Outside Kirigakure, an abandoned warehouse.
Obito Uchiha stood by the window, his eyes under the mask staring in the direction of the village.
"What was that just now?"
His voice is very low.
Black Zetsu emerged from the ground with a solemn tone.
"Night Parade of One Hundred Demons..."
"Wrong."
Black Zetsu paused for a moment.
"That's not a real ghost."
"It's Genjutsu."
Obito turned to look at Black Zetsu.
"Are you sure?"
"Not sure."
"..."
"But if it's really Genjutsu, and it can affect hundreds of people at the same time on such a large scale..."
"This level of Genjutsu..."
The two looked at each other.
They all saw the shock in each other's eyes.
"There is still a possibility!"
"What?"
"Array!"
Black Zetsu's voice is lower.
"And--"
"Dare to cause trouble at Kirigakure..."
"The strength of this organization..."
"But the key thing now is, what is the other party's motivation?"
Kirigakure, Mizukage Building.
Three fifteen in the morning.
Kirisame Ryo was sitting in Mizukage's Office's chair, with a freshly delivered emergency report spread out in front of him.
The report read: A large-scale unexplained supernatural event occurred in the Kirigakure business district. There were more than a hundred witnesses. All patrolling ninjas confirmed that they had witnessed it with their own eyes.
Kirisame Ryo's expression is very serious.
His brows were furrowed, his lips were pursed, and his eyes were staring at every word in the report.
He looks like a young Mizukage who has been disturbed by his dream and is brewing the wrath of thunder.
In fact, he was thinking - this report was quite detailed, even the number of teeth of the girl with the slit mouth was counted. Kirigakure's ninja observation ability is indeed good.
The door was pushed open.
Hozuki Anyue rushed in with six Security Department ninjas.
"Mizukage-sama!"
Hozuki Anyue knelt on one knee, sweat all over his forehead.
"We have initially sealed off the situation in the commercial area, but the panic among the villagers is very serious. Currently, 37 people have suffered from stress reactions, 12 people fainted on the spot, and one ran too fast and hit a telephone pole, breaking his nose."
Kirisame Ryo slowly put down the report.
"Hit a telephone pole?"
"Yes, Lord Mizukage. This person's name is Tadokoro Koji, and he is the owner of a ramen shop in the business district. According to his own description, he saw a headless warrior walking towards him, turned around and ran away, and as a result..."
"Okay." Kirisame Ryo raised Teuchi and broke.
He stood up, put his hands on the table, and glanced at everyone present.
"Is it human?"
"No... I don't know, my subordinates are still investigating!!!"
"Check carefully for me."
Kirisame Ryo's voice was very low, but every word carried the pressure of Mizukage.
"I want to see who dares to cause trouble on my Kirigakure territory."
Hozuki Anyue's body stiffened and his back felt cold.
Mizukage Master rarely speaks in this tone.
The last time I used this tone was when I was dealing with rebellious ninjas half a year ago. The result of that time was that the three rebellious ninjas were chased out by Master Mizukage himself, and they were not completely intact when they were brought back.
"Yes! My subordinates will do their best to investigate immediately!" Hozuki Anyue stood up, turned around and shouted to the people behind him, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Go to the scene to collect information for me, and make a record of all the witnesses without leaving out any witnesses!"
The six men all took the order, turned around and ran away.
The door is closed.
Kirisame Ryo is the only person left in the office.
He sat back on the chair, crossed his legs, and the serious expression on his face instantly collapsed, and the corners of his mouth turned up.
"My acting skills just now, I guess I would have won an award in my previous life."
Kirigakure's harvest is really big. Kirigakure itself is Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist's home base. There are many Body Training Technique and swordsman ninjas in the village. The quality of the stolen abilities is more than one level higher than that of Konoha on the hot spring street.
Kirisame Ryo Just as he was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door again.
"Come in."
The door opens.
Two people came in.
Walking in front is Director Mei Terumi. Kirigakure High Tower, the former candidate Mizukage, whose strength is second only to Mizukage. Wearing a dark blue dress, long hair shawl, and a delicate face.
Walking behind her was Secretary Rin Nohara. Mizukage, a brown-haired woman who looked gentle and quiet, holding a stack of documents in her hands.
"Sir Mizukage." Mei Terumi walked to the table and said in a serious tone, "Anyue has already told me the situation."
"Hmm."
"I would like to participate in the investigation myself."
Kirisame Ryo raised his head and glanced at her.
"Director High Tower wants to personally take action? Is this necessary?"
"Yes." Mei Terumi's expression was serious, "The scope of this incident's impact is too great. Thousands of witnesses. If it were just an ordinary Genjutsu, it would be impossible to affect so many people at the same time, and everyone's descriptions are highly consistent."
She paused.
"I suspect it is some kind of large-scale spiritual forbidden art, or... some kind of Kekkei Genkai that we don't understand."
Kirisame Ryo's heart skipped a beat.
Mei Terumi is truly a capable ninja. This analysis direction is too close to the truth.
But it doesn't matter.
The direction is right, but the person you want to check is right in front of you!
"Your judgment makes sense." Kirisame Ryo nodded, his expression becoming more solemn, "Since you want to investigate, then go with Anyue and the others."
"But before the investigation results come out, the news cannot be leaked. I don't want other villages to know that something like this happened to Kirigakure."
"Understood." Mei Terumi replied simply.
She turned around and was about to leave. When she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and looked back at Kirisame Ryo.
"Mizukage-sama."
"Huh?"
"You haven't seen Mizukage Building tonight, have you?"
Kirisame Ryo was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing." Mei Terumi smiled and said, "Routine confirmation. After all, with your strength, it's not impossible to cause such a disturbance in the village."
"..."
This woman...
Kirisame Ryo said without changing his expression, "I have been processing documents in the office. Lin can testify."
Rin Nohara nodded immediately. "Yes, Mr. Mizukage has been in the office all the time. He was there when I sent the documents in at nine o'clock."
Mei Terumi nodded, stopped asking questions, and left the office with Lin.
The moment the door closes.
Kirisame Ryo took a deep breath and leaned back in the chair.
"What a risk."
Mei Terumi This woman's intuition is so accurate.
Although she said "routine confirmation", her eyes were obviously tentative.
Fortunately, he had an alibi. Lin did come to deliver the documents at nine o'clock, and Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was activated at 2:30 in the morning. During this period, Kirisame Ryo could make up any excuse - for example, he fell asleep while reading documents in the office.
Anyway, it is not uncommon for Mizukage to work overtime until early morning at Kirigakure.
"Okay, Kirigakure is temporarily stable here."
"But over there at Konoha... it's probably been blown up."