Just as these people were brainwashing and convincing themselves, Uchiha Tenxiu granted even greater authority to these twelve village chiefs and captains, giving them the right to punish their subordinates.
They were originally elite samurai who Uchiha Tenxiu had intentionally dispersed, integrating them into the ranks.
Now, leveraging their former samurai status, they could use their natural authority over ordinary people to command them as usual, allowing them to contribute greater value.
Among them, the sole samurai general, Genrai Sata, also served as the battalion commander for the entire force.
As for the Ninja, Uchiha Tenxiu did not integrate them.
Instead, he had them divided into different small teams: some went ahead to scout and clear the path, some followed behind to guard against sudden attacks from the rear and prevent stragglers from escaping, and some moved with the main group.
After all,
a force of over 1,200 people was too conspicuous, moving like an army would surely attract the attention of other countries. So, Uchiha Tenxiu had his village chiefs and captains, along with their Jia Zhang and Bao Zhang, divide into four groups to advance.
This way, each group consisted of about three hundred people.
While still uncommon, such a number was normal in the Ninja World, a place with extraordinary powers, given their protective capabilities.
Moreover, as a disguise, they carried a large amount of goods, making them even less conspicuous.
These goods, though ostensibly cargo, were merely daily necessities for their journey.
Coupled with dozens of accompanying carriages, their average traveling speed was not slow, covering sixty to seventy kilometers a day.
In Uchiha Tenxiu's previous life, such a pace could only be achieved by a few hardworking farmers in times before technological development.
Yet here, it was common among ordinary people.
From this, it was clear that even the most basic ordinary people in the Ninja World possessed excellent physical qualities.
After all, with 130 trillion cells, both their physical and mental aspects far surpassed those of Earthlings in his previous life.
In Uchiha Tenxiu's view, if ordinary people in the Ninja World were compared to ordinary Earthlings, their base stats would be completely crushed.
If Earthlings from his previous life were viewed through a game template, they would be considered common white quality, ordinary geniuses green, and only the most talented geniuses blue.
Then, even the most useless ordinary people in the Ninja World would be green-level, blue-level would be ubiquitous, and only purple would be considered a genius within the Ninja World.
Not to mention red, black, and other Six Paths bloodlines, or five-color and seven-color, which are Six Paths Level in this world.
For instance, Orochimaru, the research Ninja Uchiha Tenxiu saw in the plot in his previous life, though called Uncle Snake and possessing high-tech power, was merely a manifestation within the Ninja World.
Through the clues, it could be seen that Orochimaru, despite being a so-called genius, was only considered a high-level talent within the entire Ninja World.
He was not considered the absolute pinnacle.
Because judging by his performance, the abilities he possessed did not exceed the technological level of the Ninja World by much.
His so-called research Ninja
only utilized technology rather than creating or inventing it.
From this perspective,
Orochimaru himself had not reached the level of single-handedly dominating the entire world.
“No wonder in just about 60 years, it evolved directly from a so-called ancient scene mode to the widespread appearance of modern high technology, with even various black technologies existing.
To say nothing else, a geothermal generator in Snow Country instantly changed the environment of an entire country, Orochimaru could create a technological version of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, the Sky Ninja Village’s flying aircraft carrier, and so on.
In my previous life, let alone 60 years, even 600 years wouldn’t be enough to achieve this.
The technological leap here is simply too great.”
“And all of this is due to the exceptional intelligence of the Ninja World’s basic human resources.
It’s just that in the past, due to a thousand years of war in the Ninja World, they never had any chance to develop, constantly caught in a cycle of slaughter.
But as long as there’s a slight pause, these brilliant minds in the Ninja World will automatically develop all sorts of black technologies.”
Uchiha Tenxiu sighed, never doubting this point.
After all, in the original worldview, the Ninja World experienced three great Ninja Wars, yet still achieved continuous, leapfrog technological progress during brief periods of peace.
Once his own power was established, relying on land far from war, he believed it wouldn’t be long before he could copy and paste all the technologies from his previous life.
At night,
the foremost group had stopped.
They had the least cargo and the most vehicles, traveling lightly, but they also had responsibilities: setting up tents and preparing meals for the entire camp.
All these arrangements, similar to military operations, were perfectly executed under Uchiha Tenxiu's direction.
“Well done.
Your position as Town Chief is basically secure.
Once we reach our destination, I will grant you greater authority and more land.
Your ability deserves better treatment.
Work hard! I have high hopes for you!”
Uchiha Tenxiu nodded in satisfaction, looking at Zhongshan Haoze, the Town Chief he had promoted.
Zhongshan Haoze was the first subordinate he had gained for himself in this mission, originally a highly educated individual in the Ninja World, with many classmates and teachers, making him a professional he wanted to recruit.
Uchiha Tenxiu did not hesitate, directly giving him the only Town Chief position he could offer.
And this was only temporary.
Once his base was established, even more benefits awaited him.
This way, even if his true ability was not particularly strong, he could gradually attract other high-level talents through his connections and relationships.
In this regard,
he was infinitely more capable than those commoners in the inner city.
“Not at all, this is all thanks to your appreciation, my lord!
If it weren’t for your discerning eye, how could I, Zhongshan Haoze, have achieved what I have today?”
Zhongshan Haoze smiled broadly, his face flushed, as if his entire being radiated excitement and joy.
He stood there respectfully, bowing slightly to express his reverence and loyalty to his lord.
However, when Zhongshan Haoze recalled the days of running around, being pursued by the Land of Fire, a bitter feeling welled up in his heart.
Those years, he fled everywhere, living a life of constant anxiety, fearing discovery by the people of the Land of Fire.
Even after escaping to Snow Country, he could only barely manage to feed himself for his studies.
Not to mention Snow Country was a harsh, cold land; those hard days were truly unbearable, a world apart from his current contentment.
And now, simply by pledging allegiance to Lord Tenxiu, he was immediately granted a position managing a thousand people.
This was undoubtedly a great honor and trust for him.
Zhongshan Haoze deeply understood the importance of this position and the great responsibility he bore.
Therefore, he became even more resolute in his determination to serve Lord Tenxiu with utmost loyalty.
“Alright, you may go.”
Inside the tent, Uchiha Tenxiu nodded, signaling Zhongshan Haoze to leave and arrange the evening meal.
Since they had a large amount of supplies as a disguise for the merchant caravan, which also served as consumables for the journey, there was naturally no shortage of clothing, food, shelter, or tools.
Furthermore, every small detail during this journey, seemingly negligible, was actually a test of their organizational capability.
And all of this, under Uchiha Tenxiu’s command, was handled well by Zhongshan Haoze.
Clearly, he was indeed a talented individual.
After Zhongshan Haoze left,
Uchiha Sakurako, who had been standing by, immediately stepped forward, holding out a scroll.
“Here, this is the message I received for you from Elder Raimon via my family’s summoning beast, after I sent him a message through it!”
“Oh! Let me see…”
Uchiha Tenxiu frowned slightly, but his expression remained calm as he gently took the scroll and began to read.
After a long moment, Uchiha Tenxiu slowly said, “Elder Uchiha Ming has found out who attacked Elder Uchiha Raimon!”
As he spoke, a trace of disdain appeared on his face.