Uchiha Tokumitsu was still very satisfied with the effect of the Fire Dragon Art created by the Kaleidoscope Eye Technique [God Emperor's Spirit Lord].
In the conventional Five Release Ninjutsu system, the common ones that can be condensed into a specific dragon form include Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet, Earth Release·Earth Dragon Bullet, etc. Although Uchiha Tokumitsu does not have an extended blood succession limit with corresponding attributes, maybe The effect and ability after activation are not as good as the Fire Light Lord created by the power of flame escape, but it can't resist the dragon form! As long as it looks good, what else is needed for a bicycle!
But there is no rush in the activation of water dragons and earth dragons.
Since too much Flame Release Chakra was consumed when performing the Fire Dragon Jutsu, and the pupil power consumed in a short period of time also made his left eye somewhat uncomfortable, Uchiha Tokumitsu returned to the village to rest.
The streets of Konoha are as noisy and lively as ever.
The selfless sun enthusiastically spreads love and warmth. Merchants in Konoha Commercial Street enthusiastically solicit customers and sell goods. There is a bustling flow of people coming and going to buy or play. The cars and horses coming are leisurely, but it is peaceful. The joy of prosperity.
Accompanied by Konoha ninjas, the Kirigakure envoy who came to Konoha for the first time stood at the intersection of Konoha, and everyone looked at the bustling street scene in front of them in trance.
"Konoha...is so prosperous and comfortable, I'm really lucky..."
A young Kirigakure ninja who was so handsome that it was difficult to distinguish between male and female could not help but express his inner thoughts.
Kirigakure Ninja Village, which adheres to traditional ninja mysticism, has always given people an image full of coldness, violence, and murderous atmosphere.
But that doesn't mean Kirigakure's ninjas don't like peace.
Just like everyone doesn't want to wake up and find that they are missing arms, legs or even their head has moved and will never be able to get up again, most Kirigakure in their right mind will not like the current atmosphere of Kirigakure Ninja Village.
But the inertia brought about by Kirigakure's tradition cannot be changed by individuals.
"The root of Konoha's prosperity lies in the strength of Konoha ninjas, and it does not come from some nonsense destiny." Masahiko Kiden, the leader of the Kirigakure mission, sneered at his companion's remarks, "Aren't you worried about returning home if you talk nonsense like this? Will the village be punished? Not even the Snow Clan can protect you then!"
"We Kirigakure are one of the five great ninja villages, why can't we learn from Konoha to enjoy things like this!" Kirigakure of the Snow Clan immediately retorted: "We have been fighting and killing for so many years, and now we have to fight within ourselves when there are no external enemies. I don’t even know what Mizukage-sama wants to do!”
"If you say less, I guess you can live to be old!"
Kito Masahiko was extremely angry when he heard this. Although the Kirigakure ninja clan had many opinions on the contemporary Mizukage, it did not mean that they could make such a noise in public, especially when there were accompanying Konoha ninjas. What a joke!
"It is the freedom of every ninja to express himself, no matter where he is."
A voice sounded from behind the Kirigakure envoy.
"Who is talking nonsense!!"
Ghost Light Masahiko was even more angry.
Even if his subordinates speak freely, there are still outsiders who dare to interrupt.
If he were in Kirigakure Village, anyone who dared to be so presumptuous in front of him would definitely be beaten.
"Do you think I'm right?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu looked at the Kirigakure ninja in front of him with a smile on his face.
"You..." Ghost Light Masahiko was a little speechless.
Judging from his clothing, the man in front of him was a member of the Uchiha clan, and he was followed by a group of Uchiha. Judging from his posture, he knew he was a high-ranking member of the Uchiha clan.
And it looks a little strangely familiar.
The Kirigakure ninja of the Snow Clan looked at Uchiha Tokimitsu several times, then took out a small notebook from his ninja tool bag, opened it and looked at Uchiha Tokimitsu for a while, and his expression changed. Somewhat surprised.
"Jōnin Masahiko, look..."
After taking the intelligence manual handed over by his companion, Masahiko Kiden took a look and his expression immediately changed.
"Uchiha Tokko!"
The Kirigakure ninjas who were standing aside to watch the scenery, adhering to the fact that the matter had nothing to do with them, immediately focused their attention upon hearing this.
There are even several Kirigakure ninjas who have their hands on their ninja tool bags.
"What? Am I very famous in Kirigakure?" Uchiha Tokumitsu still had a smile on his face, but his eyes became cold. "By the way, can you let me see how Kirigakure describes my information?"
"You can read the information whenever you want!"
The Kirigakure ninja of the Snow Clan stared at Uchiha Tokimitsu with an unkind expression.
"Really~ Then why did you show up in Konoha?" Although he hit a nail that was neither soft nor hard, Uchiha Tokumitsu's smile still did not change.
"Lord Tokumitsu, they are Kirigakure's envoy, and they entered the country with permission from the village..."
The Konoha ninjas who were watching the excitement saw that the momentum seemed not to be good, so they quickly stepped forward to get in between Uchiha Tokimitsu and Kirigakure, took out a document and handed it to Uchiha Tokimitsu respectfully.
After many rounds of instigated public opinion attacks, Uchiha Tokumitsu's reputation in Konoha was extremely infamous, and the most common rumor was that Uchiha Tokumitsu was smiling with a knife hidden in his smile, but the next moment he turned against him and killed people without mercy.
As a resisting ninja who received the Kirigakure delegation, he did not dare to let the situation continue to ferment. Who knew whether Uchiha Tokumitsu would suddenly become violent and kill several Kirigakure who made rude remarks.
If he really got into that kind of trouble, his special jounin would definitely not be able to please him.
"Yeah……"
Uchiha Tokumitsu took the customs clearance document submitted by the Konoha ninja. After looking at it for a few times, he found that the procedures were all normal, so he handed the document back to the jonin in charge of reception.
"Since you are entering Konoha, you must follow Konoha's rules and do not deliberately gather people to make noise and intimidate the villagers, otherwise I will arrest you for picking quarrels and provoking trouble."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said calmly to everyone in the Kirigakure mission.
Then he ignored Kirigakure's reaction and led everyone away.
"By the way, what kind of ninja is he in Konoha? He is so loud!" After Uchiha Tokumitsu left, the Kirigakure ninja of the Snow Clan complained to the jounin in Konoha who was responsible for the reception, "He actually kept saying that He said he wanted to arrest us, doesn’t he know any diplomatic etiquette?”
"Sir Tokuguang is the Assistant Chief of the Police Department and the Deputy Commander of the Mobile Force."
The Jounin of Konoha responded expressionlessly, "The second most powerful person in the police department naturally has the right to carry out arrests in the village."
The Kirigakure ninja of the Snow Clan was speechless.
"He was the one who killed Master Yuanshi..."
"And White Fang, both of them are sinners who killed the Yuan Master..."
The Kirigakure group began to whisper.
"With such power, he is truly a role model for our generation of ninjas..."
After the Snow Clan ninja, who was originally full of indignation, learned the identity of Uchiha Tokumitsu, his face immediately changed, and his tone also changed from indignation to yearning.
"Let's go quickly! Don't embarrass yourself here!"
Ghost Masahiko sighed, feeling extremely powerless, "Qiannuo-kun, you just look like a woman, why are your personalities so changeable..."
"Your words are really discriminatory against women!"
The ninja of the Snow Clan named Qian Nuo became furious.
A group of Kirigakure ninjas, led by the Jounin of Konoha, walked towards the Hokage Building.
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't take this episode too seriously.
The Hokage Building has been quite quiet recently. Even the drug warehouse of the Nara clan, a die-hard ally, was seized by the police and forced to be sold at a low price without any intervention. Furthermore, Uchiha Tokumitsu was obsessed with studying his Mangekyō Sharingan, so he did not pay attention to it. through diplomatic developments.
But it's not a big problem. It shouldn't take long for Hatake Sakumo, who has heard the news, to come over and share the information with him.
Sure enough, in the evening, after Uchiha Tokumitsu had just finished dinner with his family, Hatake Sakumo came to visit excitedly.
"Sakumo-kun has been gone for a few days, and he looks much better~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu received Hatake Sakumo in his living room.
"The jounin class's backlog of affairs in the past has almost been dealt with. Nothing special has happened recently, so we have a lot of free time..."
Hatake Sakumo explained, and then cut to the purpose of the visit, "Tokumitsu-kun, the Kirigakure delegation has arrived in the village. Do you know about this?"
"I know, we met in the afternoon..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that he was simply a Sakumo expert, and he had even calculated the time and purpose of Hatake Sakumo's visit in advance.
He also briefly described the scene when he met the Kirigakure envoy.
"Kirigakure's visit has two purposes, one of which is to redeem the ninja sword that fell into our hands." Hatake Sakumo didn't want to continue to go around in circles, and directly revealed Kirigakure's purpose.
During the reconnaissance mission in the Kingdom of Whirlpool, the mobile troops led by Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo encountered the Kirigakure ninja army led by Kirigakure Gotachibana Yagura and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and tried to encircle and kill them. However, Uchiha Tokumitsu had expected it. , secretly mobilized the Tokumitsu Chibei team of the Uchiha clan, and beat the menacing Kirigakure to the point of paralysis with a backhand.
Even two of the seven Kirigakure Ninja Swordsmen died, and their Ninja Swords also fell into the hands of Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo.
According to the distribution between the two at the time, Uchiha Tokko received the Explosive Sword and Spray, and Hatake Sakumo received the Long Sword and the Needle.
However, according to the agreement made with Goju Yagura when the two sides ceased war, both Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo agreed to let Kirigakure redeem the ninja sword.
Now, Kirigakure is here.
"There is no problem in redeeming it, but after all, the two ninja swords are our trophies. If Kirigakure's conditions are satisfied, it is not impossible to return the ninja swords to Kirigakure..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't care about this, "By the way, what price does Kirigakure plan to pay?"
"In addition, there is another..."
Before Hatake Sakumo finished speaking, Emiko gently knocked on the sliding door of the living room and came in and said.
"Tokumitsu-kun, the Ashina clan leader of the Uzumaki family is here to see you."
"Okay, please come in...forget it, I'll go out to greet him!"
Hearing this, Uchiha Tokumitsu also stood up and prepared to go out to greet him. Hatake Sakumo also stood up to accompany him.
"By the way, what is Kirigakure's other purpose?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu remembered what Hatake Sakumo was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"Forget it, the Uzumaki clan leader is here, let him talk to you..."
Hatake Sakumo said with some distress.
"Sakumo-kun, why have you become the Riddler?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu rolled his eyes at Hatake Sakumo.
"Clan Chief Ashina, welcome your arrival!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu introduced Uzumaki Ashina into the living room, and the three of them sat down in the living room again.
"Tokumitsu-kun, I take the liberty of disturbing you at night, but I do have something to discuss, so I have to..." Uzumaki Ashina said with some apology.
"Clan Chief Ashina is too polite..."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they returned to the topic again.
"The Kirigakure delegation arrived today. I wonder if Tokuguang-kun knows about it..."
Ashina Uzumaki sighed and said to Uchiha Tokko.
"Sakumo-kun just mentioned this to me. It is said that there is a request to redeem the loot we captured from Kirigakure..."
Uchiha Tokko replied.
"In addition, there is another request..."
Uzumaki Ashina's face tightened, and he said seriously: "Kirigakure requests that the border be re-demarcated with the country of Uzumaki as the boundary!"
Uchiha Tokko was stunned when he heard this, and then couldn't help but laugh.
"This request... I thought Kirigakure won the war..."
Hatake Sakumo and Uzumaki Ashina both had serious faces.
"Seriously? What's Sarutobi's attitude?"
Seeing the serious expressions on the two men's faces, Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but frowned, "Old monkey will never be so stupid that he really plans to agree to Kirigakure's conditions!"
"According to the news, after Kirigakure put forward the conditions during the meeting, Hokage-sama's attitude was relatively vague..."
Hatake Sakumo lowered his head slightly and answered softly.
The so-called vagueness means that I didn't refuse it outright.
That leaves room for imagination.
"Is there still room for negotiation on this kind of thing?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu clicked his tongue and couldn't help but give Shinobu a six in his mind, "Chief Ashina, has the old monkey already mentioned this matter to you? What's his attitude?"
But the Kingdom of Uzumaki was once an ally of Konoha. Not to mention the millennium-old friendship between the Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan, the Uzumaki Clan also sent precious sealing technique information after Konoha established the village. In the past, they also assisted Konoha in guarding the eastern coast. In the region, now that the alliance is declining and it is difficult to rely on others, it is using the old territory of the former ally as a bargaining chip. How can this not make people angry?
"No one mentioned this matter to me directly, but since even I have received such information, it can be seen..."
Before Uzumaki Ashina finished speaking, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Since the death of their ancestor Mito Uzumaki, the Uzumaki clan has chosen to move closer to the Uchiha clan, and their relationship with the Hokage clan has also become cold. They have no connections among the top leaders of Konoha, and Uzumaki Aede is dedicated to teaching the younger generations behind closed doors. Being able to obtain the content of the discussion between the Hokage and the Kirigakure messenger shows that someone deliberately released the news to test the reaction of the Uzumaki clan.
Although the Uzumaki clan suffered heavy losses, they gave up the foundation of the Country of Uzumaki and joined Konoha.
Although the Kingdom of Whirlpool at this time seems to be a worthless ruin.
Although the Uzumaki clan is very close to the Uchiha clan, their relationship with the Hokage clan is not very good.
But it doesn't mean that Konoha can use the Uzumaki clan's hometown as a bargaining chip to exchange with other ninja villages without even saying hello.
Especially Kirigakure, who has a blood feud with the Uzumaki clan.
Uchiha Tokko's brows furrowed even more.
"There is absolutely no possibility of compromise on this matter!" Uchiha Tokumitsu's tone became cold.
"Sakumo-kun, what do you think? Don't forget that the Country of Uzumaki is a place where mobile troops left blood and tears!"
"Perhaps... Hokage-sama is just a delaying tactic... After all, Sunagakure and Kumogakure have been trying to make moves recently, and the pressure on the border is also great..." Hatake Sakumo also sighed, "But... the territory of the Uzumaki Country is completely destroyed. Give up room to others!”
Hatake Sakumo was also extremely angry inside.
Maybe it was hard to refuse flatly for a while, maybe it was really a delaying strategy, but after all, the Whirlpool Kingdom was an enemy he had fought against, and now it was used as a bargaining chip, and the Suffering Lord was informed of this...
Uzumaki Ashina's heart was also full of mixed emotions.
Although the Uzumaki clan, whose strength has been greatly weakened after suffering a major blow, has no possibility of returning to the Country of Uzumaki, the Country of Uzumaki, the Uzushio Ninja Village, and the sea breeze and mountains and rivers are still the ancestral lands that the surviving Uzumaki clan members dream about. Even if they know that this generation has no chance of realizing the restoration of the country, it is still a concern and thought after all, and it is also the spiritual sustenance of the Uzumaki people.
"The Country of Whirlpool is the territory of the Whirlpool clan. This is an undisputed fact."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said to Uzumaki Ashina: "First of all, no matter what factors the village considers, the Uchiha clan will always be the solid backing of the Uzumaki clan and will definitely support the legitimate demands of the Uzumaki clan."
"Thank you Uchiha for your support..." Uzumaki Ashina's eyes also glowed with water, and he bowed his head, "We all know that there is no possibility of returning to our ancestral land, but we don't want to return to the old land. Fall into the hands of others, especially the enemies of the whirlpool... Otherwise, even if we return to the Pure Land, we will not be able to face our deceased ancestors."
Uchiha Tokumitsu quickly helped Uzumaki Ashina and offered some words of comfort.
"Sakumo-kun, if Kirigakure wants to redeem the ninja sword, he must ask for our opinion. Please help us when the time comes."
Uchiha Tokko turned to Hatake Sakumo and said.
“That’s exactly what this visit is for!”
Hatake Sakumo also agreed very simply.
"However, leaving the Country of Whirlpool idle is not an option. Why not transfer the garrison camp of the Eastern Border Defense Force to the Country of Whirlpool..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu thought about it again and made another suggestion, "What do you think, Chief Ashina?"
It is also common practice for Konoha's border armies to station large camps of border troops in neighboring small countries. The purpose is to expand the scope of influence and influence. Even if a war occurs, it can be fought within the territory of the small country to avoid affecting the Fire as much as possible. country’s homeland.
However, in the past, due to the existence of the Whirlpool Kingdom on the eastern coast to assist in defense, and the eastern border defense force was notoriously weak, the eastern border army had always been stationed within the Kingdom of Fire.
"No objection!"
Uzumaki Ashina was overjoyed.
If this is possible, it will be a surprise for Uzumaki Ashina and even the Uzumaki clan.
Even if there is no possibility of restoring the country, if the border troops move to the country of whirlpool, the whirlpool tribesmen can occasionally return to their ancestral land to worship.
"What do you think, Sakumo-kun?"
"This is feasible, but the current strength of the eastern border defense force alone is not enough to move the main force to the country of whirlpool in addition to the coastal part..."
Hatake Sakumo believes it is feasible, but also pointed out the practical difficulties.
"If the border troops are not strong enough, they can be strengthened. As long as you are determined, there is nothing you can't accomplish."
Uchiha Tokko replied: "The key point is how to facilitate this!"
Hatake Sakumo and Uzumaki Ashina both nodded in agreement.
(End of chapter)
