Chapter 40: The Ninja and the Hokage

The head of the ninja village, the shadow of the trumpet, the shadow of the Konoha ninja village, is the "Hokage".

In Konoha, there are two theories about the origin of the name of the Hokage, one is to represent that the Konoha Ninja Village is cooperating with the Fire Country, and the other is that when the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan joined hands to build a village, Senju Pillar and Uchiha Madara each took the best of their friends as their names, the name of the leader was named 'Hokage' by Senju Pillar, and the name of the village was named Konoha Ninja Village by Madara Uchiha.

However, since Madara Uchiha broke away from Konoha and was defeated by the first Hokage during the attack on the village, the propaganda in the village about the origin of the name 'Hokage' is completely biased towards the first theory, and the history of Senju and Uchiha joining hands has gradually been sealed in the dust in the pile of old paper after the dazzling process of Madara Uchiha's departure, the Battle of the End Valley, the death of Kazuma, and the retreat of Senju, and no one mentions it except for a few Uchiha clansmen.

The Uchiha clan's resentment towards the Hokage clan also stems from this.

The Uchiha clan, as one of the two major clans in the creation of the village, is a well-deserved number one wealthy ninja clan after the retirement of a thousand hands, whether it is in the ninja village or the entire ninja world, whether it is strength or clan prestige, in the eyes of most Uchiha people, the position of the Hokage should be in the bag of the Uchiha clan.

In the era when the second generation ruled Konoha, there was also an Uchiha mirror as the Hokage's disciple, so most of the clansmen still pinned their hopes on Kagami, hoping that he could obtain the position of Hokage and realize the dream of the Uchiha clan; But unexpectedly, after the death of the second generation, his apprentice ape Fei Sun Slash ascended to the position of Hokage with a will that was difficult to distinguish between true and false, and the Uchiha Mirror, which was originally pinned on by the Uchiha people, also fell in the first ninja war, and since then, the Uchiha clan has no representative at the top of Konoha and has been trapped in the police department since then.

Fortunately, with the outbreak of the border conflict on a large scale, it was also because of the Hokage's misjudgment of the situation, thinking that the war was about to start, or eager to weaken the strength of the Uchiha clan, so he handed over an entire northwest border defense force to the Uchiha clan, but unexpectedly, the Uchiha clan was able to break free from the cage, and while taking the entire border army, he almost made the country of grass the territory of the Uchiha clan.

In order to avoid rebellion in the palace, the daimyo of Kusanokuni invited Uchiha Homon to lead the family ninja army to his kingdom to serve as a guard for the ceremony of his heir, and solemnly entrusted a long-term task to the Uchiha clan, which was to provide protection for the daimyo's son-in-law, and the Uchiha Homon took over this task after consulting the opinion of the Elder Sakina.

"So...... The clansmen are now the guardians of the Daimyo of the Grass Country? ”

After Uchiha Homon returned from the country of Grass no Kuni, he talked to Uchiha Tokumitsu about his recent actions.

"Sort of, after all, there are twelve clansmen left in the capital of the Grass Country."

Uchiha Tokumitsu was also amazed.

"By the way, hasn't the country of grass always funded the grass ninja village? Why did you suddenly assign a VIP protection mission to my people? ”

"Maybe it's because the Grass Ninja Village is supported by the Grass Country, so they want to find us~ After all, the family has no roots and interests in the Grass Country, and accepting the protection mission also makes the current daimyo feel more at ease."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ That's the same thing. "Uchiha Tokumitsu thinks so, after all, the Uchiha clan is prestigious, and recently in the country of grass, no one is invincible, and even the Iwakure army in the country of earth has been forced to hold out, and if he wants to be a daimyo, he would rather hire Uchiha ninjas at a high price than abandon those infamous grass ninjas at both ends of the head and rat.

"By the way, Uncle Homon ......," Uchiha Tokumitsu asked with some doubts, "How did the nobles of the Daimyo and the likes of the famous lord survive?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Uchiha Homon was stunned.

"In terms of the power held by the Daimyo, it is far inferior to the ninja, so why don't ninjas want to replace it?" Uchiha Tokumitsu's question has actually puzzled him for a long time.

As a group of extraordinary powers, the ninja not only did not rely on their strength to obtain the direct domination of the transcendent status on the surface, but were restrained by the daimyo through means such as tasks and funds, which made Uchiha Tokumitsu very puzzled.

"Hmm...... In fact, what you said is similar to the situation during the Warring States period. "Uchiha Homon is also a figure in the last years of the Warring States period, so he still knows something about the past, "Do you know that during the Warring States period, the ninja clan was actually a member of the nobility......"

"Uh......" This time it was Uchiha Tokumitsu's turn to be stunned.

"My clan used to be a great nobleman across the two countries of fire and thunder, and the same is true of thousand-year-old wealthy families such as Senju and Hinata......," Uchiha Huomen sighed with some emotion.

"Then why ......"

"In the warring war, all families are in danger, not only the secular nobles, but also our ninja clan." Uchiha Huomen's expression was solemn, "If you live for a thousand years in the troubled times where an ally may rebel at any time, and you may kill women and children in the rear at any time when the ninja clan goes on an expedition, everyone will yearn for a peaceful and peaceful life, whether it is a secular aristocracy or a ninja wealthy family, compared with a peaceful and stable settlement, the secular fame is not worth mentioning......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was still a little puzzled.

Uchiha Homon also saw his confusion from Uchiha Tokumitsu's expression.

"Ninja Village...... It is a harbor, a harbor that can be entrusted to the descendants of women and children, so that the ninja army can go out without worrying about whether the so-called allies in the rear have defected, and this is enough. Uchiha Homon sighed, "And this is the reason why Tsuruma-sama is known as the 'God of Ninja', it is he who ended the troubled times, and the 'one country, one village' system he advocated also re-established the order of the ninja world and made peace possible." ”

"But the scale of the ninja war is much larger than the ninja war during the Warring States period." Uchiha Tokumitsu pointed out a problem.

"That's true, it's true, but what about civilians?" The Uchiha Homon poured himself a cup of tea and drank it lightly.

"Civilian ......" Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned again, all along, he had always regarded unfamiliar ninjas as nothing, let alone civilians with no sense of existence.

"The civilians of the Warring States period were like mustard, but now they can at least live." Uchiha Huomen's face was a little serious, "The greatness of the Thousand Hands Pillar is that the order has been redefined, no matter how bad or unreasonable this order is, it is better than the chaotic and unrestrained Warring States Troubled Times." ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu was silent.

"The secular nobles of the daimyo, although they do not have the strength of the ninjas, but in the era when the ninja clans are all in the ninja village, relying on bureaucrats, samurai, monks and the like, they can also govern and rule the world, and we ninjas only need to obtain offerings through the mission, which is also the reason why the ninjas are willing to give up their secular status and join the ninja village."

"But at the moment, it is clear that the interests of the ninja have been eroded by the village." Uchiha Tokumitsu pointed out a key issue.

"This actually started with the second generation, and he thinks that the ninja is too strong and is not conducive to the implementation of the so-called 'will of fire', so he must suppress the ninja and support the civilians." Uchiha Huomon's face showed disdain, "I also made a farce of a thousand hands returning to seclusion, disabling most of the family's strength, coupled with the consumption of the ninja war, making the dignified Thousand Hands clan dying." He's far worse than Lord Pillar. ”

"The worldly return to the nobility, and the transcendent return to the ninja." Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's just the ninja who is unlucky." ”

"Haha~ Tokumitsu-kun is really a veritable Uchiha." The Uchiha Homon was overjoyed when he heard this, "Actually, it's not just my clan, but the other ninja clans are also very dissatisfied with the Sarutobi. ”

"Just can't do it?"

"Yes, and we're too strong." Uchiha Huomen's face was a little smug again, "Our clan is a well-deserved number one ninja clan in the ninja world, and the monkey is naturally a little jealous." ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu was a little speechless, what was there to be proud of. "The foundation of a ninja is strength, and fame is too illusory."

"I have to say, Deguang-kun, your thoughts are very similar to Madara-sama." The Uchiha Homon poured himself another cup of tea and continued to savor it.

"The Hokage's duty is to safeguard the interests of the village and provide a safe shelter for the ninja to multiply, but since the death of the Tsuruma Lord, during the period of Kazuma's reign, they have deviated from the goal of building the village, and instead began to pursue the illusory 'Will of Fire'." The Uchiha Homon racked his brains to organize the language in his mind, and said slowly, "So, our clan's dissatisfaction with the Hokage family also stems from this, not only because the family is not worthy of the Hokage's position, but also because they regard the Hokage's position as a private thing and is privately granted between master and apprentice. ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned again, this statement was different from what he had learned in his previous life and this life.

"It's okay, Deguang-kun, you will understand slowly." The Uchiha Fire Gate made a few sounds, and then got up to leave, the little bit of goods in his stomach that he heard from the family elders had been emptied, and if he continued to talk about it, it would be exposed, so he had to run quickly.

Uchiha Tokumitsu sat alone in the tent, reminiscing about what was revealed between the words of Uchiha Fire Gate.

Ninja and civilians, ninja and Hokage, Hokage and civilians, are like three corners of a triangle, independent of each other and have mutual checks and balances, as the superior, the Hokage family naturally has the impulse to expand the scope of power and control the ninja village; And the ninja clan, as their own strength, will not miss the opportunity to enrich their own strength and make profits for their clansmen, so that the struggle between the ninja and the Hokage is inevitable.

"It's a terrible world." After thinking for a long time, Uchiha Tokumitsu shook his head and threw away all the messy thoughts in his mind.

"It seems that only power is the truth." Uchiha Tokumitsu stretched out his left hand, and a purple chakra flame leaped into it, and with his mind, he transformed into a fire cat, a fire crow, and the like.

The system of one village and one country, or order, which seemed to him to be extremely naΓ―ve, can still be maintained after the death of the Thousand Hands Pillars, and it has to be said that the title of 'God of Ninja' obtained by the Thousand Hands Pillars based on their strength and fame is well deserved.

Although Uchiha Homon's words were somewhat unexpected, they were also common sense when you thought about it.

Just like people who have lived in a relatively peaceful environment in both past and present lives, it is difficult to understand the desire of people in troubled times for a peaceful and pure land.

It's like he, as an only child in a previous life, sometimes didn't understand the sacrifice of the individual for the sake of family interests. It's just that since he is a member of the ninja clan in his life, and he is still the most imperious and outrageous Uchiha in the ninja clan, then whether it is right or wrong, he must stand in the ranks of the Uchiha, this is purely an ass problem, and it has nothing to do with good or evil.

Just like what he argued with Jiraiya yesterday, since he is a ninja in this life, he has to think from the perspective of the ninja, and if he can still be bewitched by the so-called "Hokage thinking" in the two lives, then he would have died sooner.

"Nobuhiko-kun." Uchiha Tokumitsu called Nobuhiko Uchiha, who was in charge of today's security affairs, "I have a letter that I want to send back to the family, can your ninja cat pass it on your behalf?" ”

"That's fine, Tokumitsu-sama." Nobuhiko Uchiha said respectfully.

Uchiha Tokumitsu plans to write down what he has seen, heard, and thought since he led his army out, as well as his recent practice, especially the content of the so-called 'Yan Escape' that he has explored, and communicate with his father Uchiha Nakagen and Elder Instant, maybe he can gain something new by touching the bypass.

……

Just when Uchiha Tokumitsu began to carefully consider the words and write a letter to his family, and the Hokage Building F3 was troubled by the loss of power of the Northwest Frontier Force, as a well-deserved powder keg in the ninja world, the Land of Rain released a new version!

After several tuggings with Konoha and Konoha several times, the leader of the Rain Ninja Village, the 'demigod' Sanshoyu Hanzo, and his subordinate Ninjas of the Rain Ninja Village began to attack the Sand Hidden entrenched here in the western border area of the Land of Rain!

Seeing that the main combat power of the rain ninja village was deployed on the western border of the rain country, he also took the opportunity to wave his army south and plunder in the territory of the rain country, whether it was nobles or commoners, their poisonous hands were indispensable.

For a time, the border area of the Land of Rain has become a mess.

Konoha, sand, rock...... The three major ninja villages have all set up ninja army camps in the territory of the rain country, and they have also occupied many border cities, and with the continuous deployment of personnel from the three major ninja villages, the situation in the rain country is becoming more and more critical.

The eyes of the ninja world were also attracted to this unlucky country that rained all day long.

In contrast, the Northwest Frontier Defense Force, the Grass Country, and the Grass Ninja Village, which were controlled by the Uchiha clan, due to the influence of the Hokage's edict, after clearing the underground forces and suppressing Iwakuin, the Northwest Frontier Defense Force seemed to have become the most powerful ninja gathering area in the Grass Country, and the rules and will of the Uchiha clan began to take root in the Northwest Region of the Grass Country and the Fire Country.