate Yan.
At this time, the jounin of the Uchiha camp began to leave under the hint of Uchiha Tokumitsu, and the jounin of the Sakumo camp also left. Other scattered family ninjas also hurriedly followed the footsteps of everyone.
"Commander Kamon..." Mito Kadoyan glanced back and forth at the three people present, "There are also Commanders Sakumo and Commander Tokimitsu..."
"You three are really good."
When he said this, Mito Katoyan's face was extremely gloomy, which was obviously an irony.
"If we didn't have some means, it is estimated that we would have been wiped out long ago. Where would we have a chance to talk to the superior consultant." Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't take it seriously, with a bit of a smile on his face, "But Fortunately, there is no blood in the tent, which can be considered a blessing, right?"
"Sakumo-kun..." Mito Kadoyan ignored Uchiha Tokumitsu's words, but turned his head to look at Hatake Sakumo, "...you let both Hiruzen and I down."
Hatake Sakumo raised his head.
His gaze was firm and resolute, looking directly into Mito Kadoyan's eyes.
"I have never let down my friends in Konoha. As for other opinions, it has nothing to do with me."
Although Hatake Sakumo's voice was soft, it was as shocking as thunder in Mito Kadoyan's ears.
Uchiha Demitsu and Uchiha Kamon were also a little surprised.
They thought that Hatake Sakumo would avoid talking about it as before, but to their surprise, he would draw a clear line, albeit vaguely, firmly.
"For the three of you..." Mito Kadoen continued with a gloomy face: "Instigating border conflicts without Hokage-sama's decision, disregarding loyalty and rules, and intending to force the village into the abyss of a great power war. The crime is so great..."
"So what?" Uchiha Tokumitsu interrupted Mito Kadoyan's words with a smile.
"So what." Uchiha Kamon calmly repeated Uchiha Tokumitsu's words.
"Hokage-sama, you can't let me be beaten without fighting back!" Hatake Sakumo still tried to reason.
"It's not that you don't fight back when you're beaten!" Mito Kadoyan angrily yelled, "Sakumo-kun, is what you are doing is as simple as a border conflict?"
"If we don't take a pre-emptive strike, why don't we just wait for Iwagakure to continuously gather his troops and annihilate the headquarters in one fell swoop?" Uchiha Tokumitsu's face gradually became gloomy.
"You are provoking a war between big countries!" Mito Kadoyan gritted his teeth and stared at Hatake Sakumo, "Sakumo-kun, are you willing to see your friends in the village fall into an endless grinding mill of flesh and blood on the battlefield with heavy casualties? !"
"I don't want to see the village cower and give in for the so-called temporary peace." Hatake Sakumo narrowed his eyes slightly, "Rather than wearing away people's hearts in giving in and falling into endless involution and mutual accusations, it would be better Rebuild the soul of Konoha with blood and fire."
"The darker the sky in Konoha, the brighter the Uchiha's flames shine."
A smile bloomed again on Uchiha Tokko's face.
"What are you planning on?" Mito Monoyan was very puzzled.
"Excuse me, how did Advisor Mitomon discuss with Lord Hokage during this trip?" Uchiha Kamon wiped the short beard on his chin and said with a bit of disapproval.
"If we follow the village's usual practice, when faced with the pressure of Iwagakure's ninja army at that time, should we be led by a certain advisor or senior officer to lead the army to fight, or to negotiate peace, but we, the military leaders, cannot be left to our own devices. , especially when a military leader from the Uchiha clan takes the initiative, right?"
Uchiha Kamon's words made Mito Katoen's face become even more gloomy.
"It also depends on the strength of the opponent. If it is a small country, it will naturally hit hard; if it is a big country, it may be a consultant to discuss peace matters." Uchiha Tokumitsu was on the side to make up for it.
"Peace cannot be maintained by giving in." Hatake Sakumo said again.
"The peaceful order of great powers established by Hashirama-sama and Madara-sama is based on the strongest deterrence of force." Uchiha Tokumitsu stared at Mito Kadoyan, "Only war can bring long-term peace!"
"Hiruzen and I didn't expect that Sakumo-kun is actually a member of the martial arts faction." Mito Kadoen said something else, and continued to talk about Hatake Sakumo.
"I only have Konoha in my heart." Hatake Sakumo bowed slightly.
"My ninja way, there is no shrinking back!"
Mito Menyan closed his eyes and sighed slightly.
"There is absolutely no possibility of compromise on core interests." Uchiha Tokimitsu said in agreement.
"It seems... the Northwest Border Defense Force, you have already regarded it as something in your pocket." Mito Kadoyan said quietly: "Treat the village's ninja army as a tool for your own ambitions, and use the bones and blood of your companions to pave the way forward. Is this your way of ninja?"
"Is it right for Sarutobi, Shimura, and Inokacho to divide the village's commercial interests?" Tokimitsu Uchiha sneered again and again, "Is it your philosophy and way of tolerance to be cruel on the inside and tolerant on the outside?"
Mito Kadoyan slowly stood up and took out two documents from his body.
"The Hokage's edict is as follows -"
Hatake Sakumo sat up straight, while Uchiha Tokimitsu and Uchiha Kamon remained unmoved.
"Order the mobile unit commanders Sakumo Hatake and Tokimitsu Uchiha to lead their ninja troops to dispatch troops to the Land of Rain from now on to carry out the mission of breaking attacks!"
Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo remained indifferent.
Mito Kadoyan ignored the two people's indifferent reactions and continued to launch another edict.
"The Northwest Frontier Defense Force is under the command of the Uchiha Fire Gate. Without authorization and permission, the war was undeclared and instigated the Iwagakure War. This brought injustice to Konoha, treated the ninja army as their own property, controlled the garrison authority, and oppressed Kusanagi. Although the officer with the name of the country has achieved victory, his temperament makes it difficult for him to command. I hereby deprive the northwest border defense force of the right to allocate the ninja troops, and place all the troops under the jurisdiction of the general of the Rain Country Expedition Force!"
Uchiha Kamon let out a puff and couldn't help but laugh.
Mito Menyan also knew that these two edicts were only humiliating himself at this time, so he threw them on the table after reading them.
"We will seal and reject the Hokage's edict ourselves." Uchiha Kamon pointed to the two edicts on the table.
"It's just that in the war between our headquarters and Iwagakure, the success of the first border guerrilla and point-taking battle was reported back to the village through Ninja Hawk. I wonder if the Hokage-sama has seen it before writing the order?"
"Commander Fire Gate, it doesn't matter." Uchiha Tokumitsu said in a strange tone: "The right of Jonin to refute is the rule set by Hashirama-sama, we can just act according to the rules."
"The mobile unit has gone through a war, and all the ninjas under it are exhausted, and everyone has suffered a lot of injuries, so they cannot be mobilized for the time being." Hatake Sakumo declined the transfer order politely and forcefully, "Moreover, the headquarters' response to the Battle of Iwagakure Promotions and rewards have not yet been determined, and it is really impossible to deploy them to fight in other places."
Mito Kabuto sighed.
This is also the most tiring time he has felt since he became a Konoha consultant and rose to the top of the village.
Since the death of Uchiha Kagami, the Uchiha clan and the village have always been at odds with each other, turning their backs on each other, and the gap has become wider and wider. Now that this situation has resulted in the Uchiha clan openly defying the Hokage's edict, his heart is also filled with this. Already prepared.
However, Hatake Sakumo's stance and reaction far exceeded everyone's expectations.
In the past, he, the third generation Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Kaden and Danzo Shimura all thought that Hatake Sakumo was a gentle person and that his closeness to the Uchiha clan was just a way of making peace with his companions, so they never thought about it. Intervene or separate the two parties.
It is obvious that Hatake Sakumo and the Uchiha clan, or the ninja faction represented by Uchiha Tokumitsu, have reached a mutually supportive alliance, either explicitly or implicitly.
It's like a nightmare.
Just the power of the Uchiha clan and the various troubles they often provoke are enough to make the Hokage family uneasy.
If the well-known Hatake Sakumoge comes forward to recruit the registered minor ninjas and civilian ninjas in the village, then...
Although it was warm inside the tent, Mito Mono felt shuddering.
"Mitomon Advisor, Mitomon Advisor!" Uchiha Kamon called him several times.
Mito Kadoyan was stunned for a while and then came to his senses.
The three of them had already stood up, looking ready to leave.
"Since our differences are huge and we cannot reach an agreement in the short term, then please ask the Mito Gate consultant to report this matter to the village." Uchiha Tokumitsu's face showed a look of concern that was difficult to distinguish between true and false. Qing asked, "Consultant Mitomon, are you exhausted from traveling all the way? But it doesn't matter, just take a night's rest and you'll have time to return to the village tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Mito Gate's first reaction was to disrupt the chakra circulation in his body, intending to check whether he had been controlled by genjutsu.
"Since Mito Gate consultant is old, let's spend the rest of our days in the village."
Uchiha Kamon picked up the two edicts that Mito Katoyan had left on the table and stuffed them into Mito Kadoba's hands. "It's better to do less of such a thankless task. After all, the village has always been Since we believe in 'the victor is not condemned', it's better not to break the rules."
"And we are not walking alone. After all, we have sent documents back to the village beforehand. It's just that the village's organization is too bloated and inefficient, and the headquarters has no choice but to make a move, so it's not surprising that the village doesn't know about the headquarters' victory."
The sarcastic words from the two men, who were beating and beating each other with guns and sticks, made Mito Kaden sure that he was not under a genjutsu.
Uchiha Tokumitsu's seeming concern just now was actually just a malicious insinuation.
Hatake Sakumo held his head high and was the first to leave the Chinese army tent.
Uchiha Tokko made a 'please' gesture towards the door.
Mito Kadoyan had no expression on his face and strode away.
(End of chapter)
