Ebizo's move to dissolve the Elder Council was a precedent.
After rejecting the request of the ruling government of the Kingdom of Wind to increase the tax amount for contracting oasis, Uchiha Tokumitsu not only ordered the reorganization of the border troops, but also increased the penetration and reconnaissance of Sunagakure.
The most noteworthy thing about Sunagakure recently is the huge impact caused by the dissolution of the Elder Council on Sunagakure and the Kingdom of Wind.
During the meeting of the ruling government, the elders were either forced to accumulate power or worried that the Third Kazekage and Ebizo would kill them, so they did not dare to object on the spot, but chose to obey on the surface and quickly left the capital.
But after the incident, after the Third Kazekage and the Great Elder Ebizo jointly signed a formal dissolution order, the elders who returned to the fiefdom abandoned their factional views, quickly formed an alliance in a short period of time, and publicly introduced an old man as the scapegoat. The opposition ninja army—the Sunagakure National Defense Army was formed!
"...What a fucking show!"
Even though Uchiha Tokko II was fairly well-informed, he couldn't help but be shocked by the saucy manipulations of the Sunagakure elders.
To be fair, although the mortals in the Kingdom of Wind are basically in dire straits, the ninjas born in Sunagakure are actually still faring much better than in the Ninja Village era.
This is especially true for middle- and lower-class ninjas from civilian backgrounds.
As for the Sunagakure Jonin who were born as civilians, they were basically gathered in the Sunagakure Inspectorate.
Although Sunagakure's Inspectorate also has supervisory power in name, in reality it has no role other than raising hands to agree. Calling it a rubber stamp is considered a compliment.
Therefore, they are naturally very dissatisfied with the elders who come from powerful families, and have been trying to change them.
According to Uchiha Tokumitsu's understanding, the forces of the Sunagakure Inspectorate headed by Hayakura regard the elders as "village thieves" and have been plotting to "reveal" them.
As for Rasa's supporters, they are mainly the middle class of Sunagakure, such as small and medium-sized ninjutsu ninja clans or ninja families. Although their strength is not relatively weak, they may not be as powerful as civilian ninjas who are willing to change the status quo regardless of their lives. Compared with the Sunagakure clan who work hard to protect their vested interests, they still seem a bit weak.
But it is better to be weak!
Uchiha Tokumitsu doesn't want another iron-blooded character to emerge from Sunagakure.
"Notify the United Company to immediately mobilize ninjas to form three defense columns, with a tentative number of 2,100 people."
Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered: "At the same time, the defense column's assembly area is set up in the Kingdom of Kawa. Once the civil war in Sunagakure spreads to the oasis contracted and operated by the United Company, it will immediately advance to the Kingdom of Wind to perform peacekeeping operations!"
Although the quality of the ninjas hired by the United Company is uneven, they can still exert good combat effectiveness when fighting in formation with the various ninja tools issued by the shogunate. In addition, there are also the western border defense forces commanded by Uchiha Fugaku As the main force, it is enough to deter Sunagakure to a certain extent.
"As you command!"
The attendant ninja immediately took the order and left.
As for whether Sunagakure would really start a civil war, Uchiha Tokumitsu never considered this issue.
Now the pressure cooker of Sunagakure has reached the critical point. As long as he gives a slight "tick", the ninjas of Sunagakure who have been suppressed for a long time will turn into thugs and smash everything in front of them.
Reports from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Intelligence were also sent over at this time, and Uchiha Tokumitsu began to read them.
Although there is some discrepancy with the information provided by intelligence personnel directly under the shogunate, its content is relatively broader and covers more aspects of Sunagakure.
"Inform the joint anti-terrorism force and let Luo Sha lead the first column to move into the southern part of the Country of Grass and prepare."
But when Uchiha Tokumitsu saw the intelligence department's analysis of the mentality of the middle class of Sunagakure, his heart suddenly moved. He then shook the bell on the table and called in another ninja attendant to give instructions.
"As you command!"
The attendant ninja immediately left in an instant.
"What, don't you understand?"
Uchiha Deguang turned to Uchiha Shisui who was assisting in government affairs and said.
"There are some..."
Uchiha Shisui nodded sheepishly.
The southern part of the Kingdom of Grass is the eastern region of the Kingdom of Rain, and further south is the Kingdom of Wind. If Rasa's first column is sent there, it is inevitable that Rasa will be tempted by the affairs within the Kingdom of Wind, thus causing the Ninja Army under his command to Do some "private things".
"The existence of Luo Sha is..."
Uchiha Shisui paused, embarrassed to say the words "the loyal dog of the shogunate".
"The middle class of Sunagakure is in a state of confusion. Whether it is the Kazekage Faction, Ebizo's Founder Faction, the Elders Faction, or the Inspection Council forces, they will not be allowed to remain confused any longer."
Uchiha Tokumitsu handed over the Intelligence Department report and motioned Uchiha Shisui to read it.
"...So, we need to set up a flag for the middle class of Sunagakure?"
Uchiha Shisui quickly read the report and then expressed his understanding.
"Yes."
Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled and nodded, "The leading role of the flag is very important..."
Since there are already four forces in Sunagakure now, it doesn't matter if there is another "Zhimaku Faction" headed by Luo Sha.
After all, the middle class of Sunagakure had a positive attitude towards the cooperation between the shogunate and the joint company.
After completing the government affairs at hand, Uchiha Tokumitsu looked at the clock.
"It's eleven o'clock in the morning..."
So diligent...
Even though he is now in a respected position, Tokumitsu Uchiha still insists on working every day, and sometimes even works overtime until two o'clock in the afternoon. He is really a model worker and is commendable~
"Come on Shisui, let's go to the training ground to practice genjutsu today~"
Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered the attendant ninja to call Uchiha Makoto, and then said to Uchiha Shisui with a smile.
"OK!"
…
When the Third Kazekage made up his mind to disband the Council of Elders, he knew that the various forces in the country would be divided and even opposed.
But he was still inexplicably lucky, thinking that those elders were the elders of the village after all. Even if they opposed him, they would only join forces to cause trouble in the next re-election. In this way, he would express the demands of all parties that had been suppressed. After it is brought to the surface and vented, it will be conducive to the long-term peace and stability of Sunagakure in the future.
But he didn't expect that the elders would act so decisively!
This is blatant opposition and proactively starting a civil war!
How dare they! Where do they get their ability from? Where did they get the courage!
"Aren't they afraid of death?!"
In the ruling government of the capital of the Kingdom of Wind, the Third Kazekage crushed the elders' "State Protector's Proclamation" into crumbs and roared angrily.
The Great Elder Ebizo slowly read the intelligence documents, his expression as usual.
Ye Cang, the leader of the Inspectorate and the Zhuo Dun user, just stood aside coldly and said nothing.
Fortunately, among the four factions of Sunagakure, there are still three factions that are willing to sit down and talk.
At least they appear to be on the same page.
"Especially this old man..."
Yakura secretly cast a sidelong glance at Ebizo, who was calm and composed as the old god was there.
Having said that, he directly proposed the dissolution of the Presbyterian Council...
An old silver coin...
Ye Cang snorted slightly and continued to look at the insane Third Kazekage.
An ANBU hurriedly knocked on the door, and without waiting for a reply from the person inside, he opened the door and entered, handing a document to the Third Kazekage, who was trying to calm down his anger.
"this……"
When the Third Kazekage opened the secret message, his veins suddenly popped out and his face turned red.
"How dare he, how dare he!"
"That bastard Luo Sha! How dare he!"
Ebizo stood up on crutches, gently took the intelligence document from the hands of the Third Kazekage, took a cursory look at it, and then sighed.
Then the document was passed to Ye Cang.
"It's actually the guy from United Company and Luo Sha..."
Ye Cang quickly read the information and felt a little sudden.
What the intelligence reported was the news that the fighting ninja army assembled by the United Company entered the Kawakuni and that Rasa led his troops to move to the southern part of the Kusa no Kuni.
Moreover, from the perspective of confidentiality level, it is the simplest confidentiality level.
In other words, the shogunate, or Uchiha Tokumitsu, who controlled the direction of these two ninja armies, did not take them seriously at all, but openly threatened them through the mobilization of ninja armies.
In addition, the United Company flatly rejected the Third Kazekage's request for a tax increase, which made him feel even more humiliated.
But now...
Under internal and external difficulties, the Third Kazekage felt physically and mentally exhausted.
"The Presbyterians are vulnerable."
Ebizo stood up and slowly began to arrange his clothes.
"I know……"
The Third Kazekage also understood this fact.
But what he couldn't figure out was why those old men dared to start a split and even raised the banner of the so-called "National Protective Army".
This is a capital crime for splitting a ninja village!
Do they think that after defeat, they will continue to forgive them as if nothing happened or even allow them to stay in high positions?
"I will order my ninja army to launch an attack immediately. If Lord Kazekage is willing, you can also send troops together tomorrow. After all, this matter cannot be delayed any longer... In addition, their split was authorized by me."
When Ebizo walked to the door and was about to leave, he suddenly said something that shocked both the Third Kazekage and Ye Cang.
"I will give you a list then, remember not to kill them."
"Why……"
The third generation Kazekage's face showed anger, "Great Elder, do you want to die!"
Although the factions were different, Ye Cang also had a look of dissatisfaction on his face as he stared at the aging Ebizo.
"Sunagakure's historical burden is too heavy... There is no way we can't reduce the burden."
Ebizo said: "I will be the villain."
"After all, just like the Hokage of Konoha, Lord Kazekage is always right and bright."
After saying that, Ebizo opened the door and left.
The two people in the room were speechless.
"...Tomorrow I will lead the ninjas from the Inspectorate to inspect the border."
After a while, Ye Cang sighed slightly, stood up and said.
She also used this to express her attitude that she would no longer participate in the civil war.
Similarly, after the Kazekage Faction and the Founder Faction put down the rebellion of the Presbyterian Faction, if the Oversight Council forces wanted to get a share of the pie, they could only hope that the appearance of these counter-rebellion factions would not be so ugly.
"Don't conflict with Konoha."
The Third Kazekage agreed to Ye Cang's request.
There's nothing you can do if you don't agree. Although this girl is quite young, her power of burning is extremely powerful, and she is already a leader of low-level ninjas. He may not be able to stop her from doing anything she wants.
"I know! I'm not a fool!"
Ye Cang snorted coldly and prepared to leave.
"Also, don't enter the oasis area contracted by the United Company!"
The Third Kazekage added again.
No matter how much the United Company refuses to give face, the oasis they contract to operate is still the only stable tax income for Sunagakure in the Land of Wind. The Third Kazekage does not want to cause trouble until the two sides completely break up.
"……knew!"
Ye Cang slammed the door and left.
"……well!"
After sitting indoors for a while, the Third Kazekage sighed, changed his clothes and decided to go out for a walk to breathe.
When he came to the shore of an oasis lake outside the capital, he suddenly saw an unexpected person, resting with his eyes closed surrounded by two puppets.
"scorpion?"
The Third Kazekage shouted in surprise.
Xie immediately opened his eyes, then quickly put away the two puppets of "father and mother", and stared coldly at the Third Kazekage walking towards him.
"...Miss your family, right?"
The Third Kazekage stretched out his hand and tried to rub Scorpion's red hair.
"..."
Scorpion took a step back, avoiding the Third Kazekage's hand.
"Puppetry is just a small technique. Our Sunagakure's strongest strength is the power of magnetic escape..."
The Third Kazekage didn't take it seriously and said with a kind face: "Do you want to learn? If you want to learn, just come to me tomorrow..."
"...Do you want to die?"
Suddenly, Xie said coldly.
"ah?!"
The Third Kazekage was stunned.
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