In the evening, Uchiha Tokumitsu, who had rushed back to Konoha after a long journey, returned directly to his clan surrounded by his subordinates, without having anything to do with any outsiders.
But this scene fell into the eyes of other forces in Konoha, and it caused some discussion.
In the eyes of the so-called "Konoha third force" such as the Senju clan, Hyuga Alliance, and others, Misura Hazaki's proposals on the House of Representatives to disband the Ninja Army and annex Kirigakure are actually dog-eating-dog fights within the current ruling class of the village. His mentality is that watching the excitement is not too big a deal, and he is still fanning the flames.
For example, while the House of Representatives hypocritically opposed Misura Hamaki's disarmament bill, it also privately instigated the lower-level ninjas of the family to publicize the benefits that the abolition of the standing ninja army and the annexation of Kirigakure would bring to Konoha, etc. The main theme was one Schizophrenia.
The Senju clan vigorously criticized Uchiha Tokimitsu's control of Kirigakure from the aspects of the one-village-one-country system and the establishment of the five major ninja villages to establish a peaceful pattern in the ninja world, and put pressure on the Uchiha clan in terms of public opinion.
But after all, "weapons of criticism are no match for weapons of criticism."
The Uchiha Ninja Army, which returned to Konoha with a bloody storm, immediately silenced all the sounds in the village.
Especially after the second batch of shogunate personnel arrived in Konoha, the Hyuga ninja in charge of intelligence recognized the identity of the little man among them at a glance - the former Kirigakure three-tailed jinchuriki Gotachibana Yagura!
As we all know, the Tokumitsu Shogunate, who won the Kirigakure Conquest and the Kumogakure Conquest, controlled the largest number of tailed beasts in the ninja world! And this time even the Jinchuuriki were brought back to the village...
No one doubted that the Uchiha clan, which was playing tricks with their eyes, could not control a mere Jinchuuriki, not to mention that they had the full support of the Uzumaki clan.
Similarly, no one doubts that the Uchiha clan does not have the courage to launch a civil war!
A chill, a chilling chill, quickly passed from the gate of Konoha Ninja Village to every Konoha force who was paying attention to the development of the situation.
Hatake Sakumo was also a little unable to sit still.
He also has a lot of responsibility for why this matter has reached this point.
Habitual compromise and appeasement are the reasons why the "Ninja Village Faction" forces such as Mimura Hazaki and others feel that Hatake Sakumo is a "gentleman" so they boldly "bully him".
But in fact, Hatake Sakumo clearly understood that although his alliance with the Uchiha clan did change the original image of the Uchiha clan in the village, in the process of the struggle to completely defeat the Hokage clan, he and The Reform Association did not exert much effort.
But the immediate actions of the police department caused Hatake Sakumo to pause his journey to the Uchiha clan.
"Police Department Order: From now on, a curfew will be implemented from 10pm to 6am the next morning!"
“Those who do not hold a special pass issued by the Police Department or who have a genuine emergency are prohibited from walking on the streets during the curfew!”
"Anyone who violates the curfew order will be sentenced to more than six months in prison upon investigation!"
“Anyone who resists the police department’s enforcement of the curfew will be killed on the spot!”
In less than an hour after Uchiha Tokumitsu returned to the clan area, notices were immediately posted at each district police station and loudspeakers were broadcast to the entire village at the same time. Police officers also began to put on their combat equipment and prepare to implement curfew control. .
Hatake Sakumo looked at the clock at home. It was about nine o'clock at night...
Although he was confident that even if he went out, he would not be brutally enforced by the police department, Hatake Sakumo thought about it and chose to give up the plan of going out.
He couldn't guess what Uchiha Tokko was thinking, so there was no need to guess.
Based on Hatake Sakumo's understanding of Uchiha Tokumitsu, Uchiha Tokumitsu will start to take action inside Konoha at the earliest tomorrow morning and the day after tomorrow at the latest. At that time, he only needs to control the situation and not go to extremes. .
"But this time, many people may die..."
Hatake Sakumo sighed deeply.
Especially Misura Hamaki, Hatake Sakumo has always regarded her as his right-hand man, so he doesn't understand why he suddenly chose to attack Uchiha Tokimitsu's shogunate, and even tried to rebel against the Uchiha clan's military power. scale.
However, this time Hatake Sakumo no longer intends to continue to plead for mercy in his own name.
After taking charge of Konoha's highest power, Hatake Sakumo's psychology has also undergone some changes, and his moral bottom line has become relatively flexible. For example, he has learned how to choose between interests.
"Father...can you practice ninjutsu with me today?"
His son Hatake Kakashi leaned on the porch and asked with his big eyes flashing.
"How's your knife skills? You can't go out because of the curfew... and there's not enough space at home?"
A smile appeared on Hatake Sakumo's face, and he lovingly touched his son's silver hair that was exactly the same as his own.
"Don't let me down... Kakashi..."
Hatake Sakumo murmured to himself.
It is estimated that no one in Konoha's generation can compete with Uchiha Tokumitsu, but the next generation may still have a chance.
For example, his talented and intelligent son...
Immediately, Hatake Sakumo remembered what Orochimaru and Jiraiya said last night when they visited...
…
After Uchiha Tokumitsu returned to his clan, he first sent people to the elder Setsuna's mansion to inform him, and then returned home to have a meal with his long-awaited parents.
Later, after Uchiha Tokumitsu washed himself, he carried the Uchiha clan's sacred weapon, the Flame Ball Fan, to the mansion of the Setsuna Elder.
Different from usual, this time the door of Setsuna's Grand Elder's mansion opened, and two guard ninjas stood respectfully at the door. They saw Uchiha Tokumitsu coming from a distance, so one of them immediately went back inside to report, and the other stepped forward to greet him.
"Lord Tokumitsu..."
The guard ninja's attitude was also very respectful, "The great elder is already in the hall, please follow me..."
"Sorry to trouble you."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said gently without any pretense.
"You're welcome, it's all part of your duty."
The guard ninja replied equally politely.
And his gaze was often inclined to the flame ball fan in Uchiha Tokumitsu's hand.
The whereabouts of the sacred weapon Flame Ball Fan has been the target that the family has been pursuing since Madara Uchiha ran away. There was a time when the Uchiha clan thought that after the Battle of the Valley of the End, the Flame Ball Fan was hidden by the Senju clan, so they also fought against it. The second-generation Senju Tobirama was quite unhappy, but later, under the mediation of the Uchiha realm, the family gradually gave up the plan to recover the Homura Fan from the Senju clan.
Now, during the Kirigakure conquest, Uchiha Tokumitsu seized the long-lost artifact Homura Fan from the hands of the Third Mizukage. There are many strange or coincidences behind this matter, and the Uchiha tribe cannot help but Don't think too much.
The Great Elder Setsuna was also standing on the porch in front of the hall, looking at Uchiha Tokko who was striding towards him with a smile.
"Great Elder..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu was also unambiguous and immediately bowed to the elders.
"Long time no see, Deguang-kun..."
The Great Elder Setsuna smiled and invited Uchiha Tokumitsu to come inside and sit down.
The flame ball fan was also presented by Uchiha Tokko with both hands.
"How many years have it been..."
The great elder in the moment had a desolate expression on his face, and he gently touched the magatama logo on the flame ball fan.
"Since Lord Madara left the village, I have never seen the family's artifact again..."
"Besides, I thought I would never have the chance to see the artifact return to my family again..."
The expression of the Great Elder Momo was a little complicated.
Uchiha Tokumitsu remained silent.
"Tokumitsu-kun, are you willing to tell the truth to me?"
After the elder Setsuna felt sad for a while, he handed the flame ball fan back to Uchiha Tokko, and then asked.
"Naturally, in front of the great elder, he knows everything and talks about everything."
Uchiha Tokko also answered simply.
The elder Setsuna hesitated for a moment, first waved the guard ninja to retreat, and then asked with hesitation: "Whose hand did you take this fan back from?"
"On the surface, he is the third Mizukage of Kirigakure..."
Uchiha Demitsu replied: "Actually..."
"...Madara-sama, right?"
The great elder of Setsuna lowered his head slightly and interjected.
"Yes."
Uchiha Tokko nodded very simply.
"I didn't expect...Madara-sama is actually still alive..."
The great elder's mouth trembled slightly and he said in a complicated tone: "So, is he dead now?"
"He escaped with serious injuries, but I don't know if he actually died later."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said frankly: "I secretly sent a search team to explore all over the ninja world, but there were no results."
"...Lord Madara died in the Valley of the End decades ago."
The Great Elder's tone became cold: "If you find him, give him some dignity..."
Just like "Ye Gong loves dragons", Uchiha Madara is only suitable to be an idol whose meaning is unclear and everyone paints it. His image and original intention have nothing to do with the real Uchiha Madara who once existed; and today's Uchiha clan no longer needs to He regarded the old patriarch who had given up on his people as his spiritual idol, so even the Great Elder Setsuna, after a little hesitation, chose to sweep him into the garbage heap of history.
"That's what I want to do."
Uchiha Tokko bowed and said without humility.
"...Remember, leave some dignity to the boss."
The great elder said with complicated emotions.
"That's natural..."
Uchiha Demitsu also nodded with filial piety.
"...How do you plan to deal with the village's affairs?"
In an instant, the great elder chatted a few more casually about common things before changing the subject.
"We need to draw several insurmountable red lines in the village."
Uchiha Tokko's attitude also became firmer.
"...What if there are clan members involved in this matter?"
The Great Elder sighed and said quietly.
"...Conservative people?"
Uchiha Tokko's face turned darker.
"Yes."
The great elder took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it over.
Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned and opened the book and read through it carefully, and found that the conservative tribesmen who were sent to the Country of Grass had really done a lot of things...
Including but not limited to attempts to promote disarmament so that one can return to the village...
"A guy who fails to succeed but fails to succeed!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu cursed hatefully.
The scroll also contained a list of the Uchiha clan members involved. Uchiha Tokumitsu noticed a very impressive name in the family composition of one of the participants:
"Uchiha Shisui!"
Uchiha Tokko's brows furrowed even more.
In order to return to the village, he could actually have an affair with outsiders to promote disarmament and dig up the family's foundation. This is simply unreasonable behavior!
Besides, the Uchiha Fire Gate who was in charge of the northwest shogunate had never treated these conservative tribesmen badly. In the border army, their treatment was considered pampered!
"Generally speaking, tribesmen who have opened their eyes are always more stubborn on certain things..."
The Great Elder Setsuna also had a headache, "So, what are you going to do?"
He didn't intend to hide the matter. After all, with Uchiha Tokumitsu's prestige within the family, sooner or later someone would expose the matter in front of him.
"There happen to be ten clan members involved, so let's kill eleven of them."
Uchiha Tokumitsu put away the scroll and said indifferently: "It might as well show them that the family does not protect them without principle."
"...As for those children, all their custody rights should be taken away and they should be included in the police preparatory training school for intensive study."
At the end, Uchiha Tokumitsu added another sentence.
"I can rest assured when you do things..."
The Great Elder Momo nodded indifferently.
Uchiha Tokumitsu's handling method was also unexpectedly gentle.
According to his initial estimate, he thought that Uchiha Tokumitsu would at least kill all the clan members involved.
"But I don't intend to let go of other people in the village who are interfering with this matter..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said: "This time, the edge of the knife must be inward!"
"I don't care about these things. As I said before, I can rest assured that you can do things..."
The great elder Sesuna had no intention of getting involved in this matter.
"Then please, Great Elder, sit still in the palace and watch the younger generation perform..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his cup to drink tea.
…
On the second day, as the first round of curfew ended, the Konoha villagers who had just gone out saw the police and internal affairs troops deployed in full force.
Under the command of Uchiha Tokumitsu, the police department directly blocked the residence of Misura Hazaki, and broke into it in public and arrested several chunin; even as one of the five generals of Konoha and in charge of the mission center, Mimura Hazaki tried to stop him, but also chose to give in in front of several pairs of scarlet three magatama.
Subsequently, many more ninjas from the ninja clan were taken away for review by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the name of "inciting to destroy the good situation of Konoha" due to their excessive remarks.
At the same time, the Police Department officially announced the reporting channel and announced that it would accept anonymous reports from Konoha ninjas.
By noon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested many ninjas from the Ministry of Public Affairs and the Mission Center based on the reports. This time, the representative of the old Hokage sect, Mito Monobu, was a little restless.
He didn't know when it would involve him.
As for the private connections between his subordinates, Mito Monoyan had always seen it, but he just chose to turn a blind eye.
It's just that this time it seems that the Uchiha clan's reaction was a little too intense...
In the afternoon, Uchiha Nakagen personally led his troops to the Inuzuka tribe and took away two Inuzuka jonin and an Aburame jounin who happened to be in the same room for examination.
The Hyuga clan also felt a little dizzy immediately.
At night, the loudspeaker of the police department once again issued a village-wide announcement, announcing that the curfew time would be adjusted from 8pm to 7am, and that all those who violated the ban would be shot to death regardless of their identity.
For a moment, the wind and cranes rumbled up and down the leaves of Konoha, and all the vegetation and trees were at war.
Because Naruto is a long manga, it is understandable that the timeline is confusing. Shisui's age is indeed a bug. Because Shisui's ancestor is Uchiha Kagami, but Kagami's death (at the age of twenty-five) was only five or six years after Shisui was born, so there is no need to be too entangled in the timeline in Naruto. If you throw away the time bug, Naruto itself Also a very good comic.
(End of chapter)
