The country of water, the Hidden Mist Village.
More than a year has passed since the attack of Konoha's lightning.
In front of the state machine of the Water Country, the village was rebuilt very quickly. Now when you come to this village, you can hardly see any signs of destruction.
Everything was back on track, but this didn't mean that Kirigakure had forgotten the past and that tragic night.
On the contrary, as the war between the ninja world continues to deepen, this village that once closed itself off, did not communicate with the outside world, and became a self-contained village, is now beginning to learn to open its eyes to the ninja world.
The blood mist policy is naturally still continuing, but this cannot affect the ninjas in those villages, who are eager to climb over the wall and see the outside world.
Even though the ban was severe in the village, news from the ninja world still came through various channels.
The AB brothers destroyed Konoha and injured Danzo; Tsunade and Orochimaru among the three ninjas, half of the ninjas in Sunagakure were annihilated in the battle of Mount Kikyo, and the war in the Kingdom of Wind ended...
Every piece of news is related to Konoha.
Naturally, it is not just the Kirigakure ninjas who are more concerned about Konoha, but this ninja world war, Konoha is the one being besieged.
Among these pieces of information, what everyone is most concerned about is Konoha's every move.
After all, it was this man who single-handedly invaded Kirigakure and orchestrated a tragedy that almost wiped out the village.
Sure enough, Chen did not disappoint the Kirigakure ninjas... Soon a demigod was captured. Chen teamed up with the Third Hokage to annihilate two thousand Sunagakure, and waited for very exciting news to come.
Regarding Konoha's lightning, some people in Kirigakure Village are angry, some hate it, some fear it, and some worship it...
But one thing is true, that is, everyone does not want him to be defeated and hopes that he can win like this.
This is an extremely complex psychology.
To put it bluntly, even if Kirigakure is attacked, they don’t want other villages to have an easy time!
Konoha Lightning must die, but he cannot die in the hands of other ninjas. The one who kills him must be the ninjas of Kirigakure Village.
It is conceivable that if there is anyone in the village who can defeat Tatsu, to say the least, that person can beat him 50-50, that person will immediately become the Kirigakure hero, and then ascend the throne of the fifth generation Mizukage.
Things are so nonsense, Chen has become Kirigakure's inner demon.
Under this situation, Kirigakure Village is really much more united than before.
This made Yagura a little uncomfortable, or Fugaku, who controlled Yagura, felt a little uncomfortable.
If Tatsu is the most hated person in Kirigakure Village, then the second one is now Yagura.
This fourth generation Mizukage, even if his superiors didn't understand, he completely disappeared during the most critical battle.
Losing power and humiliating the country, being weak at the critical moment, I’m talking about Yagura.
If it weren't for the fact that we were still in the Third Ninja War, if it weren't for the fact that the village was now in ruins... Yagura would have stepped down.
But even so, there is a constant stream of opposition.
This problem cannot be solved by violence, and it is really urgent. Those ordinary ninjas are not unarmed civilians. The worst they can do is launch a coup.
…
In the dusk, Fugaku stood in the Mizukage Building with a mask on, looking out.
After the war, the village seemed peaceful, which made Fugaku feel a little disturbed.
"I don't know... how Konoha is doing now, and whether the clan is still peaceful."
Fugaku laughed to himself.
He has not been back to Konoha for five years. Occasionally when I am alone, I miss the home I have stayed in for twenty years.
At first, he hated Konoha and was unwilling to go back, but later... he didn't dare to go back.
He was afraid that once he returned to a familiar place, he wouldn't want to leave.
To put it bluntly, Fugaku wanted to be a competent clan leader from the beginning, and then lead the clan to the top.
Who could have imagined that so many things would happen later.
Fugaku pressed his hands on the window.
At this moment, Bai Jue's figure slowly emerged from the floor.
"Fugaku, Loquat Juzo has left. Do we need to send ninjas to chase him?"
"No need, just let him leave." Fugaku restrained his weakness for just a moment and said in a cold voice.
Now there are seven Ninja Swordsmen, seven has gone to four, and there are still three people left. They have long been unworthy of their name.
Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon and Black Hoe Raiga died at the hands of Tatsu; Tongcao Yaoren died at the hands of Nogeki; Kuritari Kushimaru was killed by Fugaku because he launched a coup to attack Yagura.
Loquat Juzo and Kurisu Kushimaru have been friends for many years.
After seeing the tragic death of his friend and being disappointed in the village, he decided to quit. During this mission, he left secretly and chose to become a rebel ninja.
Before leaving, he took away the beheading knife and a forehead protector with a horizontal line on it.
Judging from the route, Loquat Juzo’s goal is the Kingdom of Iron.
The Kingdom of Iron has always been neutral and does not participate in the wars between ninjas. It is currently peaceful, and it is still a country that uses swords.
It stands to reason that Fugaku must clean up this kind of rebellious nin, but this time he did not choose to take action.
People in the village were in shock, and Fugaku felt that he might not be able to stay in Kirigakure Village for long.
In this case, he has to start preparing for the "Eye of the Moon" plan.
There are several good ninjas that Fugaku likes, and Juuzang Loquat is one of them.
So instead of killing Juuzang, he would let him go peacefully, and then wait until the time was right before he came looking for him.
"When he leaves the Kingdom of Water, we will notify the ninja world to offer a reward and say that Loquat Juzo has defected." Fugaku said calmly.
It was one thing to let him go, but it was also necessary to confirm his status as a traitor and make it impossible for him to return to Kirigakure Village.
"I understand." Bai Jue nodded.
"What's going on in Sand Hidden Village?" Fugaku asked again.
Sunagakure Village was defeated later than Kirigakure Village, but the extent of damage suffered was not as great as Kirigakure Village.
Now it is on the right track, but through Bai Jue's surveillance, the Third Kazekage seems to have some... unusual movements.
"The Third Kazekage is currently unable to protect himself." Bai Zetsu said with a smile: "After the war, many ninjas in the village asked him to step down."
The third generation Kazekage had promised well that all the major families in the village would fully support him in this war, and after the war was over, he would give up Kazekage's position.
Now that they were defeated, those family ninjas asked the Third Kazekage to fulfill their promise and step down voluntarily.
But how could the Third Kazekage give up the power in his hands.
What he said at the time was just a temporary measure.
Therefore, the Third Kazekage proposed another plan:
Taking advantage of the battle between Iwagakure Village and Konoha, Sunagakure Village entered the Earth Country from the Kingdom of Birds and attacked Iwagakure Village.
In other words, the Third Kazekage is ready to join the Ninja War again.
But this time the target is Iwagakure Village!
…
…