"A sign of troubled times, the collapse of rituals and the destruction of music..."
Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire.
The daimyo was sitting in the palace, his face gloomy.
All the ministers and nobles were dejected and did not dare to breathe louder.
Originally, they thought that Uchiha Tokimitsu of the Konoha Ninja Village in their own country was already arrogant and domineering enough, but they did not expect that the Sunagakure Village on the border was even more arrogant.
Although this incident happened in the Kingdom of Wind, which is still far away from the Kingdom of Fire, the impact behind this incident was extremely shocking.
Especially when there was an extremely domineering Tokimitsu Uchiha in the Fire Country, the nobles and ministers immediately shuddered at the thought that the Tokumitsu Shogunate might follow suit.
"...Tsunade-hime's plan to conquer Sunagakure did not receive the support of the Konoha Senate."
Hattori Heiji, the leader of the attendant ninja, noticed that the daimyo's expression softened a little, and he mustered up the courage to say: "However, according to the contact person of the Senju clan, General Tokumitsu has sent an envoy to make an appointment with Tsunade Hime to discuss the matter."
"Konoha..."
The daimyo felt a headache, so he covered his face with the folding fan in his hand and rubbed his temples several times.
"Will the Governor-General send troops?"
The daimyo put down his folding fan and asked with a gloomy face: "Konoha's military power is in the hands of Uchiha Tokumitsu. If he agrees to conquer Sunagakure, Konoha's so-called Senate and House of Representatives will not stop it anymore, right?"
"...Konoha and Konoha are not blocking it, but they are expressing their lack of interest in participating in the internal affairs of the Land of Wind."
Hattori Heiji whispered.
"Blocking" and "not interested" are two different attitudes.
"Blocking" the proposal to conquer Sunagakure shows that they are opposed to launching a war; but if they are just "not interested", then the Konoha ninja clan's attitude is just to ignore the matter and ignore it. Even if other people in the village are interested in participating in the war, it doesn't matter. Just don't get involved with them.
Moreover, for the Konoha ninja clan who expressed "no interest" in participating in the war, they actually had the opportunity to raise their desire to participate in the war through some benefits.
Hattori Heiji raised his head slightly to take a peek at the daimyo's expression, but in the end he still did not dare to make the suggestion to bribe the Konoha ninja clan.
Since Uchiha Tokumitsu was promoted to the governor of Konoha and the general of the Fire Nation to conquer the barbarians, the appetites of various ninja clans in Konoha have also increased, and they have contacted the Konoha ninja clan beyond the powers of Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo. Maybe you'll hit some indescribable slides again.
This couldn't help but remind Heiji Hattori again of the fallen former third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The amiable and respectful big man and the amiable Konoha ninjas under his command were completely eradicated in this way, and the daimyo also lost the ability to influence Konoha, which led to the current passive situation.
The daimyo sitting high above was naturally extremely aggrieved.
He has always claimed to be the orthodox ruler of the hundreds of millions of people in the Land of Fire. Konoha is just a ninja village under his rule. In the past, he only treated it as a useful tool, but now this "tool" He turned against the guest and became the master, which made him, the "master" he considered himself, very embarrassed.
The reason why the Daimyo was eager to put an end to the "coup" led by the Sunagakure ninja within the Kingdom of Wind was because he was afraid that this trend of subjugating the superior to the inferior would spread.
"Your Highness the Daimyo..."
The servant outside the palace ran all the way into the palace, knelt down and started to announce: "The envoy to the Kingdom of Earth has returned..."
"Called in quickly!"
The daimyo immediately straightened up and ordered.
The depressed spirits of the ministers and nobles also cheered up a little.
"Your Highness!"
The messenger entered the palace and reported: "My ministers have fulfilled their mission and have successfully convinced the Daimyo of the Earth Country and the Ninja Village of Iwagakure that they have decided to send troops to the Wind Country to bring order to the chaos!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
The daimyo didn't care about etiquette and kept cheering: "The daimyo of the country of the earth is noble and upright, and Iwagakure also understands the righteousness!"
"With a big country joining the war, I believe Sunagakure's rebels will be put down soon!"
The daimyo turned his attention to Hattori Heiji.
For those incompetent samurai in the country, the daimyo has long given up treating them. The reason why he keeps them is just to control those mud-legged warriors. In addition, Uchiha Tokko does not allow the daimyo to raise a large number of ninjas. Otherwise, the army would have been abolished long ago. It’s time to train the new ninja army.
"Probably so..."
Hattori Heiji secretly felt bitter in his heart, but if he dared to go against the daimyo's wishes, he had no choice but to comply.
"...Has the Earth Spider Clan any reply?"
The daimyo asked again.
The Earth Spider clan is one of the few ninja clans that live in the Land of Fire but have not been included in Konoha. They are also the targets of the daimyo of the Land of Fire.
"...The leader of the Earth Spider Clan has not responded yet."
Hattori Heiji, who was in charge of liaison, answered bravely: "But there are already some members of the Fuma clan who are willing to join the Servant Ninja."
"Where are the other Wind Demon clan members?"
The Daimyo was very dissatisfied with this.
In his eyes, everyone living in the Land of Fire, whether nobles, commoners, or ninjas, should be his subjects, and they should serve and die under his orders as a matter of course. Why do they dare to bargain with him!
Fortunately, the remaining power of Uchiha Tokko's troops surrounding the Fire Temple was still there, allowing the furious Daimyo of the Fire Country to maintain some sanity.
"Some members of the Wind Demon Tribe have accepted employment from the United Company and are not yet willing to terminate the contract..."
Hattori Heiji whispered tactfully.
To put it bluntly, some people in the Feng Mo tribe feel that they have found a new supporter and are no longer willing to accept the orders of the family elders and choose to start a new life with their new legs.
"Then Heiji-san prepares to go to Konoha as an envoy!"
The daimyo's face didn't look good, but he didn't lose his temper. "Tokumitsu will return to the village soon. You want to persuade him to send troops to the Kingdom of Wind!"
"As you command!"
Although this is a somewhat dangerous chore, since the daimyo ordered it, Hattori Heiji could only agree to take it.
…
When Uchiha Tokumitsu returned to Konoha, he also received special information from a secret channel.
The special envoy of Kazekage from Sand Hidden Village has been secretly contacting the Western Border Defense Force, requesting a secret interview with Uchiha Tokimitsu.
"...It's also a good thing."
Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment and agreed to the Kazekage Messenger's visit.
The timing of the coup in the Kingdom of Wind comes just right, and Uchiha Tokumitsu doesn't mind doing a few more dramas.
But from beginning to end, his focus was still on the Kingdom of Water and Kirigakure.
Especially the ancestor who has always been in his heart.
"...As long as the age spots die, I will always feel uneasy!"
After returning to Konoha, Uchiha Tokumitsu sent someone to inform Hatake Sakumo and asked him to discuss political affairs with him in a teahouse in the Uchiha tribe.
While waiting for Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Tokumitsu's heart was full of his good ancestor who never died.
…
"Knock knock!"
Hatake Sakumo knocked lightly on the shoji door, and then naturally opened the door and entered.
"Sakumo-kun, long time no see~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu greeted with a smile on his face.
"It's been a long time indeed, but I can't help it because I'm busy with government affairs..."
Hatake Sakumo also had a bright smile on his face.
"Tea please!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't waste any time and invited Hatake Sakumo to take a seat.
After three cups of tea, Hatake Sakumo finally said, "Does Tokumitsu-kun plan to participate in the peaceful revolution in the Kingdom of Wind?"
"It's just that the Senate needs to balance it out."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said: "Tsunade-hime's proposal is a bit too radical, but other ninja families are also a little slack."
"The damage of the war has been great, and the ninjas in the village don't have much fighting spirit..."
Hatake Sakumo shook his head helplessly: "Besides, the Country of Wind is really too poor..."
"This is the most important reason~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu joked: "There is no profit if you lose, and there is no profit if you win, so everyone has no motivation."
"The same goes for the House of Representatives."
Hatake Sakumo shrugged and agreed with Uchiha Tokimitsu.
"Sunagakure's envoy should be coming to the village tomorrow."
Uchiha Deguang said coldly: "What? Let's meet together?"
"...The messenger of Sunagakure?"
Hatake Sakumo's eyelids twitched, a little surprised.
"The contact was made secretly through the Western Border Defense Force and I haven't said anything about it to the public."
Uchiha Demitsu said lightly.
"...It doesn't hurt to meet."
Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
But he was thinking about something else.
The Western Border Defense Force was once a force directly under the shogunate under the control of Misura Hazaki. After Misura Hazaki and Kime Kotō returned to the village to take charge of the mission center at the cost of giving up military power, the Western Border Defense Force also fell under the control of Uchiha Tokumitsu. middle.
Although Mimura Yemaki brought back some of his trusted ninjas when he returned to the village, the Western Ninja Army was still a direct unit under his long-term control. However, now that there was such important information, no one from the Western Frontier Army took the initiative to inform his former boss. …
I don't know whether to lament that the tea cooled down too quickly, or to feel that Uchiha Tokumitsu's control over the Ninja Army is too deep.
"That's fine. This matter should not be leaked for the time being."
Uchiha Tokumitsu's words disrupted Hatake Sakumo's thoughts, "Why don't we wait and see what Sunagakure's attitude is before we make the next plan?"
"That's fine..."
Hatake Sakumo regained his composure and nodded in agreement.
Today's Konoha no longer has the monopoly power of the Hokage in the past. The House of Representatives and the Senate have become places for various families and jounin to argue. Hatake Sakumo feels that it is still necessary for him to participate in the Uchiha De Otherwise, Uchiha Tokumitsu, who has sole control of the military, doesn't know how much trouble he can cause.
Moreover, what is clear is that in the next few decades, as long as Uchiha Tokumitsu does not make any mistakes, no one else will be able to sit on the "temporarily vacant" Hokage position in the future.
Tsunade Hime can't do it, Orochimaru can't do it, and even Hatake Sakumo can't do it.
Although the system of the House of Representatives and the Senate is bloated and cumbersome, and the decision-making efficiency is relatively low, it has been widely accepted by various ninja clans and jounin people since its operation. There is only one core reason, that is, no one can use "righteousness" "In the name of asking others to die.
This alone has made the ninjas and jonins completely give up on the idea of restoring Hokage.
"Together we will govern Konoha..."
Hatake Sakumo said thoughtfully.
"Co-governance leads to a republic, and a republic leads to co-prosperity."
Uchiha Tokko said.
Update today (1/2), come back after dinner to continue updating
(End of chapter)
