Hidden Mist Village.
Mizukage Building.
Yagura Karatachi stood at the entrance, looking at the Anbu corpses on the ground, his eyes coldly scanning the crowd.
Before him were nearly a thousand fully armed Ninja.
Among them were many of Hidden Mist Village's Elite Jonin.
So many Ninja appearing here with such an aggressive aura, they must have discovered something.
"Are you trying to rebel?"
Yagura Karatachi said coldly.
"Lord Mizukage, if we didn't do this, we wouldn't be able to see you."
Mei Terumī stepped forward and said indifferently.
"It's you?"
"What do you want?"
Yagura Karatachi stared at Mei Terumī.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to confirm something in front of everyone."
Mei Terumī said with a charming expression.
They really did discover something.
Hearing Mei Terumī's words, Yagura Karatachi's heart sank.
"It seems I really should have gotten rid of you last time."
Last time,
when she suddenly came to see him late at night, he found it a bit strange.
However,
at the time, he didn't find any abnormalities,
plus she possessed both Lava Release and Boil Release, so her strength was not to be underestimated.
Therefore,
he didn't make a move.
"Lord Gensui!"
Mei Terumī ignored Yagura Karatachi's words and instead nodded to an old man behind her.
The old man understood.
Then,
he waved to someone in the crowd.
"Ao!"
With Lord Gensui's call, a man wearing an eye patch walked over.
"Lord Gensui, leave it to me."
After Ao finished speaking,
he formed a hand seal with one hand.
The next second,
veins bulged on his face.
"How is it?"
Mei Terumī asked nervously.
This time,
she had vouched with her own name to persuade Lord Gensui to lead so many Ninja to resolve the Fourth Mizukage's problem.
Although after receiving the diary's reward, she now unconditionally trusted the contents of the diary, she still couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"Lord Gensui, it's exactly as Mei Terumī said."
"Lord Mizukage… he's been controlled by Genjutsu!"
Ao said with a trembling voice.
Although he wasn't strong, just an ordinary Jonin,
he had, by chance, obtained a Byakugan during the Third Shinobi World War.
Just now,
he observed the Fourth Mizukage with his Byakugan,
and discovered that he had actually been controlled by Genjutsu!
"What?!"
"Lord Mizukage was controlled by Genjutsu?!"
"How could such a thing happen? Who did it?!"
"No wonder Lord Mizukage has become so strange; it turns out he was under Genjutsu."
"Damn it, we must find the mastermind!"
Hearing Ao's words, all the Ninja present were furious.
The dignified Mizukage being controlled by Genjutsu... wasn't that a slap in their faces?
"It's actually true…"
Lord Gensui's face darkened.
At first,
he was a bit skeptical after hearing Mei Terumī's words.
Silently controlling the Mizukage for several years?
How could such a thing be possible!
In this Ninja World,
who could possess such great ability?
But Mei Terumī was willing to stake her life on it.
Coupled with the fact that Yagura Karatachi had indeed been living in seclusion these past few years, rarely meeting others, Lord Gensui brought people along with a skeptical attitude.
He didn't expect,
that the Mizukage was actually controlled!
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Seeing that he was exposed, Yagura Karatachi didn't waste any words and directly attacked Lord Gensui.
"Water Release: Water Wall!"
Mei Terumī, who had been on guard, immediately used Water Release to block the attack.
"Everyone, attack together! We must rescue Lord Mizukage from the enemy's hands."
"Yes!"
With Mei Terumī's shout, nearly a thousand Ninja responded in unison.
The next second,
everyone surrounded Yagura Karatachi.
"Lord Mizukage, please forgive my offense."
Mei Terumī looked at Yagura Karatachi, a look of anticipation appearing on her face.
Since receiving the diary's reward, her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.
Facing the Fourth Mizukage before her, she no longer felt the pressure she once did.
She was eager to test what level her current strength had reached!
"Hmph!"
"You're asking for death!"
Facing nearly a thousand Ninja alone, there was no trace of fear on Yagura Karatachi's face.
Kill!
...In the shadows.
Uchiha Obito, wearing an Uzumaki mask, looked ahead, his eyes cold.
Although he had known for a long time that
his control over Yagura Karatachi would be discovered,
he didn't expect it to be so soon, so sudden.
But it didn't matter.
In the many years he had controlled Yagura Karatachi, Hidden Mist Village's Ninjutsu scrolls, secret intelligence… had almost all been emptied by him.
Those powerful clans and Ninja were also basically all crippled.
After so many years of the Blood Mist Policy,
there was nothing left in Hidden Mist Village that could attract him.
"Finally... I'll give you one last big gift."
"Consider it your atonement for Rin."
Uchiha Obito snorted coldly, formed a hand seal, and a Mangekyo Sharingan spun rapidly.
The next second,
the Three-Tails' massive body soared into the sky!
...Land of Rain.
Inside Hidden Rain Village.
"How is it?"
"Did you get any results from what I asked you to investigate?"
Uchiha Obito asked Zetsu, who was poking his head out of the ground.
"Hmm… I didn't find anything unusual."
"That night, after she left the Mizukage Building, she went to the Land of Waves."
"In the Land of Waves, she met… the Ninja squad led by Kakashi Hatake."
Hearing Zetsu's words,
Uchiha Obito's body stiffened.
Kakashi Hatake...
"What a nostalgic name."
"After Kakashi defeated Zabuza, he handed him over to Mei Terumī."
Zetsu paused here.
"As for why Mei Terumī didn't kill Zabuza, I don't know."
"Based on my guess, Mei Terumī should have already sensed something was wrong, so she has been secretly planning."
"During the battle with Yagura Karatachi yesterday, Mei Terumī's strength completely reached Kage-level."
Hearing Zetsu's words, Uchiha Obito nodded.
It seems this incident was a complete accident.
"Oh, there's one more thing I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
Uchiha Obito asked, looking at Zetsu.
"Konan (Konan's codename in Akatsuki) seemed to have left alone a few days ago, and judging by the direction, she should be heading to Konoha."
Hearing Zetsu's words, Uchiha Obito was silent for a moment.
"Don't mind her."
"The Akatsuki Organization's goal is to collect Tailed Beasts; she might be trying to gather information about the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki in advance."
Uchiha Obito said indifferently.
So what if she goes to Konoha? What's the big deal?
She couldn't have discovered his identity and gone to investigate, could she?
Heh heh!
"Let's go."
"It's almost time for the meeting."
Standing up and putting on the Akatsuki Organization's cloak, Uchiha Obito activated his Mangekyo, and his body slowly disappeared from the spot.