After the Third Mizukage and Goju Yagura retreated, and after confirming that all the Kirigakure ninja troops had left by boat, Uchiha Tokumitsu gathered the ninja troops and returned to the camp.
According to Konoha's past practices, the Ninja troops recruited from the village after the war must be arranged to take turns as soon as possible or even disband the Ninja troops under the jurisdiction of the combat commander, and hand over all legal affairs to the garrison camp or border defense force.
However, the area where Hatake Sakumo is currently stationed is quite special. The eastern border defense force that was originally responsible for regional defense has been beaten to the point of collapse under the attack of the Kirigakure Ninja Army, and the original ally of the Uzumaki Country has long since disappeared. Therefore, Hatake Sakumo had no intention of following this rule, but seriously started the defense arrangements everywhere.
Although Uchiha Tokumitsu has always been too lazy to take care of these mundane tasks, he was still dragged by the extremely busy Hatake Sakumo to share part of the work.
Uchiha Tokumitsu is responsible for the reconstruction of the most important eastern border defense force.
As a member of Konoha's first ninja force whose headquarters was completely destroyed, when faced with the notorious new commander Uchiha Tokumitsu, the members of the former Eastern Defense Force faced Uchiha Tokumitsu. No one in front of me dared to disobey him even a little bit.
As a ninja force with a size of nearly a thousand people, only more than 300 ninjas survived and returned to the Eastern Defense Force after the war with Kirigakure, and the original command structure had been completely destroyed.
Therefore, Uchiha Tokumitsu did not care about the original positions of these defeated soldiers. He just extracted ninjas with special ninjutsu abilities such as sensory ninjas and medical ninjas, and then simply and roughly organized the original personnel into three detachment.
Later, the ninjas who were relatively close to the Uchiha clan were drawn from the ninja coalition brought by Hatake Sakumo and organized into two detachments. They temporarily assembled half of the border troops and reluctantly took over the defense work.
As for the vacancies in the establishment, Uchiha Tokumitsu plans to digest them within the family and among the various affiliated ninja clans.
Even if each family does not have enough manpower, they can recruit graduates from the police preparatory school to join. It just so happens that the border force service experience can be used as an internship resume for new recruits in the police department.
In this way, even if the eastern border defense force is replaced by an outsider as the commander in the future, it will not cause any trouble when faced with the absolute advantage that most of the ninja detachment leaders under its command are close followers of the Uchiha clan.
In the Chinese army's tent, Uchiha Tokumitsu drew an Uchiha Uchiha fan logo on the eastern part of the Fire Country on the map of the ninja world.
In addition to the northwest border defense force stationed in the Country of Grass, the eastern border defense force will soon become the possession of the Uchiha clan.
In addition, the Northern Border Defense Force is the starting force that Hatake Sakumo once commanded. It has always obeyed orders. Although the Hokage's son Sarutobi Shinnosuke recently led his troops north to join the force to support it, this ninja army will not be able to get rid of it in the short term. The influence of Hatake Sakumo.
The western border defense force stationed in Kawakuni was Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo's comrades during their battle against Sunagakure. The attitudes of the two commanders were relatively ambiguous. Even if something happened to Konoha in the future, even if they couldn't If you lead your troops to help, you can also maintain a state of standing still and wait for the victory to be decided within the village.
All in all, the four major border defense forces of Konohagakure Ninja Village are all under the control of Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo, either explicitly or implicitly.
According to the one-country-one-village system established by the first Hokage Senju Hashirama, except for a few scattered ninjas, most ninjas have been placed under the jurisdiction of ninja villages, and the funds for the development of ninja villages are provided by ninjas. Provided by the daimyo of the country where the village is located. But the ninjas are not engaged in production, and they only rely on tasks to get paid to make a living.
However, although the remuneration income from the mission is quite a lot, ninjas need to bring all the material props they need to perform the mission themselves, especially B-level and above missions involving ninja combat. Although the money obtained from a mission is often relatively generous, After spending money to treat injuries, repair and replenish ninja tools, and purchase training resources, most of the mission rewards were spent.
But you can't save money in this area, otherwise the slow recovery of the injury will delay the next mission, and if you don't purchase ninja tools or training resources, your ability to survive in the mission will be weakened.
This is how the ninjas passively join the ever-increasing ranks, until one day they die in the mission or withdraw from the book due to injury.
The ninjas who were eliminated or even laid down in this endless internal scroll were the senior genin and the elderly who had the largest number of registered ninjas in the major ninja villages. Daimyos and nobles entrusted them with a large number of tasks such as catching cats and finding dogs. Simple but extremely tedious tasks such as clearing out bandits and so on are tailor-made for them, so that these ninjas with extraordinary power will not become impoverished and choose to rob homes and become rebels.
Calculated in this way, the border troops, which are supported by funds allocated by the village and serve as a standing ninja army, are indeed a very good place for some ninjas with relatively mediocre strength.
At least in peacetime, it is a perfect iron rice bowl.
"Lord Tokumitsu..."
An Uchiha ninja walked in from outside the Chinese army's tent, bowed and said: "The genin you want to see has arrived..."
"Let him in."
Uchiha Tokko nodded and put away the map of the ninja world on the stage.
A middle-aged man carrying an iron pot and wearing ragged clothes but with a resolute face walked into the tent.
"Commander Tokimitsu, Genin Maruhoshi Kosuke has been ordered to report!"
Uchiha Tokko looked at him for a long time.
Although his rank is only a genin, it can be seen from his stance, chakra fluctuations, etc. that Kosuke Maruboshi is considered a strong one even among jonins.
After all, it was the second generation Senju Tobirama who personally taught the Water Release Ninjutsu, and he was not just an ordinary person.
"Mr. Gusuke..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly said: "I have other adjustments regarding your position. Do you have any comments?"
"Commander Tokimitsu, I once swore to Tobirama-sama that I would only be a genin for the rest of my life, so I really don't dare to accept this order..."
"Don't get me wrong, I don't intend to promote you to the rank of ninja, you are still a genin!"
Uchiha Demitsu said calmly.
"Please give me your instructions, Commander Tokuguang."
Kosuke Maruboshi still looks that calm.
"I plan to appoint you as a genin training instructor, specializing in genin training for the border forces."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said: "In this way, you no longer have to run around and work hard, and the genin can grow quickly, and they will not die from making mistakes that they shouldn't make in simple tasks... So, what do you think? Woolen cloth?"
"As ordered..."
Kosuke Maruboshi thought for a moment, then bowed to Uchiha Demitsu, indicating that he had accepted this appointment.
"As for your rank issue, if you are willing to advance to the ninja level, you can tell me. I believe Sakumo-kun also welcomes you to become a member of the jounin community."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said again: "But everything I do is based on your personal wishes, and I will not force you to change what you think or do... If there are no other objections, you can go ahead..."
"I'll take my leave..."
Kosuke Maruhoshi stopped dragging his feet and left immediately after bowing.
Uchiha Tokumitsu's transfer of the original personnel of the border force was not limited to Maruhoshi Kosuke alone.
All ninjas with outstanding strength and close contacts with the Hokage family were identified as unstable elements by Uchiha Tokumitsu, and were transferred from management positions for various reasons, and were thrown into a newly created idle position for retirement.
Although it may weaken the original remaining strength of the Eastern Border Defense Force in a short period of time, this will also maintain the Uchiha clan's future control over this ninja army as much as possible.
The current situation of weakened combat effectiveness will also be changed after Uchiha ninjas and ninjas from the pro-nin clan are incorporated into the eastern border defense force.
After handling the affairs of the Ninja Army, Uchiha Tokumitsu finally breathed a sigh of relief, but representatives of the Ninja Alliance came to the door again.
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"The war hasn't officially ended yet, and you are so concerned about Bai Tiao now?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned and asked: "Besides, it is an agreement signed between the village and everyone. Why do you ask me this?"
The representatives of the ninja clan who came to Uchiha Tokumitsu's Chinese army tent included Inushige, Moonlight, Yamabuki, Toga and other small and medium-sized ninja clan representatives. In order to successfully meet Uchiha Tokumitsu, they also roped in a Hinata. Xiuhong's younger brother drags his feelings.
"Lord De Guang, please allow me to explain..."
The representative of the Moonlight Clan stood up and saluted and said: "This war Kirigakure has receded. Do you think the war is over?"
"This topic is really interesting..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu lay down on the back of the chair and said with some playfulness: "And if I remember correctly, the announcement of the end of the battle should be issued by the Hokage, right?"
"That's true. It's just that when the war will officially end is related to the payment of the note signed by the village before our ninja clan went to war..."
The representative of the Moonlight Clan whispered: "It would be a good thing if we could end the war with Kirigakure early and pay the IOU..."
"...Why did you come to me?"
After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly asked: "You know, Sakumo-kun is the commander of the ninja army!"
The purpose of these representatives of the ninja clan is very simple. It is nothing more than to push the village level to confirm that the war with Kirigakure is over, so as to pay in advance the signing signed by the Hokage Building before the war in exchange for the family ninjas in the hands of each ninja clan. Just a white strip.
Several ninja representatives looked at each other, and after making eye contact, they unanimously decided that the representative of the Moonlight Family would continue to speak.
"Tokumitsu-sama... you should know that we also followed the Uchiha clan and discovered war bonds..."
The representative of the Moonlight Family said bravely: "It's just that the interest we promised to pay is a little higher..."
"How much exactly?"
Uchiha Tokko became interested.
"Generally it's 30% to 40%..."
"This is not high!"
Uchiha Tokko immediately lost interest.
The war bonds issued by the Uchiha clan based on the credit of the most powerful ninja clan in the ninja world have an annual interest rate of 20%. These small and medium-sized ninja clan only give 30 to 40%, which is not very high.
"It's just that...your war proceeds may not be able to cover the interest payments on the bonds."
Uchiha Tokumitsu had already considered this issue when formulating the annual interest income of war bonds, and the 20% income established was more in line with the common lending interest rate in the ninja world.
However, Uchiha Tokko thought about it again and felt something was wrong.
The IOUs received by the ninjas had already been raised by 20%. Paying a little more interest was just a matter of passing on the profits taken from the Hokage to the bond buyers, so they shouldn't be so panicked.
"this……"
The representative of the Moonlight Family began to sweat on his forehead.
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly..."
Uchiha Tokko held his chin with his left hand and looked at several ninja representatives with interest, "I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be in a hurry..."
"...Lord Deguang, we have also issued additional bonds!"
The representative of the Inuzuka family gritted his teeth and took the initiative to interject.
Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned and lowered his hand on his chin, "...How many bonds did you overissue?"
The original purpose of issuing this excess additional bond to clan leader Uchiha Shifang was to deceive the Nara clan, who were more flexible in thinking. Unexpectedly, even small and medium-sized ninja clans were now trapped.
"double……"
This is the Yamabuki family, a little-known ninja clan who is quite playful.
"three times……"
The Toga family and the Gekko family can only be said to be brave.
"Five times..."
The person with the most excess issuance is actually the Inuzuka clan with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who seems to be kind!
Even Uchiha Tokko couldn't help but look sideways.
In fact, Uchiha Tokumitsu still underestimated the appeal of "financial innovation tools" among the ninja clan who lacked financial resources.
In addition to regular mission income, although the small and medium-sized ninja clan in Konoha also have some industries, their lives are better than that of civilian ninjas. After all, the ninja clan has to invest in training family ninjas and supporting the injured and cruel, and some ninja clan The inherited secret technique requires a lot of effort in practice, so life has always been tight.
The attraction of bonds, a poison wrapped in honey, to the ninja clan is self-evident.
Especially when there is a lack of financial understanding, it is normal to overdo it out of impulse.
"If the issuance is five times over-issued, even if all the village's IOUs are exchanged, it will not be enough to pay the principal of the bond, right?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu asked the representative of the Inuzuka family: "What did you think at the beginning?"
The representative of the Inuzuka family hesitated for a while, unable to say anything.
Seeing this, Uchiha Tokko didn't bother to ask.
Asking and asking questions is nothing more than money and silk moving people's hearts.
But since these ninjas have this request, it is not impossible for him to take action to save it.
However, the help from the Uchiha clan will not be so cheap, so I wonder if these ninjas are willing to cut their flesh.
Uchiha Tokumitsu's eyes suddenly became friendly when he looked at several ninja representatives, just like an old farmer visiting the leek seedlings in his own vegetable garden.
How do you feel about the new book cover?
(End of chapter)
