Chapter 67: The Wind Rises! The rules of survival of the ninja clan
About Uchiha Tokumitsu's visit to the Senju Clan to see the whirlpool Mito on the ground, it set off a manic undercurrent in Konoha Village.
Although the high-ranking ninjas in the village and the various ninja clans are extremely concerned about the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan, on the surface, it still looks like I don't know anything.
It's just that for a while, the visits of relatives and friends of the ninja clan have become more frequent.
Uchiha Tokumitsu still strengthened the intensity of his daily practice according to his own plan. The Uchiha clan's treasured mysteries of fire escape are completely open in front of Uchiha Tokumitsu, allowing them to be read and studied; Moreover, the Uzumaki clan also sent personnel to reside in the Uchiha clan's land, and while handing over the mysteries of the Uzumaki sealing technique, they also explained and taught the Uchiha clan's carefully selected clansmen who received training in sealing techniques.
It's something that can't be helped. The mysteries of the sealing technique that the Vortex clan has precipitated for thousands of years are as vast as a cloud, and the terminology and codes used in each era are different, even if you get a full set of materials, if you want to decipher and translate without being taught by an insider, you don't know that you have to toss it until the Year of the Monkey.
And the intimacy between the Uchiha clan and the Uzumaki clan also made Konoha look sideways.
Especially after the Ministry of Police also set up a special sentry booth in the Uzumaki Clan, it caused an uproar among the Konoha ninja clan.
All of a sudden, the intimacy between the Uchiha clan and the Uzumaki remnant became the most important topic of conversation among the major ninjas and high-level ninjas.
The foundation of Konoha is the alliance politics between the ninja clans, and the major ninja clans can be inherited from the Warring States period to the present, so they naturally have two brushes in terms of political smell.
Therefore, the ninjas who are powerful and "marginalized" in the various ninja clans have thrown their respects to the Uchiha clan.
Just like the family during the Three Kingdoms period, each ninja clan has its own personnel who are responsible for tapping potential stocks and fried cold rice, and placing bets separately to ensure that the family does not suffer a devastating blow in the changing times.
Except, of course, for the Uchiha clan of the head iron.
For the invitations sent by the various ninja clans openly and secretly, except for the important letters of the Thousand Hands, Uzumaki and the vassal ninja clans under the command of Uchiha, Uchiha Tokumitsu ignored them all and threw them all to the family for unified processing.
Although the conservative people have a lot of criticism about Uchiha Tokumitsu, they are also very keen to socialize with other ninja ninjas who take the initiative to show favor, and in the eyes of Uchiha Tokumitsu, this can be regarded as a more effective garbage recycling.
Although the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan will not be completely frozen due to a meeting with Uchiha Tokumitsu, the initiative of the weakened Uzumaki remnants and the Hokage Building's indifference to this show really made the major ninja clans see some opportunities.
Although the ninjas don't like the Uchiha, it doesn't mean that they necessarily support the Hokage.
The Hokage's tireless efforts to strengthen the centralization of power, especially since the accession of the three generations of Hokage, have also made the ninja feel threatened.
Especially the juniors who studied at the Konoha Ninja School, they never separated from the will of fire in their mouths, and when they asked carefully, they all aimed at the Hokage, how could this not make the old things in power in the ninja clan anxious.
If the ninja clan is not united, is it still the ninja clan?
Taking advantage of the Uchiha's momentum, the wind set off by the ninja clan has caused a huge impact in Konoha.
Miyome couldn't sit still.
He thought that maybe it was because of the unfavorable remarks of rescuing the country of Uzumaki and the incorrect remarks of the group hiding in the Hokage's office that Uzumaki Mito had a lot of opinions, so he could just visit Uzumaki Mito in person after a while.
But what I didn't expect was that after such a delay, the wave of ninjas spontaneously moving closer to the Uchiha intensified.
Even if the ninja ninjas who are close to the Uchiha clan on the bright side, they are all "marginal people" among the major ninja clans, although their strength is not bad, but they have no status in the family, generally speaking, the ninja clan still supports the Hokage Building and closely unites around the three generations of apes flying and slashing, but this kind of little trick of covering their ears and stealing bells, but anyone who has a little bit of heart and experience in governance can see through it.
So, a person with a delicate status and a high status came to visit Uchiha Tokumitsu in person.
Of course, it won't be a group.
Due to the increasing tension in the Land of Rain, the Hokage Suke Shimura Danzo who made a mistake was sent back to the Land of Rain as soon as possible to send troops to garrison the town, so as not to be upset when he was seen by Uzumaki Mito in the village.
The one who came to visit alone was Tsunade.
Nominally, he came under the banner of a return visit to Uchiha Tokumitsu.
For the visit of this "Konoha Princess" by name, Uchiha Tokumitsu naturally couldn't avoid it.
"Tsunade-hime."
Standing at the entrance to the clan land, Uchiha Tokumitsu greeted Tsunade from a distance, who had come alone.
The Uchiha members of the police department were also deployed around the perimeter to keep on guard, and they did not slack off because Tsunade came alone.
"Deguang-kun." Tsunade also showed his etiquette as a descendant of a wealthy ninja family, "At the behest of Lord Mito, I came to visit your house to ventilate the same breath." ”
"Tsunade Ji is polite, but the humble house is not enough to welcome, so I will prepare another beautiful place, and please follow me lightly."
The Uchiha Tokumitsu also maintained his respect for Tsunade, inviting him to walk into the Uchiha clan and explain the history of the Uchiha along the way.
This is the first time Tsunade has walked into Uchiha's clan land.
Different from the semi-open garden buildings of the Senju clan, the Uchiha clan's houses are relatively uniform, with four courtyard walls that do not interfere with each other, and the Uchiha clan fan clan emblem is engraved everywhere.
This also reflects the temperament of the Uchiha clan, withdrawn and proud.
Loneliness is more of a negative impact of writing wheels, especially the powerful Sangotama Uchiha Shinobi, most of whom don't like to socialize much, and are more likely to hone ninjutsu and ponder their own careful thoughts in their own little world.
Pride comes from the fact that the Uchiha clan has been as strong as ever for thousands of years, and as a ninja clan with the same name as a thousand hands, the Uchiha's arrogance is deep-rooted and logical.
As a thousand-handed lineage, Tsunade is not only proficient in medical ninjutsu, but also has read a lot of research materials from the second generation of the Senjutsu, including such shady Uchiha research materials as "Uchiha Mental State Research Report" or "The Dialectical Relationship between Writing Wheel Eyes and the Evil Clan".
Therefore, when Uchiha Tokumitsu introduced the old sites, scenery and historical stories behind the clan land along the way, although on the surface Tsunade still looked like he was listening carefully, but in fact he was secretly watching Uchiha Tokumitsu's every move.
By the way, Tsunade also compared the changes in tone, mood swings, and range of movements of Uchiha Tokumitsu when he spoke, and the content of the research report between Senju and Senju.
It turned out that Uchiha Tokumitsu was a non-standard three-hooked Uchiha.
This also aroused Tsunade's interest.
Tsunade had very little contact with Uchiha Tokumitsu, the first time being in the Hokage's office for the toughness and arrogance he showed and didn't take Hokage in his eyes; The second time was in the land of the Thousand Hands Clan, but he showed that he was knowledgeable and wise; Earlier, the rumors that Tsunade had heard about Uchiha Tokumitsu were often words such as brutal, ferocious, murderous, and aggressive.
This is also in line with today's Uchiha Tokumitsu's witty words when explaining the history of the family, outlining a more complex and diverse atypical Uchiha image.
Of course, Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't know that he had become a non-standard product in Tsunade's eyes.
The banquet for the reception of Tsunade was set up in a private banquet hall in the Uchiha clan land; Uchiha Tokumitsu also prepared kaiseki dishes such as sake, sherbet crab, pan-fried monkfish, and braised sushi according to his hearsay hobby.
Although Konoha has a ban on drinking alcohol under minors, this rule is useless for the upper class of the ninja clan, and soon, the two began to drink and drink politely.
"Tokumitsu-kun, has the Uchiha clan participated in the recent trend of the ninja clan?"
After three rounds of drinking, Tsunade retired the waiter, Masase and Uchiha Tokumitsu said.
"Ninja?" Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his eyebrows, "The Uchiha clan is a member of the ninja clan, what do you say?" ”
At this time, Uchiha Tokumitsu showed the arrogant appearance that Tsunade saw for the first time in the Hokage's office.
"Grandma Mito received you and Shuo Mao-kun more to thank you for your contribution in the war of the Vortex Country, and the old man doesn't want to see the tear between the Konoha ninja and the village."
Maybe it's because of the drink, Tsunade's words are very direct.
"Tsunade-hime." Uchiha Tokumitsu also drank half a glass of sake, and his face was slightly drunk under the influence of alcohol, "How many years is the history of the ninja clan?" How many years has Konoha been? ”
Tsunade straightened his waist and looked at Uchiha Tokumitsu solemnly.
"The reason why the ninja chose Konoha is because they believed in the vision of peace of Lord Pillar and Madara-sama, believed that Konoha would protect them, and believed that Konoha would allow the family to thrive and no longer suffer from war." Uchiha Tokumitsu said slowly, "Do you think that's right? Tsunade Hime. ”
"That's true." Tsunade also partially agrees with this, "But as a member of Konoha, it is also reasonable to support the village and contribute to the safety and stability of the village, right?" ”
"Yes." Uchiha Tokumitsu replied affirmatively, "So in the upper ninja meeting, the ninja clan also sent family ninjas to fight for the village. ”
"Then, Deguang-kun." Tsunade was not satisfied with the attitude of the Uchiha Tokumi around the topic, "So, what is the purpose of the recent alliance between the Uchiha clan and the other ninja clans?" ”
"It's normal for ninjas to swing and fall between themselves." Uchiha Tokumitsu still understated, "Since the Warring States period, Uchiha and Haroro, Senju and Uzumaki, Hinata and Kaguya, and Pig Deer Butterfly...... The major ninja clans can be inherited to this day, who can not have an ally? ”
"Tokumitsu-kun, Uchiha's actions have torn apart the unity of the village."
"This sentence is said by Ling's teacher, Mr. Hizaki." Uchiha Tokumitsu squinted slightly, as if he was a little drunk, and drank another glass of sake by the way, "Except for him, the ninja clan will not say such a thing." ”
"Isn't that right?"
Tsunade frowned as well.
Dai's eyebrows are slightly frowned, and they are beautiful.
Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but think of a few idioms, followed by another glass of wine.
This sentence...... Yes and no. "Uchiha Tokumitsu said the right nonsense.
When Tsunade heard this, his face was displeased, and he was very dissatisfied.
"Tsunade-hime, the Hokage Building's vigilance and exclusion of the Uchiha clan are all in the eyes of the ninjas." Uchiha Tokumitsu exhaled slightly, as if he wanted to dissipate the alcohol by speaking, "Although the relationship between our Uchiha clan and other ninja clans is relatively ordinary, after all, it is also a ninja clan, and it is also a thousand-year-old family that should be the leader of the ninja clan. ”
"Deguangjun...... Whether it's a ninja or a civilian ninja, they're all members of Konoha. Tsunade directly picked up the bottle and poured it, "Why do you deliberately emphasize the difference in everyone's identity!" ”
"Because it's different!" At this time, Uchiha Tokumitsu was very serious, "Ninja ninjas are different from civilian ninjas, especially the blood ninja, this is a fact, an irrefutable fact. ”
"It is also unfair to the ninja to deny the differences between ninjas and civilians because of so-called political correctness, and to force everyone to look at the problem from the same perspective."
Tsunade didn't know what to say at this time.
"The ninja clan is between the ninja and the civilian ninja, from the inheritance of the ninja sect and the ninjutsu system, to the quality of the kunai, and the number of detonation charms...... It's all different, how can you force everyone to be fair? Uchiha Tokumitsu began to confuse concepts, "The equality that Konoha pursues cannot be achieved by the unsustainable way of subsidizing the commoners by eroding the interests of the ninja clan. ”
Tsunade sighed.
Putting down the bottle, she didn't know what to say.
As the princess of the Thousand Hands Clan, the granddaughter of the Thousand Hands Pillars, she has been respected since she was a child, so she naturally understands the differences between the ninja and the commoners, and knows the problem of the split of interests in Konoha .
"It is not a day's work to penetrate a stone, and freezing three feet is not a day's cold." Uchiha Tokumitsu also stopped drinking, and turned the wine glass in his hand, "Since the era of the second generation of the purpose, the ninja clan has begun to have opinions, this is a contradiction is divided into priorities, in the past, everyone was afraid of Uchiha, and now the ninja are beginning to be wary of the Hokage." ”
"Ninja ......," Tsunade said slightly.
"If one day, the Uchiha clan dies out silently under the suppression of the Hokage clan......" Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his head and looked directly at Tsunade, "Tsunade-hime, what will happen to Konoha?" ”
Tsunade took another deep breath.
The number of shinobi of the Uchiha clan, accounting for about one-fifth of Konoha, is a core force that cannot be ignored, and the police department system led by the Uchiha clan is the last barrier of Konoha.
The loss of the Uchiha clan is equivalent to the loss of one-fifth of the high-end combat power, and the last line of defense in the Konoha base area is also useless. The severity of the consequences is unimaginable.
"Why is it so ......," Tsunade whispered, "the Uchiha clan...... Has the relationship with the village been so pessimistic to such a bad degree? ”
"yes, how so." Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded, "So, it's just that the ninja who are proficient in the way of survival have started to bet, so there's nothing to pay attention to, right?" Tsunade Hime......"
Tsunade silently drank another glass of wine.
(End of chapter)