Chapter 33

The weather was just right, Masaki and Rimi ended their practice today. The two sat in the yard to rest, enjoying the hard-won leisure time while admiring the flowers and plants in the yard.

A few days ago, Hashirama officially held the first Five Kages Talks. The content of the talks was to hope that the five countries would sign an agreement to ensure mutual non-aggression. It was given to the country of Wind, which already had one tail, and the other six were equally divided among the three countries.

The talks were not all smooth sailing. For the benefit of the Wind Kingdom, a generation of Kazekage proposed not to use the tail beast, but to pay land and money as a condition for signing the agreement, which caused the anger of the other three countries. The shadows of the other three countries calmed down and began to discuss carefully.

After some open and secret struggle, the leaders of the five Shinobi villages solemnly signed an agreement, the country of thunder, the country of water, and the country of earth got two tailed beasts by paying money, and the country of wind got money and land and ended successfully. Because a country cannot have three tailed beasts, and the country of wind does not need tailed beasts, so the remaining seven tails are obtained by Takigakure .

After the agreement was signed, the young people of Konoha breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that peace was really coming, and so did Rimi, she glanced at Masaki, and said softly: "Masaki, now The agreement has been signed, you don't have to be so busy anymore, you can take time to relax."

"Rimi, how long do you think this agreement can be maintained?" Masaki heard the words and asked.

Rimi was slightly startled, but did not expect Masaki to ask such a question, thought for a while, and said, "There should be no problem in five years."

Rimi actually felt that it would be longer, but looking at Masaki, she deliberately said it was shorter, but it was also a long time, and Masaki didn't need to look like he was about to set foot on the battlefield.

Masaki shook his head and said, "I think the war will come soon, in one or two years."

"Impossible?" Rimi was taken aback. Although she didn't think the agreement could guarantee peace forever, she also didn't think that the agreement just signed would be torn up so quickly. Five years seemed normal to her, but Masaki said that it would be within one or two years. Doesn't this mean that the war is coming soon?

If it weren't for knowing the future, Masaki would think the same as Rimi, even Tobirama thought so. Hashirama hopes to send the tailed beast to other countries and use friendship to ensure that the other party abides by the agreement, but Tobirama feels that it is not enough, so he said that he should buy it with money, the purpose is to reduce the funds of Shinobi villages in other countries.

If there is no money, even if a war is really started, it will not be able to support it for too long. Tobirama believes that in order to prepare for the war, the Shinobi Village needs to hoard food and money for at least a period of time, and it is impossible to provoke a war in a short time.

However, Tobirama did not expect that the other party really did not plan to fight a long-term war. In the first battle of the Shinobi world, the Land of Lightning was desperate and sent more than a thousand Shinobis to conduct raids in an attempt to quickly end the war. This kind of risky action I guess Tobirama wouldn't even think about it, but that's what the other party did.

Masaki felt that the war might not really be the idea of Kumogakure. Based on what he learned in another world, I am afraid that the real reason was because the daimyo of the Land of Lightning had the idea of annexation. The Shinobi village is an organization hired by the state. It is the Shinobi's duty to obey the orders of the employer. Even if they feel bad, as long as the employer orders, they must go to work. This is the tradition of Shinobis.

"Sometimes, it's not up to us to decide. After all, the master of this country is His Highness, not Hokage." Masaki said.

"Masaki..." Rimi opened her eyes slightly, Masaki's words sounded just a complaint, but Rimi vaguely felt that what Masaki really wanted to say was something else, but she didn't know where to say it.

"Anyway, it's better to be careful. Tobirama-sama is also prepared. He is forming a unit recently, and I may be recruited." Masaki did not talk much about the name, but said another thing.

After the five shadow talks, Hashirama returned to the village for a month, and announced that he would retired, and his younger brother Tobirama would inherit the position of Hokage. A vote of confidence by the Murakami Jōnin can be established.

The current monarch of the Land of Fire has cooperated with Hashirama for many years, starting from a small country and gradually forming the current Land of Fire. He trusts Hashirama very much, and has no opinion on Tobirama, so he naturally agrees. Tobirama, as the actual manager of Konoha, has also won the trust of the Jōnin, and he was not troubled in the vote of confidence, and passed unanimously. As a result, Tobirama officially became the second Hokage of Konoha.

After Tobirama succeeded the second Hokage, he first disbanded the Konoha Academy, which was no longer effective, and changed its name to the Shinobi Academy, allowing civilians who were not from the family to enter the school. On the other hand, he established a department called the Security Department, responsible for the internal security of the entire village.

The Uchiha clan has always been kept away by the villagers because of Madara's affairs. While they were annoyed, they were also worried that Tobirama would intensify and suppress the Uchiha clan—especially Tobirama didn't like the Uchiha clan—but Surprisingly, Tobirama handed over the Security Department to the Uchiha clan. This is the department that guarantees the internal security of the village. If you don't trust the Uchiha clan, how could this department be completely handed over to the Uchiha clan?

This proves that the Uchiha clan has not lost trust at all. On the contrary, they are still reused by Hokage. Their patriarch is still a disciple of Hokage. The Uchiha clan immediately feels that the future is bright. Kagami was also pleasantly surprised, but he did not lose his mind, knowing that his teacher could not completely trust the Uchiha clan, and this department might also be a test.

Tobirama really thinks so. He hopes that the Uchiha clan can become a part of the Konoha. Kagami makes him believe this, but the current Uchiha clan has not yet met his requirements.

Madara attacked Konoha at this time, and the village still distrusts the Uchiha clan. It should be said that the Uchiha clan also understands that, obviously so, but in such a short time, Tobirama listened to Kagami. Raise some discordant voices in his own clan.

The Senju clan and the Uchiha clan have been fighting for many years, and Tobirama gradually understood some of the characteristics of the Uchiha clan, especially the reason for the birth of Sharingan, which made him feel cold. This kind of bloodline boundary that only appears after losing love and feeling pain is too dangerous, and it can easily become a factor of instability. Madara's attack is a lesson from the past.

Therefore, no matter how willing he is to accept the Uchiha clan, the cautious Tobirama still has to guard against the Uchiha clan secretly. On the surface, he gives power to the Uchiha clan and expresses his trust. But at the same time the Anbu surveillance that is being planned and established, whether there are unstable people in the Uchiha clan, and whether anyone will embark on the same path as Uchiha Madara.

As Kagami thought, Tobirama gave so much power, firstly, to express his trust and appease the Uchiha clan, and secondly, according to the arrangement of the garrison, every member of the Uchiha clan would go out to patrol, It is convenient to monitor, and at the same time see how the Uchiha clan will act in the process of law enforcement, whether they can establish the glory of their own duties and the belief in protecting the village. As long as they enforce the law properly, they can gradually gain the recognition of the people in the village. You can also safely and boldly remove surveillance, and believe in the future of the Uchiha clan.

What Masaki said is that Tobirama was established to prevent the invasion of the enemy. The Anbu dedicated to the outside world is directly managed by Hokage. Tobirama wants to select outstanding Shinobis to join them, and his seven disciples are naturally one of the member. Once he joins Anbu, it means that Masaki will face the threat of other countries and the unstable factors that threaten the village.

"Really?" Rimi hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Masaki and said, "Masaki, I also want to join this organization called Anbu, can you tell Tobirama-sama?"

"Huh?" Masaki turned his head in surprise and said, "What did you say?"

Rimi repeated it, Masaki's expression gradually became serious, looked at Rimi, and said, "Rimi, this is an organization that has to face danger all the time. I don't want you to encounter these troubles, so I don't agree."

Rimi was stunned, looked at Masaki for a while, and suddenly said angrily, "Why? What do you think the purpose of my practice is? Is it just because of my willfulness? You must know that I am also a Shinobi, protect The village is also my responsibility, you want me to watch you face the enemies of the village, while I stay in a safe place, is there any use other than praying for you?"

It was the first time Masaki saw Rimi so angry. He seemed to underestimate Rimi's consciousness. She had never regarded herself as a housewife. She had always exercised herself at the request of a Shinobi. But Masaki didn't think so. He subconsciously didn't think of Rimi as a Shinobi, but a wife to love. As a result, his words directly aroused Rimi's anger.

At this time, Masaki regretted not having a child. If he had a child, he could at least use this reason to convince Rimi, but now, he has no reason to suppress Rimi's "I am a Shinobi too".

"Let's talk about this later." Masaki perfunctory, sweating profusely, then stood up and walked out, "I'll go see Hashirama-sama."

When Masaki walked out of the house, he heard Rimi talking angrily behind his back, so he couldn't help speeding up, thinking to himself, "That's really bad."