The Kirigakure incident continues to ferment.
Every village began to consider how to strengthen its defense; the frontline headquarters discussed the subsequent impact of this incident; the lower-level ninjas gathered together in twos and threes, speculating on Konoha Lightning's current strength.
In this hustle and bustle, Hidden Mist Village is eerily quiet.
Strengthen defense? Who else to defend? The village is full of ruins. Such ruins do not even need secondary protection.
Discuss the subsequent impact? If there is anything to discuss, just send ninjas to Konoha to seek peace.
As for the strength of Konoha Lightning... The ninjas of Hidden Mist Village have personally felt the crushing despair, and they don't want to recall it again.
In this strange silence, there are also some unharmonious doubts - where did Fourth Mizukage Yagura go?
As a Kage, he is not necessarily the strongest one in the village, but he is also one of the top few. With Yagura in charge, Konoha Lightning may not be able to do that, and no matter what happens, he will not be allowed to go crazy and destroy the village.
"Where have I been? I went to recycle Three-Tails!"
Sitting on the chair, Yagura said expressionlessly. In front of him were the Council of Elders members of Kirigakure. These people went to a safe place immediately after the attack, but there was no damage.
Mizukage Building has been turned into ruins. This Council of Elders discussion was also held in a temporary large tent on the east side of the village.
"Three-Tails?" An old man with white hair was obviously dissatisfied with Yagura's explanation. He shook his head and said, "Since there is news about Three-Tails, why not let Seven Ninja Swordsmen go to Seal? You are Fourth Mizukage, what should I do if something happens?"
"Now that the war is tense, most high-end ninjas are on the front lines. If they are transferred back, will the war continue?" Yagura asked.
"But it was precisely because of your reckless actions that Hidden Mist Village became like this." The old man said calmly, "If you hadn't left, Konoha Lightning might have died."
"The importance of Three-Tails is self-evident. Who could have expected that he would choose this node to invade? I don't want this to happen. I can only say... it's such a coincidence." Yagura spread his hands and sighed.
"What a coincidence?" Another elder stood up angrily.
"This is not just a matter of chance! With all due respect, it was precisely because you released Three-Tails Jinchuriki and attacked Konoha Lightning that you incurred his wrath, leading to this attack."
Yagura glanced at the man and said coldly, "Elder Hozuki Clan, are you holding me accountable?"
"Don't dare!" Hozuki Ayatsuki said with no loss of momentum, "But our clan leader is dead, we have to give an explanation, right?"
No wonder he behaves like this. In just six years, Hozuki Clan seems to have been cursed. Four clan leaders have died in succession. Who can withstand this?
No matter how powerful a group is, it will decline after struggling like this.
In addition to the Hozuki Clan, similar things happened to other families, most of which were killed by Third Mizukage in the later period of his rule.
After Yagura came to power, this account disappeared, and many ninjas also had high expectations for Yagura. But I never expected that Yagura would be even more ruthless and directly set off Third Great Ninja War in the name of revenge for Third Hokage.
Who wants to avenge that person? Why not just be a handsome man quietly?
But Yagura is obviously an "alone" even more independent than Third Mizukage, and he doesn't listen to advice at all.
"Who is right and who is wrong is meaningless now. The top priority is the reconstruction of the village." An elder gave both parties a ladder, which eased the depressing atmosphere slightly.
Yagura nodded. "Daimyo has expressed its stance and will fully support Hidden Mist Village's reconstruction."
The reconstruction of Konoha is very simple, just squeeze Yamato every day and let him use Three-Bedroom-One-Living-Room Technique.
But Hidden Mist Village does not have such real estate experts. They can only pay for it and let others build it.
The money, manpower and material resources consumed are not a small amount, and only Daimyo can afford it now.
But here comes the question, will Konoha allow you to build a village with such peace of mind?
It's still war time!
"When are you going to send ninjas to sign an armistice agreement with Konoha, Lord Mizukage?" After a moment of silence, an elder of the Hozuki Clan family asked.
What is said to be an armistice agreement is actually a defeat agreement, or an unequal agreement.
Take a look at Hidden Sand Village and Hidden Stone Village. After Second Great Ninja War, the compensation will have to be paid back to Konoha for sixty years, so no one can say whether Sarutobi Hiruzen will open its mouth again.
But even so, peace is still required. How can we build a new countryside without seeking peace?
The only good news is that although Konoha has defeated Hidden Mist Village, the situation it faces is not very good. This is something that can be negotiated.
Many elders talked about it, but Yagura said nothing.
He or Fugaku behind him is unwilling to withdraw from the war, but what's the point of not being willing to do so.
The liberated Six-Tails, holding on to his inner hatred for human beings, made a big fuss about Hidden Mist Village. If he hadn't come back at the last moment, I'm afraid all the Mist Ninjas would have died.
"Seek peace." Fugaku knew that it was useless for him to persist, so he controlled Yagura and made a decision.
Although Kirigakure has temporarily withdrawn, it seems that this war will continue for several years. When the village is rebuilt, it may not be able to catch the last train again.
At that time, Konoha had almost reached its limit, so quitting temporarily might not be a bad thing.
Moreover, Three-Tails will be Seal in Yagura's body, a coldness flashed in Fugaku's eyes.
Put Tailed Beast?
Who wouldn't?
The battle where Hidden Mist Village was attacked resulted in serious casualties. The bombardment by Tailed Beast Bomb caused many places to sink more than ten meters deep. Viewed from the sky, they looked like holes punched out by meteorites.
In this battle, thousands of ninjas and civilians died. Fortunately, the transfer was timely and did not make this number even more terrifying.
Even if the village is destroyed, the heavy black-toned funeral must be held as scheduled. This is a sign of respect and mourning for the deceased.
The death of a person represents the fragmentation of a family. This kind of grief unique to the war period, Hidden Mist Village, who did not participate in Second Great Ninja War, finally experienced it again.
In the huge Cemetery, people stood in groups, each holding a white flower in their hand, which formed a strong contrast with the black clothes.
Mei Terumi stood next to the bandaged Aduo, with his head slightly lowered and his eyes closed, mourning in silence for all these misfortunes.
The deceased was unlucky, and she was naturally lucky. She encountered Konoha Lightning and Tailed Beast Bomb, and she survived at the most desperate time.
But this luck comes from the enemy's... pity, disdain, kindness?
Mei Terumi doesn't know, but no matter which one it is, she will live with this shadow on her back.
Just like when Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru were named by Hanzō... "Konoha Sannin" sounds like such a resounding name, but in fact it is the most terrifying shackles.