"Are there any other conditions?"

Facing Shiraishi's question, the man in the darkness was also thinking seriously.

After a brief thought, he smiled and said:

"Personally, I am more interested in the way you run the country in the Demon Country. But based on the extremely secret information obtained from the corpses of Kurihara Kushimaru and Murashi Jinpachi, you have a lot of information about our Kirigakure... no, the situation in the Water Country.

, you have already understood it in depth. It is only a matter of time that a huge coup will occur within Kirigakure. This coup is inevitable even if the third generation voluntarily steps down."

The chaos within Kirigakure was indeed caused by the Third Generation's wrong policies in the beginning, but the current situation is no longer something that the Third Generation can control at will.

Both the Blood Mist Faction and the Reform Faction are targeting the Fourth Generation Mizukage.

In a sense, the third generation is just a symbolic 'puppet', a shield used by both parties to block public opinion.

The man in the darkness sighed softly and continued: "The people of the Blood Mist Sect need the third generation to be their scapegoat, so that they can seize the power of Kirigakure faster. And we reformists need the third generation to become an 'abomination'

The goal is to establish him as a blood mist stauncher who does all evil. To overthrow tyranny, we must first establish the image of a tyrant. This is natural. It is strange that the third generation originally cut military expenditures in order to compromise the name of the Kingdom of Water.

A series of erroneous policies led to the birth of the 'Blood Mist Sect' and encouraged the reckless behavior of careerists."

To this, Shiraishi nodded in agreement.

Not only that, the third generation Mizukage further implemented the secrecy style of the previous generation Mizukage, Ghost Lantern and Moon Moon, and resolutely excluded diplomatically, making it impossible for Kirigakure to make accurate judgments on the external situation and making it difficult for outsiders to penetrate.

Inside Kirigakure, obtain Kirigakure's information and isolate it overseas.

The drastic cuts in military spending, the resolute implementation of secrecy, and the swarm of careerists. The blood mist policy is just a distorted product of the game played by the top brass.

Since the end of the First Ninja World War, Kirigakure has not experienced any large-scale turmoil for nearly thirty years, and has fallen into such a long-term peace. The Daimyo of the Land of Water did not want to bear heavy military expenditures year after year, so he asked Kirigakure

A military spending award was made.

The third generation Mizukage, who failed to negotiate with the daimyo, could only follow the advice of some people and adopt an elite strategy.

And this elite strategy, over time, has been used by some high-level officials for evil purposes, and has evolved into inhumane killings.

One of the victims was a group of two people who set up a ninja school to kill each other in the graduation exam.

Even so, the killing machines trained through such cruel examinations are indeed very good.

The completion rate of tasks has increased, and the strength of ninjas has also generally improved.

Kirigakure's reputation as a blood mist also makes outsiders fear him for unknown reasons.

The third generation, who had tasted the benefits, further deepened the implementation of the Blood Mist policy under the guidance of the Blood Mist Sect.

Understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Shiraishi already understood what the other party's other condition was.

"If I'm not wrong, you want to become the fourth Mizukage, and then end all these disputes by cutting the knot quickly."

"That's right. Only in this way can I have enough justice to end the terrifying blood mist rule."

The man in the darkness had a firm gaze and made no secret of his dedication to the position of the Fourth Mizukage.

Although Kirigakure is not riddled with holes now, if those people from the Blood Mist Sect continue to act recklessly, it will only be a matter of time before Kirigakure falls apart.

By that time, a large number of elite Kirigakure ninjas will surely desert the village and become defector ninjas.

That is the fate of losers.

As long as he becomes the fourth generation Mizukage, he can avoid such things from happening and end the blood mist rule.

Therefore, he needs greater fame and enough strength to support himself and eliminate the senior officials who support the implementation of blood mist.

So far, although he has secretly accumulated a lot of power, he can only do some small actions in secret. The people of the Blood Mist Sect are chasing him like a rat crossing the street.

The reason is very simple. The third generation Mizukage used by the Blood Mist Sect represents the absolute Kirigakure orthodoxy.

"Compared with the negative impact of joining forces with rebel ninjas, if Kirigakure falls apart due to the blood mist, that is the last thing I want to see."

The reason was very good, but Shiraishi still shook his head and said:

"not enough."

"Not enough? Is there anything else you want? Just ask, as long as it doesn't exceed my limit."

The man in the darkness paused and made concessions again.

"No, I'm not referring to the reward. But I think that even if you become the fourth generation Mizukage, it will not help. According to the information I have deduced so far, the root of your internal problems in Kirigakure does not lie with the third generation.

Mizukage, and those senior officials who implement the blood mist policy."

"What's the meaning?"

"You should understand. Why is the third generation Mizukage being used so easily?"

The man in the shadow suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"You mean... daimyo?"

"Excessive cutting of military expenditures has led to the slow development of Kirigakure. In order to allow Kirigakure to move forward, the third generation Mizukage was forced to make a bad move. It is difficult to explain whether there is a daimyo from the Kingdom of Water behind the scenes who is signaling that he will cooperate with the Blood Mist Sect.

people collude."

"This is all speculation."

"It is indeed a guess. But just like you guessed that I was in the country of ghosts, why not make this assumption? If the daimyo's military expenditure reduction policy is not changed, when you face the same dilemma as the third generation Mizukage, you will

How will it be done?”

The man in the darkness fell silent.

He could not say calmly that he would not become like the third generation Mizukage, which would lead to the resurgence of the Blood Mist Sect and continue the mistakes based on the mistakes.

"Money...is really an extremely real issue."

The man smiled helplessly.

"Is this the reason why you implement military unification in the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

The military forces are completely unified, regardless of the difference between ordinary people and ninjas, they are all unified to form a complete military organization.

In this way, the country must rely on the only military institution to protect itself. The daimyo and nobles will not find a reason to reduce military expenditures, and they cannot reduce it.

Because the stronger the complete military organization, the more stable their rule will be.

But the premise is how to unify the military.

The governance model of the Demon Country was originally unusual in the ninja world, and it was a country without a daimyo.

The five major countries are different. Both the daimyo and the great nobles have private ninja groups.

Although it cannot be compared with a complete ninja village organization, the ninja power in their hands cannot be completely ignored.

If the five major powers want to achieve military unification, military power will become an important power that must be fought for.

Whether the Five Shadows continue to be in charge, without outsiders being able to interfere, or whether the daimyo and nobles directly govern it, is not something that can be changed overnight.

The daimyo and the ninja village are deliberately avoiding this issue, which makes military unification even more difficult.

"That was just an experiment. Now it seems that this experiment is not too failed and can barely continue to operate."

"In other words, you think I can't be trusted?"

The other party frowned.

"Yes." Shiraishi nodded calmly, indicating that he could not trust the other party's promises.

Then, Shiraishi gave his own explanation:

"Your power is too weak. What you promised is all empty talk. In addition, Kirigakure's economy is completely controlled by the daimyo. Relying on meager mission rewards, you can barely make ends meet. Based on this

In this situation, I really can't trust you. After the matter is completed, it is possible to stab me directly and abandon this ally of mine."

Shiraishi threw the question out without hesitation and let the other party pick it up.

The opponent's power is too weak, which is also a problem.

In this matter, Shiraishi does not feel that he is a passive partner. If he really wants to intervene in Kirigakure's internal battle, he must fight for the initiative for himself.

Even if it is in the name of assistance to help the other party obtain the position of the fourth generation Mizukage, he cannot be easily dismissed with just a reward of 'righting his name'.

"So, I must consider how much loss we will suffer if the information is exposed if you regret it later. You must assume this for us, and this is also your obligation to us. After all,

It is you who are asking for something from me, not me who is asking for something from you. If this cannot be guaranteed, cooperation cannot proceed."

Regarding this matter, Shiraishi was unable to make concessions or compromise.

Kirigakure got what they wanted, and even if he regretted it, Shiraishi had nothing to do with them. At most, he would retaliate against them.

At that time, Kirigakure and the Konoha Alliance threatened them with important personnel from the Demon Country, which was enough to contain them.

Risks should be commensurate with returns.

The reward Kirigakure gave them was not enough to allow them to take such a large risk.

Once betrayed by Kirigakure, the consequences would be disastrous.

"..."

The man in the dark frowned in embarrassment.

To be honest, he didn't know how to respond to these questions raised by Shiraishi.
To be continued...