Armed force preparation is a cyclical and gradual process.
The news of the Uchiha clan did not spread to the outside world, but was quietly adjusted within the family.
Originally thinking that they should "enjoy and enjoy" the family jounin, under the invisible pressure of Uchiha Tokumitsu, the originally lax Uchiha jounin began to make appropriate changes.
Various border forces or joint anti-terrorism forces also quietly started a new round of personnel exchanges. Some ninjas who had served for many years began to return to Konoha, and Uchiha people who held idle positions in various organizations in Konoha were added to various ninja armies.
Although the various ninja clans in Konoha cannot understand the actions of the Uchiha clan and feel that it is extremely stupid to abandon the good life of Konoha heavenly people and instead go to the border to eat sand, they are still very I happily took over the Uchiha ninja's real shortage after the release.
Uchiha Tokumitsu just pretended that he didn't see other ninja clans or ninja families taking advantage of the situation. As long as the Uchiha clan firmly controlled the police department, the internal affairs department, and the security patrol force and other standing ninja troops stationed in the village, other general affairs had nothing to do with it. critical.
At the same time, the United Company also began a new round of reforms. With the support of Uchiha Tokko, the various disorganized caravans, branches and other subordinate organizations of the United Company system began to merge and try to institutionalize them. direction development.
As for the territories under the Tokumitsu Shogunate, they began to try to implement the "civilian imperial examination" system, and gradually implemented the "return to the land" in the Kingdom of Water, reclaiming the governance rights of the nobles through redemption.
In terms of Kirigakure, Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered to increase the number of ninjas recruited, and incorporated more Kirigakure ninjas into the ninja army directly under the shogunate, and the standing ninja army of the shogunate was also expanded to 8,000 people.
Coupled with the four major border forces, the Fire Gate shogunate garrison, and the village standing ninja army that he commands as the governor of Konoha, Uchiha Tokumitsu is expected to be able to mobilize a huge force of up to 30,000 ninjas in a very short period of time. Troops are thrown into a battle.
In addition, various new types of ninja tools have also begun to expand their production capacity and gradually begun to be installed.
…
And just when the Uchiha clan began to quietly accumulate strength, Sunagakure suddenly fell into chaos!
The Third Kazekage suddenly disappeared!
Moreover, it disappeared without any warning!
Just ten days ago, the Third Kazekage suddenly had a whim and left the Shadow Guard ninjas alone and went into the middle of the desert to play with some gold sand.
Originally, this was considered a routine operation of the Third Kazekage.
Although Sunagakure now has a country as a resource supplier and is relatively not short of funds, due to long-term habits, when the Third Kazekage feels bored or bored, he often goes into the desert to find some gold sand, and then Give it as a reward to a close ninja.
This hobby is just like how fishermen always like to make nests and feed fish. It doesn’t matter whether they can find gold sand or not. The main thing is to enjoy the pleasure of hard work but nothing.
Although it is not a good habit to abandon the Shadow Guards, and the elders have tried to dissuade them many times, the Third Kazekage usually just prevaricates a few words and continues to go his own way.
But now the old man of the Elder House was almost killed by the direct ninja army of Kazekage and Ebizo for raising the flag of rebellion, and no one would use various banners to dissuade him.
As for the members of the Sunagakure Inspectorate, who were mainly jounin groups, they wished the Third Kazekage could play in the desert all day long and not return to the capital to hinder their secret meeting.
On the first day that the Third Kazekage entered the desert, the Sunagakure ninjas were very happy, and then happily gave themselves a holiday.
On the third day after the Third Kazekage entered the desert, the Sunagakure ninjas began to return to work one after another, preparing to welcome the return of Lord Kazekage with the fullest spirit.
On the fifth day after the Third Kazekage entered the desert, too many accumulated and unhandled government affairs caused a delay in Sunagakure's rule and management of the Wind Country. Although the Sunagakure ninjas were a little uneasy, they still managed to maintain the government system silently. operation, and Ebizo gave the order for the Shadow Guards to enter the depths of the desert to search for the Third Kazekage.
On the seventh day after the Third Kazekage entered the desert, according to the Ninja Eagle transmission from the Shadow Guards who entered the desert, no trace of the Third Kazekage was found, and there were no signs of activity in several placer gold production areas that he frequently visited!
Now, Sunagakure began to panic.
So under the coordination of Ebizo, a large number of Sunagakure ninjas formed a search team and entered the desert area to search for the whereabouts of the Third Kazekage. However, after three days in a row, nothing was found!
It was as if a living person suddenly disappeared out of thin air. More than two thousand Sunagakure ninjas who entered the desert to search did not find any traces. Instead, they lost nearly thirty Chunin and Genin in the desert!
"Ten days!"
At this time, Ye Cang's pretty face was as cold as ice, and he was pacing back and forth in the central tent of the search force in the dangerous area of the Kingdom of Wind, known as the "Devil's Desert".
"I haven't seen anyone for ten days. Where did that guy die?"
After leading his troops to stay in the desert for three days, Ye Cang became impatient.
"Be calm and don't be impatient..."
The Great Elder Hai Laozang casually advised.
After all, there are still many Feng Ying's cronies in the central tent, so some words cannot be said too directly.
"Great Elder, we must increase the intensity of the search and deploy another two thousand people from the village to expand the search area!"
A Jonin member of the Shadow Guard said again.
Yesterday was the ninth day after the Kazekage entered the desert. The anxious Jonin of the Kage Guards advocated adding more troops to search, but Ebizo refused on the grounds that "it cannot cause too much panic"; so at this time, they entered the desert to search for the third Kazekage. Among Kage's Sunagakure ninjas, there were only a thousand or so of the ninja army directly under Kazekage and the Inspection Council jounin tribe of Yakura.
"What's the use of calling in more people! Apart from dying, what role can those low-level ninjas play in the harsh desert environment!"
Yakura refused the request of the Shadow Guards Jonin without even thinking about it.
"Are you just going to sit back and watch Kazekage-sama disappear forever?!"
The Shadow Guard Jonin's eyes were almost red.
"You mean, that guy is already dead, right?"
Ye Cang sneered and said sarcastically: "What a good dog! I didn't search for long before I felt that my master was dead. Are you in a hurry to prepare a banquet for guests?"
"presumptuous!"
"Be bold!"
"rude!"
The members of the Shadow Guards immediately broke out, scolding and yelling at Ye Cang.
They are all the closest ninjas to the Third Kazekage. Although their strength is not as good as that of Hayakura and other Sunagakure strong men, their loyalty is absolutely full, and naturally they will not tolerate anyone being rude to their master.
What's more, now that the third generation Kazekage has just disappeared temporarily, the influence of the Inspectorate headed by Ye Cang has become so rampant. If she one day ascends to the position of the next generation Kazekage, wouldn't they, the third generation's cronies...
Therefore, both publicly and privately, the Shadow Guards could not tolerate Ye Cang's existence.
If they hadn't considered the existence of the Great Elder Hai Laozang and the fact that the whole group of them were no match for Ye Cang's Burning Release, they would probably have to "eliminate the trouble" on the spot.
"Internal and external troubles..."
Ebizo couldn't help but sigh secretly when he witnessed the dispute between the two factions of ninjas.
Sunagakure, who seems to be cooking oil, is actually in a bad situation.
Although the financial situation has improved and Fengying no longer needs to pan for gold in the desert to fill the financial gap, life is still tight.
Even though the propaganda trend of the Third Kazekage has always been "stable and improving", Ebizo, who has matured into a mature man, still sees the hidden dangers within Sunagakure.
The erosion of the Ninja clan, the establishment of factions, frequent internal fighting, and talent gaps...a series of problems left over from the days of the Ninja Village are still plaguing Sunagakure, who now rules the land of wind in Noda.
In order to break the situation, Ebizo did not hesitate to sacrifice the old guys in the Elder's House, and joined forces with the Kazekage forces to uproot them. However, after annexing the forces of the Elder's House, the unsatisfied Sunagakure fell into involution again.
In the final analysis, the Country of Wind is too barren, and the Sunagakures who are accustomed to poverty still maintain the habit of trying to rob everything during the poverty period.
The factional struggle on the surface is just a concrete manifestation of differences in resource allocation.
But what he didn't expect was that now that Feng Ying was just missing and his death had not yet been confirmed, the conflict between the two factions of the Shadow Guard and the Inspectorate had intensified in front of him.
"Inform the village and dispatch fifteen detachments of standing ninja troops to join the inspection..."
Ebizo paused his crutch, gathered everyone's attention, and then said slowly: "As for the customs procedures for mobilizing the Ninja Army, let the Shadow Guards handle it."
"This is inappropriate!"
Ye Cang's expression suddenly changed.
Due to economic problems, the number of Sunagakure's standing ninja army is not large, and this ninja army is jointly controlled by the Kazekage, the Council of Elders, and the Inspectorate. If you want to mobilize the ninja army, you need at least two seals to be compliant; and This strange military power structure is also one of Sunagakure's terror balance systems.
Although the Great Elder Ebizo once teamed up with the Kazekage to kill all the demoted elders who tried to start a rebellion, because it represented the existence of the Elder Council, the standing ninja army was still relatively convinced of Ebizo.
And handing over the mobilization of the Ninja Army to the Shadow Guards means that Ebizo recognized the inheritance relationship of the members of the Shadow Guards to the Kazekage faction, which means that the power of the standing Ninja Army was handed over to this group of people who were regarded by Ye Cang. It's in the hands of "corpse vegetarians"!
How can I bear this!
And just when Ye Cang was about to have an attack, Ebizo's next words made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Also, inform Luo Sha to come back tomorrow."
"I'll leave now!"
A Shadow Guard jounin volunteered to step forward.
"...Great Elder, what do you want to do?"
Ye Cang's face was extremely gloomy.
At this time, Ye Cang knows very well what it means to bring Luo Sha back!
"Rasana is the magnetic escape jounin of the village. Maybe he can sense the whereabouts of the third generation through the blood succession limit!"
Another Jonin of the Shadow Guards taunted.
"Great Elder, what do you mean?"
Ye Cang ignored the provocation from the Jonin of the Shadow Guards and continued to look at the aging Great Elder Ebizo with squinted eyes.
"...If something unspeakable really happens, will you obey the orders of the next generation Kazekage-sama?"
Ebizo ignored the aggressive Ye Cang, but turned his attention to the Shadow Guard jounin.
"It is our responsibility and mission to protect Lord Kazekage!"
The captain of the Shadow Guard immediately made a solemn promise.
"So, that's it..."
Ebizo turned his gaze to Ye Cang and said expressionlessly: "The village cannot be without a leader, especially a Kazekage who can unite everyone!"
The implication is that Ye Cang is not united enough.
"The Inspectorate will not agree to this resolution! It is even less likely that the election will pass this resolution!"
Ye Cang also had a ruthless look on his face, "The position of Kazekage is recommended by all the Jonin of Sunagakure, how can you, an old guy, confer it privately!"
"You are still young, and your ideological level has not reached this level yet... If you were to rise to power rashly, many people in the village would not be convinced, and it would only harm you."
The compassionate Ebizo sighed: "Let's go to the next one! I will definitely support you in the next one!"
"Who knows whether you will live or die in the next term! Who knows whether I will live or die in the next term!"
Ye Cang scolded angrily, then burned the top of the central tent with his Burning Escape and left instantly.
At this time, even the Shadow Guards no longer paid attention to searching for the whereabouts of Feng Ying.
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