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Chapter 307: Return to Kirigakure Village [37]
Chapter 307: Return to Kirigakure Village [37]
Kirigakure Village.
Within the conference room at the pinnacle of the Mizukage Tower.
The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, along with the elder of Kirigakure and other high-ranking members of the village, had gathered, creating an oppressively somber atmosphere.
"This day has finally arrived," the elder of Kirigakure Village said, his voice quavering.
Just the day before, they had received intelligence that Konoha had acted once more after four years of silence. Led by Kakashi Hatake, the Sharingan user, a large number of ninjas had infiltrated the Land of Earth.
The negotiations with Iwagakure ultimately failed to produce an agreement, and Kakashi led the Konoha ninjas in a devastating assault on Iwagakure, reducing it to ruins. Now, one of the three remaining Great Ninja Villages, Iwagakure, had become a thing of the past, leaving only Kirigakure as the last of the five great villages.
Despite being separated by the vast ocean, every ninja could sense the suffocating pressure emanating from Konoha and the Fire Country.
In truth, everyone present felt it in their hearts.
The unification of the ninja world was an inevitable tide, an age-old pattern of division and reunion. After centuries of fragmentation, the ninja world was on the brink of a new era of unity.
The five great countries and their respective ninja villages would soon be consigned to history.
The only question that remained was how long it would take.
Given Konoha's current situation, they would need to dedicate a portion of their forces to assimilating Iwagakure and another portion to maintaining control over the Land of Earth, leaving them unlikely to attack Kirigakure in the short term.
However, this respite wouldn't last long. Perhaps in just a couple of years, Konoha would turn its attention to Kirigakure, and the village had no means to resist.
One could say,
That Kirigakure was like a person flailing at the brink of drowning, awaiting only for Konoha to reach out from beneath the waters and drag them down into the abyss.
"Mizukage, what are your thoughts...?"
The elder of Kirigakure, his face etched with wrinkles from age, turned to Mei Terumi with a quavering gaze.
Mei's eyes swept across the room, a hint of resignation flashing in their depths.
She recalled what Feng Ye had told her—that the unification of the ninja world was inevitable. At the time, she had found it hard to believe, but now, it was a reality staring her in the face.
In truth, her inner thoughts were—I would willingly submit to such a man. With Konoha at their gates, further resistance was futile.
"It is impossible to stand against Konoha now," Mei said slowly.
Her words caused the ninjas in the room to clench their fists, their expressions filled with unwillingness to accept this fate.
"We have the ocean between us and the Fire Country as a defense," someone said through gritted teeth. "It won't be easy for Konoha to invade us."
The others remained silent.
Everyone knew that such words were merely self-deception, a last-ditch effort to save face and avoid surrender.
Using their heads as a defense?!
Konoha was too powerful now. Even just the Fifth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world, possessed strength that Kirigakure couldn't hope to match.
The memories of the battle between Feng Ye and Uchiha Obito in Kirigakure were still vivid, the shocking scenes seared into the minds of many ninjas.
Even without Feng Ye,
Konoha boasted an array of formidable ninjas: Kakashi Hatake, the Sharingan user; Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash; the Jinchuriki of three-tails and seven-tails; the sinister Deidara; the genius Itachi Uchiha; the azure beast Might Guy; the angel Konan...
Each of them was a ninja unmatched by the Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, especially Kakashi, the younger brother of the Fifth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake. His displayed strength in recent years had struck fear into the hearts of the entire ninja world.
Furthermore,
The seven swords of the Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were now in Konoha's possession, and all the tailed beasts were under their control. The sheer magnitude of their power was enough to instill despair.
"The unification of the ninja world is an inevitable future, an unstoppable force and trend that we cannot hope to resist," Mei said quietly. "Rather than waiting for Konoha to come to us, it would be better to take the initiative."
Mei continued in a solemn tone, "In a few days, I will depart for Konoha to discuss Kirigakure becoming an affiliate of Konoha. This way, we may be able to preserve more of what we have."
"Mizukage-sama..."
Beside her, Ao clenched his fists tightly.
Mei Terumi had only recently taken on the role of the Fifth Mizukage, and now she would have to go to Konoha and surrender, becoming the last Mizukage of Kirigakure.
Shouldering such a burden at such a young age, the many jonin in the room clenched their fists in sympathy.
"Let me go instead," Ao said, turning to Mei. "Mizukage-sama, it would be better for you to remain in Kirigakure. Leave this task to me."
Mei fixed Ao with a steady gaze and replied, "No, as the Mizukage, it is my duty to handle this matter.
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Ao stood up, a resolute look in his eyes as he said, "Let me bear the burden of becoming the villain. Mizukage, you are still young, so don't shoulder the responsibility of Kirigakure's demise and live with that guilt."
Chojuro clenched his fists tightly and grit his teeth as he spoke to Mei, "Mizukage... should we fight it out with the ninja from Konoha?"
Mei Terumi: "..."
She felt like throwing these two out of the conference room.
Just as she sighed helplessly and rubbed her temples, a surge of chakra suddenly appeared outside the conference room and then violently struck.
Boom!!!
The entire conference room exploded instantly.
As dust filled the air, Ao and Chojuro quickly rushed out, their faces changing in shock—had Konoha launched an attack on Kirigakure so soon?!
However, as soon as they got out, they realized something was amiss. The figure that had suddenly appeared and attacked the conference room, hovering in the sky, did not match any of the ninja from Konoha!
"There are quite a few powerful chakras here."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki hovered in the sky, holding a red fishing rod over his shoulder with a smile as he looked down at the ninja who had rushed out of the conference room.
With a smile, he said, "Before I retrieve the fruit of the Divine Tree, let me acquire some 'dessert' first and gather some more intelligence..."
"Who are you?!"
Mei's expression changed as she fixed her gaze on Hagoromo Otsutsuki in the sky, her eyes filled with wariness.
She sensed an extremely dangerous chakra emanating from Hagoromo and felt a sense of threat coming from her instincts!
"Hehehe... you want to know my name?"
Hagoromo chuckled, and the fishing rod in his hand suddenly whipped out. The red silk thread instantly traced a trajectory and pierced through Chojuro's chest from the side.
"Chojuro!"
Ao, standing beside him, revealed a look of horror. He activated his Byakugan and looked at Hagoromo, but as soon as his eyes made contact with Hagoromo's, his body violently shook, and he felt immense pressure from the difference in their eye powers.
Hagoromo flicked the fishing rod in his hand, reeling in Chojuro's chakra, which appeared as a ball of light, and held it in his hand. He then looked at Ao, who was not far away, with a curious expression and asked, "Byakugan?"
"You don't seem to have the bloodline for the Byakugan. Did you steal those eyes?"
Seeing Chojuro's chakra disappear, Mei's eyes narrowed, and anger flashed across her face. She quickly formed hand seals and spat out towards Hagoromo.
"Liquefaction Ninjutsu: Monster Melting Technique!"
"Are you angry?"
Hagoromo revealed a mocking smile and easily dodged Mei's attack by leaping into the sky. He said, "Now, I have a question..."
Through his playful battle with the Kirigakure ninja, Hagoromo learned more information. He found out that all the tailed beasts were now gathered in Konoha, and that someone in this world had once concentrated the chakra of all the tailed beasts to resurrect the Ten-Tails, only to be defeated by a single person.
That person was also acknowledged as the strongest ninja in this world.
His name was—Kakashi Hatake!
"In that case, as long as I absorb his chakra and gather all the tailed beasts, I should be able to replant the Divine Tree."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki's eyes narrowed in thought.
Mei had already consumed most of her chakra and was now panting as she glared at Hagoromo Otsutsuki in the sky, her eyes cold. "I don't know where you're from, but with your strength, it's impossible for you to defeat him."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki let out a mocking laugh. "So, he's that terrifying, huh..."
Just as he was about to stop wasting time and quickly absorb Mei's chakra, his expression suddenly froze, and he turned his head.
There, dozens of meters away in the void, a black spatial passage split open, and a figure stepped out.
The figure was bathed in a faint golden light, clad in the Six Paths Sage Technique, and a strange pattern formed by the azure light shining in his eyes.
It was Kakashi Hatake!
Upon receiving the message from the Sage of Six Paths, Kakashi had rushed directly to Kirigakure.
"Yellow Springs Spiral?"
"And such chakra..."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki narrowed his eyes, staring at the figure that had appeared behind him. "So, you're the one who inherited the power of that traitor. You are Kakashi Hatake?"
This was the chakra signature of the Otsutsuki clan! The person before him was an entirely different existence from Mei and the others!
"Are you alone?"
Kakashi hovered in the air, his gaze calm as he looked at Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
He clenched his left hand, and black and white light surged, converging into a sword that he held in his hand.
(End of Chapter)
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