Although Shisui felt something was not right about Kirigakure's attitude, he did not act rashly out of caution.
It was already afternoon when they arrived at Kirigakure. They had a simple dinner, chatted within the team for a while, and then went to bed. The first day passed like this.
The next morning, Shisui woke up at six o'clock out of habit. When he walked out of the inn, he found two more Kirigakure ninjas outside the door.
Yesterday there were only two Kirigakure ninjas guarding the area, but today there are four.
"Is this a demonstration? Do they want to use this action to silently warn us not to leave the hotel? Or is there another purpose?" Many thoughts flashed through Shisui's mind in an instant.
Although many thoughts came to his mind, Shisui's expression did not change, and he remained as calm as usual.
Shisui walked up to the Kirigakure ninja who was there yesterday and asked, "May I ask what the result of the report is? When can we see the Mizukage?"
The Kirigakure ninja glanced at Shisui indifferently and said lazily: "Didn't I tell you to wait for notification? Why are you asking so many questions? Also, don't come out casually."
Shisui frowned. Although he had a good temper, this was an issue between ninja villages, and it even involved the country.
The scarlet three-magatama Sharingan appeared, chakra surged in Shisui's body, and his momentum rushed towards the four Mist Villagers, and a creepy murderous aura emerged faintly.
If he keeps giving in, he will only be looked down upon by the enemy. He represents Konoha and the Five Kage Summit, how can he let the other side look down upon him!
"You... what do you want to do." When being stared at by Shisui's blood-red three-magatama Sharingan, when Shisui's mountain-like aura pressed down on them, when murderous aura surged from Shisui, the four Kirigakure ninjas all felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. Their bodies became cold and numb, unable to move. They could only move their lips and stammer when they used all their strength.
"This... this is... this is the Hidden Mist Village, not your Konoha. You have to consider the consequences of whatever you do." The Hidden Mist Ninja's body shook uncontrollably, and he looked at Shisui with some fear in his eyes.
At this moment, they remembered that ninjas cannot be lumped together. When a ninja is strong enough, even just a look can make ordinary ninjas unable to move.
Obviously, the Konoha ninja in front of them was such a strong man, and they were just ordinary ninjas in the background.
All they can do now is move out of their own village, hoping that the other party will be sensitive about this. After all, Kirigakure is also one of the five major ninja villages.
Shisui slowly put away his aura, looked at the four people coldly with his blood-red Sharingan and said: "I have no intention of causing trouble, but I hope your village is aware that I am here on behalf of Konoha, and also on behalf of the invitation of the Five Kage Summit. I hope you will respect yourself."
"I'll ask for a reply from above later. This is indeed not something we can decide." The Kirigakure Ninja's attitude suddenly became normal. He was no longer as cold and indifferent as before, and he spoke the truth.
They don't have any serious illness and they certainly wouldn't make things difficult for the delegation from Konoha for no reason. They only dared to do so because their superiors asked them to do so.
After Kirigakure finished speaking, he saw that Shisui's expression was not as cold anymore, and his gaze was not as terrifying anymore, so he relaxed.
Maybe it was because Shisui's aura was too strong, which shocked him a little bit. Now that he thought about it carefully, this is the Hidden Mist Village. No matter how strong Shisui was, he would not dare to kill people so openly in the Hidden Mist Village.
However, recalling Shisui's terrifying eyes, the Kirigakure ninja decided to follow his heart. Kirigakure was strong, not him.
Besides, that group of senior executives weren't worth his life.
Many ordinary Kirigakure ninjas are disappointed with the current Kirigakure, but they do not have the courage to escape from Kirigakure, nor do they have the ability to change Kirigakure's strength, so they can only obey numbly.
"I have the habit of exercising, so it's okay for me to take a morning jog nearby," Shisui said calmly, but the blood-red Sharingan that was not closed gave the four Kirigakure ninjas a sense of irresistibility.
"No problem." The Kirigakure ninja nodded sincerely.
There's no way. This is a long-standing habit of others. If they are not allowed to do so, it might be very uncomfortable, and even lead to a bad thing like a decline in strength. As ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village, one of the five major ninja villages, they have an extraordinary sense of responsibility. Of course, they have to consider the needs of the other party, and it is definitely not because of fear.
Shisui closed his Sharingan, first returned to the inn and left a shadow clone, then walked out of the inn, randomly chose a direction, and trotted away.
After leaving the sight of the Kirigakure ninja, Shisui stopped. He was not really preparing for a morning jog, he just wanted to collect information about Kirigakure to see if he could analyze something useful from it.
The Hidden Mist Village is built deep in the mountains. The roads in the village have large elevation differences, and there is often fog covering the entire village.
Maybe it’s because the weather is good today. Even though it’s early morning, the fog is not thick and there are already quite a few pedestrians on the road.
Shisui secretly observed his surroundings, the layout of the buildings in the Hidden Mist Village, and the expressions of the residents of the Hidden Mist Village.
Because he used the transformation technique, Shisui looked like an ordinary person at this time, so the people around him did not pay special attention to Shisui.
Although Shisui is not a master of stealth, he would not do something like collecting intelligence in the Hidden Mist Village while wearing a Konoha ninja uniform and a Konoha forehead protector.
Shisui walked around the Hidden Mist Village for an hour like an ordinary person out for a walk.
At this time, the fog had become extremely thin and would not affect people's vision. Pedestrians on the street came and went and started their own lives.
Shisui looked up into the distance, where there was a cylindrical building built on a tall arch.
Even though he had never been to the Land of Water before, Shisui could roughly guess what the building was, most likely the Mizukage Building.
Ninja villages usually do this, where the Shadow's office building is built as the tallest building in the village. This symbolizes the Shadow's status in the village, and also allows the Shadow to have an extremely broad perspective, allowing him to observe the entire village from this tallest building.
That's why Shisui made this judgment.
Zhiguo decisively turned around and walked back. He had been walking for almost an hour. If he stayed any longer, those members of the Mist Hidden Man would probably be anxious to find him.
Before coming, Shisui made sufficient preparations and looked at the latest information about Kirigakure collected by Konoha.
Because many ninjas escaped from Kirigakure, some of them still had feelings for Kirigakure, so they did not leak much information about Kirigakure, but just lived quietly in a corner of the ninja world.
Some Kirigakure ninjas, actively or passively, leaked more or less information about Kirigakure, so the news that Kirigakure was in chaos became known.
However, not many people know about it. Unless you are particularly concerned about the situation in the Hidden Mist Village, you generally don’t know about it.
Because the Kirigakure is an island country and has very few contacts with countries on the mainland, even though people know they have problems, they have no interest in Kirigakure.
From the intelligence in Konoha, Shisui learned that it was because the Fourth Mizukage implemented a high-pressure policy and cruelly suppressed the ninja families with bloodline limits.
Shisui felt that if this action continued, it might affect the entire Water Country and demonize the bloodline limit ninja.
The brutal policy made many ninjas unable to understand. Although they were not bloodline limit ninjas, they felt empathy and compassion.
They tried to resist but failed because of a group of people who benefited from the brutal policies.
After the rebellion failed, there was another massacre, and those who were unwilling to stay in this sad place became rebellious ninjas.
Those who were unable to leave or unwilling to leave for various reasons stayed in the Hidden Mist Village and lived numbly.
At first, Shisui didn't feel anything, but when he observed the people in the Hidden Mist Village, he found that most of the residents had silent expressions and just quietly did their own things, as if they didn't care about anything. As a result, even though there were a lot of people there, Shisui felt a little deserted.
He had never seen this kind of situation in Konoha, but he could often see this kind of expression in small countries during wartime.
But the Hidden Mist Village is not suffering from a war, and this is the Land of Water, not a small country that can be bullied.
'It seems that the situation in Kirigakure is much more serious than we thought.' Shisui thought silently on the way back.
No wonder two of the only three remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure ran away. This situation may be more uncomfortable for those who like the village the most.
When they were almost at the inn where they were staying, Shisui withdrew his transformation technique, changed back to his original appearance, and slowly walked into the sight of the Kirigakure ninja.
"You're finally back. If you hadn't come back, breakfast would have been cold." The Kirigakure ninja felt relieved to see Shisui coming back. If the captain of Konoha disappeared in the village, they would have a hard time explaining to their superiors.
Shisui nodded calmly and returned to the inn.
Shisui walked into the inn, and the Konoha ninjas greeted Shisui one after another, and Shisui responded with a smile.
After dinner, Shisui gathered everyone together and told them what he had discovered and analyzed in the morning.
Everyone was surprised. Although they knew that something had happened in the Hidden Mist Village, no one thought it would be a big problem. This was out of respect for the village which was one of the five major ninja villages like their own.
But according to Shisui, Kirigakure is facing huge problems right now, and even ordinary villagers are affected.
"I didn't expect it to be like this, but this is not the reason why the Hidden Mist Village dares to treat us like this. They have such a big problem, they should be more careful in handling relations between the two countries, right?" Someone showed a puzzled expression.
He couldn't quite understand where the Hidden Mist Village got the courage to challenge Konoha in such a weak state.
"I don't know either. This is too abnormal." Shisui shook his head and said.
But when I think about it, the Fourth Mizukage was able to implement those policies that weakened his village so cleanly and efficiently. I'm afraid there must be something seriously wrong.
The reason why they are treated like this may be that he is sick again.
Shisui could somewhat understand the decision to attack a bloodline limit family, because this kind of situation had also happened in Konoha, and no one knew the conflict between Uchiha and Konoha better than him.
It is a multifaceted and complex contradiction. It is due to their Uchiha clan ancestor Uchiha Madara, their Uchiha strength, their Uchiha personality, and many non-Uchiha reasons.
He was located between Konoha and Uchiha, trying to resolve the conflict between the two sides, but he was not strong enough and failed to do so.
It was not until Nagase stepped forward and made multi-faceted arrangements that he successfully prevented the conflict from further deepening. He was also gradually resolving the deep-rooted contradictions between the two sides and forming a whole.
So Shisui is very grateful to Nagase, grateful for everything he has done for Uchiha, so that he finally doesn't have to be a nobody on both sides. Nagase has a special place in his heart.
After seeing the tragic plight of the Bloodstained Family in Kirigakure, Shisui had even greater respect for Nagase.
If the conflict between Uchiha and Konoha is left unchecked, in the end one side will definitely pick up a sword and attack. No matter what the final result is, Konoha's strength will eventually decline.
“No matter what the situation is in Kirigakure, we just need to see the Mizukage complete our mission.
Since the Kirigakure has been intimidated by you, Shisui, we should soon know when we can meet the Mizukage. If the Kirigakure is not sincere by then, we can just go back and report the truth." Yanagida Makoto said in a deep voice.
Shisui nodded. Their mission was to invite the Mizukage to attend the Five Kage Summit. If the Mizukage deliberately refused to see them, they would naturally not be stupid enough to wait in Kirigakure.
The current situation is not that Konoha needs to ask for help from Kirigakure. Earth, Fire, Thunder and Wind have all reached an agreement. Do you, the Water Country, still want to cause trouble
Perhaps they were really frightened by Shisui. In the afternoon, after receiving the reply from above, Kirigakure immediately went into the inn and explained the situation to Shisui and others.
"You can go to meet Lord Mizukage in three days." The Kirigakure ninja conveyed the answer.
After receiving the accurate answer, the team members including Shisui felt much more relieved.
As long as the time is set, it’s okay if it’s a little slower. I’m just worried that Kirigakure will play dead and keep dragging it out.
Although the time was set, Shisui developed a little interest in Kirigakure because of what he saw in the morning, and he went out for a walk for an hour in the evening.
And during the days of waiting that followed, Shisui continued to act like this, going out to wander around the Hidden Mist Village for an hour in the morning and evening.
When going out, Shisui noticed a problem. The number of Kirigakure ninjas around the inn had increased again, directly from four to twenty. However, the extra sixteen Kirigakure ninjas were hiding in the dark and did not come out. It was Shisui's keen observation that discovered them.
Shisui thought about it and felt that it might be because he had demonstrated extraordinary strength that caused Kirigakure to be wary, so they sent more people.
However, when Shisui observed the situation further, he did not send any additional personnel.
Just like that, two days passed quickly, and in another day he would go to meet the Mizukage and complete the mission.
Perhaps because of excitement, someone suggested having a drink to celebrate, but Shisui refused and gave them a lecture.
Shisui felt that the closer it got to the final moment, the more vigilant one should be.
When everyone went to sleep, the additional Kirigakure ninjas killed the original two Kirigakure ninjas in front of their companions' incredulous eyes, and then walked into the inn silently.