Chapter 132 The incident and the investigation team!

After avoiding Orochimaru, Dohei came to Nara Shikaku and asked him.

"Shikaku, how much is the loss this time?"

He doesn't actually care about the casualties, he just gloats and wants to have fun.

Of course, on the surface, he still looked worried about the village.

“Very big…”

Nara Shikaku was truly heartbroken.

Those who died were all the private soldiers of the Hokage clan!

In other words, the ones who paid for this loss were the ninjas themselves, so how could they not feel heartbroken?

It broke our hearts!

This is the only word to describe it.

In order to support Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the second-generation Kage, to take the throne, the ninjas mobilized this time were all elites from various races, and the losses can be imagined.

If it can exchange for enough military merit, they can endure any loss.

The problem is that this time, not only did they fail to defeat the Sand Ninja army, but they were defeated by the enemy instead, and even the commander Sarutobi Shinnosuke was captured.

Lost the wife and broke down again.

After hearing about the loss, Tang Ping said with a look of sadness and joy:

"It's okay. Half of the people are still alive, right?"

After hearing his comfort, Nara Shikaku didn't know whether he should be happy or angry.

In the end, I could only remain silent.

The next step, of course, is to escort the remaining troops to retreat.

Dohei has a lot of ideas about this group of ninjas.

Who wouldn’t want to have more power in their hands? Even if this power ultimately belongs to the village, at least you can use it yourself.

Annex... No, Tang Ping is ready to let them continue to complete their mission.

Drive away the Sand Ninja!

However, the Southwestern Ninja Army will be the main force in the future.

Anyway, this ninja army has lost its main general, and has suffered heavy casualties, so there is really no problem with operating this way.

The most important thing is that the reasons are very legitimate.

If the village does not replenish its forces, how can the Southwestern Ninja Army, which only has a few hundred people, resist the attack of the Sand Ninja Army of several thousand people?

Do you really think that all the Southwestern Ninja Army are "Ip Man" and can beat ten people?

Yes, Tang Ping is 'carrying sand to gain weight'.

We are sure to defeat these family ninjas!

As a smart man, Nara Shikaku naturally saw what Dohei was planning, but he couldn't refuse.

So just send everything back to the village and then do as ordered.

Anyway, he would not do anything unnecessary without clear orders.

By the way, when Tang Ping protected the remaining troops and returned to Kikyo Mountain, an incident began to spread.

The lord of Kamakura Castle in Saikaku Town and his entire family were looted by the Sand Ninjas. Not only were there no survivors, not even a mouse was left.

And all the family property disappeared.

This was the first noble to die at the hands of ninja.

After the news spread, not only the Fire Nation nobles were outraged, but even the Wind Nation nobles ordered the Sand Ninja to hand over the murderer.

Yes, you heard that right.

Even the big country of Wind Country, where the Sand Village is located, is forcing the Sand Ninja to hand over their prisoners.

It's not surprising that this would happen.

Because this is what the nobles fear most.

The following guilty!

If ninjas could offend nobles without paying the price, the nobles would never be able to sleep peacefully again.

The force is in the hands of the ninja.

The nobles could sit high above and watch the ninjas fight each other, using war and blood to please themselves.

It was entirely due to the ninja's fear and the nobles' strict precautions against such incidents.

Once a ninja dares to rebel!
Then all the aristocrats will stick together, no matter which country they are from.

Now you know why all the nobles felt as if their assholes were stabbed just because one noble died, right?

Dou Ping had considered this before, so he just dealt with the butler and left, and at the same time asked Hinata Sogetsu to disguise himself as a thief when he took action.

Apparently, she not only disguised herself as a thief, but also left clues pointing to the Sand Ninja.

Well done!

Anyway, the Sand Ninjas have taken the blame for countless things since the invasion, so it doesn't matter if they take one more.

Even under pressure from many nobles, an "investigation team" was formed, and two major ninja villages were responsible for cooperating.

There is no way around it. We have to respect the words of the financial backer behind the ninja village.

If you don't respect others, they won't respect you when you allocate funds, and you won't be able to cry. Soon, the investigation team arrived at Platycodon Mountain.

I came to see Honda Chamber of Commerce.

There had been conflicts between the two sides before, so it's not surprising that they're investigating.

However, the investigation team found that the ninjas they met looked at them strangely.

"How is this going?"

A guardian nin from the investigation team whispered to the Konoha ninja who was leading the way.

The other party was a political ninja specially sent by Konoha to lead the way for them and cooperate with the investigation. The Sand Ninja also sent one.

I can only say that this is a weird thing.

The two major ninja villages are fighting desperately, but because of the death of a noble, they have to join forces to investigate the truth.

"nothing!"

The government affairs ninja who led the way said perfunctorily.

No one has a good impression of this investigation team formed by the nobles.

If it weren't for funding, the village would have ignored the other party, so one can imagine how sincere the cooperation is this time.

Southwestern Ninja Army!

It has become a one-man show for Tang Ping.

Even though he usually doesn't care about things, judging from his performance on the battlefield, no one would dare to disobey his orders as long as they don't betray the village.

Knowing that the investigation team was here to investigate the affairs of Saikaku Town, their reaction was not surprising.

The other party had offended their main general, and now that he is dead, if someone comes to find out the truth, it would be strange if they would have a good face.

"Hey, aren't we here to look for the Honda Chamber of Commerce? Where is this place...?"

The minister of the investigation team, dressed in gorgeous robes, looked at the building in front of him with the emblem of the commander-in-chief and asked doubts.

"The other party is in Lord Tang Ping's office. If you have any questions, you can ask them here!"

The political ninja showed his identification to the two guards and made a gesture of invitation.

The Minister of Investigation stepped into the makeshift office.

But except for the government ninjas from the Sand Ninja, all the other guardian ninjas who followed behind were stopped by the two guards.

“䱱…”

A guard-nin was about to say something when he was held down by the leading guard-nin, who signaled him not to be impulsive.

The ninja village and the guardian ninja are completely two groups.

Guardian Ninja!
It is a ninja military organization established specifically to protect the daimyo, while the ninja village does things for money and is at most bound to the country where the village is located, and has a trading relationship with the nobles.

The ninja village regards the guardian ninja as hunting dogs raised by the nobles and believes that they lack the dignity of a ninja.

The guardian ninjas viewed the ninjas as parasites and ungrateful people who took state funds but were not loyal to the daimyo.

The two sides had conflicting positions and were eager to chop each other with their swords.

Now you know why the guards treat these guardian ninjas so badly, right?

The secret fight outside naturally had no impact on the commander-in-chief's office.

The small office is extremely spacious.

Apart from the maps and sand table on the wall, there are two desks, one large and one small, and nothing else.

At this time, there were people sitting behind the two tables, and a middle-aged man was standing.

When the three members of the investigation team came in, everyone looked over.

"Lord Dohei, this is Minister Seigen who is in charge of investigating the Saikaku Town incident. He wants to ask President Honda Masaru some questions!"

The government affairs ninja explained the purpose of their visit.

Since we had communicated in advance, there was no need to worry that Tang Ping was not aware of what had happened.

"Really? Just ask right here!"

Tang Ping, who was sitting in the main seat, gestured to the other party to ask.

Of course he knew about this, which was why he asked Honda Katsu to stay in Kikyo Mountain for the past few days, just to help him deal with the investigation team.

He was afraid that the other party would not be able to find the truth, so he directly put the blame on Honda Chamber of Commerce.

This kind of thing is not without history.

But with me here, it's impossible to play like this.

"this…"

Minister Qingyan looked embarrassed.

Because when asking in a place like this, most methods cannot be used.

"Why, is there something difficult about this, or are you worried that I will favor Honda Chamber of Commerce?"

Tang Ping asked in dissatisfaction.

Is this giving me a chance to vent my anger?

After all, he is a Kage-level warrior and the commander-in-chief of the Ninja Army. If he really finds an opportunity to lose his temper, no one will be so tactless as to jump out and speak up for him.

Having power means being able to do whatever you want.

(End of this chapter)