Konoha Ninja Village had long had its eye on Amegakure Ninja Village's strategic location. After repeated discussions with his advisers, Kazemori Masaki had settled on a policy of having Hanzō reform it from within. Hyuga Qi and Heizo Hattori were put in charge of carrying out this mission. Hyuga Qi had served at Kazemori Masaki's side for many years, and Masaki trusted his abilities deeply, while Heizo Hattori had been chosen to give him more experience.
In the Hokage's office, after explaining the background and purpose of the mission, Kazemori Masaki said, "Do everything you can to give Hanzō an opportunity to set things right. As they say, the people's will prevails. Even Besa, the Amegakure Leader, cannot control everything single-handedly."
Kazemori Masaki understood what happened when a ruler could no longer meet the needs of the people under his rule, especially when those "people" possessed considerable power themselves. Even setting aside his experiences in another world, the future Shinobi World had an example of someone setting things right.
Kirigakure Ninja Village had always maintained a brutal training environment. After Obito Uchiha took control of the Fourth Mizukage, he pushed it to even more horrifying extremes, leading other Shinobi Villages to call it the Village of the Bloody Mist. During that period, Kirigakure Ninja Village lived under oppressive rule. Anyone who voiced dissent was ruthlessly exterminated, and even the kekkei genkai clans that formed the village's upper ranks were no exception.
The Hozuki, Yuki Clan, Kaguya Clan, and other ninja clans were all driven into a corner by the Fourth Mizukage and brought to the brink of extinction. Only a handful of descendants, such as Haku, Kimimaro, and Suigetsu, survived. Haku and Kimimaro later died for other reasons, bringing the lineages of the Kaguya Clan and Yuki Clan to an