Kirigakure.

The village established in the mist, relying on the vast sea, can be said to be the maritime gateway of the Kingdom of Water.

Among the five major countries, Kirigakure Village is also the ninja village that is best at water warfare. The sea and lakes are the favorite combat environments of Kirigakure Village ninjas.

Yagura used to go to the rooftop of the Mizukage Building after finishing his busy work in the morning and look at the endless sea, which would relax his body and mind.

The long-term pressure work has also brought a lot of trouble to Yagura.

When he first came to power, many senior elders criticized him, and when Kisame was included as a candidate for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, those elders were even more dissatisfied.

But seeing that Kirigakure Village has indeed regained its strength at a rapid speed in the past few years, these senior elders have become more honest. However, Yagura knows that these people are still watching his every move from behind, trying to catch him from behind.

Hold on to your pigtails and use this to attack.

This time the Daimyo of the Land of Water was assassinated, Kisame defected and abandoned the village, which was the reason for these high-level officials to launch an attack.

For this reason, Yagura had to make a compromise at the high-level meeting. After all, in their view, the whole incident was the result of his improper judgment of people as a Mizukage.

This led to further deterioration in the relationship between Kirigakure and the noble collective of Water Country.

Some nobles even believed that Kisame was just a murderous blade in the hands of Mizukage, and that the defection of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen also happened under Mizukage's instruction.

It was just that there was no evidence, and the specific reason why Kisame defected from the Kingdom of Water, and there was not enough testimony, he was convinced that the Mizukage was involved in the assassination of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water, and allowed his subordinates to commit crimes. In the end, it was nothing.

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Looking up at the boundless sea, the warm sea breeze blew in his face, Yagura breathed out softly, and the depression of the past few days also dissipated a lot.

Regarding Kisame, there are no more than five people in Kirigakure Village who know the truth.

These people are all close confidants around him, ninjas who have been guided by his own hands. Naturally, there is no need to question their loyalty to themselves and the village.

But from the beginning, he was a little hesitant about whether to get Kisame out of Kirigakure Village.

After the civil strife in Kirigakure Village, its military strength has declined. Kisame is an indispensable general for Kirigakure Village.

Although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are jounin in the village, only the most elite jounin can join them to form a special ninja force, which symbolizes the identity of Kirigakure Village.

As the outstanding figure among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of this generation, Kisame's strength cannot be said to be weak.

However, compared to future plans, instead of letting Kisame stay in Kirigakure Village, sending him out to engage in espionage work would be more effective.

At this point, we can only step up the exploration of talents within Kirigakure and cultivate a new generation of outstanding ninjas as soon as possible to serve as the pillars and bear the future of Kirigakure Village.

According to Genshi's actions, in a few years, he will abdicate and give up the position of Mizukage, and another Kirigakure ninja will take over the position of Mizukage.

Before that, he had to make all preparations before he could safely hand over the position of Mizukage to his successor.

After thinking wildly for a moment, Yagura went down from the rooftop and returned to his office.

Ao, who was escorting the Jonin and working part-time as Mizukage's secretary, was sorting documents there and working hard.

"Do you still need a little more rest, Mizukage-sama? You have been working late at night these days. Do you want to find a medical ninja to take care of your body?"

Qing asked with concern.

Diligence in political affairs is indeed worthy of admiration, but if the body is exhausted because of it, it is not worth the gain in Qing's opinion.

Kirigakure Village finally got out of the shadow of the Blood Mist. Over the past few years, under the leadership of Yagura, it has resumed development at an extremely fast speed. It will soon be able to smooth out the huge trauma caused by the Blood Mist Sect to the Kirigakure Village. This

At this time, Ao thought that as a Mizukage, Yagura could relax properly.

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with my health. Just ask for the medical ninja to come over. I'm not as delicate as you think, Qing."

After all, he is in his prime, and even if he performs high-intensity work for half a month, it is not a problem for Yagura.

"Really? But I still hope that Mizukage-sama can pay a little more attention to his body."

"I know...but when it comes to physical recuperation, I really miss the warmth of the Kingdom of Ghosts. I went there not long ago, and I came back in a hurry after talking about things, and I didn't really enjoy it. After I step aside, I will go there to recuperate for a while.

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Yagura stretched his body, remembered something and said.

"You are Kirigakure's Mizukage, is it really okay to say this?"

Qing glanced at Yagura helplessly.

"You are just too strict, Qing. According to the agreement with Master Yuan, in a few years, I should abdicate in favor of others."

"Terumi Mei Jounin? According to her, she has indeed been very active recently under the operation of Elder Genshi."

Qing thought for a moment and then understood something.

It is not difficult to see that if no accident occurs, the opponent is already the fifth generation Mizukage.

No, even if there is an accident, Yagura will sweep it away and let Terumi Mei inherit his position as Mizukage.

Because of the cooperation with the Demon Country, Terumi Mei was also an insider and consenter.

If someone else replaces Mizukage, the cooperation with the Demon Country will probably be terminated by then, which will be extremely detrimental to the future development of Kirigakure Village.

And if Terumi Mei came to power, this kind of thing wouldn't happen.

Therefore, with the dual support of Kirigakure's most respected Elder Yuanshi and the current Mizukage, it is a sure thing that he will succeed the Fifth Mizukage.

Qing also had no opinion on this.

No matter who is the Mizukage, as long as he can lead Kirigakure Village to become stronger and not repeat the tragedy like Blood Mist, that will be enough.

It makes no difference to Qing who he serves under.

He usually has a relatively harmonious relationship with Terumi Mei. After all, Terumi Mei is still working as a guard of the Mizukage, although she rarely comes here.

"Before that, I will arrange everything for Ming."

Yagura sat back in his seat and said this.

It is indeed a very regrettable thing that I cannot continue to work in the position of Mizukage.

But compared to Kirigakure Village's path to reform and become stronger, Mizukage's position is not worth mentioning.

Moreover, since he is a three-tailed Jinchuuriki, he will become Akatsuki's target sooner or later.

If an accident happens to me at that time and unfortunately falls into the hands of Akatsuki, Kirigakure Village will not be leaderless and passive... We must prepare for the worst in everything.

It is Mizukage's duty to plan ahead and take everything into consideration.

"I always feel that Mizukage-sama is misunderstood by many people."

Qing sighed.

He alone carried the banner of annihilating the Blood Mist Sect. It is hard to imagine how heavy the pressure was on the other party at that time, so that he could take power through a coup.

Facts have proved that Yagura's approach is right, and the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain.

Although the annihilation of the Blood Mist Sect greatly damaged the vitality of Wuyin Village, it gained long-term stability and laid a solid foundation for the future development of Wuyin Village.

It has also secretly received new technical support from the Kingdom of Demons. Take the medical ninja, for example. With the secret assistance of the Kingdom of Demons, Kirigakure Village’s medical system has undoubtedly begun to undergo earth-shaking changes. In the past few years, Kirigakure Village has gone out to carry out operations.

The number of ninja team members who died on the mission has been decreasing year by year, which can be said to be an extremely wise move.

"This kind of thing doesn't matter. After all, I was pursuing the power of Mizukage at that time. Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Is there any good talent worthy of attention in the ninja school this year?"

Yagura asked about this matter instead.

The Ninja School is the most important ninja training institution in the Ninja Village. It has cultivated countless outstanding ninjas for the Ninja Village, which can be said to be indispensable.

Yagura also attaches great importance to the Ninja School.

"There are quite a few, especially the Kaguya clan. The children of their clan have achieved practical results in the ninja school this year that are difficult for genin to achieve."

Ao picked up a report, scanned the contents, and reported to Yagura Hui.

"Kaguya? That family where most of the people are mentally ill? I thought all these fighting maniacs were dead."

"Please don't tell such a terrible joke, Mizukage-sama. After all, their clan also has the blood inheritance limit. There are very few ninjas in the ninja world who can compete with them in taijutsu."

Qing said seriously.

The Kaguya clan is a ninja clan that is keen on fighting. Since ancient times, their clan has had a blood inheritance boundary called the "Corpse Vein".

However, due to the scarcity of such awakened blood successors, in the decades since the establishment of Kirigakure Village, there have been only a handful of Kaguya clan ninjas with corpse veins.

But there is no doubt that the ninjas of the Kaguya clan who have awakened the Corpse Veins will become very terrifying in their physical skills.

This clan's fanatical pursuit of fighting is no less than that of the Uchiha clan in Konoha.

All along, in battle, the ninjas of this clan are fearless and fearless, sprinting to the forefront of the battlefield and fighting the enemy in blood.

Sometimes, even Mizukage, as a person in power, feels a headache for this group of fighting maniacs.

"Really? Besides that?"

"The children of the Snow Clan also perform well in the ninja school."

"Blood Inheritance Limit... He is truly a gifted talent."

Facing Ao's answer, Yagura sighed.

The Yuki clan, like the Kaguya clan, are rare ninja clans with bloodline boundaries.

The ninjas of this clan have the "Ice Release" blood successor limit, but the probability of awakening the blood successor limit is higher than that of the Kaguya clan.
To be continued...