The Completely Changed Hidden Mist

"Tut, aren't those the Twin Blades Hiramekarei? And the Lightning Blade Kiba..."

Shien immediately grinned.

They had heard the sounds of fighting here as soon as they came ashore and decided to take a look.

They hadn't expected to run into familiar faces the moment they arrived.

"This bunch of small fry actually pushed you into this state?"

Mangetsu looked utterly baffled. Who is this guy?

Still, he thanked him. "Thank you. Over there..."

Shien waved a hand. "That kid's been holding it in for too long. If he doesn't show off, he feels uncomfortable all over. Just watch."

Mangetsu looked up and saw that the battle on the other side had ended as well.

Akabane spun his twin blades, sending two wind blades flying beneath the fiery wings of light and striking the two Hidden Mist ninja.

Two huge sprays of blood erupted, and the last two Hidden Mist ninja collapsed to the ground.

Akabane twirled each blade in his hands before driving them into the Hidden Mist ninja who still had a breath left in him.

"The way you struggle is truly ugly. It doesn't even count as entertainment."

Then he walked over to Ringo Ameyuri. "Girl, why are you coughing up so much blood?"

Ringo Ameyuri looked at Akabane's disheveled hair, plastered flat against his scalp, his soaking-wet clothes, drenched by seawater, and the salt crystals on his neck.

Yet he still wore an exceptionally dashing expression.

It was honestly a little speechless.

Still, he had saved her, so she thanked him. "Thanks. It's an old problem."

Shien walked over with Mangetsu and heard Chi Yan asking, "How did you end up being hunted by your own people?"

They were clearly all from the Hidden Mist, yet ANBU members were hunting down two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

It was utterly incomprehensible.

Mangetsu spat bitterly. "We're not one of them."

However, he said no more and quietly checked Ringo Ameyuri's condition.

Ringo Ameyuri shook her head, took out a bottle of pills, and swallowed two.

"I won't die."

"Big Brother Mangetsu, you were so handsome just now."

Mangetsu snorted irritably. "You brat, are you in heat again?"

"Of everyone I know, Big Brother Mangetsu is the one who makes my heart race the most. Want to be my boyfriend?"

She completely ignored Shien and Akabane beside her as she confessed to Mangetsu.

Shien burst out laughing. This Ringo Ameyuri really did dare to love and hate.

His laughter drew Ringo Ameyuri's attention. She sized Shien up, and her eyes lit up.

"Oh my, you're my type too. Today really is my lucky day."

Shien could no longer laugh. Ringo Ameyuri looked only twelve or thirteen. By the standards of his previous life, she was just a middle schooler.

If he dated her, he would be going straight to prison.

Akabane, on the other hand, coughed, smoothed out his hair, stood coolly beside Shien, and even struck a pose.

But Ringo Ameyuri's gaze never lingered on him. It shifted straight back to Mangetsu, holding thirty percent anticipation, thirty percent teasing, and forty percent helplessness.

Mangetsu sighed. "Get your illness cured first. I'll help you pick a good man."

Ringo Ameyuri slowly pushed herself to her feet with the Lightning Blade, while little Suigetsu hurried over to support her.

"Anyway, I only have a few years left to live. I've lost all hope in this Hidden Mist."

"I'm already this old and still don't have a boyfriend. Big Brother Mangetsu, can't you grant me this wish?"

Mangetsu looked displeased. "What do you take me for? If you want to be my girlfriend, get well first."

"Excuse me, you two."

Shien saw Ringo Ameyuri acting like she had nothing left to lose and had no idea how long they would keep talking.

"The Hidden Mist is already this chaotic. Staying here means nothing but death. Are you interested in joining my clan?"

"I also have a way to treat Ringo Ameyuri's illness."

They immediately turned their gazes toward him. Both Shien and Akabane activated their Sharingan.

"The Uchiha clan!?" Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri no longer had the mood to bicker.

The Hidden Mist was in chaos, and they knew nothing about the intelligence from Konoha.

At present, the Uchiha were still the foremost great clan in the ninja world.

"You're inviting us over!?" Mangetsu asked incredulously.

Shien spread his hands. "Why not? You can't survive in the Hidden Mist anyway."

He was just raking in a little extra while he was at it.

After all, the moment he saved the two of them, several system notifications had already sounded in his ears.

[ Ding! Detected a world-altering change to the fate of plot character "Hozuki Mangetsu." World feedback has reached the third tier! ]

[ Reward issued: Hozuki Mangetsu's Swordsmanship Technique, Water Release: Water Pistol x1, 1:1 Chakra replication (Hozuki Mangetsu's current state) ]

[ Ding! Detected a minor change to the fate of plot character "Ringo Ameyuri." World feedback has reached the first tier! ]

[ Reward issued: Ringo Ameyuri's Swordsmanship Technique ]

[ Ding! Detected a minor change to the fate of plot character "Hozuki Suigetsu." World feedback has reached the first tier! ]

[ Reward issued: Hozuki Suigetsu's Swordsmanship Technique (future) ]

There was no rush to claim the rewards. He had already gotten what he wanted; whether the two would follow him afterward was another matter.

"You two intend to take people from my Hidden Mist just like that?"

A youthful voice rang out. Delight first appeared on Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri's faces, followed by complicated expressions.

Shien turned to look. Karatachi Yagura was slowly approaching from the distance, accompanied by a man with no eyebrows whose lower face and neck were wrapped in bandages, as well as a burly, blue-skinned man with a shark-like face.

[ Ding! Detected a world-altering change to the fate of plot character "Karatachi Yagura." World feedback has reached the third tier! ]

[ Reward issued: Karatachi Yagura's Chakra Control Technique, Water Release: Water Mirror Technique x1, 1:1 Chakra replication (Karatachi Yagura's current state) ]

[ Ding! Detected a major change to the fate of plot character "Zabuza." World feedback has reached the second tier! ]

[ Reward issued: Zabuza's Swordsmanship Technique, Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique x1 ]

[ Ding! Detected a major change to the fate of plot character "Kisame Hoshigaki." World feedback has reached the second tier! ]

[ Reward issued: Kisame Hoshigaki's Swordsmanship Technique, Water Release: Great Exploding Water Shockwave x1 ]

As Karatachi Yagura appeared, several more system notifications rang in Shien's ears.

He found it strange. Something about Karatachi Yagura seemed off.

Shouldn't this guy have been under Obito's control? Had his life changed?

And the two beside him—one was Zabuza, while the other was Kisame Hoshigaki, the most honest man in the ninja world.

How had all of their lives changed?

"You broke free of the control?"

Shien asked tentatively. He had just thought of the possibility that when Obito used Izanagi, Yagura might have broken through his control.

"I should thank you for severely injuring that masked man."

Yagura froze for a moment, then became wary when he realized the other party knew more than expected. He got straight to the point and thanked Shien.

He knew that man had gone after the Uchiha. He had even seen the masked man take a Three-Tomoe Sharingan back to the Kamui Dimension for storage.

However, he had been under control at the time and could do nothing but watch.

The two of them were practically speaking in riddles, leaving Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri completely confused.

When Mangetsu heard "broke free of the control," he could not help asking, "Lord Mizukage, what are you talking about?"

Seeing that there was no one else around, Karatachi Yagura looked ashamed as he spoke to Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri.

"I'm very sorry. For the past few years, I was under someone else's control. That is why the village fell into such chaos."

"You should continue using Hiramekarei and the Lightning Blade."

"Ringo Ameyuri, I will also find a way to treat your illness."

"I hope you will remain in the Hidden Mist and help restore it."