The Land of Earth.

On the southern border, the Iwakuin garrison battalion.

Accompanied by the original commander of the garrison Orihara, the commander of the Iwakure Ninja Army, who had been transferred from the direction of the Land of Rain and arrived on the southern border, stood on the top of a tree on a hill in the country, setting up a telescope to observe the mountain castle in the north of the country of grass in the distance.

This mountain city was also once a sad place in Yanyin.

Two years ago, that is, in the thirtieth year of Konoha, Uchiha Tokumitsu led his troops to defeat Iwakure's southern invasion ninja army in one fell swoop, and this battle also became a scar in the hearts of the ninjas of Iwakure Village.

After Onoki reached an agreement with the leader of the rain ninja village, Sanshoyu Hanzo, to withdraw the army, he transferred the Iwakuin ninja army originally deployed in the rain country to the border of the grass country, and he also had a blood feud in his heart to avenge the defeat in the first mountain castle battle.

It's just that...... The reaction of the Uchiha clan of Konoha was greatly unexpected by Iwakure.

The information that more than 300 Uchiha ninja troops were pulled out of the battle from Konoha was immediately transmitted back to Iwakushi Village after the spies stationed in Konoha paid a lot of sacrifices, and was immediately transferred to the commander of the Iwakushi ninja army on the front line by the third generation of Tsuchikage Onoki.

Hunter, who was transferred from the direction of the Rain Country, also led the Iwakushi elite unit Demolition Force and the Uchiha clan as the main mobile force in the siege of the Vortex Country.

It is precisely because he has seen the madness of the Kaguya clan who is no less than the Kasaya clan who plays with bones in the fog on the battlefield, so the explosion hunt is still afraid of the arrival of the Uchiha ninja army.

Even if the northern mountain castle at this time only temporarily transferred more than a hundred grass ninjas and more than a dozen Konoha ninjas, just because of the existence of three Uchiha ninjas among the Konoha ninjas, the explosion escaped hunt did not dare to cross the thunder pool.

Even after the two divisions of the Iwakuin Ninja Army at this time met, nearly 5,000 Iwain ninjas had already been gathered.

"Ka-sama ......"

Although the leech is a rising star in the new generation of Iwakuin's upper ninja, and he has always been arrogant, he is still very restrained in front of the predecessor of the upper ninja who has mastered the demolition force single-handedly.

"Despicable and shameless ......," Bursting muttered to himself through gritted teeth.

"This ......"

Hearing this, the leech was a little shocked. He didn't know where he had offended.

"I don't mean you." Blaster glanced at him and said angrily, "I mean those Uchiha's shameless people! ”

"Oooh......"

The leech responded and laughed dryly.

"They...... It's to tie the grass shinobi to the chariot completely. "I'm in a bad mood.

"The fighting power of the grass ninja is just like their name, like a lowly weed, which is not worth mentioning." In this regard, the leech was a little unimpressed, and thought that the Burst Hunt had not dealt with the Grass Ninja Village, and did not know their temperament, "Moreover, the Grass Ninja is like a weed without roots on the wall, it is completely dependent on the direction of the wind, as long as we maintain a high-pressure posture, it will not be long before the Grass Ninja Village will be in chaos on its own, and send someone to contact us about surrender......"

Regarding the leech's words, Exploding Hunt didn't know if it was okay or not, and he didn't respond.

Although he is the commander of the ninja army, he is still cautious about provoking a war with Konoha in the explosion.

Before being transferred, Tsuchikage Onoki also summoned him to the front of the car and gave him a detailed advice, asking him to act at the right time when facing the Konoha ninja army in the country of grass, and not to be reckless; At the same time, it is also necessary to be ready to be transferred to the Land of Rain again at any time and the rain ninja to rekindle the flames of war.

Therefore, in the face of Konoha's border defense troops and the Uchiha ninja army who came to help with great fanfare, there was also a lot of pressure on the explosive hunt. Although there is a desire to wait for the opportunity to take revenge in a battle, Iwakuin still has not fully made up his mind, and the battle order is still vague and waiting for the opportunity to act.

As for the Explosive Hunt as a front-line commander, he didn't think about whether to maintain the status quo or take the initiative next.

I'm afraid that at this time, Tsuchikage Onoki hasn't completely thought about it.

……

Far away in the middle of the country of grass, the Konoha Northwest Frontier Defense Force is stationed in a large camp.

After Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hachiki Sakumo led their troops to the garrison camp, they did not immediately dispatch the ninja army north to confront Iwakure, but sent envoys to the Daimyo Mansion and Kusanobu Village respectively, and invited the representatives of the daimyo and the leader of Kusa Ninja Village to the garrison camp on the second day to discuss military affairs, and then arranged for personnel to be stationed and rested.

Early the next morning, when the representatives of the daimyo rushed to the garrison camp, Mang, the leader of the Kushinobi Village, who arrived overnight, had been waiting for a long time.

"Kobayakawa-sama." Mang, the leader of Kusa Ninja Village, took the lead in greeting Dr. Nomi Kobayakawa, the representative of the daimyo.

"Leader Mang came so early." Kobayakawa was also choked by the bumps along the way, "It's just that the adults of Konoha summoned us over to ......"

"Tokumitsu Shaojun is back......" Mang looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he leaned into Kobayakawa's ear and whispered, "It should be to deal with the Iwakuin army in the north......"

As a long-established hub for intelligence traffickers and spies from various countries, Kusanobu Village has always been known for being well-informed. For Uchiha Tokumitsu, the killing god who once killed people in the country of grass, and wiped out the underground organization in the territory in one fell swoop, there is also a special fear; In particular, the mobile forces led by Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hachiki Sakushige shook the combined ninja army of the three major countries with a number of dozens of people, which made the whole Kusanobi Village even more frightened.

"What if...... I mean, if ......" Kobayakawa also looked around vigilantly and whispered, "What if Konoha must recruit Kusanobi Village to fight with the army...... If you offend the land of the earth, it will be difficult to run the ore smuggling business in the future......"

"Iwain Village is one of the five major ninja villages, and the strength of the ninja is indeed a lot worse than our grass ninja, so ......" Mang's words were a little apprehensive.

Kobayakawa's eyes were encouraging, and he motioned for him to continue.

"So...... Gotta add money! Mang gritted his teeth fiercely and said viciously, "Not only do we ask for money, but we also have to make a copy of the Iwain Ninjutsu scroll captured after the war, and we also have to share a part of the captured materials, so if it doesn't work, we will buy it at the reserve price!" ”

Kobayakawa's expression changed from expectation and nervousness to surprise and disappointment, and he looked at Mang like he was looking at a shameless bedbug.

With this vicious tone, those who don't know think that Leader Mang is going to turn against the Uchiha!

Kobayakawa flicked his sleeves and returned to the carriage with a belly full of anger, feeling that the insects in the Kusanobi Village were not enough.

Mang didn't think so.

As the leader of the ninja village, who is known for his softness, he spends most of his time in various compromises. It's just that this time he chose to bet on Uchiha Tokumitsu.

As for the loss of ninjas in the Grass Ninja Village that may be caused by obeying Konoha's edict to fight?

What does that have to do with him! Besides, when the time comes, send all the ninjas of the hostile faction to help the Uchiha fill the trenches, not only to eliminate dissidents, but also to eat their pensions, and to please Uchiha Tokumitsu!

Kill three birds with one stone, why not!

Just as Mang's heart was full of joy floating away, an Uchiha ninja appeared silently beside him.

"Leader Mang, Dr. Kobayakawa......" The Uchiha ninja bowed slightly to the two.

Ignoring the frightened expressions of the two people who were frightened by his sudden appearance at this time, he said to himself, "Deguang Shaojun received you in the big tent of the Chinese army, please come with me." ”

"Okay...... the two of them replied busily.

At this time, in the big tent of the Chinese army, the border defense troops, mobile troops, and the main shinobi of the Uchiha ninja army's "Tokumitsu Red Reserve" have all gathered together, carefully looking at the meaning contained between the lines.

Since the first battle of the country of vortex, Uchiha Tokumitsu, who became famous in one fell swoop, has become a big man in the minds of Konoha ninjas, and his every move has been carefully analyzed by people with a heart, not to mention that this is still a document prepared by Uchiha Tokumitsu himself.

When Mang and Kobayakawa walked into the big tent of the Chinese army, the eyes of Shinobu on the black pressure of a large piece of Konoha in the tent came over, and the two of them almost knelt on the ground in fright.

"Leader Mang, Dr. Kobayakawa, you've worked hard all the way...... Uchiha Tokumitsu motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then handed over the military strategy materials, "This is a matter that needs your support in the battle plan edited to counter the invasion of Iwakuin Village, please read ......"

The two were flattered, took the information and looked at it.

Naturally, the information of the two is different.

The information in Kobayakawa's hand, except for the official words in the clouds at the beginning, is nothing more than asking for money and power.

The money is the military expenditure that requires the support of the daimyo of the country of grass, and is used to spend the battle of the ninja army; The right is the right of the ninja transfer of the grass ninja village.

Although Kobayakawa did guess the purpose of Uchiha Tokumitsu's summoning of the two at the beginning, now that he looks at the information, although the amount of military expenses requested by Uchiha Tokumitsu is large, it does not exceed the expected scope of the Daimyo of Kusanokuni in advance, which is also acceptable. As for the grass ninja, Mang's words just now made him very unhappy, and naturally he didn't want to care about their lives or deaths. 、

As for the leader of the grass ninja village, his heart is also a little up.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's appetite was much greater than he imagined, and he had to recruit 2,500 grass ninjas to fight in one go, although they were assembled in three batches, but the entire cycle was given fifteen days, which was very difficult for the grass ninja whose mobilization ability was worried.

And, most importantly, the price offered by Uchiha Tokumitsu has not fully met his psychological expectations.

After hesitating for a long time, Mang still mustered up the courage to fight for the interests of himself and the Grass Ninja Village.

"Lord Deguang...... Mang raised his hand tremblingly and said in a slurred voice, "About ...... The question of military spending for troops...... I'm a little ......"

With a "bang", the eyes of the ninjas present were all projected, looking at the leader of this small ninja village who didn't know whether to live or die.

Mang's psychological pressure was even greater, and the shaking amplitude of his raised hand became even greater.

"Regarding the military spending of Kusanoshinobi, I'll talk to you later!" Uchiha Tokumitsu saw that Mang was trembling and speechless at this time, so he interrupted.

"Does anyone have any opinions on the battle plans of the various ministries?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu stood up and looked around with a somewhat aggressive expression.

Wherever their eyes looked, the ninjas in charge all shook their heads, indicating that they had no objection to the combat mission.

"Lord Tokumitsu, we have some suggestions!" The two shinobi stood up.

"You ......"

The Border Defense Force has rotated a lot of people since Uchiha Tokumitsu withdrew to the village, and the two Uchiha Tokumitsu don't know each other.

"When he was in Nara, he was appointed as a staff officer of the border troops."

"Huh?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's gaze fell on Kohei Nara, who bowed his head like a quail and was silent.

Nara Kohei is also very helpless, as a side of the Nara family and the strength is not outstanding, he has always had no say within the family, although he is the predecessor of the border defense force, but he has no binding force on the higher status of the family Nara Lushi.

"Where's you?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his chin and asked the other person who stood up.

"Under is the commander of the fifth detachment of the border defense force, Sarufeibei."

"What do you recommend?" Uchiha Tokumitsu's tone was a little unkind.

"Lord Tokumitsu, we are willing to be the vanguard of the ninja army and take the lead!" Sarufeibei raised his head and said in a loud voice.

Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

He didn't expect that he would rush the task.

"Nobuhiko Ueshinobu ......"

Tokumitsu Uchiha asks for the opinion of Nobuhiko Uchiha, the original Pioneer mission.

Uchiha Nobuhiko, as a family ninja from Uchiha Tokumitsu's guard class, is now also arranged as the head of a Uchiha ninja army detachment, and he is naturally all-encompassing to Uchiha Tokumitsu's requirements.

Nobuhiko Uchiha shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't care.

"Good! Then the pioneer task will be changed to the fifth detachment of the border defense! The detachment commander Sarufiri Guard immediately led his troops north, and the staff officer Nara Land was with the army! ”

"Others, if there is no problem, then act according to the military strategy!"

"No!"

The upper ninjas agreed with a bang, and then quickly left.

Only Uchiha Tokumitsu, Hachiki Sakushige, and the Uchiha Fire Gate, who was the commander of the Northwest Frontier Defense Force, were left in the tent, and there was a poor leader of the Grass Ninja Village, Mang.

"Leader Mang, do you have any objections to military spending?" Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't want to go around in circles and talk nonsense, so he cut straight to the point.

"Lord Tokumitsu...... Mainly in terms of the number of recruits and military spending......" Mang said hesitantly, "...... Gotta add money. ”

"How much are you going to add?" Uchiha Tokumitsu's original frowning brow suddenly softened, "I'm budgeting according to the military spending standards of Kushinobi Village!" ”

"Lord Deguang......" talked about the issue of money, and Mang also gradually calmed down his apprehension, "Grass Ninja is just a small ninja village, and the mobilization speed may need to be slowed down a little......

"This is not negotiable! Within fifteen days, two thousand five hundred grass ninjas must be assembled in the northern mountain city! ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu very firmly rejected Mang's request.

"What is the problem besides this!" Uchiha Tokumitsu also felt that the tone of rejection was too stiff, and then his voice softened slightly.

"It's the bereavement and seizure aspect...... I hope that the standard of bereavement will be doubled, and if you can get Iwakure's ninjutsu scroll, please allow Kazumura to make a copy......" Mang said as he observed Uchiha Tokumitsu's face, and when he saw that there was no sign of turning yin, he continued, "In addition, if there are seized materials, I hope we will be allowed to purchase them at a reasonable price......"

"The bereavement pension will be increased by one and five times, but the conscription document only reflects the amount after the increase, and you can arrange the excess yourself!" Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment and replied, "The seized ninjutsu scrolls and materials can be promised to you!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Tokumitsu!" Mang was overjoyed and hurriedly sat down to show his respect.

"Let's go back and arrange it!"

After wielding off the leader of the grass ninja. Only three people remained: Uchiha Tokumitsu, Hachiki Sakushige, and Uchiha Homon.

"Tokumitsu-kun's ability to control is also as extraordinary as ninjutsu." Qimu Shuomao couldn't help but praise.

"It's just a little trick, Shuo Maojun smiled." Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled to himself, "The ninja army began to rush to the northern mountain city today, but I don't know how the Iwakushi feel?" ”

"I guess they can't think of it." Uchiha Homon laughed heartily, "After they find out, they will probably scold the Uchiha's warlike maniacs for being provocative again." ”

"Maybe I'll send a few letters to the Daimyo of the Fire Nation and the Hokage in protest."

Uchiha Tokumitsu licked his lips, as if he had already smelled the scarlet sweetness of blood.

(End of chapter)