Chapter 68: Chōmei

Tobi smirked at Chōmei, but his heart was icy cold.

The Kirigakure clan were the primary killers of Rin the year she died.

So the Kirigakure clan must die!

Chōmei's expression shifted wildly; she was furious, yet felt powerless.

It seemed as if the other side gave her a choice, but in truth, she had only one: to exterminate the Kirigakure clan.

Otherwise, the Hidden Mist Village would not be far from total destruction.

But the Kirigakure clan were her family's allies, and had even supported her rise to Mizukage.

"My patience is limited!"

Yagura suddenly spoke, his voice turning utterly icy.

Chōmei's face changed; she made her decision and exhaled slowly. "Give me some time—I'll handle it."

Seeing Yagura nod, Chōmei turned and waved to the head of the Kirigakure clan.

Soon, the head of the Kirigakure clan and its senior members arrived before the two.

Tobi, remotely controlling Yagura, nearly lost control of his emotions and wanted to kill them himself.

But he would not simply eliminate the Kirigakure clan.

He would make them utterly despair!

He would make the Hidden Mist Village utterly despair!

This was the price for their role in Rin's death!

The head of the Kirigakure clan, seeing Chōmei's grim expression, felt his heart sink. "What's wrong?"

Chōmei opened her mouth, but found she could not speak.

Beside her, Yagura watched her with a faint, mocking smile.

The eerie atmosphere made the head of the Kirigakure clan uneasy.

Chōmei took a deep breath and whispered, "Yagura is being controlled. His condition for ending the war is the extermination of the Kirigakure clan."

What?!

The head and senior members of the Kirigakure clan were stunned.

They had long suspected Yagura might be controlled.

But they never imagined his goal was the annihilation of the Kirigakure clan!

"You agreed?!"

One of the Kirigakure clan's elders demanded angrily.

"I had no choice. If I refuse, he'll make Yagura fully transform into the Three-Tails right here!"

Hiss!!!

The Kirigakure clan members gasped in shock.

Yagura was one of the few perfect Jinchūriki in the ninja world, capable of perfectly controlling the tailed beast and unleashing its full power.

Moreover, Yagura himself was already extremely powerful!

And he was the Mizukage—originally the Hidden Mist Village's main force against the Three-Tails!

But now he had become the Three-Tails' ally!

Most importantly, the rest of the Hidden Mist Village had exhausted their chakra and could not possibly stop the Three-Tails.

Meanwhile, the Jinchūriki of the village's other tailed beast, the Six-Tails, was on the verge of losing control.

In other words, if the Three-Tails went berserk, no one in the Hidden Mist Village right now could stop it!

Even the Kirigakure clan members felt despair creeping in.

No wonder Chōmei had made this choice.

If it were them, they would do the same.

"If we all attack together, is there a chance?"

The head of the Kirigakure clan glared coldly at Yagura.

Chōmei thought for a moment, then finally shook her head.

If the head of the Kirigakure clan and the others were still at their peak, they might have defeated the Three-Tails at great cost.

But now…

"If only we had met Ishihara sooner!"

The thought flashed through Chōmei's mind.

Then she could have obtained the Boiling Release and Dissolving Release training methods earlier, surpassed her current strength, and never been threatened like this!

Too bad—there was no "if."

The head of the Kirigakure clan's heart sank.

But one of the Kirigakure clan's elders could no longer hold his temper and cursed:

"Damn it! We the Kirigakure clan gave you our full support to become Mizukage—is this how you repay us?!"

Chōmei's face instantly turned cold.

"Did I not fulfill your conditions when you helped me?"

Fundamentally, her alliance with the Kirigakure clan was nothing but an exchange of interests.

The Kirigakure clan helped her become Mizukage and realized her and her family's dream.

In return, the Kirigakure clan could return to the pinnacle of the Hidden Mist Village.

Otherwise, why would the Kirigakure clan help an outsider like her?

Had it not been for her insistence, they would have even wanted her to marry into their clan.

"You!"

The elder of the Hozuki clan had nothing to say.

At this moment, the head of the Hozuki clan looked at Mei Terumi and said in a deep voice, "Have you ever considered that even if our Hozuki clan is exterminated, he will not stop?"

Mei Terumi's expression changed slightly.

Yagura said calmly, "Since I have promised, I will absolutely stop!"