In the first conquest of the Kingdom of Water, Uchiha Tokumitsu invested a total of nearly 700 ninja troops on the front line, and he was very satisfied with the results achieved.
Led by the familiar Kirigakure ninja, the wolf pack's offensive was a complete success.
The best proof is the loot piled on Midway Island.
After the golden cuties are piled up, the brilliant light emitted under the sunlight is so intoxicating.
"very good!"
Uchiha Tokko smiled so hard that he couldn't even close his mouth.
Just the first batch of loot brought back was enough to offset the cost of launching the war.
Coupled with the large amount of loot that followed, after the rewards for the ninjas who participated in the war were distributed, Uchiha Tokumitsu could still have a large amount of gold medals in his account.
Although he did not pursue wealth very much, wealth still poured into Uchiha Tokko's small treasury.
"What a wonderful world..."
Uchiha Tokko picked up a handful of gold coins and let them fall from his fingers.
It fell back on the pile of gold medals and played a tinkling and crisp music.
This pile of gold is more profitable than smuggling!
"The nobles... are too rich!"
Even the attendant ninja who came from the Uzumaki clan was deeply shocked when he looked at the shocking pile of small gold mountains in front of him.
The wealth hidden in the private vaults of the nobles has nowhere to hide in front of the Byakugan ninjas of the Hyuga clan. No matter whether the nobles are willing to reveal the location of the treasure, they will end up bankrupt.
"Register!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered: "First take back the public treasury of the shogunate, and then find a few photographers to take some photos and send them to the wealthy businessmen who bought our special bonds for the development of the east!"
"As you command!"
The attendant ninja immediately followed the order and executed it.
"Send an order to Kaguya's column and ask them to take back the attack team and concentrate their forces to prepare to snipe Kirigakure's reinforcements!"
Then Uchiha Tokko gave another order.
The shogunate ninja army with the Kaguya clan as the column leader is the largest one.
Uchiha Tokumitsu also assigned many Uchiha ninjas and Hyuga Byakugan ninjas to this ninja army.
Their combat area is on the main route from the main island of the Kingdom of Water to the Eastern Islands, making it an excellent ambush and reinforcement area.
Uchiha Tokumitsu is not too ambitious. He will be very satisfied if he can annihilate three to five hundred Kirigakure ninjas after this battle.
"As you command!"
One of the attendant ninjas immediately stood up and came to Fuki. After receiving the order, he quickly wrote a secret message and released the communication ninja eagle.
"The first and second detachments of the Eastern Border Defense Force should also be ready."
Uchiha Tokko said again.
Uchiha Tokumitsu still felt uneasy relying solely on the shogunate's ninja army to be responsible for sniping and providing reinforcements.
So they once again assembled two detachments of the frontier army as reserve forces, and also transferred them to Midway Island.
"All the ninja troops in our headquarters are ready."
The attendant ninja replied respectfully.
"That's good……"
Uchiha Tokko nodded.
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At this time, the Kingdom of Water was already in turmoil and war.
Only about 700 Tokumitsu Shogunate ninja troops participated in the war, and they turned the shipping routes around the Land of Water and the eastern islands upside down.
And this is also because Kirigakure, out of his inertia of thinking, misjudged that Uchiha Tokumitsu's men would launch an attack from the nearby southern seas or western seas, so the defense force in the eastern archipelago was relatively small.
Moreover, the few ninjas who were deployed were taken from the nobles to serve as guards in their own territories under various names. As a result, when the shogunate ninja army attacked, they could not organize a decent counterattack force.
What's more, there are many others like Kirigakure Jōnin, who struggled a little when facing acquaintances and then scratched a horizontal mark on their forehead protectors. After putting on a mask, they joined the Shogunate Ninja Army without any psychological barriers. In the great cause of burning, killing and looting.
The Kirigakure ninja has been a noble of the Bitter Water Country for a long time!
Faced with the battle reports coming from all directions, even the Kirigakure elders who were responsible for the deployment of the ninja army were paralyzed.
After the Third Mizukage launched the genocide, the elders immediately launched an impeachment in the name of "killing the ninjas of the same village" and wrested part of the control of the ninja army from the hands of the Third Mizukage.
Following the information that Uchiha Tokko took in the remnants of the three clans and prepared to counterattack the Kingdom of Water, at the invitation of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water, the Kirigakure elders responded positively and sent all the ninja troops under their control to various parts of the Kingdom of Water. He carried out defense and also got a large amount of money from the daimyo.
They originally thought that according to the traditional ninja combat method, Uchiha Tokumitsu would slowly build ships and form a fleet, then organize water battles, and finally move north with a large force to have an upright battle with the Kirigakure ninja army.
According to intelligence, Uchiha Tokumitsu has built a shipyard in the old land of the Country of Whirlpool, and several new warships are undergoing trial trials. This has further verified their ideas.
If the battle style envisioned by the Kirigakure elders is followed, Kirigakure actually still has a great chance of winning.
After all, with the exception of the Kirigakure clan ninjas and the hired half-hearted Suizhan Yunin, the elite ninja troops under Uchiha Tokumitsu, especially the Uchiha ninja troops who relied on the Great Wall, were not actually adapted to fighting at sea.
Even if they were forcibly assembled for battle, they might be surrounded and annihilated by Kirigakure's army at sea due to Kirigakure's skillful water warfare skills and numerical advantage.
Therefore, several more optimistic Kirigakure elders have already discussed the ownership of Uchiha Tokumitsu's Mangekyō Sharingan at the elders' meeting.
In addition, after being impeached, the Third Mizukage has rarely remained silent recently, ignoring various small actions of the elders, which has further fueled the arrogance of the elders.
But when faced with Uchiha Tokumitsu's fierce offensive, they all fell into despair again.
War intelligence coming from all directions made it impossible for them to tell how many ninja troops the shogunate had sent to attack.
Not to mention finding the main force of the shogunate ninja army for a decisive battle. At this time, not only the waterways between the islands were attacked by the small shogunate forces and a large number of merchant ships were sunk, but even the Eastern Islands had been lost to the Kirigakure headquarters. got engaged!
The most annoying thing is that they also tried to wipe out the shogunate ninja troops who attacked merchant ships in the waterways, but no matter how many ninja troops were deployed, they were easily evaded by the shogunate ninja troops who were as slippery as loaches and did not even have a chance to fight. nothing.
"The ninja army of the Tokumitsu Shogunate should all be equipped with white-eyed ninjas..."
After all, the Great Elder Kirigakure is somewhat knowledgeable. Based on the recent report of the failure of the suppression campaign, he deduced the personnel allocation of the Tokoku shogunate.
"White eyes..."
All the Kirigakure elders gritted their teeth.
In front of Byakugan, no matter what kind of trap or ambush would work, the only chance to catch them would be to rely on luck or the number of people to surround the entire sea area and pull a net to clear them out.
However, the ninja army in the hands of the elders is not enough to support such a huge elimination plan.
"Let's still think about how to regain the Eastern Islands!"
A Kirigakure elder knocked on the table distractedly, "Otherwise, we won't be able to explain to His Highness the Daimyo!"
"The east should be gone..."
Another Kirigakure elder sighed and said: "No news came back from the ninja troops sent to garrison. It may be that they were annihilated by Tokumitsu's attack ninja troops at the first opportunity..."
"There are so many fiefdom nobles who fell under Uchiha Tokko's sword..."
Another Kirigakure elder sighed: "In the future, we will no longer be able to find the source of missions in the Eastern Islands..."
"Ask for help from Mizukage-sama!"
An elder Kirigakure sitting in the corner suggested, "The ninja army in our hands alone may not be able to deal with Tokumitsu's shogunate..."
"What depressing words are you talking about! Are you still the dignified Elder Kirigakure? You need to know your shame!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an elder jumped up from the other side and yelled: "Elder Fin! Do you think our five thousand ninja army can't deal with those Uchiha stragglers!"
"We don't even know how many ninja troops the Tokko Shogunate sent to attack!"
Elder Kirigakure couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up as well, "If we can't even wipe out the small group of shogunate ninja troops in the western waterway in the central part, how many more ninja troops can we mobilize to fight in the east!"
"There are slightly fewer ninja troops deployed in various places, and those shogunate ninja troops wandering around the waterways immediately came ashore to attack! With no intelligence or main force, what else can we use to fight!"
And this is exactly the subtlety of Uchiha Tokumitsu's wolf attack.
The familiar ninjas of the three clans of Kirigakure and the assistance of the Byakugan ninjas, the waterways in various places in the Kingdom of Water are simply like being in an uninhabited land. They can kill without fear of being surrounded and suppressed by the Kirigakure garrison.
Even the Kirigakure elders were still unsure of how many ninjas were dispatched to the attack force.
But this does not prevent the elders of Kirigakure from speaking out against each other in a short period of time.
"enough!"
The elder Kirigakure, whose face was getting darker and darker, couldn't bear it anymore.
Since Master Yuan's death, he has taken over as the Grand Elder of the Elder Council.
It's just that the prestige and power are still not comparable to those when Master Yuan was alive. The control over the elders has been relaxed a lot, and there is no way to speak out.
Even if the elders mess up some things, they cannot be blamed, otherwise they will be faced with endless verbal criticism from their comrades.
And the various shortcomings of the Kirigakure Elders that were exposed during the elders' group's tactical discussions gave him a huge headache.
Without intelligence, there is no tactical arrangement.
After the garrisoned Ninja Army was restrained, it would be difficult to mobilize additional personnel to form a Ninja Army. Without the Ninja Army, how could we start to recover the Eastern Islands?
"We are discussing how to deal with the war crisis. Don't be too outrageous..."
Upon hearing this question again, the Kirigakure elders pretended to be deaf and dumb again.
"Why don't you let Mizukage-sama's ANBU provide information..."
At this time, another Kirigakure elder intervened: "Otherwise, we wouldn't even know how many ninja troops to mobilize and which waterway to march from.
"Then let's settle it like this..."
Elder Kirigakure pressed his temples and sighed.
If you don't become a householder, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are.
It is difficult to command an army without unifying it.
The Kirigakure elders have been away from the command of the Ninja Army for too long. Coupled with the changes of the times, the tactics and tactics of the Ninja Army are changing with each passing day. The old guys have gradually failed to keep up with the trend of the times.
Although another faction that claimed to be "always tough on Mizukage" was dissatisfied, it still acquiesced to the proposal of Elder Kirigakure.
Although they fight for power, although they are brave in internal fighting and timid in public battles, although they are out of date with the times, they are still members of the Ninja Village elders, and at least they can still distinguish between good and bad.
"How to deploy the ninja troops of our headquarters to fight?"
The venue was silent for a long time, and Elder Fin Kirigakure took the initiative to break the dull atmosphere.
"...Leave the defense area to Mizukage-sama, and our ninja army will go and take back the east!"
Elder Kirigakure was silent for a while before speaking slowly.
It's a tough choice.
Finally taking advantage of the shogunate's attack, with the cooperation of the daimyo of the Kingdom of Water, the territory they obtained was handed over before it was warmed up, and they also had to lead the ninja army to fight against those vicious Uchihas. Beat to death.
After the Eastern Islands were recovered, no matter whether they won or lost, the strength of the elder group would not be able to get these territories back from the Mizukage.
This is equivalent to the Daimyo of the Land of Water and the Kirigakure Elders teaming up to make a beautiful wedding dress for the third Mizukage, and they have to apologize and ask others to accept it.
The only thing that can be obtained in exchange is the intelligence support of Kirigakure ANBU, and at most the cannon fodder and informants that Mizukage throws in.
"What a big loss..."
Another Kirigakure elder expressed everyone’s thoughts.
"Knock knock!"
There was a rapid knock on the door outside the elders meeting room.
"come in!"
Elder Kirigakure closed his eyes tiredly.
I have heard this kind of knocking on the door a lot these days, and not once does it have good news.
Either a certain city was captured, or the port was burned, or how many fleets were burned...
All in all, it's bad news.
"Good day, Great Elder, good day, all elders!"
After a Kirigakure jonin entered the door, he respectfully greeted all the elders.
"An urgent message has arrived from Daming Mansion..."
"Give me!"
Elder Kirigakure took the letter with a sullen face and quickly read through it.
Then his face became gloomy and almost dripping with water.
"Guan Bai was killed by the shogunate's rain ninja mercenaries..."
The Great Elder Kirigakure was a little desperate.
Guan Bai is not only the head of the civil servants of the Kingdom of Water, he is also the younger brother of the Daimyo. He is also one of the most popular nobles in the Kingdom of Water. He is also the financial backer who supports the elders and the water shadow in their duel.
"Lord Guan Bai led the government army to try to encircle and annihilate a group of shogunate ninja troops who came ashore, but something unexpected happened..."
The despair of Elder Kirigakure lies in the fact that Lord Guan Bai, as the highest minister of the Kingdom of Water, does not even have an understanding of combat effectiveness and dares to lead his troops to fight against the Ninja Army.
Doesn't he know how many of the Fire Nation's elite troops were killed by Uchiha Tokumitsu when he attacked the prefecture and forced the Daimyo?
How can he be so brave!
When the Kirigakure elders heard this, they immediately became restless.
"There is no choice..."
Elder Kirigakure said with a sad smile.
Now that Guan Bai is dead, the Kirigakure elders have no way out.
"Ame Ninja! Despicable Ame Ninja!"
A Kirigakure elder suddenly screamed as if he was going crazy, "How dare they kill Guan Bai! How dare they! Lord Guan Bai is the most noble minister!"
The elders were all restless.
"I'm going to find Master Mizukage..."
Elder Kirigakure stood up and said. "Hand over all defense areas, let's go to the east!"
After pausing his cane, Elder Kirigakure left the conference room without looking back.
The political structure of Kirigakure refers to the chaos at the end of the Nara period. In order to make it look more reasonable, it has also been moderately beautified based on real history, otherwise it would look too ridiculous.
(End of chapter)
