Uchiha's personal opinion

"I know my own faults, but only De Guang knows them..."

Ashura once again took out the book "The Sayings of Tokukō (Top Secret Edition of the Shogunate, Personally Proofread by the Shogun)" from his bosom, gently brushed away a speck of dust from the cover, and then let out a long sigh.

Turning to the first page of the quotations, one is immediately struck by a line of hastily written characters—

"Labor is the sole source of value!"

This is also Ashura's first goal: to be like the disciples of the early Ninja Clan, relying on his own strength to earn rewards by helping others, and to spread his philosophy gradually in this win-win process, thereby achieving mutual understanding between people!

……

"Starting today, we're entering the legendary wilderness!"

Standing on the edge of the ninja world continent, Uchiha Seiji, the captain of the first team of the Shogunate Exploration Team, spoke to his team members.

Looking at the desolate, barren, rocky landscape in the distance, the exploration team members were initially filled with fear, but their fighting spirit was rekindled under the encouragement of their captain.

"The Ninja World is ultimately finite, but there may be more surprises beyond the wilderness..."

Uchiha Seiji delivered a passionate speech: "No matter the outcome of this trip, your names will surely be etched in the annals of the shogunate!"

"This is a small step for the ninja world, but a giant leap for the shogunate!"

"May the Shogunate prevail!"

The exploration team members were full of passion.

"Lord Deguang has stated beforehand that regardless of your background or rank, everyone will be promoted three ranks upon returning from the expedition! The joint company will also provide bonuses!"

As the saying goes, a generous reward will surely bring forth brave men, and the team members' morale soared even higher!

"Long live Lord Deguang!"

Amidst the cheers of his teammates, Uchiha Seiji took a deep breath and waved his hand—

"set off!"

The heretics of Mount Myōboku, the great master of the Uchiha clan has arrived!

Uchiha Seiji was the first to use his Body Flicker to cross the border of the ninja world and officially enter the desolate and uninhabited region.

Chapter 433 The Ninja World's Unjust War

"All things arise from the mind; the mind of Heaven is my mind..."

Inside the secret training chamber of the Konoha Governor's Mansion, Uchiha Tokumitsu unleashed a five-colored divine light, turning a steel ingot placed to the side as a test into a cloud of mist.

Although this effect was indeed astonishing in the ninja world, Uchiha Tokumitsu was still not satisfied.

Still too weak!

While the Five-Colored Divine Light can overwhelm and dismantle all Five-Element ninjutsu through the ingenious use of the Five Elements chakra natures in terms of single-target attack effects, compared to the original Five-Colored Divine Light that can defeat anything, or even the Truth-Seeking Balls of the Sage of Six Paths, Uchiha Tokumitsu's "replica" Five-Colored Divine Light is at most an enhanced mini Tailed Beast Ball. It is still far inferior to those bug-like existences!

Moreover, as Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to absorb the chakra of the five tailed beasts under his control, the power of his Sage Mode Five Release Chakra had reached a bottleneck. Unless he obtained the chakra of other tailed beasts, it would be difficult for him to make any further progress.

Therefore, Uchiha Tokumitsu sent a personal letter to the government of the Land of Wind, proposing to the Fourth Kazekage Rasa that he exchange the tailed beast chakra of Shukaku for the Shogunate's aid. However, the messenger had only just set off, and Sunagakure had not yet given a formal reply.

Therefore, in the short term, Uchiha Tokumitsu could only continue to hone his strength through painstaking effort.

"De Guang-jun~"

Uchiha Makoto skipped and hopped into the room, then flew into Uchiha Tokumitsu's arms like a bird returning to its nest.

"Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu withdrew his divine light and tenderly stroked his fiancée's long, flowing hair.

"……miss you!"

Makoto Uchiha, recalling the madness of the night, blushed even more.

"Oh, right..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu felt a renewed surge of excitement. "I have a secret technique I intend to teach you~"

"What secret technique?"

Uchiha Makoto buried her head in Uchiha Tokumitsu's arms and rubbed against him, asking in a soft voice.

"The Yin-Yang Chaos Technique..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu gave an evil smile, and then everything was left unsaid.

……

People's joys and sorrows are not shared. Just as Uchiha Tokumitsu was indulging in love and debauchery, the atmosphere in the Daimyo's government office in the Land of Earth was unusually heavy.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Huang Tu, who attended the secret meeting, exclaimed repeatedly, unable to believe what the hermit of Mount Myōboku had told him.

"Huang Tu assists, although this is very sudden, it is the truth... Ashura has been killed!"

The cloaked hermit Fukasaku's face was filled with grief. "This is yet another crime committed by the shogunate!"

"The evil deeds of the Shogunate are known to all ninjas!"

"Evil has reached its full extent!"

"We will show absolutely no leniency!"

"We must avenge Mr. Ashura!"

The nobles of the Land of Earth immediately issued a series of condemnations. Each of them appeared righteous and resolute, but the trembling in their voices inadvertently revealed their inner fear.

But if we're talking about the most sorrowful and indignant, then it has to be the yellow earth!

You see, not long after he and Ashura reached their secret agreement, the organization that had been secretly gathering under the guise of protecting the Southern Ninja Army had not yet had a chance to seize power in Iwagakure. Ashura, who was his biggest source of support, was announced to be "dead." What was he supposed to do?

Furthermore, with the withdrawal of the ninja army stationed in the south, various forces within Iwagakure have long coveted this ninja army unit that has lost its base, and have been eager to dismantle it. If things continue like this, sooner or later either its secret organization will be dismantled or a civil war-level conflict will break out in some covert struggle!

After all, the Jonin in charge of the garrison in the south are reluctant to give up their trump cards!

However, not long after the alliance between the two holy lands and the two ninja villages was formed, the envoy who acted as the liaison was "killed" by the shogunate. If we were to deduce from this, it would mean that all of our secret plans and schemes were completely meaningless, and the shogunate already knew everything about us.

Even more likely, shogunate spies might be hiding among those present...

Onoki's gaze was sinister and venomous as he swept over them one by one.

Wherever his gaze fell, the nobles and ninjas straightened their backs, adopting a posture of "severe condemnation" to show that they had absolutely nothing to do with the leak.

"Lord Tsuchikage, there's no need to be suspicious. Perhaps the information leaked from the Hidden Cloud Village, leading to Ashura's murder..."

The words of the daimyo Tachibana made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

"His Highness is right. The most urgent task is not to assign blame, but to prevent further casualties..."

The hermit Fukasaku also said something that seemed fair.

Onoki glanced at the old toad, who was half a head shorter than him, and said nothing more.

Now that even the envoy has been captured and killed by the shogunate, Onoki doesn't know what the point of continuing to hold these pretentious, so-called expanded "secret meetings" is.

After all, the more the daimyo summoned these good-for-nothing nobles and dignitaries to the meeting knew, the greater the chance of something bad happening.

"We must immediately send a letter condemning those unruly Cloud Village barbarians!"

A slick-haired, powdered-faced nobleman rose and echoed the words of the daimyo.

"The Taira clan daimyo must pay the price!"

"This is a crime against two great powers!"

Subsequently, the nobles, realizing what was happening, immediately followed suit and launched a fierce attack on the non-existent Cloud Village by searching for enemies in the void.

As for the topic raised by Fukasaku the Master about how to prevent further casualties, it has been temporarily put aside.

For court nobles, opportunities to flatter a daimyo are not something that come around every day. If they don't chime in with a few words now and then, they might be remembered by the petty-minded Prince Tachibana.

"...Is it fun?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Onoki coldly interrupted the court nobles' performance.

The veins on his forehead were bulging, and his eyes were bloodshot; he had clearly reached his limit of endurance.

The officials immediately looked away and obediently shut their mouths.

The faint smile on Tachibana Daimyo's face vanished immediately, replaced by a stern look as he glared at the sycophantic nobles.

"The two great nations should maintain their harmonious relationship as always, after all, overthrowing the Shogunate is the greater good of the ninja world..."

Then, the immortal Fukasaku also chimed in, feigning concern.

"There's no such thing as justice in the ninja world!"

Onoki interrupted Fukasaku the hermit's words with great impatience.

"what!"

Everyone present, including Da Ming, was startled.

"What kind of lofty ideals are these? They're nothing but clichéd platitudes used to embellish appearances!"

Onoki appeared extremely agitated at this point: "You can fool others with this nonsense, but don't believe it yourself!"

"There's no such thing as morality in this world! It's all about who has the bigger fist!"

"Lord Tsuchikage..."

At this point, only the daimyo of the Tachibana clan dared to speak: "Please calm down..."

How could I not be impatient!

Onoki suddenly flew into a rage, sweeping all the items off the low table in front of him, jumping up, hands on his hips, and launching into a furious tirade: "How can I not be impatient when I'm with a bunch of insects like you!"

"Iwagakure! It's about to be destroyed!"

Everyone was shocked when Onoki uttered those words.

"Huang Tu! Do you think I don't know your clever little tricks?!"

Onoki was furious: "Have you already come to see the Iwagakure ninjas as tools for your power struggles? Has the Will of Stone disappeared from your heart?!"

"I……"

The sudden attack left Huang Tu blushing and sweating profusely. He wanted to argue but didn't know where to begin.