Dual Kamui Flying Thunder God vs. the Kazekage

"Nagato wins!"

The Ninshu referee crisply announced the winner's name.

"How is that possible? Lord Third Mizukage actually..."

The Hidden Mist Village ninja found the result difficult to accept.

Even though they had seen the Third Mizukage's body lying on the ground with their own eyes and heard the referee announce the result with their own ears, they still instinctively refused to believe it.

Slap!

Someone slapped both cheeks, trying to wake himself up.

But no matter what the Hidden Mist Village ninja did, they could not change the outcome of the battle.

They were not dreaming, nor were they under a genjutsu. This was reality.

Their Third Mizukage had been defeated—defeated by Sōsuke's disciple.

"Lord Third Mizukage did not even make the top eight. Compared to Konoha, our Hidden Mist Village is far too weak."

Mei Terumi in the stands began worrying about her village's future.

Although the Hidden Mist Village had started improving and its atmosphere was much better than before the Third Great Ninja War, if this continued, Kirigakure would definitely be unable to hold onto its position as a top ninja village.

The village's two strongest ninja had each been defeated, one by Konoha's genius and the other by Ninshu's genius. The Hidden Mist Village had lost far too badly when it came to top-tier powerhouses.

And the Hidden Mist Village's lower and middle ranks were not outstanding either, making the entire ninja village seem mediocre.

Once I take power, the first thing I'll do is develop the economy with everything I have.

Mei Terumi thought to herself.

Once she became Mizukage, she would either move Kirigakure somewhere else in the Land of Water or blow up all the surrounding mountains.

What era was this? They were still huddling away in the deep mountains. Without economic