Uchiha Tokumitsu's parents, Uchiha Nakagen and mother Emiko, had quite a bit of criticism about Elder Setsuna's engagement. It wasn't that they thought Uchiha Tokumitsu was getting engaged and married at such a young age, nor did they have any objections to Uchiha Makoto. But I feel like my involvement as a parent is suddenly much less involved.
However, the Great Elder Setsuna has many solutions.
He began to care about when Uchiha Nakagen and Emiko would have a second child...
Sure enough, unmarried people will be urged to get married, and married people will be urged to have children. Even if they travel through time, the two worlds still have very similar concepts in terms of marriage and childbirth.
…
A few days later, Uchiha Tokumitsu finally finished his business and took the time to make an appointment with Hatake Sakumo for a chat in the office of the deputy chief of the police department.
"Are Tokuguang-kun also planning to get married?"
At first glance, Hatake Sakumo noticed the ring on the middle finger of Uchiha Tokumitsu's left hand, "It's actually made of chakra metal. It's really rich..."
"We're just engaged at the moment."
Uchiha Tokumitsu also looked at the ring on his hand. "This can be regarded as a special ninja tool that has some small uses~"
This pair of rings was made by her mother Emiko herself, and Makoto Uchiha also owns another one.
Moreover, Emiko also carved the sealing spell runes in it. As long as chakra is injected into the ring, the dust removal technique in it can be activated. It is also an interesting little toy.
"Let's put it this way...the design idea of this ring is pretty good~"
After listening to Uchiha Tokumitsu's explanation, Hatake Sakumo also became interested.
To put it bluntly, the so-called dust removal technique is a combination of the entry-level wind release ninjutsu and the sealing technique. Although it may not be of any use in battle, it can also bring some convenience to life.
"The nobles and ministers can't use chakra if they don't have it. The lower level ninjas can't afford chakra metal. The high-level ninjas don't like these little toys~"
Uchiha Tokko chuckled and said: "So it's just a token with special meaning~"
"It would be great if we could develop a low-cost daily ninja tool that can be used without chakra~"
Hatake Sakumo felt a little regretful.
"Isn't that what radios and communication stations are?"
Uchiha Demitsu said casually.
"This shouldn't be counted...after all, this is not a ninja tool."
Hatake Sakumo thought for a while, then shook his head: "By the way, only those made with ninjutsu are considered ninja tools, right?"
"Most common ninja tools such as kunai, shurikens, and flying needles are made by ordinary people. Are these considered ninja tools?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu was very dissatisfied with Hatake Sakumo's "original doctrine of ninja tools", "But, Sakumo-kun, why are you bothering with this?"
"I'm thinking...if one day the daimyo nobles are eliminated, will ninjas be able to rule the world?"
Hatake Sakumo hesitated: "Of course, most of the ministers and nobles are not good people, but at least they maintained the most basic order..."
"Are you talking about the so-called "order" in which missions are issued every three to five years to eliminate bandits and bandits on a large scale?"
Uchiha Tokko sneered at this: "Do you think that no matter how bad the order is, it is better than no order at all?"
"That's pretty much it..."
Hatake Sakumo hesitated.
Although he had some ideas, when he saw Uchiha Tokumitsu's disapproving look, he began to wonder if there was something wrong with his own ideas.
“So, how to build a new order without destroying the old one?”
Uchiha Tokumitsu said: "If everything is conservative, then the ninjas at this time will still be the dogs doing dirty work for the daimyo nobles. How can they have the dominant position in the ninja world today?"
Long before the Six Paths Sage distributed chakra, the fighting profession of ninja already existed; but its status was extremely low, and it belonged to the bottom of the contempt chain of warriors.
But it was the ninja who accepted the will of the Six Paths Sage without reservation and chose to join the Ninja Sect. After a thousand years of bloody wars, he successfully eliminated all the remnants of the old era such as samurai, priests, monks, and shrine maidens. Sweeped into the dustbin of history.
But even so, the lingering remnants of the old era still enjoy a special status under the protection of the daimyo nobles and are regarded as a trump card against the ninja forces.
"But for ordinary people, isn't it too cruel..."
Hatake Sakumo was still hesitant.
"By the way, Sakumo-kun, you didn't come to me today just to talk about this, right?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and chose to change the topic.
Hatake Sakumo's ideological deficiencies actually reflect the shortcomings of ninja education, which is a serious lack of ideological education and training.
Just imagine a person who has been carrying a blade on the battlefield since he was seven or eight years old. It is strange to have the correct three views. In addition, ninja schools basically teach various efficient killing methods. In terms of cultural courses, it can only be said that It's better than nothing, and this leads to the ninja's self-awareness flaw.
Therefore, although the superficial preaching of the Will of Fire is full of errors and worthless in the eyes of Uchiha Tokumitsu, it has still become the most recognized idea within Konoha.
After all, people still need some spiritual sustenance.
It's just that the spiritual sustenance or beliefs of most ninjas simply cannot withstand factual dialectics and logical scrutiny.
But precisely because of this, even a strong man like Hatake Sakumo was easily led astray by someone like Uchiha Tokumitsu, who in his previous life was not considered a top player among the keyboard warriors.
"Yes~"
Hatake Sakumo also reacted.
He also felt a little baffled. He didn't know why he was so easily led away from the topic in front of Uchiha Tokko.
“How is governance achieved in the Southern Islands?”
Hatake Sakumo asked humbly.
In his heart, there is still a trace of the stereotype that "only nobles know how to govern the common people, while ninjas can only kill and destroy".
"Village communities are autonomous under strict laws and the city plans to adopt a tax farming system."
Uchiha Tokko's answer was also very concise and concise.
"How is it different from aristocratic rule?"
Hatake Sakumo continued to ask for advice humbly.
"The garrisoned ninja army will not interfere with them like the imperial army of the daimyo nobles, nor will they eat or buy food without giving them money. Anyone who commits an offense will be killed upon verification; and in addition to taxes, even corvee labor They will all pay a certain amount of compensation..."
Uchiha Demitsu said casually.
"In this case... wouldn't the order of the village community at the grassroots level fall into chaos?"
Hatake Sakumo was even more doubtful: "Don't the common people need nobility for management?"
“Why manage?”
Uchiha Tokumitsu laughed dumbly: "Do the nobles know how to farm or mine? Don't no one care about it, so the common people don't need to farm their own land or work in workshops to support their families?"
"But... what if there are disobedient people who persecute the common people?"
"The garrison ninja troops will kill him."
Uchiha Demitsu said lightly.
"Sure enough, the punishment is severe..."
Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but click his tongue, "Can you elaborate on other specific governance policies?"
"That's no problem, but others may not be able to imitate it..."
Uchiha Tokko thought for a moment
Strictly speaking, the order established by the Tokumitsu Shogunate in the southern archipelago of the Land of Water is more like a company than a political power.
Farmers only need to be responsible for cultivating the land to feed their own people, fishermen catch seafood for export and earn income, miners, handicraftsmen, and workshop owners produce various industrial products needed by the country, while the United Fisheries Company monopolizes most of the economic activities. High profits have also been obtained from foreign trade.
As for the taxes that can be collected locally, Uchiha Tokumitsu is not very concerned, as long as the tax revenue can cover the salary expenses of the garrisoned ninja army and government ninjas, but also because the aristocracy has been eradicated and the formal tax system has been abolished. Therefore, after reducing the middle rentier class, the tax pressure on the common people and businessmen is actually smaller.
As a result, the shogunate received a satisfactory income, the ninjas no longer had to work hard for tasks, the merchants' trade costs were reduced, and the farmers could finally have enough to eat; and the only person who suffered was the one who had been so proud of himself. A group of nobles who "rule all peoples in the name of the divine".
"Although I feel it goes against the one-village-one-country system, but..."
Hatake Sakumo mused, "The lives of ordinary people have become better..."
"Maybe~"
Uchiha Tokko lazily replied: "At least that's the case for now. Who knows whether ninjas will degenerate into being as corrupt and incompetent as nobles in the future?"
"At least in our lifetime it will be difficult to see the depravity of ninjas..."
Hatake Sakumo was also a little sad.
"In short, after smashing the chains of the old world, as long as there is enough power and interests to back it up, a new order can be established soon."
Uchiha Tokko concluded.
"That's true, but the ninja war..."
Hatake Sakumo thought for a while and shook his head.
Uchiha Tokko was noncommittal.
Even the relatively innocent Sakumo Hatake is not easily brainwashed.
"After Kumogakure launched the Kirigakure offensive, it seems that the Sarutobi shogunate also had some ideas..."
The two were silent for a while, and Hatake Sakumo took the initiative to speak.
"Sarutobi Shinnosuke? When did he become so bold?"
Uchiha Tokko was a little surprised when he heard this.
"We are not planning to attack Kumogakure, but we are just planning to take advantage of Kumogakure's ninja army's Eastern Expedition to enter several small buffer countries between the Fire Country and the Thunder Country."
"That's it..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu was a little disappointed. He thought that the eldest son of the Ninja Bear family suddenly became more aggressive.
"Also, the Taki ninja sent envoys to the village to protest a while ago, but since you defeated Kirigakure, they have never come again."
Hatake Sakumo smiled.
"Do you want to file a complaint against General Huomen?"
Uchiha Demitsu naturally knew what was going on.
"Yes."
Hatake Sakumo nodded.
The expansion strategy adopted by the Northwest Shogunate under the leadership of Uchiha Fire Gate is relatively mild penetration, and the target is naturally the neighboring Rain Country and Taki Country.
"I think back then, in the country of Taki, we destroyed the top leaders of Kumogakure and Iwagakure in one fell swoop."
"That also includes the Two-Tailed Jinchuuriki."
Hatake Sakumo also recalled the scene when the two fought together for the first time.
Two tails and another trip...
When Uchiha Tokko heard this, his heart moved.
A quick calculation shows that Erwei should have been resurrected at this time...
And from an image point of view, Maturi is a big cat, but I don’t know if the Ninja Cat Clan has any connection with it...
Uchiha Tokko couldn't help but think about it.
"Knock knock!"
At this time, a knock on the door interrupted Uchiha Tokko's thoughts.
"Come in!"
Uchiha Tokko shouted.
"Lord Tokumitsu..."
A police ninja came in and said respectfully: "Orochimaru Jonin is here and wants to meet with you. I wonder if he will be allowed in?"
"Bring him here."
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't have any objections.
Hatake Sakumo was about to stand up and avoid, when he was held down by Uchiha Tokumitsu, indicating that you're welcome.
"I have nothing to do anyway, why not talk to Orochimaru together..."
Uchiha Tokko said.
Happy May Day~
(End of chapter)
