Chapter 176: The Prototype of a Giant
Uchiha Tokumitsu's speech at the Innovation Conference spread throughout Konoha in a short period of time, which also allowed him to gain a large group of admirers among the senior ninja group.
In the context of Konoha, the so-called "senior middle ninja" refers to the group of cannon fodder middle ninjas whose strength is still acceptable but has no way to be promoted, most of them were born in the war years, and after surviving on the battlefield by luck or personal will, they obtained the rank of middle ninja with their military merits. However, due to their own qualifications or resource limitations, their strength cannot continue to improve, and they can only rely on performing low-level tasks to maintain their lives.
In Uchiha Tokumitsu's speech, the "three major responsibilities" proposed deeply touched the string in their hearts.
And the openness of the police preparatory school to the spread of ninjutsu at the educational stage also confirms from the side that Uchiha Tokumitsu's statement is not entirely false.
From the point of view of identity and group characteristics, it is exactly the same as the pseudo-middle class in the previous life - mastering certain skills but not indispensable, having a certain strength but not the opportunity to continue to improve, having a certain status but not being able to pass it on from generation to generation.
Even the slightest carelessness, such as being disabled in a mission, or being taken away by the root for investigation because of too radical speech, or offending a junior ninja of a wealthy clan, may cause a heavy blow to their lives.
So Konoha's senior shinobi are very anxious.
But at least Uchiha Tokumitsu's speech gave them a hope, a hope to maintain the legacy and even have a chance to go further.
And the most expensive thing in the world is hope.
With the experience of being a financial dog in his previous life, Uchiha Tokumitsu naturally knew which groups of people his scythe could harvest.
The forces that were originally attached to Qimu Shuomao were a large and chaotic group, but after the reorganization, after having certain rules and regulations, at least the group component was "purified" to a certain extent; In addition, the Innovation Association adopts a membership application system, and basically as long as you are a Konoha ninja, you can apply for membership after understanding the rules of the Innovation Association, which is also conducive to the rapid expansion of the Innovation Association.
And this also allowed Uchiha Tokumitsu to get a good plug-in opportunity.
The upper ninjas of the Innovation Society are the iron foundation of Hachiki Shuomao, and these people only need to maintain benign interactions, and there is no need to contact too much; But the huge number of middle ninja is a target that can be wooed.
Including the logistics escort work of the smuggling business that Uchiha Tokumitsu had promised to hand over to Hagi Shuomao in the early stage, it was tailor-made for these people.
But winning people's hearts is not something that happens overnight, so Uchiha Tokumitsu is still very patient with the layout, silently waiting for the day of harvest.
……
Within Konoha, the storm of thorough investigation of the thirty-year-old proposal is getting bigger and bigger.
Even many ninja family members have begun to ask the Hokage Building to launch a petition to investigate the darkness of the root as "root victims", which makes the three generations of apes Tobi anxious.
He also felt very aggrieved!
"Flame! How was the formation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? ”
In addition to being annoyed, the third generation of apes and apes to meet Mito Menit, who was entrusted with the formation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"The officers have just arrived, but there has been no suitable location for the secret site and safe house, and the police department has too many eyes......"
As a special mission agency, the Ministry of the Interior needs to set up special institutions such as detention centers, interrogation centers, and intelligence analysis and processing centers, in addition to training grounds.
However, since the Ministry of Internal Affairs is essentially an organization that has nothing to do with the Konoha Ministries and is nominally "illegal", his institutional premises cannot have anything to do with the Konoha Ministries such as the Dark Ministry.
After the reform of the Ministry of Police, three major police stations were set up in Konoha, which suppressed the choice of venues for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"If it doesn't work, let's set it up in the Death Grove......"
The three generations of apes also have some headaches.
After all, after the reform of the police department, even the actions of the dark department have been monitored and spied on by the police department, intentionally or unintentionally.
"I see......"
Although there are many inconveniences in setting up a secret place in the Death Forest, Mito Menyan also knows that this is the best option at the moment.
"There is another thing to ask you to come over, which is to check the family members of those ninjas who are illegally petitioning, whether there is someone behind them who is maliciously encouraging the tandem ......"
The third generation of apes said with a gloomy face.
The reason why it is necessary to use the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which has not yet developed a sound mechanism, is because it is really difficult to mobilize the dark department under the nose of the Ministry of Police.
Moreover, those second-generation old men in the dark department have not yet found a way to clear them, and he does not dare to guarantee the "purity" of the dark team.
“…… I secretly sent a mountain ninja to hypnotize a few people. ”
Mito replied in a deep voice, "They felt that the control of the village was much looser, so they spontaneously started to petition. ”
"Spontaneous ......"
The three generations of apes were stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.
"There are some things in the group that are really a little too much......"
Mito Menyan added quietly.
"Got it......"
The third generation of apes took a few puffs of his pipe viciously.
"What are you going to do with the review proposal?"
Mito Menitis lowered his eyelids, "I'm afraid I can't drag it off any longer......"
"The Daimyo will send an envoy over and announce that all the past things are not to be blamed for the past!"
The third generation of apes was silent for a while, and then said quietly.
"What!"
Mito Menyan was shocked.
He didn't even know that this matter was actually related to the Daimyo.
"Day Slash! The ninjas of the village are now very disgusted with the daimyo's interference in the ninja village! Aren't you ...... like that?"
"Is there anything else you can do?"
The third generation of apes and apes interrupted Mito Menyan's words, "Do you really want to investigate?" If you investigate thoroughly, can't you really find out the problem? ”
"Even so......"
Mito Menyan was a little anxious, "Hito, you should discuss some ...... with us"
"No!"
Miyome shook his head, "This time it was the Daimyo's Minister Dazai who took the initiative to propose it, and the envoy is the Daimyo's son-in-law......"
"Daimyo's sister-in-law......"
Mito Menyan was also a little stunned.
This is equivalent to the next daimyo arriving in Konoha and personally solving the proposal turmoil.
"It's a bit of a damage to prestige, but it's always a solution, isn't it......"
The third generation of apes sighed.
Mito looked at his tired appearance and didn't say anything more.
After Mito Menyan left, the three generations of apes looked at the door of the office in a daze.
There was another thing he didn't tell anyone, and that was that the daimyo privately commissioned the Sarufei clan to train the so-called "acolyte ninjas" for him, that is, the guardian ninja with a different name, and he also needed to grant them the status of Konoha ninjas in private.
This kind of thing is like Pandora's box, once opened, it will cause trouble.
If the daimyo had a formed ninja army, the conflict with the ninja village would inevitably intensify.
But he had already agreed.
The alliance between Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hachiki Sakushige put too much pressure on him......
……
After learning that the envoy of the Fire Nation would arrive in Konoha to announce the "mediation" proposal, Uchiha Tokumitsu just snorted coldly, leaving a sentence of "making a big fuss" and ignoring it.
After receiving the notification from the Hokage Building, Hagi Sao Shigeru sat in the office of the Shinobi class for an afternoon, and no one knew what he was thinking or doing.
At the same time, the Hokage building also sent a notice to the commanders of the other three border armies to return to the village to participate in the meeting.
And the public opinion of the village also turned again, from whether it was necessary to conduct a large-scale censorship to whether the mediation of the daimyo was legal, and for a while, the two opposing ninjas attacked again.
……
Uchiha Tokumitsu firmly believed that verbal criticism was not as good as the chopping of weapons, so he did not get involved in the public opinion debate in the village, but when the daimyo envoy convened a mediation meeting, he changed into a combat vest again and put a large sword on his back to show his attitude.
Hagi Sakumo is also wearing a combat vest, and he also carries the white-fanged short knife that he is famous for, but it doesn't look as eye-catching as the shark muscle that Uchiha Tokumitsu is carrying.
And the reason why Uchiha Tokumitsu attended the meeting with shark muscles on his back was to "boast of martial arts".
Uchiha Homon and Mimura Hamaki followed behind the two, while Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the newly promoted commander of the Northern Frontier Army, stood on the other side, just looking at the group of four.
……
In the conference room of the Hokage Building, the three generations of apes and the sun slash introduced the commanders of the border armies to the envoy of the Fire Nation and the Daimyo Son-in-law.
"The head of the upper ninja class and the president of the Innovation Association, Shiba Sakushige, is shinobi!"
"Commander of the Eastern Border Defense Force, Senior Assistant Chief of Police, Director of the Innovation Association, Tokumitsu Shinobu Uchiha!"
"Commander of the Western Border Defense Force, Mimura Hamaki Kami, Shinobu Hamaki!"
"Commander of the Northwest Frontier Defense Force, Uchiha Kamito!"
"Commander of the Northern Border Defense Force, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Kamishinobu!"
Among the commanders of the border armies, Uchiha Tokumitsu has the longest title and is naturally the most eye-catching.
In the curtain on the side of the Hokage, the daimyo concubine, who is a special envoy, is also paying attention to the legendary lawless and arrogant Uchiha ninja.
In particular, the so-called "Konoha Innovation Society", which has recently been released, has made it difficult for the daimyo nobles to sleep.
What is the so-called innovation?
The program of the Reform Society was not clearly stated, so the daimyo nobles were even more worried.
But what they can be sure of is that they can't sit back and watch the Hokage faction that is currently in charge of Konoha really be overturned by public opinion, and they can't let the hearts of the Konoha ninja be co-opted away, otherwise if the ninja village falls into the hands of Ki Shuomao or Uchiha Tokumitsu, then their good days may come to an end.
“…… Appointed by the sacred daimyo who rules the land in the respect of all the people, he came to mediate the internal differences of Konoha, and all differences should not exist, and unity is the foundation for maintaining the development of the Land of Fire and Konoha. ”
Uchiha Tokumitsu ignored the red tape in front of him, but immediately reacted when he heard this.
Glancing at each other with Hagi Sakumo, Uchiha Tokumitsu took the lead in firing.
"Not to mention whether the daimyo is sacred, but the contradictions of the village and the wishes of the ninja can be ignored or suppressed?"
"Or, according to the envoy's words, is it to suppress the expression of the Konoha ninja? Can I see it as a contempt for the will of the Shinobi on Konoha? ”
Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered, and Hagi Sakushige's face was expressionless.
"Tokumitsu Shangnin, the problems of Konoha should be fed back in a reasonable way, instead of making people panic......
The envoy responded humbly.
"In what capacity did the daimyo come to mediate?"
Hachiki Shuomao suddenly spoke.
"Ninja Village is not a subordinate of the Daimyo!"
Mimura Hamaki then said.
"Seconded!"
Uchiha Homon followed.
"Konoha may have experienced some setbacks in the development process, and it has also caused some damage, but it has always been an indispensable military force in the Land of Fire, and Lord Daimyo and Hokage have taken care of each other, and together they have created the prosperous ...... of the first great power in the ninja world."
The envoy circled around and responded to the trio's cross-examination from the side.
"In order to make up for the mistakes as much as possible, the Daimyo is willing to forgive the four billion war bonds, and allocate an additional two billion taels to compensate for the losses of the Konoha ninja in order to settle the differences within the ninja village."
As soon as these words came out, Uchiha Tokumitsu's eyes narrowed.
Not to mention whether the two billion taels can satisfy the appetite of the Konoha ninja clan, the exemption of four billion war bonds mentioned by the envoy is enough to give the Uchiha clan a headache.
In the 10 billion war bond plan, exactly 4 billion of the 6 billion li actually issued were provided by the daimyo, and the other 2 billion was publicly raised by the Nangagawa Stock Exchange.
Once the news of the bond cancellation spreads, what will be the impact on the two billion bonds held by the Uchiha clan......
Although the war bond is to be repaid by the village, if there is a little more moth in the repayment, it will affect the reputation of the Uchiha clan in the ninja world.
“…… In addition, the Daimyo will allocate additional funds every year for the development of people's livelihoods, so that every Konoha ninja can be blessed. ”
"The only wish is that the Konoha ninja can put aside the past, focus on the future, and unite to jointly maintain the supreme honor of the first great power!"
"Shuo Mao Shangnin's prestige is unparalleled, Deguang Shangnin's martial arts are outstanding, Huomen's forbearance rate defeats Iwain, Hazumaki Shangnin's resistance to the enemy, and Shinnosuke's Shangninja guards the northern border, all of them are heroes of the Fire Country......"
"Therefore, the daimyo are all given the title of general by the kings, and enjoy the title of guardian......"
The so-called guardian title is the official of a county, although it is only a fictitious position to receive a salary, but the daimyo is not ungenerous.
It is indeed simple and effective......
Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hagi Sakumo glanced at each other, both a little helpless.
"It's not bad to get a general......"
Uchiha Tokumitsu whispered to Sakumo Hagi, "After all, our original intention was only to dismiss Tsunade-hime's proposal......"
Although Qimu Shuomao was a little unwilling, he still nodded slightly to show acceptance.
Uchiha Tokumitsu had another question in mind.
According to tradition, the general can justifiably open the mansion, so wouldn't the red reserve under his command become a legitimate ninja army?
And...... Shogun, Shogunate......
These words are coherent, and they seem to have a different kind of charm......
When Uchiha Tokumitsu looked at the envoy who was making a vow to scatter coins, his gaze became much friendlier.
As for the withdrawal of the proposal, it can also be publicized in public opinion that it is precisely because of the pressure of the proposal that the daimyo is willing to spend a lot of money to distribute benefits.
"They will change, not because of the discovery of conscience, but because we will cry out for you!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu even had the theme of the propaganda in mind.
As long as you don't have to kneel down in front of the daimyo to see you, it doesn't hurt to accept the title of general......
And in the future, if King Qin Shangluo is justified......
Uchiha Tokumitsu licked his lips, a little satisfied.
The daimyo envoy, who had been paying attention to the change in Uchiha Tokumitsu's expression, was also satisfied.
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(End of chapter)