Fifth Mizukage Kisame

This happened so suddenly that no one except Yichen expected it. Just as he was about to be sealed, Karatachi Yagura forcibly contracted his Chakra and formed a Tailed Beast Bomb in the Sealed Space within his body before the seal completely closed.

Karatachi Yagura's attack was essentially a self-destruction of the Tailed Beast within him; his body was blasted into dust.

He also wiped out many elite members of the Bloodline Ninja Clan around him in one fell swoop.

Kisame leaped to Yichen's side and said with lingering fear, "Senior Qing, what just happened? Wasn't the Fourth Hokage about to be sealed away? How could he still use the Tailed Beast Bomb?"

Yichen said, "Tailed Beast can not only unleash Tailed Beast Bomb in the outside world, but they can also condense Tailed Beast Bomb within the Sealed Space."

In fact, Yichen was just guessing. He only knew how much Obito Mist ninja killed Rin. Given Obito's madness, he was capable of making Tailed Beast self-destruct.

Furthermore, Yichen's Mind's Eye also sensed a hint of danger from Karatachi Yagura. It was because of this sense of danger that Yichen had Kisame use a wide-range Defensive Ninjutsu.

Kisame didn't think Yichen was talking nonsense. Given Yichen's status, his understanding of the Tailed Beast was definitely far better than that of a ninja like Kisame who was detached from power.

"Let's go over there and take a look. With such a violent explosion, I wonder how many people are still alive," Yichen said.

Like Yichen, there are quite a few people who want the battle results to be achieved as soon as possible.

Genji dispatched several elite ninjas who quickly moved towards the former Mizukage Building. Their reaction was even faster than Yichen's.

In addition, many other ninjas also rushed towards the center of the battle.

When the smoke and dust from the explosion cleared, Yichen and the others discovered that the site of the former Mizukage Building was now completely barren, with no collapsed houses, no corpses, only a deep crater.

At the edge of the deep pit, a huge, cracked ice ball stood alone.

After Yichen and the others arrived, the ice sphere suddenly shattered completely with a bang, revealing more than a dozen people inside.

Yichen realized that the one struggling to maintain this Ice Release defense was none other than Yuki Koru. He was pale and looked like he could collapse at any moment. In fact, if it weren't for Terumi Chizuru supporting him, he would have collapsed long ago.

Yuki Koru his head and looked around, only to see nothing but emptiness. After his last glimmer of hope vanished, he could no longer hold on and closed his eyes, fainting immediately.

The First Shinobi War was short, lasting less than half an hour. In the end, almost all the elite members of the Bloodline Ninja Clan were wiped out. As the leader whom everyone trusted before the battle, he couldn't get over his own conscience.

The survivors, including Terumi Chizuru, were also ashen-faced. For them now, the title of Fifth Mizukage irrelevant. Their greatest challenge was facing their clansmen, who had placed such high expectations on them before the battle.

Terumi Chizuru lifted Yuki Koru up, then addressed Yichen and the others who had rushed over, saying, "The Fourth Hokage was controlled by the Uchiha's Sharingan and ultimately chose to self-destruct. Our Bloodline Ninja Clan is withdrawing from the competition for the Fifth Hokage."

Without any preamble, Terumi Chizuru dropped a bombshell. Before anyone could react, she and her Terumi Chizuru left.

Yichen asked from behind, "Where's Hozuki Hotaru?"

Terumi Chizuru paused, saying, "The Fourth Hokage's self-destruction was too sudden; he's quite far from us."

Terumi Chizuru only said half of what she meant before stopping, but everyone knew what she meant by the rest. The Hozuki Clan is indeed skilled at preserving their lives, but in the situation just now, relying on any Water Release Technique to survive was just wishful thinking.

Yichen remained silent, watching Terumi Chizuru and her group leave. Then he looked at the people sent by Genji and said, "Have Genji come over; let's discuss the village's future arrangements."

The group exchanged glances, and then one of them quickly ran towards the direction where Genji was.

"Kisame, rally everyone to treat the wounded," Yichen said to Kisame.

Kisame, Kisame was still in a daze like everyone else, finally reacted. He roared, "The battle is over! Everyone, quickly treat the wounded!"

When Genji arrived, only Yichen and Kisame remained at the edge of the pit; the others had been driven away by Kisame to rescue people.

This was the first time Yichen had seen Genji in person in this lifetime. He was slightly younger than in the original story, but he was still quite old.

Yichen nodded slightly to him, leaving the main seat to Kisame.

However, Genji unexpectedly didn't look at Kisame, but instead focused his gaze on Yichen. He smiled at Yichen and said, "Qing, is it? Tell me your thoughts."

Yichen was taken aback, glanced at Kisame, and then said without hesitation, "Elder Genshi, Kisame is the most suitable candidate for the Fifth Mizukage. This is our bottom line."

"After Kisame takes over, he will change the composition of the Advisor Group. The Advisor Group will consist of six people in total. Elder Genshi can recommend three people, two spots can be reserved for Yuki Koru, and one spot will be reserved for us."

"The entire Anbu) is under the direct command of the Mizukage; no one else is allowed to interfere. The responsibilities for village administration, task distribution, and logistics can be discussed among everyone."

"All ninjas must submit a record of all the Ninjutsu and secret techniques they know, as part of the new Scroll of Seals."

"Furthermore, we have already contacted the Iwa ninja. Once Kisame takes over, the two sides will form an alliance and begin trade."

Yichen didn't beat around the bush. Now is not the time for both sides to spend days or even ten days arguing. With such a thing happening in the village, it's necessary to stabilize the people's hearts as soon as possible.

Genji's decision also exceeded Yichen's expectations. He said directly, "Okay, I will announce this decision after the treatment is completed."

Yichen nodded and said, "You are the most suitable."

Half an hour later, the treatment of the wounded was completed, and the civilians who had taken refuge in the shelters came out one after another.

Seeing this scene before them, everyone was filled with grief and despair. What sins had Kirigakure committed? Nothing had gone smoothly for them in recent years. They had suffered repeated defeats in the Ninja World War. Although they hadn't ceded territory or paid reparations, Kirigakure's reputation was already ruined.

Not only did Kirigakure repeated defeats in battle, but its Kirigakure actions also eroded its credibility.

Just as everyone was looking at the ruins in front of them, feeling lost and helpless, Genji walked up to them with Kisame.

"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. You may still be confused about what just happened, so let me tell you the truth."

"Our Fourth Mizukage was originally a kind-hearted ninja who was willing to sacrifice himself for the village. Why did he become like this? It wasn't until the very last moment that Yuki Koru, Terumi Chizuru, and the others understood that the Mizukage had been controlled by the Sharingan Genjutsu of the Uchiha Clan."

"What? Genjutsu? Mizukage has fallen under Genjutsu?"

"Sharingan Genjutsu? Did someone from Konoha do this? Is Konoha retaliating against us?"

"Damn it, I'm going to fight the ninjas of Konoha!"

After everyone had discussed it for a while, Genji gestured for everyone to be quiet, then pointed at Kisame and said, "Do you all recognize this person? He's the hero Kisame Hoshigaki who protected everyone in that great battle just now. I propose that Kisame Hoshigaki become the Fifth Mizukage of the village. Does everyone agree?"

"Kisame? I agree."

"Kisame is a hero of the village, and he even saved the Samehada before, so I agree."

"Kisame is our savior, and I support Kisame becoming the Fifth Mizukage."

"Kisame is incredibly powerful; he was able to withstand that devastating explosion just now. We agree."

"Long live Kisame! Long live the Fifth Mizukage!"

The villagers of Kirigakure cheered in unison, temporarily forgetting their pain. Finally, everyone's voices merged into one. "Fifth Generation, Fifth Generation..."

The chaos in the Hidden Mist Village seemed to happen incredibly fast to those far removed from the Land of Water. The Fourth Mizukage died in the internal strife, and before his death, it was revealed that he had been controlled by the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan of Konoha.

Then Kisame Hoshigaki almost no one had heard of before, suddenly became the Fifth Mizukage, which puzzled ninjas from other villages in the Ninja World.

Had all the strong ninja of Kirigakure died in their internal strife? So they chose such a young junior to be the Fifth Mizukage? Does Kirigakure still possess the strength it once had as one of the Five Great Ninja Villages? Everyone expressed their doubts.

However, the Land of Water is isolated overseas, almost completely cut off from other major powers, so even if these countries have any ideas, they will find it difficult to put them into action in the short term.

Only in the Land of Lightning, in the Kumogakure, did the Fourth Raikage, Yotsuki A, immediately summon his strategists to discuss the feasibility of attacking the Kirigakure.

But before they could reach a conclusion, another piece of news disrupted their plans: Iwagakure and Kirigakure had formed an alliance.

Moreover, the contents of this alliance left the other ninja villages dumbfounded. Iwagakure and Kirigakure would stand together in the Ninja World War and other major events. Iwa ninja's enemies would be Mist ninja's enemies, and Iwa ninja. When Mist ninja two sides encountered each other on missions, they could trust each other as if they were one of their own.

Seeing this alliance agreement that was being circulated everywhere in Iwagakure, Yotsuki A cursed loudly. "No doubt," he thought, "The Fourth Tsuchikage is behind this chaos in Kirigakure. If not, I won't change my desk for a month."

After Kisame took over, Yichen stayed in Kirigakure for three more days. The reason he stayed for three more days was that Yichen was waiting for the Kirigakure ninjas to hand over the Ninjutsu they knew.

After copying down these Ninjutsu, Yichen left Kirigakure with seven Anbu.

As for the remaining Anbu, they will remain in Kirigakure as trusted confidants, with Kisame's cooperation, to help him quickly gain control of the Mist Ninja Anbu.

Looking at the information in his hand, Yichen smiled slightly. This trip to Kirigakure had not been in vain. Even if Kisame turned against him later, Yichen would not have lost out.