November of the 50th year of Konoha.
Fire Country Daimyo Prefecture, experimental base.
Hoshita Shuichi brought Kimimaro, who was only five or six years old, to Suigetsu and Haku: "This is Kimimaro, who was also rescued from the Kirigakure. He will be your companion from now on."
Haku nodded immediately, "Shuichi-sama, we will take good care of him."
He looked at Kimimaro and smiled, "Hello, I'm Haku, from the Yuki Clan."
Kimimaro quickly said: "Hello, I am Kimimaro, from the Kaguya clan."
Suigetsu exclaimed after hearing this: "The Kaguya clan, the barbarian clan that only knows how to fight and kill?"
After he finished speaking, he reacted and quickly covered his mouth.
Haku quickly said: "Don't mind it, Suigetsu didn't mean it."
Kimimaro shook his head: "He is telling the truth."
Watching the three little guys communicating, Hoshita Shuichi ignored them and disappeared.
He doesn't have time to take care of the kids right now.
The three children will be raised by Mizunotsuki and Pakura in the future. As for the Shikotsumyaku, there is no rush to learn it. I need to study it first.
After all, Kimimaro has a blood-related disease.
For Hoshita Shuichi, Sharingan and Ice Release are more prioritized.
When I arrived at the lounge, Mizunotsuki was already waiting.
Sit opposite each other, palms together, and start the practice again.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening.
After finishing his training, Hoshita Shuichi returned to Konoha, but went straight to the Hokage building, knocked on the door and entered the Hokage's office.
Namikaze Minato hadn't finished get off work yet, so he looked up and asked with a smile, "Shuichi, why are you free to come here at this time?"
Hoshita Shuichi heard this and smiled: "Teacher's wife asked me to call you home for dinner."
Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "I was almost fooled by you."
Kushina Uzumaki had just brought Naruto home.
"Well, actually, it's about the Kirigakure."
Hoshita Shuichi stopped smiling and said seriously, "The Kaguya clan rebelled and was suppressed by the Kirigakure. Only one child was left. I brought him back and placed him in the Daimyo Prefecture."
Namikaze Minato's expression froze after hearing this: "So, you plan to expose the fact that the Fourth Mizukage is being controlled?"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "If we let Obito continue to play, the Kirigakure will really collapse."
Namikaze Minato asked: "Under the current situation, it should be impossible to be like the Kusagakure, right?"
Even though the Kirigakure has been weakened a lot due to the repeated rebellions in recent times, it is actually still stronger than any other ninja village outside of the five major ninja villages.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded and said, "The sealing of the tailed beasts needs to start from the one-tail. Given the current situation, if Akatsuki wants to seize the tailed beasts, it may have to attack the major ninja villages."
"Nagato's Rinnegan is fully capable of destroying a ninja village."
"Except for us, no one from the other four great ninja villages can stop us, not even the Third Tsuchikage."
Namikaze Minato understood and nodded, "Let's get started!"
"If we can solve this problem, Naruto and the others won't have to face such a powerful enemy in the future."
As he said this, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but smile.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded in agreement.
He also wants to have children.
Asuka and the others have been waiting.
Waiting for Naruto and the Sasuke to grow up and fight Miss Kaguya?That would be too long.
…
After informing his teacher Namikaze Minato, Hoshita Shuichi began to make preparations.
On the third day after the Hyuga clan was exterminated, White Zetsu and Afei came to report that they had found the rebel ninja Momochi Zabuza from the Kirigakure.
Hoshita Shuichi, who was training with Uchiha Shisui, immediately split himself into two and used Flying Thunder God to come to the Land of Water.
Hoshita Shuichi, who had merged into the tree with only his face exposed, watched Momochi Zabuza kill several bandits not far away and then cut off their heads.
Then Hoshita Shuichi followed Momochi Zabuza and watched him hand over the bandit's head to a merchant and receive the bounty.
When a bandit appeared in the Land of Water, they actually had to entrust a rebel ninja to do something, which shows how serious the chaos in the Kirigakure has become.
Although this is a remote island in the Water Kingdom, it can be described as a "countryside area".
After Momochi Zabuza received the bounty and left the village, Hoshita Shuichi slowly emerged from underground.
"Um?"
Momochi Zabuza stopped and looked at the person in front of him, his pupils shrank sharply: "Could this guy be... the ninja god of Konoha!"
His right hand subconsciously fell on the hilt of the sword, but Momochi Zabuza couldn't help but have a slight tremor in his hand and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He had seen the battle between Hoshita Shuichi and the Third Mizukage, and knew how terrifying the man in front of him was. Even though he appeared calm on the surface, he could not suppress the fear in his heart.
But Momochi Zabuza couldn't understand why such a strong man would target a nobody like him?"You are Konoha's Blue Flash, Mr. Shuichi, right?"
Momochi Zabuza spoke.
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and nodded slightly, saying: "Zabuza, you don't have to be so nervous."
"I am here because I admire your courage and ambition."
Momochi Zabuza frowned after hearing this: "Although I admire a strong man like you very much, it is impossible for me to enter Konoha."
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "Your capacity and vision are too narrow."
"But this is not your fault. It is the living environment and this era that restrict you."
"So your vision and tolerance are limited to one village and one country."
Momochi Zabuza retracted his right hand from the hilt and said, "If I understand correctly, you want me to be loyal to you, not Konoha."
Hoshita Shuichi said: "You can understand it this way."
"Of course, I hope you can be loyal to your own ideas, your own ideals, and your own ambitions, rather than to a certain person."
Momochi Zabuza listened thoughtfully. Isn't it his own ideals and ambitions that he is loyal to now?
For a moment, looking at the person in front of him, he actually felt like he knew him.
"So, Shuichi-sama, what are your ideas, ideals, and ambitions?"
Momochi Zabuza asked.
Hoshita Shuichi: "The first Hokage ended the Warring States Period and ushered in the era of one village, one country."
"And I will end the era of one village, one country and usher in an era without war."
"There is only one ninja village in the ninja world, and there is only one country in the ninja world!"
Momochi Zabuza's pupils shrank sharply: "I see."
"A small person like me is indeed far less magnanimous than them."
"With your strength, you can indeed do it."
"However, I am looking forward to whether the war can really end if there is only one ninja village and one country in the ninja world."
"If that doesn't work, I'm afraid I'll betray you, too."
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "Of course, this is exactly what I admire about you."
"If that day comes, you should really look for a new way out."
"After all, there is never anything absolutely right in this world."
"The one country, one village system did solve the chaos of the Warring States Period, and it was not a wrong choice at that time."
After saying that, Hoshita Shuichi walked in front of Momochi Zabuza, put a hand on his shoulder, and said: "Since you have chosen, then follow me!"
As soon as the words fell, the two disappeared.
…
A certain base in the Water Kingdom.
Mei Terumi suddenly opened her eyes, and then left behind a clone, while her real body quietly left the base and came to a forest.
There was fog here, and she only saw two figures when she got closer.
"Zabuza!"
Terumi Mei exclaimed.
Momochi Zabuza was also a little surprised when he looked at Mei Terumi: "It's you!"
Mei Terumi looked at Hoshita Shuichi and said, "You subdued Zabuza. Do you want me to betray the village as well?"
Momochi Zabuza was secretly surprised when he heard this: It seems that Mei Terumi did not choose to surrender.
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said, "No, it's still the same. You are suitable to be the Fifth Mizukage."
"Of course, becoming the Fifth Mizukage does not prevent you from becoming my assistant in the future."
Mei Terumi frowned: "I told you, I won't betray the Mizukage."
Momochi Zabuza snorted: "Stupid!"
Mei Terumi glanced at Momochi Zabuza. If the bastard Hoshita Shuichi wasn't here, she would definitely make this guy taste the feeling of being melted.
Hoshita Shuichi doesn't care about Mei Terumi's attitude. The harder it is to conquer her, the more interesting she is.
However, today, Mei Terumi was destined to be distracted.
"Mei Terumi, I have to tell you some very sad news today."
Hoshita Shuichi pretended to be serious: "The Fourth Mizukage you are loyal to is not the real Fourth Mizukage!"
"What?"
Mei Terumi and Momochi Zabuza exclaimed at the same time.
"What's the meaning?"
Mei Terumi stared at Hoshita Shuichi and asked, "Could it be that the Fourth Mizukage was impersonated by someone else?"
"This is impossible!"
Hoshita Shuichi said: "You misunderstood."
"What I mean is that the Fourth Mizukage has been manipulated by someone using illusion."
Mei Terumi's pupils shrank sharply: "Illusion manipulation!"
"This is impossible. The Fourth Mizukage is a Jinchūriki, and he is also a Jinchūriki who has mastered the power of the Three-Tails. Even the Sharingan's illusion can do nothing to the perfect Jinchūriki."
Hoshita Shuichi shook his head slightly: "It seems that you have stayed in the closed Kirigakure for too long."
"My illusion is not the strongest in the ninja world, and I cannot control the perfect Jinchūriki, but I can control it for a period of time."
"It is indeed difficult to achieve a three-magatama Sharingan, but it is possible with the Mangekyō."
Mei Terumi said in surprise: "So, it is the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan."
"But even in Konoha, only Shunshin Shisui opened that Mangekyō, right?"
Hoshita Shuichi said: "No."
"There is one more person."
"You should know that the Kirigakure implanted the Three-Tails into a Konoha ninja's body, right?"
Momochi Zabuza said: "After I joined the assassination unit, I heard that all the people in the village were wiped out in that battle."
"That team... the only one who survived now is the current Thunder Fang of Konoha, the son of Konoha White Fang, right?"
Mei Terumi didn't know about this.
Hoshita Shuichi said: "In Team Kakashi, there is an Uchiha clan member who opened the Mangekyō due to the death of his companion."
"But he was also controlled by someone!"
Mei Terumi and Momochi Zabuza were both stunned: "How... is this possible?"
Mei Terumi swallowed and said, "Mangekyo Sharingan... Uchiha Madara was at this level back then, right?"
"How could such a being, with top-level illusion abilities, be controlled?"
Hoshita Shuichi said calmly: "So your cognition is too narrow."
"The Mangekyō Sharingan is not the strongest, at least in front of me, the Mangekyō Sharingan is nothing."
Mei Terumi and Momochi Zabuza remained silent.
This is a very pretentious statement, but the person in front of me does have the confidence to say such a thing.
"You have already discovered the fact that the Fourth Mizukage is being controlled, right?"
Mei Terumi looked up into Hoshita Shuichi's eyes and said, "I already found out the last time you came to me, before you made me the Fifth Mizukage."
Hoshita Shuichi admitted frankly: "That's right."
Mei Terumi gritted her teeth: "Then why don't you say it out loud?"
"The one who controls Mizukage-sama is your Konoha's people!"
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "Why do you want to say it?"
"To Konoha, the Kirigakure is the enemy."
"Even if it means that the Kirigakure is weakened, it will be beneficial for me to unify all the ninja villages."
Damn it!
Mei Terumi couldn't help biting her lip: "What do you mean by saying it now?"
Hoshita Shuichi looked at it and felt it was a bit tempting, but he said lightly: "A gift for you."
"But I have to tell you this."
"Those people are targeting the tailed beasts. They are very powerful. Even I can't take them down."
"It's easy for them to destroy the Kirigakure."
Mei Terumi was shocked, although she didn't want to believe such words.
But she also knew that the person in front of her had no reason to lie to her.
"What kind of enemy is it that even Shuichi-sama can't deal with?"
Momochi Zabuza asked.
Mei Terumi looked at Hoshita Shuichi and also wanted to know urgently.
Hoshita Shuichi said: "Rinnegan!"
"The eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths!"
"Have the power to destroy the world and create the world."
Mei Terumi and Momochi Zabuza were shocked again.
After a moment's silence, Mei Terumi turned and left.
Momochi Zabuza quickly said: "Hey, if you go back like this, you will die!"
Mei Terumi paused and said, "I am the village's ninja!"
Momochi Zabuza turned and looked at Hoshita Shuichi.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded slightly: "Go!"
Momochi Zabuza bowed and then leapt to catch up with Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi said, "You are no longer a member of the village. There is no need to go back and take risks."
Momochi Zabuza snorted, "Don't act like you're the only ninja in this village."
"I didn't betray the village, but the manipulated Fourth Mizukage, the Blood Mist!"
"But why don't you ask him for help?"
Mei Terumi snorted coldly: "His goal is to subdue me, make me the Fifth Mizukage, and control the village."
"So what's the difference between him and the man who controlled the Fourth Mizukage?"
Momochi Zabuza sneered: "Women's brains really don't work well."
"If Shuichi-sama wants to control the Kirigakure, with his strength he can just kill all those who disobey him, and then support an obedient Mizukage."
"It doesn't even need to be like this. It shouldn't be a problem to just destroy the village."
"In my opinion, Shuichi-sama is still too kind. To unify the entire ninja world, there must be necessary sacrifices."
"Just kill those who don't obey."
Mei Terumi is angry: "I really want to melt you right now!"
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