--- "It's like this…" Kenshi's Wind Release clone repeated what he'd just told Watanabe, adding details and emphasizing the enemy's terrifyi
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"It's like this…"
Kenshi's Wind Release clone repeated what he'd just told Watanabe, adding details and emphasizing the enemy's terrifying power.
"You're telling the truth!"
Chiyo, shocked, confirmed with Kenshi's Wind Release clone, "It really was the one who attacked Kumogakure and Kirigakure and killed the Third Mizukage all those years ago?"
"Sister," Ebizō, looking at his sister, said gravely, "If it really was that mysterious Clay Release: Explosion Release ninja, then we're in trouble."
Unlike Watanabe, who was only focused on getting rid of Kenshi's Wind Release clone from the village, Chiyo and Ebizō genuinely cared about the village.
Kenshi had used the same method, Clay Release: Explosion Release, to attack Kumogakure and Kirigakure back then.
Moreover, it was the kind of indiscriminate, saturation bombing that one person could unleash on an entire village.
The intensity of the attack made Chiyo, upon learning of this information, initially disbelieve that anyone could achieve such a terrifying assault.
The key was that it was done in front of the Third Raikage, the Third Mizukage, and all the ninjas from both hidden villages.
Even the flying Third Raikage couldn't stop it.
The Third Mizukage was even killed in his own village by that mysterious powerhouse.
Chiyo and Ebizō were both Kage-level shinobi. Sunagakure and Kirigakure were mortal enemies, and they had both witnessed the Third Mizukage's terrifying strength.
They knew even better how terrifying a shinobi would have to be to kill the Third Mizukage in Kirigakure and escape safely.
Such a powerful shinobi had actually come to the Land of Wind and attacked ninjas on a mission.
"What is their purpose in coming to the Land of Wind?"
"Do they also intend to attack the village?"
Chiyo and Ebizō couldn't help but think. The enemy had disappeared for many years and suddenly appeared in the Land of Wind. It was too suspicious.
Seeing that Chiyo and Ebizō were about to believe Kenshi's Wind Release clone's words, shifting the focus to the so-called mysterious Clay Release: Explosion Release ninja, Watanabe panicked. He didn't care whether the story about the mysterious powerhouse was true or not, or what their purpose was in coming to the Land of Wind. He just wanted to get rid of Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
Before Kenshi's Wind Release clone could reply, Watanabe, somewhat exasperated, said, "Who knows if what you're saying is true or false? Unless you accept memory extraction, otherwise, you're just guilty and deliberately harmed Nanjiro and Yamada."
Watanabe was throwing caution to the wind. He knew that if Kenshi's Wind Release clone got away this time, he would be more alert in the future, and their plans would be harder to implement.
By then, the ten clans might have to watch helplessly as Kenshi's Wind Release clone took the position of the Fourth Kazekage.
"Watanabe…" Chiyo frowned, glaring at this junior from her clan, but she didn't stop him.
Clearly, she hadn't fully believed Kenshi's Wind Release clone's words either.
Seeing this, Kenshi's Wind Release clone smiled inwardly. Looking at Chiyo, he solemnly stated, "Chiyo-sama, what I said is true. If you don't believe me, I'm willing to undergo memory extraction."
"Good, it's a deal." Before Chiyo could say anything, Watanabe's delighted words blurted out. He was eager to agree, but quickly added, "But you must be sealed to prevent accidents during the memory extraction."
Performing the memory extraction technique requires sealing the subject, rendering them unconscious. This prevents accidental injury due to instinctive resistance during the extraction.
Once Kenshi's Wind Release clone was sealed and unconscious, they could do whatever they wanted with him.
Watanabe secretly chuckled, thinking Kenshi's Wind Release clone was foolish for agreeing to the memory extraction.
"Shinji, Kawabata." To avoid any delays, Watanabe immediately called for his men.
"Advisor Watanabe."
Two ninjas standing nearby instantly appeared in the office, ready to seal Kenshi's Wind Release clone on the spot.
"Not so fast."
Kenshi's Wind Release clone's chakra surged, his powerful aura instantly causing everyone in the office, including Chiyo, to feel a chill, their faces showing apprehension. Then, Kenshi's Wind Release clone calmly said, "I'll only accept it at a Jonin meeting convened by the Kazekage-sama. I don't trust you."
Watanabe's hostility was so obvious. If Kenshi's Wind Release clone didn't react and blindly trusted Watanabe, it wouldn't make sense.
Refusing the immediate memory extraction was justifiable.
Watanabe's eyes hardened. He wanted to forcibly seal him, provoking Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
But Chiyo's expression changed.
"Wait, where's the Kazekage-sama?"
At this moment, Chiyo and Ebizō finally reacted.
Something this big had happened, where was the Third Kazekage?
The siblings looked at Watanabe.
"The Kazekage-sama is busy and unavailable. We Advisor Elders will handle the matter temporarily." Watanabe's plan was interrupted, so he casually replied.
He didn't mention that the Kazekage had secretly left the village.
They were taking advantage of the Kazekage-sama's absence to deal with Kenshi's Wind Release clone, to avoid putting the Kazekage-sama in a difficult position.
With the Kazekage-sama present, things would be harder to manage.
"Not here? Where did he go?" Chiyo's expression instantly turned serious. She worriedly asked, "Isn't he in the village?"
Watanabe looked at Kenshi's Wind Release clone, clearly not wanting him to know the Third Kazekage's whereabouts.
"Heh."
Kenshi's Wind Release clone smiled and quickly left, thinking: Everything is going according to plan.
"Foolish!"
"Don't act rashly regarding Kazeyuki before we return, or I won't hesitate to cripple you."
Shortly after Kenshi's Wind Release clone left, Chiyo's furious roar echoed through the Advisor's office. Chiyo and her brother Ebizō, along with two Anbu squads, left the village to find the Third Kazekage.
Chiyo's grandson was with the Third Kazekage.
Meanwhile, outside the village, a terrifying shinobi capable of killing the Third Mizukage in Kirigakure was hunting Sand ninjas.
This was bound to worry Chiyo.
What angered her even more was that with such a powerful enemy present, Kazeyuki, with his speed and powerful Wind Release attacks, could have played the role expected of a Kage-level shinobi.
Whether supporting the Third Kazekage or protecting the village, Kazeyuki was far more reassuring than Watanabe and those others.
But now, this powerful enemy had forced him to be distracted by their actions.
Chiyo could only say that these clan juniors were too foolish and short-sighted.
Kazeyuki's background meant that even if he became the Fourth Kazekage, many powerful organizations and departments in the village would still be controlled by the ten clans. Their interests wouldn't be greatly affected.
If a single Kazekage position could shake the ten clans' status in the village, they would have disappeared long ago during the two Great Ninja Wars.
Self-strengthening is the key to maintaining rule.
Instead of focusing on strengthening themselves and their clans, they were trying to eliminate powerful individuals. This was incredibly short-sighted.
This time, she would bring her grandson and the Third Kazekage back and thoroughly reorganize the clan, preventing these fools from destroying the clan's legacy.
Chiyo made this decision as she left the village.
Meanwhile,
After leaving the Kazekage Tower, Kenshi's Wind Release clone returned home and immediately created a shadow clone. Using the Black Hole Space to materialize a physical body, he infiltrated the Third Kazekage's home and his underground lab.
Although the Third Kazekage's memories indicated that the puppet clone left in the lab hadn't yet developed a soul, to prevent any accidents, Kenshi's Wind Release clone still wanted to personally remove the puppet clone for peace of mind.
But… looking at the Third Kazekage's puppet clone, with its dark purple skin, blood-red pupils, and already a corpse, Kenshi's Wind Release clone was momentarily stunned.
Then he laughed.
"That Sasori fellow really has harbored a desire to kill the Third Kazekage for a long time!"
Someone had already infiltrated here and poisoned the Third Kazekage's puppet clone.
Clearly, it was Sasori.
Since Sasori had already acted, Kenshi's Wind Release clone didn't interfere. He went to a row of cabinets and examined the scrolls on top.
They were all scrolls about the Third Kazekage's research on human puppets. One scroll detailed the basic seals of the Puppet Seal.
Sasori must have read the contents of this scroll before developing his own Puppet Seal.
Otherwise, it would be too much of a genius to develop the Puppet Seal in just a few years, which the Third Kazekage had taken over a decade to develop.
After reviewing the scrolls, Kenshi's Wind Release clone selected a few puppet research scrolls that interested him and put them into the Black Water Space before silently leaving.
"Next, I'll wait for Chiyo to return and announce the Third Kazekage's disappearance. Then, my main body can act."
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