Chapter 105 Zhengchuan at a Turning Point in History
Since all the transfers were carried out through covert means, the Iwagakure spies lurking in Konoha did not capture much key information.
At this moment, all the spies' attention was focused on the daimyo's envoy who came from the Land of Fire.
After all, this matter was released by Hiruzen on his own initiative, and it became known to everyone, so it was hard not to pay attention to it.
As the shadow of a village, Hiruzen's whereabouts are naturally the first choice for all spies to observe.
"Something isn't quite right."
Putting down the information in his hand, Ohnoki folded his arms and looked around.
"According to intelligence, Sarutobi Hiruzen has been accompanying the daimyo's envoy on tours these past few days."
After hearing Ōnoki's words, the high-ranking officials of the Iwagakure Village who were sitting around immediately began to whisper to each other.
"If the news is true, we can take this opportunity to help Masakawa take control of Takigakure Village."
A senior Iwagakure ninja named Ichiri spoke first.
"That's right. Even the White Fang of Konoha can't stop us without a direct order from the Hokage."
Another man named Yamatoda also echoed.
After all, on the surface, the Konoha ninjas led by Hatake Sakumo went there under the pretext of investigating the incident.
Without the permission of his own Kage, he cannot interfere in the internal affairs of Takigakure Village.
Right now Sarutobi Hiruzen is busy looking after the messenger, and his reaction speed is definitely slower than that of the Iwagakure Village.
At that time, we only need to separate a part of the team lurking in Taki Country to look after Sakumo and his group.
The remaining men will cooperate with Masakawa to take down Kyosuke. Then Masakawa will become the village chief and Konoha will no longer be able to interfere.
But can things really develop in the direction they imagined?
Ohnoki kept underestimating himself in his heart.
Those who can sit in the position of shadow of a village are not fools.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's behavior is full of suspicion of being a show.
Although the envoy of the daimyo has a noble status, it is obviously beyond the standard for the shadow of a village to receive him personally.
After expressing his concerns, Yamato pondered for a moment and gave his own explanation:
"As far as I know, it has always been Utatane Koharu who is in charge of receiving the daimyo's envoys, but she is currently in the Sand Village..."
The implication is that Sarutobi Hiruzen was forced to do so.
After listening to Yamatoda's explanation, Ohnoki shook his head.
This reason is not sufficient. It is impossible for a village to have only one high-ranking official.
More than twenty ninjas were killed and gold dust worth millions was looted.
No matter which hidden village it is in, this is not something that can be easily let go.
Although with the end of the war, the ninja world's economy recovered.
Several million taels were no longer considered a huge sum of money.
But Konoha's reaction was too bland.
That sinister and cunning guy must be plotting a conspiracy that I am not aware of at this moment.
After being tricked in the Kusagakure incident, Ōnoki has already labeled Sarutobi Hiruzen as a despicable villain in his mind.
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At the same time, in Takigakure Village.
As the flames faded, Kyousuke issued a martial law order.
Although Zhengchuan lost his contact with the outside world, he did not feel panic at all.
In his view, this was a godsend.
As a small ninja village, Takigakure has a total of 3218 registered ninjas.
Among them, there are 308 Jonins, and the rest are all Chunins and Genins.
As a small ninja village, the promotion of jonin in Takigakure Village is relatively simple compared to villages like Konoha.
At the same time, the strength of the Jonin cannot compete with that of the Big Ninja Village.
Among these more than 3,000 ninjas, less than half of them obey Kyousuke's command, but among them are more than 200 jonin.
On the other hand, Masakawa's supporters are all young Chunins and Genins.
But with the issuance of martial law, most of the elite ninjas were sent by Kyosuke to guard against foreign invasion, and the difference in combat power between the two sides was brought to the same starting line.
Zhengchuan realized that he should race against time to seize the initiative at this moment, and immediately summoned the middle and senior management who supported him.
He informed everyone present of his current situation.
"Everyone, I have accurate information. Kyousuke, that coward, is ready to attack us!"
"what?"
"That damned old bastard, I wish I could kill him myself!"
"We must strike hard!"
Looking at the excited crowd, Zhengchuan was very satisfied, and then he stated his purpose.
"Since Kyousuke is no longer able to perform his duties as the village chief, I am ready to take his place and become the new Takigakure Village chief!"
As Zhengchuan finished speaking, only Xiegu clearly expressed his support.
After the others looked at each other for a while, an older jonin spoke up and expressed the concerns about this operation on behalf of everyone.
In response, Zhengchuan just smiled and told everyone present confidently.
"Your concerns are not without reason, but I have already contacted Lord Tsuchikage, and he promised to send the Rock Ninja to support our actions!"
Looking at the people whose eyes were still full of concerns, Zhengchuan knew that he had to set an example.
"Xiegu, you will take the lead!"
Focusing his attention on his most loyal brother, Xiegu stood up without any hesitation and immediately mobilized his men.
Because the strength of the ninjas is inferior to those of the surrounding large ninja villages, the Takigakure Village adopts the organization of twenty people per team.
Seeing Xiegu set an example, the others realized that they had been tied to Zhengchuan's chariot and it was too late to jump out, so they might as well give it a try.
Besides, what the other party said made sense. Most of the ninjas were sent to guard the outskirts of the village. Kyousuke didn't have many people around him at this time.
"If we fail, we will definitely be regarded as traitors and be nailed to the pillar of shame forever."
Looking at the busy crowd, Zhengchuan expressed his feelings.
When Masakawa was gathering his men, the Anbu ninja who was in charge of monitoring the other side immediately reported the matter to Kyousuke.
Upon hearing the news, Kyosuke immediately sent someone to tell the two elders to act according to the original plan.
"That guy Zhengchuan has ordered Xiegu to go out!"
Tetsuo, who received the news from Kyosuke, had just gathered his ninjas when he received a message from his subordinates.
Because of the martial law, some time was wasted, but we never expected that the other side would accurately seize this gap and take the initiative.
If this guy wasn't so extreme, Zhefu would really like to support him to become the next village chief.