Shin Uchiha let out a sigh of relief after clearing away all the safeguards Madara Uchiha had left deep within the Fourth Mizukage's consciousness.
As expected of the legendary Madara Uchiha, even several years after his death, the safeguards he had left behind were still incredibly troublesome.
Come to think of it, Madara Uchiha had learned to be smarter. Before his final battle with the First, Hashirama Senju, at the Valley of the End, he had been a veritable god of war. Aside from Hashirama Senju, no one had been worthy of his attention.
He had challenged everything under the sun, brimming with boundless arrogance.
Yet after the battle at the Valley of the End, he had gone into hiding without anyone in the entire Shinobi World noticing. That patience alone earned Shin Uchiha's deepest admiration.
Who knew how many safeguards he had left behind during all those years in hiding? He had even secretly controlled the Mizukage of Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, for years, driving the village to the brink of collapse. If Ao had not discovered it, there was no telling how many more years it would have taken the Fourth Mizukage to escape his control.
Obito Uchiha might have been stirring up trouble all the time, but a closer look revealed that, aside from his dōjutsu, Kamui, much of what made him so troublesome bore Madara Uchiha's influence. Put plainly, Obito Uchiha was merely a Kage Level fighter who had inherited Madara Uchiha's legacy.
Freed from the Genjutsu controlling him, the Fourth Mizukage soon woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the people of Kirigakure watching him with complicated expressions. Genji's gaze, in particular, was filled with grief and regret. Genji held an exceptionally high position in Kirigakure-so high that the