The mansion of the Daimyo of the Land of Water, a place called the Tenshu.
This is the same as the Fire Country, and it is a very important parliamentary location for a country.
The great names of the Kingdom of Water, as well as the nobles who are important members of the country, will hold important meetings here to discuss important matters related to the interests of the Kingdom of Water.
The person who visited the daimyo of the Land of Water and the important officials of various countries who came from well-known families was the newly appointed fourth generation Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura of Kirigakure Village.
He didn't get the position of Mizukage in an orthodox way. Although there was only a brief summary in the intelligence, the daimyo and others who had already penetrated Kirigakure's minions naturally understood the means by which Yagura overcame the voices in the village and became the Fourth Mizukage.
The meeting lasted only half an hour, and Yagura walked out of the Daiming's mansion.
Terumi Mei, who had been waiting outside the mansion, was surprised that Yagura came out so quickly.
"Mizukage-sama, have you finished negotiating with the daimyo and the others so quickly?"
Because Yagura became the Fourth Mizukage with the support of the Elder Genshi and the approval of more than half of the senior management, Terumi Mei's name for him will naturally change accordingly.
Following Yagura this time, in addition to her close confidant, there were also four squads of ANBU, a total of sixteen guards.
"Negotiations are just a waste of time. Although these people make me angry, it is not the time to completely fall out with them."
Yagura replied, expressing his unwillingness to stay there any longer, not even for a moment.
"Has the funding matter been settled?"
Terumi Mei didn't care about the daimyo's attitude, she was more concerned about funding issues.
Most of Kirigakure Village needs to be rebuilt. Without the funding from the daimyo and other nobles of the Land of Water, it would be impossible for Kirigakure Village itself to restore the destroyed buildings in the village.
And the pension is also a huge expense.
"Don't worry, they don't want that kind of thing to be exposed to the outside even more than I do, just treat it as hush money. They need two days to raise the budget for restoring Kirigakure, and it can be delivered to Kirigakure in three days."
Yagura nodded, and the purpose of coming here has been basically achieved.
"It seems that we have to maintain this delicate balance for a long time."
"Therefore, allowing the village to achieve financial freedom as soon as possible is the first priority after restoring the village."
The traditional mission mode is not enough to make the Ninja Village rich.
Just look at Konoha. The funds Konoha obtains through mission rewards are far ahead of the rest of the ninja villages.
Even so, Konoha still has to rely on the daimyo and nobles of the Fire Country to obtain sufficient funds to develop the village's strength.
The annual expenditure budget of the Ninja Village, not to mention development, just maintenance is an astronomical sum. If you want to enhance the power of the Ninja Village, money is a necessity.
The funding of the daimyo and nobles of the Fire Country is also an important reason why Konoha can always be ahead of the other ninja villages.
Compared with the cooperation model between Kirigakure and Water Country, the cooperation model between Konoha and the Country of Fire is developing in a benign direction.
But now that the trusting relationship between Kirigakure and the daimyo and nobles of Water Country has broken down, Kirigakure has to find another way out if he wants to develop and become stronger, and cannot hang himself on the tree of Water Country.
"It must be troublesome to do this."
Ninjas already spend a lot of time just honing their skills. Making money is something that only businessmen do.
"After the funds are approved, I will secretly invest part of the funds in the industry of the Kingdom of Ghosts. Let some people go to the Kingdom of Ghosts to learn business and how to govern the country. I am very familiar with what Chiba Shiraishi said about military and political affairs. , the economic trinity national system is very interesting.”
Although it was just a short sentence, Yagura's words had completely exposed his ambition, and he would not stand still.
"It seems that Mizukage-sama, you have made up your mind."
As a close confidant of Yagura, and one of the few important members around Yagura who can contact the Kingdom of Demons, Terumi Mei knows some about the situation in the Kingdom of Demons.
"Kirigakure has no way out. I didn't want to do that at first, but if they dare to do it the first time, there will be a second and third time... I don't like to leave the trouble to others to solve, sooner or later anyway. If we want to break with them, let’s start directly with my generation.”
"I understand, let me go to the Kingdom of Ghosts and be responsible for supervising the personnel."
Terumi Mei volunteered.
"No, I will let some people with new faces pass by who no one usually pays attention to, so that people will not be suspicious easily. You are an excellent ninja in the village. If you go to the country of ghosts, it will be easy for others to leave clues and expose something. .Besides, there is another important thing that you need to complete."
Yagura shook his head and rejected Terumi Mei's proposal to go to the Demon Country.
"What's important?"
"I have recommended you to Master Yuan, who will then train you in all aspects as one of the candidates for the Fifth Mizukage."
Mei Terumi felt incredible. Compared to her inexplicably becoming a candidate for the Fifth Mizukage, the village was now starting to deal with the Fifth Mizukage... This was a little too eager.
You must know that Yagura, as the fourth generation Mizukage, is not yet thirty years old, and the position of Mizukage can still be done for at least twenty to thirty years.
Generally speaking, the selection of the next generation of actors, even if it is a candidate selection meeting, will only start a few years before the previous generation of actors retire.
However, the time for Yagura's retirement is still far away.
"I can't stay in this position Mizukage for long."
Yagura sighed.
There are many supporters of him in the village, but there are also many dissatisfied people.
Because the way he came to power as the Fourth Mizukage was too special, the voices of supporters and opponents were clearly divided.
Even internationally, many people are criticizing the way he became the Mizukage. He is no different from the terrorists who caused trouble in the country. They hope that the Kingdom of Water can impose sanctions.
After all, after the one-country-one-village system was established, he was the only ninja who obtained the position of the 'Five Shadows' through a coup through unconventional channels.
Yagura was not surprised at all when he received verbal criticism from some people and made people make a fuss about this.
"Those rumors in the village..."
"Those are not all rumors. I know very well the consequences of what I did. Resigning as soon as possible is actually a kind of protection for me. But before that, Kirigakure must complete the basic transformation. I will I will do my best to help you improve the work ahead... Of course, the premise is that you can become the Fifth Mizukage."
As of now, among Kirigakure, Yagura has not found any ninja at the same age who can surpass Mei Terumi.
Strength is only one of the tests. Popularity, character, and leadership abilities will all be included in the test.
But it doesn't happen now, doesn't mean it won't happen in the future.
Among the tens of thousands of ninjas in Kirigakure Village, the one thing that is most indispensable is the so-called genius.
So Yagura didn't say too much.
After dealing with the matter here, Yagura returned to Kirigakure Village with the accompanying ANBU.
The defeat of the Blood Mist Sect has been decided. Even if some of them hide or flee, Yagura is not worried about what they will become.
These people have become homeless dogs. Just send the Anbu to exterminate them. The main direction in the foggy stage is to focus on recovery and development, fundamentally changing the development pattern of the village and breaking away from the traditional model of one country and one village. .
But to do this kind of thing, for Kirigakure, who relies on the Kingdom of Water for its development, it is not something that can be changed by just saying a few words.
Kirigakure lacks a decent system and professional talents for sustainable development. These require time and cost to train and introduce. It is not just a few nice words or a speech that can change things. What matters is actual actions.
After returning to Kirigakure, Yagura immediately received a letter from Kumogakure Village in the Land of Thunder.
The meaning of the above question about Kirigakure is obvious. Five hundred Kumogakure ninjas have collectively disappeared in the Kingdom of Water. Kumogakure will definitely not sit idly by and hope that Kirigakure can give an explanation.
"That's really nonsense."
The letter didn't mention anything about colluding with the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghosts. Why did the five hundred Kumogakure ninjas appear in the Land of Water? They also used the ridiculous 'friendly visit' as an excuse.
This was not the first time he had dealt with Kumogakure. During the reign of the Third Mizukage, Yagura had held talks with Kumogakure officials on behalf of Kirigakure more than once.
It was also expected by Yagura that Kumogakure would intervene in Kirigakure's internal disputes and cover up the facts for such ridiculous reasons.
If it were him, he would also choose to question like this, and the evildoer would complain first.
International affairs are very complicated, and black and white are never absolute.
"Submit this letter to Kumogakure's envoy and have their Raikage personally sign it."
Yagura wrote a reply and asked an ANBU to deliver it to Kumogakure's envoy. He ignored Kumogakure's questions or had no time to pay attention to them.
"Yes, Mizukage-sama."
ANBU accepted the order and went down.
"You should hurry up and report to Master Yuan, don't make him too anxious."
After the ANBU went down, Yagura said to Terumi Mei who was standing next to him.
"It's just that if this happens, the ANBU's work will no longer be able to continue."
Terumi Mei is quite a pity.
It had been less than two years since she joined ANBU, and she was about to quit at this moment, which she felt quite reluctant to give up.
"You don't need to worry about things here. You can come back at any time if you want."
Although there is no shortage of young and capable ninjas in Kirigakure Village, compared to double-blood limited ninjas like Terumi Mei, most of them still have a big gap between them and Terumi Mei.
However, it was not convenient for him to refuse the negotiations from Master Yuan.
Moreover, there are only advantages and no disadvantages to Terumi Mei in this matter. As long as he can get the support and affirmation of Genshi, Terumi Mei is definitely the most powerful candidate for the Fifth Mizukage.
Let Terumi Mei, who understands and agrees with his approach, be promoted to the Fifth Mizukage. Based on this alone, Yagura can't find a reason to refuse Terumi Mei to go to Genshi for special training.
"It seems that this is the best we can do. Then, I will take the first step, Mizukage-sama."
Taking off the mask on his face, revealing a rather delicate and beautiful face, Terumi Mei smiled slightly.
Next, she should not be able to work under Yagura for a long time.
After Mei Terumi left, silence returned to the temporary office, leaving Yagura alone to handle files.
When opening a certain document, a Kirigakure ninja with a certain name immediately appeared in Yagura's eyes.
His fingers began to tap rhythmically on the table, making a crisp sound, as he was thinking seriously about something.
"Kakisaki Kisame... He's actually someone who can be used."
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boom!
In the office, there was a huge sound of the desk exploding.
The Fourth Raikage smashed the desk in front of him with one punch, his face full of anger.
Then he crumpled the letter into a ball with his hands, tore it into pieces, and threw them on the office floor.
The girl secretary Mabuyi standing aside just sighed softly.
Sure enough, this was the reaction. This scene was exactly what she expected.
"Damn it, the Fourth Mizukage, who has only been a Mizukage for a few days, is so arrogant in talking to me!"
Although the specific reason was not stated clearly, seeing the Fourth Raikage's angry look, he also knew that in the letter written by the Fourth Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura, he must have said some very unpleasant words against Kumogakure.
"Please don't get angry easily, Raikage-sama. Your desk has been changed here six times this month."
The Fourth Raikage looked at Mabuyi and said, "Just deduct these expenses from my personal budget."
"I'm more worried about your attitude than this. It has nothing to do with the budget. As the Raikage of the village, it's better to keep your emotions and anger a secret."
Mabuyi suggested.
After all, the Fourth Raikage's behavior of smashing the table in anger could not be called a wise move at all.
He has a violent and irritable personality, which is actually quite unqualified for Ying.
As a secretary, Mabuyi could only advise like this.
"Don't talk about this kind of grinding thing. If we take the two villages of Konoha and Kirigakure as opponents at the same time, what is the winning rate of our Kumogakure?"
The Fourth Raikage asked directly.
"If we start a war with Konoha and Kirigakure at the same time, I suggest signing an armistice agreement directly. Because we are fighting two villages at the same time, Kumogakure does not have such abundant troops."
Mabuyi smiled bitterly.
What a messy Raikage-sama. Although she knew that these were the words of the Fourth Raikage in anger, she still had to tell the Fourth Raikage that this was an extremely cruel fact.
If you want to deal with Konoha and Kirigakure on your own, even if all of Kumogakure's ninjas are exhausted on the battlefield, it is impossible to win.
"What if we only use Konoha as our opponent?"
The fourth-generation Mizukage Kirigakure's insufferable attitude made him angry, but the fourth-generation Raikage also understood who the biggest enemy of his village was and was not carried away by anger.
"Well...according to accurate information, Konoha's fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, a ninja with the name of Yellow Flash, died in order to seal the Nine-Tails. Therefore, if we start a war with Konoha now, the pressure will not be as great as last time .”
As for the outcome, Mabuyi did not judge.
Her current ability is limited, and she cannot use limited information to deduce the entire war between Kumogakure and Konoha, and who will win in the end.
Without the Fourth Hokage, Konoha still has many extraordinary ninjas, such as the Sannin, which will also become an important turning point in the outcome of a battlefield.
"Then, pass on my order and immediately start a combat meeting for the Konoha operation."
The Fourth Raikage waved his hand.
"Yes." Mabuyi nodded with a serious face, and then something sounded: "By the way, Raikage-sama, there is one more thing. That is about planning the Nine-Tails Rebellion, which resulted in the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage in an attempt to meddle with the major countries. How should we deal with the three S-level rebellious ninjas in Konoha from the tailed beasts?"
Kumogakure Village has two tailed beasts, the two-tailed and the eight-tailed. If it is true as Konoha said, this is something that must be guarded against.
"Rebel ninja is Konoha's own problem. There is no need for Kumogakure to wipe Konoha's ass. Besides, this is probably just a smoke bomb deliberately thrown by Konoha to divert our attention. We must not fall into their trap. "
The Fourth Raikage was unmoved. There was no need to pay attention to this kind of conspiracy.
Even if the thing is true, he still has to prove that Kumogakure is not a Jinchuriki that Konoha can compare with and has the ability to protect his village.
After receiving the order from the Fourth Raikage, Mabuyi exited the office and began to mobilize the jounin in the village to start a combat meeting as quickly as possible.
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October 23rd.
One year has passed since the last war between Konoha and Kumogakure. Kumogakure once again officially declared war on Konoha, and immediately stationed thousands of ninjas in the Country of Yu, eyeing the Country of Fire and planning to attack. What the Fire Nation looks like.
Seeing that a full-scale war was about to break out, Shiraishi in the Kingdom of Ghosts was naturally very happy when he heard the news.
However, there is one thing that makes Shiraishi feel depressed, and that is that for some reason Konoha suspects that he and Ruri were behind the Nine-Tails riot, which resulted in the death of their fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.
It pushed the three of them to the forefront of the international limelight for the first time, attracting a lot of attention.
If it weren't for the fact that there was no trace of any Konoha ninja in the Kingdom of Demons, Shiraishi would have doubted whether Konoha had collected some extremely important evidence, thus confirming that he was living in the Kingdom of Demons.
Now that I think about it, Konoha either made a mistake and guessed it...or, on the night of the Kyuubi turmoil, Nagato might have left some misleading and important information, turning Konoha towards them. The three of them conducted a trap induction.
Shiraishi thinks the latter is more likely.
The possibility of an accidental collision is too low. He must have obtained some specious information to associate it with the three of them.
Otherwise, the personnel placed in the Konoha system would not be able to reveal any information and let him prepare here.
"You seem troubled by this."
Liuli saw Shiraishi frowning and thought he had encountered a problem.
"I just think it's a little tricky. After all, it's not easy for Konoha to find us. Even if we are lucky enough to find us, we have to send out ninjas with corresponding strength. As far as I know, there are currently many people in Konoha No such ninja appeared."
Therefore, Shiraishi is not too worried about this aspect.
As for the attempt to get involved with the tailed beast, it is a purely fictitious thing. Although I am interested in the tailed beast, I may not necessarily obtain a complete tailed beast before I can conduct research.
But the rest of the ninja village may not think so. When the rebel ninja and the Hokage of Konoha make their voices public within the ninja world, the influence of the latter must be more positive and more arousing people's recognition.
This is the limitation of the defecting ninja.
"Are you going to let it go?"
"Well, don't pay attention to them. Konoha hopes that we will mess up and expose our whereabouts. It is too underestimated the power in our hands. Let Konoha misjudge the resources and power in our hands. This is good."
"It looks like it's going to be a protracted battle."
"In that case, do you want to accompany me to the Land of Snow?"
Shiraishi smiled at this time.
"Snow Country? What happened there?"
Liuli stopped and asked.
"It took a year over there to innovate the previous chakra armor technology on the original basis. Not long ago, a new series of chakra armors were developed. I want to go there to personally test the specifics of the new chakra armor. How is the performance? Let’s see if we can achieve mass production and equip our ninjas on a large scale.”
"The new chakra armor... seems quite interesting. You might as well go and have a look."
Liuli found it interesting and nodded in agreement.
"It's not too late. Let's set off in the afternoon. We'll just have to come back before the end of this month."
To test the performance of chakra armor in all aspects, whether it can be mass-produced, and to fund subsequent research and development, we need to come up with a reasonable schedule. It will take a few days to solve it over and over again.
As for why she had to rush back before the end of the month, it was naturally because Ayane was about to give birth, and the results would be available within two months of November and December.
As the father of an unborn child, Shiraishi naturally does not want to leave the Kingdom of Ghosts due to anything in the next two months. It would be a shame to miss the opportunity to meet his child for the first time.
