Two hours later, the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost showed up at the agreed upon location with forty-nine Mist Ninjas.
The falling out incident with the Third Kazekage that Toneri was initially worried about did not happen, which also meant that the arrangements for Gotachibana Kuraya and Terumi Mei were not put to use.
However, Toneri can be regarded as confirming Gotachibana Kuraya's desire for change.
To be honest, he actually didn't expect that things would go so smoothly and that Uchiha Madara's name would be so useful.
I was originally worried that he came not to negotiate terms with the Third Mizukage, but with Uchiha Madara, but I didn’t expect that Uchiha Madara was not in Kirigakure Village. It seemed that he had more important things to go to.
busy.
Glancing around the fifty Kirigakure ninjas led by the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon, he confirmed that the Third Mizukage had indeed not deceived him. There were a total of twenty genin, twenty Chuunin, and including the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon.
There are ten jounin in total.
Considering the current situation of the Third Mizukage, this can indeed be regarded as the most power he can bear.
There is absolutely no question of killing a small hidden village with such power.
After all, their ninja level is jounin, but it does not mean that their upper limit of strength is just jounin.
Moreover, none of these genin and chuunin who traveled together had that childish aura and feeling. Instead, each of them faintly exuded a bit of blood.
This is the difference between blood mist ninjas and ordinary ninjas.
Like ordinary genin in Konoha, who have just graduated from the ninja school, they have to follow the leading teacher and start with D-level missions step by step. After a month of D-level missions, they will become C-level missions before they can fight.
B-level missions are the true ninja combat missions.
But what about genin like these who graduated in the blood mist?
What they faced when they first graduated was a bloody fight, and their opponents were the classmates they had been with for so long.
For them, there is no so-called friendship between classmates, they are in a competitive relationship with each other, and what the loser needs to face is death.
Under the pressure of death, everyone worked hard to learn and grow, and fell to the ground at the moment of graduation.
It is precisely because of this that even newly graduated genin are not immature ninjas. They have all seen blood.
Whether or not you have seen blood is the minimum standard to test whether a ninja is immature.
Toneri must admit that the ninjas trained under this blood mist policy are indeed stronger than the ninjas who have just graduated from Konoha.
Therefore, these outstanding ninjas will proudly say that they are "Blood Mist Ninjas" when registering their numbers!
Apart from these genin and chuunin, the ten jounin that Toneri paid the most attention to were the main force in this operation.
But what Toneri paid the most attention to was a ninja who followed closely behind the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon, wearing a Mist Ninja ANBU combat uniform and carrying an ordinary long sword on his back.
He has long dark blue hair, a face similar to that of a shark, shark gill-like lines on both sides of his cheeks, a skin color similar to that of a shark, sharp teeth, and golden pupils.
This Kirigakure jounin who looks cold and cold but has a trace of confusion in the deepest part of his eyes is named Mikigaki Kisame!
He was a mist ninja who was raised by the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon. Because of his excellent talent and outstanding chakra capacity, he became a jounin at a young age.
The Pufferfish Ghost of Xiguashan attaches great importance to him and takes him with him as the most obedient confidant.
However, from the vague repulsion and disgust in the eyes of other ninjas looking at him, it can be seen that his popularity in Kirigakure Village is not very good.
Noticing Toneri's gaze, the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost's expression changed slightly, and he immediately came to him with a smile on his face.
The Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost is very large. At a rough glance, it is estimated to be two and a half meters tall. Standing among the many ninjas, it seems to be the most conspicuous existence.
Toneri's height of 1.8 meters was obviously not enough in front of him. Even Kisame Akisaki's height of about 2 meters was dwarfed by him.
Looking at him condescendingly, Xiguashan Pufferfish Ghost had a smile on his face, "Sir, don't know what to call me?"
"Sancai." Sheren said calmly, giving himself a nickname casually.
"Mr. Sancai, according to Lord Mizukage's order, fifty Mist ninjas including myself are at your disposal." The Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon smiled and put his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly.
"Mr. Sancai!" The other ninjas followed his example and bowed slightly and shouted.
Toneri nodded, looked past the pufferfish ghost and looked at the dried persimmon Kisame behind him, pointed at him and asked: "What's your name?"
Being suddenly pointed at by Toneri, Inikisaki Kisame was not surprised because he had sensed Toneri's eyes on him before.
He bowed respectfully and said: "Dried persimmon Kisame, Mr. Sancai!"
"From today on, you will follow me."
He didn't shy away from others and directly stated his purpose.
Hearing this, Gansaki Kisame was startled and looked at the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Demon with a questioning look.
He is a close confidant of the Pufferfish Ghost in Xiguashan, and he cannot decide on his freedom.
But after hearing Toneri's words, the expression of the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost became cold, and he frowned and looked at Toneri.
She didn't say anything, and the smile on her face remained unchanged.
The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost clenched his fists tightly and said viciously in his heart: "I'll let you be arrogant for a while first!"
Immediately, his smiling face returned to his normal state and he looked at Kisame Kisaki, "Since Mr. said so, Kisame, just follow Mr. to protect his safety."
"yes!"
When Suiguayama Fugu Oni agreed, Kisame no longer hesitated, nodded and walked behind Toneri, silently, just like he was standing behind Suiguayama Fugu Oni in the beginning.
However, Toneri knew that Kisame could not be subdued so easily. As long as the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Demon said a word, he would become a sharp sword in his hands again.
"But what if...the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost dies?"
Shiren thought silently in his mind, and the smile on his face became more and more obvious.
Both of them are plotting against each other.
Moreover, as long as there is a chance to get along with Kisame, Toneri imagines his deception... Bah! His "sincere" words will definitely convince him emotionally and rationally.
After all, the dried persimmon Kisame has only one role under the hands of the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Demon.
That is, after the mission fails, kill all the companions who performed the mission together in order to prevent the mission information from being exposed.
But as a result, Kisame Inikisaki, who was not popular with others because of his appearance, became even more disliked by others.
Repulsion, exclusion, disgust, etc. are all things Kisame feels from others.
He was very confused and didn't know why he existed or what the meaning of his existence was. He only knew that his mission was to complete the mission assigned by the pufferfish ghost in Watermelon Mountain. This seemed to be the only direction for him to live.
But the more he does these tasks, the less he understands the meaning of his existence, and the less he understands the meaning of his existence, the more he has to do these tasks to make himself forget.
It's like entering an infinite vicious circle.
Toneri was the first person Kisame met who didn't hate or reject him. Although he didn't show it, his first impression of Toneri was very good.
Moreover, he was sensitive and could clearly feel that Shiren's attention to him was not a pretense, but came from the bottom of his heart.
With different moods, Toner and fifty Mist Ninja left the Kingdom of Water.
When he came, he was alone and could move directly on the sea, but when he left, there were more than fifty people. Others could not have as much chakra as him, so they had to take a boat when they left.
Fortunately, the ninjas in Kirigakure Village still have relatively strong control over the ship. Almost everyone can steer the ship, and with the blessing of water escape, the ship can sail fast enough.
As a person with a special status, Tonero has a separate room just like the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost.
Although he failed to deliver the real letter that Sarutobi Hiruzen told the Third Mizukage to the hands of the Third Mizukage, he only sent an empty envelope, and he could not persuade the Third Mizukage to declare war on Kumogakure, but he was able to borrow five pieces from him.
Ten fog ninjas are already a good result.
The first thing Toneri did after boarding the ship was to tell Sarutobi Hiruzen this information and let the senior management of Konoha and Jiraiya know, so that they could feel relieved and better cooperate with Toneri's operation.
But while he was doing this, Inikisaki Kisame stood outside Toneri's door, like a devoted bodyguard.
Since his mission is to protect Toneri, he will not leave Toneri even if it is not necessary.
After doing this, Toneri opened the door and called Kisame the dried persimmon in.
Looking at his unique, almost shark-like appearance, we also know why he is not very popular.
The mission is only part of the reason, and his appearance is also part of the reason.
"Sit down." Toneri stretched out his hand and motioned for Kisame to sit down and talk.
Hearing this, Kisame was stunned. This was the first time for him to face such a conversation.
Normally, when someone comes to talk to him, they are very serious. How can it be so relaxed as giving up others.
However, Kisame only hesitated for a moment and sat down obediently.
"Kisame, are you a little confused?" Toneri waved his hands gently, as if with some special rhythm, but if you look closely, it seems to be just an ordinary wave.
This time, Kisame was really stunned. He didn't know what Toneri's question was, but he suddenly understood why Toneri's hand became so conspicuous.
Toneri smiled and continued: "I know what your main tasks are under the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost, and I also know what kind of impact such a task will have on a person."
At this moment, Kisame felt that Toneri's eyes seemed to see through everything, and his words seemed to have some special magic power, which made him feel relaxed all over.
In this regard, it was just because of some small tricks that Shiren used. Whether it was the way he swung his arms, the way he spoke, his voice, etc., they all vaguely conveyed an affinity and a relaxing feeling.
This is a kind of illusion, an invisible illusion, a subtle influence.
Of course, in Toner's own words, it is actually hypnosis.
It won't have any substantive effect, it won't produce obvious hallucinations or anything else, but it will allow a person to naturally and unconsciously relax their vigilance.
Sure enough, after being silent for a while, Kisame seemed to have made some decision and slowly spoke.
"I don't know what Mr. Sancai knows, but I do have one thing that I hope Mr. Sancai can clear up for me."
In fact, Kisame is a very nice person in his normal personality, and he also gives people a very polite feeling when he speaks.
These are all things he has cultivated through self-emphasis since childhood.
You already look unpopular, but if you can't speak, wouldn't you have no room for survival?
So Kisame forced himself to be polite when speaking.
Whether it is the treatment of the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Demon or Toneri, or the future Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi, this is not the case.
Of course, it is still very crazy during the battle.
"Please tell me." Sheren responded.
Taking a gentle breath, Kisame said: "I don't know, sir, what the meaning of a person's existence is when he appears in the world? Or...how can we make people feel that they are still alive..."
"What? Kisame, don't you feel alive?"
"Endless killing, hands stained with blood, that's okay, but when you only have the blood of your companions in your hands...it feels very confusing..."
"The blood of companions? Kisame, you need to be clear first, what is a companion? Do you know what a companion is?"
Toneri's question made Kisame stunned again.
He was stunned.
Indeed, what is a companion?
He opened his mouth, but he didn't have an accurate answer.
He has been ostracized since he was a child and really doesn't know what a companion is.
"Companions, to put it in the most popular terms, are people who recognize each other. It's not enough for you to recognize the other person. You also need the other person to recognize you as well. Do you understand?"
"Mutual... recognition?"
"Yes! That's right, only those who recognize each other can be considered companions. You recognize each other, but does the other person recognize you?" Toneri nodded and replied in the affirmative.
After receiving such a positive answer from Toneri, Kisame's eyes lit up, as if the depression in his heart had found a vague outlet.
Seeing all of Kisame's expression, Toneri touched his chin and continued: "You ask me, what is the purpose of a person living, and what is the meaning of living?
This is an answer that can only be known after a person dies. Your life is not over yet, why should you think about this kind of question?
Kisame, you must remember that a person cannot recognize himself until the moment he dies!"
"A person can only recognize himself at the moment of death..." Kisame repeated Toneri's words.
Repeating it once was not enough. This sentence seemed to have become a curse in his heart and he kept repeating it.
The smile on Shiren's face became more and more obvious.
Kisame, as long as you use it well, this is definitely an extremely sharp sword.
Wherever the blade points is where the target is.
"Mr. Sancai, thank you for your advice, which answered the doubts in my mind." After saying that, Kisame stood up and bowed respectfully towards Toneri.
Toneri waved his hands repeatedly, grabbing him and trying to bend his shoulders further.
"Kisame, I recognize your ability, your strength and the suffering you are going through every day, because we are the same kind of people, and we are not very popular. There are always some people who will look at us with different eyes, so.
..No need to thank me.”
At the same time, Toneri thought of the appearance of a person, Danzo!
This man, after Hatake Sakumo's death, began to want to get rid of him, and what Toneri had to admit was that he also wanted to get rid of him!
Therefore, this is not considered as him cheating Kisame.
"Am I recognized?" Kisame's shark-like eyes burst out with an inexplicable look.
He gently patted Kisame on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Just wait a little longer. After a while, these tormenting days for you will soon be over."
"Um?"
Toneri smiled mysteriously and said nothing more about this matter, "Notify me until you reach the destination."
After saying that, he signaled that he could go out.
Kisame didn't ask further questions. At this time, he still needed some time to digest what Toneri just said to him.
Looking at the tall figure leaving, Toneri smiled.
His nickname "Three Talents" still has some connotations. The three talents are genius, talent, and local talent, that is, the configuration and combination of natural pattern, personality, and geographical pattern and mathematics, which reflect the comprehensive inner destiny.
Because he understands the trends in the ninja world, it is not without reason that he can seek good fortune and avoid misfortune to a certain extent.
...
Konoha.
After receiving Toneri's information, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in his office, with uncontrollable surprise on his face.
To be honest, the two guys who moved to bed, Koharu and Mito Kadoyan, gave me really worse ideas than the other. I didn’t realize it at the time, but when I calmed down, I realized how bad the decision-making was at that time.
absurd.
But I have to say that sometimes things are so unexpected.
The three hidden villages unexpectedly launched a fierce attack at the same time, catching Konoha by surprise.
As a last resort, they resorted to a dangerous move and asked Namikaze Minato's team to intercept the surprise attack force of Iwagakure Village. Four people fought against two hundred people. The final result was also somewhat unexpected. Judging from the intelligence sent back, it was actually successful.
Namikaze Minato relied on his master's Flying Thunder God Jutsu and Muji Ninjutsu Rasengan to instantly kill fifty ninjas from the Iwagakure Village surprise attack force. Note that the word "instant kill" was used in the information, even in these five
Most of the ten ninjas seemed to be jounin.
All the remaining 150 ninjas in the Iwagakure surprise attack force were demoralized, and they did not dare to take another step towards the country of grass.
To exaggerate, one person is guarding a country.
The name "Yellow Flash" spread throughout Yanyin Village at this moment, making people's faces change when they heard it.
There is no doubt that Iwagakure is just the beginning.
On the other side, Konoha Aangmao entered the closed Kingdom of Water alone and successfully persuaded the Third Mizukage to send troops to surprise the rear of the Kingdom of Thunder.
Although it is not a declaration of war, everyone knows that it is absolutely impossible to declare war. Being able to send ninjas is a statement.
Don't think this is easy.
From the beginning of the Third Ninja World War to the present, so many years have passed. How many people from the Hidden Villages have been sent into the Kingdom of Water every year in an attempt to persuade the Kirigakure Village to go to war, but there is no return, but Toneri succeeded!
This is very critical.
Because we don’t know what the process is, it may not be as surprising to others as what Namikaze Minato did.
But in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, the two men's achievements are exactly the same. They both helped Konoha alleviate the crisis and are Konoha's heroes.
Sarutobi Hiruzen puffed on his pipe and smiled like a chrysanthemum.
