With a heavy heart, Mabuyi walked along the long corridor towards the Raikage's office with a pile of unprocessed documents in her arms.
In front of the Raikage's office door, she took a deep breath, then stretched out a hand to twist the office door that was not locked from the inside.
"Huh?"
The expected thing did not happen, which made her a little surprised as the Raikage's secretary.
I saw the Raikage sitting honestly at the desk, holding the Raikage's special seal and stamping documents in an orderly manner, as if he was working seriously.
Such an impossible scene made Mabuyi feel a bit unreal.
Because the two-tailed Jinchuuriki disappeared in the Land of Waves, she knew that as the Raikage himself, the pressure on her body could be imagined.
In addition, some old stubborns in the village kept coming to apply eye drops because of this incident. In the past few days, the Raikage's office almost became as noisy as a wet market. Basically every two or three hours, she had to give The Raikage arranged the new desk.
"What are you doing there? Hurry up and put the documents over, Mabuyi!"
Seeing Mabuyi standing at the door of the office like a stake, the Fourth Raikage tapped his fingers on the table to express his dissatisfaction.
I wonder if my secretary is too lazy today?
"Ah, okay, Raikage-sama."
Mabuyi hesitated for a moment before realizing the fact that his Raikage was working hard.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but secretly shed tears of emotion.
This was the first time she had seen the Raikage working so conscientiously since she became the Raikage's secretary.
Normally, Raikage-sama is either exercising or on the way to exercise. His mind is full of thinking about how to strengthen his muscles. It is very illegal for him to hold a pen and work at his desk like a civil servant. and things.
So much so that Mabuyi would sometimes ignore the Raikage, thinking that he was just a muscular general who didn't know how to manage a village.
Of course, this is also inseparable from the reason why Yunyin attaches great importance to military power.
Raikages of all generations were martial artists full of aggressive thoughts. After so many years of being influenced by martial thoughts, the conservatives in the village only had three or two big cats and kittens.
Even her secretary, after years of training, has completely transformed into the shape of Raikage, and often supports Raikage's fighting ideas.
However, she understood better that the basis for supporting her Raikage's external expansion was to ensure the stability of the rear and adequate supplies for the rear.
"Well, Lord Raikage..."
Mabuyi put down the documents in her arms and spoke hesitantly.
"What's up?"
The Raikage glanced sideways at the other person.
"Did something good happen today? You usually exercise your muscles in the office..."
Thinking of this, Mabuyi began to think about whether the Raikage's office was an extremely serious office or a gym.
Fortunately, this office is large and has enough space to spread out. Half of it can be used for working and the other half is filled with fitness equipment.
"Even I take a break once in a while."
The Fourth Raikage replied.
In his eyes, work and rest are equated.
Anyway, just hold the seal and keep stamping.
Compared with the bloody and sweaty training, working in the office is almost like taking a rest.
"I see."
Azabu nodded understandingly.
A very Raikage-like speech.
"Furthermore, the strength of my body has reached its current bottleneck. Even the soft fists of the Hyuga clan will greatly reduce the damage to my internal organs. There is no way to break through for the time being. I just want to take advantage of this period to calm down... Is there still no news from Yumu Ren?”
Because he has been getting stronger over the years, the combative factor in the Fourth Raikage's body is gradually igniting.
Sending troops, in the name of the underground black market Purple Moon Crowd, to the Country of Waves to steal the weapon research information of the Kingdom of Ghosts is a test of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Firstly, because Kumogakure's power has been accumulated enough, it has grown exponentially compared to a few years ago.
The powerful and complete industrial system of the Second Lai Ghost Country made him salivate. If the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin want to break through their original limitations, they must focus on the development of the industrial system.
How can it be faster to develop by oneself than to plunder others?
Putting aside the already weak Fire Country and Konoha, the Demon Country is now the number one enemy of Kumogakure and the Thunder Country.
This was what he thought before Yukito, the two two-tailed jinchūriki, disappeared.
"No."
Mabuyi answered simply.
The Fourth Raikage took a sip of tea and waited for Mabuyi's next words.
"According to the information provided by Jiraiya Jōnin of Konoha, the two ninjas who forcibly abducted Yuki from the ninjas of the Demon Country that day belonged to a mysterious organization. Members of this mysterious organization will wear black and red clouds. His coat will be decorated, and he will wear a ring with a code name on his finger. After these days of investigation, the identity of one of them has been determined. "
Azabu took out one of the documents he put down.
"who?"
"My name is Deidara, and I am fifteen years old. He was once a member of the demolition team of Iwagakure Village and a disciple of Mr. Onoki. However, he left Iwagakure a few years ago due to some things and became an S-class wanted criminal. According to intelligence, he is a dangerous rebel ninja who is good at using long-range bombs."
"How old was he when he left Iwagakure?"
"She seems to be eleven or twelve years old."
"In other words, the old man from Iwagakure Village can't even deal with a kid playing with bombs? He is as good as the Hokage of Konoha."
Opposite to this is Itachi of the Konoha Uchiha clan.
They also became famous at a young age, and they are both S-class rebellious ninjas.
With Konoha's "jewel in front", Iwagakure seems unwilling to be lonely, and wants to surpass Konoha in the gimmick of genius rebel ninja.
"In a way, that's a good thing."
After all, the genius who was finally cultivated rebelled against the Ninja Village, which was tantamount to weakening his own power in disguise.
Mabuyi felt that it was reasonable for this to happen to Konoha. After all, this was not the first time this kind of thing had happened to this village.
First it was the three giants of the Kingdom of Demons, then it was Orochimaru among the three ninjas, and then there was Itachi, the genocide...
It's just that she doesn't understand, why is Yanyin Village coming in to join in the excitement?
"Where's the other person?"
The Fourth Raikage asked.
"It's an unidentified puppet master. The puppet master can use a puppet that can use sand iron ninjutsu. The appearance of the puppet... seems to be very similar to the third generation Kazekage of Sunagakure who disappeared in the past."
The Third Kazekage was definitely a pain point that the ninjas of Sunagakure Village were least willing to recall.
During the reign of the Second Kazekage and the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure Village, the village style of Sunagakure Village was very barbaric and cruel.
During the Second Kazekage period, in order to strengthen the power of the Ninja Village, the Second Kazekage Salmon devoted himself to the research of Ichibi Shukaku and developed a magnetic escape blood succession limit unique to Sunagakure Village.
The third generation Kazekage inherited the legacy of the second generation Kazekage and developed the blood-inherited boundary of magnetic release and sand iron. He was invincible on the battlefield and created a great reputation in surrounding countries.
It is also more aggressive than the previous generation Kazekage.
It was such a talented Kazekage who mysteriously disappeared on the eve of the Third Ninja War.
The missing Kazekage once became the trigger for the Third Ninja War. This gave Sunagakure an excuse to frame the Land of Fire and Konoha and brazenly launch a war of aggression. From then on, the Third Ninja World War was like a group of wild horses running wild, running around uncontrollably and involving several major countries.
It is undeniable that the missing Third Kazekage is of great historical significance to the war that engulfed most of the ninja world.
Likewise, it was also a huge loss of military power for Sunagakure Village. If the Kazekage had not suddenly disappeared, the pattern of the Third Ninja World War might have been different. Sunagakure Village would not have been restrained by Konoha in the early and mid-term, but would have been directly led by the Third Kazekage. , combined with Iwagakure, directly invaded the hinterland of the Fire Country.
Now that a suspicious existence appears, it is difficult not to make people pay attention to it.
After all, the disappearance of the Kazekage generation is still a major unsolved case in the ninja world until now.
"The Third Kazekage...have you confirmed the identity of the puppet master?"
The Fourth Raikage tapped the table with his fingers and frowned tightly.
"Under investigation. After all, the profession of puppet master is very special. If you want to investigate, you only need to start with Sunagakure. According to the information provided by Konoha, the members of this mysterious organization are basically extremely dangerous. The ninja who left the village. Sunagakure... the puppet master who left the village. After investigating like this, it won't take long to roughly determine the scope of the search."
Mabuyi said this.
Although there was no way to obtain information directly from Sunagakure, with Kumogakure's intelligence system, it was only a matter of time before he could identify the puppet master.
"Then continue to follow up and be sure to find these secret rats."
"Having said that, since this organization can recruit so many dangerous traitorous ninjas, it must also have a certain amount of armed force. In fact, it is a good choice to cooperate with Konoha on this matter. After all, there is some information that Konoha has We concealed it, and only through cooperation can we obtain more information."
Mabuyi suggested.
If an organization is secretly watching the Jinchuuriki, if it is not hopelessly stupid, it means that this organization has a few tricks up its sleeve. Otherwise, he wouldn't be bold enough to attack the jinchūriki. This is tantamount to violating the taboos of the major ninja villages.
Once it is exposed, it will inevitably be massacred by the major ninja villages.
The Fourth Raikage narrowed his eyes and was thinking about it in his mind.
"No, I have already rejected the Hokage on this matter. Now I want to discuss cooperation. I can't lose this face. Moreover, Konoha's internal intelligence system frequently makes mistakes, and the intelligence they collect may not be correct. Also Potential risks exposed to the Kingdom of Ghosts.”
The Fourth Raikage snorted coldly.
"That's right, but in this way, it will be impossible to find Yumu Ren in a short time..."
Moreover, even if they are found, they may not be able to see a living person. When the time comes, a new Jinchuuriki will be needed to serve as the vessel to seal the Two Tails.
It's just the new two-tailed Jinchuuriki. Although there are some candidate ninjas in Kumogakure Village, they are not the best candidates. After all, beings like jinchūriki require a special physique.
The premise is that we can successfully welcome back to the second tail.
"I will send out another detachment of ANBU, plus twelve jounin, and a joint investigation team composed of a hundred chuunin. No matter what, the missing jinchūriki and tailed beasts must be found, even if it is a corpse! Find that organization’s lair and kill them all. Kumogakure’s majesty does not allow anyone to provoke!”
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flashed with intense lightning, as if he was losing control.
"Understood. Also..."
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes, there have been frequent armed fights in some small villages on the border recently."
Mabuyi also had a strange look on her face.
"what happened?"
The Fourth Raikage looked confused.
"I'm not sure. It seems to be caused by some conflicts. Do you want to set up an investigation team to go there?"
Mabuyi didn't know whether this kind of thing was important.
The Fourth Raikage thought for a while and said directly: "The most important thing at the moment is the joint chuunin exams and the retrieval of the missing jinchūriki and tailed beasts. Let the people over at the Daming Palace handle such small matters. It’s probably just some hooligans making trouble unreasonably.”
Are the gangsters causing trouble? Mabuyi looked at the report on the file.
If it was just hooligans causing trouble, why did this happen in multiple villages?
Mabuyi had never encountered anything like this before, and it was hard for Mabuyi to understand, and her mind was filled with confusion.
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boom!
The tea cup on the table was thrown away and smashed to pieces on the ground.
The officials sitting on both sides were silent and did not dare to breathe.
"It's so lawless, these untouchables are so cruel!"
Because he was too angry, the thin and bitter face of the Water Country Daimyo was filled with an extremely terrifying and twisted look.
In the castle tower of the Daming Mansion, which best displays the majesty of the daimyo, there is an extremely depressing atmosphere.
The piece of information presented before him was the source of the anger of the Daimyo of the Land of Water.
The reason was that half a month ago, a group of villagers who didn't know why they were making trouble killed the village chief of a small village, triggering a small-scale riot.
While waiting for the nearby army to suppress them, the group of villagers mysteriously dispersed and hid somewhere unknown.
Subsequently, riots in villages and towns in the southern part of the Water Country got out of hand.
In just half a month, a large number of residents in about fifteen villages and three small towns engaged in fierce armed fighting, and some officials were involved and accidentally 'sacrificed'.
This trend seems to be spreading further.
Panic is not enough, the first feeling of the Water Kingdom daimyo is that his ruling power has been unprovoked by some people.
Although the army was dispatched to suppress the incident afterwards, only some irrelevant people were captured. The real mastermind seemed to have been hidden for a long time. Just like the villagers of the first small village where the riot occurred, they disappeared mysteriously.
The Daimyo of the Land of Water didn't know if allowing this kind of riot to continue would lead to the 'sacrifice' of more officials, but when the authority of the noble class was questioned, the first thought was naturally to fight back violently.
But he thought that these low-level untouchables who participated in the riot seemed to have a big hand controlling their actions secretly. As a result, the armies he sent over were met with failure every time and gained very little.
"Daimyo, please calm down. Anger will not help when something like this happens. The most important thing right now is how to appease this matter."
one official said.
"Of course I know this kind of thing. I even suspect that the reason behind this matter is related to the Kingdom of Ghosts."
The daimyo of the Kingdom of Water looked gloomy, and a look of fear flashed in his eyes.
The land of ghosts!
Although the Kingdom of Water is located overseas, it is not completely ignorant of things on the mainland.
After all, the Mizukage from the Kirigakure Village in the Land of Water was also present at the Five Kage Conference a few years ago.
And later, the Kingdom of Ghosts became the sixth largest country, because the Kingdom of Ghosts gave up part of its benefits to the Kingdom of Water, and he also signed the agreement, recognizing the status of the Kingdom of Ghosts as the sixth largest country.
After all, the fierce fighting between the countries on the mainland has little impact on the Kingdom of Water. Even if the Kingdom of Ghosts is recognized as a great power, it will not cause much damage to the Kingdom of Water.
But he didn't expect that the Kingdom of Ghosts would secretly attack the Kingdom of Water.
As a daimyo of the land of water, this was something he had never expected.
"Is this...could it be a mistake?"
One official hesitated.
It is not a wise thing to rashly accuse a big country. Although he also thought so in his heart.
Because three years ago, the Country of Waves was instigated step by step by the Kingdom of Ghosts. Violent activities by workers and farmers occurred across the country, overthrowing the old aristocratic class of the Country of Waves.
A similar situation is now occurring in some towns in the southern part of the Kingdom of Water. The workers and farmers at the bottom have rioted on a large scale, which is very similar to the tactics deployed by the Kingdom of Ghosts in the Kingdom of Waves.
"Except for the Kingdom of Ghosts, I can't think of any other country that would do such boring things. How dare you think of it, do you think that my Kingdom of Water is the Kingdom of Waves?"
A sneer appeared on the mean face of the Water Country Daimyo.
This kind of thing only surprised him and made him a little angry and panic? It's simply not necessary.
Unlike the Kingdom of Waves, the Kingdom of Water has an extremely powerful militarized ninja village.
Do you really think that by fanning the emotions at the bottom, the Kingdom of Water can be manipulated at will like the Kingdom of Waves?
The reason why the country of Wave is unable to resist is because it does not have strong military support.
The Kingdom of Water will never become the next Kingdom of Waves!
The Daimyo of the Land of Water is very confident in his country.
"Daimyo, what do you mean..."
An official looked solemn.
"Send an order to Kirigakure to send out ninja troops as soon as possible to suppress the unrest, and find the mastermind and execute him immediately. In addition, we must also take precautions against the Kingdom of Demons. It is best to seize the Kingdom of Demons through this incident. As long as their people enter the Kingdom of Water, they will definitely leave traces."
The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water said firmly.
You cannot hesitate at this time, you must take it seriously.
Although the intervention of the Kingdom of Ghosts is only a guess, it is undeniable that the Kingdom of Ghosts is most likely to take action.
Therefore, the ninjas of Kirigakure Village must be dispatched as soon as possible to completely suppress the riot that has just started.
At the same time, I can also tell some people that the Kingdom of Water and the Kingdom of Waves are fundamentally different and cannot be compared!
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"As Mizukage-sama expected, that daimyo really intends to let us Kirigakure handle this matter."
In Kirigakure Village, in the Mizukage's office, Terumi Mei, the Kirigakure Jonin who has been officially nominated as a candidate for the Fifth Mizukage, is holding a letter sent from the Daiming Palace of the Land of Water in his hand. The corners of his mouth are slightly raised, revealing a rather charming look. For a playful smile.
That way, it was like seeing something interesting.
The riots by workers and farmers at the bottom of the towns in the southern part of the Land of Water can be said to have been instigated by Kirigakure Village.
Because those rioting workers and farmers were the grassroots backbone cultivated by Kirigakure Village from the beginning.
Officials of the Daming Mansion in the Kingdom of Water suspected that this matter was related to the Kingdom of Ghosts, which could only be said to be a complete misunderstanding.
No one would have thought that Mizukage of Kirigakure Village would be the biggest rebel against the old forces of the Land of Water.
After all, whether in the eyes of one's own people or in the eyes of outsiders, the interests of the shadow and the daimyo are consistent and unshakable when fighting against foreign enemies.
Because of this trust, even if the relationship between Kirigakure and the Daming Mansion began to deteriorate, the Daimyo of the Land of Water still believed that Kirigakure Village would help the Daming Mansion suppress the flames of rebellion. Just because Mizukage is also a member of the vested interests.
If the Daming Prefecture had not cut its financial support to Kirigakure Village in the past, and thus supported Kirigakure Village's Blood Mist Reform in disguise, allowing the Kirigakure radicals headed by Xiguashan Fugugui to come to power, and then wantonly communicate with foreign enemies and harm the village compatriots, Daming Prefecture would have There is nothing wrong with the decision.
However, times have changed now.
Kirigakure is no longer the Kirigakure he used to be.
The current Mizukage faction ninja, who was the initiator of the coup in the past, no longer wanted to try the suffering of being financially dependent on others.
"I say I'm not afraid, but in my heart I still don't know about the Kingdom of Ghosts. But thanks to the Kingdom of Ghosts' previous actions in the Country of Waves, the people of Daming Mansion had such a misunderstanding."
Yagura, who was still serving as the Fourth Mizukage, crossed his hands on his desk and said in a calm tone.
"What do you say from the Kingdom of Ghosts?"
"They will cooperate with each other to let this misunderstanding continue perfectly. Anyway, the trust of various countries has been completely destroyed by the deliberate instigation of the military leaders of the Demon Country. In addition, Akatsuki's actions are becoming more and more public, and sooner or later they will be Pay attention and become a target that attracts the attention of all countries. Now is the time for us Kirigakure to take action and strengthen our linkage with grassroots organizations."
Yagura has been preparing for this moment for a long time.
Just like the coup in Kirigakure Village in the past, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Victory often comes only to those who are well prepared.
Ever since the war in the Kingdom of Wind settled down four years ago, he knew that the rise of the Kingdom of Demons was unstoppable, which meant that the alliance between Kirigakure and the Kingdom of Demons would continue and maintain a highly cooperative relationship.
It was at that time that he started preparing everything.
Before the Kingdom of Ghosts intervened in the affairs of the Kingdom of Waves, he had already begun to take advantage of his identity as a water shadow to infiltrate the lower-level workers and farmers in the towns and villages of the Kingdom of Water, cutting off the power of the powerful people in the Kingdom of Water to control the grassroots. Slowly dismantling the foundations of their rule.
In the past, all he lacked was an opportunity to officially come to the stage of the Kingdom of Water.
Now, this blade that will cut off all the old nobles of the Kingdom of Water from remembering the interests of the future, the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water has personally sent this sword over, and personally delivered it to the hands of his executor.
Yagura thought that the daimyo of the land of water had already reached this point and even raised his head. He must not let down the trust of the daimyo of the land of water.
"In the next two years, the goal is to cut off the connections between the powerful people in the Kingdom of Water and the more than 60% of workers and farmers at the bottom. In the third year, we will start to send power to the city. I will handle this matter personally. As for the The matter of the Joint Chunin Examination will be left to you to meet with the Demon Country."
Yagura said these words.
As Terumi Mei grew up, he gradually began to let go of the power of the Mizukage.
At that point it will just be a matter of peaceful transition.
But putting down the Mizukage's responsibilities does not mean that his mission is over.
Whether it was linking up with the workers and farmers at the bottom of the Water Kingdom or Akatsuki organizing the capture of the tailed beasts, it meant that he was far from relaxing and resting.
The former is the foundation for Kirigakure Village to rule the Kingdom of Water in the future, while the latter is a terrifying force that will inevitably be hostile.
Yagura will feel at ease only if he personally takes care of it.
"yes."
Terumi Mei responded seriously.
Yagura nodded with satisfaction. After being trained by the elder masters and himself, Mei Terumi already had the abilities and strength that a Mizukage should have.
In this way, he has no worries and can give it a try.
He took out a badge from the drawer and played with it carefully in his hand.
On the back of the badge, there is also a line of small but clear words written - President of the Water Country Workers' Cooperative, an international branch of the Workers' and People's Cooperatives.
