Chapter 174 – The Hidden Mist Submits, Hero's Water Shocks the World
"Good."
Hearing this, the corners of Uchiha Yuta's mouth curled into a slight smile. He nodded in satisfaction and said in a deep voice,
"Very good. Very good. A wise man submits to the flow of time. Kirigakure has made the right choice."
"Whew…"
"Hokage-sama, we've been wanting to surrender to you for a long time."
"That's right, Lord Uchiha. Our admiration for you is like a surging river. After seeing you in person, it's completely uncontrollable!"
"..."
Ao, Chōjūrō, and the other high-ranking officials of Kirigakure let out collective sighs of relief, mixed with astonishment. But really, what else could they say?
Since the Fifth Hokage had spoken, then the matter of Kirigakure's surrender to Konohagakure was settled.
"Fifth Mizukage, what about you?"
In the next moment, Uchiha Yuta turned toward Terumi Mei with a slight smile, the meaning in his eyes clear: the final decision was hers.
The future of Kirigakure rested on her words.
"I…"
Sensing Uchiha Yuta's gaze, the expression of Terumi Mei, the Fifth Mizukage, shifted several times. Her heart was filled with helplessness.
Truthfully, she had still wanted to preserve a little dignity, to make this a more measured decision. But these Kirigakure elders, useless and fearful, had surrendered before a single strike was made. She was so angry she could vomit blood.
Had it not been for her years of training in self-control, she might have shouted at Ao, Chōjūrō, and the rest of the village's leadership.
But—
What's done is done.
Without further delay, she simply nodded and said clearly,
"The opinion of Kirigakure's leadership is also my opinion. Kirigakure is willing to surrender to Konohagakure."
"Excellent…"
Before her words had even faded, Uchiha Yuta, clearly in a good mood, declared with great generosity,
"As a reward for surrendering to Konoha, I'll give your village this gift—Hero's Water with no side effects. Let it be our gesture of alliance."
Whoosh!!
As soon as he finished speaking—
With several sharp sounds of something cutting through the air, dozens of crystal bottles appeared on Terumi Mei's desk.
Yes.
You read that right.
Dozens of bottles of Hero's Water.
Silence.
A heavy, stunned silence fell over the Mizukage's office.
No one could believe what they were seeing—the Fifth Hokage was giving away Hero's Water so generously… and what's more, these versions had no side effects.
The upper echelon of Kirigakure knew exactly what this meant.
The original Hero's Water, from Takigakure (Hidden Waterfall Village), could temporarily increase a ninja's chakra manyfold. But it came at a dire cost—it drained the user's life force in exchange for power. Because of this deadly side effect, it was sealed away, and few shinobi villages paid it serious attention.
But now—
This version of Hero's Water had no side effects.
It was beyond comprehension.
It was terrifying in its implications.
Suddenly, the once-feared and avoided Hero's Water had become an incredibly valuable resource.
"Fifth Hokage-sama…"
After a long pause, Terumi Mei stared at the bottles in disbelief. She asked with a trembling voice,
"These Hero Waters… they really don't have any side effects?"
"None at all," Uchiha Yuta replied casually, raising an eyebrow. "As the Fifth Hokage, do you think I'd lie about something so trivial?"
"Ahhh—!!"
Receiving such a confident answer, Terumi Mei's eyes sparkled like a treasure hoarder who had just discovered gold. She screamed with joy and hugged the bottles close to her chest, mumbling,
"They're all mine… these Hero Waters with no side effects all belong to Kirigakure…"
"Fifth Hokage-sama, you are far too generous."
"Hahaha, it looks like surrendering to Konoha was the smartest decision we ever made."
"With these Hero Waters, the strength of Kirigakure will rise to a whole new level!"
"Not just one level—at least two!"
"..."
Watching this scene, the upper echelon of Kirigakure, including Ao and Chōjūrō, could only sigh in amazement. They, too, were completely shocked by the value of these Hero Waters.
Originally, they surrendered because of fear—fear of Uchiha Yuta's immense power.
But now—
Faced with his unexpected generosity, these formerly hesitant leaders were wholeheartedly convinced. There was only one thought in their minds:
"The Fifth Hokage is incredible!"
"All right…"
At this moment, Uchiha Yuta no longer paid them any further mind. He gave a single order to Terumi Mei,
"You can now announce this news—the news that will shake the shinobi world."
"Understood!"
Terumi Mei stood upright and nodded firmly.
"Hmm…"
A glint of light passed through Uchiha Yuta's eyes. He muttered to himself,
"Unifying the shinobi world starts with Kirigakure."
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The Next Day – Shock Across the Shinobi World
On the morning of the 103rd day following Uchiha Yuta's rise, without any warning, a piece of news spread across the entire shinobi world at lightning speed.
It stunned every hidden village and every shinobi who heard it. Their scalps tingled; their hearts trembled with disbelief.
The content?
One of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure, had surrendered to Konohagakure.
Even more shocking—
The Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei, publicly expressed her admiration for the Fifth Hokage.
BOOM.
The news dropped like a meteor.
The entire shinobi world erupted.
Absolute shock.
Unimaginable impact.
No one could have predicted that Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Nations, would surrender so readily—without even putting up resistance.
It was a thunderous slap to the faces of countless shinobi who thought themselves knowledgeable in world affairs.
And as the waves of this news spread, the whole world once again fell into chaos.
But of all the nations, the most shocked were—Sunagakure (Hidden Sand), Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud), and Iwagakure (Hidden Stone).
Sunagakure said little.
But Kumogakure and Iwagakure were caught completely off guard. They had just submitted to Madara Uchiha, and now Kirigakure had gone and surrendered to Konohagakure—the timing could not have been more suspicious.
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