Uchiha Kō sat in his office, his face grim. "Thank you all very much for coming. Please have a seat."
Upon hearing this, everyone took their seats according to their clan hierarchy, looking at Uchiha Kō with grave expressions; it seemed this was no small matter.
"The matter I'm discussing today is a family matter, and since it was caused by me, the clan leaders have the right not to participate or refuse to participate. I will not pursue the matter further." Uchiha Kō stated this first to reassure everyone.
He then said, "The son of the Daimyo of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth openly humiliated me last night in Tanzaku Town and has been killed by me. Soon, I will go to war with the Land of Earth. If you do not wish to participate, the door is there; you may leave if you wish."
After saying that, the members of the Anbu opened the door, some of them glancing around, each with their own thoughts.
Meanwhile, the powerful clans in the front row smirked, excited by Uchiha Kō's talk of war—it meant more money!
Besides, anyone who leaves at this point would be a fool. The boss said it's okay to participate, or not, and I won't hold it against you. You actually took it seriously? You're really leaving? Fine, whatever, you're awesome.
Uchiha Kō looked around at everyone and noticed that some members of small clans, those who only possessed C-rank ninjutsu, got up and left.
A hint of mockery flashed in his eyes, and the members of the prominent families in the front row felt a chill. Sure enough, Uchiha Kō was just being polite; he wouldn't be happy if they really left.
"This time, my goal is to invade the Land of Earth, purge the court of corrupt officials, and deal with the current Daimyo's incompetence and tyranny. Since Iwagakure can't handle it, then I will." Uchiha Kō's words were filled with domineering arrogance.
"Good! The Lord Hokage speaks well! The Daimyo has failed in his duty to raise his son and still dares to declare war on us, then let's fight!" Uchiha Hirotomo stood up and shouted.
"All Uchiha Clan are participating in the battle, including me!" Uchiha Hirotomo slammed his hand on the chair, his face full of anger, as if he himself had been humiliated!
"That's right, the Senju Clan is also participating in the war!" Senju Tobirama said calmly. Everyone was surprised, almost forgetting that Senju Tobirama was now the representative of the Senju Clan and was also responsible for supervising Uchiha Kō.
Didn't he say he hated the Uchiha Clan the most? How come he's on the same side as Uchiha Kō now? But that's not something they can control.
Immediately afterward, Hyuga Akagi stood up and said, "All the Jonin of the Hyūga Clan are going into battle. Leave the scouting, the fighting, and the defense to us!"
Then came Ino-Shika-Cho, Shimura Clan...
There are a total of two thousand Jonin, and these are all genuine Jonin. Even the Third Raikage couldn't withstand a force of two thousand Jonin!
Uchiha Kō nodded. "After this campaign, once the city is captured, I will share the riches and glory with you all!" he said with a smile.
"Yes!" Everyone stood up and bowed. Just then, the door opened, and there was Hatake Sakumo rushing back. He revealed some news to Uchiha Kō: the Tsuchikage had decided to remain neutral, which was within Uchiha Kō's expectations.
Soon after, the Iwagakure Anbu requested an audience and showed Uchiha Kō the Iwagakure marching map that Kitsuchi had given him Uchiha Kō understood that this man didn't want to run into him, so he nodded and let him leave.
Uchiha Kō smiled at everyone and said, "Iwagakure doesn't want to fight us, so they gave us their marching route map. In other words, this time we're facing the Daimyo ninja and wandering samurai around the daimyo."
Everyone burst into laughter. What? They're not attacking Iwagakure? They want us to attack the Daimyo! What? The Daimyo doesn't even have any proper ninja guards!
"Two hours later, the army will set off! Target: Daimyo of the Land of Earth!" Uchiha Kō said calmly.
"Yes!" The crowd bowed respectfully, their faces filled with excitement, and returned to their clan to reorganize their forces.
Uchiha Kō arranged for his Great Grandfather, Uchiha, to guard the marching route of Iwagakure to prevent Iwagakure from taking advantage of any openings.
Senju Hashirama to guard Konoha, Senju Tobirama traveled with Uchiha Kō and the army. Uchiha Izuna, as the strategist, followed Hashirama.
Uchiha shifted his body slightly. "Grandson, it's been so long since Grandpa has danced."
Uchiha Kō's face darkened. "Great Grandfather, they don't even intend to fight us now, and they've already handed over their marching map. Don't do anything rash!"
"Don't worry, grandson, I'm just chatting with that kid Ōnoki, it's nothing." Uchiha smiled. Uchiha Kō looked at him with some suspicion, but shook his head. Uchiha was definitely strong, and Ōnoki had a deep-seated fear of Uchiha.
"Alright, Great Grandfather, you decide. Do you need me to send you five hundred men?" Uchiha Kō asked.
Uchiha's face fell. "Are you looking down on me?" He looked at Uchiha Kō with some displeasure.
"Ahem, no, I was just concerned about you." Uchiha Kō smiled.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine on my own!" Uchiha said, then donned his Warring States Period Red Armor and flew off toward the marching route map.
Uchiha Kō shook his head, looked at the troops behind him, and shouted, "Move out! Purge the court of corrupt officials! Suppress the rebellion in the Land of Earth!"
"Yes!"
Led by Uchiha Kō, more than two thousand Jonin marched towards the Daimyo of the Land of Earth.
Meanwhile, Iwagakure received news that Uchiha Kō and Senju Tobirama were leading their troops out. Ōnoki smirked, "Kitsuchi, according to plan, launch a full-scale attack; leave no ninja in the village."
"Yes!" Kitsuchi replied.
The poor Daimyo, upon receiving the news, thought Ōnoki was going to attack Uchiha Kō and looked smug.
Uchiha Kō walked ahead, observing the terrain and nodding occasionally. The route provided by Ōnoki was quite well hidden; the Soul Perception Technique hadn't reacted yet.
We should be able to reach the capital of the Land of Earth in about a day.
On the other side, as Kitsuchi led his army to the border of the Land of Fire, they saw a man dressed in Ōnoki -Warring States Period red armor, sitting on a rock, holding a Gunbai in his hand, and laughing.
"Ōnoki, you've finally arrived." Uchiha stood up, stretched, and walked towards Ōnoki.
Ōnoki's lips twitched. "No, Lord Owl, we're just putting on an act, do you have to go this far? Uchiha is protecting us, I'm so honored!"
"Ahem, Madara, let me see what you're capable of!" He winked at Uchiha at the same time.
Uchiha understood and said, "Alright, I hope you won't disappoint me too much." After saying that, the two began to spar in Taijutsu. Uchiha used three-tenths of his strength, while Ōnoki used seven-tenths!
The two fought to a standstill. Uchiha remained silent and continued the battle, Ōnoki also focused his energy and launched a full-scale counterattack, which greatly excited the Iwagakure ninja!
"The Lord Tsuchikage can actually fight on par with the legendary God of Shinobi! That's incredible!"
"Long live the Lord Tsuchikage!"
"Lord Tsuchikage, Tsuchikage!"
The cheers from the crowd brought a smile to Ōnoki's face. This, so this is what bonds are like. It feels pretty good.
Uchiha looked at him strangely, but whatever, it's just an act.