The Konoha Standing Ninja Army and the reserve shelf column are constantly taking shape, and the progress of the reorganization of Yunyin and Iwakuin is also accelerating.

However, due to the limitation of national strength, Iwakushi and Yunyin, which are only supported by the Land Country and most of the Thunder Country, cannot compete with the three major power camps of the shogunate in terms of human and financial resources.

For this, Onoki and the three generations of Thunder Shadow actually know it.

No matter how arrogant and arrogant the daimyo nobles are, as ninjas, if they can't even grasp the most basic comparison of strength, they are probably not far from death.

According to Ungakure's information, after being annexed by the shogunate, Kirikuin suffered heavy losses after the Battle of Mingliang, but then after receiving a large amount of resources from the shogunate, it began to regain new vitality.

After the blood mist policy of pursuing "short and fast" in the past was completely abolished, although the new generation of fog ninjas was relatively less ferocious, both in number and discipline were greatly improved, and under the unified planning of the shogunate, they were incorporated into various ninja troops, which greatly increased the power of the Tokumitsu shogunate.

Moreover, according to the judgment of the cloud hidden intelligence system, for the shogunate system, the role of the fog hidden may be greater than that of Konoha - because the Uchiha Tokumitsu has completely unrestricted supreme power in the fog, plus the assistance of the three major ninja clans of its eagle dog minions, it can even be able to throw all the fog hidden ninjas into the battlefield!

Yun Yin originally planned to send people to do something in the fog according to the past practice, such as assassinating the outstanding new generation or snatching the blood ninjas, etc., but the ironclad ships cruising on the ocean were all shogunate ships with strong guns, and the cloud hidden ninjas could not lurk in the territory of the water country on a large scale, so they could only watch the information sent back by the spies to be anxious.

According to Uchiha Tokumitsu's secret instructions, the Kigakure side, under the auspices of Mizuki Chino, began to form a semi-full-time ninja army with a planned number of about 3,000 people as a reserve force for the shogunate.

And the reason why a larger-scale ninja army has not been formed is mainly because most of the fog hidden ninjas have already accepted the employment of the United Company to serve abroad, and they will not be able to withdraw for a while.

Therefore, the tension between Yunyin and Iwain is actually understandable.

It's just that after the two holy land envoys of the so-called Miaomu Mountain Dragon Earth Cave introduced by the Daimyo of the Land Country, the mysterious person known as "Asura" appeared in front of everyone, and the tension in Onoki's heart eased a little.

Although he also tried to obtain the Holy Land Immortal Technique afterwards, he was politely rejected by Asura on the grounds that his qualifications were not suitable, but then the psychic beast contract scroll from the Holy Land began to be distributed in unlimited quantities, although the psychic contract was not signed by the so-called psychic beast with the Holy Land Immortal Technique, but even ordinary ninja frogs and ninja snakes were also a great bonus in combat power for Yun Yin and Iwayin.

And Asura, who successfully opened up the situation in the two major ninja villages, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although in order to conceal the information so that they can be caught off guard by the shogunate in the future, the ninjas who signed the Holy Land Psychic Beast Contract were ordered by Onoki and the three generations of Thunder Shadow not to summon them privately, but for Myoki Mountain, this is also a milestone achievement.

It's just that Asura has been thinking about one thing since the secret meeting.

That's what the hapless dignitary of the Land Country said at the time, "Iwakuin ninjas collectively peep and defecate" incident.

Perhaps due to some errors in his memory after reincarnation, although Asura felt that there might be something strange behind this incident, he did not recall the relevant deeds or characters, but under the instinct of the prompting, he still proposed to Onoki to follow the Iwakure Special Military Discipline Investigation Team to investigate the matter.

For the sake of the psychic contract that Asura brought with him the two holy places, Onoki agreed to him very readily, so Asura disguised himself as a rock hidden tribe and went south with the team.

……

The economic situation of the land country is very bad.

Although he was in a hurry, Asura still paid attention to the customs of the land country.

But even compared to the small countries under the shogunate, the counties and towns that Asura saw along the way looked depressed and dilapidated, with an indescribable twilight atmosphere, and the common people were "dressed in simple clothes and in an ancient style" and had dishes on their faces.

With the exception of a few towns that were traded by concessions and joint companies, the vast majority of towns in the land of the country were lifeless and lifeless.

It's just that the Iwakuin ninjas who went south seem to have long been accustomed to it, and they don't feel that there is anything wrong with it at all.

After some temptation, Asura found that compared to the Uchiha who had been captured by him, the Iwakushi ninjas didn't seem to take civilians and the economy seriously at all, all they cared about was whether the monthly military allowance was paid in a timely manner, whether the quality of the armed equipment was qualified, and they also liked to compare how luxurious their newly built mansions in the headquarters of Iwakuin Ninja Village were, and when chatting, they even boasted about how to kill the Konoha ninja army in the future war, and so on, as for everything outside the ninja village, they didn't care at all.

Seem...... There is nothing else in the hearts of these ninjas other than quests and killings.

Oh...... No, there is also reproduction......

During the break, the asura, who wore the mask of the dark part of the rock, always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart when he listened to the group of ninjas boasting about how "moist" the wives and concubines they had captured were again.

What the hell is going on......

Once again, there was a big question mark in Asura's heart.

Is this justice?

Shinobi, which has been shaken since the Battle of Toba Fushimi, has been hit again.

"What is Mr. Da Luo thinking?"

The leader of the Iwakuin Investigation Team, Chito, came up and said.

Da Luo is a temporary nickname given to him by Asura according to the rules of the dark department, and Chitu is the only one in this group of rock hidden ninjas who knows the identity of the messenger of the Asura Holy Land.

"I remember that Iwakure should be the most united ninja village collective in the ninja world, right?"

Asura asked.

"Indeed!"

Speaking of this, Akato said with pride on his face, "Under the teaching and guidance of the will of the stone, the tenacious Iwakure ninja ...... in the war."

"So, what happened in the south, the local garrison commander didn't take it seriously and directly covered it up, did he?"

Asura hit the nail on the head and pointed out an embarrassing question: "If there is no joint report from the nobles, then what the criminal Yan Yin did will always be unknown, right?" ”

"Therefore, the existence of nobles is very necessary, and they will also restrain some forbidden ninjas from the side."

Although Chitu's face was slightly red, he did not defend himself.

Because this kind of thing will come to light as long as it is investigated, and covering it up will only show that its own pattern is not enough: "Of course, even if it is Iwain, it is inevitable that some scum will appear, after all, after the expansion of the ninja army, some aspects of education are a little delayed......"

"Is that all?"

Asura asked rhetorically.

"Or else?!"

Chitu was a little displeased, but considering the identity of Asura, he still patiently continued to talk nonsense.

"It seems that Shinobi Village shows a special kind of magnanimity towards looting civilians?"

Asura pointed out a problem that was mentioned in the report of Onoki and the nobles during the meeting in the secret room.

It seems that both the local nobles of the Land Country, the central nobles, and the high-ranking ninja villages have shown a high tolerance for ninjas to loot money, but they have an extremely strict standard of requirements for the "ninja voyeur drowning" that offends the face of the nobility.

"How can that be called looting......

Hearing this, Terracotta couldn't help frowning, "As the defenders of the Land of Earth, we will not create these incidents in our country, and the Iwakushi ninja ......"

Asura didn't speak, just pointed to the two rock ninjas who were jumping back from the stone forest.

That's the guy who went out to collect food.

Terracotta looked at it and found that the two Iwakushi were just carrying goats and sacks, and there was nothing special about them.

"Bloodstains on their bodies ......"

The terracotta was insensitive, but the Asura became more and more displeased, "That's not the taste of the blood of the beast, I don't think the captain of the terracotta can't even tell the difference, right?" ”

"The smell of blood?"

The terracotta is a little confusing.

How can you tell the smell of blood from the species from such a distance?

Suddenly, he was interested.

I wanted to take the opportunity to ask how to do this, but Asura stood up and disappeared without a trace, leaving only one sentence, "I'll be back in an hour......

One hour is also the original departure time.

Terracotta frowned, feeling a little inexplicable.

But then he just shook his head, and yelled at the two Iwakuin ninjas who had just landed, "You two bastards! What a waste of time! ”

The scheduled rest time was running out, and they had to pack up the live sheep before they could eat, so the red earth and the Iwakuin ninjas under his command were naturally not very happy.

"This place is so remote......"

A Iwakushi ninja complained, dropping the goat on his shoulder and the sack in his hand to the ground.

Some pots and pans with blood stains rolled out of the sack.

"You don't know how to clean up! It's so dirty and disgusting! ”

Terracotta continued to curse.

The other Iwakure ninjas who were resting also got up and began to prepare to kill the sheep and cook with their mouths full of complaints.

"Hey! Captain, you are content~ We ran a long way to find the settlement! ”

Another Iwakuin ninja smiled: "Fortunately, I met a group of nomadic savages, otherwise I would probably have to go to the county town to find those noble families." ”

"Don't always run to the county town in the future!"

Chitu frowned and reprimanded: "Ninjas should be separated from the world, and it is not a good thing to be overly involved!" ”

"Got it, got it......"

The two Iwakuin ninjas who had gone out to "collect food" waved their hands disappreciatively.

For them, these are all clichés that make their ears calloused.

"By the way, what about the Shinobi-sama in the shadows?"

A rock ninja who had killed the goat neatly and neatly asked casually.

"I don't know!"

Chitu's heart was a little irritable, "He doesn't eat!" ”

……

Under the guidance of the secret arts, Asura made a detour from the other side and tracked all the way according to the breath left by the two Grain Levying Rock Hidden Ninjas.

It's just that as the source gets closer and closer, the faces hidden under the mask become more and more ugly.

Smell of blood......

Extremely strong smell of blood......

Asura only felt his temples skip a beat.

Eventually, he saw the scene of a tragedy.

In the valley, in an open area that is supposed to be a temporary habitat for mountain herders, lies bloody corpses......

And the vultures, hyenas and mountain wolves all over the ground have no intention of fighting each other, and only care about burying their heads in this "heavenly" feast.

In addition to the corpses of the mountain people, there were also many carcasses of goats, black cows, bantam horses and other beasts that fell to the ground, and they also looked like they were shot with ninja tools.

Asura couldn't help but feel cold in his hands and feet.

Slaughtered a gathering place just for two sheep?

Even if it's a raid, can't you just walk with two sheep and the desired harvest? Could it be that these extremely poor mountain people can pose any threat to the high rock hide?

Is this something that humans can do?

Asura's inner conviction was deeply shaken.

"It's a ninja!"

In the distance, between the stone forests, several mountain people with iron spears appeared with probes and iron spears, as if they were peeking at this tragic place, and they did not seem to be surprised.

However, after one of them noticed the asura standing on top of the stone forest, he immediately let out a terrible cry of extreme fright, dropped the iron spear in his hand and turned to run.

The mountain people who had come with him to try to pick up the bargain immediately scattered as if they had encountered evil spirits.

The asura, who had witnessed all of this himself, froze in place, not trying to ask what he meant.

Even the beasts and birds of prey, which were "feasting", were not affected in the slightest and continued to feast.

What exactly did I do?

What kind of people did I help?

What kind of people are the so-called ninjas?

What exactly does the "justice and destiny" in the prophecy of the Toad Great Immortal represent?

Asura only felt desperate in his heart.

"Fire Escape: Flame Technique!"

After a long time, Asura slowly closed his eyes, and then spewed a fierce fireball from his mouth, submerging the beast and the remains of the dead into the fire.

The fierce chakra flames burned, and the engulfed beast birds of prey let out a terrible cry.

Under the light of the fire, Asura's face was cloudy.

But in his heart, he only felt cold......

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