After Uchiha Tokumitsu met with the envoys of Iwagakure and Kumogakure at Midway Island, he hurried back to Fubo City to arrange various affairs of the Kingdom of Water, and then prepared to return to Konoha.
After Kirigakure became a puppet of the shogunate, the Kingdom of Water, which consciously took the title of Guanbai, also failed to escape the control of the shogunate.
A large number of shogunate ninjas were transferred north and began to take over the various defenses in the Kingdom of Water. Kirigakure ninjas were also transferred to join the garrison for mixed formation, so as to achieve the purpose of actual control while cultivating comradeship between the two sides.
The Kirigakure Ninja Village also followed the mysticism principles of the past, while the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Water implemented a closed-door policy. Except for fishermen and civilian ships in the inland sea, all ocean-going merchant ships were uniformly expropriated by the shogunate in the form of "redemption", and external All business communications will be left to the United Company to take full responsibility.
As for the shogunate's armored fleet, they also formed patrol formations to enforce the naval blockade. All ships on the sea that did not belong to the shogunate were destroyed on the spot indiscriminately.
This time, the shareholders of the United Company, that is, the Uchiha clan and various affiliated ninja clans, can be said to have made a lot of money.
Is there any business in this world that is more profitable than controlling a big country?
It can also be foreseen that the future development momentum and prospects of the Uchiha clan and various affiliated ninja clans will be absolutely immeasurable!
The reason why Uchiha Tokumitsu wanted to rush back to the village was firstly because of the letter from his father Uchiha Nakagen, and secondly because he wanted to go back to deal with the dissatisfaction of "not worrying about the scarcity but the inequality" within the village.
In his father Uchiha Nakagen's letter, he mentioned that the Great Elder Setsuna seemed to have some physical problems, and the Great Elder seemed to have something to confess to Uchiha Tokumitsu face to face.
Naturally, Uchiha Tokumitsu would not ignore the weight of the letter.
What's more, the Great Elder Setsuna is also the guide in this life, and his support for Uchiha Tokumitsu was also very strong at the beginning of his rise.
On the way back to Konoha, Uchiha Tokko was thinking about another question.
This is the so-called "ninja clan without borders" that is currently a hot topic in Konoha.
Naturally, like various key public opinion topics in Konoha in the past, Konoha ninjas also have mixed opinions on this point of view.
Those who support and believe that "Ninjas Without Borders" is a legitimate and reasonable group are naturally members of the Ninjas, and they have gained tangible benefits from the expansion of the shogunate.
Those who were opposed were mainly Konoha civilian ninjas and ninjas from various small ninja clans.
The most troublesome thing also comes from this - most of the members of Hatake Sakumo's Reform Association are civilian ninjas or from the small ninja clan.
Therefore, this is also regarded by Uchiha Tokko as a major event that may shake the alliance between the two parties.
In Uchiha Tokko's impression, Hatake Sakumo is a person who is relatively easy to be influenced, and he is also a person who, although pure, is actually a "Konoha supremacist" in nature.
Therefore, in fact, Hatake Sakumo may be influenced by other people and change his position unknowingly.
Just like when Uchiha Tokumitsu used various means to draw Hatake Sakumo to the opposite side of the Hokage family, thus prompting him to become his ally.
But human nature must be both upright and upright.
There are some things that Uchiha Tokko can do himself, but that doesn't mean he is willing to see others imitate them.
Especially this will also affect the Uchiha clan's home front.
"Lord Tokumitsu..."
An attendant ninja came to Uchiha Tokko at high speed and handed over a piece of information with both hands.
Uchiha Tokko opened it casually, took a cursory look, and then stopped moving.
Although the accompanying ninja army did not understand the reason, they immediately stopped advancing and quickly formed a warning formation around them.
"...Mimura Hazaki!"
The intelligence mentioned something that happened a few hours ago - Misura Hamaki made a request to depose the mobile unit directly led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Sakumo Hatake at the standing meeting of the House of Representatives!
The mobile unit is not only composed of jounin of the Uchiha clan, but also a symbol of the alliance between Hatake Sakumo and the Uchiha clan!
What is especially intriguing is that Hatake Sakumo did not refuse immediately, but after hesitating for a long time, he chose to put the matter on hold for further discussion!
Veins popped out on Uchiha Tokko's forehead.
In addition, Misura Yemaki also proposed a series of proposals to abolish the Ninja Army, requiring that one-tenth of Konoha's existing standing Ninja Army be abolished within one year, and strive to reduce the standing Ninja Army within three years. The Ninja Army was reduced to one-fifth of the existing Ninja Army!
Dismantling the standing ninja army...this is revolutionizing Uchiha Tokumitsu's life! They are even poaching the Uchiha clan!
Uchiha Tokumitsu began to wonder if it was because he seemed too gentle in the process of dealing with the original Hokage family, which caused those who had different intentions to have unrealistic fantasies.
Especially Misura Hamaki!
Uchiha Tokumitsu has always regarded him as Hatake Sakumo's wing and took good care of him. Including when dividing interests after defeating the Hokage family, he also handed over the Konoha Mission Center because he regarded him as one of his own. Give it to him!
Unexpectedly, he was the first to stab him!
"I'm afraid not everyone thinks that Uchiha's ninja sword is disadvantageous!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered and ordered to his subordinates: "Notify Fubo City and send someone to bring Gobi Yagura to Konoha!"
This time Uchiha Tokko didn't intend to compromise.
He must be prepared with both hands, one for civil fighting and the other for physical fighting, and both hands must be hard to grasp. And he had to use both hands to punch out the opposition voices within Konoha in one fell swoop!
Uchiha Tokumitsu wants them to know that even if Konoha is now a Jonin Republic in name only, there will still be people who are more equal than ordinary people even if they have equal rights to speak!
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After finishing the executive meeting of the House of Representatives, Hatake Sakumo returned to his residence with complicated emotions.
There is no doubt that the uproar caused by Mimura Hamaki's proposal in the House of Representatives will inevitably lead to a backlash from the Uchiha clan.
Whether it is the number of Jonin or the authority they hold, the Uchiha clan has an overwhelming advantage within Konoha, which is unmatched by any challenger.
Hatake Sakumo didn't understand why Misura Yemaki would choose to go against his will and jump out to stir up trouble at this time. Even after the meeting, he wanted to summon Misura Yemaki for private discussions, but he flatly refused.
In addition, divisions began to appear within the Reform Association.
Civilian ninjas and minor ninjas were dissatisfied with the fact that after Uchiha Tokumitsu conquered Kirigakure, he did not include him in Konoha's sphere of influence but chose to classify it as his own forbidden area. They believed that Uchiha Tokumitsu was using power for personal gain. The power of Konoha expands its own power, which violates Konoha's long-standing principle of fairness.
But the problem is, even if they covet the shogunate's gains in the Kirigakure conquest, these dissidents are not part of the ninja army participating in the war!
You know, the ninja troops of the United Company who participated in the war were not treated badly at all, and every one of them made a lot of money.
And as far as he knew, someone within the Reform Association had begun to conspire to start a re-election in order to remove Uchiha Tokimitsu's position as general director and eliminate the influence of the Ninja clan in the Reform Association.
What's more, there are already voices asking the Uchiha clan to open up their control over the Kingdom of Water and bring it under the jurisdiction of Konoha, so that Konoha ninjas can take over the tasks of the Kingdom of Water...
To be honest, the changes in the Reform Association also frightened him.
In particular, the change in attitude of some middle-level ninjas made him feel chilled.
There were all kinds of noises, which made Hatake Sakumo very upset.
"Those bastards!"
The good-tempered Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but curse.
The expansion of the Uchiha clan with its affiliated ninja clan is actually a good thing for Konoha. At least for now, the involution of Konoha has also eased a lot, and the number of tasks that can fall into everyone's hands A lot more.
But now even the missions undertaken by Konoha cannot be carried out, and those people actually have time to think about the mission of the Kingdom of Water! Do they all think that Uchiha Tokumitsu really doesn't dare to use force internally?
What's more, if Uchiha Tokumitsu chooses to use tough measures internally, with the current strength of Konoha, who can compete with the Uchiha clan?
You know, the original Hokage line has completely disappeared! Even the ANBU has been annexed as the Secret Service General Bureau of the Police Department!
I don’t even think about it, with their little strength, why should they fight against the Uchiha clan!
Hatake Sakumo became angrier as he thought about it, and began to regret his attitude in trying to defuse the situation at the House of Representatives meeting. ,
"If I had known earlier, I would have reprimanded and dismissed it on the spot..."
The more Hatake Sakumo thought about it, the more troublesome it became.
Today's good situation in Konoha is all based on Uchiha Tokko's relatively "reasonable" ability to maintain the current situation. Otherwise, after killing the former Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen, even Uchiha Tokko called himself Konoha As the new Hokage, who in the village can or has the courage to raise objections?
"Don't worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality..."
Hatake Sakumo remembered something Uchiha Tokumitsu once said, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.
But the problem is that Uchiha Tokumitsu will never make any concessions on anything related to the interests of the family, even if it is a strategic superficial concession.
Even in the distribution of interests after the coup, although the House of Representatives and the Senate are nominally co-located, and the House of Representatives is under the responsibility of Hatake Sakumo, in fact, the Uchiha clan and its pro-nin clan forces are enough to influence any resolution of the House of Representatives. , but they chose not to take a stand on daily affairs in order to maintain alliance relations.
Just like during the jounin class meeting, Uchiha Tokumitsu chose to let the family's jounin fully support Hatake Sakumo in the affairs vote.
"Father..."
Hatake Sakumo's son, Hatake Kakashi, nervously opened the study door and timidly said to his father: "Are you free to teach me sword skills today?"
"oh……"
A smile appeared on Hatake Sakumo's face, "Can you wait a moment? I'll deal with some things first..."
"OK……"
His son Hatake Kakashi nodded obediently.
Hatake Sakumo returned to the study, took out a pen and paper and was about to write something down, when suddenly there was an announcement from a family servant outside the door.
"Sakumo-sama, Orochimaru Jounin and Jiraiya Jounin are here to visit..."
"……I see."
Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment, then put away his pen, intending to meet the two jounin with special status.
"...By the way, let's talk to Kakashi. Maybe I won't have time to practice sword skills with him anymore."
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