"Let me explain. Lord Mu, the Second Tsuchikage, was highly skilled in Dust Release... One thing to watch out for is that Lord Mu could fly freely through the air..."
The staff officer from Iwagakure described Mu's combat methods one by one, focusing on the Second Tsuchikage's specialties: Dust Release and flight.
But after explaining Mu's abilities, the Iwa staff officer did not fall silent. Instead, he glanced at Ao and continued, "Regarding the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, I have some additional intelligence."
Huh?
Everyone else looked over in confusion. Wasn't he an Iwa Shinobi?
Where had he gotten intelligence on Kirigakure's Second Mizukage?
"Because Hozuki Gengetsu fought the Second Tsuchikage to the death on numerous occasions. After several battles, Lord Second Tsuchikage compiled the intelligence he had gathered through those fights and placed it in the village's Intelligence Room."
The Iwa staff officer briefly explained the source of the intelligence.
Only then did everyone understand.
So that was it. That made sense.
Everyone now understood the relationship between Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu. The two had indeed faced each other countless times, ultimately even killing each other.
As the saying went, the person who understood you best was often not your friend or companion, but your opponent.
After countless deadly clashes and battles over time, Mu would certainly have understood Hozuki Gengetsu's abilities and techniques better than others.
That was how he had been able to leave intelligence on Hozuki Gengetsu for Iwagakure. Of course, the village's long-standing stability also deserved credit for allowing that intelligence to survive.
"Besides the abilities Ao just mentioned, Hozuki Gengetsu was also skilled in an extremely difficult-to-counter, super-explosive ninjutsu that even the Second Tsuchikage found troublesome!"
"This ninjutsu was called Steaming Danger Tyranny..."
"Furthermore, the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, had an enormous clam as