The massacre of the elders launched by the Third Mizukage once again shocked Kirigakure.
This is the third time Mizukage, the leader of the Ninja Village, has once again wielded his butcher knife against the Ninjas in the village since the "Kirigakure Ninja Clan Incident".
What's more, the ones massacred this time were the theoretically "highly respected" elders.
And this happened after the Daming Prefecture was defeated by the Shogunate Ninja Army at the Kinki battlefield, and even the Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki were captured by Uchiha Tokko, and an unknown number of Kumogakure Ninja Army were about to overwhelm the situation...
At such a critical juncture, the Third Mizukage did not take conventional gentle measures to unite the ninjas of the same village, but chose to pick up the bloody butcher knife again, and used the killing to calm the Kirigakure ninjas who were about to move.
The Kirigakure forces that were secretly trying to overthrow the three generations of rule all stopped and chose to bow their heads in submission.
They also had to accept that the heads of the originally powerful elders were still hanging on the gate of the Mizukage Building!
After the Third Mizukage's iron-fisted methods calmed down possible internal disturbances in a very short period of time, he immediately sent an envoy to the shogunate camp in the southern port area of Damingfu to ask for a meeting with Uchiha Tokimitsu.
And this messenger also had a relationship with Uchiha Demitsu——
Loquat Juzo is the holder of the Kirigakure Seven Ninja Sword Broken Sword and the Beheading Sword.
Among Kirigakure's original seven ninja swordsmen, Muuri Jinpachi and Kurikaru Kushimaru were jointly killed by a mobile unit led by Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo in the ambush battle in the Country of Uzumaki. The ninja army was annihilated by Uchiha Tokko and his troops in the Uzumaki Battlefield of the Second Ninja War.
Even the ninja swords of the above three people fell into the hands of Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo respectively.
In addition to the other four surviving ninja swordsmen, since the holder of the double swords and swords is a member of the Oniden tribe, he was also killed by the Mizukage on the spot during the Kirigakure genocide, and his ninja swords have not been used yet. People inherit.
At this point, there are only three famous Kirigakure ninja swordsmen left, namely Loquat Juzo (Broken Sword, Beheading Sword), Black Hoe Raiga (Thunder Sword, Fang), and Tongcao Yaito (Blunt Sword, Kabutori).
When Loquat Juuzang rushed all the way to the shogunate camp where Uchiha Tokumitsu was located, he was greeted by Masahiko Kito and Chino Minazuki.
Although they are all old friends of Kirigakure, the two sides now belong to different camps, and they were fighting to the death not long ago, so the three of them have no desire to reminisce about the past, but Loquat Juzo's eyes are always lingering on the weapons they each hold.
Masahiko Kito holds the blasting sword and flying foam, while Chino Minazuki holds the long sword and needle.
Especially when arriving at the camp hall, Loquat Juzo also saw the great sword Samehada placed aside by Uchiha Tokumitsu...
The shogunate has obtained three of Kirigakure's seven representative ninja swords!
Looking around at the people in the hall, they all had unkind expressions. Loquat Juuzang also knew that it would not be easy to achieve the purpose of negotiating peace during this trip.
Under the leadership of Sansho Hanzo, the Rain Ninja repelled the two thousand ninja troops of Goju Yagura and achieved brilliant results.
In addition, the Eastern Border Defense Force, Mobile Force, Tokumitsu Red Guards, Expeditionary Column, Konoha Ninja Alliance Army and other military leaders under the shogunate have not yet achieved sufficient achievements or captures, so naturally they are not very willing to do this kind of thing. He made peace with Kirigakure when the situation was good.
The current decline of Kirigakure is just like the current ownership of the Seven Ninja Swords. Its strength has dropped by 40%, and it has fallen to the bottom of the five great ninja villages...
"General Tokumitsu."
Loquat Juzo calmed down and saluted Uchiha Tokimitsu with a serious face, "I came to see you on the order of Kirigakure Mizukage-sama. What I am doing is to make up for the differences between you and me, so as to create peace again!"
"The Mizukage is violent and ruthless, killing innocent people indiscriminately. Why would Loquat Jounin still work for a bastard like him who regards fellow village ninjas as trivial things!"
Kito Masahiko secretly glanced at Uchiha Tokumitsu and saw his unmoved look. Then he was the first to stand up and scolded: "You are also a famous elite jounin in Kirigakure, why don't you want to bring order to the chaos?"
"General Tokumitsu has spread the martial ninja world, upheld justice, and eradicated evil. Why don't you, Mr. Loquat, switch sides and submit?"
Minazuki Chino also stood up and said: "In the future, we will march north together, reestablish the new Kirigakure, build a new home together, and we will no longer be scorned by the daimyo nobles. Wouldn't that be beautiful?"
"Seconded!"
The clumsy-tongued leader Kaguya shouted.
The jonins present on both sides also nodded in agreement.
"Kirigakure is, after all, the ninja village where we came from. Even if it is not the same in every way, it is still the homeland that we cannot let go of!"
Loquat Juuzang replied proudly: "Even if Mizukage-sama has many faults, he is always the leader of Kirigakure and shoulders the burden of tens of thousands of Kirigakure ninjas. Sometimes, out of the interests of the Ninja Village, there will inevitably be some unbearable things." Make a choice!"
As soon as these words came out, the ninjas of the Kirigakure three clans in the Zhengyi column were very angry.
Is it a necessary price to pay for loving your own people?
There is no such truth in the ninja world!
"Is it still justified to persecute the ninja clan?"
Ninja Uzumaki Koe, Uchiha Tokimitsu's attendant, stood up with a cold face and reprimanded: "The families of two generations of Mizukage have suffered such brutal persecution and such indiscriminate killings, which shows that the third generation of Mizukage who controls Kirigakure is really cruel and ruthless. Dao, we should be dismissed and held another election!"
"General Tokumitsu! I was ordered to come here to rebuild peace!"
Loquat Juuzang knew that he was in the wrong and that it was difficult for him to defeat everyone with his fists, so he did not respond to the crowd's attack and looked directly at Uchiha Tokko, who was still expressionless.
"The one-village-one-country system is the order of the ninja world jointly established by Hashirama-sama and Madara-sama, and it is also the guarantee of peace. Now that Kirigakure is facing danger, the Uchiha clan, as the largest ninja clan in the ninja world, hopes to help justice. , the barbarians who strangled Yunyin..."
Loquat Juuzang didn't care whether it made sense logically or not. He kept throwing out his beautiful words as if he didn't need money.
"... General Tokumitsu is also well-known in the ninja world for his martial virtues, so please be tolerant and let the dawn of peace once again shine on Kirigakure, which has been ravaged by war."
It has to be said that although Loquat Juuzang looks ferocious, he is still relatively delicate in his heart.
Let’s not talk about whether these words are reasonable, but at least it can be heard that Loquat Juuzang did a lot of homework before going on the mission.
But what he didn't know was that Uchiha Madara, the "Shura of the Ninja Realm" who was specially brought up in his mouth and placed side by side with Senju Hashirama, was hiding behind the scenes of the Third Mizukage. It was Uchiha Madara who had a high vision and a low hand that caused the current Kirigakure. difficult situation.
"Peace……"
Uchiha Demitsu sighed quietly: "What a precious and ethereal word..."
Loquat Juuzang only noticed the word "peace" and immediately felt relieved.
"But how many crimes are raging in the ninja world in the name of peace..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu's second sentence made Loquat Juuzang feel uneasy again.
"Under the rule of the Third Mizukage, Kirigakure not only killed ninjas in the same village indiscriminately, but also committed countless war crimes."
Uchiha Tokko said slowly.
"From the attack on the Uzumaki clan in the Uzushio War, to the ambush in the Country of Uzumaki, and even the Second Ninja War, Kirigakure was the first to provoke conflicts, trying to drag Konoha into the conflict of blood and fire... "
"Before I left the village this time, Lord Mizukage told me that Kirigakure was indeed at fault for the war, but it was more the daimyo nobles who deliberately instigated it behind the scenes that led to such a disaster..."
Loquat Juzo also responded respectfully: "Kirigakure would like to sincerely reconcile with Lord Tokumitsu to restore peace and order!"
Sincere wishes...
Uchiha Tokko leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair.
The faces of the jounin under his command were also a little strange.
The implication behind the words is that Kirigakure is not negotiating for peace, but seeking peace...
Defeating Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages, to the point where he proactively sued for peace was definitely a milestone achievement for the new shogunate.
However, such "achievement" may not necessarily be in the interest of the various ninja armies under the shogunate.
After all, everyone has different interests and demands.
"Tell me about it..."
Uchiha Demitsu raised his chin and motioned for Loquat Juzo to continue speaking.
If the conditions offered by Kirigakure are suitable and can make up for the demands of the various ninja troops under his command, Uchiha Tokumitsu will not mind a cessation of war.
Furthermore, he also received corresponding information about Kumogakure's attack through the spies of the Kirigakure clan, so he didn't have much interest in continuing to attack Kirigakure at this time.
After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how declining Kirigakure is, it is still a great ninja village. Even after many defeats, Kirigakure still has tens of thousands of ninjas. If he insists on forcing it, it will be impossible for him to fight to the death. alright.
Furthermore, although he defeated the Third Mizukage, Uchiha Tokumitsu was still afraid of Uchiha Madara who was hiding in the dark.
"Kirigakure will give up the sphere of influence south of the Daming Palace. From now on, General Tokumitsu's shogunate caravan and ninjas can enjoy the same treatment as the Kirigakure ninjas in the Kingdom of Water..."
Loquat Juzo took a deep breath and slowly spoke out Kirigakure’s peace conditions.
Uchiha Tokko was also a little stunned when he heard this.
The jonins below also looked at each other in shock.
Conquering a region means completely different things than occupying and ruling it.
In addition to strength, there is also an authority that is illusory but recognized by everyone in the ninja world, which is the so-called "legal principle".
Even though the shogunate ninja army has captured the entire southern archipelago of Water Country, most of the islands in the eastern archipelago, and the Kinki area of Damingfu, everyone still regards it as an occupied area to exploit and plunder the wealth of the nobles, and they do not regard the occupied area as their own home. turf.
However, now, the conditions given by Kirigakure, or rather the Third Mizukage, are really not that simple...
This is equivalent to splitting the soil and sealing the territory, bringing the entire southern archipelago into the shogunate's sphere of influence...
And it is justified, after all, the Mizukage of Kirigakure is actually the highest military commander of the Kingdom of Water.
Furthermore, after separatizing the Southern Islands, the United Fisheries Company jointly established by the Uchiha clan and the pro-Ninja clan can regain the source of goods and re-operate the originally abandoned trade lines.
The Jonin of the Ninja Alliance also thought of this key point.
Although the time to receive dividends through the United Fisheries Company's business did not last long, the jounin still remembered it.
"...Where's the daimyo?"
Uchiha Demitsu was silent for a moment and then asked.
Theoretically, the Daimyo is the monarch of the Water Kingdom, and such things must have his edict to count.
"Lord Mizukage said, if His Highness the Daimyo doesn't agree, then just change the Daimyo..."
Loquat Juuzang's face remained respectful, but he felt deeply sad in his heart.
Kirigakure, one of the top five ninja villages, actually offered such a condition, which can be said to be an unprecedented shame.
But there is nothing we can do, after all, the situation is stronger than the people.
If the shogunate continues to move north, and Kumogakure attacks, even if Kirigakure can defeat the enemy in a desperate battle, he will surely lose all his elite troops due to the brutal battle, and will be reduced to nothing but prey.
Therefore, it is better to completely feed the shogunate in one step, so that Kirigakure can free up his hands to clean up the situation and face the ill-intentioned Kumogakure.
In this way, although it is very embarrassing, as long as it can defeat Kumogakure, Kirigakure can still manage to maintain the dignity of the five great ninja villages.
Uchiha Tokko's eyes turned to the Jonin of the Kirigakure clan.
The three Kirigakure clans looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
From the family's point of view, they are naturally more willing to continue the conquest of Kirigakure in order to avenge their previous shame; but the conditions offered by Kirigakure are also obviously beneficial to the shogunate.
"...Lord De Guang, please rule. We absolutely support all your decisions."
After hesitating for a long time, Onito Masahiko knelt down on one knee and said to Uchiha Tokumitsu.
The jounin of the three Kirigakure clans all stood up and knelt down.
"……I see."
Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded, "The three clans understand the righteousness well. I see your sacrifices in my eyes, and the shogunate will not let you suffer..."
"I still have a few conditions."
Uchiha Tokko turned to Loquat Juzo and said.
"General Deguang, please speak..."
Loquat Shizang responded.
The shogunate is a Daozu, and the fog is as hidden as fish meat. Loquat Juuzang understands very well what "starting from a position of strength" means.
"I want the double knives and the flounder."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said: "This is a reward for the loyal Kirigakure clan."
"...I agree to this matter on behalf of Mizukage-sama."
Loquat Juuzang nodded.
"In addition, the shogunate will set up commercial concessions and other concessions in the Eastern Islands. Daimyo nobles of the Kingdom of Water or people from the Ninja Village are not allowed to enter without permission!"
"This matter is of great importance. Please allow me to report it to Lord Mizukage before making a decision."
"Can!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu agreed, "There is a baseball field not far from the hall. You can go there to fly the Ninja Eagle to contact the Mizukage."
Loquat Juuzang didn't waste any words. He bowed and left the camp hall to go to the Flying Ninja Eagle and get in touch with Mizukage for the next step of authorization.
"Since the three tribes understand the righteousness deeply, they should be rewarded!"
After Loquat Juzo left, Uchiha Tokumitsu said to the ninjas of the three clans: "The ninja sword generals of the other two swords, the ninja swordsmen, are also being selected within the three clans."
"Thank you Lord Tokuguang for your kindness!"
Shui Wuyue Qiannuo responded.
"In addition, the names of the three tribes in the shogunate announcement were changed to the Guiyi Tribe!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu said to the attendant ninja Uzumaki Koe.
"As you command!"
Uzumaki Koe immediately accepted the task.
...After a while, Loquat Juuzang walked into the hall.
"Mizukage-sama accepts all of General Tokumitsu's conditions!"
"very good!"
Uchiha Deguang was also very satisfied.
"The dawn of peace in the Water Kingdom has appeared on the horizon!"
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