5.5th Generation Hokage Trial Card

The next moment, the voice of Yuhi Kurenai drifted from outside the tent: "Yasushi, are you back?"

Aragaki Yasushi hurriedly stepped out of the tent to see Yuhi Kurenai standing at the entrance, her eyes filled with a hint of worry.

"Kurenai, what's wrong?" Aragaki Yasushi asked, his tone softening unconsciously.

Yuhi Kurenai's gaze flickered as she whispered, "It's nothing, I just heard you went on a dangerous mission and got a bit worried..."

Before she could finish, a ninja from the Uchiha Clan walked over quickly and bowed respectfully: "Lord Aragaki, Lord Yashiro has summoned the jonin of the camp for a meeting. Please come over."

Aragaki Yasushi raised an eyebrow, secretly speculating to himself.

Could it be related to the intelligence brought back by Yoiichi Kumade?

However, looking at this Uchiha ninja, he felt a sense of familiarity. Upon closer inspection, he realized.

Oh right, it was him who came to call him to see Uchiha Yashiro last time.

Yo, how much time has passed, and he's already changed his tune to calling him Lord Aragaki?

Wasn't he quite arrogant before?

It seems he knows that he has been promoted to jonin.

Unexpectedly, the ninjas of the Uchiha Clan are quite good at reading the room.

Perhaps his strength had finally won the other party over.

Aragaki Yasushi turned his head and smiled at Yuhi Kurenai: "Kurenai, sorry, I must excuse myself for a moment."

Yuhi Kurenai shook her head quickly, a gentle smile appearing on her face: "It's fine, as long as you aren't hurt, go ahead and get to work."

Aragaki Yasushi nodded and turned to walk toward Uchiha Yashiro's tent.

Could there be a new mission?

Could he earn enough points to draw a Master Ball?

Arriving inside the tent.

Aragaki Yasushi swept his gaze across the room.

Except for those out on missions or those too injured to crawl, almost all the jonin in the camp were present.

Even though the Mist Battlefield was not highly prioritized, the tent was nearly packed.

Besides the jonin, there were a few chunin standing in the tent as well.

Among them was a familiar figure: Uchiha Shisui.

Aragaki Yasushi raised an eyebrow.

Although Shisui had made quite a name for himself on the battlefield and fought many tough battles.

Even so, he had not yet been promoted to jonin and remained a chunin.

After all, promoting to jonin was truly troublesome; the process was lengthy and the requirements were high. Even during wartime, there were very few exceptions made for promotions.

Furthermore, Shisui was a member of the Uchiha Clan. The village was already wary of the Uchiha, so promoting him to jonin required even more caution and could not be done lightly.

However, with Shisui's reputation and contributions, once the war ended, it likely wouldn't take long for him to be promoted to jonin.

Seeing Aragaki Yasushi walk in, Shisui showed a friendly smile and nodded slightly, acknowledging him.

Aragaki Yasushi returned the nod politely and sat down in an empty spot without hesitation, his posture quite relaxed.

After all, he was now a bona fide jonin and had the right to sit.

He glanced at Shisui, who was standing behind Uchiha Yashiro.

As for the chunin, it was already a privilege for them to be in the tent for the meeting.

Still wanting to sit?

There was no such luck; they would just have to stand obediently.

Just like that, after waiting a few more minutes, all the expected jonin had arrived. The tent fell silent instantly, even the sound of breathing becoming much quieter.

Uchiha Yashiro cleared his throat, turned his head, and said to Yoiichi Kumade, who was standing straight to the side: "Tell everyone in detail about the intelligence you obtained in Kirigakure."

Aragaki Yasushi understood immediately.

Sure enough, the meeting was for this very reason; it was inseparable from the intelligence Yoiichi Kumade had brought back.

He felt a sudden surge of curiosity.

In the original story, Yoiichi Kumade had long since been killed by Zabuza, and this plot point never existed.

So, what exactly was the intelligence this kid had brought back?

Could it be some earth-shattering secret that could change the course of the war?

Yoiichi Kumade took a deep breath and, facing the gazes of all the jonin, began to speak with slight nervousness.

"When I infiltrated Kirigakure this time, I investigated the internal situation of the village. It can be said that it is full of contradictions and as chaotic as a pot of porridge."

"The current Third Mizukage was originally groomed to be the successor to the Second Mizukage, but for some reason, before the First Mizukage died, he didn't choose him to take over, but instead chose Hozuki Gengetsu of the Hozuki Clan to succeed as the Second Mizukage."

The Third Mizukage was only responsible for establishing the Mist Anbu, and he held only a modicum of real power.

During the First Shinobi World War, the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage perished together, and the Third Mizukage seized the opportunity to usurp the position of Mizukage.

In order to suppress dissent, the Third Mizukage began to purge the Hozuki Clan, which poked a hornet's nest; many ninja clans in Kirigakure expressed their dissatisfaction, so the Third Mizukage began to persecute ninjas with Kekkei Genkai with increasing severity.

Previously, by relying on the Mist Anbu and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he could barely keep the situation under control and maintain his rule.

However, the dissatisfaction of the ninja clans and ninjas in Kirigakure grew, and even within the Anbu, many people were secretly engaging in subversive activities.

Especially the Demon of the Mist, Zabuza, who wiped out all the students of his graduating class single-handedly, forcing Kirigakure to implement reforms, which further intensified the conflict.

The Third Mizukage's rule had long been precarious, and with no other options, he could only rely on launching wars to divert the conflict, hoping to stabilize his position through warfare.

But...

Speaking to this point, Yoiichi Kumade paused and looked at Aragaki Yasushi: "After Jounin Aragaki and Jounin Might joined forces to wipe out the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Kirigakure completely lost its advantage in the war and fell into an absolute disadvantage."

"The Third Mizukage's power collapsed instantly, his rule could no longer be maintained, and he was abandoned by his followers."

"I took the opportunity to secretly contact several ninja clans in Kirigakure and reached a preliminary consensus with them."

"As long as our Konoha can help Kirigakure end the Third Mizukage's Bloody Mist rule, they will not only immediately cease hostilities and pay reparations, but they will also form an alliance with our village and become our allies."

As soon as these words were spoken, the tent erupted in an uproar, and the Jounin began to discuss it one after another.

Aragaki Yasushi sat in his seat, listening to the entire intelligence report, muttering to himself.

So that was it; after all this time, this is what was actually going on.

He naturally knew that the Bloody Mist policy of Kirigakure did not start with Obito manipulating the Fourth Mizukage.

This wretched policy had existed for a long time; Obito was at most a successor who just continued this mess.

But Aragaki Yasushi had not expected there to be such a backstory.

This Third Mizukage, isn't he just the same type of person as that old geezer Danzo?

It's just that he successfully ascended to power, rather than just having a 5.5th Hokage trial card.

But because his legitimacy was insufficient, he could only resort to bloody suppression in the face of opposition from the village, which created the Village of the Bloody Mist.

Thinking about it this way, could the Fourth Mizukage from the original story have been a ninja who opposed the Bloody Mist policy before being manipulated by Obito?