Uchiha's personal opinion

In order to build a defensive line that could completely block the northward advance of the Shogunate ninja, he had brought most of the garrisoned Iwagakure here. Only some unruly genin remained in the rear camp. However, at this time, a situation arose in the south!

This is absolutely a conspiracy by the Shogunate!

"What about the guards of those nobles and high-ranking officials!"

The demon leech said impatiently, "Even if those samurai are corrupt and incompetent, they shouldn't be unable to defeat some rioters!"

"grown ups……"

The messenger timidly handed over a document.

The leech roughly tore it open and immediately flew into a rage!

"asshole!"

"A bunch of bastards!"

It was those unruly ninjas left behind who instigated the riots in the southern counties!

Normally, it's one thing for them to use their escape techniques to spy on others urinating, and Demon Leech chose to protect them because he thought they might be of some use. But he never expected that they would cause such a big problem!

It is foreseeable that even after the rebellion in the various counties is quelled, he, as the garrison commander, will definitely be in deep trouble!

He can't escape at least one charge of "failing to manage his subordinates properly"!

What's more, Akatsuchi, the captain of the special investigation team, is still around!

Exhausted, the leech fell into deep despair.

Indeed, being a ninja commander is much harder than charging into battle!

……

"Rice riots!"

In the Ishikawa County Castle, the southern capital of the Land of Earth, a high-ranking nobleman, seated on a high throne, solemnly defined the nature of the riots that had swept across the counties.

Sitting beside him, Chitu felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, his dark yellow cheeks flushed slightly.

Although Akatsuchi interfered in the affairs of the garrisoned ninja army, he did not forget the purpose of this trip south.

Therefore, after the demon leech led his troops away from the camp, he arranged for his subordinates to investigate the "ninja spying" incident that the nobles had jointly complained about.

They thought it was just a formality, a small matter of finding a few unlucky ninjas to take the blame and get it over with, but they were surprised to find that those who stayed in the garrison camp were mostly "peeping Toms".

Just as Akatsuchi's subordinates were preparing to make an example of them, this group of seemingly carefree and irresponsible "Iwagakure genin" suddenly launched an attack, killing several of the investigation ninjas in one fell swoop. Only one investigation ninja who was outside the camp survived. Afterwards, the rebellious Iwagakure set fire to the camp and then ran around causing trouble in the county town.

Just after they hung the soldiers guarding the granary on the high wall to "defecate in the wind," the situation escalated as some civilians rushed into the granary to plunder the reserves.

Moreover, and most importantly, apart from the county towns near the garrison camp, the other southern county towns were basically where citizens spontaneously stormed the noble mansions and various important facilities!

In other words, while the rebellion in Iwagakure was certainly a contributing factor to this riot, the civilians in the southern region also bear considerable responsibility!

Of course, the fact that the garrison troops in the southern counties were attacked immediately and that the mysterious deaths of warriors at all levels led to chaos in command was also a minor factor that contributed to the spread of the riots.

Although the Grand Protector who ruled the southern region reluctantly accepted Akatsuchi's sophistry, the gazes of the other minor nobles still made Akatsuchi feel deeply ashamed!

To resist censorship and even incite riots as a Hidden Stone Ninja is a blatant insult to the Will of Stone!

Chitu couldn't wait to set off immediately and personally slaughter those traitors!

As for why a group of "incompetent" genin were able to kill a jonin-level investigator and dismantle local military commanders so quickly, Akatsuchi hadn't thought of that for the time being.

However, after much deliberation, the Southern Guardian refused his request to go into battle and ordered him to stay in Ishikawa County as a protector. Helpless, Akatsuchi had no choice but to send a message to the Demon Leech, who had already set off south, to send a portion of the ninja army back to quell the rebellion.

If the Shogunate army were to attack at this time...

Thinking of this, Chitu felt dizzy.

He completely botched this job!

……

"Ah Fei! Ah Fei!"

A "Iwagakure ninja" who walked with a bouncy gait and a mouth that stretched almost to his ears shouted loudly in the city amidst the flames.

"Here!"

On the tower beside him, Ah Fei, who was excitedly putting a noose around the neck of a fat, big-eared nobleman, took a moment to shout out.

Then, with a smirk, Afei kicked the nobleman, who hadn't even had a chance to scream before his neck was snapped in mid-air.

Its stout body swayed back and forth in mid-air like a pendulum.

"what's up?"

While enjoying the cheers of the commoners after the execution of the nobles, Afei asked Bai Jue, who was excitedly climbing the tower and imitating him.

"The bodies of those samurai have all been transported back to the secret base!"

Bai Jue also imitated A Fei, opening his arms as if to hug someone, and raising his head to feel the cheers of the common people in the county town.

"How many samurai corpses are there?"

This is also the question that Afei is most concerned about.

To create new White Zetsu, in order to ensure their combat effectiveness, a corpse with a certain combat ability is needed as a "culture medium". Otherwise, White Zetsu born solely from spore division would not only have extremely low intelligence, but would also be easily defeated in combat.

"I don't know, but there are a lot!"

This white zeolite is a classic example of a spore splitting formation, and its intelligence is ridiculously low.

"What about all that useless grain?"

Afei shifted his body slightly.

"They've all been distributed."

Bai Zetsu said with a grin, "Hey! You were so busy flying your kite, you didn't realize how great it was to distribute grain!"

"Is that so~"

Afei chuckled, then without warning, kicked the white Zetsu away.

"What kind of jerk is he! He doesn't even deserve to enjoy the cheers of the common people with Uncle Afei!"

Chapter 414 The Virtuous and Righteous Men of Iwagakure

"Iwagakure has actually gone this far..."

Inside the Konoha Governor's Office, Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo were reviewing confidential intelligence sent back from the front lines in the Land of Birds.

Sakumo Hatake had mixed feelings about this unprecedented mass defection of low-ranking ninjas in the ninja world.

The social order has collapsed...

With a slight sigh, Hatake Sakumo shook his head and continued reading the frontline intelligence.

Perhaps out of respect for the superiors, the Iwagakure undercover agents in the intelligence department used the term "rice riot" to describe the incident, which was completely unexpected and acted extremely strangely by the Iwagakure "low-level ninjas." However, the article also praised the indomitable will to resist and the fearless revolutionary spirit of these low-level Iwagakure ninjas who cared about their country and the people.

The reason for this description is that intelligence personnel believed that Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo both rose to power through underdog tactics and might not like terms like "treason" or "rebellion." Therefore, when describing this group of "Iwagakure ninjas," who were considered extremely strange even by them, they mostly used neutral or positive compliments.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo, who were reviewing the intelligence, also failed to notice anything unusual and believed that it was just a riot started by the oppressed lower-level Iwagakure.

"We need to provide appropriate assistance..."

Uchiha Tokugawa, recalling the Beacon's treacherous scheme from his past life, thought, "These Iwagakure patriots are relatively weak, and their organization seems very disorganized. They're probably just acting on a whim. Let alone a ninja army encircling them, even a concentrated attack by the Imperial Guard might not be enough to stop them..."

"After all, they're just a bunch of hot-blooded chuunibyou."

Hatake Sakumo nodded in agreement, but felt that the matter was not very meaningful: "Even if they provide ninja tools and equipment, they will not be able to withstand a surprise attack from a Jonin squad."

"We can take these patriots away when they are about to fail."

Uchiha Tokumitsu's inner turmoil was seething: "Then, they'll use these people's names to raise the banner of 'Free Iwagakure' or something..."

"Sounds...okay, it seems."

Although Hatake Sakumo seemed somewhat hesitant, he still managed to nod reluctantly: "However, it probably won't be easy to rescue these people amidst the defeat, unless we directly intervene in Iwagakure's suppression campaign, but then..."

Whether or not the person was rescued is completely unimportant!

Uchiha Tokumitsu laughed heartily and stood up: "If I say it exists, then it exists! Even if you just grab a monkey and stand it there, if I say it's a member of the Iwagakure righteous sect, then it is!"

Upon hearing this, Hatake Sakumo immediately burst out laughing.

"However, I still need to trouble you with something, Sakumo-kun."

"Uchiha Tokumitsu said."

"Tell me!"

Sakumo Hatake's expression immediately turned serious.

"I plan to have you stationed at the northern border for a period of time, and then you will lead three newly formed standing columns, commanding both the occupied territories and the northern border defense forces."

Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly said, "Your main job is to keep an eye on Kumogakure and also keep an eye on the Eight-Tails' intelligence..."

Sakumo Hatake didn't speak, he just nodded.

This was the first time Uchiha Tokumitsu had asked him to leave the town, but he knew there must be a reason for it.

"The Eight-Tails is extremely important. After all, among the nine tailed beasts, its power is second only to the Nine-Tails. If we can capture it..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu made a grasping gesture, "Then, even if the two great holy lands and Iwagakure and Kumogakure join forces completely, we are still confident of victory!"

"no problem!"

Sakumo Hatake said firmly.

"I will take two more newly formed columns to the Land of Rain to oversee the situation, and I will also recruit some regular ninja from Kirigakure to make it two thousand strong. As for the villages..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu pondered for a moment, "How about letting the Councilor of the Four Directions take charge of the expansion and preparation of the reserve scaffolded column?"

"However, the expansion of the scaffolding should not be too great, since too many people being transferred will affect the operation of the village."

Sakumo Hatake offered his opinion.

"Let's recruit ten reserve squadrons first."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "This way, it won't have much impact on the village's operation or mission system, since they're just staying in the village as a precaution."

"No problem."

Sakumo Hatake nodded.