Shingen Enters the Grass Village

He figured Uchiha Shingen would definitely swear; that captain was known for his short temper.

"Yes, the Land of Grass is beautiful; I was just passing by and took a look." Uchiha Shingen smiled. "And I also wanted to visit an ally."

Huh? Why isn't the captain yelling at anyone?

Inuzuka Keita was puzzled.

"Oh? Could it be that you're carrying a secret letter from the Lord Hokage?" The Grass Ninja at the doorway's eyes lit up. "But isn't this a bit too informal?"

"Hey! What's with all this formality? We're all allies, why be so distant?" Uchiha Shingen waved his hand magnanimously. "Why bother with formalities when going to Kusagakure? Just go if you want to."

Hyuga Yayoi, who was sitting to the side, almost couldn't hold it in.

Inuzuka Keita turned bright red; he had just taken a sip of water and choked on it.

Fortunately, the Grass Ninja's face was even redder than his, so he didn't stand out too much.

"My lord, you jest." The Grass Ninja forced a smile, but it was clearly somewhat strained.

"Hmm?" Uchiha Shingen composed himself. "So, you're saying I can't come?"

"Yes! Of course! You can go wherever you want!" the Grass Ninja quickly replied.

Damn! The White Ghost of Leaf Village's face is terrifying!

"That settles it then, why are you still babbling on?" Uchiha Shingen gave him a reproachful look. "If you can't speak properly, then speak less."

Grass Ninja forced an awkward but polite smile.

"Shingen, I hope you understand that with a ninja as powerful as you, Kusagakure must be prepared to welcome your visit, otherwise it would be extremely impolite."

"It's alright, I don't mind. Simplicity is one of my few virtues," said Uchiha Shingen.

"No, no, no, yes, yes! Kusagakure is under the protection of Leaf Village, please let us do our part." The Grass Ninja said, forcing a smile.

He began to regret taking the job.

Because I felt that if I continued talking, I might get beaten up.

If the White Ghost of Leaf Village were to hit him, he'd probably be dead.

The village scoundrels would only say, "Thank Shingen, Lord Shingen, for ridding Kusagakure scourge."

"Okay, how long?"

"I definitely won't keep you waiting long, three days at most!"

"Alright, I'll visit Kusagakure in three days."

"Understood, I'll go back and prepare right away!"

After saying that, Grass Ninja hurriedly left without daring to linger for even a moment.

Once his figure disappeared, Hyuga Yayoi seemed to regain her breathing and let out a long breath.

Inuzuka Keita then coughed heartily.

Choking on water is so uncomfortable.

"You two are really weak..." Uchiha Shingen looked at the two of them, "It's actually quite fitting to say they're a match made in heaven."

"Really! Captain!" Inuzuka Keita stopped coughing, his eyes shining.

Hyuga Yayoi rolled her eyes.

However, this action is not very effective when performed by members of the Hyuga Clan.

"Alright, stop joking. I heard you say the Grass Ninja need three days. That should keep you busy."

"Captain, what are we supposed to do?" Inuzuka Keita asked.

"Going on missions, huh? You don't really think that coming out with me means just patrolling, do you?" Uchiha Shingen said.

"Isn't our mission to deal with the Rock Ninja?"

"That's part of the mission. If we hadn't encountered the Rock Ninja, it would have just been a patrol, but now that we have, we can carry it out."

Uchiha Shingen saw that Inuzuka Keita still wanted to ask a question, but waved his hand to stop him.

"Don't ask anymore. If you have any questions, go ask Yayoi later. She's more perceptive than you. Come out with me first."

After saying that, Uchiha Shingen stood up, led the two out of the restaurant, and left the town.

Next, they resumed their ninja-like pace and passed through town after town.

Upon arriving at each location, Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita would gather information about that place.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

The ninjas from Kusagakure appeared once again before Uchiha Shingen and his companions.

Unlike last time, this time, the ninja who came was Jonin from Kusagakure.

"Shingen." Compared to the previous Grass Ninja, this Kusagakure Jonin more dignified.

But in Uchiha Shingen's eyes, this was like sticking garlic in a pig's nose.

The predecessor of Kusagakure was a group of marginal ninja clans with incomplete Ninjutsu systems. Their way of survival was to serve the powerful. They were very sensitive to the movements of major powers. In an environment where various countries were establishing ninja villages one after another, they saw early on the significance of the existence of many satellite countries in the era of one village per country. Therefore, by obtaining the support of the surrounding major powers, they established Kusagakure.

Because of the incomplete Ninjutsu system, the Grass Ninja, lacking Ninjutsu, had to resort to underhanded methods to "steal" their neighbors' Ninjutsu from the very beginning.

They couldn't "steal" the core heritage of the Great Ninja Village, but through a series of cobbled-together efforts, they managed to create their own version.

But the skill level is inherently different; Jonin from Kusagakure might not necessarily be able to defeat Special Jōnin from a major ninja village.

For example, this guy in front of us, although he looks like a superior person, if Inuzuka Keita were to fight him to the death, it would only be this Kusagakure Jonin who would die.

"Hmm, everything's ready?" Uchiha Shingen glanced at him, then asked Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita, "Has the information on this town been collected?"

"All collected, Captain," the two replied.

"Okay, let's go." Uchiha Shingen Jonin the Kusagakure and told the two to follow him, heading straight for Kusagakure.

The Kusagakure Jonin the three figures disappear into the distance, his face grim, but he held back his anger.

He can't afford to mess with the White Ghost of Leaf Village.

No one in the entire Kusagakure dares to mess with this person.

Moreover, the other party seems to possess a secret letter from the Hokage, so we must be even more cautious.

The Kusagakure has never publicly shown hostility towards any ninja from any major ninja village.

Even when facing an enemy, there is nothing that can be done.

This is the image that Kusagakure has created for itself in the Ninja World; it is its way of survival.

He followed.

Uchiha Shingen ignored the tail behind him; he was thinking about how to complete this mission.

There was no secret letter from the Hokage, of course; that was just something the Grass Ninja made up, and it had nothing to do with him.

The so-called mission cannot be explicitly stated.

This is because it is actually a "request" from the Leaf Village Hawks, not a mission that is publicly acknowledged.

To be fair, Leaf Village has never lacked Hawks, but none of them have ever gained significant influence. From the First Hokage to the Fourth Hokage, each Hokage has been extremely cautious in dealing with war, and has not regarded war as a priority for gaining benefits, but rather as a means to protect those benefits.

Shimura Danzō was the first to openly call for resolving the issue through war at the highest levels. The Hawks, with Danzo at its core, briefly gained some momentum, but it was short-lived.

Because people realized that Shimura Danzō could not be considered Hawks.

After Uchiha Fugaku became the Hokage's assistant, the Hawks began to gravitate towards the Uchiha Clan. However, Uchiha Fugaku proved too much for them to handle. After their Shimura Danzō, the Hawks became much more cautious.

Thus, Uchiha Shingen came into their view.

Among the ninja clans, the one with the most Hawks Inuzuka Clan, almost all of them are martial arts practitioners.

Therefore, during the Third's era, Inuzuka Clan, despite not being targeted by the Hokage Building, ended up at the bottom of the ninja clans, mainly because he did not conform to the mainstream political ecology of Leaf Village.

Meanwhile, the majority of the Doves faction, including the Ino-Shika-Cho, and butterfly groups, are doing very well.

Even within the Ino-Shika-Cho, there are Hawks, but they were previously scattered and unable to unite.

This time, the Hawks, represented by the Inuzuka Clan, commissioned Uchiha Shingen, hoping he could use the opportunity of war to help everyone understand the true strength and weaknesses of the Land of Grass.

If Kusagakure is shirking its obligations to its allies, then the Hawks will unite and communicate with the Fourth Hokage, demanding that Grass Ninja drawn into the war.

These people hoped to make their voices heard in the village during the fourth generation's era.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Shingen Enters the Kusagakure

Kusagakure is a rather unremarkable ninja village, nothing special.

It's understandable; this country has no terrain to rely on, the only natural barrier being a large river, but the Grass Ninja can't exactly build their houses right next to a large river.

That would be incredibly irrational.

Even if someone were truly out of their mind to do this, would it be built on the east or west bank of the river? Near Iwagakure or Leaf Village? You can't build a house on the river itself, it's not like it's the Qinhuai River.

So, like Leaf Village, Kusagakure was built in the forest, only much smaller in scale.

When Uchiha Shingen arrived at Kusagakure, he found a group of people already waiting at the village entrance.

To be honest, the higher-ups in Grass Ninja aren't exactly good-looking.

He's the kind of person who doesn't look good at all.

Leaf Village does this very well; the Hokage of each generation have had a friendly and approachable appearance.

Even the most powerful dog owners are no exception; he can be quite friendly when he smiles, but he smiles less often and hits people more often.

Uchiha Shingen pondered, "Back in my first playthrough, I wasn't exactly handsome, but I wasn't exactly repulsive either..."

"Shingen." The current leader of Kusagakure greeted him with a beaming smile, "The entire Kusagakure has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Of course, of course." Uchiha Shingen's smile was even more enthusiastic than the chief's. "Under your leadership, your village is prospering day by day, and the Lord Hokage is also very concerned about it."

The leader of Kusagakure's expression remained unchanged, but there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

What the Leaf Village's White Ghost said seemed reasonable at first glance, but the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

Uchiha Shingen didn't care about the other party's panic. If Leaf Village were serious, they would have killed the Kusagakure, an organization that was utterly disgusting.

He glanced at the group behind the leader of Kusagakure and said, "Your village is quite well prepared for war."

"Shingen, you must have misunderstood." The leader of Kusagakure felt a pang of unease. "Our village suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Rock Ninja in the last major battle. We're barely able to protect ourselves now, let alone provoke anyone else."

"Chief, you're too modest," Uchiha Shingen chuckled. "Judging from the men behind you, their killing intent hasn't completely dissipated. They've just returned from a great battle. Did some Rock Ninja infiltrate? Your village's fighting strength is very trustworthy."

"Hahaha..." The leader of Kusagakure forced a smile, but inside he was extremely nervous.

Indeed, in order to capture the Demolition Corps, Grass Ninja the deaths of many, and even more were maimed.

The village mobilized all its best forces this time to finally subdue those people, and there are still people cleaning up the area.

The most surprising thing is that two of the kids are exceptionally talented and have extraordinary backgrounds.

However, Kusagakure had no intention of trading it. Having accomplished such a significant feat, they had no intention of letting these people ever see the sun again.

Once this "single" is properly digested, the Ninjutsu system of Kusagakure will undergo a qualitative change!

As for being suspected by the Tsuchikage, Kusagakure is not afraid.

The professional trace removal team in Kusagakure will arrange the scene to look like the Demolition Corps successfully escaped, and make it appear as if the traces have been cleaned up.

As for the direction of their "breakaway," it will be the Land of Rain, an area controlled by the Leaf Village Ninja Army.

After much back and forth, the prime suspect is still the Leaf Village Ninja Army.

Haha, who would believe that the small-time Kusagakure could take down the Demolition Corps?

In any case, even the leader of Kusagakure didn't believe he had such audacity.

Although he was pleased with himself, the leader of Kusagakure dared not be arrogant or show any sign of unease in front of the White Ghost of Leaf Village.

As the name of the White Ghost of Leaf Village began to spread throughout the Ninja World, the past of Uchiha Shingen was also collected by various ninja villages using various methods.

In particular, the deeds of Uchiha Shingen on the battlefield of Hidden Mist Village began to become widely known.

In addition, the Kumogakure has been particularly promoting this person recently, greatly enriching the intelligence sources of various villages.

To everyone's surprise, this person did not seem like a newly promoted powerhouse at all.

He is proficient in various Ninjutsu, excelling in one-on-one combat, assassination, and group attacks. His offensive and defensive skills are all top-notch, with no weaknesses whatsoever.