Although in the battle in the eastern part of the Land of Rain, Danzo was seriously injured in Konoha and the three Hokage disciples were defeated, the last remaining strength of the Rain ninja in the battle was close to the Konoha ninja who had an absolute advantage in both numbers and quality. The team was on the verge of being wiped out, so Hanzo chose to give up when he had a clear advantage in the high-end battle.
For Konoha, this battle was barely a win; but for the Rain Ninja Village, it could only be described as a defeat without defeat.
After the rain ninja retreated, the eastern and southern areas of the Rain Country controlled by Konoha were completely stabilized. Although the barren Rain Country could not squeeze out much oil and water, after all, the actual control was "martial arts", and the village just took this opportunity to promote it. to dilute the negative impact of serious injuries to senior executives.
What followed was the post-war rewards based on merit.
However, both the opinions of high-level officials and the public opinion spread within the village were relatively unfavorable to Uchiha Tokumitsu; especially the killing of Nara Yasuji, the deputy chief of the combat staff of the dispatched army with one sword, caused a lot of discussion among the jounin class members. An undercurrent is surging.
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"Tokumitsu-kun, aren't you worried?"
In the temporary station of the mobile unit in the northern part of Kawanoguni, Hatake Sakumo asked Uchiha Tokumitsu again.
"What's there to worry about?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu also knew Hatake Sakumo's worries. After all, openly killing a jounin because of a disagreement was unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally.
"Will our Hokage-sama excommunicate me? Or will the Nara family incite the Jonin class to initiate impeachment?"
"Thinking about it now, I was indeed a little impulsive at the time. I should have stopped you..." Hatake Sakumo sighed, "The discussion in the village was very unfavorable to you."
"Discussion? Do you mean the imaginary rumors spread by those incompetent people?" Uchiha Tokko sneered at this.
"It's not a rumor, right? You did kill Nara Yasuji in full public view..." Hatake Sakumo had different opinions on this.
"So what?" Uchiha Tokumitsu disagreed: "How can an incompetent insect like him be okay if he doesn't clean up Konoha?"
Hatake Sakumo was speechless.
"So, Sakumo-kun, don't pay too much attention to the so-called influence of public opinion." Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to instill his 'wrong theory' into Hatake Sakumo, "Not being envied by others is mediocre. As jonins, we As a leader, it is normal for some controversy to arise.”
Hatake Sakumo opened and closed his mouth a few times, but stopped talking.
"Okay, I admit, it is indeed a little out of line. Isn't it true that Nara Yasuji is not wrong?" Uchiha Tokumitsu began to use his 'boxing technique', "When everyone is at fault, my little out of line behavior If they still insist on persisting, aren’t they going too far?”
"I think they want to use public opinion to drive me to death! There is nothing more sinister than this!"
"All this must have been caused by that old yin Danzo!"
"Moreover, what Nara Yasuji lost was only his insignificant life, but my reputation has been ruined from now on!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu unleashed a set of punches and took the blame along the way, shattering Hatake Sakumo's fragile outlook on life.
"but……"
Hatake Sakumo instinctively felt that there was something obviously wrong with Uchiha Tokumitsu's words, but for a while there was nothing he could do.
"It's not good to offend the Nara family if it's too obvious. After all, the three clans of Ino, Shika and Butterfly have always been united. In addition to the Jonin class, they also occupy important positions in many departments."
"That's why we have to take the initiative to provoke conflicts and fight with them!" Uchiha Tokumitsu's words were extremely firm.
"Sakumo-kun, what do you think of our contribution in the war?"
"...Although it didn't play a decisive role in the battle of Rain Country, we once defeated Iwagakure!"
Speaking of this, Hatake Sakumo's back straightened.
In the battle against Iwagakure in the northern border of the Country of Grass, the pressure of the Hokage's edict defeated the Iwagakure border troops in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for the stability of the Country of Grass.
Moreover, Iwagakure is one of the five great ninja villages, and is much stronger than the Rain Country in terms of strength and weight.
"After the battle in the Land of Rain, the only place where war is likely to break out again in the near future is Sunagakure, and everything else is gradually calming down." Uchiha Tokumitsu analyzed: "However, our military exploits should be rewarded in this way, and so far no one has statement!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu turned the topic to military exploits.
"But...does military exploits have anything to do with killing Nara Yasuji?"
Hatake Sakumo immediately realized that the topic had been diverted.
"I will most likely offset my merits and demerits, and the police department will also cooperate in creating some necessary evidence. Afterwards, the Ino, Deer, and Butterfly clans will also take the initiative to settle the matter. However, there is only one Jonin squad leader who will not stir up trouble. How can everyone take sides?”
Although Hatake Sakumo felt that these words were indeed a bit far-fetched, they were mostly justified.
As for Uchiha Tokumitsu, did he think about this when he killed Nara Yasuji?
Of course there is none.
It's just that Nara Yasuji's tone made him very unhappy, and he also mentioned Danzo's name. In addition, he also accumulated some resentment during the battle with Hanzo, so he used the topic to be ruthless.
But naturally when talking to Hatake Sakumo, these things cannot be all true.
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On the third day after the war, Mito Monen, who was an envoy from Konoha, led his troops to the headquarters of Amenoba Village and signed a comprehensive armistice and friendly alliance agreement with Sansho Hanzo.
In the agreement, the Rain Ninja recognized Konoha's right to garrison the southern and eastern areas of Rain Country without seeking annexation. At the same time, they also promised that both parties, as allies, have the obligation to jointly respond to challenges from foreign enemies.
In short, Konoha gained territory and the Rain Ninja Village became an apparent ally and a de facto vassal.
Although Sansho Hanzo was very dissatisfied with Konoha's conditions, he had nothing to do.
Mito Monobu respected Sansho Hanzo himself in terms of attitude, but he would not compromise on the substantive terms. At most, he would modify the decorative words to make Amenobu Village look more respectable, and he would not give in when it came to actual interests.
After signing the agreement, Sunagakure expressed great indignation, believing that this was another evidence of Konoha using the power of a big country to oppress small countries. As one of the five major ninja villages, Sunagakure has the ability and obligation to safeguard the interests and existence of small countries.
At the same time, after cracking the toxin of Sansho Fish Hanzo, under the overall command of Sunagakure senior elder Chiyo, the Sunagakure Ninja Army began to mobilize the Ninja Army to simultaneously march towards Konoha's actual control area in the southern part of the Land of Rain and the western region of Kawakuni. Directly directed at the mobile troops commanded by Uchiha Tokuguang and Hatake Sakumo.
But for Konoha, the top priority is not to deal with the challenge of Sunagakure, but to deal with the follow-up problems after the Battle of Rain Country.
Danzo, who was originally the general of the dispatch army, was severely wounded by Sanho Hanzo and was unable to govern. Moreover, as the loser in the battle, it was particularly inappropriate for him to continue to deal with the Ame Ninja Village and Sanho Hanzo, otherwise there would be trouble in the future. .
Therefore, the choice of the next general of the dispatch army is another bad one.
As the Hokage's special envoy, Mito Kadeni temporarily served as the commander of the dispatched force as an envoy, but it was only a temporary relief - because he did not have sufficient direct force to support him.
The reason why Danzo can serve as the general of the dispatch army is not only because of his status as an advisor elder, but more importantly, he also has root ninjas as his team.
For a long time, Mito Gate has mainly assisted the Hokage in handling government affairs, and occasionally served as a special envoy to visit foreign countries. However, the Mito Gate family he came from is only a small family, barely considered a small ninja clan, and cannot give him too much. support.
All in all, the Rain Country Dispatch Force, which has one-third of Konoha's ninja power, must choose a new talker who can convince the public.
Even after this battle, the dispatched army will definitely be reduced in size, and troops borrowed from other ninja armies will gradually return to the establishment. However, after all, it is the only "general" position currently held by Konoha, which is higher than the border defense of all departments. It belongs to the troop commander, so qualified Jonin are very concerned about it.
Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo didn't care much about this, so they didn't take it to heart that Mito Kadoyan didn't notify them when he held a military meeting for the dispatched troops.
But the two of them were not idle either. In addition to reporting information about Sunagakure's ninja army to the village, they also walked around frequently with Mimura Hamaki and Kime Kouta, talking to each other.
Aspiring to be in the Jonin class requires not only military merit as support, but also enough votes of trust from the Jonin, and finally the appointment of the Hokage.
Hatake Sakumo currently has no shortage of military exploits.
Regardless of the performance of the mobile unit or his past resume, serving as the Jonin squad leader is actually more than enough.
But his biggest disadvantage is that he does not have a strong enough backing and a unified fixed team.
But this time, Uchiha Tokumitsu made it clear that he would coordinate the Uchiha clan to support him unanimously, which also gave Hatake Sakumo hope.
It is true that he is a believer in the Will of Fire, but this does not prevent him from also having the dream of becoming Hokage.
Having the support of the Uchiha clan is not enough, because the Uchiha clan is actually an excluded existence in the village. Although they have strength, they do not have much say, so they have to get the support of the centrists.
The middle faction is naturally based on the civilian jounin or the jounin of the minor ninja clan at the same time. Except for the Uchiha clan, no one in the great ninja clan has a pillar figure who can show their strength. Naturally, they are not willing to choose in this kind of matter. Take sides and offend Konoha F4 and the Inar, Deer, and Butterfly clans at the same time.
"I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to do more things for Konoha..."
After finishing the visit and wooing trip of the Western Border Defense Force, Hatake Sakumo said to Uchiha Tokimitsu.
"Definitely! Who doesn't want to contribute more to the village!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu expressed his full support for Hatake Sakumo's idea.
"If I become the leader of the Jonin class, I will change the situation of civilian ninjas and junior ninjas, so that they can get the treatment and development they deserve!"
At this time, Hatake Sakumo was full of ambition and high spirits.
"Of course! It must be for the good of Konoha!" Uchiha Tokumitsu agreed with dignity.
"In the future, I will still defeat the enemies who dare to offend Konoha!"
"Uh-huh! I still want to hit the moon!"
Hatake Sakumo was speechless.
Soon, the village’s latest appointment came down.
Akimichi Tofeng, who had "retired", returned and served as the general of the dispatched troops stationed in the Land of Rain.
The ninja troops under the dispatched army also began to be reduced and reorganized one after another, and their number dropped to about 3,000.
As for what Uchiha Tokumitsu did, the attitude shown by the Hokage family was extremely ambiguous.
There was neither investigation nor characterization, but just allowed all kinds of rumors to fly around the village.
Now even the most ignorant villagers in Konoha know that the Uchiha clan, which has always been arrogant and domineering, has a particularly arrogant and domineering Uchiha Tokimitsu.
Pointing the edge of a knife at a companion is bound to be criticized no matter what the reason is.
But Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't care either.
As the saying goes, if you have too many lice, it won't itch. The reputation of the Uchiha clan is not much better to begin with. More negative impacts will not make the situation worse. On the contrary, it will make allies feel that the Uchiha clan cannot usurp many benefits, and even more sense of security.
"When will the jounin class' motion be launched?" Uchiha Tokumitsu was most concerned about this issue.
In the past few days, he has been communicating with his family and various vassal ninja clans, and has received unanimous support. The number of jounin votes currently confirmed is close to one-third, plus Hatake Sakumo's original votes. Supporters and recently wooed centrists, and can be sure to win the jounin vote.
When everything is ready, harvesting naturally begins.
"...Let's defeat Sunagakure first." Hatake Sakumo thought for a while and felt that the current priority was to deal with foreign enemies.
"...That's okay. This way, I can add another generous contribution." Although Uchiha Tokumitsu was not very happy, he still accepted Hatake Sakumo's statement.
"Tokumitsu-kun is quite confident in the Sunagakure war."
"There is no reason to lose." Uchiha Tokumitsu analyzed: "Currently, the ninja forces we control include mobile units and western border defense forces. What we have to face is actually only Sunagakure in the direction of Kawanoguni. .”
"What about the southern region of the Kingdom of Rain?"
"Just leave it to the dispatched troops to deal with it." Uchiha Tokumitsu replied: "Sakumo-kun, we can't take over the whole war. Not only is our strength not allowed, but we also have to give the ninja armies in other directions some opportunities to make contributions. Well."
"That's true..."
"Furthermore, after being on the bench for many years, Senior Akimichi Tifeng has just had the opportunity to come back as the general of the dispatch army. He also needs some credit for his achievements."
"But why do I feel that Torifu-senpai doesn't care much about the death of Nara Yasuji?" Hatake Sakumo wiped his chin and said hesitantly.
"A collateral descendant who doesn't even have the word "deer" in his name will die if he dies. What else can he do?" Uchiha Tokumitsu explained, "Besides, he is still Danzo's secret chess piece. Maybe he is dead. The Nara family will secretly rejoice!"
"Has the police department found any evidence?" Hatake Sakumo became excited when he mentioned this.
"No, it's just a bold guess." Uchiha Tokumitsu said: "Otherwise, which good ninja clan would call Danzo 'sir'?"
"What you said seems to make sense..."
"That's the truth!"
The two days of work have been delayed a bit, so we will resume double updates from tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
