Uchiha's personal opinion

His subordinates set up three low tables in the attic, and arranged all kinds of fruits and pastries accordingly.

Under the escort of a Jonin from the Uchiha clan, the head monk and a middle-aged man dressed in brocade robes, who looked like a noble official, entered.

"Tokuko Jonin".

After the messenger entered the pavilion, he immediately bowed to Uchiha Tokumitsu, who was seated on the upper seat: "I am Konoemon Yoshiyuki, the Grand Councilor of the Imperial Household, and I have come to offer my condolences to the ninja army on the orders of the Daimyo."

The envoy's surname alone tells us that he must have been a high-ranking official or close advisor to the daimyo.

"Please sit down!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu put the scroll away and pointed to the low table that had been set up.

The envoy, Konoemon Yoshiyuki, and the chief priest took their seats.

"What does the great name intend to do?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu had no interest in small talk and got straight to the point.

"This incident was caused by the envoy's misinterpretation of the daimyo's wishes, and the Grand Minister of State will hold him accountable; however, the daimyo's sacredness cannot be desecrated, so please, Jonin Tokumitsu, withdraw your ninja army."

Dainagon Konoemon Yoshiyuki said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "In addition, the ninja army of Jonin Tokuko has made meritorious contributions in clearing out the bandits in the city, and the daimyo has also given them other rewards."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but laugh.

It seems that Daiming does have some idea of ​​what's going on, though not much.

"anything else?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu tapped his fingers lightly on the low table. "Does the Daimyo think this is enough to get rid of the Uchiha?"

"...Jonin Tokuko, the Daimyo has decided not to pursue your disobedience any further!"

Konoemon Yoshiyuki's face darkened. "Don't you realize that coercing the lord in this way violates the principles of loyalty and righteousness?"

Is there any loyalty or righteousness between ninjas and daimyo nobles?

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but chuckle, "Aren't ninjas just mercenaries for the daimyo? You're talking about loyalty and righteousness with mercenaries?"

"Besides, how did the Daimyo humiliate the ninja clan? Wasn't it the Daimyo who sent envoys to question them? Now you want to talk about loyalty and righteousness?"

"It was the daimyo who allocated funds to support the ninja village!"

"It was the ninjas who protected the daimyo's property!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu retorted decisively: "Otherwise, do you really think that those palace guards can maintain control of the Land of Fire?"

"...The one-country-one-village system established by Lord Hashirama is the pillar for maintaining peace in the ninja world, and it must never be destroyed!"

Unable to find a way to explain himself, Konoemon Yoshiyuki brought up the rules again.

As Uchiha Tokumitsu said, the rule of the five great nations was indeed mainly based on ninja villages to quell rebellions and defend against foreign enemies, while the imperial army, with samurai as its backbone, had long been corrupt and decadent.

If it weren't for the assistance of the superhumanly powerful and numerous ninja army, the rule of the daimyo nobles would have been overthrown by the rebellious peasants long ago under such brutal exploitation.

After each rebellion was quelled, officials from the daimyo prefecture would often come out to clean up the mess, while also blaming the ninjas for their indiscriminate killing and shifting all the blame onto them in an attempt to win over the survivors.

"Lord Great Nayan..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu was known as Konoemon Yoshiyuki.

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in Konoemon Yoshiyuki's heart, believing that Uchiha Tokumitsu was about to give in.

"You must understand that in today's ninja world, only the ninja's sword and techniques are the true measure of power."

Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly drew his katana from his waist and placed it horizontally on the low table.

His figure was reflected in the mirror-like blade, and the bright light of the blade sent chills down his spine.

"The ninja's sword shattered the samurai's honor, and the ninja's techniques burned priests and shrine maidens to ashes. All those who prided themselves on their noble bloodlines met the same fate before the sword and the techniques: to die equally. No one was an exception."

Uchiha Tokumitsu spoke calmly, but his words carried a fierce threat: "The Uchiha have three conditions. Listen carefully and go back to report to your daimyo!"

"First, the arrogant minister Asakura has humiliated the powerful clans and deserves to be executed!"

"Secondly, the Guardian Shinobi are suspected of manipulating the government and should be abolished!"

"Third, the affairs of the ninja clan are to be decided by themselves, and neither court officials nor local guardians may interfere!"

"The Uchiha clan isn't unreasonable; these are their conditions."

Uchiha Tokumitsu ignored Konoemon Yoshiyuki, who was about to stand up and argue, and waved for his subordinates to come inside and take him away.

"Oh, right, I forgot to add something..."

Just as Konoemon Yoshiyuki was being dragged to the doorway, Uchiha Tokumitsu stopped his subordinate and added, "If samurai in ancient times could go to Kyoto, it's only natural that ninjas, who are even stronger than samurai, should follow in their footsteps and go to Kyoto as well, right?"

After speaking, Uchiha Tokumitsu waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to take Koemon Yoshiyuki away.

Chapter 169 The Beginning of the Collapse of Ritual and Music

The next morning, Konoemon Yoshiyuki arrived at the Fire Temple, travel-worn, and announced that the daimyo had accepted all the conditions proposed by Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Konoemon Yoshiyuki also sent a brocade box containing the head of Asakura Daifu, who had gone to Konoha to demand an explanation.

In addition, the daimyo's original guardian ninja were officially disbanded.

At the same time, the Daimyo also issued an edict to the guardians of all provinces and counties in the Land of Fire, ordering them not to further restrict the actions of the Konoha ninja clan.

The speed at which the daimyo surrendered also exceeded Uchiha Tokumitsu's expectations.

He thought that the daimyo would at least put on a show of anger and then, after being persuaded by the nobles, would reluctantly bow his head to him by evening!

Unexpectedly, I surrendered so easily.

Uchiha Tokumitsu also underestimated the impact of the ninja army's campaign on the daimyo and noble officials.

Deep down, the noble daimyo still looked down on ninjas, especially those who were clearly seen as tools.

In this era where powerful ninjas generally reside in ninja villages, and are rarely seen by ordinary people except when they are on missions, many nobles who consider themselves of noble blood actually have no concept of the strength of ninjas.

In their minds, ninjas are nothing more than tools that can be quickly trained and are suitable for doing all sorts of dirty work. Even the most powerful black market ninjas, who once assassinated the 'God of Ninjas,' are at their beck and call under the lure of money.

So what are mere Konoha ninjas?

What are these so-called powerful ninja clans anyway?

They were all tempted by money and a sense of righteousness, and they recklessly risked their lives on the battlefield.

But when the Uchiha ninja army attacked with their cold ninja swords and blazing fire-style techniques, the nobles realized how shallow, ignorant, and ridiculous their understanding of ninjas had been.

I originally thought that the well-equipped city guards would be no match for the Uchiha ninja army—whether it was the samurai who were the backbone and also practiced chakra swordsmanship, or the well-trained foot soldiers, even with the addition of the sturdy city walls, they were all as fragile as paper in front of the ninja army.

Two of the five prefectures in the vicinity of the Daimyo's capital have already been captured by the Uchiha ninja army. Even the Fire Temple, which he relied on, could not hold out for more than an hour under the attack of the main ninja army of Uchiha Tokumitsu. Moreover, the Daimyo's Guardian Ninja Company was not even qualified to compete with any of the Tokumitsu Red Guards. The Daimyo really had no power left to fight back.

What terrified the nobles the most was that, faced with the Uchiha ninja army's blatant rebellion, the entire village of Konoha, and even the Hokage's faction—the Uchiha clan's political enemies—maintained silence and even deliberately condoned it throughout the process!

Even some of the Konoha ninja clans that had close ties with the nobles of the Daimyo's mansion maintained a terrifying silence on this matter!

The various inside stories and conspiracies that might be involved behind this made the nobles tremble with fear.

In short, Uchiha Tokumitsu showed them through his actions: My lord! Times have changed!

……

With his conditions met, Uchiha Tokumitsu personally dispatched envoys to Izumi and Settsu counties to withdraw the Akabane ninja forces that had occupied the two cities.

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't care whether the Daimyo had really disbanded the Guardian Ninja. Even if the Daimyo only nominally disbanded them and then secretly changed their names, it didn't matter, since it would become a pretext for future attacks.

As for whether the local garrison commanders will comply with the daimyo's edict and cease questioning the ninja clan's actions, that is equally irrelevant.

The edict issued by the daimyo is a good reason. If they encounter obstacles from local officials in the future, the Uchiha ninja army can use the pretext of "eliminating treacherous officials" to directly draw their swords and kill people.

Uchiha Tokumitsu simply couldn't believe that the heads of nobles could withstand the ninja swords of the Uchiha.

……

"Everything should be done in moderation, and now is not the best time to go to Luoyang."

As the main ninja army was about to arrive in Konoha, Hatake Sakumo held talks with Uchiha Tokumitsu outside the village.

"But... it seems you've offended Tsunade quite badly, Tokumitsu-kun..."

Sakumo Hatake responded with a wry smile.

"I just scolded her for her childishness. Speaking of which, Tsunade is really emotionally fragile~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't take it seriously, waving his hand to order his ninja army to return to the village first, while he continued chatting idly with Hatake Sakumo: "What happened to Tsunade?"

"It's said... I've only heard it, but Tsunade is planning to recall the Senju branch to reorganize the clan..."

Sakumo Hatake lowered his voice and said.

"The Senju Clan..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned upon hearing this, "...Wasn't it wiped out in the First Shinobi World War?"

"Those were the young and strong ninjas of the direct line of the Senju clan, but back when Lord Tobirama was in charge of Konoha, many members of the Senju clan had already changed their surnames after marriage..."

Sakumo Hatake replied, "What Tsunade wants to recall now are these branch families that have been separated..."

"When did this happen? Why didn't I receive this urgent intelligence...?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was still somewhat stunned.

The Senju clan, which had previously retired from public life, went public through a reverse merger!

This news is absolutely thrilling!

Moreover, Tsunade's actions have essentially declared that the ninja world timeline in her past life memories has been completely disrupted by this "butterfly," making it impossible to predict what will happen in the future.

"The news that came out in the early hours of the morning..."

Sakumo Hatake replied, "Perhaps time was too tight, so it's possible that the information wasn't delivered to you in a timely manner?"

"This is really..."

For a moment, Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't know how to respond: "I wonder if our Hokage will go crazy when he hears this news..."

"It's said that the Hokage is indeed in a rather low mood..."

Hatake Sakumo also indirectly confirmed Uchiha Tokumitsu's judgment, "Moreover, it is said that several Senju branches, such as Takasugi, Takagi, Chiba, and Haruno, have already agreed to return to the Upper Sect..."

"This……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was having a terrible headache.