Genji

News travels incredibly fast among ninjas. Summoning beasts, special Ninjutsu, and spies—they have all sorts of ways to secretly pass on the secrets they've obtained.

The events in Mist Shinobi spread at an explosive speed in less than a day, shocking everyone who received the news, and then, accompanied by a jolt of emotion, reaching the ears of the next person.

Such an event, which occurred almost in broad daylight, is difficult to suppress. Apart from some secrets known only to the parties involved, the general outline of the incident has already been placed on the desks of the Kage of each major ninja village.

"Good!"

This might be bad news for other ninja villages, but for Konoha, it was truly a piece of great joy. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi for countless days, couldn't help but cheer.

In the Hokage Building of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly calmed the smile on his face before carefully rereading the intelligence report.

But the brief moment of relief he felt vanished just as quickly.

"Kato Osamu..."

He slowly put down the scroll in his hand, and a wisp of smoke rose from the countless documents on his desk.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of Kato Osamu, the boy he had met who was hailed as the last bastion of the Kato Clan's glory.

"So it was him. He's grown up so quickly..."

"Born into Root, a disciple of Orochimaru, and connected to Danzo and Minato Namikaze..."

Standing up, Hiruzen Sarutobi gazed out the window in silence for a long time, wisps of smoke slowly exhaling from his mouth.

He couldn't help but think that although Orochimaru defeated the Allied Forces of Mist Shinobi in Mist Shinobi, he lost the Byakugan of the Main Family, and he was to blame for that. It also seemed that the Hyuga Clan had developed a rift with him.

Minato Namikaze led the Uchiha Clan to repeated victories on the Stone Shinobi battlefield, single-handedly overwhelming the Stone Shinobi. With Jiraiya stationed on the Cloud Shinobi battlefield to protect him, he was already being hailed as the successor to the Fourth Hokage.

As for Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned even more. Since returning from the Land of Rain, Danzo had been recruiting people to replenish Root. Although his actions were secretive, Hiruzen knew about it perfectly well. However, due to the war, he did not go too far and therefore did not pursue the matter with him for the time being.

Now, someone has appeared who killed the Mizukage and is involved with all three of them. Regardless of his role in the situation, his appearance is bound to disrupt the balance.

Once this news gets out, Kato Osamu will become famous in the Shinobi World. Whether he chooses Orochimaru or Minato Namikaze, he will be the final weight on the scales.

Wars always end, but things seemed to be slipping out of Hiruzen Sarutobi's control.

Orochimaru...

A hint of apology flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, but he quickly regained his resolve. In his eyes, Orochimaru was not suitable to succeed as the Fourth Hokage.

"With Mist Shinobi having just suffered a defeat, Orochimaru is ordered to garrison Mist Shinobi to Mist Shinobi and launching another attack. Jonin Kato Osamu is transferred to the Stone Shinobi battlefield, under the command of Commander-in-Chief Minato Namikaze. Hyuga Clan to Sunagakure, to serve under Tsunade."

"Furthermore, we are conscripting additional ninjas to reinforce the Mist Shinobi battlefield..."

Standing silently beside Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shikaku Nara's eyes flickered, as if he had glanced up at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a complex expression.

As the man at the pinnacle of Konoha's intelligence, how could he not see the situation? Orochimaru had probably already been abandoned by this old man, and Minato Namikaze was the ultimate winner.

Although he had a good impression of Minato Namikaze, a rising star, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Orochimaru's fate.

Orochimaru rose to fame during Second Shinobi World War, and his numerous battles for Konoha have earned him countless merits. Before Minato Namikaze's rise to power, everyone believed that Orochimaru would become the Fourth Hokage. Unfortunately, who could have imagined that things would turn out this way?

Although Orochimaru's disciple Kato Osamu is still young, his achievement of killing the Kage of an enemy village is not to be underestimated, and he may very well be able to take over Orochimaru's power.

Hiruzen Sarutobi transferred the rising star Kato Osamu to Minato Namikaze, thus extinguishing Orochimaru's hopes of regrouping his forces and contending for supremacy once again.

Furthermore, the Hyuga Clan, who had always supported Orochimaru, were also transferred away, leaving Orochimaru with only some commoner ninjas. Unfortunately, almost all of these commoner ninjas had higher hopes for Minato Namikaze, who was also a commoner ninja.

During wartime, military orders meant that even if someone was dissatisfied, they dared not say anything. This move completely sidelined Orochimaru...

Shikaku Nara understood that Hiruzen Sarutobi kept him here because he was smart enough that even if Hiruzen saw through his purpose, he wouldn't dare to reveal it openly, and would instead offer him advice and cover it up.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Hiruzen Sarutobi. With just one word, he could decide the fate of everyone. This was the power of authority. No wonder the Third Hokage in front of him had always refused to relinquish power.

Thinking of that blond young man, the young man with a gentle smile on his face, he was indeed a qualified successor to the Will of Fire.

With a thousand thoughts Shikaku Nara couldn't help but sigh, yet remained silent.

Compared to Konoha, Ōnoki, A, Chiyo, and even the vast majority of ninjas in the world find it hard to believe.

The high and Mist Shinobi Mizukage Kirigakure was actually Jonin by a Konoha from Konoha. As news continued to spread from Mist Shinobi and the matter was confirmed, their jaws, which had been hanging in the air, slowly closed, and their brows began to furrow like mountains.

No one wants to see a super strong person; they always want to see strong people die in battle and powerful nations collapse.

Konoha is now the strongest powerhouse above them, and they would rather join forces to bring this powerhouse down first.

Countless messages began to circulate from the film studios of various villages. Apart from Mist Shinobi, one of the parties involved, it seemed that other countries, large and small, were also experiencing turbulent events.

"We must avenge the Fourth Hokage!"

The council hall of the Mist Shinobi Village was where clan leaders of all sizes, heads of the Anbu, and all the forces were gathered.

A gloom hung over their brows, and their eyes held a hint of shame. No matter what they did, Mist Shinobi had already lost this battle. Their Kage had been killed right in the village; the Shinobi World hadn't seen such a joke in a long time.

"We've already lost..."

"The village cannot be without shadows for even a day!"

The various factions were in a state of chaos, with the revenge faction, the surrender faction, and the election faction each holding their own opinions, and no one could convince anyone else. In this leaderless state, Mist Shinobi Village was infiltrated by the various villages like a sieve.

"Enough!"

"This is not the time for arguing! We need a new leader!"

Hozuki Seigetsu never imagined that from the very beginning, from the moment his elder brother, the Hōzuki Clan's patriarch, died, they had been led by the nose like puppets, until Karatachi Yagura died in battle, at which point he seemed to understand something.

"Second Elder Hozuki... do you perhaps have a suitable candidate? Don't tell me you're planning to nominate Hozuki Mangetsu as the Fifth Mizukage..."

Terumi Yu, who had been silent all along, had a shadow fall over his face when Hozuki Seigetsu suddenly spoke, shocking everyone present.

It all started with the death of Elder Hozuki. These idiots, do they still want to promote one of their own to be the Mizukage?

"Could it be that Terumi has a more suitable candidate?"

"Of course!"

Hozuki Seigetsu's face was grim. From Terumi Yu's words, it was clear that he looked down on Hozuki Mangetsu. However, he knew his own situation; Hozuki Mangetsu was indeed far from being the Mizukage.

However, in Kirigakure today, there are almost no suitable candidates among the younger generation. Apart from Hozuki Mangetsu Mei Terumi, who might have some chance, there is absolutely no other possibility.

"Hmph, if the full moon is somewhat lacking, then Mei Terumi is far inferior..."

"What a joke! How could Xiaoming be inferior to Hozuki Mangetsu?"

With a soft chuckle, Terumi Yu turned away from Hozuki Seigetsu and, with a wave of his hand, silenced everyone in the room.

"Today, our Mist Shinobi has incurred this great calamity. Our most urgent task is to elect a highly respected person to lead us again. Given the current turbulent situation, the selection of the Mizukage may be postponed."

After saying that, he quietly stood up and looked towards the main entrance.

The figure of an old man gradually became clearer as he slowly walked towards them.

"Elder Genshi!"

"Elder Genshi!"

As the figure approached, everyone stood up, their eyes filled with respect.

Genji is the only surviving member of Mist Shinobi who has lived since the First Mizukage, but he has long since withdrawn from worldly affairs. It is unexpected that Terumi Yu would recommend him.

"With the Mist Shinobi turmoil and the position of Mizukage hanging in the balance, Elder Genshi is the pillar of stability for us!"

The voices of the crowd rose, and no one disagreed. Even those who had been vying for the position of Mizukage fell silent and said no more.

"Why..."

Genji slowly sat down, but a sigh followed. Everyone lowered their heads involuntarily. No one failed to understand the meaning contained in that sigh. Why had Mist Shinobi come to this?

"If that's the case, then so be it..."

Genji spoke slowly, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. However, no one noticed that a flash of red light passed through his old, aged eyes...