Uchiha's personal opinion

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, waved his hand, signaling Sakumo Hatake to step down.

The two advisors opened their mouths as if to speak, but seeing the Third Generation's exhausted appearance, they didn't say anything more.

Seeing this, Hatake Sakumo also stood up, nodded to the two advisors, and prepared to leave.

Just as his hand touched the doorknob, he heard the voice of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, behind him.

“Sakumo-kun…you cannot participate in the war, that’s the bottom line.”

"understand……"

Sakumo Hatake turned around and bowed in greeting.

"And also, don't lose..."

Mitokado Yan sighed, feeling somewhat disheartened.

"I will transfer the mobile forces to De Guangjun's command..."

Sakumo Hatake nodded in reply.

The mobile force's combat jonin were mainly composed of jonin from the Uchiha clan, so it made sense for them to be assigned to fight under Uchiha Tokumitsu's command. It was just a matter of changing their combat uniforms. In addition, the mobile force's support ninjas could also provide some support and security for Tokumitsu's shogunate's ninja army.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, waved his hand.

Sakumo Hatake said nothing more and left.

"Hiruzen..."

Xiaochun, who was turning over to her new room, asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Whether we win or lose, it's a matter for the Uchiha clan."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, said calmly.

"The village ninjas are all watching; this is the inevitable trend..."

Mitokado sighed again.

……

Daimyofu, the Land of Water.

The daimyo of the Land of Water, who had lost his appetite and was so distracted by the harassment from the shogunate's shogunate's expeditionary force, was still basking in the joy of reclaiming the eastern islands when another piece of bad news arrived.

"Has Hanzo from Amegakure joined the war?"

Even in the Land of Water, far away on the edge of the ninja world, the name of Hanzo the Salamander, the "demigod," had long been known.

Although he looked down on the uncouth and uncultured ninjas from the bottom of his heart, the daimyo of the Land of Water was still shocked by this matter.

"Yes……"

The Hidden Mist ninja responsible for delivering intelligence replied helplessly.

"What on earth is the Mizukage up to?!"

The daimyo roared in fury, "Konoha has already come knocking on our door! Why aren't you gathering the ninja army to fight back!"

The ninja who delivered the order was speechless.

He was just a special Jonin known for his exceptional speed, responsible only for information exchange between the ninja village and the daimyo's prefecture; he had no idea about so many inside stories.

Besides, even if I knew him, I couldn't just tell him by his real name.

You can't just say that the elders and the Mizukage are irreconcilable enemies, and that the Mizukage is holding back now just to see the elders make a fool of themselves, right?

"Please, Lord Mizukage, come to Daimyo Prefecture!"

"Da Ming said coldly."

"Lord Mizukage will not come."

The messenger ninja spoke without hesitation.

Why!

Daming was both annoyed and curious.

The messenger ninja remained silent.

Surely we can't just say that directly? It wouldn't be appropriate to say that the Mizukage is holding the ninja army and preparing to drive them away after the elders and Konoha go to war, would it?

The samurai under the daimyo glared at the impolite messenger ninja.

"...You can leave now!"

Daimyo waved wearily.

The ninja who gave the order remained silent, bowed, and withdrew from the inner palace.

"Your Highness..."

After the ninja who had given the order left, the daimyo's samurai mustered his courage and asked, "Why not take this man...?"

The lord waved his hand to stop him from speaking.

Ninjas are known for their keen senses, and at this point, the messenger ninja hadn't gone far yet.

Furthermore, even the Kanpaku's direct troops were routed by the mere Rain Ninja, and Kanpaku himself was easily captured and beheaded by the Rain Ninja. How could the Daimyo not be terrified?

Force is the guarantee of power.

After recognizing his own strength, Daimyo became less impulsive than before.

Naturally, he was too lazy to bother with any more of those pointless things like establishing his authority.

If he angered the Mizukage who dared to annihilate the three great ninja clans, his position as daimyo would likely be in jeopardy.

Thinking of this, the daimyo of the Land of Water, his head spinning with anger, grabbed a paperweight from the table and threw it at the samurai who had given him the bad idea.

"Bang!"

The sound is crisp and clear; it's a good start.

A nonsensical thought inexplicably flashed through Daiming's mind.

The metal paperweight smashed the samurai's head, causing him to bleed profusely, but he still stood upright and endured the blow, his kneeling posture and expression showing no sign of relaxation.

"...A great battle is imminent! Stop with this useless talk!"

After smashing it, the daimyo felt some regret, but his dignity as a lord did not allow him to apologize to his subordinates. So he just coldly reprimanded them from an official perspective, and then waved for the samurai to leave to heal their wounds.

After the samurai knelt and left, the daimyo's palace returned to a deathly silence.

The eunuchs were all tense, even holding their breath.

"Born of the ninja clan, never defeated, established his own government and military command, spreading his martial prowess throughout the world..."

The daimyo muttered to himself, his body trembling slightly, "A true hero, a true tyrant..."

His voice was very soft, and the attendants in the hall did not notice it.

Having been well-versed in classical texts since childhood, Daimyo naturally found heroes with similar actions to Uchiha Tokumitsu in various historical records.

Without exception, their final choice was to go to Luoyang.

Moreover, Uchiha Tokumitsu has a unique advantage: his formidable strength is well-known throughout the ninja world.

Even the usual assassination methods were no longer effective...

For a moment, the daimyo couldn't think of a good way to deal with such a power-hungry strongman.

Especially when there is obvious discord within the Fog Concealment.

The Fire Country Daimyo had mentioned the attack on Uchiha Tokumitsu by the strongest ninja in the black market, the Immortal Horned Suzu, in a secret letter, and also hinted at asking the strong ninjas of Kirigakure to join the fight, but the Water Country Daimyo refused.

At the time, he felt that such a thing was really beneath him.

"If you can't even control a ninja village, you, as a daimyo, should feel ashamed!"

The memory of his own mocking expression when he received the letter made his cheeks flush.

"The one who can overthrow a great nation must be the one with virtuous virtue!"

The daimyo of the Land of Water immediately recalled a sentence mentioned in the letter from the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Furthermore, comparing this with the current state of the Land of Water, it unequivocally confirms the correctness of what the Daimyo of the Land of Fire said at the time.

Then, he recalled the suggestion made by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire in his secret letter to train his own ninja army.

It shouldn't be too late, right...?

The daimyo of the Land of Water immediately summoned his attendant, who brought paper and pen, intending to write a personal reply to the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Chapter 193 Open the door! Free trade!

An envoy dispatched by a daimyo from the Land of Water was brought to Uchiha Tokumitsu's residence.

The Hozuki ninja in charge of escorting the messenger roughly ripped off the blindfold covering his eyes, handed him over to the Uchiha ninja who came out to meet him, and after a few casual words, left.

The messenger squinted for a while before his vision returned.

The envoy was traveling south by ship from the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Water, but he was captured by the Hozuki ninja who had come to investigate less than two hours after setting sail. If he hadn't been quick-witted enough to shout out his purpose in time, he probably would have been chopped up by the Hozuki ninja with a single stroke of his sword.

Even though he survived by sheer luck, the messenger still went through a lot of hardship. He was blindfolded and tossed around on the ship, changed ships countless times along the way, and was carried on his back to walk on the sea for a long time before finally arriving at Midway Island after many difficulties.

But he couldn't remember the route he had taken.

The only thing I remember is that, as an archipelago nation, it had no defenses despite having a sea, and was left with nowhere to fight back when mainland countries came to bully it.

"Please show your credentials as a messenger."

The Uchiha ninja who came out to hand over the work spoke in a relatively gentle tone.

Without further ado, the envoy pulled out a seal and a document from his robes.

"The Water Country's Grand Chamberlain, General Atsushi?"

The Uchiha ninja raised an eyebrow and read out the envoy's official title and name.

"it's me."

The envoy, Atsushi Konoe, nodded in agreement.

The attitude they displayed lacked the arrogance that nobles habitually displayed.