"Kirigakure had suffered under its Mizukage for far too long"-now that was a timeless classic.
The Mizukage had never been short on oddballs, but there was something especially wrong with Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura's head.
He slaughtered people at will within the village and aggressively enforced the Blood Mist Policy, driving countless loyal Shinobi into rebellion and leaving Kirigakure plagued by internal conflict and endless strife.
That was common knowledge.
Although plenty of people in Kirigakure wanted to crack open their Mizukage's skull and see exactly what kind of shit he had stuffed inside, Karatachi Yagura was still their Mizukage at the end of the day.
No matter how inept the Fourth Mizukage's rule had been, he still represented Kirigakure's dignity. In the face of an outside enemy, they naturally had to stand united.
As long as he showed even a little of the bearing expected of a village's Kage and bravely stood against the enemy, the Mist Ninja would still hold their noses and follow him.
But now...
A Kage had actually abandoned his village and fled without a fight. What a disgrace!
A village's Kage should only fall in battle.
Across three Shinobi World Wars, no small number of Kage had died fighting, yet not one had been taken prisoner, let alone become a traitor.
But now, Rasa, Ōnoki, A, and that heavyweight Karatachi Yagura had successfully made new history in the Shinobi World.
With old grudges piled on top of fresh hatred, the Mist Ninja wanted nothing more than to flay Karatachi Yagura alive and tear off his flesh bite by bite to sate their fury.
Karatachi Yagura, since you're so incompetent and heartless, don't blame us for showing you no loyalty!
Despite hating him that much, these Mist Ninja strongly resembled their ancestors. They took knowing