Sakura's Tragic Life as a Simp

Shimizu listened quietly as the kunoichi finished her intelligence report, then shook his body and stood up.

"Regarding Kirigakure, I will pay a visit personally. Go and arrange the detailed logistics for the meeting."

Shimizu waved his hand.

Sunagakure was now indirectly under his control.

Kumogakure was eyeing Konoha like a tiger, while Iwagakure had kept a much lower profile, with Ōnoki merely watching from the shadows.

As for Kirigakure, it was effectively the base of operations for the Akatsuki.

It was still under the rule of the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, who was being controlled from behind the scenes by Obito.

However, by this time, many ambitious figures within Kirigakure must have realized the truth about Karatachi Yagura being a mere puppet.

The most prominent among them was Zabuza Momochi.

It was to resist this rule that he had killed so many of his fellow graduates, and his eventual defection was even an attempt to assassinate Karatachi Yagura.

This was evident from the fact that Hozuki Suigetsu called him a hero of Kirigakure, and from the admiration held by the likes of Kisame Hoshigaki.

Of course, the most critical figure was Mei Terumi.

It was she who had Ao use the Byakugan stolen from the Hyuga Clan to dispel the genjutsu placed upon Karatachi Yagura.

This plot point in the original story was very obscure, with no detailed development ever written out.

It was highly probable that a great battle had occurred, leading Obito to eventually abandon this base.

Consequently, power in Kirigakure shifted to the most influential elder, Genji.

From then on, Mei Terumi dedicated herself to erasing the influence of the Village of the Bloody Mist.

It was not until the eve of the Fourth Shinobi World War that Mei Terumi gained enough recognition to become the