Chapter 228 The Three Generations of Water Shadows 【Seeking Monthly Pass】
If it's useless, it's useless. You should still do what you need to do. After all, this is a task.
However, when doing something extremely dangerous and almost 100% sure of death, the Shadow Clone Technique is very useful.
The original purpose of Senju Tobirama's development of this technique was not just for such a task.
After figuring out the situation in Kirigakure Village, Toneri quietly left again.
It has to be said that Kirigakure Village uses most of its defensive power at the border of the Kingdom of Water. Coupled with the intricate relationships among its internal factions, Kirigakure Village's defense and surveillance capabilities are really not very strong.
At least, compared to Konoha and Cloud Hidden Village, it's still a lot worse.
So after Toneri left Kirigakure Village, he went straight to a lake outside Kirigakure Village and sat down quietly, waiting for the shadow clone to complete the arrangements he left behind.
This sitting lasted a whole day and night.
When he opened his eyes again, several ninjas had appeared in his sight.
The leader is a man with long black hair, a stern face but his eyes closed tightly, wearing a light purple robe. There is no doubt that he is the third generation Mizukage of Kirigakure Village at this time!
And behind him, there were two ninjas.
Although it was the first time for Toneri to meet these two people, he could still call out their names.
That tall, strong, and even fat-looking man should be named Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon. What he carries on his back is the great sword Samehada, one of the seven most famous ninja swords in Kirigakure Village!
The other one's body shape is almost completely opposite to his. He looks very slender and wears a white mask on his face. He looks like he is most likely an ANBU of Kirigakure Village, but the thing that allows Toneri to identify him is
Because he was holding a long and slender weapon that looked like a knife and a needle in his hand.
Long knife and needle!
Then this person's name is Kushimaru Kuriraki, and like the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Oni, he is also a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure Village.
The births of these two people were not very good, but because they were appreciated by the Third Mizukage, they stood out from the earliest batch of blood mist policies, and now they have become the right-hand men of the Third Mizukage.
They are also loyal supporters of the Third Mizukage faction.
Seeing the three people arriving, Toneri slowly stood up.
The figure flashed and flew away into the distance.
Although Mizuki Mizukage kept his eyes closed, his perception was very clear. After frowning for a moment, he led the two of them and chased Toneri.
Under his light purple robe, a hand hidden in the cuff was holding a piece of paper.
This is what he found on his desk when he arrived at his office this morning.
Since the desk of a village Kage was casually visited, the Third Mizukage was of course very angry. He thought it was the work of the Oniden clan or some Kirigakure ninjas who couldn't stand his actions, but when he saw this
However, he did not make any announcement about what was written on the note. Instead, he found the person as soon as possible according to the description on the note.
Before they even had time to ask anything, the opponent immediately retreated, causing the Third Mizukage to only hold his breath and chase all the way.
However, Shiren's running time was not long. After reaching a mountainous area, he stopped.
At the lakeside, the ninjas of Kirigakure Village were too strong, and he was afraid that his small body would not be able to stop them.
Turning his head, he looked at the Third Mizukage, whose eyes were still closed, and the Suikoyama Fugu Oni and Kuritari Kushimaru who stood behind him and kept vigilant.
"Who are you?!" the third generation Mizukage said solemnly.
Hearing his question, Toneri took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, calming down his heart that was beating a little too fast, not sure whether it was because of running or worry.
"I have made my identity clear to you."
Hearing this, the Third Mizukage frowned again. He was a little unsure of Toneri's words, but looking at his determined look, he had a little idea in his mind.
In his sleeves, his fingers exerted slight force, and the note turned into powder and slipped from his fingertips.
"He asked you to come?"
"That's right."
"Is this the exchange he's talking about?"
"yes."
"Do one thing for me."
"as you wish."
The two of them were talking incomprehensibly, and Xiguashan Fugugui and Kuritari Kushimaru on the side looked like they didn't understand.
After saying these words, they fell into silence, leaving only the "swish" sound of the leaves.
About fifteen minutes later, five figures appeared again from a distance. Judging from their clothes and attire, it could be seen that their identities were the same as those of the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Demon himself, Kuriraki Kushimaru, and they were members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
member.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen founded by Onito Gengetsu, from a professional point of view, obey the Mizukage's orders and are directly under the Mizukage.
But unfortunately, this kind of loyalty only lasted for one generation. After the death of Kiden Gengetsu, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were attracted by various forces in Kirigakure Village.
They are now only nominally subordinates of the Third Mizukage, but in many cases, they may not be able to be commanded.
The ones arriving one after another are the user of Broken Sword and Beheading Sword, Juuzang Loquat.
The user of the blunt knife and pocket cutter is the one who uses grass and wild bait.
The user of Explosive Sword and Spray is Mu Li Jinpachi.
The user of Thunder Fang is Black Hoe Thunder Fang.
And the last wielder of the double sword, Kudu, Oniden Senken.
In addition, Suikoyama Fugu Oni, the user of the broadsword and Samehada who first appeared with the Third Mizukage, and Kushimaru Kuriraki, the user of the long sword and stitching needle.
Seven Ninja Swordsmen!
Even if the Kingdom of Water is closed to the outside world, even if the Kingdom of Water is located in a remote location, it still has a prestigious group in the ninja world, fully present in front of Toneri.
"The Third Mizukage-sama!"
Seeing the Third Mizukage who summoned them here, the five of them still had basic etiquette and respect.
No matter how disputes arise over the rights of Kirigakure Village, they are only internal issues and will not be brought to light and fought openly.
After the five people knelt down on one knee to salute, they stood up directly under the leadership of the Third Mizukage without the consent of the Third Mizukage.
At the same time, Oni Deng Qianren stepped forward and asked: "Lord Mizukage, I wonder what the mission is for summoning us here?"
Kito Sengen, a genius ninja from the Kito clan whom Toneri fought against during the Chunin Examination of the Land of Rain, has now inherited the twin swords.
Although his age is relatively young among the current seven, his status may be the highest.
First, because of his status as a member of the Ghost Light Clan. According to tradition, there must be one person among the seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ghost Light Clan in each round, and he must be the leader of the seven.
Because the Oni clan holds the scrolls of seven ninja swords in their hands!
Moreover, although Oniden Sengen inherited the twin swords and the two swords, the use methods and weaknesses of the other six ninja swords are all familiar to him.
Even the oldest among the seven people at this time, the user of the dull knife Kabutori, Tongcao Yaito, who had even served as the instructor of the Demon Light Sengan team, did not have a higher status than him.
The Ghost Light Sengan is a normal phenomenon in Konoha, but in a hidden village like Kirigakure that attaches great importance to tradition, it is an overstep.
How can any subordinate ask the leader what to do?
However, the Third Mizukage didn't seem to hear his words, but slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.
Only Shiren saw the flash of red light in his eyes.
Seeing this red light, many of Shiren's suspicions were confirmed, and he became more confident in his plan this time.
The Third Mizukage is definitely related to Uchiha Madara. Either he was controlled or he cooperated with Uchiha Madara.
This can be guessed from the last time Uchiha Madara calmly controlled the Three-Tails to appear inside the Kingdom of Thunder, and was confirmed by the flash of scarlet in his eyes just now.
The note written by Toneri to the Third Kazekage contained the short words "Uchiha Madara".
Therefore, only the two of them could understand their previous exchanges.
The Sandaime Mizukage and Toneri opened their eyes and looked at each other.
The next second, the two of them acted almost simultaneously.
The Third Mizukage turned around to face the Oni Tou Sengen, who was carrying the twin swords "Funa" on his back. He stretched out his hands wrapped in rich water-attribute chakra, and immediately imprisoned the Oni Tou Sengen.
After reacting, Chiden's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately wanted to use the water transformation technique to escape, but found that the hands of the third Mizukage were still holding him tightly.
He tensed his arms and used a little force to throw the restrained Ghost Light Chirenren into the air, who did not yet understand the situation. At the same time, Toneri, who poured the thunder attribute chakra into the round dance blade, flew through the air.
A flash of lightning flashed across, water and blood splashed everywhere.
Chiren Kito, who was supposed to be the favored son of heaven, relied on his members of the Kito clan and claimed to be the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, but his body was separated.
Until his death, he never understood why he died so suddenly and without any warning.
"Sandai..." He slowly opened his mouth, but no sound came out. What he wanted to say could only be read from the shape of his lips.
His eyes were wide open, with a dead look on his face.
snap——
Toneri slowly landed next to Kiden Senba's body, returned his round dance blade to his waist, and took out the twin swords and platinum that were still behind him and wrapped in bandages at this moment.
There are two knives that look like cattail fans that fit closely together. The handles of the two knives are almost overlapped. There are two round holes on the blade. At first glance, the flounder looks like a fish.
Hold the two handles of the knife with both hands, and with a slight exertion, the knife is released and becomes two knives.
Toneri shook it gently. Even though these two knives looked very large, they actually didn't weigh much in the hand. It felt like the round dance blade didn't weigh much either.
It was not his habit to use a knife with both hands, so he put the two knives together and returned to their original appearance.
He nodded slightly, "It's a good knife."
While he was doing all this, several other people looked at him and the Third Mizukage in shock.
They had clearly seen the scene just now. It was the Third Mizukage who made the first move and restrained the Oniden Senba before he was killed by the ninja they had never seen before.
The opponent seemed to understand the weaknesses of the Ghost Lantern clan very well, and directly used Thunder Release without giving him any chance.
The other four people held ninja swords and looked at the Third Mizukage and Toneri with vigilance. Even the Mizuyama Fugu Oni and Kuritari Kushimaru, who were originally the Third Mizukage's cronies, subconsciously took a step away from him, somewhat unable to grasp the situation.
After Toneri got used to the twin swords in his hand, the two swords in his hand, he walked to the side of the third Mizukage in one step and cut the sword in half. He looked at the vigilant four people in front of him and the two hesitant people next to him.
A smile appeared on his face, slightly contemptuous.
"Seven Ninja Swordsmen, hehe——"
After hearing Toneri's words, the others standing opposite didn't say anything, but the user of the Broken Sword and the Beheading Sword, Juuzou Juzo, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Master Mizukage the Third, do you know what you are doing?
What?"
At a very small scale, this is ninjas from the same village fighting each other, which is definitely the most intolerable thing in a hidden village. At a serious level, it is the third generation of Mizukage punishing the village!
A village of shadow judges?
Shadow Judge Village as the supreme commander of the village?
Regardless of whether anyone believes this kind of thing, as long as word spreads, Kirigakure Village will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the ninja world.
This is also the reason for the elusive situation of Mizumelama Fugu Oni and Kuritari Kushimaru, who are the third generation Mizukage's bodyguards.
Is it the Third Mizukage who is trying to punish the village, or is he really not the Third Mizukage at all, or is it... to eliminate dissidents?
Hearing Loquat Juzo's question, the cold-faced Third Mizukage spoke slowly.
"Juzang, tell yourself, why did you refuse when I invited you to be my personal guard?"
Loquat Juuzou is also a talent cultivated by Kirigakure Village in recent years. He can become the successor of the Beheading Sword because of the support of the third generation of Mizukage. He is almost the same as Kurisu Kushimaru, slightly bigger than Kurisu Kushimaru.
Chuanwan is the youngest among the seven.
Originally, the Third Mizukage's expectations for Loquat Juzo were not low, but it was a pity that when he invited Loquat Juzo to be his personal guard, he refused.
People of the older generation, such as Tongcao Yaoyi and Mu Li Jinpachi, not to mention, they themselves are members of the seven people of the previous generation, loyal to the second generation Mizukage Kiden Gengetsu and the Kiden clan, but the young Loquat Juzo and
Black Hoe Lei Ya also rejected him.
This was something he couldn't bear.
Hearing this, Loquat Juzo showed his sharp teeth that looked like a shark, "I don't have any objections to you, Mizukage-sama, but I don't like to be restrained, and becoming a personal guard is not what I pursue. At the same time.
..I disagree with the 'Blood Mist' policy."
Having said so much, the most important thing is actually his disagreement with the policy of "Blood Fog".
The Third Mizukage did not speak, but looked straight at the Black Hoe Thunder Fang, who held the Thunder Knife Fang in his hand.
"Although we come from the 'Blood Mist', we do not agree with this policy." Black Hoe Lei Ya's words were much more straightforward.
Hearing the same answer, the Third Mizukage seemed to want to confirm something, and looked at Kurirahara Kushimaru who was holding a suture needle.
Being noticed by the seemingly plain eyes of the Third Mizukage, Kurumi Kushimaru was shocked, but since he agreed to become the Third Mizukage's personal guard, it meant that he was not opposed to the policy of "Blood Mist".
He said in a deep voice: "I am the Blood Mist Ninja!"
The Xiguashan Pufferfish Ghost on the side also knew that he should take a stand at this time. Isn't it obvious who is better and worse at this time?
"I am the Blood Mist Ninja!"
The Third Mizukage nodded and looked at the four people facing each other with swords again. A wave of confusion finally appeared in Furui Fubo's eyes.
In fact, even though the Third Mizukage looks young, he is actually a person who has lived from the Warring States Period to the present.
When the first generation Mizukage Byakuren participated in the first Five Kage Conference, he became Byakuren's bodyguard instead of Onito Gengetsu, who was seriously injured in the battle.
After the second-generation Mizukage Kiden Genyu took office, as a disciple, he still served as Kiden Genyu's personal guard.
A few years later, the First Ninja War broke out, and the second-generation Mizukage Kito Genzuki and the second-generation Tsuchikage Mutsu died together in this war.
Gui Deng Huanyue recognized that the other party was his good opponent and expected this ending, so he did not save Gui Deng Huanyue and let them die together. This was also the best destination for them.
After the death of Kiden Gengetsu, the third generation Mizukage inherited the name of Mizukage as his disciple, which is who he is now.
Therefore, the third Mizukage is actually older than the old stubborn Ohnoki, because he served as a guard for the first Mizukage, but Ohnoki did not. He just looks younger, but he is already several dozen years old.
To be honest, it was a helpless move for him to become the Mizukage at that time. It was difficult for Kirigakure to choose someone who could take over the position of Mizukage under the radiant light of Oni Lan Gengetsu.
It is easy for the people who take office to be compared with those of Gui Lan Huanyue, and any shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.
It was under those circumstances that the Third Mizukage took office.
When Kuriraki Kushimaru and Suikoyama Fugu Oni affirmed, the Third Mizukage's expression reluctantly softened.
"You asked me if I knew what I was doing?!
Of course I know!
But... do you know why I did this?!"
The third Mizukage's expression gradually became a bit ferocious, as if there were many things he had been hiding in his heart, and they were about to burst out at this moment.
Roaring, "Mizukage! Do you know what the name Mizukage represents?!
What are you carrying?!
What are you responsible for?!"
His expression softened again, "You don't understand, because you are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen created by the second generation Mizukage Kito Gengetsu, my teacher, and your weapons are restricted by the Kito clan."
"Back then, the teacher fought with the second-generation Tsuchikage Mu from Iwagakure Village. The two fought until the last moment and died from exhaustion.
Although this was the teacher's own wish, the ghost lamp clan blamed me for this!
Even if they push me to the position of Mizukage, they are still unwilling to let go of the so-called 'glory' of the Ghost Lantern Clan!
Relying on the power of the Oniden clan and holding the 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen', Kirigakure Village's biggest trump card, they have ignored me, the Mizukage, time and time again, trying to make the Oniden clan overpower me in Kirigakure Village!
I can tolerate this because they are my teacher's people.
But! The name 'Mizukage' cannot tolerate this. 'Mizukage' is the supreme existence in Kirigakure Village. Nothing can be above Mizukage. This is what the first generation Mizukage Byakuren once said to me.
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Therefore, as Mizukage, as the nominal leader of Kirigakure Village, I must not let the collective of Kirigakure Village become a tool controlled by one family!
I launched the 'Blood Mist' policy and allowed myself to be feared, disgusted, and despised by many mist ninjas behind my back...
But I don’t regret it!
Today! It’s the time to officially let the ‘Seven Ninja Swordsmen’! These seven swords, which represent the pinnacle of Kirigakure Village’s swordsmanship, return to the hands of the Mizukage again!
Today! Those who obey me will live; those who rebel against me will die!"
Toneri next to him gently touched the flounder in his hand and sighed silently in his heart, "These three generations of Mizukage are really frustrated. It's almost driving them crazy. The Oniden clan is really good at it!"
