The news that Mimura Yemaki openly led his troops to attack the Correctional Department of the Police Department, and was escorted to prison after the failure was quickly passed on to Hatake Sakumo by Kime Kōtō.
"Chairman Sakumo...look..."
Mumu Gongdao said a little unspeakably: "Look...does General Yejuan still have a chance?"
"..."
Hatake Sakumo glanced at him twice but said nothing.
This itself is a topic that cannot be explained without explanation.
Uchiha Tokumitsu worked hard to launch the purge movement, and even gave a conservative tribe's sacrificial flag to death. The purpose was to crack down on the opposition in the village. Now he has successfully fished out Misura Hazaki. If he doesn't strike while the iron is hot to expand the attack area, it will be too late. He was very restrained, and it was ridiculous to think that Mimura Hazaki could walk out of the prison alive like a normal person.
"Then... can I get a life sentence?"
Mumu Gongdao smiled awkwardly and asked again.
"...To be honest, General Hazaki is also a well-respected veteran jounin in the village."
Hatake Sakumo sighed.
The light of hope ignited in Mumu Gongdao's eyes again.
"So, he will definitely die..."
Hatake Sakumo continued.
Mumu Kung Dao felt extremely stunned.
"General Ye Juan is also considered to have great military exploits, and as you said... he is indeed quite popular in the village, loved by the middle and lower-class ninjas, and he is also one of the five generals..."
Mu Mu Gong Dao racked his brains to excuse Mimura Yemaki.
"It's the Fourth General. Sarutobi Shinnosuke escaped from the village without any reason, so he has been removed from the list."
Hatake Sakumo said calmly: "It's just that he will be the third general soon..."
"Or maybe he could be sent to a punishment camp, right?"
Mu Mu Kung Dao once again lowered his expectations.
Hatake Sakumo shook his head and refused, unwilling to ask for this favor.
"...Why? I can't understand!"
Mumu Kung Dao still asked reluctantly.
"Just think of it as a late cleanup after the Battle of Settsu..."
Hatake Sakumo shook his head, "But to be honest, I don't understand why Yemaki-kun would oppose Tokumitsu-kun's rule with such an attitude. Is the so-called orthodoxy so important?"
"What's more, if he insists on the so-called orthodoxy, why would he stand with us on the same front against the Sandaime in the first place..."
This time it was Mumu Gongdao's turn to be speechless.
"...The only thing I can do is to ask Tokuguang-kun to give him some dignity."
Hatake Sakumo picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Forget the rest..."
Mumu Kouta also saw Hatake Sakumo's intention to see off the guests, and stood up to say goodbye with a trace of struggle.
"Sakumo-kun...are you still the same White Fang who cared about the village and loved your companions?"
When he was about to leave, Mumu Gongdao said something.
"...Then do you think I am a soft-hearted and indecisive person?"
Hatake Sakumo chuckled, "We are all ninjas!"
"Besides, maybe in everyone's eyes, the ideal state of the village is different."
"..."
Mumu Kung Dao didn't say anything more, bowed and then closed the door and left.
Maybe Misura Yemaki wanted to stick to the so-called "Konoha Orthodoxy", or maybe she just wanted to use this topic to gather people's hearts and become a force in the village, but it didn't matter anymore.
The Uchiha clan will not allow their core rights and interests to be questioned by others, especially when the opposition is a "former ally" who once stood on the same front and gave up many benefits to them.
It is true that Misura Hamaki is quite unpopular, and he has made great achievements in the past, but the fact that he once stood on the same front with Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Tokumitsu against the former Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen is also true. Even the mission center he received during Konoha's restructuring after the Battle of Settsu was due to Uchiha Tokumitsu's reward for his allies.
But this does not provide a reason for Mimura Hamaki to stand up and become the apparent leader of the opposition.
The current situation of Jounin co-governance and ninja republic in Konoha was formed under the leadership of Uchiha Tokumitsu and the Uchiha clan as the winner took the initiative to give in. Otherwise, even if Uchiha Tokumitsu recommended anyone or himself Becoming Hokage is a matter of course, and after the death of the original third Hokage in the battle, other forces in the village have no power to stop him.
But military power is the most important power of the Uchiha clan, and it is also an inviolable right.
The so-called purge, to put it bluntly, is just a method used to force the opposition to stand up and rebel.
But Misura Hamaki was so easily forced to rebel, and he even stormed the Police Department Correctional Office with only about fifty subordinates... This was something Hatake Sakumo never expected.
He must die, and the more famous he becomes, the more he must die.
And this time it was him who stretched his neck under the Uchiha clan's bright noose and hung himself.
"If you don't have the strength to match it, speaking out against it is a recipe for death..."
After Hatake Sakumo sat there for a long time, he laughed to himself and said to himself.
In Hatake Sakumo's understanding, the external expansion led by Uchiha Tokumitsu was a good thing, especially the fact that the village's ninja army was not mobilized too much to participate in the war, and it was a good thing to conquer Kirigakure solely by the power of factions.
For the lower-level civilian ninjas, when wealthy families like Uchiha choose to turn their attention to other ninja villages, their living conditions and the difficulty of undertaking high-level tasks will be greatly reduced, which is also conducive to their survival and development.
If the Uchiha clan abandons its policy of external expansion and participates in the village's involution, how much profit will Konoha's families and civilian ninjas be forced to give up to feed them?
…
With Mimura Hazaki imprisoned, the streets of Konoha became visibly depressed again in broad daylight.
Jiraiya was walking on the street. He thought he would go to the hot spring area to study art when he had nothing to do, but he remembered what Orochimaru said before and looked at the eyes all over the street. He had no choice but to give up after thinking about it.
"...Damn Uchiha brat!"
Jiraiya muttered.
It has been some time since he returned to the village to search for the so-called "savior" alone. However, due to the wide scope of Miaomushan's so-called "prophecy" and the fact that he is now constrained in his actions in the village, he cannot yet remove the contracted psychic beast Toad. He was summoned to look for it on his behalf, so there has been no progress.
He was naturally extremely disgusted with the purge movement launched by Uchiha Tokko.
When Misura Hazaki launched the disarmament proposal in the House of Representatives, he regarded it as a banner of the "Ninja Village Faction" against the high-handed control of the Uchiha clan. However, he did not expect that the opposition banner would be used by the Uchiha clan in such a way so quickly. Just cut off the ruthless tactics.
“Co-governance is limitless, republic is courageless!”
Jiraiya continued mumbling all the way.
The Konoha villagers who heard the words from his mouth along the road quickly ran away as if they had seen the god of plague, not daring to get closer to him.
This scene made Jiraiya even more indignant.
The Uchiha clan's control is so harsh! Let the villagers of Konoha dare to be angry but dare not speak out!
"...Captain, are you really not going to take action?"
On the roof of the roadside, a team of police ninjas looked at Jiraiya who was going crazy.
"Don't underestimate him. After all, he is a famous jounin in the ninja world...and he is just a fool whose brain was damaged by the obsession with psychic beasts. There is no need to pay attention to it..."
The leading Uchiha ninja shook his head.
"Then how about I warn him!"
A young member of the police force is eager to try.
"Need not……"
The Uchiha ninja said: "Remove the barrier and give him a little shock!"
A red-haired Uzumaki ninja in the team laughed when he heard this, and formed a seal to lift the chakra fluctuation shielding barrier surrounding him.
"Huh!"
A huge wave of chakra suddenly appeared from behind, making Jiraiya's hair stand on end. He quickly jumped to the side of the street, twisted in mid-air and looked back.
"Jiraiya Jounin, good day~"
Captain Uchiha of the Police Department nodded slightly to the frightened Jiraiya, and then led his troops away.
"Uchiha and Uzumaki..."
Jiraiya also breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the composition of the police patrol team.
Not only the ninjas of the Uchiha clan, but also ninjas from Uzumaki and other ninja clans...
"Now we have become a minority..."
Jiraiya smiled helplessly.
…
"Jōnin Hazaki, please come with us!"
In the Correctional Department prison, a team of fully armed Uchiha ninjas opened the iron door of a prison and said coldly to the bedridden Mimura Hazaki.
Mimura Yemaki showed no intention of resisting, and stood up obediently and walked to the door, where he was shackled and taken away.
This time, Uchiha Tokumitsu is going to interrogate Mimura Hazaki who is being escorted to prison.
After walking through a gloomy corridor, Mimura Yeju was taken to an interrogation room.
Uchiha Tokumitsu was already standing in the room with his hands behind his back, seemingly looking at the various torture instruments on the wall.
"Mr. Yejuan, please sit down..."
After hearing the footsteps, Uchiha Tokko turned around and said lightly to Mimura Hazaki.
Mimura Hazaki sat down on the chair in silence and looked at Uchiha Tokko quietly.
"…Why bother?"
After the two looked at each other for a while, Uchiha Tokumitsu asked with an indifferent expression.
"Tokumitsu-kun seems to be accustomed to rough rule..."
Mimura Hazaki shook the shackles on his hands, "Don't you feel very proud that you defeated our opposition so easily?"
"No, because it's too easy, not even a little bit challenging."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said calmly: "Besides, with the current atmosphere in Konoha, why do you object?"
“Does the House of Representatives have the power to propose proposals?”
Mimura Yemaki asked with disdain.
"Yes."
Uchiha Tokko nodded without hesitation.
"Then what's wrong with my proposal?"
Mimura Yemaki continued to ask.
"Because you have violated the fundamental interests of the Uchiha clan."
Uchiha Tokko said confidently: "Co-governance by Jonin is not a reason to allow enemies to confront the Uchiha clan, so it is natural for your proposal to be retaliated and attacked."
"It seems that the Will of Fire is nothing more than a fig leaf in the eyes of the Uchiha clan!"
"It's not trash, because the Uchiha clan doesn't need trash either!"
"...Then the jounin co-governance is just lip service?"
Mimura Hamaki obviously didn't expect Uchiha Tokumitsu to be so honest.
"Co-governance is also outside the Uchiha clan's red line, otherwise it would be the end of today."
Uchiha Tokko felt a little bored.
I originally thought that I could ask for some inside information, but I didn't expect that it was just the self-righteous behavior of a veteran character who had the will of fire in his head.
Although the purge operation did shock the secretly dormant opposition forces in the village, the leader of the opposition on the surface was such a muddled figure, which made Uchiha Tokumitsu feel uninterested.
"Whether it was the Second Ninja War or the period of the concurrent shogunate, I pride myself on being good to Yemaki-kun. I didn't expect that after the village was restructured, it would actually reach such a situation..."
Uchiha Tokko shook his head.
"You can't give me what I want. I don't want what you give me..."
Mimura Hazaki shrugged, appearing quite relaxed.
Things have developed to the point where they are now. His old friends Kime Kōtō and Hatake Sakumo haven't come to visit him, so he knows he will die, so it doesn't matter.
"What do you want? The position of Hokage? Do you think you are worthy?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned and asked, "That was not your attitude when you were demoted by Sarutobi to garrison in the tough Western Border Defense Force!"
"The past is the past and now I want more."
Mimura Yemaki said frankly.
"You can only take what I give you; you can't take what I don't give you!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu snorted coldly: "If that's all, then I have to send you to see the old monkey."
"..."
Mimura Yeju remained silent.
"...I will leave you with dignity."
Uchiha Tokumitsu turned around, with his back to Mimura Hazaki and said: "Your title of general will continue to be retained, and you can go home and settle your family before committing suicide, but the Heroic Spirit Monument will not be yours... …”
"...It's so enviable. Is this the mercy of a winner?"
Mimura Yemaki laughed at himself.
"If you are not satisfied, I can also behead you in public instead."
Uchiha Tokumitsu adjusted his mood, came back to his senses, looked at Mimura Hazaki and said: "But it's time for this farce to end..."
"...Where are my subordinates and those ninjas sentenced to death?"
Mimura Yeju was silent for a while, then asked quietly.
"Perform tithing and then be sent to a punishment camp."
Uchiha Tokko gave the answer.
"It's a good ending. After all, they were just implicated by me..."
Mimura Hazaki nodded, quite certain about Uchiha Tokumitsu's answer, "Then I'll choose the decent ending given by Tokumitsu-kun."
Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to take Mimura Hazaki away.
"The Ninja Village Faction..."
The interrogation room fell silent again.
"It's time for education reform..."
Uchiha Tokko thought while stroking his chin.
Since the introduction of the Senate and House of Representatives system, the only thing that still retains traces of the old times is the ninja school that was shelved because it didn't know how to distribute it.
Originally, Uchiha Tokumitsu thought that after having his own police preparatory training school, the Konoha Ninja School, which only provided basic ninja education, would not be a concern. But now that he thinks about it, as the ninja education institution with the largest enrollment in Konoha, if it is not transformed, , I am afraid that similar problems will appear in the next few decades.
Moreover, it is not enough to simply eliminate the "remaining poison of the Sandaime" from the Konoha Ninja School. The ideological education of ninjas may still need to be strengthened, otherwise the positions they give up will sooner or later be occupied by the enemy.
"Let's discuss it with Sakumo-kun later..."
Now Uchiha Tokumitsu thought of his allies who had been deliberately ignored for a while.
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