Chapter 145: The Death of the Mizukage

Mist Ninja Village, Mizukage's office.

The Third Mizukage was a ninja who looked quite young, with long black hair adorned with a few tiny ice crystals and soft facial features; one could never imagine that this ninja was the cruel man who proposed the Blood Mist Policy.

Even if the Blood Mist Policy was caused by Madara Uchiha's mental suggestion, Madara Uchiha's mental suggestion was extremely clever; its essence was to amplify the thoughts already present in a person's heart. In other words, this Mizukage himself already had such cruel ideas, and was merely being utilized by Madara Uchiha.

"Lord Mizukage, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have all returned, and have just entered the ninja village!"

An Anbu who appeared suddenly knelt on one knee before the Third Mizukage and reported the situation, causing the Third Mizukage to frown:

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have all returned? That really exceeds my expectations... I had thought only half would be able to return!"

The undisguised tone of disdain made the Anbu kneeling before the Third Mizukage lower his head even further, pretending he had heard nothing.

"Alright, call those problematic ninjas in! I don't know how they performed on their mission..."

"Yes, understood!"

The Anbu ninja responded, and his figure vanished from the Mizukage's office.

The mission to assassinate the Hokage was set by the Third Mizukage himself, but clearly, the Third Mizukage had no confidence in this mission. Like with Iwagakure, this mission was merely to test the strength of the current Fifth Hokage.

"Tsk, is it necessary to be this careful? You've actually set up so many sensory barriers throughout the entire Mizukage's office, and even the chair under your butt has been rigged with a Sealing Technique to constantly disrupt the chakra in your body—aren't you afraid your chakra will go into a chaotic rampage and kill you!"

These Elite Jonin of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are different from ordinary Elite Jonin; only when man and blade are one can they truly be called Elite Jonin. Without their blades, many members of the Seven can only be called ordinary Jonin.

The Third Mizukage's gaze shifted; without making a move, a mirror of ice crystals appeared behind him. He stepped backward directly into the ice crystal mirror.

Of course, if he could finish off a few disobedient members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, that might be an even more wonderful result for this Third Mizukage.

Therefore, the Third Mizukage did not feel heartache over the losses. Anyway, as long as the ninja blades remained, cultivating these pseudo-Elite Jonin was much easier than cultivating true Elite Jonin!

As soon as the words fell, the seven members, each holding their ninja blade, had already charged forward.

Moreover, this Third Mizukage had even condensed a layer of water film over his eyes, specifically to reflect the ocular power of the Sharingan—this was definitely a ninjutsu developed specifically to target the Uchiha Clan.

Seeing this extremely cautious Third Mizukage, Uchiha Feiyu finally felt his own caution had not been in vain. He casually snapped his fingers and pointed at the Third Mizukage:

"Ice Release Bloodline Limit? Is this guy a ninja from the Yuki Clan?"

Among the successive generations of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the strongest are generally the wielder of Samehada and the wielder of the Executioner's Blade. These two are the strongest and weakest of the seven blades respectively, but the blade owners have always been very powerful.

Only Suikazan Fuguki and Biwa Juzo could still be considered at the Elite Jonin level even without their ninja blades, but these two have always been very observant; the Third Mizukage did not think they would sacrifice themselves.

The one who spoke was naturally Uchiha Feiyu. To be honest, he had originally guessed that the Third Mizukage would have a shadow over Genjutsu and would certainly have made preparations, but to be cautious to this extent still opened his eyes.

And the broken blade—the Executioner's Blade—to put it bluntly, the effect of this blade absorbing blood to regenerate has no practical significance at all. The successive blade owners have all relied on their own strength to stand among the Seven, and naturally, they are stronger than those ninjas who rely on their blades.

"Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, your target is him, charge!"

Rigging a Sealing Technique on his own chair to constantly disrupt the chakra in his body is comparable to the ancient scholar's method of hanging his hair from the ceiling and stabbing his thigh with an awl; it is absolutely extremely painful, but the effect is also quite astonishing.

The door to the Mizukage's office opened, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist walked in one by one. The Third Mizukage glanced at the seven people nonchalantly, then suddenly his expression turned stern:

"Who are you? Such high-level Genjutsu; could it be that you are the Uchiha who controlled me back then?"

The reason for this is that the effect of Samehada is astonishing, and it is extremely picky about chakra; a ninja with slightly weaker chakra levels could never gain the recognition of this blade.

The Yuki Clan's Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals look very similar to the Flying Thunder God Technique, but both in terms of movement distance and the required preparation, they are far inferior to the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The mirror shattered into a pile of ice crystals, but the Third Mizukage had already vanished without a trace. Uchiha Feiyu sneered:

"Want to escape... can you escape?"

Uchiha Feiyu was slightly surprised, and at this moment, the attack of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had already slammed into the ice crystals, shattering the mirror to pieces.

Even Uchiha Feiyu's Five Senses Manipulation Genjutsu, when it comes down to it, is still through the manipulation of the five senses, making it impossible for people to actually sense the chakra in their bodies, which is why it cannot be broken. But now, the Third Mizukage's internal chakra was already in a state of chaos, so even Uchiha Feiyu had no way to pull him into an illusion.

The Third Mizukage escaped the Mizukage's office, but only appeared at the entrance outside the office; he could not hide from Uchiha Feiyu's perception at all.

Before the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist could react, Uchiha Feiyu had already waved his hand, and several Kunai flashing with cold light pierced directly out of the doorway.

Clang, clang, clang—the Third Mizukage casually condensed an ice blade to block the incoming Kunai, and at the same time opened his mouth to shout, but just at this moment, Uchiha Feiyu's figure flashed and appeared directly before him.

"Space-Time Ninjutsu?! Oh no!"

A look of surprise appeared on the Third Mizukage's face, but before he could make any further reaction, he had already seen the three Tomoe in Uchiha Feiyu's eyes:

"Thinking that you can defend against a true Mangekyo Dojutsu with just a few little tricks? How truly naive! Tsukuyomi!!"

Compared to the silent and subtle control of the Five Senses Illusion, a Mangekyo Illusion like Tsukuyomi is not only simple and brutal, but most importantly, general methods for dealing with Genjutsu simply cannot block it!

The water film in the Third Mizukage's eyes might be able to defend against ordinary Genjutsu cast by a Mangekyo, but it absolutely could not block a specialized illusion like Tsukuyomi!

"Ugh..."

The Third Mizukage groaned, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted directly.

And the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had already rushed over at this moment. Uchiha Feiyu waved his hand:

"There are still a few Anbu rats here, I'll leave them to you to handle!"

After speaking, Uchiha Feiyu reached out directly, and a strange suction force enveloped the Third Mizukage, draining the Mizukage's Qi and Blood and spirit completely in an instant.

The Third Mizukage, who was originally slender, gradually withered under the powerful suction, his limbs curled up, turning into the shape of a dried infant corpse.

Feeling the slight increase in his own Origin, Uchiha Feiyu nodded. At his current level of strength, only by absorbing the Origin of a Shadow-level powerhouse could he feel a slight increase in his Origin.

At this time, several screams came from around the Mizukage's office. A moment later, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist returned, carrying four heads in their hands.

These were the Anbu who had been on duty around the Mizukage's office, but now they had been killed to the last man. It can be said that there were no longer any ninjas in the entire Mist Ninja Village who knew of Uchiha Feiyu's existence.

"Next... I should go find that Terumi Mei. As for you few, try to see if you can take control of the entire Mist Ninja Village first!"

With the strength of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, there was certainly no hope of controlling the Mist Ninja Village; after all, they were seven people, not one, and they still lacked individual strength.

Even the strongest, Suikazan Fuguki, holding Samehada, was only at the Quasi-Kage level. It wasn't as if the powerhouses of the Mist Ninja Village were all dead, so it would never be his turn to issue orders.

However, causing chaos throughout the entire Mist Ninja Village and throwing the whole village into turmoil was already enough with the strength of the seven of them.

Only when the Mist Ninja Village was sufficiently chaotic could Uchiha Feiyu ensure that his own people could rise to power, so these seven were merely Uchiha Feiyu's cannon fodder.

The Third Mizukage died very quickly, and he did not cause much of a stir even at the moment of his death, but as the leader of the Mist Ninja Village, his death was an absolute major event!

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist did not hide their actions in the slightest. Although the Third Mizukage's body had already turned into a withered dried corpse, it did not prevent them from using this thing as a trophy to show off.

For a time, with the miserable death of the Third Mizukage and the news of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist's rebellion spreading, the entire Mist Ninja Village was in an uproar.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are considered top-tier figures throughout the entire Mist Ninja Village, and their power to intimidate ordinary Mist Ninja is unparalleled; however, to true experts, these seven guys are just so-so.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist claim that the seven of them working together can conquer a small country, but Akasuna no Sasori actually conquered a small country by himself; furthermore, half of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's strength relies on the power of their ninja swords, and most of their true strength is merely among the stronger batch of Jonin, so how could they possibly suppress the powerhouses of the Mist Ninja Village?

Almost as soon as the news of this group's rebellion spread, someone came knocking at their door, and the leader was none other than the Yuki Clan of the Mist Ninja Village!

The Third Mizukage was a member of the Yuki Clan, and being able to become Mizukage meant he was certainly the clan head of the Yuki Clan; since their clan head had been killed for no apparent reason, this group naturally had to come to seek revenge.

Likewise, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist also had a group of ninja they had subdued under their command, and their combined strength was not much worse than the Yuki Clan, having long since been gathered together by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Right in front of the Mizukage's building, the two groups of ninja looked at each other with cold, stern expressions, just one step away from starting a war.

"Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist! You are clearly direct subordinates of the Mizukage, yet you dare to commit such treason and assassinate the Mizukage!"

"Hmph... what Mizukage or not; a Shadow who has been manipulated by Genjutsu for so many years is simply a disgrace to our Mist Ninja Village. We finished him off, which is actually cleansing a stain from the entire Mist Ninja Village!"

"Nonsense!! I see that you just want to restore the cruel system of the Bloody Mist, which is why you assassinated Lord Mizukage!"

"Heh... what is wrong with the village's Bloody Mist system? It is precisely because of this system that the current Mist Ninja Village can cultivate so many elites!"

Just as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were trading verbal blows with the Yuki Clan, Uchiha Feiyu's figure flashed, and he arrived at a corner within the Mist Ninja Village.

"Terumi Clan... so there really is such a clan in the Mist Ninja Village! But this small ninja clan is famous for Fire Release, and I've never heard of them having any Bloodline Limit."

"Practicing Fire Release in the Land of Water, no wonder this Terumi Clan has no reputation and few members... given the environment of the Land of Water, the power of Fire Release is naturally weakened by twenty or thirty percent."

The ninjutsu of the Five Great Shinobi Villages has a great deal to do with their national environment; for instance, practicing Fire Release in the Land of Water not only weakens its power, but also presents more difficulties during training.

Of course, if one can hone Fire Release ninjutsu out of such a harsh environment, then their control over chakra is also unparalleled; perhaps that is why Terumi Mei became a genius possessing two different Bloodline Limits.

In the original work, the Shadows of the Five Great Shinobi Villages basically relied on the inheritance of their predecessors; even Tsunade benefited greatly from her two grandfathers for her Medical Ninjutsu, and she also possessed the special constitution of the Senju Clan.

Only Terumi Mei truly relied entirely on herself to develop two different Bloodline Limits; if one does not count bloodlines and discusses talent alone, perhaps this Mizukage, whose strength is at the bottom, is actually the number one genius among the Five Kage.

As a small ninja clan with a low profile in the Mist Ninja Village, the Terumi Clan clearly had no intention of getting involved in the chaotic situation currently unfolding in the village.

In the original work, the biggest reason Terumi Mei was able to become the Mizukage of the Mist, besides her own talent, was that those Bloodline ninja clans had long since been wiped out by the Fourth Mizukage; the Terumi Clan, as a family with ordinary ninjutsu inheritance, stood out among the short by comparison.

But now, the Yuki Clan, Hozuki Clan, and Kaguya Clan are all perfectly fine, so the strength of the Terumi Clan is truly not enough to look at in front of these three major Bloodline ninja clans, and naturally, they have no interest in getting involved in the replacement of the Mizukage.

"I'm afraid it's also because Terumi Mei's own strength is not yet up to par! She is only sixteen or seventeen years old now, and she should only have the strength of an Elite Jonin."

"And I've never heard of a ninja in the Mist Ninja Village with a dual Bloodline Limit; either her Bloodline Limit hasn't been developed yet, or she has been hiding her true strength. Regardless of which it is, Terumi Mei certainly cannot join this high-level upheaval right now."

While pondering in his heart, Uchiha Feiyu walked into the territory of the Terumi Clan, his sensory ability sweeping across, and he walked toward a very young, yet strongest, aura he sensed.

(End of this chapter)