Instigating a war is definitely not a decision that can be made in one sentence, especially with Uchiha Tokumitsu's current high-profile status.
What's more, this time the target is a great ninja village like Kirigakure.
Although Kirigakure suffered several serious losses at the hands of Uchiha Tokumitsu, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and now after the cross-sea expedition, he can still beat the hemiplegic Kumogakure, so in all countries in the ninja world In his eyes, Kirigakure was of course still the most mysterious, bloodthirsty and aggressive being among the five great ninja villages back then.
Moreover, the Uchiha clan was somewhat lax after gaining power in Konoha. Although they did not dare to do things that were both overt and overt, their enthusiasm for fighting was still slightly subdued compared to the previous Wen Zhan Zexi.
What's more, Uchiha Tokumitsu can't directly say that his target is the ancestor Uchiha Madara who is not dead yet, otherwise it will be bad if he scares the old bones in the family.
Therefore, after intimidating Konoe Atsushi, the daimyo envoy of the Kingdom of Water, Uchiha Tokimitsu simply ordered his subordinates to notify the three columns of Zhengyi stationed in the southern archipelago to prepare for a maritime military exercise soon.
As for the specific scale of the exercise, it depends on Kirigakure's reaction after the wind is released.
If Kirigakure reacts violently, then simply conduct a ship parade; if Kirigakure is indifferent, Uchiha Tokumitsu will try to practice landing operations.
So in general, Uchiha Tokumitsu's temporary strategy is to implement a cyclical and progressive sausage-slicing tactic against Kirigakure. As long as Kirigakure relaxes a little, he will use his knife to cut a piece of meat from Kirigakure or Water Country.
Of course, to implement the sausage-cutting tactic, you must maintain strength and deterrence, so Uchiha Tokumitsu transferred the first and second divisions of the Akabi team from the country of grass again.
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In the northern mountains of the Kingdom of Thunder, on the top of a hollowed-out hill, the Kirigakure expedition camp of the Third Mizukage was set up in the open.
After losing the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki, Kumogakure recovered all the remaining power after ceding the southern region of Thunder Country, but it was also in a passive state in the battle due to the lack of high-end combat power, and Kirigakure recovered from the fallen Thunder. A large amount of supplies were plundered from the northern region of the country; therefore, under the dual stimulation of military exploits and profits, Kirigakure's morale naturally became higher and higher.
Because of this, the Daimyo envoy who came to persuade the Mizukage to withdraw his troops and return home to guard against Uchiha Tokumitsu's invasion was also very unpopular.
Therefore, the Daimyo envoy of the Kingdom of Water could not even see the Mizukage's face, let alone move around the Kirigakure camp, and was forced to stay in the Kirigakure camp in a state of near house arrest for nearly half a month.
In the early morning of this morning, the Daimyo envoy from the Kingdom of Water had just gotten up. After being in a daze for a while, he was about to make a cup of tea and continue his daze. At this time, a group of Kirigakure Anbu walked in from the door of the building.
"Mizukage-sama, could it be that..."
The messenger was surprised and delighted.
"Mizukage-sama is going to see you around ten in the morning, so make preparations."
The leader of the Kirigakure Dark Troops said coldly, and then he went to find a shady place to rest.
"Okay, okay...I'll get ready now!"
After being left in the dark for several days, the Daimyo envoy no longer had the arrogance he had at the beginning, and nodded and bowed in agreement.
The Kirigakure Anbu ignored him and continued to rest with their eyes closed.
It wasn't until the envoy came to the Chinese army's tent where Mizukage was stationed and saw an acquaintance already seated that he calmed down.
"Si Qing Du, why are you here too?"
the messenger asked in surprise.
"By order of His Highness the Daimyo, I am here to express my condolences to the Kirigakure warriors of His Excellency Mizukage..."
The senior management of Kirigakure were all in the Chinese army's tent, and it was not convenient for Konoe Atsushi to say anything, so he casually prevaricates a few words.
The messenger also reacted, saluted quickly and stood to one side.
As for the previous rules such as "As a messenger, you can be on an equal footing with Mizukage", they have long been thrown out of the window.
The Jonin in charge of each department of the Kirigakure Ninja Army reported yesterday's results one by one, and the Third Mizukage also made comments and arrangements. It was like this for more than an hour before the Third Mizukage turned his attention to the two Daimyo envoys.
"Why did His Highness the Daimyo request the withdrawal of troops?"
The third Mizukage's voice sounded inexplicably erratic, but all the Kirigakure Jonin present looked accustomed to it, and Konoe Atsushi didn't think much about it.
"Lord Mizukage, for the sake of peace, please call this a truce..."
The messenger couldn't wait to tell the purpose of his trip.
After hearing this, Konoe Atsushi immediately closed his eyes in pain.
"I would like to ask my envoy, who has won and who lost in the battle between the Kirigakure ninja army and the Kumogakure thieves so far?"
A Kirigakure jounin spoke up and asked.
"... Kirigakure Tadashi fought bravely and won more than he lost. Therefore, Kirigakure naturally had the advantage in this battle."
The messenger also understood the meaning behind Kirigakure Jōnin's words, but he still answered bravely.
"Then there is no example of a victor running away in despair in the ninja world!"
The Kirigakure Jonin immediately scoffed.
"I think some people accepted Kumogakure's bribes and made greedy remarks in front of the daimyo to ruin the village's hard-won victory!"
Another Kirigakure jonin sneered and mocked mercilessly.
"His Majesty the Daimyo just hopes that the Kirigakure warriors will not suffer too much loss, so as not to waste their strength in vain and gain the advantage of outsiders..."
The Daimyo envoy still tried to persuade him earnestly.
But the Kirigakure jounin, who had been dazzled by victory and gains, could not care about this. They just looked at the messenger who was trying to explain with a sneer.
"Uchiha Tokimitsu is ambitious and will not change his ambition to spy on Kirigakure. Lord Mizukage has to guard against..."
Konoe Atsushi sighed and took the initiative to speak.
"Uchiha's arms helped us win the naval battle with Kumogakure!"
The Kirigakure jounin frowned and said: "Besides, the Uchiha clan has a blood feud with Kumogakure, and we are now in a fierce battle with Kumogakure. Uchiha Tokumitsu will never break the alliance at such a time!"
"What hatred does the Uchiha clan have against Kumogakure?"
Konoe Atsushi immediately said: "Is it because the Kumogakure ninja army was defeated in a row on the battlefield, or was it because they plundered Kumogakure's tailed beasts? Or is it because they forced Kumogakure to cede territory and pay compensation?"
"You are quibbling!"
Kirigakure Jonin frowned and reprimanded: "The village's victory was hard-won. It's okay if you don't contribute to the Ninja Army's expedition. You actually want to alienate the relationship between the village and the shogunate! Could it be that you want to destroy the Ninja Army's expedition?" Are you going to die?"
"As the victors, the Uchiha clan has no hatred against Kumogakure, it's just that Kumokakure is still silently remembering all the misdeeds Uchiha did to humiliate Kumogakure!"
Konoe Atsushi raised his head and said loudly: "Kirigakure, like Kumogakure, has been attacked by the Uchiha clan. Now the two victims are beating each other to a bloody head. This is not for those who watch the show." Is Uchiha Tokko getting a bargain?"
"Don't forget, it was Kumogakure who planned to take advantage of the fire to cross the sea and attack us!"
The Kirigakure jounin didn't buy what Konoe Atsushi said, "If it hadn't been for Mizukage-sama's brilliant martial arts in defeating the incoming enemy, I'm afraid you, the homeless dogs who were driven out of the Daming Mansion, would have been hung up by those extremely vicious Kumogakure." The light pole is up!”
Although Uchiha Tokumitsu is hateful, after all, Kirigakure was once defeated by him, and he was somewhat panicked when he faced the fierce Tokumitsu Shogunate Ninja Army in his impression; in comparison, the soft persimmon Kumogakure, whose strength was severely damaged, just managed to win. Some.
"Lord Mizukage, all jounin...listen to my words."
Konoe Atsushi took a deep breath and said loudly: "Now the Tokumitsu Shogunate wants to cut off the West Sea Channel and cut off the connection between the headquarters and the expeditionary force. Its intentions are sinister and we must guard against it!"
But despite this, the Kirigakure jounin still dismissed it, thinking that this was just a scam by the daimyo nobles to deceive themselves into stopping the war and withdrawing their troops.
"That's it!"
The Third Mizukage knocked on the table to stop the retorts of the Kirigakure jounin, and then turned his attention to Konoe Atsushi with a happy face.
"Unless Kumogakure surrenders, Kirigakure will not withdraw his troops."
The Third Mizukage said: "Since Kumogakure can surrender to Konoha and Iwagakure, he can also surrender to Kirigakure; otherwise, this war will never end!"
"That's right!"
All the Kirigakure jounin nodded.
"But Uchiha Tokumitsu also has to guard against..."
The Third Mizukage pondered for a moment under the expectant eyes of Konoe Atsushi and the envoy and then said: "Loquat Juzo!"
"exist!"
The burly Loquat Juzo stepped forward.
"Go to the shogunate to discuss the next batch of arms purchases and find out what they think."
"Other departments will continue to carry out their assigned combat missions!"
The Third Mizukage shouted.
"As you command!"
The Kirigakure jounin all agreed and immediately left.
After everyone left, the Third Mizukage walked up to Konoe Atsushi and the envoy, and said coldly: "Does the Daimyo still think that this is an era where ninjas can go through life and death with just one order?"
"Go back and report to the Lord Daimyo that times have changed!"
"If you want the Ninja Village to obey, you have to pay more!"
…
After Uchiha Tokumitsu arranged the various ninja troops that were going to participate in the maritime military exercise, he returned to his mansion to continue his retreat.
After many days of fusion, the injected "sacred particles" have been completely integrated into the body, and apart from an overall improvement in physical fitness, there is nothing strange about the body.
"Bai Jue is indeed full of treasures..."
Uchiha Tokko couldn't help but sigh.
It's a pity that only one has been caught so far, otherwise Uchiha Tokko would have planned to take a few more shots.
Moreover, if more White Zetsu are used for research, it may be possible to develop interstellar warrior-type cyborgs similar to those in Warhammer World.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Tokumitsu wanted the old and immortal Uchiha Madara to be buried quickly.
After taking a sip of tea to stabilize his mind, Uchiha Tokumitsu entered into meditation.
This is also a brand-new ability gained after injecting "sacred particles". After entering a meditative state, one can more intuitively feel the changes in the body through consciousness, and repair injuries and defects in the limbs through chakra with the power of regeneration.
This has become a must-do daily task recently. Through meditation and inner vision, Uchiha Tokumitsu repaired various hidden injuries in the body in a more detailed way, restoring his limbs to the most perfect state.
The most obvious regeneration effect is naturally the eyes.
The Sharingan, which had been weakened to nearly three hundred degrees of myopia due to excessive consumption of pupil power, has once again returned to its most perfect state. Even the power of the pupil, which could only be sensed and used in the past, is slowly growing under the stimulation of the power of regeneration.
Given time, perhaps Uchiha Tokumitsu will still be able to use the powerful Susanoo as a normal means of combat, and by then there will be few people in the ninja world who can stop him.
In addition, even the power of the fire escape formed by the fusion of Yin escape and fire escape chakras has increased a bit, and both the fusion extraction and external application are much smoother than before.
"Firelight Lord!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu thought silently in his heart, and then the flame dragon emerged from his arm, and the dragon's body circled back and forth around Uchiha Tokumitsu.
"Fire Release·Sub-fired Technique!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu formed a seal casually, and a purple flame of flame ignited on the body of the Fire Lord.
Like adding fuel to a fire, the body of Huoguang Zun becomes more realistic as the flames burn, and the details on the dragon horns and scales become more vivid.
This is also the so-called method of cultivating the incarnation of the body that Uchiha Tokumitsu saw based on his previous life. Now it seems that it also has some effect.
With the blending of the power of Flame Escape and the Fire Lord in his body, Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that his perception was becoming more and more acute, and even the natural energy that could only be perceived subtlely in the past became clearly visible.
"Immortal magic..."
Uchiha Tokko licked his lips, stabilized his mind and continued to practice.
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"Lord Tokumitsu..."
When one of the attendant ninjas saw Uchiha Tokumitsu coming out of the quiet room, he immediately stepped forward and knelt down on one knee.
"What's matter?"
Uchiha Tokko asked casually.
"Someone is asking to see you, and his identity is quite special..."
The attendant ninja hesitated in his words.
"who is it?"
Uchiha Tokko frowned.
"It's Jiraiya and two talking toads wearing cloaks."
The attendant ninja replied.
"Green toad?"
"Yes!"
"I see……"
Uchiha Tokumitsu's brows furrowed even more tightly, "Take them to the living room to wait, and then bring back the first squad!"
"As you command!"
The attendant ninja left immediately after being bought.
Uchiha Tokumitsu walked to the inner room, preparing to change clothes.
The talking toad... Needless to say, it must be a ninja beast from the lineage of Jiraiya's psychic contract partner, Myobokuyama.
"A mere alien dares to interfere in the affairs of the human world, and it is simply a matter of life and death!"
Uchiha Tokko was very disgusted in his heart.
Originally adhering to the attitude of not disturbing the river, Uchiha Tokumitsu had no good or bad feelings towards the so-called three holy places in the ninja world. At most, he asked the police department to kill some toads, poisonous snakes, slugs and the like in the village. Pests, others don't interfere much.
Especially Jiraiya, one of the descendants of the Three Holy Lands, Uchiha Tokumitsu also adopted a laissez-faire attitude, otherwise he would not have left him alone after killing the former Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen and seizing the Konoha Collection.
But now that he's come to his door, don't blame Uchiha Tokumitsu for giving it a try.
I feel like I'm going to have a heat stroke today because of the sun. I'll update it tomorrow when it feels better.
(End of chapter)
