"This is where you, Kirigakure, rest. Your Fourth Mizukage, Shikura, also lives there..."
Shicang, who was lying dead in a room on the second floor of the hotel, suddenly heard footsteps and then the sound of several people talking.
Shikura didn't hear everything clearly, but after hearing part of it, he knew what happened. It should be that the team sent by Kirigakure has arrived in Konoha.
Shikura stood up with a somersault, ready to meet the approaching Kirigakure ninja.
No matter what, he is the Mizukage. Even though some embarrassing things have happened to him recently, he is still the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village and the leader of the Hidden Mist Ninjas.
He would tell them what was under control, then stop the previous policy, and finally apologize to the people of the Hidden Mist Village.
Thinking about how he had been controlled and done so many wrong things that frustrated Kirigakure, Shikura's face couldn't help but darken.
"I will never forgive you for controlling me and causing the village to suffer losses. I have also reached such a dire situation."
Just like that, Shikura walked to the first floor of the hotel with a gloomy face and saw the Kirigakure team arriving.
The team was not large, with only ten people, but they were all elite. Shikura saw three senior ninjas among them.
Two of them are veteran Kirigakure jonin who have experienced many battles, and one is a genius girl from Kirigakure. Even Shikura has heard of that girl.
"Fourth-generation Mizukage, are you okay?" Mei Terumi saw that Shikura had a gloomy face, so she was the first to ask.
Although she is the youngest among the three jonin, she is the captain of this team. One reason is that her strength is enough to convince everyone, and the other is that she also wants to take this opportunity to exercise her abilities.
After receiving the message from Nagase, the top brass quickly blocked the news and did not let the fact that the Mizukage was controlled spread in the Hidden Mist Village. Only the people who first came into contact with it and the top brass knew about it.
The top leaders think that it is better for the Mizukage to have such a tyrannical personality than for the Mizukage to be controlled, because the former is too embarrassing and will completely lose face, and it will also cause turmoil in Kirigakure and attract the attention of other ninja villages.
Mei Terumi is one of those who knows the truth. When she found out about this, her first feeling was that it was absurd. That was the Mizukage, the strongest person in the Hidden Mist Village, the one at the top of the ninja world.
If illusions can control people of this level, that's incredible! Illusion ninjas should have risen long ago.
But when a series of facts were laid out before her, she had to believe one fact, that is, the Mizukage was indeed controlled, and was fighting with the Konoha Ninja while being controlled, and was finally captured by the Konoha Ninja.
"This is really embarrassing..." This is what Mei Terumi thought.
He was controlled by an illusion to cause trouble for others, and was kidnapped before the fight even started. It is really unheard of for a shadow to be in such a state.
"Your name is Mei Terumi? Are you the captain of this team?" Shikura shook his head and asked.
"Well, I'm the captain of this team." Mei Terumi nodded.
Shikura looked around and asked everyone else to stay on the first floor. Finally, he took Mei Terumi to the second floor alone.
"If I remember correctly, you have mastered two bloodline limits, one is dissolution escape and the other is boiling escape." Shikura said.
"What I have mastered is just a bit messy. It means nothing in front of a truly strong person." Terumi thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Don't worry, I don't hate bloodline limit ninjas." Looking at Mei Terumi who seemed to be a little alert, Shikura said with a serious face: "Next, I will tell you an important secret. You can't tell anyone else."
Seeing Shikura suddenly become so serious, the originally somewhat casual Terumi Mei was also infected by this seriousness, and wondered what important matter could have made the Mizukage so serious.
"Actually, I was controlled by a mysterious masked man before, so I issued those policies. You may not be able to say this, but I was indeed..."
Shikura tried his best to keep a straight face and look serious, trying to make Mei Terumi understand the seriousness and reality of the matter.
But when Shikura saw the frivolous expression of Mei Terumi, as if saying "that's it", Shikura was a little dissatisfied. He was very serious. Although he was very strong, he was indeed being controlled.
"Although it sounds unreal, it is true. I was controlled by a mysterious masked man using illusion..."
"Lord Mizukage, there is no need to explain. I believe you are being controlled." Mei Terumi interrupted Shikura's words with a calm face.
"I know you won't believe it easily, but I..." Shikura stopped talking and looked at Terumi Mei in surprise. He didn't expect that Terumi Mei could imagine it so easily, making the long speech he had prepared useless.
"Is it normal for me to be controlled by illusion in her mind?" Shicang felt a little uncomfortable.
Although he is small, he is very strong. At least give him some more doubts and let him explain.
"Do you really believe it?" Shicang couldn't help but repeat.
"Konoha has already told us part of the situation." Mei Terumi stated the truth expressionlessly.
Shicang was petrified in an instant, and the various colors on his body faded away, leaving only gray. Kaka, the gray stone was cracking.
If Konoha had already told Kirigakure about being controlled, then what was the huge courage he had prepared to tell others about this embarrassing thing, and what were the numerous excuses he had prepared.
Fourth Mizukage, you are so embarrassing now.
"Why not just kill her and say she tripped over the threshold and fell to death? No, I don't have chakra now, so I can't do that."
Shikura thought about solving the problem directly, and since his dark history could not be erased, he just killed the people who saw him in such an embarrassing state. Unfortunately, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that he could not do that because his chakra was sealed.
Sensing malicious intent, Mei Terumi took a step back and looked suspiciously at Shikura, who had a conflicted look on his face.
"Mr. Mizukage, I have a feeling you are thinking of something bad."
"Forget it, you can go down." Shikura waved his hands in frustration and let Mei Terumi leave.
Even though he has lost his power, he still has to accept the protection of Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi obediently left the room, but after closing the door, Mei Terumi's original respectful expression disappeared, replaced by a curious look of a girl.
She could feel that the Mizukage today seemed different from before, without the previous calmness and domineeringness.
Although he looked like a child before, he is the Mizukage after all, and Shikura is the real "overlord" with a bad temper.
However, the Shikura that Mei Terumi saw today, although still had the charm of the previous Shikura, always gave Mei Terumi a feeling of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside, as if she had no confidence, and really felt like a child.
“Interesting, but he is the Mizukage after all, so we should not go too far. Otherwise, even with the help of the Yuanshi elders, it will be troublesome.
It's a rare opportunity to come to Konoha, so let's go for a walk at night. I've heard about the prosperity of Konoha, and there should be many things that the Water Country doesn't have."
Thinking of this, Mei Terumi felt better.
Although it was a bit unkind to go shopping in the village where her shadow was kidnapped, Mei Terumi didn't care.
Besides, aren't we going to start the Five Kage Summit all over again? Maybe peace will be restored in the ninja world soon, and by then, Kirigakure and Konoha will no longer be enemies.
You usually practice and complete your tasks so seriously, you should always relax for a while.
Mei Terumi is different from ordinary girls. Her parents are both powerful ninjas. After discovering that Mei Terumi has extraordinary talent, they devoted all their energy to Mei Terumi.
As a result, she had nothing like a normal girl. Dolls? No, she only had an endless supply of shurikens and kunai to throw. As for friends of the same age, playmates were non-existent. She was training all day long, so she had no time to make friends.
She lost what ordinary girls could get, but also gained what ordinary girls could not get. She became a famous genius ninja in the Hidden Mist Village and was valued by the elder master.
You have to know that in the Hidden Mist Village, apart from the Mizukage, the Master is the most powerful. He is highly respected and was the Mizukage when there was no Mizukage.
But Mei Terumi is a seventeen-year-old girl after all. When she occasionally hears her peers discussing love topics, she will also be interested and want to buy those expensive cosmetics to dress herself up beautifully.
Unfortunately, all of these will become unimportant things because she has to respond to other people's expectations of her.
In this village where no one knows her, she can finally relax.
… … … …
In the afternoon, Nagase arrived at the izakaya where he had agreed to meet Tsunade. He arrived early and did not see Tsunade and the others.
Nagase sat down at a random seat and asked the boss to bring him some grilled chicken skewers and a bottle of sake.
"Nagazawa Fuzuo?" When the boss handed over the skewers and sake, he suddenly saw Nagazawa's face and said with some surprise.
He felt the voice was familiar when he heard it just now. It turned out to be Nagasawa Fuzo.
"Yes, it's me." Yongze nodded with a smile.
Due to personal preferences, he seldom goes to places like izakayas. He mostly goes to dumpling shops, dessert shops, and then barbecue restaurants and the like.
"It's really you. You are so strong. I was at the cinema watching the moment you dealt with the monsters that attacked the village. At that time, your whole body was covered in golden light. It was simply..." The boss kept talking excitedly.
Yongze smiled and nodded, not feeling that there was anything wrong with it.
When he was dealing with the ultimate summoning beast, not to mention ordinary people, even the ninjas said that it was unthinkable that he was such a ninja that he could be so strong.
To sum it up in one sentence, laymen are confused, and experts are even more confused.
No wonder the izakaya owner was so excited.
"It makes me feel really safe to have you in Konoha," the boss sighed, and then tried to save Nagase the money for the skewers and sake.
"No, I'm here to attend the party today, but I'm not the only one coming." Yongze declined with a smile.
He is not someone who is short of money, so there is no need for him to do this.
"Nagazawa-kun."
A hoarse and magnetic male voice came from behind Nagase.
Without turning around, Nagase already knew who it was when he heard the voice. Orochimaru's voice was very recognizable.
"Actually, I'm quite curious. I thought you, Orochimaru, weren't the type who liked to drink at parties." Nagase poured sake into two small cups, handed one to Orochimaru, and then handed a skewer to Orochimaru.
After taking the wine and skewers from Nagase, Orochimaru's stern face actually showed a hint of helplessness.
"I'm getting tangled up in an annoying toad, and I think it might be easier to come here."
"Haha." Hearing Orochimaru's words, Nagase laughed out loud. There was no need to say who this annoying toad was referring to, but this was exactly the same as Tsunade's guess. Shouldn't we say that they are worthy of being teammates for more than ten years
However, there is another possibility, that is, the plan was customized by Tsunade, and she instigated Jiraiya to do so, so she knew it so clearly.
Based on Nagase's understanding of Tsunade, she is capable of doing such shameless things.
"You Orochimaru, I heard you saying bad things about me as soon as I came in. After all, we are old friends who I haven't seen for such a long time, can't you be more polite?" Jiraiya walked in loudly, sat directly next to Orochimaru, and hit Orochimaru's junior heavily with his palm.
Nagase took a look and felt that the force of the slap was so strong that it felt like it could make a Genin vomit blood with just one slap.
But when it was hit on Orochimaru, Orochimaru took a sip of sake with an expressionless face and had no other reaction.
"I didn't mention any names. If you admit that you are an annoying toad, then there is nothing I can do." Orochimaru said indifferently.
"You stinky snake, I am not the same person I was before. Now I have learned immortal arts and I am the Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku!" Jiraiya skillfully poured himself a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and then looked at Orochimaru unhappily.
"Toad Sage? He's just an annoying toad." Orochimaru said calmly without changing his expression.
If it were in the past, he might have had a little bit of other emotions because he did not master the magic of Longdi Cave.
But now he has a clearer path.
Jiraiya felt a little discouraged when he saw that Orochimaru remained calm. He felt like he had punched with all his strength and hit cotton.
"I'm the last one to arrive. I thought it would be Jiraiya." Tsunade walked in and sat next to Nagase.
"Don't underestimate me." Jiraiya ordered several bottles of wine and some snacks from the boss.
"By the way, Nagase, why are you here? Drinking alone?" Jiraiya suddenly asked.
"Hmm?" Nagase asked a question in his heart and looked at Tsunade. It turned out that this was not discussed beforehand. He asked why the three ninjas should bring him along to the gathering.
"Why are you looking at me? Aren't you happy to come drink with me? I just happened to meet you and asked you to come." Tsunade answered with her chest puffed out.
Jiraiya didn't mind, and it was a pleasant surprise for Orochimaru, so the four of them soon started chatting and discussing all kinds of meaningless things.