Land of Water, Hidden Mist Village.
More than a year has passed since the attack of Konoha Lightning.
In front of the state machine Land of Water, the village was rebuilt very quickly. Now when you come to this village, you can hardly see any signs of destruction.
Everything is back on track, but this does not mean that Kirigakure has forgotten the past and that tragic night.
On the contrary, as Ninja World War continues to deepen, this village that once closed itself off, did not communicate with the outside world, and was self-contained, is now beginning to learn to open its eyes and see Shinobi World.
Bloody Mist Policy is of course still going on, but this cannot affect the ninjas in those villages, who are eager to climb over the wall and see the outside world.
Although the village banned it, news about Shinobi World still came through various channels.
What AB Brothers destroyed Konoha and injured Danzo; what Tsunade and Orochimaru in Sannin, Kikyō Pass annihilated half of Sunagakure ninjas in one battle, Land of Wind the war ended...
Every message is related to Konoha.
Naturally, it is not just Kirigakure Ninja who cares more about Konoha, but Ninja World War, Konoha is the one who is under siege.
Among these pieces of information, what everyone is most concerned about is Konoha Lightning's every move.
After all, it was this man who single-handedly invaded Kirigakure and orchestrated a tragedy that almost wiped out the village.
Sure enough, Chen did not disappoint the Kirigakure Ninjas... Soon Demigod was captured. Chen teamed up with Third Hokage to annihilate two thousand Sunagakure, and waited for the very exciting news to come.
For Konoha Lightning, Hidden Mist Village, some people are angry, some are hating, some are afraid, some are worshiping...
But one thing is true, that is, everyone does not want him to be defeated and hopes that he can win like this.
This is an extremely complex psychology.
To put it bluntly, even if Kirigakure was attacked, they didn't want other villages to have an easy time!
Konoha Lightning must die, but not in the hands of other ninjas. The one who kills him must be Hidden Mist Village's ninja.
It is conceivable that if anyone in the village can defeat Chen, to say the least, that person can beat Chen 50-50, that person will immediately become the Kirigakure hero, and then ascend to the throne of Fifth Mizukage.
Things are so nonsense, Chen has become Heart Demon of Kirigakure.
In this case, Hidden Mist Village is really much more united than before.
This makes Yagura feel a little uncomfortable, or Fugaku who controls Yagura feels a little uncomfortable.
If Chen is the most hated person by Hidden Mist Village, then the second one is now Yagura.
This Fourth Mizukage, it's okay if the superiors don't understand. In the most critical battle, the whole person disappeared.
Losing power and humiliating the country, being weak at the critical moment is what Yagura is talking about.
If it weren't for Third Great Ninja War, if it weren't for the village now being prosperous... Yagura would have stepped down.
But even so, there is an endless stream of opposition.
This problem cannot be solved by violence, and it is really urgent. Those ordinary ninjas are not unarmed civilians. At worst, they can just launch a coup.
In the dusk, Fugaku stood Mizukage Building wearing a mask, looking outside.
After the war, the village looked peaceful, which made Fugaku feel a little confused.
"I don't know... how Konoha is doing now, and whether Clan Grounds is still calm."
Fugaku laughed at himself.
It has been five years since he returned to Konoha. Occasionally when I am alone, I miss the home I have stayed in for twenty years.
At first, he hated Konoha and was unwilling to go back. But later... he did not dare to go back.
He was afraid that once he returned to a familiar place, he wouldn't want to leave.
To put it bluntly, Fugaku originally wanted to be a competent clan leader and then lead the clan to the top.
Who could have imagined that so many things would happen later.
Fugaku pressed his hands on the window.
At this moment, White Zetsu's figure slowly emerged from the floor.
"Fugaku, Juzo Biwa have left. Do we need to send ninjas to chase them?"
"No, just let him leave." Fugaku calmed down the weakness just for a moment and said in a cold voice.
Now Seven Ninja Swordsmen, seven has gone to four, and there are still three people left, who have long been unworthy of their name.
Suikazan Fuguki and Raiga Kurosuki died at the hands of Chen; Jinin Akebino died at the hands of Nawaki; Kushimaru Kuriarare was killed by Fugaku for launching a coup to attack Yagura.
Juzo Biwa and Kushimaru Kuriarare have been friends for many years.
After seeing the tragic death of his friend and being disappointed in the village, he decided to quit. During this mission, he left secretly and chose to become Rogue Ninja.
Before leaving, I took away the Kubikiribocho and a horizontally crossed Forehead Protector.
From the route point of view, the target of Juzo Biwa is Land of Iron.
Land of Iron has always been neutral and does not participate in the wars between ninjas. It is still peaceful at present, and it is still a country that uses swords.
It stands to reason that Rogue Ninja and Fugaku must be cleaned, but this time they did not choose to do it.
People in the village were agitated, and Fugaku felt that he might not be able to stay for long at Hidden Mist Village.
In this case, he has to start preparing for the "Eye of the Moon" plan.
There are several good ninjas that Fugaku likes, and Juzo Biwa is one of them.
Therefore, instead of killing Juzo, he would let him go peacefully, and then wait until the time is right before he comes looking for him.
"When he comes out of Land of Water, we will notify Shinobi World to offer a reward and say that Juzo Biwa defected." Fugaku said calmly.
Letting him go is one thing, but it is also necessary to confirm Rogue Ninja's status so that the other party has no chance of returning to Hidden Mist Village.
"I understand." White Zetsu nodded.
"What happened to Hidden Sand Village?" Fugaku asked again.
Hidden Sand Village was defeated later than Hidden Mist Village, but the degree of damage suffered was not as great as Hidden Mist Village.
Now it is on the right track, but through the monitoring of White Zetsu, Third Kazekage seems to have some... unusual movements.
"Third Kazekage is currently unable to protect himself." White Zetsu said with a smile, "After the war, many ninjas in the village asked him to step down."
Third Kazekage had promised well before that all the major families in the village would fully support him in this war. After the war is over, he would give up Kazekage's position.
Now that the battle was defeated, those family ninjas asked Third Kazekage to fulfill their promise and step down voluntarily.
But how could Third Kazekage give up the power in his hands?
What he said at the time was just a temporary measure.
Therefore, Third Kazekage proposed another plan:
While Hidden Stone Village and Konoha were fighting, Hidden Sand Village entered Land of Earth from Land of Birds and attacked Hidden Stone Village.
In other words, Third Kazekage is ready to join Ninja World War again.
But this time the target is Hidden Stone Village!