thefictionvixens Chapter 374 Borrowing a passage? You can't just borrow it for free, you have to pay. Don't
Chapter 374 Borrowing a passage? You can't just borrow it for free, you have to pay. Don't
"Lord Daimyo! Lord Daimyo, something has happened!"
Sanshoku Jintatsu found Tetsuya in the study, playing on his phone.
"Calm down, what happened?"
"Lord Daimyo, a large number of Iwagakure ninja have gathered on the border!"
They sent word to us that they wanted to pass through our Land of Grass to attack the Land of Fire! They said if we refused, they would take over our Land of Grass as well!
"Oh? Is that old geezer Onoki really that brave?"
Tetsuya chuckled. This old man really thinks he's invincible just because he knows Dust Release? If he's so powerful, he'll take down the Land of Grass too.
"My lord, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Of course, we'll let them pass!"
"Huh? Are we really going to let them pass?"
"That's right, we should not only give them passage, but also welcome them with open arms."
As he spoke, Tetsuya's eyes transformed into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, with the Sharingan pattern flowing in one of his eyes.
A mirror of light appeared, and Uchiha Izuna stepped out from it.
"Shinta, go and inform the Uchiha clan that I have a mission for them."
The salamander god Tatsu immediately understood Tetsuya's meaning: he intended for this mirror image of Izuna to lead the team to welcome the Iwagakure army as they passed through the Land of Grass.
"Remember this: since they're just passing through, they have to pay. If they don't pay, I'll just rob them!"
"I understand, Lord Daimyo."
On the border, the army of Iwagakure Village had assembled, and the leader was none other than Onoki's son, Koto.
"So, have the people of the Land of Grass agreed to let us pass?"
Huang Tu inquired about the situation from his ninja subordinates.
"That's what the ninja under my command replied."
"The people from the Land of Grass said they have gone back to consult their daimyo, and I believe someone will return soon to give a definite answer."
Huang Tu's deputy snorted coldly.
"Since when has our Iwagakure village ever needed to consult a small country before making decisions? Especially a small country that doesn't even have a ninja village. Why not just go through with it directly?"
Huang Tu glanced at him, and the man immediately became obedient and quickly explained.
"What I mean is, it's such a waste of time to wait here."
"It is the Tsuchikage's order to check the situation with the Land of Grass. If you have any opinions, you can go back and talk to the Tsuchikage."
"I have no opinion."
The man obediently shut his mouth. Since it was the Tsuchikage's opinion, he had no other thoughts whatsoever.
"You're looking for us?"
A blue light curtain descended, and then the environment behind the curtain changed.
What was once a vast grassland has been transformed into a city, and on a tall wall within that city hangs a red and white emblem. That is the Uchiha clan crest—a red and white fan.
A group of people crossed the blue dividing line and walked towards them.
Dark blue long robes, high stand-up collars, all with spiky, bushy hair, and pairs of scarlet Sharingan eyes.
The appearance of this group immediately caused a stir among the Iwagakure ninja.
"What the hell!"
"That's the Uchiha clan!"
"How did they get here?!"
"Wasn't that a grassland just a moment ago?"
Where did this city-state come from?
"How did a group of people and a city-state suddenly appear out of nowhere?"
"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"
"Is this some kind of trick by the Uchiha clan?"
"Look, what are those Uchiha people wearing on their heads?"
"That's a headband from a ninja from the Land of Grass!"
Huang Tu had already understood the other party's intentions.
He immediately stood up and walked towards the group of Uchiha who had appeared out of nowhere.
He looked around at the group of people in front of him; three of them had kaleidoscopes, while the rest all had three-tomoe jewels.
There was another person wearing a mask, so his strength couldn't be discerned.
Even though the other person didn't show their face, Huang Tu knew their identity from their attire.
White-masked Uchiha Madara!
Legend has it that this guy first appeared during the Human Ninja War, suddenly appearing on the battlefield between Amegakure and Konoha. He then summoned Susanoo and slashed Hanzo of the Salamander with a single blow. To this day, the canyon carved out by this mighty man with a single slash can still be seen on the battlefield in Amegakure.
However, the observant Huang Tu noticed that the white-masked Uchiha Madara did not seem to be the leader.
Instead, he stood behind the three Uchiha with Mangekyou Sharingan. Clearly, his main task was not to negotiate, but to support these young Uchiha.
Moreover, these Uchiha were all wearing headbands from the Land of Grass, meaning they had all now joined the Land of Grass.
Good heavens, I had heard before that the Uchiha clan, which had been wiped out, had reappeared and even killed the Hokage of Konoha.
Back then, everyone was guessing who had taken in these Uchiha. Now, there's no need to guess anymore.
The Land of Grass is really hiding its true nature, managing to take in so many Uchiha.
Sasuke saw Huang Tu approaching and immediately spoke up.
"You want to pass through our Land of Grass?"
"Yes, we want to use the trade route of the Land of Grass to travel to the Land of Fire. Lord Tsuchikage has instructed that we must obtain the consent of the Daimyo of the Land of Grass before passing through it."
I wonder if your esteemed name could do me a favor.
Huang Tu thought to himself.
It's all thanks to the Tsuchikage's foresight. With that mysterious masked Uchiha around, no matter how many of them there are, they wouldn't stand a chance against the enemy.
Not to mention there are so many powerful Uchiha here. If they were to forcibly pass through the Land of Grass without saying a word, they would probably suffer heavy losses before even reaching the Land of Fire.
As he spoke, he turned back to look at his deputy, who had just been shouting that they didn't need to care about the opinions of small countries and that they should just pass the bill.
The deputy swallowed hard, cold sweat pouring down his back.
Why not just pass it directly?
If we really do that, then it's probably all over.
Sasuke glanced at the Iwagakure ninjas in front of him. Goodness, there were quite a few of them, but their quality was rather poor.
But that's alright, since Iwagakure has always relied on a massive troop production strategy, depending on its numerical advantage.
Moreover, they have the record of having 10,000 men forcefully wear down the Third Raikage.
However, Sasuke still didn't take them seriously.
"Our lord said that you can pass through, but you have to pay a toll, otherwise..."
"Brush~!"
He drew the Kusanagi sword from his waist, its cold light flashing.
"Whoosh—!" *N
The Uchiha behind him all drew their weapons, and even the mirror image of Izuna took off the flame fan from his back.
"Otherwise, you can forget about setting foot on the territory of the Grass Country."
Tetsuya's original intention was to take it by force if they refused.
However, Sasuke clearly prefers a simpler and more brutal method than disaster relief: killing.
Huang Tu immediately said that he couldn't make the decision on the money and had to ask Tu Ying first. Then he immediately called Onoki, who was leading the follow-up troops to this place.
Upon hearing that he was to be charged a toll, Onoki immediately cursed, "No wonder he's the son of a swindler; he actually wants money at a time like this!"
His earlier request for them to consult the daimyo before crossing the Land of Grass was merely a display of grandeur, and also a way of giving some face to the deceased Chiba Tetsuya.
However, after hearing about the presence of the white-masked Uchiha Madara and a group of Uchiha, Onoki, who had hesitated for a long time, finally agreed to pay the toll.
At worst, we can just get the toll back from Konoha.
Subconsciously, he was convinced that this time, by joining forces with Iwagakure, they would be able to take down Konoha.