Akatsuki Village??

"Does he really have absolutely no resources left?"

A thought involuntarily arose in Genji's mind.

But he never fully believed it, after all, the Feudal Lord was the ruler of a country.

How could all the resources possibly be used up?

Even though the Land of Water's prospects haven't been good in recent years, and it has basically had no foreign diplomacy, it's impossible that it has accumulated so much wealth over the past few decades and is now completely depleted.

Even on his deathbed, Feudal Lord didn't reveal any of his resources, as if he truly had none.

"Sigh, I just can't figure it out."

Genji sighed inwardly.

The death of the Feudal Lord left him with a vague and bewildered feeling.

"The Feudal Lord is dead. Does the existence of you Ninja still hold any meaning?"

Pain spoke slowly.

"Yes! I exist to protect Lord Hades!"

Chojuro's gaze was resolute.

Mei Terumi lay on the ground in pain, appearing very weak.

"Chojuro... what are you protecting me for? You are the future of Mist Village..."

"Is this the start of a dramatic love story involving life and death? How boring."

Obito Uchiha coldly.

Black Zetsu: "..."

Black Zetsu glanced speechlessly at Obito Uchiha.

If you're bored, why are you still rambling on?

This is making you think of someone again, isn't it?

He knew very well that Obito Uchiha was thinking of his Rin Nohara.

Thinking of this, Black Zetsu couldn't help but smile.

Even now, that idiot Obito still doesn't know that Rin Nohara's death was actually part of a plan by me and Madara Uchiha, right?

On one side is his best friend, and on the other is the woman he loves most.

Seeing his best friend kill the woman he loved most must still be causing him immense pain, Obito!

However, little did he know that Obito Uchiha already knew that Rin Nohara's death was intentionally manipulated, and that Rin Nohara chose to die under Kakashi's Lightning Cutter in order to break the curse set by Madara Uchiha on her heart.

This is also why he always felt that Obito Uchiha strange.

Because he already knew that everything about Rin Nohara was orchestrated by Madara Uchiha.

However, Obito Uchiha, having seen through everything, still chose to follow the path set by Madara Uchiha.

Because Rin Nohara in this world is truly dead, even though he knows that the culprit behind all this is Madara Uchiha, he is even more longing for the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Because only in the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi does Rin Nohara truly exist.

"Why fight?" Pain asked Chojuro calmly.

"Because you are the invaders, and we are the Ninja!"

"If you don't resist, I won't hurt you. If she hadn't tried to stop the Feudal Lord, I wouldn't have hit her in the arm."

"Our Akatsuki Organization is an organization that brings peace; casualties are inevitable, but what you're doing is completely unnecessary suicide."

After saying this, Pain turned to leave.

"Let's go, Mist Village has already been captured."

Chojuro:???

"You... are you leaving Mist Village?"

"From that time on, Mist Village no longer exists; it is now called Akatsuki Village."

After saying that, Pain and the others completely disappeared from the three of them's sight.

Now Chojuro was even more confused.

"Lord Ming... what exactly is going on...?"

Even if we occupy Mist Village, what about the government?

Where's the shadow?

If not a Akatsuki Organization member of Mist Village still Mist Village in essence?

At this moment Mei Terumi slowly got up and pulled the Black Rods off her arm.

Fresh blood immediately splattered out.

She frowned slightly.

"I don't understand them either, but..." She glanced at the Feudal Lord lying dead behind her, "Let's throw him in the river first."

"Okay..."

Chojuro breathed a sigh of relief and put the Twin Swords: Hiramekarei back on his back.

What?! Throwing Feudal Lord into the river?!

Chojuro's eyes widened as he realized what was happening.

He was just basking in the joy of Akatsuki Organization leaving the village when Mei Terumi uttered these words to him.

"Lord Ming, although the Feudal Lord is dead... shouldn't he still be given a proper burial?"

He spoke weakly.

Mei Terumi ignored him, and after the bleeding from her arm wound stopped, she went to the Feudal Lord's side, calling out to Genji, who was not far away, "Genji, please help me."

"Good."

Genji was decisive; without much hesitation, he walked over, leaning on his cane.

It seems they really intend to move the Feudal Lord away and throw her into the river together with Mei Terumi.

Seeing the trembling Genji, Chojuro quickly stepped forward. "Genji, let me and Lord Ming do it..."

As he spoke, he suddenly pulled the Black Rods off the Feudal Lord.

"Pfft--"

Since he had been dead for some time, the blood in Feudal Lord's body had mostly coagulated, so when the Black Rods was pulled out, a slightly viscous liquid was pulled out along with it.

It looks rather disgusting.

Chojuro frowned and hurriedly threw the Black Rods in his hand aside.

After seeing it, he felt like he was about to throw up his dinner from the night before.

Mei Terumi had already reached the Feudal Lord's head. She looked at Chojuro and said, "Ready, one, two."

After she finished speaking, she and Chojuro worked together to lift up the extremely heavy Feudal Lord.

Anyone who has killed someone knows that it is extremely difficult to move a dead person. Even a thin person would need to exert a lot of effort to move them, let alone Feudal Lord who eats very well every day.

His physique could be described as perfectly round.

Working together, the two spent some time finally managing to throw the Feudal Lord's body into the sea.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Mei Terumi said calmly to Chojuro.

Chojuro felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it; the Mei Terumi in front of him seemed like a completely different person.

He hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Lord Ming, are you alright?"

Mei Terumi glanced back and smiled, "It's alright, we're all still alive, aren't we?"

She understood everything in that instant when she shielded the Feudal Lord from a fatal attack.

Whether ninja villages should exist is another matter, but Feudal Lord should have ceased to exist long ago.

Even without Feudal Lord daimyo, the ninja village can still function normally, and the Ninja can still survive. This is what Mei Terumi saw.

Soon, the two returned to the Hokage's Office.

You're back?

Genji, standing to the side, watched the two exchange greetings.

"You're back."

Mei Terumi nodded.

"Is Mist Village really going to obey their call and change its name to Akatsuki Village...?"

Chojuro scratched his head and asked timidly.

Genji chuckled lightly, "They call it Akatsuki Village, so is it Akatsuki Village? The Feudal Lord is dead, and his authority has been transferred elsewhere. Restricting the commissioned tasks in our village is now a problem."

"We need to find someone else to replace the Feudal Lord and issue tasks to the village so that it can be revitalized."

After saying that, he looked at Mei Terumi and said, "Mei, why don't you give it a try?"

Why me?

"Since you rejected the position of Mizukage before, you can't reject me now, can you?"

Mei Terumi:...