Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 167 Creating Political Enemies
"Captain, something bad has happened! The Mitokado clan ninjas are trying to steal our credit!"

Tekudo rushed over in a panic, bringing some bad news.

"It doesn't matter, they're just a bunch of clowns."

Umino Sasuke, however, was completely unconcerned and did not take them seriously at all. If Elder Mitokado Homura had come to demand the person in person, he might have had some reservations. But a group of ninja assassins trying to take the person away was simply wishful thinking.

The entire camp was within Umino Sasuke's perception range, so he naturally knew what was going on.

It turned out that after the news of the victorious return of the Konoha Hundred Generals reached Konoha Village, the village was greatly shocked. In particular, after learning that the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers had also been brought back, many Konoha ninja clans began to have their own ideas.

The Mito clan was quite radical. While other Konoha ninja clans were still going through the mission procedures, the Mito clan sent their clan ninja assassins, riding their summoning beast, the Flying Eagle, to the Land of Waves, intending to take away the daimyo of the Land of Rivers and seize this enormous credit.

However, they were directly blocked by the Konoha Hundred. The Konoha Hundred are not what they used to be. They are now much stronger and richer. They have even trained a squadron of puppeteers. They are not afraid of a squadron of Jonin ninjas from the Mito Gate.

Moreover, the Mitomon ninjas arrived in a hurry without any mission authorization. How could they possibly take away the daimyo of the Land of Rivers just like that?

Especially after Uchiha Shun appeared, the Mitomon ninjas could only rage helplessly.

The Mitomon ninja were kicked out of their camp without even seeing the face of the daimyo of the Land of Rivers.

Although the daimyo of the Land of Rivers was fat and big-eared, he was not weak in politics at all. Ever since he learned that the Hidden Mist Army had been defeated by the Leaf Village's Hundred Puppet Army, and especially after he saw the terrifying ruins of the coastal fortress after it was destroyed, he changed his previous arrogant attitude and began to value the Leaf Village's Hundred Puppet Army very much.

They even brought out two of the Six Guardian Ninja to try and win over the Konoha Hundred.

Umino Sasuke then took the opportunity to arrange for Ehiko and Shiranui Mama to serve as bodyguards for the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers. As for the issue of guardians, he would have to return to Konoha and discuss it with the Third Hokage before making a decision. However, it is likely that Sarutobi Hiruzen would be happy to facilitate this.

There are many benefits to appointing Ehime and Shiranui Mama as guardians of the Land of Rivers. Not to mention increasing the political influence of the Konoha Hundred, the mission quotas and security of the Land of Rivers will also be better guaranteed after the Ninja War ends.

As for why it was Ehime and Shiranui Masashi, besides being reluctant to part with the powerful combat strength of Shirakumo Hayama, Uchiha Shun, Namiashi Raito, Yamashiro Midoriya, etc., it was also for the sake of easier control.

Hayama Shirakumo and Shun Uchiha are powerful fighters, already possessing the imposing presence of elite Jonin. It would be a waste of their talents to serve as guardians of the Land of Rivers.

Of course, Ehiko and Shiranui Mama are also quite strong, especially after they have acquired a lot of ninjutsu during this period. Their strength has increased greatly, surpassing that of a regular special jonin, and they are showing a trend of developing into jonin-level combat power.

The reason for choosing these two as guardians of the Land of Rivers, besides their strength, is primarily due to their loyalty.

Ehiko grew up with him and was therefore very reliable.

As for Shiranui Mama, after spending time with him, I found him to be quite reliable. In addition, with Shiranui Ri, a rising star among the Konoha Hundred, Shiranui Mama will definitely know how to choose and will not be easily swayed by other forces.

Compared to the adult Shiranui Mama, whose potential has been exhausted, Shiranui Riko is a rising genius ninja, known as one of the twin stars of the Konoha Hundred Puppet Masters along with Inuzuka Ryo.

Currently, Ryo Inuzuka has mastered a series of powerful ninjutsu, such as the Human-Beast Hybrid Transformation: Three-Headed Wolf, and has already achieved the combat power of a Special Jonin. Ryo Shiranui is not far behind, especially after inheriting the Body Flicker Technique from Sasuke Umino. With his Body Flicker Sword Technique, he can easily defeat Chunin as if cutting melons and vegetables. He can even hold his own against his uncle, Makoto Shiranui.

Given Shiranui Ri's trajectory, she is undoubtedly the next pillar of the Shiranui clan, the hope for their resurgence. Consequently, Shiranui Mama has shown immense loyalty and deference to Umino Sasuke. The daimyo of the Land of Rivers is also very satisfied with Ehiko and Shiranui Mama, feeling a significant increase in his security.

Being in the Konoha Hundred-Man Army's main camp was especially reassuring.

After being driven away from the Land of Rivers, the Mitomon ninjas, unable to meet the daimyo, began to cause trouble under various pretexts. Upon seeing dozens of ocean-going ships, they were overcome with greed.

However, these ocean-going vessels had already been sold by Umino Sasuke to the Wave Country Ocean Trading Company through a transfer of 20% of the shares and 10 million ryo in cash.

The 20% share was protection money handed over to Konoha Village and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. As for the 10 million ryo in cash, it had already been used to resettle the disaster victims of the Land of Rivers, and not a single penny was left.

The Mitomon ninjas, overcome by greed, actually tried to force the Land of Waves Ocean Trading Company to submit and break the contract, but they were beaten so badly by Kakuzu that they fled in terror.

The Wave Country Ocean Trading Company is crucial to the future of the Wave Country, and its influence has already begun to grow. It immediately submitted a diplomatic statement to the Konoha Hundred.

Since this involved a major matter between nations, the Konoha Hundred Ninja dared not be negligent in the slightest. They immediately arrested and imprisoned the Mitomon ninja, intending to bring him back to Konoha for the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, to punish him personally.

Not long after the Mito Gate ninjas were captured, many more Konoha ninja clans sent people to take away the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers. Even the Uchiha clan was no exception, and the person who came was Uchiha Fugaku, the next generation successor of the Uchiha clan.

These Konoha ninjas had all followed proper procedures, and the Konoha Hundred Ninjas couldn't easily stop them. However, the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers felt it would be safer to be escorted by so many Konoha Hundred Ninjas, so he refused to let them go.

The daimyo of the Land of Rivers only wavered when facing Uchiha ninjas.

"The Uchiha deserted us in the face of battle and abandoned us. Now they're trying to steal our credit. This is outrageous! Arrest them all!"

Umino Sasuke feigned extreme anger and issued the arrest order.

At this moment, his issuance of such an unusual order was certainly not because of the merits of the daimyo of the land of rivers, but rather because of deeper considerations.

For the Konoha Hundred to avoid being disbanded, it needs the combined efforts of both internal and external forces, and being an enemy of the Uchiha clan would be just the right fit.

If the Konoha 100 were to clash with the Uchiha clan, the Konoha leadership and the other Konoha ninja clans would certainly be happy to see it happen.

With external pressure from the Uchiha clan, the Konoha Hundred will only become more cohesive. Internally, with the help of the Konoha leadership and the Konoha ninja clans, the Konoha Hundred might even be able to expand in order to balance the power.

Despite their apparent strength, the Uchiha clan actually had very limited influence and their political methods were rather simple and brutal. They were not good at underhanded tactics, making them a decent political opponent. Sasuke Umino was happy to mold the Konoha Hundred into a vanguard pawn in the fight against the Uchiha.

"Umino Sasuke, do you dare?"

Fugaku Uchiha shouted coldly, drew his longsword, and pointed it at Sasuke Umino.

(End of this chapter)