"The leader of Akatsuki Organization is the only one among Shinobi World who can compete with Orochimaru. Maybe..."
"I want to ask you, if you go to Land of Rain, you will definitely be able to defeat Orochimaru and defeat Konohagakure?"
Genji seemed to have not heard what Mei Terumi said clearly and asked again.
But Mei Terumi knew that if this was really the case, Genji would definitely wait until she finished speaking before continuing to ask questions.
After a moment of silence, Mei Terumi finally spoke again.
"But if you don't go to Land of Rain, then who else can defeat Orochimaru? I don't know if you can really defeat Orochimaru if you go there, but if you don't go there and unite all the available forces in Shinobi World, it will be impossible to defeat Orochimaru and the powerful Konohagakure!"
Genji sighed.
"But... have you ever thought that this is the result Orochimaru wants?"
Before Mei Terumi could finish recalling his words, Genji continued:
"If all the forces in Shinobi World that resist Orochimaru are concentrated together, then as long as all the resistance forces there are eliminated, no one in Shinobi World will resist Orochimaru? Or, in other words, no one who can cause a big disturbance will resist the rule of Konohagakure?"
Genji turned his head and looked at the sea.
"As Mizukage, I have seen your hard work over the past two years. I must admit that you have done better than the previous Mizukages. Even if someone else were to be the Mizukage, they might not be able to do better than you."
Mei Terumi shook his head with a wry smile.
"Master Genji, if I really did a good enough job, then the village would not be like this now."
She can already be regarded as a shadow of the dead village, how can she be considered outstanding?
Genji remained silent for a while before continuing:
"It's also difficult for you. You have to deal with such a mess as soon as you take over Mizukage. If it were a peace... no, even if you take over Mizukage under the circumstances like the previous Ninja Wars, I believe that with your ability and ability, you can do an excellent job."
"After all, when you first took over Mizukage, the ideas you and I put forward to improve the situation in the village were indeed very good. If you were given a relatively stable environment and a little longer time, you could have changed this cruel and bloody village.
"Unfortunately, you encountered two... monsters, two monsters the same as Orochimaru."
Genji seemed to have been planning for a long time before he thought of a suitable word to describe Naruto and Sasuke, and also used it to describe Orochimaru.
"I was far away from the previous battle. Those two and a half boys even reminded me of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha decades ago! These two people..."
Genji shook his head.
Every few years, some outstanding people will appear in Shinobi World and become the trendsetters of the times, just like the previous Five Kage.
But characters like Naruto, Sasuke, or Orochimaru are not found in every era.
But it happened that Konohagakure appeared in this era.
Losing to such a person, Genji felt speechless.
"But elder, no matter what, I still lost after all. I lost completely. Even now, I have lost to the point where even the village has..."
Mei Terumi's face showed helplessness and confusion.
How many roads are there in this world that Kirigakure can take now?
"Fifdai, what you really lost to is this era! If you had been born a few years earlier... that's all, with Orochimaru here, even without those two brats, the outcome would probably be the same in the end."
This time it was Mei Terumi's turn to be silent.
Konohagakure was so powerful that it made her despair.
She didn't even know how to answer Genji's words.
"Okay, people like to talk about these things when they are old, let's talk about some practical issues, such as... the future of the village!"
Elder Genshi put one hand behind his back and looked at the boundless sea in front of him.
This sea was like this before Kirigakure was established. Until now, Kirigakure is about to perish, but it is still like this. Nothing has changed, as if everything in the world has nothing to do with it.
"I have lived Mui for ninety years. The most important thing I have learned is to prepare a way out, so starting from First Mizukage, I began to be valued until Second Hokage, Third Hokage and Fourth Mizukage, I can still live very well, always stand tall in the village, and still occupy a certain weight, because I am always prepared with at least two hands."
"What the elder means is..."
"You can go to Land of Rain, but you can't all go!"
Genji turned around, turned his back to the sea, and looked at Mei Terumi.
"Land of Water is alone overseas, so for so many years, except this time, no village has been able to bring the war here, because this is far away from the mainland of Shinobi World. Although this has caused closure to a certain extent, at any time, this vast sea has always been Kirigakure's best protective umbrella."
"Even though Land of Water has fallen now, there are other islands further out in the sea. I even heard when I was young that there is a continent to the south of the sea!"
"So, you must leave some seeds that can afford the future of the village, otherwise once you are defeated in Land of Rain, that will be the most complete defeat!"
"I understand what you mean, Elder Genshi."
Mei Terumi took off his Mizukage hat and looked at the figure of a young man carrying Twin Swords: Hiramekarei in the distance.
"At least, when I served as Mizukage, I still had some effect in changing the village. Otherwise, if the village still had the same system as in the past, it would be difficult for young people like Chojuro to stand out one day!"
Genji nodded silently.
In fact, from his perspective, if Chojuro's character really doesn't change, it may be difficult for him to be able to shoulder the future of a village.
On the other hand, if you serve as a Ninja Swordsmen, it should be more than enough.
But Kirigakure, after so many years of bloody policies, has long been out of business, and can only grow taller from short ones.
That's why Genji feels that Mei Terumi was born at the wrong time.
If he was born a few years earlier, then Mei Terumi could take over from Mizukage a few years earlier and bring these changes to Kirigakure earlier. If he was born a few years later, then Mei Terumi, who has not yet taken over from Mizukage, can also shoulder the important task of reviving Kirigakure in the future.
Two years ago, Kirigakure was qualified to take over as Mizukage. The only person who led the Kirigakure ninja was Mei Terumi. If it had been anyone else, it would have been impossible for him to last two years.
As for Elder Genshi himself?
How could a ninety-year-old man, not Kakuzu or Madara, even go under the knife?
With his qualifications and command, it would be no problem to serve as an elder whose power is not under Mizukage, but to serve as a shadow is indeed impossible.
As a shadow, you may be able to stand aside for other things, but you must be able to fight!
And you must at least be one of the most capable people in the village, so that you can convince those unruly ninjas.
What's more, as Elder Genshi just said, he really thinks Mei Terumi, Mizukage, is doing a good job.
After all, Kirigakure was the last of the four great ninja villages to be destroyed by Konohagakure, which is enough to illustrate the ability of Mei Terumi.
But now, Mei Terumi, who is Mizukage, must be Konoha Ninja's main target, and it is impossible for her to escape.
There are two roads left for Kirigakure, but there is only one road left for Mei Terumi.
She can only go to Land of Rain, and then fight with all her strength, hoping to defeat Konohagakure and win a future for herself and Kirigakure.
"Then Elder Genshi, Chojuro and the others, I'll leave it to you!"
Mei Terumi stood on the deck, looking at Elder Genshi on the shore and Chojuro and others standing beside him and said.
She will lead the remaining ninjas of Kirigakure through the sea route, bypassing the relatively powerful area of Konohagakure from the other side of the continent, land on the west side of the continent, and go to Land of Rain through the relatively remote and barren small countries of Land of Demons and Land of Birds.
Genji leaned on a snake-shaped crutch and looked at Mei Terumi and others on the deck and nodded.
"Of course I will try my best to teach them, but next, I still need five generations of you to spread the news. Just say that I, a ninety-year-old old man, died of anger when I saw the destruction of the village."
Genji obviously also knows that he, who is in the same position as Mizukage in Kirigakure, will also be the object of Konohagakure's care.
But for a ninety-year-old man, it was completely normal for him to suddenly die because of something.
Konohagakure After learning this news, if no information about him is found for a long time, he will naturally be regarded as dead.
"And Gonbei and Bi, you two should also go to the battlefield with Mizukage! After all, if even you two people who have been inseparable from me for decades are in Land of Rain, then the credibility of this news will naturally be higher!"
Gonbei and Bi looked at each other before silently boarding the deck.
"Then, next, set sail and set sail! Go to Land of Rain with me and meet this guy Orochimaru for a while!"
The sails are raised, seagulls are flying, the endless waves on the sea are washing against the rocks on the shore, and the ships are gradually leaving the shore.
"Master Mizukage, have a nice trip! Remember to come back!
! "
Chojuro suddenly ran to the shore and shouted loudly to the boat that was getting further away.
He had a premonition that this separation would be an eternal farewell.
Mei Terumi, who heard the sound in the distance, turned around with a smile on his face, took off the Mizukage hat, held it in his hand and waved it a few times in response.
"Okay, Chojuro boy, we can't stay here any longer. Once Mei Terumi and their traces are detected by Konohagakure, Konohagakure's intelligence department will soon be able to lock the starting point of the ship's departure through the route."
"If you want to live up to Mizukage's expectations, you still have a lot to learn, but as an old man like me, I will train you to be a qualified heir before the old man can't speak!"
Elder Genshi also left with Chojuro and some young Kirigakure Ninja.
What awaits them will be a strange new world.
Land of Rain.
The humidity ratio here is Land of Water,
"Jue, have the people from the other villages arrived now?"
Nagato stood by the window, looking at the pouring rain outside.
"According to the information from the clones, the teams of Iwagakure and Kumogakure have entered the territory of Land of Rain. With the presence of Obito, as long as Orochimaru does not take action, they can completely break through the blockade of Konohagakure."
"As for Kirigakure's team, the team led by Fifth Mizukage has arrived at Land of Birds, and it should not be long before they arrive."
Black and White Zetsu slowly emerged from the ground and stood next to Nagato.
"Now that those ninja villages have brought Jinchuriki to their doorsteps, can we already..."
Nagato shook his head.
"Jue, I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious. The current situation seems to be changing in our favor, but don't forget, that guy Orochimaru hasn't made a move yet! If we don't restrict this person who may cause the biggest changes, I will still be worried, because no one knows how many cards Orochimaru still has in his hand!"
"At least, we have to wait until all Nine Tailed Beasts are gathered together to completely ensure the resurrection of Ten-Tails, and then we can entangle Orochimaru, the guy who may cause the biggest accident, and then take action against those Jinchuriki!"
Black Zetsu was silent.
He remembered the huge Mecha that he discovered when he sneaked into the Konohagakure forbidden area in Konoha Incident two years ago and was protected by layers of seals.
Orochimaru Would you spend so much effort to create a useless empty shell?,
Even if you think about it with Tonton's head, you know that this is impossible.
That Mecha can undoubtedly greatly improve the strength of Orochimaru, so Orochimaru will spend so much energy to manufacture it.
But from Black Zetsu's perspective, Orochimaru's combat effectiveness under normal conditions may not be weaker than Nagato, which has been strengthened by White Zetsu Cells. But once it is improved again on this basis, wouldn't it be comparable to Madara and Hashirama at their peak?
"It's true that Orochimaru has a trump card, but as long as the captured Tailed Beast is synthesized into Ten-Tails, then with the power of Ten-Tails, plus Rinnegan, you are the second Sage of Six Paths! Let alone Orochimaru, even if God of Shinobi Hashirama Senju is resurrected, he will only become your defeat!"
"Speaking of trump cards, I don't know how prepared Hiruko and the others are. I think that at least with the participation of Shigaraki Tanuki, there should be rapid progress!"
Nagato is still looking forward to what effect that forbidden technique will have in the end.
Since that guy can become the chief researcher under Danzo, even Shin Uchiha's pair of Rinnegan and the birth of Nue have a great relationship with him.