Over 2,000 Ninja from Konoha leaving the Village directly caused the once bustling Village to become somewhat desolate.
However, the enthusiasm of the Konoha Villagers did not diminish in the slightest.
In taverns, teahouses, and even on the streets, many people were discussing the war.
"Everyone saw today's Hokage News, right? Hidden Mist is indeed vulnerable."
"That's right, Lord Yuuki had already set off with the Jonin in advance!"
"Yeah, annihilating over a thousand enemies in one night. I heard Hidden Mist only has about 3,000 troops in total this time. Could it be that Lord Yuuki and his team have already achieved victory before their main forces even reach the border?"
"Last night's battle was truly spectacular. So there's also this method of continuous surprise attacks."
"Hehehe, that's right, you can even make continuous surprise attacks. I'll go home and try it tonight!"
"Get out of here, we don't want anything to do with people like you!"
"Hmph, a bunch of single dogs!"
After leaving this remark, the person immediately ran out of the teahouse.
The departure of Konoha Village's grand contingent of two thousand Ninja naturally couldn't be hidden from the other great nations' intelligence networks.
Hidden Sand Village.
Rasa, who had just subdued the rampaging Gaara, held the intelligence in his hand.
A glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes, but unfortunately, the two figures that came to mind made his expression somewhat grim.
"Deliver this intelligence to Elders Chiyo and Ebizo, and hear their opinions!"
"Yes, Lord Kazekage!"
Watching his subordinate leave, Rasa also sighed softly.
Hidden Sand Village had its own unique circumstances.
He thought about how much time had been delayed previously due to Gaara's rampage.
Rasa stopped overthinking and began to use Magnet Release on the desert in front of him.
Iwagakure.
Ōnoki, who also received the news, immediately made a decision.
He ordered the border troops to approach the Grass Country. Although Iwagakure's reserves, depleted during the Third Great Ninja War, hadn't fully recovered.
However, that didn't stop Ōnoki from taking advantage of the opportunity to launch an attack.
Hidden Cloud Village.
In the Raikage's office, built into the towering mountain wall.
After hearing Mabui's report, Ay, who had just been training, also immediately gave an order.
"Notify Bee and Yugito to prepare and accompany me to the Land of the Moon unit!"
The conflict between Konoha and Hidden Mist caused all the major nations to stir, like cats smelling fish.
In a scenic inn in the Land of Birds, Jiraiya looked at the letter his teacher had given him.
Jiraiya finally put down his wine cup.
Has war begun again?
Jiraiya did not agree to Hiruzen Sarutobi's request to return to Konoha, but he packed his bags and headed northeast.
That was in the direction of the Grass Country!
And what was Yuuki doing at this moment?
Yuuki was lying in the middle of the Konoha camp, sunbathing. That full-power burst had almost depleted the accumulated body essence he had saved for a long time.
There was really only a tiny bit left. He felt his body temperature had dropped a bit, so Yuuki planned to sunbathe more to recover.
While sunbathing, Yuuki recalled earlier events.
"I am truly sorry, Lord Suzaku of Konoha, our commander has gone missing!"
When Yuuki first heard this, he wanted to pry open Mei Terumī's head to see if she even knew what she was saying!
But he figured Hidden Mist wouldn't dare to play games with him, so Yuuki looked at Hyuga Tojin with an inquiring gaze.
Ever since arriving here, the Byakugan of the 20 Hyuga Clan Ninja had been continuously activated, so they should be able to provide him with an answer.
So Hyuga Tojin whispered the Hyuga Clan's findings into Yuuki's ear.
Yuuki finally understood. No wonder the Hidden Mist Ninja had felt strange from last night until now.
So that's it. You really know how to play, Tuzi Ge. Using White Zetsu to impersonate a commander—how did you even come up with such a move?
You truly don't treat the Kirigakure Ninja as human beings. I suppose in Tuzi Ge's eyes, all these people can be sacrificed.
It's just that I don't know what Obito's ultimate goal is. It can't be that he got tired of Hidden Mist Village, so he decided to screw over Hidden Mist before leaving to live it up in the Land of Rain, right?
Seeing Mei Terumī not far away, in the original story, it was this woman who overthrew Yagura's rule and successfully became the Fifth Hokage.
It seems necessary to give her a hint and also give Tuzi Ge something to do, so he doesn't keep staring at Konoha.
So Yuuki took Mei Terumī to a decent-looking spot in the now scorched Hidden Mist camp.
Yuuki went in and motioned for Mei Terumī to follow.
Mei Terumī was internally resistant at the time; she felt the handsome man in front of her was a bit too hasty.
With a mix of anticipation and apprehension, she walked in and saw Yuuki's smiling, handsome face.
"You must be Mei Terumī, the genius Ninja of the Terumī Clan from Hidden Mist Village, right?"
Mei Terumī softly 'hmm'ed.
Yuuki looked at Mei Terumī, who was completely different from his memory, feeling a bit strange.
Did the Mei Terumī in the manga gradually change her personality after becoming Mizukage?
Yuuki, unable to figure it out, decided not to delve deeper. "Then, Senior Mei, have you thought of anything from the commander's strange behavior? Like the Fourth Mizukage!?"
Mei Terumī felt she had completely misunderstood, and at the same time, heard words that infuriated her.
'Senior! Senior!! Senior!!!'
Damn Uchiha!
As the future Mizukage, Mei Terumī ultimately didn't let her emotions interfere for too long.
After hearing what Yuuki said, her expression also became extremely serious.
"May I ask if Lord Suzaku of Konoha has any advice?"
Yuuki looked at Mei Terumī at this moment and nodded inwardly. That's right, this is the mature Mei Terumī in my heart!
Yuuki smiled and waved his hand, "Senior Mei, there's no need to be so polite, just call me Yuuki. I can't say it's advice, but just some personal speculation."
It's 'Senior' again! Where's your arrogance from before? Where's your unyielding demeanor? Why are you suddenly so polite!!!
"Lord Yuu-ki! Please speak!" Mei Terumī ultimately didn't dare to be presumptuous.
She was confident she could escape, but the Kirigakure Ninja in the camp might not be so lucky. She couldn't bring disaster to Hidden Mist because of her own willfulness.
"Our Konoha Village's Nine-Tails Disturbance many years ago, although your Village is closed off, you must have heard about it, right?"
"That's right, it's said to be related to your Uchiha Clan."
Mei Terumī nodded.
Yuuki looked at Mei Terumī. With your emotional intelligence, how did you become Mizukage? Hidden Mist Village truly has no one left.
However, Yuuki didn't show any displeasure.
"To be precise, it's related to the Sharingan. The Nine-Tails Disturbance was caused by someone using the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tailed."
"As the Uchiha Clan Head, I can clearly tell you that the Nine-Tails Disturbance had nothing to do with any Uchiha within Konoha Village at that time!"
"And from what I know, your Village's Fourth Mizukage seems to be the Three-Tails Jinchuriki. Thinking about the time of the Nine-Tails Disturbance, and the time your Fourth Mizukage became strange, what do you think of?"
After hearing the intelligence Yuuki provided, Mei Terumī pondered for a moment and then answered decisively.
"All of this is a conspiracy by your Konoha!"
I…! Yuuki confirmed that this woman's brain wasn't working well, and he shook his head, saying, "That's right, it's our Konoha's conspiracy. Your Mizukage is under our control!"
Then he left the place without looking back.
Mei Terumī, left in place, watched Yuuki's departing back.
What an interesting young handsome man!
But then, Mei Terumī's eyes also turned cold. Lord Yagura, are you still yourself?
Yuuki, lying in the camp, finally reacted. As expected of the future Fifth Mizukage, what a formidable woman!
He had originally thought the intelligence, which could have fetched a good price, was given away for free just like that.
Yuuki felt he had suffered a huge loss. Hmm! Not earning is losing!
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