After the ninja army broke into the temple of fire and occupied the commanding heights of the interior one by one, Uchiha Tokumitsu walked slowly into the temple.

It was not that the monks of the Temple of Fire were afraid of setting up an ambush to kill them, but to show their posture as conquerors.

The three hundred monks of the Fire Temple were driven by the Uchiha ninja army and gathered in the vestibule, and many of them still had resentment on their faces, angrily glaring at the Uchiha Tokumitsu who had desecrated the holy place.

But more often than not, they are trembling and bowing their heads to the verdict of the conqueror.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's gaze swept over, and even the monks who still looked resentful couldn't help but bow their heads away, and their faces were even more filled with fear.

Two Uzumaki ninjas, who were also escorting the Monk, were bringing him to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Seeing that the virtuous and respected monks were being treated like this, the monks in the court couldn't help but have a little commotion.

But the pleading eyes of the monk and the bright knife of the ninja army also made them calm down again.

Susa Nenghu, who can't stop Uchiha Tokumitsu against the iron wall of the seal, is now restrained and wants to resist, it is destined to be a bloody ending.

Including the main monks, all the monks of the Fire Temple did not dare to bet on whether Uchiha Tokumitsu had the courage to kill.

"All monks who have chakras or practice arcane arts, go to the right."

After studying the monks' expressions for a while, Uchiha Tokumitsu said coldly.

Hearing this, the monks were in a commotion again.

They didn't know what Uchiha Tokumitsu's intentions were, so they were very hesitant in their hearts.

The monk had a sad look on his face, and nodded again and again to signal them to comply.

More than a hundred monks hesitated to the right.

"All the learned monks go to the left."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said again.

This time, without hesitation, more than eighty monks walked to the left as they were told.

In this way, the monks who had gathered together were divided into three groups.

"What are you?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu asked the monks who were still standing in the middle.

The monks looked at each other.

"They are all firefighters in the temple......"

The monk was whispering.

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded slightly, and then ordered: "All the right side is sealed with chakra seals, all the left side is back to your scripture pavilion and closed, and the pyrotechnics and miscellaneous servants go back to perform their duties!" ”

The warrior monk on the right had an angry face, but in the face of the coercion of Uchiha Tokumitsu and the ninja army, he couldn't muster the courage to resist.

The Uzumaki ninja and the Uchiha ninja who practiced sealing came forward and grabbed them one by one like an eagle catching chickens, and sealed them with chakra.

The learned monks were driven into the pavilion and placed under house arrest.

The pyrotechnics dispersed in a hurry and returned to their respective posts to work hard.

Fortunately, there was no bloodshed and death in the temple......

The monk comforted himself in his heart.

"Lord Tokumitsu, an unknown ninja appeared in the north, and he evacuated after snooping from afar......"

An Uchiha ninja jumped down from the bell tower and whispered to Uchiha Tokumitsu, "It should be the guardian shinobi of the Daimyo, do you need to pursue it?" ”

“…… Ignore it. ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, shook his head and rejected his subordinates' suggestion: "It should just come to confirm the situation, and it won't be long before the daimyo will send another envoy to come to 'condole'." ”

"Yes!"

The subordinate agreed, and then was about to retreat.

"Then send an order to inform the Red Reserve to divide the third team and go to the east of the Daimyo Mansion to capture Settsu County."

Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered.

"Yes!"

The subordinates were ordered to retreat, and then a group of heralded ninjas quickly galloped towards the northern town of Izumi.

The Monk fully heard the conversation and arrangement between Uchiha Tokumitsu and his subordinates.

"Tokumitsu Shangnin...... Why is this so......"

The great monk couldn't help but exhort: "The authority of the daimyo is recognized by all people, please don't offend the divine anymore!" ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu gave him a strange look, too lazy to respond.

"Stop it! The solemnity of the Temple of Fire is the place of respect of all the people, if you believe me, please let the monks in the temple go, they are innocent worshippers; If you have a grudge, I can also avenge the daimyo on your behalf! ”

The monk is trying to persuade him.

"Big bald head, I don't know how much land does the Fire Temple have? How much is produced per year? How much does it cost? ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"The temple is gifted by the nobles and entrusted by the believers, with a total of 300,000 acres of grain fields and an annual output of 500,000 stone ......."

The monk was talking, and there was no sound.

"Go on! How much rent is collected! ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered, "Do you still think that ninjas won't check the Tian Book?" ”

“…… Collect rent of 350,000 stones. ”

The face of the great monk also became ugly.

Even if he was defeated in the hands of Uchiha Tokumitsu, but as the head of the national temple, where did he suffer such verbal persecution.

"The great name is sacred, the temple is solemn, and they are all deeply embraced by all the people, right?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered again and said, "If I wash the temple of fire with blood, burn the field book again, and declare that all the fields belong to the tenant serfs, do you think the temple is still useful?" ”

The face of the great monk was even more embarrassed.

"If I enter the Daimyo's Mansion again and change someone to be the Daimyo, will the Daimyo's status still be so sacred?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's eyes radiated a look of contempt like looking at an ant.

The face of the great monk turned pale, and his head hung deeply, not daring to maintain his 'decent' arrogance any longer.

"Times have changed......

Uchiha Tokumitsu walked towards the largest attic in the temple with his hands behind his back.

"Samurai, priests, monks, shrine maidens...... All the forces of the old era have been swept into the dustbin of history by the ninjutsu of the ninjas, even if the daimyo and other figures pull you out of the garbage heap and try to use you to balance the power of the ninjas, and use you to appease the foolish people, so that they can accept and exploit them with peace of mind, which is even heavier than the Warring States period......"

"Even if you have learned to use chakra...... But garbage is garbage, and the properties of garbage itself are not changed by whether you have chakra or not! ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu's words are also well-founded.

According to the texts of the Uchiha clan, the peasants during the Warring States period were still a relatively valuable resource, and in order to win over the peasants to serve as the ashigaru filling front, the daimyo would often make concessions on the rent, and generally only collected 50% of the harvest, and it was also a tax in kind.

And after the establishment of the system of one village and one country, peace was basically restored in the ninja world, and even the ninja war had much impact on the civilians of the big countries, but the life of the peasants was even more difficult.

Today, the land rent in the Land of Fire has risen to 70%, and it has changed to collect a monetary tax.

At the time of the harvest each year, tax collectors and merchants would work together to lower the price of grain, and once again exploit the peasants who were eager to sell grain and pay rent. And peasants who can't stand the exploitation often abandon their fields and go up the hill to join bandit gangs.

Therefore, it is precisely because of the continuous escape caused by all kinds of bone-knocking exploitation, that in the task centers of the major ninja villages, there are always the most middle and low-level tasks to eliminate bandits.

"What a desperate world ......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu sighed inwardly.

"That's the secret pavilion of the temple! Please stop! ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu was about to push open the attic door and enter, and the monk was once again trying to stop him.

"The Secret Chamber? Where to store the mystic? ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu was a little surprised, he was just looking for a larger space to rest.

"That's great, I love mysticism! It shows that this technique is related to me! ”

With a wave of his hand, the two wolf-like Uchiha ninjas dragged the monk away, and then pushed the door directly inside.

Among the secret art traditions of the Temple of Fire, the one that interests Uchiha Tokumitsu the most is the "Genius of the Immortals" and the "Comeying: Thousand Hands Killing" used by the great monk during the battle.

At least from the appearance, it seems to have some connection with the "Mu Dun True Thousand Hands" between the Thousand Hands Pillar, and I don't know who copied whom.

Entering the attic, a huge scroll was placed on a shelf in the hall without hesitation, and Uchiha Tokumitsu stepped forward to pick it up and ripped off a corner, and sure enough, it was the secret scroll of the Temple of Fire!

So he pulled a chair and looked at it.

According to the description of the scroll, the so-called "Immortal Talent" refers to a school of secret art inherited by the Fire Temple, and "Coming to Greet and Kill with a Thousand Hands" is one of the secret techniques.

It's just that Uchiha Tokumitsu tried a little bit of chakra operation and technique model construction according to the records of the scroll, but he always found that something was wrong.

There was an indescribable awkward feeling, as if the chakra itself was not suitable for this secret technique, but could only be forcibly used through the technique simulation.

Moreover, according to the scroll, the cultivation of the "Immortal Talent" also requires a series of cumbersome steps such as secret medicine, meditation, and transmission to have a certain chance of success, so Uchiha Tokumitsu's interest has also greatly decreased.

"It's so cumbersome and cumbersome, no wonder it's ...... declined"

Uchiha Tokumitsu evaluates it.

But there is also a description of natural energy in the scroll, which gives Uchiha Tokumitsu some new inspiration.

"Tokumitsu-sama......"

Just as Uchiha Tokumitsu pondered the secret technique, a whirlpool ninja knocked lightly on the door and entered.

"There is a team claiming to be the messenger of the Daimyo, and it has been intercepted by the companions patrolling the perimeter, how to deal with it......"

"Bring them in."

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, "Let the temple firefighters prepare some cold seats, after all, we can't be rude, can we~"

"Hmm...... You're right. ”

The Uzumaki ninja hesitated for a moment, trying to understand whether there was another meaning of 'etiquette' in Uchiha Tokumitsu's words, but he couldn't understand.

"Just follow the normal path, if you don't know, pull that old bald donkey to help."

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't explain, and waved his hand to make the Uzumaki ninja stand down and continue reading the contents of the arcane scroll.

……

The subordinates arranged three low tables directly in the attic, and a pair of fruits and pastries were also prepared one by one.

Under the escort of the Uchiha Shangnin, the great monk was walking in with a middle-aged man who looked like a nobleman in brocade clothes.

"Tokumitsu Shangnin."

After the envoy entered the attic, he immediately saluted the Uchiha Tokumitsu who was seated: "In the lower part of the house, the public is the great Nayan Koemon Yoshiyuki, who has come to comfort the ninja army on the order of the Daimyo. ”

From the surname, it can be known that the envoy must be a close minister of the daimyo.

"You may be seated!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu put the scroll away and pointed to the arranged low table.

The envoy Konoemon Yoshiyuki and the great monk are taking their seats.

"What does the daimyo want?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't have a homely mind, and said bluntly.

"This incident is caused by the envoy's misinterpretation of the will of the Daimyo, and the minister will hold him accountable; But the daimyo is sacred and cannot be desecrated, so please withdraw the ninja army from Tokumitsu Kamitoku. ”

Da Nayan Koemon Yoshiyuki said without humility or arrogance: "In addition, the ninja army of Tokumitsu Shangnin has made meritorious efforts to clear out the bandits, and the daimyo has also been rewarded. ”

When Uchiha Tokumitsu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

It seems that the daimyo still has points in his heart, although not much.

"What else?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's fingers tapped lightly, "Does the Daimyo think that this will be able to send the Uchiha away?" ”

“…… Tokumitsu Kamishinobi, the Daimyo has decided not to pursue your disobedience anymore! ”

Konomon's face sank, "Don't you feel that it violates the principle of loyalty when you coerce the king so much?" ”

"Is there loyalty between a ninja and a daimyo nobleman?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but sneer, "Aren't ninjas mercenaries of the Daimyo?" Do you speak of loyalty to mercenaries? ”

"Besides, how did the daimyo humiliate the ninja clan? Isn't it the work of the daimyo to send messengers to the door to rebuke them? At this time, it is time to be loyal again? ”

"It was the Daimyo who allocated funds to support the Ninja Village!"

"It was the ninja who protected the Daimyo's property!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu categorically retorted: "Otherwise, do you think that with those government armies, you can maintain the control of the Fire Country!" ”

“…… The system of one country and one village established by Lord Tsuruma is the pillar of maintaining peace in the ninja world, and it is absolutely not allowed to be destroyed! ”

When Konoemon couldn't defend himself, he moved the system out again.

The rule of the five great powers is indeed as Uchiha Tokumitsu said, basically relying on the ninja village to quell rebellions and defend against foreign enemies, and the government army with samurai as the backbone has long been decayed.

If it weren't for the extraordinary strength and the assistance of a large number of ninja armies, under such fierce exploitation, the rule of the daimyo nobles would have been overthrown by the rebellious peasants.

And every time after the turmoil was quelled, often the officials of the Daimyo Mansion would run out to clean up the mess, and by the way, they would reprimand the ninja for killing indiscriminately, and throw all the infamy on the ninjas, in order to buy the hearts of the survivors.

"The Great Nayan ......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu is known as Konoemon Yoshido.

Hearing this, Konoemon Yoshiyuki's heart couldn't help but ignite a glimmer of hope, thinking that Uchiha Tokumitsu was ready to succumb.

"You have to understand that in today's ninja world, only the sword and technique of ninja are the last word."

Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly pulled out the sword at his waist and placed it horizontally on top of the low table.

The mirror-like blade reflected his figure, and the bright light of the sword made him shudder.

"The sword of the ninja splits the glory of the samurai, the art of the ninja burns the priest and the shrine maiden to ashes, all the bloodlines that claim to be noble, in the face of the sword and the jutsu, the only fate is to die equally, no one can be an exception."

Uchiha Tokumitsu's tone was flat, but the content of his words was a fierce threat, "Uchiha has three conditions, you should listen and go back to the Daimyo!" ”

"First, the vain ministers humiliated the Hao clan and should be killed!"

"Second, the guardian forbearance is suspected of manipulating the government and should be abolished!"

"3. The affairs of the ninja clan are self-determined and self-determined, and neither the court officials nor the local guardians can interfere!"

"The Uchiha clan is not unreasonable, that's all there is to it."

Uchiha Tokumitsu ignored Konoemon Yoshiyuki, who was about to stand up to defend himself, and waved his hand for his subordinates to enter and take him away.

"By the way, forgot to add a little ......"

As soon as Yoshiyuki Konomon was dragged to the door, Uchiha Tokumitsu called his subordinates and added: "Samurai in ancient times could go to Raku, and it is natural for ninjas who are stronger than samurai to follow the example of their ancestors Kamiraku, right?" ”

After saying that, Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to take him away.

On the first day of April, ask for tickets and ask for tickets~

(End of chapter)