In addition to dispatching a group of attendant ninjas to collect and sort out information about the so-called three holy places within the various ninja clans, Uchiha Tokumitsu also began to issue secret missions to the three columns of Zhengyi stationed in the southern archipelago of the Water Country, ordering them to send people to sneak back to the Fog Hidden Control Area of the Water Country to collect intelligence.

In addition to this, Uchiha Tokumitsu also fabricated a large number of false arms trade contracts to confuse the public, and issued a large number of arms procurement requests to the family and the affiliated ninja clans, in order to accumulate armaments in the face of others and at the same time transfuse blood to the family and allies.

It is definitely not an easy task to conquer the fog and capture Madara Uchiha, so Uchiha Tokumitsu is a hundred points energetic to prepare for the battle and strategic deception.

After tossing for a while, Loquat Shizo, who had returned to the fog from the battlefield of the Land of Thunder, finally got the "visa permission" from the shogunate, and successfully arrived at Fubo City in the country of Vortex on a foggy ironclad ship that needed to be returned to the factory for overhaul.

The arrival of the envoy did not disrupt the shogunate's ordnance preparations, and at the port, Loquat Juzo saw no less than ten black ironclad warships docked at the berths, and the clanging noise in the enclosed Lingang shipyard was non-stop, and it was unknown how many warships were being built in them.

Loquat Shizang's mood was a little heavy.

There is also a shipyard built with the assistance of the Tokumitsu shogunate in the Fog Hidden Ninja Village, but the technical level is really limited, and it can only be maintained on a daily basis, and the battle damage must be returned to the original factory, which also limits the frequency of use of the Fog Hidden Ironclad Ship.

But it's not that Wuyin doesn't want to repair and maintain the warship by himself, but the technical level is really limited, even if the shipyard mechanics who help are willing to teach without reservation, Wuyin has not been able to train a few capable workers.

This is also a pity for Uchiha Tokumitsu.

After all, the R&D and iterative update of Chakra Technology requires a lot of manpower and material costs, and it is precisely because of the failure to pull the Fog Hidden into this Chakra Technology Arms Race that the Fog Hide's investment in conventional ninjas will not be affected, and the difficulty of conquering the Fog Hidden in the future will not be weakened.

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu thought about it and thought of a new way to trap people.

……

"General Tokumitsu, I came to pay a visit on the orders of Lord Mizukage of this village."

Uchiha Tokitsu met with Loquat Juzo and Konmu Atsuji in the Great Hall of the Shogunate, and after not seeing him for many days, Loquat Tozo has also become calm and condensed after the experience of the battlefield of the Land of Thunder, and it seems that his strength has grown a lot.

Judging by the actions during the salute, the strength of the loquat Shizang should now surpass that of the dead watermelon mountain puffer fish.

It seems that the fog is still not to be underestimated, and the preparations for war still have to be more adequate......

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought to himself.

"You're welcome, two messengers, please take a seat......

Uchiha Tokumitsu quietly bowed his head, "Long time no see, how is Mizukage-sama?" ”

"Mizukage-sama is still on the front line of the Land of Thunder to coordinate the war, and everything is fine."

Loquat Shizo Masasei said: "I was ordered to come this time, mainly because there are three things to ask the shogunate......"

"Say it."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded.

"First, I also asked General Deguang to send more people to help us expand the shipyard......"

Loquat Shizo said.

This is a key question of the test.

According to the meaning of the Daimyo envoy of the Land of Water, Uchiha Tokumitsu seems to have bad intentions against the Land of Water and the Fog, and therefore asks the Fog Hidden to withdraw his troops and return to defend it.

And the reason why the request for construction was also made was to be able to see if the Tokumitsu shogunate still regarded Kigakure as a money-making trade object as before.

"Yes!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "However, you have to add money!" ”

“…… Money is easy to say. ”

Loquat Shizo breathed a sigh of relief.

is also willing to do business with Kirikuin, which shows that the Tokumitsu shogunate does not have too many ideas in a short period of time.

Maybe it's just the messenger of the Daimyo of the Land of Water who annoyed him, and he felt weak after being scared for a few words.

Loquat Juzo glanced at Atsushi Konoe quietly with disdain.

"Thank you, Lord Tokumitsu, for your help."

Loquat Shizo saluted again and said respectfully: "It can be seen that the friendship between the fog and the shogunate is eternal. ”

"Of course!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu also agreed: "We are an indestructible alliance!" ”

After the two sides flattered each other with various clichés, Loquat Shizang continued.

"This village plans to hire some ninja troops from the shogunate to fight in the battlefield of Thunder no Kuni, but I wonder if this is possible......"

"It's not right."

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately shook his head in refusal. Then he explained: "The ninja army of the shogunate has been placed under the jurisdiction of the governor's palace, and it is the standing ninja army of the Fire Country, and it is no longer the status of the private army in the past, so it is not convenient to participate in the cloud hidden battlefield where the armistice agreement was signed. ”

"But if the fog is interested, I can introduce Mr. Hanzo's Rain Ninja Army, who is also an elite force with good combat power......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu suggested very enthusiastically.

Loquat Shizang's heart was relieved again.

Although the Tokumitsu shogunate rejected Kigakure's war offering, it was only understandable.

With the wealth of the shogunate, Uchiha Tokumitsu was stupid enough to be willing to throw his ninja army into the battlefield that was not under his control to earn that meager commission.

"Rain Ninja Village......"

Loquat Shizang was not disappointed, after all, this request was actually part of the temptation, and it didn't matter if it was successful or not.

"Then forget it, after all, they can't be compared to the ninja army of the Uchiha clan, and even if they are hired, they won't be of much use......"

Rain Ninja Village is the same as Fog Hide, the ninjutsu that they are good at are mainly water escapes, although the ninjutsu styles of the two ninja villages are different, but the ninjutsu of the same attribute cannot provide attribute restraint on the battlefield, so Fog Hide has no willingness to spend money to hire Rain Ninja.

"In addition, there is the matter of expanding arms procurement......"

Loquat Shizang took a deep breath and said the most core request: "This village plans to purchase four new ironclad ships and a batch of special detonation charms, kunai and other forbearances. ”

"The fog is in full swing on the battlefield of the Land of Thunder, and the shogunate's armament has shone many times in battle, so I am naturally very pleased as a supplier......

Uchiha Tokuko nodded as he spoke, and there was some embarrassment on his face at the right time.

"It's just...... Recent arms production may be slightly inadequate. ”

Loquat Shizang's face was silent, only a little regretful, but his heart was tight.

The reason why the procurement of armaments was proposed was because Kishigakure also learned that Konoha had stepped up the production and hoarding of armaments, but he did not know where he intended to use them.

According to past experience, forbearance, especially special items such as detonation charms, are generally prepared three or five months before the war, because there is a certain risk in the storage of ninja equipment, maybe one day it will cause a big explosion due to a little inexplicable chakra fluctuation, and storing it for too long may reduce the power of the detonation charm to a certain extent.

"Although the supply of ninja equipment may not be able to keep up, the ironclad ship is still no problem, and if the fog is needed, we can sell up to six ready-made warships at once......"

With a warm smile on his face, Uchiha Tokumitsu said to Loquat Juzo.

"Four ironclad ships are enough...... But if you don't have enough forbearance, it would be a pity......"

Loquat Shizang's tone was a little regretful, but then another question came to mind.

The shogunate and Konoha hoarded a large number of military supplies, but Uchiha Tokumitsu said that the supply was insufficient......

In this way, if it is not intended to attack the fog, where are those military materials intended to be used?

Even the shogunate can sell ironclad ships that are invincible in naval battles, but why don't they even plan to export ninja equipment that has no technical content?

Loquat Juzo pondered in his mind as he continued to talk to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Suddenly, Loquat Shizang thought of another possibility-

"Could it be that someone ordered the purchase of ninja equipment from the shogunate first?!"

Thinking of this, he immediately felt creepy.

With the current situation in the ninja world, there is still a need and willingness to purchase a large number of armaments, and the ninja village must be a ninja village in a state of war.

After excluding his own ninja village, then the answer is about to come out-

"Yun Yin!"

The more Loquat Shizang thought about it, the more he felt that his conjecture was right.

Thinking about the Uchiha clan's stock exchange bond issuance and the recent strength of Yunyin's counteroffensive, it can be seen that after surrendering to Konoha and Iwakure, Yunyin must not be willing to surrender to the third ninja village, so it is very likely that he will once again offer conditions that the Uchiha clan cannot refuse to purchase armaments!

What's more, although the conversation between the two sides just now was unusually harmonious, and the attitude of Uchiha Tokumitsu was also very friendly, whether it was the fog or the shogunate, they both knew that there would be a battle between the two sides one day!

In this way, it is only logical that the shogunate will sell armaments to Yungakure in order to delay the situation on the battlefield of the Land of Thunder and thus achieve the goal of weakening Kigakure.

Loquat Shizang, who consciously guessed the "truth", had some apprehension in his heart after settling down a little.

The good news is that the shogunate will not cross the sea for the time being, and the bad news is that Yunyin's strength may be strengthened with the support of the Tokumitsu shogunate, and the price that Wuyin needs to pay to win the war will definitely be greater!

Subsequently, Uchiha Tokumitsu set up a banquet to entertain Loquat Shizo, although the two sides had their own ghosts, but the banquet was harmonious, and it seemed that the friendship lasted forever.

After the Fog Hidden Ironclad was repaired, Loquat Shizang was no longer stranded, and quickly returned to the battlefield of the Land of Thunder by boat.

"Intensify the deployment of military forces! Be sure to do it quickly! ”

This is the response that Loquat Shizang came up with.

There is no way to stop Yunyin from obtaining the shogunate's armaments, so the only way is to end the battle quickly before Yunyin gets more supplies!

And in the consciousness of the foggy shadow, the so-called speeding up the end of the battle is in other words speeding up the defeat of the opponent!

Then, to achieve this goal, it is necessary to recruit more ninja troops and raise more supplies to participate in the war!

This question has already been thought about by Loquat Shizang.

There are still nearly 7,000 ninjas of all kinds in the Fog Hidden Ninja Village who stay in the territory of the Water Country, or garrison various places for guarding, or perform tasks in various places, although this group of ninjas is uneven, and their combat effectiveness is not elite, but after all, they are still ninjas, and pulling them to the battlefield can always play a certain role.

……

Just when Uchiha Tokumitsu was fighting and not forgetting his strategic flicker, a piece of extremely exciting news came from the country of wind, far away in the arid desert in the west of the ninja continent-

Under the leadership of the three generations of Kazekage in the Sand Hidden Ninja Village, Sand Cakure gathered the ninja army to burn down the Temple of the Wind, and captured the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of the Wind, killing a large number of ministers and nobles of the Land of the Wind who advocated cutting military spending.

In addition, Kazekage also coerced the daimyo of the contemporary Wind Country to abdicate the throne, passed the daimyo position to the prince, and proclaimed himself "regent Sekihaku"!

"Three generations of wind shadows...... Is he so brave? ”

Even Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but be stunned after hearing the news.

As the shadow of a village, the abolition of the daimyo can be said to be the first of the three generations of Kazekage to open the ninja world.

Even during the bloody Warring States period, there were very few such transgressions.

What's more, the three generations of Wind Shadow Pit killed a large number of ministers and nobles, not to mention, and also called himself the regent Guan Bai to take charge of the military and political affairs of the Wind Country, which is equivalent to completely tearing up the system of one village and one country and throwing it on the ground and stepping on a few feet, which is much more reckless than Uchiha Tokumitsu's behavior!

"What is the reaction of the Senate and House of Representatives in the village?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu asked the intelligence ninja who came to report it.

"Tsunade Hime proposed in the House of Councillors to launch the Sand Hidden Expedition to support orthodoxy and maintain order in the ninja world......"

The intelligence ninja replied.

"Poof!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but sneer.

“…… However, the Speaker of the Quartet was noncommittal, and the other ninja clans were not interested in the Senate families except for the limited support expressed by Pig Deer Butterfly. ”

The intelligence ninja added.

"I got it......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded.

The reaction of the various ninja clans in the Senate is not surprising, and in the final analysis, it is because even if a poor and remote place like the Land of Wind wins, there is nothing to gain from it.

Moreover, marching in the scorching desert not only has to beware of the attack of the sand hide, but also has to pay attention to the sandstorm and the endless evil beasts and poisonous insects in the desert, so the hard work of conquering the fog hide Konoha ninja is naturally not interested.

The Konoha ninja had suffered a big loss when he ran to the land of rain where it rained all day long, so naturally he was even more unhappy to go to the country of wind to fight with the sand and hide.

"In addition, His Royal Highness the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth both issued edicts of condemnation in unusually harsh terms......"

The intelligence ninja continued, "Therefore, according to the analysis, the daimyo may mobilize the ninja village to fight......"

"And rightfully so...... The nobles of the daimyo are afraid that their ninja villages will do the same~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's mood was very happy.

After all kinds of tossing and turning in the ninja world, he finally brought the first and most obvious butterfly effect!

"Inform the village, I will go back to ...... in the near future."

After thinking about it for a while, Uchiha Tokumitsu decided to put down the Water Country strategy for the time being, and go back to the village to have a good deal with all the forces to see if he could make the Uchiha clan progress again.

"Yes!"

The intelligence ninja gets the order and prepares to leave.

"And ......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu suddenly thought of something.

"Arrange for someone to make an appointment with the Senju clan, I'm quite interested in Tsunade-hime's proposal......"

The Uchiha Tokumitsu decided to add some credibility to his strategic bluff so that Kirigin could safely deploy his forces to the battlefield of the Land of Thunder.

"Obey orders!"

The intelligence ninja hurried away.

Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to ponder the possible impact of the change in the current situation.

There was an unexpected situation on the construction site that led to the update of the cross, today can only be updated one chapter, and I hope that all book friends will understand ~ another chapter owed on the account

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