The Many Faces of the Shinobi World!

Meanwhile, in Kirigakure, a village scattered across the islands of the Land of Water and shrouded in thick fog year-round...

Inside the blue-and-white Mizukage Building, the smell of blood lingered.

The Third Mizukage, Unnamed, stood atop the building, quickly scanning the intelligence report he had just received.

"Hmph! Hanzo of the Salamander, that damned bastard. I didn't expect him to strike the Land of Iron. The countries on the mainland will be in an uproar soon..." The Third Mizukage's face was expressionless, his voice cold.

"Unfortunately, Kirigakure is unstable. Those damned bloodline clans even dared to plot a rebellion together while I was away in the Land of Whirlpools. Damn them!"

As he spoke, the Third Mizukage grew agitated, hatred flashing across his face.

Damn you, Hozuki Gengetsu. You stole the position of Second Mizukage from me. Lord Byakuren clearly intended for me to succeed him. I was the one who accompanied him to the Five Kage Summit. Every other guard there went on to become the second leader of their village. Only I...

Only I had the position of Mizukage stolen from me and became the laughingstock of the entire Shinobi World.

Hozuki Gengetsu, did you think your death would be the end of it? I'll settle accounts with the Hozuki Clan. And the ones who banded together with them—the Yuki Clan, the Kaguya Clan... One by one, I'll make sure none of you damned bloodline clans escape!

The Third Mizukage came back to himself, his expression faltering slightly. "As for Hanzō... Heh. Go ahead and fight. Start a war. Drag every country into it. Then I can focus on dealing with those people..."

Meanwhile, Kumogakure stood atop the peaks and cliffs of a vast, steep mountain range in the Land of Lightning. Heavy clouds and mist enveloped