“The Ōtomo are indeed deeply entrenched here, possessing not only elite samurai who can refine Chakra but also rogue Ninja who have joined them, providing protection.
They own vast lands, operate casinos and black markets, and with the official backing of the Fire Country, they are truly a dominant force in the northwest of the Land of Fire.
Furthermore, they only target merchants without backing and those from small countries, which makes it impossible for anyone seeking revenge to retaliate.
However, this is incredibly simple for me.”
“I don’t care about their backing at all.
On the contrary, the wealth they possess can bring me considerable gains!” Uchiha Tenxiu mused, then thought of the various schools and numerous talents that had been abolished within the Land of Fire.
Now that he had subdued Zhongshan Haoze and would acquire the Ōtomo’s resources, he could completely use them to recruit people.
A thought flashed through his mind.
Uchiha Tenxiu looked at Uchiha Sakurako.
He could indeed solve them alone, but he couldn’t guarantee that no one would escape.
With Uchiha Sakurako’s help, he could ensure that the operation was foolproof.
Uchiha Sakurako, who had been looked at by Uchiha Tenxiu, came back to her senses and said, “What, are you planning to wipe out the entire Ōtomo?
Aren’t you afraid of provoking the Village?”
Uchiha Tenxiu gave her a strange look and said, “Are we, the Uchiha Clan, supposed to consider the Village’s feelings before acting?
Besides, the Village’s mission system is completely controlled by the Senju Clan, so even if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with us.
Moreover, as long as the news doesn’t get out and isn’t discovered by the Village, won’t that be fine!”
In Uchiha Tenxiu’s eyes.
Although the current Konoha Village appeared peaceful and harmonious, like an uncarved jade, it was vastly different from the future Konoha Ninja Village that would establish the Ninja School, the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force, and a gradually formalized mission acceptance system within the Village.
In the future Konoha, it would resemble an iron-blooded mercenary organization, incorporating the entire Konoha Village within it.
It would continuously leverage its powerful strength to claim over fifty percent of mission acceptances from the entire Ninja World, allowing the mercenary profits of the entire Ninja World to be absorbed by this Village.
No matter the mission, it would be accepted unconditionally, and even if not accepted, the employer’s information and safety would be protected.
However, the Konoha of this moment, compared to the future Konoha that only acted for the mission requester, was more like a deterrent tool specifically serving the Land of Fire Daimyo and the nobles.
This was because the Fire Country allocated huge sums of money annually, which were then distributed by the Konoha Village leader to various clans.
The Konoha Ninja Village, in turn, bore the heavy responsibility of defending the Land of Fire from foreign invaders, protecting the Land of Fire’s territorial security and interests.
Of course, looking at the outcome of this exchange of interests, the Land of Fire provided financial support, and the Konoha Ninja resided in Konoha Village, not interfering with the Land of Fire, and protecting its safety.
For example, in Konoha’s current mission postings, the Land of Fire Daimyo and nobles would specifically issue some missions exclusive to Konoha, such as finding cats and dogs, or escort duties similar to tourism.
These were not only easy but also brought in a lot of money, all thanks to the actions of the Fire Country’s high-ranking officials.
Firstly, it was to gradually accustom Konoha’s Ninja to this mission mode to control them.
Secondly, it was to spend a large amount of money on Konoha’s various clans to establish good relations.
Besides this, some outsiders also issued missions to the Village, which were then distributed by the higher-ups to various clans for completion.
However, currently, such missions issued by outsiders have not yet become mainstream in Konoha.
Each major clan has its own territory and manages its own interests, naturally disdaining these missions.
Under the suppression of Senju Hashirama, the God of Shinobi, the entire Ninja World generally presented a peaceful overall situation for most of the time.
As such, there wouldn’t be too many potential confrontations in missions, mostly just escort and protection-type tasks.
And such missions could not only foster closer ties with the nobles but also generate profit.
In contrast, missions issued by ordinary outsiders offered neither substantial profit nor were they time-consuming, and even in cases of mission failure, they could harm the reputation of the Ninja clan.
This also led to the situation where nobles like the Ōtomo could obtain intelligence from the Konoha Ninja Village.
Between high-ranking nobles and low-ranking commoners, the Konoha Ninja Village clearly had no room for hesitation or choice.
And at this moment in Konoha Ninja Village.
As the second-in-command of the Senju Clan, Senju Tobirama tightly controlled the mission postings of Konoha Village, assigning these easy missions to his own Senju Clan and the allied clans around him.
As for missions from outsiders and foreign countries, he assigned them to the innocuous clans.
Some difficult missions, even those with a high chance of failure, were assigned to the Uchiha to complete.
For example, when Konoha was first established, a mission from the Land of Lightning involving the Blood Dragon Eye clan and the succession of the Land of Lightning Daimyo, also implicated a clan with a Bloodline Limit comparable to the Sharingan.
Although the mission was initially given to the Senju Clan, it was ultimately given to the Uchiha Clan.
The mission appeared to have been successfully completed.
However, it deeply offended the Land of Lightning Daimyo and created a mortal enemy: the clan with the Bloodline Limit, the Blood Dragon Eye.
Facing this pattern where the Senju Clan reaped the benefits and the Uchiha Clan bore the disadvantages.
Uchiha Tenxiu didn’t care about disrupting this mission model, as he hadn’t gained much from it anyway.
If anyone should worry, it should be the Senju Clan.
“Hmph, in that case, do as you say!”
Uchiha Sakurako nodded, preparing to obey the command.
After all, her assigned mission was to protect Uchiha Tenxiu, the heir of their lineage.
And as the future heir, no matter how much Uchiha Sakurako disliked and resented Uchiha Tenxiu, she had to act according to Uchiha Tenxiu’s arrangements.
Thus, led by Zhongshan Haoze, Uchiha Tenxiu and Uchiha Sakurako first inspected the entire bandit hideout.
After collecting all the supplies from the hideout, Uchiha Tenxiu used a Phoenix Flower Jutsu to start a fire.
The flames would burn away all traces, ensuring no one could find any information from it.
On the way.
Uchiha Tenxiu and Uchiha Sakurako traveled while communicating secretly through their Sharingan.
These were small tricks developed by the Uchiha Clan for the Sharingan, which could also be used in combat to coordinate with teammates for battle plans, thereby concealing their true objectives.
Uchiha Sakurako also said enviously, “I didn’t expect you to have this ability.
You managed to store so many supplies.
If this were the Sengoku period, you would definitely be a target for assassination by other clans!
It’s only because you are an Uchiha member, otherwise, if I knew you had this ability, I would certainly make a move!”
“Even now, it’s still the same.”
Uchiha Tenxiu said, then looked at Uchiha Sakurako and couldn’t help but ask, “By the way, since you’ve already pledged allegiance to Lingyue, then, as the one entrusted with everything by Elder Leimen, shouldn’t I also be considered your lord in your eyes?
Why are you still so resistant!”
“Don’t say anything about being a pervert or a hooligan.
As a Ninja, you should have been prepared for this.
After all, as Lingyue’s personal Ninja, facing me, even sacrificing yourself cannot be refused!
So…”
“I want to hear your true thoughts!”
Uchiha Tenxiu said, looking at her with deep eyes.
It would be foolish not to use the power he had.
Since he had already learned from Uchiha Sakurako that she knew of his status as an heir.
Then, Uchiha Tenxiu had no intention of slowly communicating with her and went straight to the point from the beginning of their conversation.