Land of Water.
Kirigakure, Mizukage Building conference room.
The Third Mizukage's usual faint smile had vanished, replaced by a grave expression tinged with coldness.
"Five of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, plus Hana Minazuki. We lost so much strength, yet they still failed to kill a single Konoha genius. Have I been too lenient with Yagura all this time for such a massive tactical blunder to occur?"
The Third Mizukage slapped the delivered report onto the conference table, his face icy as he spoke.
The conference room was deathly silent. No one responded, and no one made a sound.
The Hidden Mist Village forces on the eastern coast had indeed suffered heavy losses this time. No one wanted to speak up for Karatachi Yagura while facing the Third Mizukage's anger.
After about a minute and a half, the Third Mizukage's gaze swept across all the Hidden Mist Village higher-ups.
At that moment, Genji, seated to the Third Mizukage's right, spoke. "Yagura did make a mistake, but the defeat on the battlefield cannot all be blamed on him. After all, no one expected Konoha to have hidden an expert who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique."
"Both Konoha and Hanyu Muyue himself hid themselves too deeply," Genji sighed.
Normally, ninjas with Kekkei Genkai were the hardest to conceal. After all, ninjas with Kekkei Genkai were exceedingly rare in the ninja world, and anyone even slightly capable would usually make a name for themselves.
That was what made Mu Yue so absurd. Not only did he possess the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, but he had also mastered a rare Space-Time Secret Technique like the Flying Thunder God. Yet he had remained completely unknown.
Based on the level Mu Yue had displayed, either one of those abilities alone should have made him someone