The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

The Uchiha clan is preparing intensively for war against the Senju clan, and the Shimada clan has also begun to select clan members to join the branch.

Oh no, the Shimada family should be called a separate family now.

The Shimada clan is also a large clan. Although the war more than two years ago caused heavy losses to the family, only the ninjas were lost, and the ordinary members of the family were not lost.

Simply put, the fertility of the Shimada clan has not been affected.

In more than two years, the family has added new blood to the ninja team.

Now the number of ninjas in the Shimada clan has reached about 800, and they have initially recovered their strength.

"Young patriarch, these are the clan members who chose to stay in the branch clan."

The great elder handed Hanzo the list in his hand.

Motojiu who was beside him also put his head over to watch with Hanzo.

He couldn't help but not be interested, after all, they were his own future team members.

"I didn't expect that you have quite a few fans in the family."

Hanzo joked as he looked at the list, which was not short.

"Young Master." Yuan Jiu curled his lips and said, "Most of these people are obviously members of the clan who got their families in the Kingdom of Water."

As the saying goes, forceful melons are not sweet. At Hanzo's suggestion, the Shimada clan gave priority to those who stayed voluntarily.

However, most of the tribesmen are not interested in staying in the Kingdom of Water.

Only a small number of tribesmen who marry wives and have children in the Kingdom of Water will consider staying.

Of course, this is just a consideration. In the end, the remaining tribesmen are still a minority.

Although there were not many people in this group, considering the base of the Shimada clan, more than thirty ninjas chose to stay in the end.

Counting the parents, wives and children of these ninjas, there are more than a hundred people in total.

Such a population would be considered a medium-sized ninja clan in later generations of Konoha.

"enough."

Motojiu calculated: "With these clan members, plus the support from the Daming Mansion, the Minazuki clan and the Terumi clan, it is enough for me to operate."

"Don't be too careless." Hanzo reminded: "These guys are all scheming and will not easily follow your wishes."

"Don't worry, I will be careful." Yuan Jiu said seriously.

Hanzo nodded, not paying much attention.

Although the strength of the Shimada branch that is about to be established is indeed average, with the support of the Shimada clan, these ninjas may not dare to take advantage of the branch.

What's more, since the daimyo promised to let the Shimada clan become a high-ranking member of the new Water Country ninja world, then the Shimada clan will be a member of the Water Country ninja world in the future.

Under the premise that the ninja world of the Land of Water has been unified, the Shimada clan is the so-called internal member.

Conflicts with other ninja clans also fall into the category of "internal conflicts among the people." Generally speaking, such conflicts will not face the threat of force.

The current alliance is not like the Kirigakure during the Third and Fourth Mizukage periods. If they disagree, they will be exterminated and put in a coup.

As the alliance becomes increasingly stable, Minazuki Arashi has gradually tended to use political means to resolve disputes and conflicts, which also means that the alliance has begun to develop into a stable political entity.

"I asked the elders. The twelfth elder is willing to stay and assist you. From now on, the Shimada branch will be left to you two. In the afternoon, I will take you to meet the water daimyo." Hanzo added.

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"I understand." Yuanjiu nodded.

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In the afternoon, Hanzo led Yuanjiu and the twelve elders to Daming Mansion.

When the daimyo heard about Hanzo's visit, he vaguely guessed the Shimada clan's intention, and quickly sent someone to introduce the three of them to the daimyo mansion.

"Your Excellency Hanzo, have you made a decision since the nobles came here?" the daimyo said with a smile, appearing to be in a good mood.

Hanzo also smiled when he heard this and said: "After careful consideration, our clan decided to agree to the proposal of Lord Daimyo. However, the clan members also have their own ideas and we cannot force them, so we selected those who are willing to stay in the water."

Country, clan members who serve the daimyo."

With that said, Hanzo pointed to the twelve elders and Motojiu behind him, and said: "These two are the clan leader and the great elder of the newly established Shimada branch of our clan. Both of them have the strength of jounin or above."

As soon as Hanzo said this, the daimyo's eyes immediately lit up, and he looked eagerly at Motojiu and the twelve elders.

He hesitated for a moment, and then his eyes stopped on the twelfth elder: "This is the patriarch of the branch family. I wonder what your name is..."

As soon as the daimyo said this, the twelve elders and Yuan Jiu suddenly looked embarrassed.

"cough……"

Hanzo coughed dryly, pointed to Motohisa helplessly, and said: "Lord Daimyo, this is the head of the branch family, my name is Shimada Motohisa, this..."

Hanzo pointed to the twelve elders again: "This is the chief elder of the branch family, his name is Shimada Junichi."

"Uh, that's right."

Shui Daiming also had a hint of embarrassment on his face.

There is no way, Yuanjiu has just turned seventeen now, and he still looks childish on his face.

The daimyo naturally subconsciously believed that the twelve elders were the heads of the branch families.

"Your Excellency Yuanjiu is truly a young hero."

A daimyo is a daimyo after all. He quickly covered up the trace of embarrassment and said with a faint smile.

"Daimyo-sama, you are highly praised." Motojiu also bowed slightly.

Next, Yuan Jiu and the Daming Palace discussed the formation of a new guardian nin.

As for the original guardian ninja, except for a few who stayed behind voluntarily, everyone else has returned to the family.

In addition, there are also a series of matters such as the location of the Shimada branch in the future and the compensation for guarding Shinobu.

It was Motojiu and the Daimyo who were negotiating, while Hanzo did not participate and only reminded them from the side.

Fortunately, Yuanjiu's understanding was really good, and he quickly became proficient in his somewhat unfamiliar negotiation skills.

Hanzo nodded secretly as he watched.

In the end, when the Shimada family in the Land of Water was separated, the person in charge was Motohisa. Giving him more experience would be beneficial to controlling the family in the future.

After half a day of deliberations, the Shimada branch and Damingfu formally signed an agreement.

The Shimada branch formed a guardian ninja to protect the safety of the daimyo.

The Daming Prefecture set aside an area in the Water City as the new headquarters of the Shimada branch.

As for Black Rock Island, where the Shimada clan is currently based, after the family moves away from the Kingdom of Water, the remaining branch families of only a few hundred people will not be able to use such a large island.

Therefore, Yuanjiu simply gave up on Black Rock Island.

Of course, the buildings built by the Shimada clan on the island were not wasted.

After some discussion, after the Zong family left Black Rock Island, Daming Mansion funded the purchase of the island and the buildings on the island.

I think the daimyo wanted to move some of the people of the current Water City to Black Rock Island.

With the reproduction of this part of the people, the population under Daming Mansion will also increase a lot, which is a win-win situation.

In addition, the daimyo supported the Shimada branch to join the Four Clans Alliance and become a high-level member.

Of course, with the guarantees of the Minazuki clan and the Terumi clan, the Shimada clan could have firmly joined the four clan alliance.

The support of Daming Palace was more convenient for Yuanjiu to control actual power.

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation, Your Excellency Yuanjiu." After the agreement was signed, Shui Daiming said with a smile.

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