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After the Six-Tails and Three-Tails went berserk simultaneously several years ago, the Third Mizukage exhausted her energy resealing the Six-Tails, but she didn't have the energy to do anything else about the Three-Tails. So, not only was there no Three-Tails Jinchūriki, they couldn't even reseal the Three-Tails into a special container.
After the Three-Tails gained its "freedom," it hid in a deep lake somewhere in the Land of Water.
Kirigakure didn't take any further action against this escaped "weapon of war." They just kept an eye on it.
It wasn't that they didn't want to do anything, but they couldn't. The risk of retrieving the Three-Tails was too high. What if they lost another Mizukage? The Land of Water didn't have that many talented ninjas to be backups.
The Fourth Mizukage was still very young and was in the period of rapid growth in her strength. It wasn't a good time to take action against the Three-Tails. Or, as time passed, when the Mizukage's strength gradually increased, it would be a good strategy to choose to retrieve the Three-Tails.
But there would always be uninvited guests who wanted to take advantage of the Tailed Beasts. Even though he was carrying two children, the danger was still the same.
On the way to "observe" the Three-Tails, Mirai suddenly stopped.
"Special chakra. There's more!"
As she spoke, Mirai pointed in a direction.
With a rough judgment, Haori could tell that the direction Mirai was pointing was actually Kirigakure.
"Cough, Mirai, that one over there, well… it's not really appropriate." Haori said.
He was looking for a little sister who could be educated and obedient, not an old woman with a fixed mindset. What's the point of catching her if you can't train her?
Besides strength, teammates should be around the same age. You shouldn't just grab any ninja who has a kekkei genkai or special abilities.
So, Haori wouldn't possibly grab Mei Terumi to be Mirai's nanny. The Fourth Mizukage… could only be passed over.
The Mizukage's chakra amount at the Kage level, and her two kekkei genkai, were probably as clear and bright as Akiyama Mio hidden among 500 Rikas in Mirai's perception. Haori naturally assumed that she was talking about such a big target.
And that was indeed the case.
"Why?"
Mirai was confused. She thought she had sensed a companion like Haku.
No matter how strong her perception was, Mirai couldn't sense the target's gender, age, or measurements. That would require the Byakugan.
"That's probably Kirigakure. You're sensing their leader, who is also the country's Minister of Defense and Military Commander-in-Chief. She won't willingly go with us unless you break her leg." Haori had to explain further.
After all, she wasn't a species you could just take home. In terms of status, she was much more powerful than Haori. The title of Mizukage could also be used to suppress the Haku Fang.
Then, break her leg… Mirai wouldn't be able to say such a brutal thing. She chose to accept Haori's explanation.
Haku, who was silently following behind, was terrified by Haori's words. Although he was only seven years old, he had lived in the Land of Water and later wandered around the Land of Water. He knew what level of being the Mizukage was. So, what was this about breaking her leg?
Break her leg, take her home? Could you pull off such a scheme?
"What about this one?"
After giving up on the older woman, Mirai slightly shifted her finger and pointed in another direction.
"Near the most obvious chakra from before, there are some more special ones… But this one is very obvious too. And the people around him…"
Mirai hadn't figured out how to describe the people around him. In her perception, they were ordinary, but also a little extraordinary. They were special, but not to that extent.
Some kekkei genkai need to be awakened. Some people can use this special power from birth, while others never achieve it in their lifetime, even though they are clearly members of the same clan.
What Mirai sensed was probably that "unawakened" state.
"What's over there?" Haori didn't know where that was, so he asked Haku.
Haku shook his head decisively.
He naturally didn't know either. In any case, Mirai's pointing was still close to Kirigakure. In Haku's situation, he would run as far away from Kirigakure as possible. How could he actively go there?
"Should we go take a look?"
Haori hesitated a little. What if it was another old kekkei genkai user? This team only accepts people under ten years old, only those with great plasticity.
But let's go take a look. After all, he wasn't in a hurry. This was a temporary plan. If he couldn't find anything in the Land of Water, he could go to the Land of Wind or something. As for Konoha… heh, would Konoha ninjas allow Upper白石 Haori to make arrangements? Even the most ordinary civilian ninja.
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The direction Mirai pointed to was, very cliché, the gathering place of the Hyuga clan.
Although this clan was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Mizukage, they had always lived separately… That's why there were descriptions like "the Hyuga clan attacking Kirigakure." Otherwise, it would just be a simple rebellion.
The reason for this special situation was ultimately the country's widespread hostility towards kekkei genkai. The village couldn't give the Hyuga clan a sense of security. They preferred to live alone. And for the Mizukage, ninjas who couldn't integrate into the village might be better off staying alone.
"Now that the war is over, the new Mizukage has started implementing positive strategies for us. Is the strategy we made several years ago really still necessary?"
"Too naive. That's just appeasement and pacification."
"Ultimately, the entire village and the Land of Water's attitude towards kekkei genkai can't be decided by the Mizukage alone. On the contrary, she will be influenced by this attitude."
"But the Mizukage is really trying to improve our situation."
"She's just doing it in vain. It's meaningless."
"Yes. If she had to choose between Kirigakure and the Hyuga, how could she possibly help us."
"Ultimately, everyone, including the Mizukage, is just looking down on us…"
"But we don't have the power to fight against the village. Our 'weapons' also need to grow."
The Hyuga clan seemed to be holding a meeting. Should they resist or continue to obey? This kind of decision that affects the survival of the entire clan, everyone's opinions will always be swayed. So, no matter how many times they discuss it, no one can convince anyone else. There will always be concerns.
So, the discussion is meaningless. But the discussion is endless.
Would Kirigakure not monitor the Hyuga clan? How could they not?
Haori retracted his ears and walked towards a certain direction with Mirai… Haku was left outside. But Haori needed Mirai to guide him.
Tonight, the Hyuga clan would lose their "weapon" that they relied on and waited for to grow.
Or, should this be considered helping Kirigakure? Without fangs, the Hyuga would probably be more obedient, right?
Seeing "talent" as a weapon and imprisoning it, everyone knows that this is an unacceptable attitude. But some people have powers from a young age that even their own clan members are afraid of.
If they didn't imprison him from a young age, how would the Hyuga clan control him when he grew up? If no one was his match.
The weak can only "control" the strong from a young age.
Hoshigaki Kisame belonged to this kind of terrifying person. In terms of age, he was the same age as Haku. But his abilities had already been fully demonstrated.
Using the very famous battle-type Konoha ninja, Kakashi Hatake, as a unit of combat strength, Kisame was about 0.8841 Kakashi equivalents when he was fifteen years old. In terms of strength and ability, he was indeed very strong. He also had the potential to work with Orochimaru to kill the Kazekage.
But in this story, he probably won't encounter that kind of thing anymore.
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