Red State Island Secured, Next Target: Rainbow Country

Not long after, in the very center of the Red State Main Island, in the tallest building, the ' Commercial Alliance Center ', Feng sat in the highest position, calmly looking down at the leaders of the various sub-alliances of the Red State Island Alliance kneeling on the ground below.

There were several decapitated corpses nearby, all of them idiots who had spoken rudely to Feng when he entered the area and who couldn't see reality.

Outside the building, bursts of booming sounds could be heard from time to time, the noises caused by Feng's men clearing out the remaining resistance on the island.

This commotion lasted for several hours, only subsiding as dusk approached.

Feng sat quietly by the window until dusk, giving no new orders and interrogating the people kneeling below.

"Grand General, all resistance on the island has been completely wiped out."

The first to return were Uchiha Kazue, who was on the main island, as well as the third and fourth divisions of the Samurai Corps.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work. Please sit down and wait for the others."

I'll arrange the follow-up matters then.

Feng glanced at everyone with a faint smile and spoke.

"Yes, Grand General!"

Those who arrived first obeyed the order and sat down to Feng's left and right.

It's also thanks to the fact that Red State Island is a business alliance, without a truly absolute leader like a lord or daimyo.

Therefore, in addition to the main seat, there are many seats for the leaders of the alliance who usually hold meetings in this main hall.

Otherwise, Kazue and the others would not dare to overstep their bounds and sit with Feng.

After waiting quietly for about an hour, Hosokawa, Uchiha Bosawa, and the others arrived one after another.

Seeing that all those who had accompanied him on this expedition had arrived, Feng gently patted the table.

"Hehe, congratulations to everyone for successfully completing your respective tasks."

He clapped his hands as he spoke.

His response was met with inspiring shouts of "Loyalty!" and "Fight for glory!"

Seeing this, Feng's lips curled up slightly as he smiled and watched the crowd cheer.

After a while, the cheers gradually subsided.

He then gestured for everyone to be quiet.

The crowd immediately fell silent.

"I know you are all very excited and happy."

But I want to tell you that Southern Red State Island is only one of the goals of our journey.

So don't get too excited or too happy.

We'll only celebrate after we've conquered all the objectives of this expedition.

At that time, I will bestow upon you wealth, beauty, power, and honor without reservation.

Feng spoke slowly with a smile.

After he finished speaking, the eyes of the crowd, who were already incredibly excited about the victory, widened in disbelief.

Wow, the combined Southern Red State Islands is roughly the same as that of the Tea Country.

If we don't digest our own strength before attacking other places, our rear will become unstable.

But at the same time, they were also incredibly excited.

Under Feng's leadership, they captured and occupied Southern Red State Island within half a day.

If the same situation occurs later, the wealth, beauties, and power promised by the Grand General will be incredibly generous.

It's an irresistible temptation for everyone.

"Grand General! Please give the order."

We are ready to go through fire and water without hesitation.

Hosokawa, who had spent the first half of his life as a bounty hunter, was the first to speak out.

Everything Feng promised was exactly what he longed for most in his heart; it touched the deepest part of his soul.

As he spoke, the others echoed his sentiments:

"Grand General, we are ready to go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"Hehe, not bad, that's exactly the spirit I'm looking for."

Bosawa, Keiichi, Ikeda, the three of you will stay and guard the Southern Red State Islands.

Bosawa, you're in charge of Mobile Unit 1. Follow my instructions and keep those high-ranking members of the Chamber of Commerce under control.

Meanwhile, preserve Merchant Ninja Village. You will disguise yourselves as ninjas from Merchant Ninja Village and keep a close watch on the Sea Country. Report any developments to me immediately.

Keiichi, you are in charge of military affairs across the entire Southern Red State Islands.

I will leave you with one hundred samurai and three hundred guards.

We should utilize all the campaigns we've used in our Tea Country, such as cracking down on organized crime, eliminating bandits, promoting legal awareness, and punishing evil while rewarding good.

If we want the people here to fully integrate into our community in the future, this is something we must do.

By the way, tonight you'll have to work hard to gather all the remaining guards who are still able to move around on the Red Island. I'll take them all with me tomorrow to prevent any future trouble.

Then, Ikeda, you're in charge of the administration of the Koshu Islands. You've trained in the Tea Country for several years, and now it's time to show your results.

Finally, the three of you must remember: do not change the current flag on Southern Red State Island.

Even if we occupy this place, we still need to outwardly appear that Red State Island remains part of the commercial alliance.

But we must ensure that all officials and guards are our people.

As for the rest of you, rest and recuperate tonight, and set off to attack the Rainbow Country tomorrow morning."

Feng slowly began to outline the next steps.

"Yes, Grand General!"

Everyone responded in unison.

That evening, Feng secretly met with Uchiha Bosawa, Uchiha Jianshi Uchiha Kazue.

"Bosawa, do you remember what we agreed on before?"

There was no real ruler, nominally a daimyo Southern Red State Island.

Some are councils composed of several caravan leaders, and there are many people to control.

Therefore, you, the one with the strongest Genjutsu, must control this place.

I hope that while you are in charge of those business leaders, you will control yourself and not show any of the arrogance of the Uchiha.

Don't interfere in military or domestic affairs. Just stay quietly in the shadows, understand?

He pointed at Uchiha Bosawa, his eyes extremely serious.

The Uchiha's situation is well-known; they are all self-righteous extremists.

It's like cancer etched into your bloodline; activating the Sharingan is like having cancer, with single Mitsudomoe corresponding to the early, middle, and late stages.

Once you reach the Mangekyō, well, sorry, that's terminal cancer, there's no hope!

If you don't believe me, watch the original manga and anime. No matter how nicely someone who has awakened the Mangekyō talks, they are all just pretending to be in the extreme terminal stage of cancer (except for Sarada in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, who awakened the Mangekyō after just one glance at Boruto).

Unless they encounter a "talk therapy" therapist who also knows martial arts, they can't suppress the Uchiha's extreme cancer.

For example, Madara Uchiha 'Hashirama Senju techniques were quite good; he successfully used a thousand punches to "talk-therapy" Madara Uchiha. Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan was also quite good; he successfully used his severed arm to "talk-therapy" Sasuke Uchiha.

As for those who have opened the Mangekyō but haven't encountered a 'talk therapy' therapist, there's nothing that can be done.

Obito terminal cancer stage, wanted to create a world where Rin loved him.

Even if Shisui were to be betrayed and killed by Danzo, he would still insist on peaceful coexistence between the village and his clan.

For the sake of the village, Itachi personally wiped out his entire family's nine generations of relatives in a game of Candy Crush.

As for whether doing so is right or wrong, or whether it's fair to others, sorry, they'll just tell you that you're all narrow-minded mortals who don't understand their grand ideals.

Uchiha Bosawa, Jianshi, Kazue, two with Mitsudomoe and one with Two-Tomoe Sharingan, are equivalent to two extreme late-stage cancer patients and one extreme mid-stage cancer patient, and each of them has three extreme pre-cancerous patients under their command.

Feng is quite skilled in martial arts; if he were here, he could certainly give them a "talk therapy" session. But if they're separated, I don't know if they'll have a relapse.

"I understand. Don't worry, I haven't wasted these past few years by your side."

I have remembered everything you said and taught me.

"I definitely won't cause you any trouble, and I'll keep my Uchiha identity hidden."

Uchiha Bosawa smiled and offered an explanation to reassure Feng.

"Bosawa, I'm glad you understand."

This was in private, and Feng used honorifics to ensure that Uchiha Bosawa would truly remember what he was saying.

"Hahaha, with you calling me 'Uncle,' even if someone holds a knife to my throat, I won't let anyone ruin your plans."

Upon hearing this, Bosawa laughed even more heartily.

It should be noted that Feng, as a member of the Uchiha clan, had never expressed any affection for anyone in the four years since Uchiha Bosawa and the others came to his side.

Even though the Kentaro Uchiha, had a long-standing friendship with the Feng family, the three of them only exchanged a few polite words on the surface, but in reality, they still treated each other as superiors and subordinates.

Now, Feng no longer treats everyone merely as superiors and subordinates, but is willing to use kinship terms to express closeness. Everyone feels that their hard work and dedication over the years have finally paid off.

Feng:~

I don't know what to say for a moment...

So he had no choice but to change the subject.

"Uncle Bosawa, you have another important task to do while you stay here, which is to keep a close eye on Kirigakure to the east."

The "Bloody Mist Village" policy there has been reinstated.

The ninja clans of Kirigakure are facing even tougher conditions than the Uchiha in Konoha; their conflict is open and fraught with open hostility, a life-or-death struggle.

I imagine that some quick-witted ninjas who can see the situation clearly will definitely flee.

And here, oh, we can also add the kingdoms of Rainbow and Moon, where official power is weak and ninjas are few, making it an excellent hiding place for them.

Bosawa, you need to find out as much as possible about every Kirigakure ninja who escaped to our side.

"Perhaps, before long, they might become our partners."

"With our capabilities, this is probably very difficult."

"But don't worry, Xiao Feng, I will do my best to find out the truth."

Uchiha Bosawa hesitated for a second before speaking.

He only had a hundred ninjas under his command, and apart from the three clansmen he brought from Konoha, the rest were either rogue ninjas or missing-nin.

If it were a direct confrontation, perhaps it would be passable.

But what about the things ninjas are really supposed to do: infiltrate secretly, gather intelligence, and disrupt enemy support?

I'm sorry, but as a missing-nin, I didn't have the chance to learn. After being recruited by the Tea Country, I wanted to learn, but there was hardly anyone to teach me.

After all, Feng knew that the greatest enemy of the Ninja World was the Ōtsutsuki Clan, who would inevitably descend in the future, and that traditional Ninjutsu was almost useless against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

On the contrary, Taijutsu and swordsmanship, which are not widely recognized in the Ninja World at present, are more effective.

Therefore, Feng would naturally pay more attention to these things.

Since he did this, those below him, whether out of imitation or blind obedience, would naturally focus on Taijutsu and swordsmanship.

Therefore, even though Feng's 400 Mobile Unit had been recruited and trained for several years, they were still not good at what traditional ninjas were good at, but they were quite good at what traditional ninjas were not good at.

Feng was aware of this, but he had no intention of correcting it.

Perhaps the ninjas under my command who are currently trained in Taijutsu and swordsmanship will be at a disadvantage against traditional ninjas.

However, the situation may reverse in the later stages.

If you're lucky, and one of your subordinates turns out to be a genius in Taijutsu or hardworking enough, you'll definitely gain a subordinate with a Noble Phantasm capable of fighting Six Paths or Otsutsuki.

For example, Guy, who was initially overwhelmed by Kakashi, but later managed to crush Kakashi.

And Mifune, the leader of the Iron Country, as a Kage Level- level warrior, easily defeated Impure World Reincarnation 'Hanzo Demigod of the Shinobi World ', when he faced a ninja of similar skill.

Because of these considerations, Feng placed greater emphasis on the cultivation of Taijutsu and swordsmanship, and allowed his subordinates to share his preference for these Taijutsu.

"Yes, Bosawa, just do your best."

Knowing the true nature of his subordinates, Feng responded in this way.

"Hehe, that's no problem at all. I'll keep an eye on it myself."

Bosawa then made a guarantee, and the group chatted for a while about the specific details before leaving.

The next morning, the group from the Tea Country, who were accustomed to morning exercise, gathered early.

Behind them was a mixed group of Prisoner Camp, numbering about two hundred, including mercenaries, caravan guards, and remnants of the Merchant Ninja Village ninjas.

This was also the last remaining armed force on the Southern Red State Islands.

"Grand General, the sea is calm today; we can set sail."

A messenger hurried up to Feng, who was eating breakfast, and reported.

"Alright, tell everyone to get ready. We'll board and depart in half an hour."

"Bosawa, Keiichi, Ikeda, you three better keep a close eye on Southern Red State Island."

"We will certainly live up to the Grand General's expectations!"

These are the answers from Shibata Keiichi and Ikeda.

"Unless I die, I will never allow anyone to lay a foothold on Red State Island."

This is Uchiha Bosawa's answer.

"Hey~, no, don't say unlucky things."

Don't worry, I'll be done here soon. Just wait for good news.

Upon hearing this, Feng pursed his lips and casually chuckled.

Then, he chatted with the group for a while, emphasizing the important points that needed attention.

For example: one must not disturb the public, must not damage the public's property without cause, must not harass women, and those who take advantage of the situation to cause trouble will be severely punished, etc.

They may not be able to live up to the standards of the People's Liberation Army, but they should at least do better than Liu Bang did when he established the Three Laws upon taking control of Guanzhong.

In this way, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Okay, I've actually said all of this countless times over the past few years."

I'm sure you all remember it by heart. Now, I hope you can put your knowledge into practice.

Use what you've memorized; don't look back and realize you've learned something but don't know anything about it.

"I won't show any mercy then, I'll replace her with someone more capable."

Seeing that it was time to depart, Feng said a few more words and then said no more.

He turned and led the others toward the port.

Half a day later, on the ship, Feng looked at the Rainbow Country islands that had come into view in the distance, then turned to Uchiha Kazue and said:

"Kazue, tell everyone about the situation in the Rainbow Country."

"Yes, sir."

Upon hearing this Uchiha Kazue immediately nodded in response, then turned to the others and said:

"Everyone, the Rainbow Country is the southernmost country in the Ninja World."

It consists of several large islands, with a total area much larger than our Tea Country.

However, the population was sparse and the country was poor and weak.

As a result, the Rainbow Country's military strength consists of only about three hundred soldiers, all of whom are ordinary people with minimal training.

There are no ninja villages there, and very few roaming ninjas or samurai go there; it's practically nonexistent.

Therefore, the Rainbow Country poses no threat to us.

After introducing the Rainbow Country, Kazue turned to look at Xiang Feng.

The others were the same, waiting for Feng to issue the battle orders.

"Well, then we don't need to go through so much trouble with the Rainbow Country."

Kengo, you will lead a squad of samurai and the rest of the guards to sweep across the surrounding islands along the main island.

Kazue, you will lead a Mobile Unit squad to follow and handle any unexpected situations that may arise.

The Rainbow Country is vast and sparsely populated, so you two must be careful and not overlook anything. Even if it takes a little time, it's alright.

Hosokawa, it's the same as always. You lead the Scout Corps to control the various warehouses and officials.

The rest of you, come directly with me to the Daimyo Palace in the Rainbow Country.

Without any hesitation, Feng quickly assigned combat tasks.

"Yes, Grand General!"

Everyone responded in unison.