The impact of Kirigakure's rebellion was not as great as imagined. In the already chaotic Kirigakure, assassinations of the Mizukage may have become far less frequent in recent years, but back when the regime had been unstable, they had been commonplace.
If one truly traced it back, it would even go back to the era of the First Mizukage.
After the Third Mizukage appeared, he swiftly stabilized the people's hearts and deployed the troops he had long arranged. Faced with such a disparity in strength, the Whitewater Clan was unable to stir up any great waves.
In the end, aside from some dead and injured villagers and ninjas, along with considerable damage to houses and buildings, Kirigakure suffered virtually no other losses. The entire Whitewater Clan, meanwhile, was erased from the Land of Water, leaving not even a single orphan behind.
Faced with this outcome, the major clans that had secretly been restless immediately became much more obedient. The Third Mizukage's flawless response showed them that Kirigakure remained firmly under the Mizukage's control.
Some clans even suspected that the entire incident had been orchestrated by the Third Mizukage, that he had deliberately given the Whitewater Clan an opportunity and pretended not to notice, only to crush them with thunderous force in the end—a warning to the rest.
If there had been any unexpected element, it was probably Mei Terumi and Konan. No one had anticipated that the Whitewater Clan would make a move against them.
But within Kirigakure, with Konan being Shin's disciple, there was no way anything could have happened to her.
Still, the aftermath produced one result: the rescued Mei Terumi's curiosity was thoroughly ignited. Every day, she ran to the Mizukage Building and repeatedly begged Konan to let her meet Shin.
The scene from that day had