Uchiha Obito's disruption left Hidden Mist Village both shocked and enraged. They immediately gathered manpower to search for him throughout the village and within a hundred li of its surroundings.
Yet after a thorough investigation, they found nothing. It was as though he had vanished into thin air.
While the Hidden Mist people were furious, they also felt somewhat relieved. After all, if such a dangerous person remained in the village, he would undoubtedly become a huge problem.
Besides that, Hidden Mist Village faced another important issue: Fourth Mizukage Yagura.
After his mind had recovered, the village had gradually settled down, and the Bloody Mist Policy had slowly been abolished. But before things had even stabilized for two days, another attack had struck.
During that battle, the Mizukage had suffered severe injuries. Although his life had temporarily been saved, his body had grown increasingly frail. He had yet to awaken, and he likely did not have much time left.
Therefore, the most urgent matter now was to choose someone to temporarily assume the Mizukage's duties and oversee the operation of the entire village.
Ordinarily, at a time like this, the highly respected elder Genshi should have stepped forward to take charge.
Unfortunately, this elder, who had originally been quite healthy, collapsed from illness after learning that the Fourth Mizukage had been attacked and remained unconscious.
As a result, the entire village fell into a leaderless state.
Hidden Mist Village had never lacked ambitious people. Especially after years of oppression under the Bloody Mist Policy, quite a few ruthless figures had emerged.
Faced with the current situation, anyone with even a little authority wanted to take a shot at it. Perhaps they might even become Mizukage.
Driven by such thoughts, the upper echelons of Hidden Mist Village began to act, forming