Uchiha's personal opinion

"if not?"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, even had the leisure to exhale a smoke ring.

"Could it be that on this night of victory, a civil war will break out between the Uchiha clan and Sakumo Hatake's Reform Party?"

"Moreover, at a time like this, even if a civil war breaks out, do we still have a chance of winning?"

"Then you can't just let those Uchiha lunatics run rampant like this!"

Koharu, disregarding everything else, shouted, "They'll lead the village down the path of destruction!"

"The victor is not condemned; that's the rule of the ninjas..."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, lightly tapped the embers in his pipe and said calmly, "Sakumo is the Chief of the General Staff appointed by me personally. He has the authority to decide on matters concerning Kumogakure."

"...You've changed!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Xiaochun finally managed to utter a sentence through gritted teeth.

"I haven't changed..."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, filled his pipe with tobacco again, rubbed two fingers together to create a flame, lit it, and took a deep, satisfying drag. "Times have changed..."

"So what are you planning to do?"

Xiaochun, who was turning over to her dorm, sighed and asked.

"I intend to nominate the next Hokage to His Highness the Daimyo!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, exhaled a large cloud of smoke, concealing his expression behind the thick mist.

"You are crazy!"

Xiaochun, who had just changed dormitories, was terrified.

"The nominees are Sakumo Hatake, Tsunade Senju, and Orochimaru..."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, ignored Koharu Utatane's rudeness and asked casually, "Furthermore, I will set up a probationary period for each of them. What do you think?"

"...Hiruzen, you're still too weak!"

Koharu Utatane then understood the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's intention.

To put it bluntly, it's about completely muddying up the water!

But that doesn't mean she would agree with such a approach.

After saying that, she turned and left.

"..."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, hesitated to speak.

Those familiar words reminded him of the deceased Danzo.

Chapter 239 The Conqueror's Glory

Mitomon feels that the world is absolutely terrible!

First, he failed to accomplish anything on his mission to Kumogakure. Second, he was overconfident in his strength but was severely injured by the Eight-Tails Gyūki. Now, he has to be dragged to the signing ceremony of the ceasefire agreement of the three great ninja villages as a background figure!

In particular, Mitokado Homura, in order to avoid looking too disheveled, disregarded the aftereffects and had a medical ninja use medical ninjutsu to forcibly heal his wounds. However, although he no longer needed to wear bandages, he still dared not wear a standard vest or similar clothing, and could only simply wear a loose robe, which looked particularly out of place compared to the group of fully armored and armed combat Jonin.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared, and Mitomon Homura only felt that these shogunate ninjas and the participating ninjas were extremely noisy.

Seeing the ninja clans that originally belonged to the Hokage lineage and the shogunate ninjas walking arm in arm like brothers, Mitokado Homura felt extremely depressed!

But there's nothing we can do about it!

Even under the watchful eyes of everyone, he still needed to maintain the demeanor of an advisory elder.

Judging solely from his energy and spirit, Mitokado Yan was still in better shape than Tsuchida, who looked lifeless.

So, with the idea of ​​venting his anger at Kumogakure and planting a seed of disaster for Uchiha Tokumitsu, Mitokado Homura walked with his hands behind his back toward Tsuchida, who was sitting in the corner looking bewildered.

"Mr. Tsuchidai, we meet again."

Mitokado spoke to Tsuchida in a condescending manner.

Tu Tai looked up at him, but didn't say a word.

"If only I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?"

Mitokado Homura sneered, "When I brought peace to Kumogakure, you refused to let me in; now that you've suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield, you're surrendering so readily..."

"In my opinion, the Cloud Village's martial arts faction should be renamed the 'Strength-Admiring Faction.' If they have no backbone, they shouldn't embarrass the martial arts factions of the ninja world!"

"As for you, Mr. Tutai, after you sign the surrender agreement, will your village still accept a sinner like you?"

"By the way, have you found a quiet place for seppuku? Is the sword for seppuku ready? Is the poison for seppuku potent enough to kill quickly? If we're not prepared, the process of seppuku can be extremely painful!"

Mitomon's series of sarcastic remarks brought a bit of life back to the originally lifeless earthen platform.

His face flushed red, and his right hand reached for the ninja tool pouch strapped to his thigh.

Mitomon Yan simply watched Tsuchikage's movements with a cold smile, showing no fear whatsoever.

"We can't kill people, we can't kill people... The village has already paid a huge price to ease the situation..."

After staring intently at Mitokado Homura for a long time, Tsuchida lowered his head and tried to calm himself down, removing his right hand from his ninja tool bag.

"Killing him would be too easy for that evil little brat Uchiha Tokumitsu! It's better to keep him alive so he can cause Konoha's decline!"

Tsuchida found another reason for himself in his heart, then slowly closed his eyes, ignoring Mitokado Homura's barrage of sarcastic remarks.

……

Mitomon Homura and Tsuchida's farce was naturally reported to Uchiha Tokumitsu, who was resting in the quiet room, by the attendant ninja who was keeping a close eye on the two.

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu, with a strange expression, told his attendant ninjas not to pay attention and let the two losers continue their verbal sparring.

"By the way, Mitokado Homura probably doesn't know that I plan to arrange for Sarutobi Shinnosuke to take over the occupied territories of the Land of Lightning, right..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu stroked his chin, finding the idea increasingly interesting.

He hadn't mentioned this plan to either Hatake Sakumo.

Furthermore, in the understanding of the Konoha ninjas and the Shogunate ninjas, given Uchiha Tokumitsu's desire for land, he would inevitably adopt a model similar to that of the southern islands of the Land of Water to rule the southern region of the Land of Lightning.

In reality, Uchiha Tokumitsu had no intention of taking over the Land of Lightning's occupied territories.

Based on the combined strength of the Uchiha clan and its affiliated ninja clans, the current control and management of their existing territory has reached a critical point for effective control. If they continue to expand, they will inevitably face a shortage of manpower.

Furthermore, the terms of the ceasefire with Kumogakure were unprecedentedly harsh, and it was already an extraordinary occurrence that Kumogakure agreed to them. How long it could be maintained was still a question.

According to Uchiha Tokumitsu's estimation, as long as the war between Kumogakure and Kirigakure ends, within two years, Kumogakure, having recovered, will be eager to reclaim its territory and even launch another war to avenge its previous defeat.

This is also what the core of the militant faction demands.

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu did not know what kind of internal struggle had led to this compromise in Kumogakure, nor was he clear about whether there had been any major changes in the war between Kumogakure and Kirigakure, the only certainty was that the peace under this "ceasefire agreement" was destined not to last long.

Just as Germany II, which was defeated in World War I and signed a harsh treaty in its previous life, transformed into Germany III and swept across Europe again not long afterward, no country is willing to be suppressed in this way, especially the Cloud Village, which is led by the militant faction.

Of course, just like World War II in the previous life, the revenge war launched by the losers will be extremely cruel, but it will also smash the original ninja world order to pieces again, thus giving ambitious people like Uchiha Tokumitsu more opportunities to fish in troubled waters.

"After all, a world without any excitement is just too boring..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu looked out the window at the azure sky.

The weather is great today.

It was midday, so the moon, high in the sky, was nowhere to be seen.

Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed on the moon for over a thousand years without dying. Putting aside her combat power, this advantage of longevity alone made Tokumitsu Uchiha extremely envious.

"Lord Deguang, the time to sign the peace treaty is approaching."

A respectful attendant ninja approached and spoke to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"I see……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu stood up and walked to the mirror to check his appearance again.

Perhaps due to using the Mangekyou Sharingan too frequently and consuming too much of his eye power, Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that his vision had recently declined, and when he looked at his own figure in the mirror, it felt inexplicably blurry.

Touching once more the scroll containing the White Zetsu's corpse in the scroll case on his chest, Uchiha Tokumitsu felt he couldn't wait any longer.

Having caused so much trouble in the ninja world, I wonder what the Sage of Six Paths, who is still alive even after death, and the Toad Sage, who is still old and immortal, think about it.

But no matter what they think, as long as they are strong enough, even if it's Kaguya Otsutsuki, Uchiha Tokumitsu would dare to give her a long vacation.

Picking up a specially made headband, Uchiha Tokumitsu solemnly put it on his forehead.

Unlike the headbands worn by ordinary Konoha ninjas, this headband is engraved with the Uchiha clan's fan emblem.

Then, Uchiha Tokumitsu strode out of the meditation room and headed towards the signing ceremony of the ceasefire agreement.

……

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

As the Shogunate ninjas lined up on the periphery shouted in unison, Uchiha Tokumitsu strode into the venue with his head held high.

The shogunate ninjas present immediately stood up and bowed.

Subsequently, the Rain Ninja present, disregarding the presence of Hanzo the Salamander, also rose to pay their respects.

Even the other participating ninja clans who originally leaned towards the Hokage's faction bowed to Uchiha Tokumitsu as he walked onto the platform.

Mitokado Homura, who was playing a background role, felt a little embarrassed.

But he also understood the reason.

The Konoha ninjas are also a group that admires strength.

The Konoha ninja clans were drawn to the village by the two powerful clans that founded it, and they joined Konoha voluntarily in order to gain the protection of two unparalleled powerhouses, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

Moreover, Uchiha Tokumitsu brought them unimaginable glory and allocated them lucrative territories. Under the dual temptation of honor and wealth, the ninja clans, who were already somewhat wavering within the village, naturally began to change their stance.

This was also largely due to the influence of the affiliated ninja clans of the Uchiha clan.

Under the military protection of the Uchiha clan, the United Company's business in the ninja world has grown bigger and bigger. Now, those affiliated ninja clans with average strength are all making a fortune by riding on the coattails of the Uchiha clan. Other ninja clans are naturally envious and jealous.

Now it seems that the United Company has another opportunity to expand, and some ninja clans with more flexible stances naturally choose to attach themselves to it.