Uchiha's personal opinion

Uchiha Shiina replied respectfully, and took the opportunity to subtly criticize Uchiha Fugaku.

"very good……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu showed no sign of distress. "Don't slack off here! Quickly go and wipe out the remaining enemies!"

"Especially you, Commander Shiina!"

"It's simply unacceptable for someone to be so negligent as the leader of the ninja army!"

"As ordered!"

Although he appeared to have been scolded, Uchiha Shiina was beaming with joy.

This also indirectly established Uchiha Tokumitsu's identity and authority as the leader of the participating ninja army.

Uchiha Tokumitsu looked around and saw corpses strewn everywhere.

Although most of them were unorthodox creatures like the Ninja Snake and Ninja Frog, a considerable number of Konoha ninja soldiers still died in battle.

"Ten thousand bones wither..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but sigh.

"here……"

"Let's call it the Lake of Sighs!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu pointed to the deep crater from the explosion, where hot springs were still continuously gushing out.

Chapter 376 Rebirth?

"...In this single battle, the Konoha Ninja Army completely wiped out the largest group of heretics in the history of the ninja world, dealt a heavy blow to evil forces such as Ryuchi Cave and Mount Myōboku, and laid the foundation for the long-term peace and prosperity of the ninja world..."

"Snapped!"

"Zi..."

Onoki Tsuchikage snapped off the radio's antenna, and the giant radio, purchased from United Company, immediately emitted a monotonous noise.

"boom!"

Onoki flicked his finger and shot out a chakra stone, smashing the noise generator to pieces.

This radio was a newly launched device from the United Company. It was very expensive and in extremely limited supply. It could receive news announcements and other information issued by the Shogunate through its frequency band. It was a landmark invention in the ninja world. It was a real pity that it was smashed like this. After all, Iwagakure only bought one and planned to disassemble it and replicate it later.

Meanwhile, the Iwagakure high-ranking officials who were gathered in the Tsuchikage's office to listen to the "Virtuous Voice" all pretended not to see or hear it, continuing to keep their heads down and not daring to show the slightest abnormality.

Huang Tu, who rose to the positions of Tsuchikage's assistant and Jonin class leader through rebellion, was no exception.

Even the commander-in-chief of the dispatched army, Tesshi, who had been occupying the Frost Country for a long time and was extremely dissatisfied with Onoki, was the same.

After the siege of the Land of Swamp, the victorious Konoha ninja army announced in the name of the joint anti-terrorism force that it would announce the results of the battle to the ninja world three days later through a new type of radio. The United Company took the opportunity to launch an ultra-long-range radio. Upon learning of this, Iwagakure also quickly obtained a quota through its channels.

However, the battle report broadcast on the radio really infuriated Onoki.

The radio broadcast by Uchiha Tokumitsu himself sounded like a declaration of victory from the perspective of a "guardian of the ninja world"!

This was something that Onoki, who was usually unwilling to show weakness, could not swallow!

If you can't win on the battlefield, you have to accept it! After all, there's nothing you can do if you're simply outmatched in strength!

But since radio broadcasts are this disgusting, Onoki still has ways to cover his ears.

"...They've all become mute, right?"

Onoki scanned them one by one with a dark expression.

Wherever their eyes fell, except for the loess and iron stones that managed to maintain their composure, everyone else lowered their heads even further.

"Look at you bunch of bastards! What kind of people are you!"

Seeing this, Onoki was furious and cursed, "You're all so timid and hesitant, like quails! Is this what you call the indomitable Iwagakure?"

"Disgraceful!"

"waste!"

"You guys are the worst group of Jonin I've ever trained!"

Enraged, Onoki berated the senior executives mercilessly.

The Iwagakure leaders who were being scolded were still somewhat nervous, but they also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

They were also familiar with Onoki's temperament, and it was better to vent now than to suppress it. After venting, they could start discussing countermeasures.

"……loess!"

After venting his anger, Onoki took a sip of water and coldly said to his eldest son, "As the village's assistant and the leader of the Jonin class, aren't you going to say anything?"

Huang Tu immediately shook his head, not daring to say another word.

"how about you……"

Onoki turned his gaze to Tesshi. "As the commander-in-chief of the Frost Country Army, aren't you going to say anything?"

"I will obey all orders from Lord Tsuchikage..."

Tieshi said respectfully.

He had no choice but to admit defeat.

After the siege of the Land of Swamp, Onoki personally arrived at the army camp of the Land of Frost. He first used the Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique to float in mid-air, and then used Dust Release to create a bottomless pit next to the iron-stone central command tent.

Then Tesshi obediently followed Onoki back to Iwagakure.

Faced with overwhelming military force, all strategies and tactics are futile.

"Since none of you are going to tell me, then I will."

Onoki scanned the assembled leaders once more, his expression serious, and said, "Now that things have come to this, do you all still oppose the village's decision to ally with Kumogakure?"

"Absolutely agree!"

"We firmly support it!"

"No objections whatsoever!"

The high-ranking members of Iwagakure responded one after another.

"The village's ninja force is still insufficient; we must increase its numbers to over 30,000!"

Onoki continued, "From now on, the principle of 'military-first' will be the starting point for all village policies!"

The higher-ups at Iwagakure still dared not say more.

Blindly expanding the ninja army will cause problems in other aspects of the village, but there is nothing that can be done about it.

Moreover, the tradition of Iwagakure is to make up for a lack of quality with quantity. As long as there are enough people, a quantitative change may lead to a qualitative change.

At the very least, the massive and loyal Iwagakure army would pose a significant challenge to Konoha or the Shogunate, deterring them from initiating a full-scale war.

After all, the pressure on Konoha and the Shogunate is simply too great right now.

Although the "De Guang Yu Yin" broadcast on the radio was not fully heard, according to the reconnaissance of the Iwagakure spies, the losses suffered by the Konoha ninja army in this battle were negligible compared to the gains they achieved.

Iwagakure boasted that they might be able to annihilate 20,000 heretics even if they gave it their all, but compared to the uproar caused among the Jonin by a regular ninja war and Uchiha Tokumitsu's glorious feat of killing Ryuchi Cave Goddess and the Great Sage's clone, it was far less significant.

The deep hot spring pit, especially known as the "Lake of Sighs," is truly terrifying—

Those who survive such a violent explosion are probably so powerful that even Onoki's Dust Release might not be able to cause them much damage!

Dust Release is the spiritual pillar of the Iwagakure lineage!

What's more, Uchiha Tokumitsu can fly now!

"Currently, the village has nearly 20,000 registered ninjas, and it will take about five years to expand to 30,000..."

A high-ranking member of Iwagakure said, forcing himself to speak.

Moreover, most of those recruited were either weak genin or substandard chunin.

"The most important thing is that there are people!"

Onoki waved his hand dismissively, indicating that this was no problem. "Only with a large enough number of people can we unearth the geniuses among them!"

"From now on, the village must not only adhere to the principle of prioritizing the military, but also appoint people based solely on their abilities!"

"As ordered!"

With things said to this extent, the Iwagakure leaders could no longer muster any rebuttal.

As for whether the expansion will be useful... well, let's just focus on successfully expanding first!

After all, Iwagakure doesn't have any powerful clans like the Uchiha. Based on Iwagakure's past experience of losing money on bonds and having to default on them, trying to follow the shogunate's lead would only lead to their own demise. So they might as well go their own way.

"But the village can't be without new sources of revenue..."

After a moment's thought, Onoki turned his gaze to Huang Tu, who was in charge of intelligence: "I remember Konoha set up a new district, right?"

"Yes……"

When asked about it, Huang Tu immediately broke out in a sweat.

"Hmph! You good-for-nothing!"

Onoki snorted coldly, then looked at Tesshi, "So, are you interested in starting a new district as well?"

"I will obey all orders from Lord Tsuchikage!"

Tieshi immediately and obediently replied.

The Frost Country Army under his command has always maintained an ambiguous relationship with the United Company. Although it has not completely turned its back on the Ninja Village, it has shown some centrifugal tendencies.

Even the radio station that Onoki smashed was actually obtained by Tetsushi through the United Company's channels.

But after being confronted and warned by Onoki, Tesshi immediately curbed his ambitions and transformed into Onoki's most loyal supporter.

—A coward who fears power but doesn't appreciate virtue!

Onoki internally labeled Tesshi, but outwardly remained calm.

"The expansion of the village requires funds, but the principle of prioritizing military needs cannot be interfered with by commercial interests..."

"So here's the arrangement: the Frost Country Front Army will be reorganized into the Special Economic Zone Construction Legion, with Ironstone continuing to lead the zone and continue developing trade relations with the United Company; the northern part of the Frost Country will be directly led by the Construction Legion, while the southwestern occupied area of ​​the Lightning Country will be jointly operated with Cloud Village..."

Ignoring the astonishment of the crowd, Onoki continued, "In this way, there is a clear distinction between inside and outside, isn't that wonderful!"